Prospect Park Outside-Inside Run

It was a blustery morning today for a 10 mile run.  I went around the outside of Prospect Park, followed by an inside loop.

Distance: 10.33 miles Time: ~90 mins (8:50 pace) Terrain: Easy- Slight slopes, but mostly flat The outer loop of Prospect park is a nice, wide sidewalk that has a straightaway slope for the first few miles (after you do the climb up the slope to the park!). It would be a great way to end a very long distance run, except for me, it slopes down away from my house. On the eastern side of the park, it's a gradual climb back up towards Brooklyn Library, but there's so much vegetation, and you pass the Zoo and the Botanical Garden so it's not bad. Then you get to finish up with an inside loop, which goes much faster since you're basically on the home stretch by then. I did this run the other night, and I must say it wouldn't be a great one to do by oneself late (after 10), when the park is less populated. Though Prospect is generally a wonderful place, the outskirts can be a bit dodgy; there are definitely people roaming the "badlands" doing illicit activities. Suffice to say, it's still pleasant to have the park to yourself, as long as you remain in the well-lit areas and/or run with a partner. The water fountains are still on, the bathrooms open till dusk, and it's all downhill home.