Early Morning Run: Central Park Winter Jam 2010

After the gym and a warm breakfast, Woody and I bundled up and headed out to Central Park. We hardly got a dusting of snow from the massive storm hitting the mid-atlantic coast, so it's a good thing the parks department trucked in some snow for Winter Jam 2010! I bet the organizers were psyched about the impending snow fall and saddened this morning to see there was nothing. At least it is cold enough that the snow they did bring in didn't melt!

A lot of people were there - kids bundled head to toe in snow gear carrying sleds, parents wrangling in their energetic kids, teens with their coats unzipped trying to look cool, 20-something guys with their snowboards and gear, and childless couples, like us, just there to check out all the excitement. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of us before my camera battery died. We looked cute in our hats, winter coats, and mittens (well, me with the mittens) and cold red noses!

this was a cute little kid - probably 10 years old or so (the top pic)

some companies were handing out samples, including the NY State Apple Assoc. - we didn't wait in the long line, even though a hot cup of cider would have been very good. The state tourist agency, some ski resorts, and a couple farmers' market vendors were there too.