Let’s get to it. No need to sugarcoat this rollercoaster.
😩🀣

Part 1
Start with a very short few flat meters.
The first crazy climb starts at 143rd or 144th st, I can’t remember.
There is a left turn, a right turn, and you’re STILL climbing.
It also gets a bit narrow here and you HAVE TO watch for potholes and speed bumps. 
The climb is about a mile long – all the way to the Mile 1 sign, around the turnaround on 155th st.

Part 2
Downhill for a half mile, and another crazy uphill at mile 1.6.
Streets 146th to 143rd are all uphill, and you’ll wonder if walking wouldn’t be faster.
But this one is short, by mile 1.83 we are done climbing and then… the fun part.

Part 3
Mile 1.9 till the end it’s all flat or DOWNHILL. Roll down like a maniac till the finish.
When you turn left on 127th st it is literally too steep down for some people.
Let’s see if your hamstrings like it! And if you have saved enough, you could really go and do some damage.

NYRR Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Course Elevation/Strategy
NYRR Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Course Elevation

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