New Store to Open on the UES

JackRabbit is movin' on up to the East Side! While it will not be a deluxe apartment in the sky, it will be a great new store on 85th and Lexington. We are set to open this March, and we will be tracking the new store's progress on this blog. Since I will be the manager at our new digs, I would like to track its evolution. So, here are some photos of the location as it exists now.

<---This is the main entrance. In a past life, this location was a Ricky's. There are still some traces of glitter and makeup on the door.

This lovely, lime green wall will eventually be the cash wrap. -->

<--This is the sales floor, as seen from what will become the shoe department. Could we get any more mirrors? Jeez....

It is a little hard to picture what the store will look like. I did my first walk through of the space today, and it was a little scary. Not only was there glitter and makeup on the door, there was hot pink cobwebbing all over the ceiling.The AC system is hanging out of the wall. There is a truly frightening bathroom situation going on; the likes of which have not been seen since the first Evil Dead film. Speaking of creepy, there were also random bits of the previous store lying
around.

I guess that no one will be able to return those costumes after all. -->

<-- Hopefully, we will be able to put in a water cooler at this location. Somehow I just don't think that this water fountain will work. I am pretty sure that it was installed sometime during the Eisenhower administration.

This view is from the back of the store looking towards the main entrance. Over here will be apparel and the area at right will be the shoe floor. Stay tuned for updates......

It's Cold Outside! Stay warm with JR Gear!

As the mercury drops, it is important to stay warm on runs and training rides. To help you do that, Jackrabbit is holding a sale this week on all apparel.

All apparel is 20% off, through Sunday, January 18th. Come in and stock up on base layers, jackets, woolly socks and arm and knee warmers.Then, you will be ready for deep winter training, just like these athletes.

( L-R Paritosh, Michelle, Ally, Pablo, Miho and Niloo, getting ready for the Holiday Four Miler)

Indoor Tri Series Rolls into Asphalt Green

Winter's Chill is No Match For Determined Triathletes

The temperature outside may be cold, but the competition at our Indoor Tri series just keeps heating up! The most recent edition of popular race rolled into Asphalt Green on January 11, 2009. 37 athletes swam, spun and sweat their way through the afternoon. Racers dove in for ten minutes of intense swimming in A.G.’s famous pool. Then, it was out of T1 and into the spin room for a fast and furious thirty minutes. Finally it was out of T2, and downstairs to the treadmills for a speedy twenty minutes. Competitors wrapped up their afternoon with some cool drinks and plenty of post race discussion in the AG Café.

On the men’s side, the competition was fierce. The top spots were separated by only a handful of points. Alex McCrery swam 30 laps, cycled 18.58 miles and ran 2.75 miles to edge out William Capune for first place. Capune’s second place time featured the best run split of the competition: a blazing 3.17 miles. Holter Graham rounded out the top three, with his second podium finish of this season.

For the women, the race was just as exciting. Barbara Rich, coming off a third place finish on December 12^th , raced her way to first place. She swam 27 laps, cycled 18.62 miles and ran 2.29 miles. Second place winner Pei-lei Guan posted and impressive bike split, with 19.27 miles. Julie Post, in her first indoor triathlon of the season, finished strong in the third podium spot.

The next edition of the race will be on February 1^st at the JCC on the Upper West Side. For more information on the race, click here. If you would like to register, click here.