p class=”MsoNormal”On Saturday the group hit the roads early and got in some agility and speed work. It was a short and sweet workout to allow some extra time for the real business of the day. A trip to NY City!/p p class=”MsoNormal”o:pNew Paltz is only about an hour and half outside of the city. So we took advantage of the proximity and hit the road after lunch. I have a love hate relationship with the city. I love the atmosphere, people, shops, and entertainment, but hate the over indulgence, waste, and pollution that the city produces./o:p/pp class=”MsoNormal”o:pSorry to go all Al Gore on everyone but was blown away by the fact that all of these huge stores have the AC blasting and the doors wide open!?!?!? No wonder the weather is whacked out Up State!/o:p/p p class=”MsoNormal”o:p /o:p/p p class=”MsoNormal”The trip was great and well worth it. I have attached a few pictures of our day!/pp class=”MsoNormal”Group Shot in Times Square/pp class=”MsoNormal”img src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qpcDeSX7uUU/Smz39T2cYQI/AAAAAAAAACE/HYE07nyuBL8/s320/043.JPG” style=”cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362933888964124930″ //pp class=”MsoNormal”I have heard of the Naked Cowboy. But the Naked Cowgirl? img src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qpcDeSX7uUU/Smz4ab27evI/AAAAAAAAACM/83AXiQIRWcQ/s320/044.JPG” style=”cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362934389329853170″ //pp class=”MsoNormal”You always gotta pay attention to what’s going on in the city. I would not want to step on this thing!!/pp class=”MsoNormal”img src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qpcDeSX7uUU/Smz5F2sQpgI/AAAAAAAAACU/ROXuoGjGmoQ/s320/047.JPG” style=”cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362935135267235330″ //pp class=”MsoNormal”br //pp class=”MsoNormal”/pp class=”MsoNormal”I’m a big fan of DMB and the bands new song “The Way it is” about sums up the City in my mind./pp class=”MsoNormal”We all made it back to NP safe and Sound and have a time trial to get after next!! /pp/pdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2153137138194667387-2047895535816712167?l=rochesternordicracing.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div