This is how I tricked myself into running 20 miles. Enjoy this 20 mile photo tour of the Hudson River Waterfront!
![Josh thinks I look like I was about to go climb a mountain.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2614.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Josh thinks I look like I was about to go climb a mountain.
![I want to go on a cruise instead of run.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2616.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
I want to go on a cruise instead of run.
![Too many puddles = wet feet = eventually blisters :(](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2617.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
Too many puddles = wet feet = blisters 🙁
![Is the track ever going to reopen?](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2618.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
Is the track ever going to reopen?
![This is the mountain I was climbing.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2619.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
This is the mountain I was climbing.
![First turnaround point at North Bergen.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2620.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
First turnaround point at North Bergen.
![Back in Hoboken, time to refuel.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2621.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Back in Hoboken, time to refuel.
![Someone saw me coming.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2639.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Someone saw me coming.
![This guy was stalking me and came out to cheer around mile 8.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2622.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
This guy was stalking me and came out to cheer around mile 8.
![Running away.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2640.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
Running away.
![Entering Jersey City.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2623.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Entering Jersey City.
![This was a beach during the summer.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2625.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
This was a beach during the summer.
![Entering Liberty State Park.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2626.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Entering Liberty State Park.
![Freedom Tower.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2627.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
Freedom Tower, next turnaround.
![Empty Sky: New Jersey September 11th Memorial](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2629.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Empty Sky: New Jersey September 11th Memorial
![Looking north up the Hudson River.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2631.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Looking north up the Hudson River.
![World's spiciest tacos I've ever had was here.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2632.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
World’s spiciest tacos I’ve ever had was here.
![Too many geese. They scare me.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2633.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
Too many geese. They scare me.
![Obligatory selfie with the lighthouse so I can pretend it's summer.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2634.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Obligatory selfie with the lighthouse so I can pretend it’s summer.
![Hoboken welcoming me back after 18+ miles.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2635.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Hoboken welcoming me back after 18+ miles.
![Someone came out to cheer for me at the finish.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2641.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
Someone came out to cheer for me at the finish.
![Here's the route.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Screen-Shot-2015-03-08-at-8.45.53-PM.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Here’s the route.
![Done! Hope you enjoyed the tour.](https://i0.wp.com/cindyruns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2637.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Done! Hope you enjoyed the tour.