On the mildly warm morning of July 14th, the organizers, volunteers and runners of Bergen Runners hosted an runner version of Avengers in Palisade Interstate Park. Several prestige sister and brother running clubs from NY and NJ were cordially invited to venture and conquer the notoriously hilly yet racer-obsessed “Northern Slope”. About 80 proud runners attended in their team jerseys and greeted each other. 

The custom-designed course overlooked the beautiful Hudson River from the top of a 7.4-mile rolling cliff from Fort Lee to Alpine NJ. Our runners and cyclists were attracted by the scenery view and the intermediate climb challenges. New records of both distance and elevation had been set! 

This was not the typical weekend group run. The runners were amazed by the well-thought-out services and amenities prepared by the organizers and volunteers: (icy) water and snack stations on route, corralled waves tailored to meet various runners’ goals, private-car “shuttle” services to send runners from the finish back to the start line, as well as a generous and healthy post-run breakfast feast. Hovering and humming above us, a DJI drone brought by the MMR club, looked down and recorded the unforgettable moments of ours. 

跑友的佳作：

☀北坡之恋
作者：岚山诗人奔向标竿

美诗人三宝娘说
来吧，和北坡谈一场
低配速的恋爱

美队长Renny说
来吧，來北坡享受一場
虐我千遍也不厭倦的愛戀

百骏美跑群说
来吧，同胞跑友
让我们同享奔驰的盛宴

我们来了
从曼哈顿，从皇后
从长岛
从哈德逊江东岸

我们来了
从蜜尔本，从爱迪生
从普林斯顿
从哈德逊江西岸

沿江上下起伏的跑道
激动得令人心跳
沿途青春茂树
为我们挥汗遮阳引路

沿途的一个个水站
是炎炎夏里的清泉
始终贴心的服务
是百骏人爱的表述

美好时光总有段落
我们依依不舍告别分手
滔滔哈德逊江水永流
歌唱友情天长地久

☀哈德逊河畔北坡7月英雄大会
作者：百骏詩人朱珉

大河东去岁月催，百骏意慕英雄会。
群豪纵马越北坡，携手放歌一场醉。

☀北坡英雄会
作者：百骏才女三宝娘

没有少林的武当是孤独的，孤独的只剩一头山或一座岛。百骏领队撒下英雄贴，邀美东跑者共征北坡，解跑者孤独，扬武林之喧闹。来自美东各大跑群近百人齐聚华盛顿桥下，以跑会友。纽约大群岚山，人才济济，堪比跑者武当，来的个个都神似大侠，更携各种先进无人机等独门兵器，襟上一个”岚”字，就藐视群脚。新州东奔西跑团一看是江湖夜行流派，团名小字藏于衣衫暗角，谈的却是50K 独行秘芨。说笑间，五六个仙风道骨，峨眉气质小侠从坡上飘然而下，是纽约新峰跑团，其长处就是话不多，步步致命，一个字，快。新州熊猫群江湖道路似是亲民路线，话题围绕茶叶蛋里究竟放多少茶叶之武功基础话题，类似少林和尙先挑水还是先练功之千古之议。江湖上遇见妇孺要分外小心，此姝听闻在几个茶叶蛋的讨论之前已悄然NQ了。普林越野听名就擅长程，品味咖啡间，眼神已往坡上飘移，算计坡上来回距离是不是还太短，坏了他们一世英名。绝世武功出自切磋，美好生活在于折腾，折腾团用轻松小步踏出练武宗诣。这样的英雄会自然少不了全宇宙流派飞狐大群，虽然千年来他们拳打少林，脚踢武当的雄心未泯，但这次专派78分队，助群雄共征七上八下之北坡。

百骏持一贯古道西风，侠胆肝肠之风格。来了就是友，跑了就算人。备下中西风格跑前赛后茶食，引领各路英雄歁察厕所水站地形，讲迖北坡四季风情。后面的故事已被众多诗人编成各种传唱。

七月十四号的北坡注定载入美东华人跑者的史册，百骏掌门来自宝岛的倾城美女Renny 纵横连合大多出身大陆的跑群大侠，实现蒋公未达之遗愿，替这些平时大隐于世没于柴米油盐的平凡英雄们铸成个统一大写的江湖。