5/5 Johnluke S. 1 year ago on Google • 11 reviews
I
used
to
like
racing
virtually
by
using
campus
grounds
(I
study
at
Stony
Brook
at
the
time
I'm
writing
this).
However,
over
time,
the
scenery
got
too
boring.
Also,
campus
grounds
became
much
less
safe
with
homeless
and
drug
dealers
gradually
becoming
widespread
in
ways
I
can
never
understand,
albeit
I
still
compete
virtually
for
maybe
only
one
event
using
the
safest
campus
ground
pavements.
To
compete
virtually
in
several
race
events
held
in-person
in
Detroit,
Ann
Arbor,
and
other
Detroit
Metropolitan
Area
cities
(where
I
compete
at
least
1
day
before
the
in-person
participants
compete),
I
chose
Papaianni
Park.
Papaianni
Park
is
very
close
to
the
Edison
NJ
Transit
Station,
so
no
need
to
request
for
an
Uber
or
anything
along
that
line
if
traveling
to/from
the
station.
You
can
walk
(or
maybe
jog
if
possible)
between
the
park
and
the
station
as
the
distance
is
merely
a
bit
over
a
half
mile.
The
park
itself
is
very
tranquil
in
terms
of
avoiding
heavy
car
and
pedestrian
traffic.
You
can
get
the
most
out
of
the
park
even
just
by
walking
around
Lake
Papaianni
(counterclockwise
direction
strongly
recommended)
using
the
black
pavement
trail.
A
lap
around
takes
approximately
0.56
miles.
While
this
is
plausibly
merely
a
short
distance,
the
lake
itself
and
the
two
fountains
make
for
a
great
scenery.
If
you're
someone
who's
looking
for
a
nice,
scenic,
and
quiet
park,
and
are
not
interested
in
driving
to/from
it
but
instead
want
to
take
a
train,
Papaianni
Park
is
for
you.
A
caveat
worth
noting
is
that
the
park
borders
very
active
railroad
tracks.
The
trains
that
bypass
the
north
side
of
the
park
may
become
distracting
at
times.