Many of us make New Year's resolutions as fleeting as the stroke of midnight itself, such as 'oh I'll brush the cat every other day,' 'seriously, I'll post on Harlem Fur again,' or the perennial classic 'I'll exercise more.'

Thanks to the gallant efforts of the New York Road Runners, I was able to put that last resolution into effect at 12:00am on the dot with the 4 mile Midnight Run in Central Park. Actually, due to the throngs of people also seeking the earliest fulfillment of soon-to-be-discarded New Year's resolutions, it was closer to 12:15am when I finally crossed the start line.

I'm proud to say it was only a half hour later when I crossed the finish line, which I feel is a good time when navigating scores of runners, walkers, some dude dressed as Winnie the Pooh, and everyone else who knew how to celebrate the arrival of 2007 in one of the best ways possible.