Athletes Attempt to Outrun a New York City Subway Train to the Next Stop

Athletes Joe Fowler and Tyler Swartz followed in New York University track star Jon Diáz‘s literal footsteps to see if they could outrun the New York City subway by foot on the streets of Manhattan. It turns out Joe was more successful than Tyler in this endeavor, although he had a shorter distance to cover.

Is it possible to outrun the NYC subway? We decided to run it back at a different set of stations

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.