Have you seen the weather forecast for this weekend? It looks (and say it with me in that high-pitched squeaky squeal) awww-sommme! There’s a ton of events going on, too, and it would be pretty easy to get yourself double- and triple-booked (go ahead, ask me how I know).

Well, I’ve narrowed my own attendence list down to these two (maybe):

The Brooklyn Half-Marathon: Begins at 8am in Prospect Park, makes two laps around Park Drive, runs down the length of Ocean Parkway, then along Surf Avenue and the Coney Island Boardwalk on its way to the finish line behind Brooklyn Union Gas Stadium (map).

I’m not sure where I will watch. I guess I’d like to see the climatic finish, and grab a morning hot dog to boot (the rule at Nathan’s is: get there before noon, or not at all)… but that won’t be until around 9:00 or 9:30, and I have treks to Queens and Billyburg penciled inked in for the afternoon and evening. So I might head up to the 8th mile instead – 18th Avenue and Ocean Parkway – to get it done early and move on to the rest of the day’s obligations.

The Bay Ridge Fifth Avenue Spring Festival: I’ve been wanting to do this for a couple of years now. This year’s fest runs 20 blocks – from 65th to 85th Street. Holy moly guacamole!

The centerpiece (or “centerpiece” is what the Bay Ridge Journal says, anyway) is the pizza eating contest in front of Rocco’s Pizzeria at 3pm. Actually, if pizza is involved, it sounds like a centerpiece to me! Hey, do I get a seat at the table?