Central Park Track Club

Hank Schiffman explains the virtues of joining a running club over at http://nycruns.com/blogs/why-join-a-running-club.html.

Last year, Uli Fluhme and a friend started mzungo.org, a website dedicated to elite running and raising the profile of Kenyan distance runners . . .

Central Park Track Club – Award Nominees MEN’S COMEBACK OF THE YEAR WOMEN’S COMEBACK OF THE YEAR MEN’S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Steve Kinney, Ulrich Fluhme, Joanel Lopez, Chris Spooner WOMEN’S ROOKIE OF THE YEARAlma Liebrecht, Kristan Lucas, Melissa Salerno, Rebecca Yau MOST IMPROVED ROAD PERFORMERJay Barry, Budd Heyman, Kristina Maletz, Melvin Stafford MOST IMPROVED TRACK [...]

Allan Kirik has been inducted into the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame. In its announcement, the AUA calls Kirik “the least well known (and least well appreciated) world-class Ultramarathon runner the USA has ever produced . . .”

Peter Derby reports on CPTC’s gritty performance at the 2009 USATF Cross Country Nationals in Lexington, Kentucky . . .

At the Joe Kleinerman 10k, the final scoring race of the year, a few cold-weather-resistant runners set PRs, and some close margins shifted the club points standings for the year . . .

I couldn’t resist linking to this fascinating slide show on Slate about the corner of 125th and Lexington Avenue in Harlem; the photographer, Camilo Jose Vergara, calls it the most complex intersection in America, and the “best free theater in New York City” . . .

SIlive.com published a storyon John Pollina’svictory in a 3-mile race over the Thanksgiving holiday. Pollina pulled away at the end to run 15:15.

Peter Derby reports on Nov. 22nd’s Bad Boy race in Van Cortlandt Park . . .

Joanel Lopez was honored by New York State senator Eric Adams on Monday. For his accomplishments on the USA Deaf Track and Field Team, Joanel was featured in the “constituent spotlight” on the senator’s website.