Nike Central Park Track Club

CPTC gear is now on sale at Urban Athletics……
Old school white singlets
Burnt orange CPTC jackets
CPTC grey t-shirts
Mandarin orange CPTC jogbras & shorts
Urban Athletics - Eastside
1291 Madison Avenue @ 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
Phone: 212-828-1906

Thanks to long-time member David Pullman, we now know that the double-double victory at the Harry Murphy XC race was a historical event for the club! It was the first time in a cross country race that CPTC won both the men’s and women’s individual titles and both team titles. (If you remember, [...]

I just realized that if I didn’t get around to a write-up on the Philadelphia Half Marathon it would be quickly eclipsed by Grete’s this weekend, so here goes. [click the title to read more]

Writing as one in the 55-59 mens division, I have finally found 
myself out of the top 10% of finishers. We all know the back half is 
not as serious as the front. Neither discipline, nor devotion, talent 
or luck run in the back. (Short of the aged and infirm on their good 
days.) The shock is seeing how [...]

In her first race for CPTC, Jill Vollweiler wins the Nike+ Human Race 10k on Randall’s Island! For full story, see Inside Nike Blog News

FREE MASSAGE POST-MARATHON
Immediately after the marathon, David Niles will give complimentary massages to CPTC marathoners at 85th Street and Central Park West. Please take advantage of his services to speed up your recovery!
Look for the CPTC banner near his massage table at 85th & CPW. Much thanks to David!

If you are not racing this Sunday at Van Cortlandt Park or at the Philly Half, why not RUN THE ROCK this Saturday? Nike has its annual stair climb up Rockefeller Center and they have a few spots left for CPTC members.
Please email Devon Martin by 4pm if you re interested! devoncoach@gmail.com

“Marie-Louise Michelsohn (*1941, Nike Central Park Track Club.) hat den W65-Weltrekord über 10.000m deutlich verbessert. Sie lief am Samstag, 07.04. bei den Mastersmeisterschaften des US-Bundesstaats Tennessee im Stadion des Rhodes College in Memphis 43:06,12min und war damit rund eine halbe Minute schneller als die Berlinerin Rona Frederiks vor zwei Jahren.
Michelsohn lief damit bereits die vierte [...]

Sid Howard s sister, Dorothy Hill, passed away earlier this week. Services will be tomorrow morning:
St. Luke AME Church
146-156 Clinton Avenue
(Corner of Clinton and High Street)
Newark, NJ
Saturday, March 31
9:00am Wake
10:00am Funeral
The club expresses its deepest sympathy to Sid and his whole family.

“The 2007 USATF National Club Track & Field Championships will be held at New York City s Icahn Stadium on July 13-14. The meet will be conducted by the USA Track & Field Metropolitan Association, in cooperation with an outstanding coalition of local USATF Elite Development track clubs such as the Nike Central Park Track [...]