Central Park Track Club

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Stephanie Herrick
New Club Record for Indoor 800m & Indoor PR
2:07.59 USA National Qualifier

Andrew Combs
New Club 1500m Record
3:47.03 PR by 6 seconds

Julius Mutekanga and Cat Beck each qualified for major championships with performances on Saturday.

From where I sit, racing flats put to bed, my singlet working its way down deeper into my running drawer, my running glove situation already starting to deteriorate, I can say that 2011 was a fabulous year for CPTC masters. The numbers are fantastic – let’s start with the team points competition: Three of six CPTC [...]

The Central Park Track Club men’s masters team turned marathoning into a team sport at the 42nd New York City Marathon.   The orange packs took down both the men’s 40+ and men’s 50+, a coup des pieds not accomplished by any team in at least five years.  The victory of the 40+ was particularly sweet [...]

Andrew Combs NYRR Elite Mile Runner-up New Club Road Record 4:06.1 Cat Beck New Club Mile Record 4:43.5

Renee Woodruff (left) wrote on her inspirational blog for SHAPE magazine about how she ran her first road race at the Founders 5K. Please check it out here: http://www.shape.com/blogs/girl-go/running-wild-emotions Thanks to all the volunteers who made this event special for people like Renee!

Julius Mutekanga 800m 1:46.30 Erison Hurtault 400m 45.70 Other PR Performances: 200m 20.8 Erison Hurtault 24.6  Keishana DeRose 400m 46.8  Terrance Livingston 54.1  Keishana LaRose 56.1  Maureen Zivic 500m 1:13 Maureen Zivic 800m 1:46 Dustin Emrani 2:05 Stephanie Herrick 1500m 3:48  Dustin Emrani 3:48  Carlos Jamieson 4:20  Cat Beck 100m Hurdles 13.80 Rebecca Williams 3000m [...]

Going into her eighth race in nine days at July’s  World Masters Track and Field Championships, you might have expected Lisa Daley to wonder if she had checked off too many boxes on her application. But there she was, with USA on her uniform and a teammate barreling toward her,  hand reaching out with a [...]

We are all looking forward to the 2nd running of the Founders 5k, to be held Saturday July 30th in Prospect Park. This CPTC hosted and operated race is held annually in honor of our Founder, Dave Blackstone.

As part of our increased efforts to grow the event we have brought on an incredible partner for 2011 – JackRabbit Sports. In addition to their prize commitment, they are offering a number of benefits for race participants and CPTC members:

· Founders 5k Packet Pick Up to take place at JackRabbit on Thursday 4-8pm at the West 72nd street store and on Friday 4-8pm at their Brooklyn store.
· JackRabbit to offer 15% discount to all race participants who pick up in person at a Jack Rabbit location
· JackRabbit will include a ’10% off $100’ card in all race packets

As a locally owned and operated event the Founders 5k relies on the support of our registrants and corporate partners in order to provide the best event day experience.

Should you feel compelled to support JackRabbit or take advantage of these promotional offers please be sure to notify a store manager of your race and club affiliation as they appreciate all of our feedback and support.

USA MEET RECORDS Men’s Sprint Medley Relay Men’s Distance Medley Relay NEW CLUB RECORDS Women’s 4 x 400m Relay Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Men’s 4 x 4oo Relay Men’s 4 x 800m Relay Men’s Sprint Medley