Central Park Track Club

Posts from our tireless CPTC reporters.

Over 300 runners and spectators, from founders to the next generation, were present at the 1st Founders 5k in Prospect Park. The first batch of pictures are posted.

Our teammate Hank Schiffman was at the awards ceremony of the Whiteface Uphill Bike Race one year, and heard that a woman, Louise Voghell, had completed both the foot race and the bike race up Whiteface.  In one of those searing moments that endurance athletes sometimes come to regret, he put together in his mind [...]

Results through July 1

Thank God for snakes
We will do the snake story later. One year ago I left NYC for the high country of Montana to develop my teaching skills. I had just received my B.A from Queens College. Our cabin is on the Stillwater River; the river runs from the Absarokee Mountains to the town [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photos of the Mini 10K are available at http://cptcphoto.ning.com/photo/album/list
 
 
 

On Tuesday, May 25th, Steve Baron, long-time member of CPTC passed away. He is mourned by his wife, Caryl Baron, also long-time member of CPTC.
Donations may be made to:
*ACOR, Association of Online Cancer Resources, LUNG-NSCLC : an international online information and communiction resorce for cancer patients and caregivers http://www.acor.org/donate/now/
*Lung Cancer Alliance http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/
*Central Park Conservancy http://www.centralparknyc.org/donate/ [...]

CPTC runners competed this past Saturday in the Healthy Kidney 10K….

Normally we do not post race announcements on the CPTC webpage, but in this instance we’ll make a special exception as the race is a fundraiser for the trail system in Rockefeller State Park, easily the best place to run within an hour of NYC. Unfortunately, the race conflicts with the Mini 10k, a scoring [...]

Stacy qualifies for World Duathlon Championships!