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Send comments to webmaster@centralparktc.org. Post-Marathon Party This Sunday's post-marathon party will be held at Opal, 251 East 52nd Street (2nd Avenue) from 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm. We have a private room booked called the Back Bar. CPTC marathoners, spectators and friends are all encouraged to come along to share and continue the excitement of Marathon Sunday. Comma and Punishment We know that most people don't share our obsession with grammar and punctuation, but they should, since a poorly written sentence can have very expensive consequences. How expensive? As today's Times reports today, one comma may cost Canada's largest cable television provider one million dollars. True, that's Canadian dollars, but they're worth almost as much as American dollars these days — $880,000 (American) in this case. A good proofreader could have been hired for a lot less. SOY Cooking Classes It's time for another round of cooking classes at Etsuko Kizaza's restaurant.
All the classes will be held at SOY, 102 Suffolk Street from 11:30am – 2pm. Seats are limited. Call or email to reserve yours.
Running Shorts Blue running shorts that match the current (and upcoming) singlets have arrived. This item is complimentary thanks to Nike. As a fully paid up member of the team, you may receive ONE pair of running shorts OR lycra shorts for sprinters OR boy shorts for women. The lycra shorts and boy shorts will arrive in a week or two. (Only one pair per person, so please decide whether you want running or lycra or boy shorts.) If you want a pair to race in, please come by Thursday between 6:30pm and 8:30pm or have someone pick up a pair for you:
If you have not yet paid your 2006 dues you can send your check payable to Central Park Track Club for $75 ($25 for students) to
If you have been coming to our workouts and have not yet joined CPTC, please print out and mail in the application form. Talkin' Baseball Wondering why so many of today's posts mention baseball? It's not because of the Fall Classic, which we're not watching, but rather because we received an email complaining "So little baseball coverage on the CPTC Web site!" That email, by the way, came from a St. Louis Cardinals fan, who had the good sense to not send it until five days after the Cards beat the Mets in the playoffs. Arizona Relay Race John Prather writes:
Blogwallah Ligaya Mishan has forsaken cross-country racing for cross-continent trekking. Unlike her last trip to Asia, this vacation will only last a month. But at least that means a month of new travel writing on her blog. As always, it's better than anything you'll find here. Chicago Marathon We're sure you've all heard about the slip and slide finish at the Chicago Marathon. You can see the video of Robert Cheruiyot's wild finish here. By the way, if any major league baseball players are reading this — and we really, really hope some of them do read this page regularly — we hope they'll watch this video and remember that sliding is not the fastest way to get to the finish line or to first base. As We All Know, There's Nothing More Effective Than An Internet Petition Now that CPTC is getting back to our true colors, it's time for that other great New York team that wears orange and blue to do so as well. We're talking about the Mets, obviously. The Knicks also wear orange and blue, nobody would ever call them "great." Or even "good." In fact, they'll be lucky to rise to the level of mediocrity this year. But back to the Mets, and their annoying insistence on wearing those black jerseys and caps. Which is why we gladly signed the Ditch the Black petition, and encourage all fans of baseball -- and of good taste in uniforms -- to do so as well. Or at least read it, because it uses phrases like "chromatic supremacy." Market Research
That's Always Been Our Benchmark Question of the day on Runner's World: "If I'm Not Limping Around After A Marathon, Is It True That I Didn't Push Myself Hard Enough?" NYC Goes Orange It's the second annual NYC Goes Orange week, which the Food Bank site describes as "a citywide public awareness and fundraising initiative to help ensure that all New Yorkers connect the color orange with hunger relief." Presumably the point of the week is also to actually do some work towards hunger relief, but we have neither the time nor the interest to read through the site for proof of that. Photos Sue Pearsall has posted photos from the Fifth Avenue Mile and the Masters Cross-Country Championships on her site. Orange Singlets CPTC runners can show their true colors again, and just in time! The new orange singlets produced by Nike are scheduled to arrive on Friday, November 3rd (two days before the NYC Marathon). In addition, matching blue shorts will be arriving prior to that. Both of these items are complimentary thanks to our sponsorship deal with Nike. They will be available to all our fully paid-up members to race in. The priority when the singlets arrive will be to distribute them and the shorts to all our New York City marathoners. Times and places for pick-up on Friday evening and Saturday during the day will be posted the week of the marathon. In addition, the Nike blue jacket and pants will be available for purchase in a couple of months time. Ordering information will be posted once we have determined the cost. The classic orange CPTC jacket is still available for purchase at $50, email Alan Ruben at aruben@montran.com if interested. If you have not yet paid your 2006 dues you can send your check payable to Central Park Track Club for $75 ($25 for students) to:
You can also pay via PayPal by sending money to 'cptc AT courtines.net. If you choose this option, you must do a payment from your bank account. Credit card payments will not be accepted. If you have been coming to our workouts and have not yet joined CPTC, please print out and mail in the application form. NYC Marathon Bus CPTC will have a private bus to the start of the New York City Marathon. When:
6:15 a.m., Sunday, November 5, 2006. To reserve a place, please email Felice Kelly at fkelly@rockefeller.edu. Please include:
You will receive confirmation for you and your friends via email by October 31st, along with additional details and instructions. Tuesday Night Workout Tuesday night's workout for Tony's distance group will be held at the East River Track (East River Park and East 6th Street). We will start promptly at 6:30pm because of the fading daylight. Also, if you can bring a flashlight please do. Lance Armstrong Marathon Pool Thom Little will be collecting money for the Lance Armstrong Marathon prediction pool at this workout and at Thursday's workout. Email him your prediction at newyorkgiants@mac.com. He does not want to take down predictions at the workouts. Ex-CPTC Race Results Allison McCabe ran a PR at the Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women last week, finishing 35th out of over 6,000 runners, and beating Joan Benoit -Samuelson by three seconds. Alas, it doesn't go on the results page, since she has finally accepted that she'll be a Boston resident for some time, and has moved on to a Beantown-based team. Further afield, Jan Stouber, who ran for CPTC until he moved to Portland, Oregon, ran the Portland Marathon in 3:23:23 (6th M55-59). This was his first marathon in 17 years, so it's not surprising that it's a little slower than the 2:36:24 he ran in NYC in 1984. That was the fastest of the five sub-3:00 NYC Marathons he ran for CPTC, and ranks him 46th on the CPTC marathon list and 31st on the CPTC NYC Marathon list. Richie Stewart We are saddened to report that Richie Stewart's father has passed away. There will be a viewing today from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm at House of Hills Funeral Home, 406 Rogers Avenue (corner of at Sterling Street) in Brooklyn. To get there by subway, take the 2 or 5 to the Sterling Street stop, or the D or Q to the Prospect Park stop. "He Didn't Raise His Fist — But He Did Lend A Hand" Australian sprinter Peter Norman died last week at age 64. Norman won the Silver Medal in the 200m at the 1968 Olympics, but is better known as the white guy everyone always forgets about in the photo of Tommie Smith and John Carlos giving a black-power salute during the playing of the national anthem. Norman didn't join in the action — which would have looked pretty weird — but he did wear an "Olympic Project for Human Rights" badge that Carlos gave him before the medal ceremony. Smith and Carlos were kicked out of the Olympic Village for their protest, and Norman faced his share of criticism for supporting them. Now there's a statue of Smith and Carlos on the San Jose State Campus, and USA Track & Field declared today to be Peter Norman Day. Masters Track Julio Franco helped the Mets win the NLDS with his speed in Game 2, hustling to first in time to beat what should have been a double play throw, and enabling a run to score. This makes Franco the fastest 48-year-old this side of Stuart Calderwood and, should he ever retire from baseball, we'd like to invite him to a few CPTC workouts. We already know he looks good in orange and blue. No More Track Workouts at Columbia for Distance Group There will be no more outdoor track workouts at the Columbia Track this season for Tony's distance group. Lance Armstrong Marathon Pool You may have heard that Lance Armstrong is running the NYC Marathon this year. And if you read any running other websites, you've probably come cross a discussion about just how fast he'll run, with users wildly speculating anything from 2:30 to 5:00. But few of them have the courage to put their money where their mouths are. Do you?
Book Review Ligaya Mishan had another book review in yesterday's Times. Unlike her last Times review, this one has absolutely nothing to do with eating animal penises. |
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