Prospect Park Track Club
Prospect Park Track Club is an inclusive, open, and diverse group of runners who are dedicated to pushing each other to be the very best that we can be. We welcome runners of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels, and we offer a wide array of training regimens to help you achieve your next personal record. Please take a look at what we offer to our members, and if you are interested, come to a group run to check us out!
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There seems to be a running boom and news outlets are reporting that running clubs are the new alternative to dating apps. Our past PPTC couples have met through dating apps and through the club. This holds true for our couples featured this year, so if you’re looking for love and tired of apps, maybe it’s time you check out a PPTC group run. In the meantime, read about some of our PPTC couples and how they met.
We learn of each other, laugh together, cheer each other on, and as the days and months pass by we may recognize that we’ve found love among this community of runners. Today we celebrate that love and remember that no matter what the world throws at us, we have each other.
Given my mind’s historical bent (it runs in my family), I had other questions about the Cherry Tree 10-miler. Mainly, I wanted to know: why host a ten-mile race in February, of all months? Answering this question led to many other questions.
As a team, we can work towards our goals by holding each other accountable and encouraging one another. You all got this and we got all of you!
In the midst of this dry spell, fires ripped through the tristate area. From October 2024 to mid-November 2024 there were 860 wildfires across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. New York City had 270 brush fires in November alone, which is a historical record. The larger fires in Inwood Hill Park, Van Cortlandt Park, and Prospect Park were particularly devastating.
It wasn’t Monday, but we donned our medals for portraits at Der Pioneer following the Friday morning SEC run. Here are some of our 2024 New York City Marathoners and a little bit about what they had to say about their races.
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Prospect Park Track Club is a proud member of Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), which supports community based running clubs.