Below is a catalog of our blog posts in chronological order, starting with the most recent. The blog highlights various PPTC members and their accomplishments as well as topics that may be of interest to the NYC running community or at large.
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Our first member spotlight for 2021 is on Douglas Olney. While he started running in 1975, Doug joined PPTC in 1984 and has been an active member of the club ever since, organizing many events (and coordinating the bus loading for the NYC Marathon).
Read MoreI started running in high school in California, because I wanted to be on a team and had friends who ran track. I tried pole vaulting, but didn’t have the upper body strength or sprint speed, so I switched to distance running. I was terrible at that too.
Read MoreMiles and smiles. The true worth of a life is best measured in miles and smiles. MILES – long, hard, sweaty miles. The kind of miles that make your heart pound and your breath come with effort. The kind of miles that remind you that you are alive.
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe Eric Levenstein has only been running for a handful of years. He went from run-walking the PPTC Turkey Trot in 2015 to finishing the Vermont 100-miler last July.
Read MoreJuly’s second member spotlight is on PPTC member (and pizza-maker extraordinaire!) Miriam Weiskind. Miriam joined PPTC for the running, but she’s currently busy spreading her love of pizza around Brooklyn and beyond.
Read MoreTrevor Anthony Watson (“Coach Tony”) is from Jamaica and has lived in Brooklyn for over 29 years. He is Packer Collegiate Institute’s Head Coach for High School Cross Country and Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field.
Read MoreAlthough Andrew Eisen’s only been an official member of PPTC since February, he’s already a familiar face in the club. A physical therapist, he counts several PPTC-ers as patients. Throughout April, he led a series of well-attended virtual injury prevention clinics for club members.
Read MoreAdam Devine is the newly elected Vice President of the Prospect Park Track Club. He has also been a Team Captain since 2016. He has also unofficially claimed the title of Director of Cowbell Operations.
Read MoreThis is the second of an eight-part post series that shares some insight into what some of PPTC’s teachers and parents are going through. Today’s interview is with Diana Richardson.
Read MoreIt has been a few weeks since New York City public schools ceased in-person classes. However, remote teaching and learning is an ever-evolving challenge for teachers and parents, says PPTC member Jana Trenk.
Read MoreApril’s second member spotlight is on Leanne Glasser. Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, Leanne joined PPTC in July 2018, and has lived in Brooklyn for almost 2 years.
Read MoreWhen a global pandemic was declared and our world turned upside down, PPTC canceled all in-person events. In the midst of all this, we still had some new members join us. Who joins a running club when there is no group running permitted and races have been canceled? Well, these two did.
Read MoreMarch’s second member spotlight is on Katie Dadarria. Even though Katie has lived in Brooklyn since 2015 (and New York City since 2013), she’s from — and admits she never shuts up about — Massachusetts.
Read MoreMarch’s first Member Spotlight is on Jancy Butterworth. Jancy is one of our newer members. In fact, she was PPTC’s 1000th member!
Read MoreLove is in the air and it certainly is in PPTC. This month’s member spotlight shines on some of PPTC’s couples.
Read MoreOur second January spotlight is on Team Captain Missy Burgin. Missy grew up in Indiana, moved to New York City ten years ago, and joined the club after she moved to Brooklyn in 2013. Since then she has served on the Race Committee, the Board of Directors, and, most recently, as co-race director of the 2019 Turkey Trot.
Read MoreWe are excited to share this interview with one of PPTC’s longstanding members. In addition to being a runner, Ben is an avid (read: obsessed) triathlete, and loves to train and race! He is currently the proud President of the Brooklyn Tri Club (“BTC”).
Read MoreLillian has been on the Communications Committee since 2017 and is a key member of the Social Media team. Lillian is also one of the team captains, along with Adam Devine, Missy Burgin, and Jimmy Leung.
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