I joined PPTC in September 2018. Before becoming a PPTC member, I had never heard of Harry’s Handicap. But on January 1, 2019, I raced Harry’s Handicap, and it was a race like no other.
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Better late than never, we’ve got a big club records roundup for the fall racing season. Just because there haven't been regular updates doesn't mean that we haven't been running fast times.
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We 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”).
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An old boyfriend who liked to walk up mountains used to be jealous of me because I was, in his words, “waaaay more sure-footed” than him. Even though that might be true (sorry, Old Boyfriend!), that didn’t prevent me from tripping and falling a number of times during my first trail race, the Paine to Pain Half-Marathon in New Rochelle.
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Lillian 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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Adam has been a board member for over a year and is part of the Membership and Communications Committees, as well as the Social Media team.
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Caitlin grew up in Massachusetts and moved to Brooklyn to attend Pratt Institute in 2005. She is a Digital Designer and Illustrator with Meredith, and creates editorial illustrations and digital branding for companies like Real Simple, Shape, Health, Parents, and Martha Stewart.
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Will was born and raised outside of Philadelphia, PA, and moved to NYC about 15 years ago for grad school. He is a full-time designer, architect, and part-time educator. He loves making things and Legos.
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Sometimes hosts dress for the occasion. But this time, as our race host put it, she created the occasion for her perfect cherry blossom outfit - and PPTC’s Cherry Blossom Run was a great one!
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We have some thrilling new records board updates from the weekend.
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Type of Injury: Plantar Fasciitis. Says Cristina: “I don’t ever want to feel that level of pain again.”
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Every month PPTC holds a Pub Run. It is usually on the last Wednesday of the month. Last month’s run started with the group meeting at The Double Windsor at 7:15pm. After a quick group photo, we ran a loop of Prospect Park.
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“I first noticed something crop up while doing mile repeats during marathon training, about 2.5 weeks before the race. I went out for a run the next day after some stretching and rolling, and immediately noticed something was wrong.”
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As I made my way around Kings Beer Hall during the NYC Half afterparty with my freshly poured beer in hand, several people reached out to me to say “I saw your Facebook #pickme post! It looks like you got your bib! Congrats! Welcome to PPTC!” The post-run team celebration was one of the highlights of my race.
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Our new records updates for NYC Half are a triumph of the elliptical.
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Get the skinny on our 2019 Board candidates.
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PPTC had a whole bunch of social events in the past week. Read on to see what all the fun is about!
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Although all of our nominees are deserving of the coveted cowbell, only one runner came away with the award for each category. Here are the winners and a list of acknowledgments of all the members on standing PPTC committees and board for their hard work and contribution to the club for the 2018 year.
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In this post, we honor past PPTC Team Captains and thank them for all of their contributions to the club.
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Get the skinny on our 2019 Awards nominees!
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