Membership

Founded over 50 years ago, the Prospect Park Track Club (PPTC) is Brooklyn’s largest and most active running club, with a membership that extends well beyond the neighborhoods surrounding Prospect Park.

Benefits for Members

We have something to offer runners of every age and ability, including monthly meetings (with running-related guest speakers), group runs, coached marathon training, coached speed workouts, strength training, a great club picnic and relay in the summer, social events and fun runs throughout the year, and an awards party in the winter.

Our Community

PPTC is more than a team, we are a running family. Whether you are training for your first 5k or your hundred-mile ultramarathon or just want to run towards ice cream, you’ll have teammates who can share their knowledge, go on training runs with you, and help you celebrate (or commiserate) the highs (or lows) of running. We offer our members a variety of ways to discuss running and build connections with each other, including an email listserv, weekly Speedread digest of upcoming events, and members-only Facebook group and Discord channel. Join today to get the inside scoop, on everything from your next race to whether you should buy those shoes!

We are also proud to direct races in Prospect Park, and funnel proceeds from those races into community organizations. In the past 5 years, we have donated over $100,000 through our grants and race donation programs. Not bad for a local running club!

Marathon Support

If you’re a marathoner, PPTC provides great support before and after your race, including:

  • Weekly speedwork that you can do with your teammates, and a suggested marathon training program

  • Group training runs through the summer and fall as you build your mileage

  • An organized running tour of the “last 10 miles” of the NYC Marathon course

  • A private bus from Brooklyn, to the NYC Marathon start village

  • After your triumphant race, a party and indoor meeting area for your family/friends, near the finish line at Central Park.

The Details

  • Individual membership costs $25 for one year or $125 for six years (get one year free).

  • Membership term starts immediately for new members.

  • Renewals start on the day your old membership expires. You have the option to set your membership to auto-renew.

  • All membership management (changes to your contact information, etc. will be done on Wild Apricot).

  • You must be 18 or older to join. For younger runners, please check out Prospect Park Youth Running Club (unaffiliated with PPTC).

Still thinking? Check out our Prospective Member FAQs

If you have any questions, please email membership@pptc.org.