Cherry Tree 10 Miler and 3 Person Relay

The Cherry Tree 10 miler and 3 person relay will start at 10:00 AM on February 19th.

Do the Cherry Tree either as an individual "hard core" 10 miler runner, or as a member of a 3 person relay team.

Click here for more information on registration, race results and photos after the race.

To insure a quality race it is limited to 1,500 participants, registrar early to avoid being closed out.

PPTC Annual Awards Shindig

Let's eat, drink and be merry at the annual PPTC Awards Shindig. We will gather to celebrate our members on Thursday, February 2 from 7 to 10pm at Abigail, 807 Classon Avenue. As the club is subsidizing $15 for every ticket, we are able to offer this fabulous food and drink to our members for $30 per ticket. Space is limited, so please visit this link to secure your spot at the festivities.

Run Brooklyn 2011

To encourage team racing, and support of Brooklyn races organized by local groups and organizations, we are continuing PPTC's "Run Brooklyn" awards for 2011. PPTC members racing 6 scored Brooklyn races will be entered in a raffle for a $100 cash prize at the end of the year.

Rules for qualification:

• To be eligible, runners must become PPTC members before July 1, and must race only for PPTC in any races they enter.
• PPTC's database will be the official source for tracking races. Each runner will be responsible for entering their own races.
• Any Brooklyn based races that are officially scored will qualify.
• Only 1 NYRR race in Brooklyn will be counted even if you ran several.
• The 6 races MUST include at least ONE race organized by PPTC.
• Only 1 speed series race (ie. Al Goldstein Summer Speed Series, Fort Hamilton Speed Series, etc.) will be counted, no matter how many you ran.

Sample Brooklyn races (not an exhaustive list): Brooklyn Marathon, Music That Heals 5K, Liz Padilla 5K, Irish Fair 5K, Dan's Run 5K, Hoban 5 Miler, Coney Island 4 Miler, PPTC Turkey Trot, Coney Island Turkey Trot, NYRR Jingle Bell

There will be 5 winners selected at random at the awards gathering held in early 2012.

PPTC Online Clothing Store

PPTC Jackets, Windpants and Hoodies: perfect for the runner on your holiday list.

Keep warm this winter wearing PPTC colors! After your PPTC jacket has enabled you to brave the biting wind, curl up on the couch with a cozy PPTC hoody and a cup of warm tea.

Please go to Click here to view the offerings and order merchandise.

Please note that this is a new service provided by EastBay, the same company that has supplied our racing singlets for the past few years. Production of the gear, storage and shipping are all handled by Eastbay on behalf of PPTC. This is a reputable company which uses up-to-date security technology, so you can feel comfortable giving them your credit card information.

If you have questions regarding merchandise, send email to webstore@pptc.org

PPTC Target Races

Upcoming NYRR Club Points races and other key local event are listed here. Add your name if you plan to race with PPTC at these events and include your target pace / finish time if you're interested in pacing with your PPTC teammates. Feel free to add other events to this spreadsheet so that we can join you on the course or cheer from the sidelines. Contact Lynda Mules or Tom Tobin (email team@pptc.org) for more information.

Target Races Spreadsheet

Race Calendar

Click here.

Open Communication Forum

This is a new vehicle for an Open Communication Forum by the members, and for the members. This group is not for official messages from PPTC, but for members to voice their opinions or concerns, post comments, connect with other runners, start a topic for discussion, or share new ideas that the entire PPTC membership can benefit.

Subscribe to PPTC Runner's Open Forum

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or Visit this group

This group is open to PPTC members and is not moderated.

You control how emails from the group are sent to you by clicking on the "Edit my membership" link.

Group Runs - Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays

Saturday mornings at 8 am, we meet on the sidewalk at Grand Army Plaza. Distances and paces vary according to the group make up. This is an ideal set up for finding training partners to suit your goals. Non club members are welcome to join us.

Sunday mornings at 9 am, we meet on the sidewalk at Grand Army Plaza. Typically we run one loop of the park, as a recovery run from Saturday's long run.

Wednesday night runs meet regularly at 7:15 pm, also at GAP. These runs have become well established, and provide a chance for evening runners to run with the group.

Prospect Park Youth Running Group

PPTC has been helping to promote the launching of the Prospect Park Youth Running Club, and we are glad to report that the response has been well beyond expectations. Current information on the group, headed by Sean Rice, long time track coach of Midwood HS, can be accessed at www.ppyrc.com