NYRR Holiday 4M List by Team: PPTC

Not jut 42 finishers, but 13 in the top 10 in their AG!!!! And our womens team finished 2nd.  Whoo Hoooo!! 2 Prospect Park Track 2:24:29 Helen Dole 25:21 Maggie Deschamps 27:12 Lynda Mules 28:29 Amy Duquette 30:30 Mary Killeen 32:57 NYRR Holiday 4M List by Team: PPTCDistance:  4.0 Miles, 6.4 Kilometers Date/Time:  Dec. 12, 2009, 9:00 a.m. Location:  Prospect Park, NYC Weather:  26deg., 52% hum, Wind 10 mph 42 matches found. CROWTHER MARK M38 59 58 13 24:03 6:00 23:04 61 73.0 % WANG GARY M36 100 95 23 25:16 6:19 24:34 129 68.5 % DOLE HELEN F27 102 6 3 25:21 6:20 25:21 18 75.8 % PHIPPS TROY M34 111 105 25 25:25 6:21 25:00 155 67.3 % WATSON ANTHONY M51 129 119 2 25:46 6:26 22:21 35 75.3 % ABRAHAMS MICHAEL M40 210 195 22 26:53 6:43 25:24 188 66.3 % VAN HATTEM PIETER M35 217 202 47 26:59 6:44 26:24 276 63.7 % DESCHAMPS MAGGIE F46 237 19 2 27:12 6:48 24:56 13 77.1 % OLNEY DOUGLAS M50 277 251 6 27:38 6:54 24:10 111 69.7 % MULES LYNDA F37 370 41 5 28:29 7:07 27:57 54 68.7 % TOBIN TOM M55 417 366 6 28:50 7:12 24:12 113 69.6 % REYNAR JEFF M40 442 384 53 29:02 7:15 27:26 387 61.4 % PLOCICA ROBERT M37 456 392 83 29:10 7:17 28:10 465 59.7 % DELEO FRANK E M56 579 493 9 29:57 7:29 24:55 150 67.5 % SKLAREN TYRONE M62 621 523 4 30:13 7:33 23:52 96 70.5 % BRACAMONTE JESUS M24 624 526 36 30:14 7:33 30:14 722 55.7 % DUQUETTE AMY F30 650 106 26 30:30 7:37 30:29 154 63.0 % LEVINE MICHAEL M40 656 549 79 30:35 7:38 28:54 546 58.2 % SLOTWINER DANIEL M36 708 583 116 30:57 7:44 30:06 699 55.9 % KILLEEN MARY ANNE P F53 1092 275 3 32:57 8:14 27:44 51 69.3 % WATERS EMMA F29 1213 328 119 33:32 8:23 33:32 433 57.3 % BEZAHLER LORI F50 1522 501 5 35:03 8:45 30:39 159 62.7 % SUN GERALD T M65 1543 1032 4 35:13 8:48 27:05 355 62.2 % DE LEON YVETTE F41 1716 616 42 35:58 8:59 34:28 534 55.7 % FULD JANICE F43 1899 727 48 36:54 9:13 34:49 579 55.2 % HOGAN MEGAN F28 1910 734 247 36:59 9:14 36:59 854 52.0 % CROWLEY MARY F50 1933 748 14 37:04 9:16 32:25 319 59.3 % SOSKIND PAUL M66 2067 1231 6 37:48 9:27 28:48 531 58.4 % OWENS MARTINA F32 2338 1031 265 39:10 9:47 39:03 1143 49.2 % DE VRIES TINEKE F41 2416 1086 74 39:37 9:54 37:58 997 50.6 % ISRAEL JAMES F M64 2438 1337 18 39:43 9:55 30:49 789 54.6 % KOHLER-BRITTON CHARLENE F58 2611 1229 16 40:49 10:12 32:08 288 59.8 % LESTER TRACI F43 2683 1279 92 41:18 10:19 38:58 1125 49.3 % WHARTON NYKIA F35 2969 1462 202 43:36 10:54 43:09 1548 44.5 % TINOCO MAJO F33 2972 1464 372 43:38 10:54 43:25 1578 44.2 % DEANE JACKIE F49 2977 1468 67 43:40 10:55 38:40 1088 49.7 % IREGBULEM CHI F36 3048 1522 214 44:08 11:02 43:30 1582 44.2 % QUIMBY JR., CHARLES ALEXAND M24 3055 1528 72 44:13 11:03 44:13 1601 38.1 % BERMAN WILL M 9 3372 1608 49:04 12:16 38:41 1423 43.5 % NALES ROSA E F76 3491 1850 1 51:41 12:55 30:33 156 62.9 % WEAVER RICHARD M69 3594 1674 15 54:58 13:44 40:41 1502 41.4 % PERZESZTY ANNE E F73 3614 1936 2 55:43 13:55 34:46 570 55.3 %

The whole family is out for our group run.

Kirshna, Cristin and Kieran.  

and the stroller used to be Neville's


Nice, very nice.

PPTC has a Vice Presidency and a Director’s position currently vacant

PPTC has a Vice Presidency and a Director’s position currently vacant. The Vice President’s term will expire in April 2011, the Director’s position in April 2012.

Candidates for these positions must be club members for a full year to be eligible, and not represent any other running clubs in competition.

Both positions entail a monthly meeting, normally on Monday nights at 7 pm. 

Board members and officers are responsible among other things for setting club policies, operating procedures, financial decisions, and participating in the general organization of committees and club functions.

You need not differentiate between your intention to run for either VP or Board Director.  The candidate with the most votes will be named to the office of VP with an option to decline.

Please submit a statement declaring your intention to run to Gil Torres, club secretary, by Friday, December 18^th. 

Email your statement to gtorres@msains.com and write “Intention to Run for Office” on the subject line. 

Your statement should read: 

“I would like to submit my intention to run for the position of  Board Director of the Prospect Park Track Club.” 

Additionally, list any qualifications that you feel make you suitable for the office. 

After the 18^th, announcements will be made for voting procedures.

Sincerely,

Gil Torres, Secretary

December 2009 THE INSIDE LOOP TOM BYRNES and FRIENDS

December 2009
THE INSIDE LOOP
TOM BYRNES and FRIENDS

Had to slow the bike to his pace to chat with PPTCer John Lothrop who was extending his stay in Brooklyn after coming down from Maine to see the NYC marathon. A road warrior from ‘back in the day’ if ever there was one. 

Lots of good times at 2009's NYC marathon but remember, ‘back in the day’, Danny Doherty ‘s time of 2:31 for 26.2 still garners PPTC’s acclaim for the marathon distance. Apparently a few other PPTC runners have been faster but as they say, ‘where are they now?" Danny still lives in Windsor Terrace with Clair and family!

Check out the race results for PPTC performances at the Philly Marathon the weekend before Thanksgiving. Mark Crowther, Brad Stillman, Doron Kentner,Edmund Baumgartner, and Ami Hassler leading PPTC’s fleet feet contingent to the city of Dick Clarke’s ‘American Bandstand. American Bandstand? If you have to ask, you’re not old enough to understand.

As of 11-11-09 , not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, at least not in the back parking lot of the YMCA on 8^th street where the new olympic- sized swimming pool is supposed to be constructed. That oldie but goodie song, how did it go again? "Any day now, any day now......."
Delays? Lots of us cant figure out what’s holding up the opening of the 15^th street armory for the running public as well. Some insiders mention the City’s logistical issues . Most likely school kids from the neighboring public schools will get to christen the 200 yard oval track before the running public gets to pound the pavement there but hey, when when when..........

Winter running, winter running, if you hibernate , you lose. The older you get, the harder it is to come back after a winter layoff. The key to running through the winter is to just run through the winter. Check the temps, check the windchill ,dress for the conditions, and then get out the door! Hats, gloves, tights, layered clothing, no moisture absorbing cotton next to your skin, socks, suntan lotion on your exposed skin, reflectors if you’re going to run after dark, hey, if anyone asks you what you want from Santa , there you go! PPTC will be out there on the roads all winter long, need to hook up? Get thee to the PPTC-open-forum site and grovel for company. I could never see how Doug Olney could get up and out to the park before dawn with windchill and temps in the single digits but then again, he could never see how I could run with windchill and temps in the single digits after a hard day’s work. You choose your poison, before work or after work, but hey, choose it or lose it! 

Looks like this year was a banner year for PPTC’s Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day. The park’s roads never saw as many runners that showed up this year to run the new and improved 5 mile course. The word is out that this is the way to start Thanksgiving Day. Many thanks to all the PPTC members and friends and Bishop Ford student volunteers who made this happen.

This year the Prospect Park Wildlife Center’s Tom the Turkey awoke on Thanksgiving morn and barely saw his shadow which ensured that PPTC’s Harry’s Handicap would indeed take place on the first morning of the new year, January 1 2010 . Welcome the new year in by running an inside loop of the park with PPTC members, friends, and family with a headstart handicap bestowed with the idea that if all goes according to plan, everyone will approach the finish line withing striking distance of each other.. Runners with large handicaps toe the start line first with runners with less of a handicap following. 2009 was Tom Byrnes’ gift year and the handicap he received was definitely a present from Santa. Hey, it’s a race but its not really a race if you know what I mean.Someone comes in first, others finish later, the point is that we’re all off and running , a time with the PPTC family on the first day of the new year. After the running, food and desserts back at race headquarters.We used to serve up XXX egg nog but after reports of hangovers that lasted through the following week, the egg nog custom was voted out. Harry’s Handicap has been a PPTC new years day tradition for FORTY years , even as far back as when some of the younger members might’ve still been in diapers. Or should I say pampers! So just leave a little bit of wiggle room in your New Year’s Eve celebrating to fit this one in the next morning. This is the best way to start 2010 off on the right foot, hungover or not. 

And speaking of pampers, Susan Kegg-Eastman’s son Gabriel just entered the terrible two’s although Susan’s emails from Flagstaff Arizona indicate that Gabriel seems to have been in training for this milestone for the past six months. PPTC’s future, they keep coming and coming.......
Make your list of running resolutions for 2010 yet? What are you waiting for? More quality training? Starting a training log? Fewer junk miles? Enrolling in Coach Tony and Charlene’s speed classes? More cross training? Supporting someone to check out Gil Torres’ classes for beginning runners? Getting a PPTC singlet so all the world can see you run for ‘the’ club in Brooklyn? Just do it! 
Hey, 2010, bring it on, see you all on the roads! 

NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K List by Team: PPTC

NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K List by Team: PPTCDistance:  6.2 Miles, 10.0 Kilometers Date/Time:  Dec. 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m. Location:  Central Park, NYC Weather:  33 deg., 70% humidity, wind 7 mph 17 matches found. Click any blue heading to sort the list.   AG = Age Graded.

Last Name

First Name

Sex/ Age

Bib

Team

City

State

Overall Place

Gender Place

Age Place

Finish Time

Pace/ Mile

AG Time

AG Gender Place

AG %

CROWTHER

MARK

M38

142

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

182

168

34

39:21

6:20

37:44

228

71.1 %

MAZZUCHIN

DANIEL

M33

1880

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

228

208

36

40:11

6:28

39:43

346

67.5 %

WATSON

ANTHONY

M51

679

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

240

219

12

40:26

6:31

35:04

89

76.5 %

DOLE

HELEN

F27

171

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

313

38

12

41:37

6:42

41:37

79

72.8 %

WOOLVERTON

ALEXANDER

M23

1698

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

460

400

30

43:18

6:59

43:18

664

62.0 %

DESCHAMPS

MAGGIE

F46

164

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

492

67

7

43:38

7:02

40:00

53

75.8 %

OAKLEY

EVAN

M36

1810

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

724

604

130

45:56

7:24

44:41

808

60.0 %

MULES

LYNDA

F37

2808

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

816

148

17

46:34

7:30

45:42

210

66.3 %

DELEO

FRANK E

M56

1153

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

955

774

22

47:30

7:39

39:32

340

67.9 %

KILLEEN

MARY ANNE P

F53

4345

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

2066

640

23

53:38

8:39

45:09

190

67.1 %

GONZALEZ

ARTHUR J

M62

2255

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

2132

1465

30

53:59

8:42

42:39

603

62.9 %

SLOTWINER

DANIEL

M36

2612

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

2165

1479

279

54:08

8:43

52:39

1649

50.9 %

SUN

GERALD T

M65

3632

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

2932

1817

15

57:52

9:20

44:30

792

60.3 %

DE LEON

YVETTE

F41

6150

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

3034

1181

98

58:25

9:25

56:00

1062

54.1 %

ISRAEL

JAMES F

M64

7318

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

3628

2064

56

1:02:23

10:03

48:24

1217

55.4 %

SOSKIND

PAUL

M66

6617

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

3641

2068

22

1:02:29

10:04

47:36

1116

56.3 %

KOHLER-BRITTON

CHARLENE

F58

6352

PPTC

BROOKLYN

NY

3737

1641

24

1:03:19

10:12

49:51

454

60.8 %

and check out a nice Race Report by our own Lynda in Perpetual Unfolding

Prospect Park Track Club 2009 Turkey Trot Results and Photo Gallary

    Click this for an amazing photo gallary

and

Click here for results.

Please note that we are aware of the inconsistencies in the posted results, we are working on making the corrections. Please check back in a few days, thank you for your patience.

Please report questions/issues/problems with the results toraceresults@pptc.org

The Turkey Trot on the Blogosphere (Update XVII)

The official counts are not in yet but the race reviews are rolling in.  Here is a summary

Richard from Dumbo Books of Brooklyn  took many photos and correctly quoted Santa shouting "Way to go"!


To Badwater blasted out a 30:40 and learned not to take water on such a short race.  Thaw was last years race.


Check out pixonony's photosream. on Flikr  Looks like someone got a personal best! and a great flickr photo of the start from ceonyc


Julie knows why we have Turkey Trots "like knocking out a morning run in preparation for eating a huge meal.


Along came Polly was looking for an adult to sign her waiver.  I hope she got one.


The Brooklyn Beast ran with his kids.  Why does he think that is not running?


Brooklyn Running hopes everyone had a good time.  I hope s/he did.


We are waiting for some reviews in Runner's World


Tony Martinez posted this photo of the start and these pictures of kids for Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn.


Morrissey of Mozzer Confessionals had a PR, and was supprised by it!


We have are own Facebook Fan club: I Run to Eat: 2009 Prospect Park Turkey Trot Victims


Our own One Runner kept it positive.


Kat on Track burned some calories.


I like what NYCGO said to promote the race.  I will quote the whole thing....

On Thanksgiving, a day usually associated with colossal feats of gourmandization and tryptophan-induced naptime, the Prospect Park Track Club invites you to roll out of bed and run five miles at 9am. In return for their efforts, participants burn off some calories in advance of the big meal and help raise funds for the Bishop Ford track teams.

Dennis Kuczynski  shows off some medals and a nice dinner.

Charlie Pendejo had a "PR by over a minute."


Lela from a Diamond in a Rhinestone world liked the race because it was "great and rare race in that there was little sense of competitiveness or urgency in the air."  Yea!


The Birders of Prospect Park even counted us!


shif whiteman  in Around these footsteps ran with her friend Shavit and got swanky medals!


ChadT of Brooklynrunning's Blog had negative experience at race registration but negative splits in the race.  


Bill Boyd came all the way from Central New York state and said some wonderful things

"Once the race ended, all of us runners continued through the shute after having the chips removed from our shoes and headed for the Prospect Park Pavillion. Awaiting us were Brooklyn bagels, coffee, and hot chocolate. A bagel and hot chocolate never tasted so good. Oh, the prospect park Track Club gave us all a running cap to commemorate the run, running gloves, and a gold medal. Even after being delayed by that girl, I still pulled of a victory, i finished and felt good, and earned a GOLD MEDAL with a picture of a turkey. Oh yeah. You gotta love it. I can’t wait until next year."

The Downtown Star had a great article with photos!!




Ayobami had a good time but I think she miscounted our hills




We even got a tweet



and we are in another Flikr Pool


Citi Coach at needed proof that she ran there race.  We this can be it.


and I just found Hog and Jog's race review! " It was awesome."




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Turkey Trot Update!!!!!

If you - or your family and friends - haven't yet signed up for the
Turkey Trot, and want to get this year's race souvenirs, you should
register TODAY (Tuesday) at JackRabbit on 7th Avenue between 4 and 7 pm.

We ordered giveaways for 1200 people, and they will most likely be
gone by the end of the day!