Welcome to the home page of the Van Cortlandt Track Club. From its humble origins in the late 1970's as a small group of runners meeting for jaunts around the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx, VCTC has grown into one of the oldest and most prominent running clubs in New York City, with members from all five boroughs and beyond. The VCTC is open to all runners, regardless of ability or experience. Some of our members have been running for many years, others just for a few months. Some regularly win awards at local races; others prefer not to race at all. What we all share is a love of running and the camaraderie that develops as we hit the roads and trails together. Every Saturday morning at 8:00 we meet at the Van Cortlandt Park handball courts (242nd Street and Broadway) and take off for group runs at a variety of paces. We all enjoy the historic Van Cortlandt Park cross-country course, now completely renovated, and the numerous wooded trails that run throughout the park and up into Yonkers. New to the neighborhood or visiting the area for a few days? Feel free to drop by and join us for one of our runs or races!

President Bette Clark

VCTC RACES FOR 2008

Record turnout for the 2008 Urban Environmental Challenge! View 2008 race times Contact the Race Director

View some photos of the race Link

Wow!! A wide and flat start and finish!

First Female: Carolina Cruz of the Bronx with a 45:08

First Male: Way Ahead! Michael Oliva of Port Chester with a 35:55

The Riverdale Ramble will be on

June 1, 2008

Photo above used with permission of
Megan Joplin Photography©

Starting from Riverdale / Kingsbridge Academy (also known as MS/HS 141) on Indepedence and 237th Streets

Race Information sheet

Race Application(pdf)

View Race Results '07

Learn more about the course

Contact the Race Director

2008 Cross Country Speed Series in Van Cortlandt Park May 22, June 5, June 19, July 3, July 17, July 31, August 14

All results posted for the 2007 season Contact the Race Director

Join Us For A Workout!

Check out our April newsletter

Track workouts will be at on the Stadium track in Van Cortlandt Park (242nd Street and Broadway) on Tuesdays at 7 PM. Contact our track coach  Ken Rolstonif you would like to join us for one of these workouts. We also have rejuvenated our Thursday night runs. Join Firdaus Dotiwala at the handball courts in front of the Van Cortlandt stadium at 7 PM. Runs vary from 5 - 7 miles. We run the trails in Van Cortlandt Park Saturday mornings at 8 AM. We meet at the handball courts at 242nd and Broadway. Parking is always available at this hour on Broadway. Give us a try! We welcome any interested runner ... accomplished, or just starting out.

Don't forget to email in your race times to our new timekeeper, Peter Coy !

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