Fellow Runners & Volunteers, Our PTC Summer Fun Run Series is on! We needed to postpone the first run due to Hurricane Isaias and apparently it was a good call since we’ve learned there was lots of debris on the Newport News Park Bikeway. Our series is now: Tuesday, 11 August: Lake Matoaka 4.3-Mile Trail …
“Predict Your Time” Postponed
Fellow runners, out of an abundance of caution with the pending storm Isaias set to hit our area tonight and tomorrow, we are canceling tomorrow’s “Tom Ray Memorial Predict Your Time 5-Miler”. It is tentatively rescheduled for 25 August, pending approval from Newport News Park. Be safe!
Hurrican Isaias
Fellow runners, We are following Hurricane Isaias very closely and how it may impact Tuesday’s “Tom Ray Memorial Predict Your Time 5-Miler.” Heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday could lead to a very wet, muddy, and possibly impassable Newport News Park Bikeway. There will also be a possibility of lightning and tornados due to Isaias. …
Ft. Eustis Races go “Virtual”
Fellow runners, with the uncertainty of base access due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, Joint Base Langley-Eustis has made the decision to make both the Mulberry Island Half Marathon & 5K (12 September) and the Ft. Eustis Run & Ruck 10K (17 October) into “Virtual” events. I hope you will still consider supporting these events! …
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11th Annual Run the D.O.G. Street 5K
Per Jim Elder, the race is a go for 9/5/20. The Two Shilling 1 miler starts at 7 AM and the 5K at 7:30 AM. The race is currently closed to new entries except virtual participants. The other exception is for Tidewater Striders, Peninsula Track Club and Colonial Road Runners who have not signed up, …
PTC Pub Run
Fellow PTC runners, Weather-permitting, we’ll be doing our first PTC Pub Run at Oozlefinch Beers & Blending, 81 Patch Rd, Ft. Monroe, tomorrow evening, 8 July 2020, at 6 PM. We’ll meet in the parking lot, sign in so I can keep track of everyone, and try to get on the course as close to …
RRCA Commitment to Confronting Racism in Our Sport and Organization
This is an important message from RRCA that we all should read as we strive to make our club and sport fully inclusive, anti-racist, and multi-cultural: https://www.rrca.org/news-articles/news-archives/2020/06/19/rrca-commitment-to-confronting-racism-in-our-sport-and-organization
June-July Update
Fellow runners and PTC members, I hope you are well and staying active. Your PTC Board of Directors continues to meet virtually each month to stay up to date on issues affecting our club and races.Unfortunately the news for July is not good… because the City of Hampton canceled all organized events/activities through August, we …
Check out the “On Your Mark” Newsletter!
Fellow Runners & PTC Members, I hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend and are enjoying Virginia’s “Phase 1” opening of many shops, restaurants, and other venues, even if in many cases it is outdoor “social distanced” seating only. As we head into June, please check out the PTC “On Your Mark” newsletter on …