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George Fenigsohn—award-winning race walker, member of the Virginia Peninsula Road Racing Hall of Fame, and long-time PTC member—will present a program on Walking and Running Your Way to Better Mental Health. George will highlight the benefits of exercise to help cope with anxiety and depression, as well as the benefits of walking as we age. …
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2018 New Energy Youth Running Team SIGN UP NOW HERE!! SPRING 2018 TRAINING SITE DETAILS: Virginia Beach Training Site: Starts March 13, 2018 – Tuesdays /Thursdays, from 5-6 p.m., at Mt. Trashmore (Kid’s Cove area facing South Blvd) Tnwalsh43@yahoo.com Suffolk Training Site: Starts March 12 – Sleepy Hole Park, Mondays/Thursdays 5:30-6:30 pm NewEnergySuffolk@gmail.com Norfolk Training Site: …
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The Joe & Sue Moore Memorial PTC Scholarship is a one-year scholarship offered by the Peninsula Track Club to graduating high school seniors accepted to and entering a regionally accredited college or university in a full-time program leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree. To be eligible the student must be a member or the …
The PTC Awards Banquet will be held Saturday evening, January 20, 2018. The location is the Edgehill Association Clubhouse, 700 Cockletown Road in Yorktown. This is a chance to celebrate the running and racing accomplishments of the PTC and its members in 2017. Again this year the banquet is a potluck format — bring a …
I’m asking running websites in the area to make sure to inform people about running safety. I found this with really nice running safety tips that you can share on your website to keep people informed: https://www.dietspotlight.com/benefits-of-running/ – list of safety tips, running benefits, resources This could be really helpful information for beginners. Please do …
Final reminder that preregistration for the Fast Before the Feast 5K ends on Friday, October 27, 2017. Afterwards, the race entry fee will increase to $30 and your requested shirt size will be not be guaranteed at packet pickup. There is no race day registration for this event and maximum participants is capped at 800 runners. As of …
My name is Ashley Durkin and I work with Salem Parks and Recreation in Salem, Virginia. We host the LewisGale Salem Half Marathon which is coming up on October 14th and we would like to offer your running club a discount to run in our race!Any member can use code VARUN10 and receive $10 off …
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Dale Abrahamson has been involved with running as a volunteer, a race director, a coach, a writer and a member of multiple running clubs. Once he was even the president of a running club. He has been a runner for 38 years and is still a top competitor in our local races. We asked him …
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We are saddened to announce the passing of our beloved president, Joe Harney on July 20, 2017. He was one of a kind and will be greatly missed. Races will not be the same but we will remember his smile and that laugh and this will comfort us. His family is in our thoughts and …