Tough Love 2X 2 Mile Relay and Kids Relay

🏃‍♂️ Tough Love 2X 2 Mile Relay and Kids Relay

Join the Van Cortlandt Track Club in supporting the park we love by helping to raise money to improve the cross-country trail. NYC Parks’ budget has been slashed but there are still the same number of runners racing on the cross-country course which is over 100 years old!

💰 Support Our Park

• Usage: Thousands of middle school and high school, college, and adult runners use the trail every year, and that really takes a toll on the course.
• Goal: Let's pull together and raise money to allow the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance to create a test patch on the course with a new runner-friendly surface.
• Funding: They need at least $25,000 to do a large enough section to see if it will work for us runners.

🏁 Race Details

• Relay Format: The race is a two-person relay of two miles per leg.
• Course: The course will start on the Broadway side of the park, heading south like the 5k course, pole to pole into the cow path.
• Turns: Runners will take a sharp left about a mile in, taking the long way up Cemetery Hill, then another sharp left back down to the flats.
• Handoff: The relay handoff will be just north of the Tortoise & Hare, finishing at the same location.

👦👧 Kids Relay

• Distance: The kids will also do a relay, around the flats, of about a half mile each.
• Partner Signup: If you don’t have a partner, kid or adult, you can sign up that morning and we will pair you with someone.
• Registration Fees: Registration is $30 per pair for adults and $10 per pair for kids.

🌐 Virtual Option

Can't make it on February 8th but still want to support the trail? Select the virtual option and run with a friend or alone at any time between February 7 - 15. Tag this race on social media (#ToughLoveforVCPA) when you’re done. We will send you the giveaway and post your results on the race page.

📅 Event Date and Location

Date: 2025-02-07
Location: 6087 Broadway, Bronx, NY
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