Raindrops were falling as Twin City Track Club members gathered at Leinbach Park for the Spring Picnic and Annual Meeting. But the weather decided to be kind, and the burgers and dogs were saved from a soggy end. Copious amounts food—no wonder we all like to run, with a feast like that!—were brought and shared and small groups gathered around ...
When the Boston Marathon is run for the 127th time on April 17, 29 Twin City Track Club members will be among the 30,000 runners hitting those hallowed streets.The iconic race is sponsored by the Boston Athletic Association, which was established in 1887 with a mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running.Notable among the runners this year ...
Twin City Track Club aspires to build a healthy and socially connected community through running events, activities, support and information. Here is a look at what you helped TCTC accomplish this year:Total number of members: 709Number of new members enrolled: 240Strava Club members: 212Number of Facebook Group followers: 1,662Number of Instagram followers: 768Number of in-person races hosted by TCTC: 13Races timed by TCTC: 24 (Our timing crew is ...
The 2023 Twin City Track Club Winter Seminar coincides with the Frosty Fifty race weekend. And this year, we are honored to welcome Olympian and Boston Marathon winner Des Linden.A bit about DesCalifornia native Desiree Linden started making her impression on the running world as a high school freshman, running a sub-5-minute mile. She attended Arizona State University, where she was ...
Put on your party clothes and enjoy craft beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres while celebrating the holidays with your Twin City Track Club family. The TCTC annual holiday party will be held again at Village Square Tap House in Clemmons. Here are the important details:Where: Village Square Tap HouseWhen: Saturday, December 3, at 6 p.m.Who: All TCTC members and their guestsWhat: ...
After a high of 88 degrees earlier in the day, the temperature for this year’s Cook Medical Beat the Heat settled to a more comfortable 82 by the time the evening’s events began at 6:30. And this year kicked off a new event: the Youth Mile Race.Twelve young runners ages 6-17 lined up for this competitive race and they ran ...
For a summer evening race, it wasn’t especially hot. Clouds kept the sun from shining too brightly and an occasional breeze blew through the trees and offered a cooling moment to runners.Sandy Wetherhold made his customary speech and attempted a dramatic on-site burning of an unearned 2021 T-shirt. While the attempt did NOT go up in smoke, the crowd appreciated the ...
Reprinted from the TCTC Flyer, May/June 2017 First of all, I remember the steamy evening when it all happened like it was yesterday. It was blazing hot on a beautiful August night in 1977. It was 6 p.m. when I drove onto the Forsyth Country Day campus, where I was the track coach for over 40 years, and it was exactly ...
The Fit 4 Race Series finished up its 2021–2022 edition with a cold running of the Frosty Fifty on January 8. The race weekend kicked off with a Friday night 5K on January 7, with 28 runners showing up for an out-and-back evening run. Taking top honors in the 5K were Eric Villeneuve of Durham, overall male winner, and Heather Hugosson ...
The Winter Seminar is back for 2022, and our speaker has a great message for the running community after the challenges we’ve all faced since our last seminar in early 2020. Abbey Cooper is a decorated Ivy League athlete, having won a total of seven NCAA titles, including being the first Ivy League athlete to win an NCAA Cross Country ...