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Van Cortlandt Track Club

Bronx running club based in Van Cortlandt Park, for recreational and competitive runners of every level, with a Sunday walking group too.

To try it
Price on their site
What does "to try" mean?
What it is
Running club
Where
The Bronx
When
Tue 7pm speed workout and Thu 7pm tempo, both now at the Fieldston School parking lot on Manhattan Parkway; Sat 8am group run (handball courts, W 241st St & Broadway); Sun 8am walking group (Van Cortlandt Golf House)

Next: Thu, Oct 22, 7pm (tempo) · Fieldston School parking lot on Manhattan Parkway

Check their page before you go: clubs cancel for weather and races, and times change.

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What the runs are like

  • How farSaturday starts with a loop of the Parade Ground, then groups split by distance; the Sunday walk is 4-6 miles (vctc.org)
  • PaceSaturday groups form by pace; at the Thursday tempo everyone runs their own pace (vctc.org)
  • How bigNot stated
  • Where to meetSaturday 8am by the handball courts at W 241st St & Broadway (leaves 8:15); Tuesday and Thursday 7pm at the Fieldston School parking lot on Manhattan Parkway; Sunday walk 8am at the Van Cortlandt Golf House (vctc.org)
  • CostNot stated
  • Before you show upCome and try a run before you join (vctc.org)
  • For beginnersThe site describes a Monday 7pm newcomers' Fun Run, run or walk, where "No one is left behind", with a note that it "will return in spring 2026"; email the club to check it's on (vctc.org)
  • Where they post changesFacebook, including weather changes (vctc.org)

In the club's own words where it says so, from the pages linked, read on October 21, 2026. "Not stated" means we couldn't find it on their site: ask them.

What to expect

Come to the Saturday group run: meet at 8am by the handball courts at West 241st Street and Broadway, leave at 8:15, loop the Parade Ground, then split into groups by pace for the trails or the flats. Many runners meet for breakfast after. The club says to check its Facebook page for weather changes.

First time doing this? Read the guide

What it costs

The club invites newcomers to come along and try a run before joining. Membership dues are paid through RunSignUp; the amount isn't shown on the club's site.

That's what their own site said on October 21, 2026. Prices change; the booking page has today's.

New to it? They say beginners are welcome.

Season

Year-round

Where

We haven't been yet.

Everything here comes from their own website, checked on the date above. We'll say when we've tried it ourselves. How we pick.

Checked at: vctc.org, vctc.org/workouts/, vctc.org/join/

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