The project is comprised of these four parts:
Part 1: The Bronx Years (1958 – 1972) – First Generation RRCA
Part 2: New York Pioneer Club (NYPC)
Part 3: 1970 New York City Marathon First Finishers
Part 4: The Early Central Park Years (1973 – 1990)
The project’s goal is to tell the history (1950s – 1990) of New York City long distance running.
We’re happy to announce that an index has been completed by Gary Meltzer of the first 60 issues (1959-1974) of the Road Runners Club: New York Association Newsletters. Gary is a longtime New York Road Runners Club Executive Committee and Board Member and was a dear friend to Joe Kleinerman and Ted Corbitt. The index and each issue of this quarterly newsletter can be found here: https://tedcorbitt.com/rcc-ny-association-newsletters-1959-1974/
The newsletter was edited and published by Ted Corbitt for nearly 20 years. It was printed on the Corbitt household dining room table (see attached) mimeograph machine. Many aspects of the modern-day sport of long-distance road running were invented by the first-generation (1958-1972) New York Road Runners Club leadership. TCI later in the year will release a definitive New York Road Runner History Timeline developed by running historian Pam Chenkin Ph.D and Gary Corbitt that will fully document this history.
TCI is currently interviewing long distance road runners and racewalkers who competed or officiated in road races between 1958 – 1972. Our focus is on the New York Tri-State area, but we’re also interested in reaching running pioneers across the country. We have interviews planned with individuals who competed and officiated in New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Washington DC areas. If you have a family member now deceased who competed during this era, we’re also interested in interviewing you and finding out if you have any scrapbooks and photos. These interviews will be preserved on a YouTube channel.
If you’d like to participate, please contact us at theodorecorbittinstitute@gmail.com
Gary Corbitt
Archivist: Theodore Corbitt Institute (TCI)
Historian: National Black Marathoners Association (NBMA)
https://tedcorbitt.com/rcc-ny-association-newsletters-1959-1974/
@tedcorbittinstitute
January 19, 2025
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