| GREATER PHILADELPHIA TRACK CLUB Competing on the Track, Road and Trails Since 2003 Club Member of the USATF Mid Atlantic Association |
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| 2019 Club Officers: President: Craig Strimmel 1st V. President: Tom Jennings 2nd V. President: (vacant) Treasurer: Chuck Shields Secretary: Diane McManus |
| Rest in Peace Kyle R. Mecklenborg Our teammate, club officer, event organizer, tireless worker and fan of Track & Field Kyle R. Mecklenborg, 68, of Lansdale, PA died Sunday, August 25, 2019. Born August 8, 1951 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Robert and Helen (Gallagher) Mecklenborg. Kyle was employed with Giant Food Stores for many years. Kyle was an avid and accomplished long distance runner and marathoner in his early adulthood. Even after health issues limited his participation, he was a tireless organizer, promoter and visionary of all aspects of running, throwing and jumping. He was a past vice-president of the Greater Philadelphia Track Club and a past president of the Philadelphia Masters Track and Field Association. He was the founder and race director of GPTC's signature event the Runners' Pentathlon for several years. (Click link above for 2013 photo gallery) He was an official at the Penn Relays, and for the past eight years he was Co-Director of the Germantown Academy All-Comers Summer Meets. Kyle served on various committees of the USATF Mid-Atlantic Association and in 2017 he was honored as Volunteer of the Year. On the day of his death, he was doing what he loved, laying out a course for a future cross country race. |
| Note: Greater Philadelphia Track Club promotes competition for post-high school and older athletes only. WE ARE NOT A YOUTH CLUB |
| Fall 2019 X-C Race Schedule (revised 8-24-19) |
