I just saw a very interesting article about the USATF Outdoor Track Championships and the fact that Icahn Stadium in New York City will be the host. That's right. A major national/international (track) meet is being held ... and it is NOT in TrackTown USA (Eugene, Oregon). This is a huge development!
Icahn Stadium is a fantastic -- if oddly located -- track venue. It is on Randalls Island, sitting underneath the Triboro Bridge and floating between the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens. It is technically part of Manhattan. It's not easy to get to, but it is worth the trip.
This article quotes Lauren Primerano extensively. Lauren is a Manhattan College track alum and she runs the show at Ocean Breeze. She is a mover and a shaker in the NYC track scene, and she deserves a lot of credit for getting the USATF meet here in the metropolitan area, just days after Giants Stadium in New Jersey (I know it's technically called "Met Life Stadium" but it'll always be Giants Stadium to me!) hosted the World Cup final on Sunday.
So for a few days anyway, NYC (or, at least, a small part of it) becomes TrackTown USA!
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