Needham Youth Track Club

The official Needham Track Club page. CITs promote a fun and positive approach to guiding children in both activities and social interaction.

Needham Track Club is a summer program for youth ages 0 - 14 where children engage in track and field based activities in a fun and safe environment.

Photos from Needham Youth Track Club's post

05/27/2024

05/27/2024

A great race write up by the USA Track & Field New England (USATF-NE)

A wet day didn't dampen performances at The Great Bear Run in Needham MA, the USATF-NE 5km Championship race, last Sunday. Leading the fields through Needham were Eric Linden (B.A.A./Boston MA) and Molly Huddle (Saucony/Providence RI), both of whom set course records in the 30 year old race. Jan Holmquist used the home course advantage and a birthday one day earlier to break the USA Masters W80-84 record for 5km
Story and results link -
newengland.usatf.org/news/2024/great-day-for-racing-at-great-bear-run-5km-champio

80-year-old woman breaks 5K running record for her age in Needham race

05/22/2024

A huge congrats to Jan. We were thrilled to have her at the Great Bear Run
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/video/80-year-old-woman-breaks-5k-running-record-for-her-age-in-needham-race/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1cNeEVJJKxcQtwC4eOpcXhcCzvVKr82w_Dd3-snx_JBtscVbnpDdwNdpY_aem_AfbhEBA7eqIwTNRsIQiWYCmXwE0_nmqLj6iVdXM_QK-fbEl7vUMO2-1GOyo8IHC-jd8UWD83b9fXSduK3rAvzdWu

80-year-old woman breaks 5K running record for her age in Needham race Jan Holmquist ran the three miles in 24 minutes and 7 seconds.

Great Bear Run Attracts Competitive Edge – Needham Local

05/21/2024

https://needhamlocal.org/2024/05/great-bear-run-attracts-competitive-edge/

Great Bear Run Attracts Competitive Edge – Needham Local Sports Great Bear Run Attracts Competitive Edge Cameron MorsbergerMay 20, 2024May 20, 2024 May 20, 2024 • Runners broke records and reveled in the rain in this year’s Great Bear Run. At the sound of an airhorn, hundreds of runners took off down Harris Avenue in the 32nd iteration of the Great Be...