Teeing It Up at Van Cortlandt Park
Every year we cover the Manhattan Invitational in great detail, bring you the race listings, the previews, the results, and the photos and videos of the races. But everyone knows the most heated action comes in the tee shirt competitions, where runners, coaches, parents, and masses of spectators vie for eyeball hits on the testaments of wisdom, humor, running prowess, creativity, and inspiration posted on their backs, and occasionally their fronts.
Last year was pretty much a wash-out
for tee-shirt watching, but this year we had a blast of good weather and
were able to capture some of the wit and profundity running around Van
Cortlandt. A special shout out to the belles of Bellport for letting
everything out on their custom tees, especially about the evil boys and
dark chocolate.
| Shaker's Ed Springstead and Bison Runners Kick Off the Tee Off |
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You Must Persevere
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| Heart and Inspiration | ||
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| Heart is the difference between those who attempt and those who achieve. | Pride. Family. Tradition. | |
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| Champions are made when no one is watching | Good, better, best. Never let it rest, until your good is better and your better is best. | |
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| Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard | It's supposed to be HARD. If it wasn't HARD, everyone would do it. The HARD is what makes it Great. | |
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| Your body can stand just about anything, it's your mind that you have to convince | I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul. | |
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| The only way to be #1 is to train like you're #2 ---And there will be days when you feel like you're #1002 | Team lineup for "training like your #2." ----Clarence has a lot of runners aiming to be #1. | |
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| Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out what you put in. | Individual commitment to a group effort. That is what makes a team work. | |
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| Bear Everything and Run Strong | Do it with passion or not at all | |
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| Cross Country -- A sport that requires more dedication than any other | Champions are not born. They are made. | |
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| Wishes Don't Win Races |
RunHard ----Couldn't have said it better |
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| Never Give Up |
I Can. I Will. I Must. |
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| All In. ---Only way to be in XC |
All in. ----Everybody wants in on this thing called XC. |
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| No Excuses. ----Sorry, the dog ate my race shoes is just not good enough in XC. |
No Excuses. ----Godzilla ate your running shoes and burned down your city? Still not good enough. |
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| Squad Up ---Think it has something to do with teamwork |
It's a great day to be alive. >CC> ---No bad days in XC |
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| Pound the Pavement ---That's why we have pavement in the first place |
All Kinds of Fast |
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| Believe ---The simplest of belief systems |
Get Moving -- NYSCATE |
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| Humorus Intent and XC Bravura |
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| Catch Me If You Can |
Passing on the Left. ---Apparently you should all stay to the right. |
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| #meetday |
The full team weighs in on a meaty subject |
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| Any Given Saturday. ---They're all given over to XC |
#BeastMode ---If you're not ready to give your beast, why run? |
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| The place to go when you're serious about running. ---Obviously some serious competition here |
[Runner
chased by big vicious dog] - This shirt has the power to keep you
going when you're tired and your legs and feets be hurtin'. ---
Many NY coaches just got an idea for a cool training assistant. |
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| It's a hill. Get over it |
Fear the Beard ----Oh, oh. Don't get tangled up with these guys. |
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| My Blood. My Sweat. Your Tears. |
Running is a mental sport and we are all insane |
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| Stupendous Deeds |
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| I conquered Parachute Hill. ---And without a parachute |
Adirondack Ragner Relay. Is it all uphill? ---Hill courses always seem that way. |
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| Jersey Speed Wicked Pumpkin Run ---If you survive the wicked pumpkins in Jersey, you have a chance in VCP's back hills. |
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| Pain Street America |
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| Pain is inevitable .... Suffering is optional |
A moment of PAIN is worth a lifetime of GLORY |
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PAIN is temporary, PRIDE is forever |
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| School Pride |
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| Starting a Lagacy --Legacies gotta start somewhere |
Where It All Begins ---The starting line is a always a challenge |
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| River Rage ---Do not get a Pearl River runner mad at you. |
River Rage X 2. ---And be doubly careful when there's two of them. |
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| We run this town. ----That's a big job |
We run this city. ---Sounds like an even bigger job |
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| Fight for the Green. Fight for the Gold. ---Still think these guys are just running for the money. |
Have Fun. Run Hard. Think Big. Be Strong. --Delhi Cross Country |
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| Once a Wizard always a Wizard. ----Harry, Ron, and Hermione wholeheartedly agree with Washingtonville. |
The Best of the Bulls. --Perfect for when you're at San Fermin's Pamplona run |
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| Behzadi is SXC ----Always cool to run for an XC team that begins with an S. |
We are one body --Padua |
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| The Best of Bellport - Front and Back | ||
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| What are the odds? Etc. | Smackin' the Hills. Etc. | |
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| Etc. ---Something about chillin' | Manager extraordinaire. Etc. | |
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| Boys are evil. -Zeebs. Etc. ----Seems to be a common theme that boys are evil, and even worse, they may be Zeebs. | Nuts. Etc. | |
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| Whip! Etc. | Silence is golden | |
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| XC Fight Club. Etc. | Make Better Life Choices. Etc. | |
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| Dark chocolate. Etc. | The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die. Etc. | |
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| Cardiac. Etc. | Burn Fire Burn. Etc. | |
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| [Play it Again] 5K = 3.1 Etc. | Gaga. Etc. |
