April 15, 2007
Despite a hollowing nor easter, the Van Cortlandt Track Club held its annual Urban Environmental Challenge in the Bronx. If you ve never done it, it s basically off-roading in and around the already brutal VCP Cross Country Course — and this year, in the lashing wind and rain, and the ankle deep mud. Leandro Germosen led the race through the first loop with Armando Oliveira about 30 seconds back. By the time they went by me with a little over a mile to go Armando was on the heels of Leandro. They started battled it out over the last mile, but Armando was able to take control down the stretch and broke the tape in 39:53 with Leandro following in 39:59 (the course is 6.3 miles). Jonathon Federman finished in 1:15.32.
