If you’ve ever laced up with a run club, tested yourself in an unsanctioned race, or signed up for a major marathon, you’re moving through the infrastructure that was first built more than 60 years ago in the Bronx. Long before Central Park became New York’s running hub, Macombs Dam Park was the cradle of the city’s running culture. The place where Olympians and everyday joggers came together, where the first road races were staged, and where the foundation of modern marathoning was laid. Read the full story on A Mile A Minute.