Van Cortlandt Park is perhaps most well known for its cross-country facilities. People come from all over the U.S. to run it, and it's where the national cross-country championships are held.

He’d first shot runners at the age of 18, on a lark, at Van Cortlandt Park ... neoclassical indoor track mecca. The one with the banked Mondo track, where pros run the mile in under three ...