Last Call: Team Pullovers
The first order came in, and due to high demand, we're making a second, and final, order this TUESDAY. Please email with desired size ASAP!
BIG CHILL 5k: Sat, December 8th
Join the big fun with a big part of our GSTC crew! A big, fun race....and the cost is just a wrapped present to enter. Please email team captain Mike Obsuth, one of the finest young men to come from Fair Lawn, at obsmike@eden.rutgers.edu. He'll tell ya how to sign up under our team name!!!
Rutgers Fall Finale: Sunday, 12/16
To all our Rutgers runners! To keep the tradition alive, we like to celebrate the fall GSTC-Rutgers running season with dinner and prizes. As Dan Teichmann says, "It's always a pleasure to spend Chuck's money." Put it on your calendar: Sunday, 12/16, from 3:00-5:00pm. This is what everyone agreed to via email last week!
First Call: Couch to 5k Runners!
We're starting this program up come January 1, and we're excited to offer this to beginning runners! If you're interest or have questions, please email program co-captain Amy at adenholtz@gmail.com.
*****And now, the weekend's racing highlights******
Fast in Flemington!
Douma, Callan, Harris Hit PLP; PRs Abound
Flemington- Knowing there was no room for error, and not wanting to leave anything to chance, she drove seventy minutes on Thanksgiving morning--passing numerous turkey trot races along the way-- to pursue the 82% PLP standard of 18:03. Running this, or faster, would give her the $200 USATF travel stipend for nationals. Running 18:04, or slower, would give her just another 5k race for the 2012 season.
In true black and gold form, Alyssa Douma hit the finish line in 18:01.66--a PR by a massive 21 seconds--making this one of the biggest performances of the day for the GSTC. And, as you'll soon find out....that's saying a lot. Ahead of Douma were teammates Lindsey Lambert and Chelsea Callan, both running incredible races of 17:39 and 17:46, respectively. Both were road PRs, and for Callan this was a 19 second all-time PR. Lambert has run faster- but only on the track. Speaking of personal bests, Cathy Stutzman ran an incredible 20:59--a best by over 1:00, while Kristin Cupido finished in a season best of 18:48.
In a race that had 4,203 finishers, the men put five runners in the top thirteen overall. Foreshadowing the battle in two weeks in Kentucky, Ken Goglas, Steve Mennitt, Tony Harris, and Chris Heibell hammered up front with some of NYAC's best. When the dust settled, three of them had all-time road PRs- Goglas (14:58), Mennitt (14:59), and Harris (15:01). Heibell, coming off a PR and club record 8k four days ago, faded back to 14:09, as they went 4th-5th-6th-7th. Chuck Schneekloth ran a season best of 16:17 for 13th, while Zak Martins ran a huge PR of 16:29. Also running for the Gold and Black Attack were Mike Saparito (16:46), Charlie Koontz (17:01), Mark Parisen (17:56), and Mike Gurzo (19:22).
Higgins Wins GB Trot
Green Brook- In her final prep race before club nationals, Erin Higgins ran her best race for the black and gold, a season-best 19:35 5k win at the Green Brook Turkey Trot. Holding off Erin Murray of Green Brook, Higgins won her first race as a club member, edging out the "Other Erin" by two seconds.
Nihen Wins DM Trot
Saddle River- Indeed, looks can be deceiving. When looking at the Dick Meighan 5k results, one might see Rob Nihen's 15:21 win and think, "Ehh, another walk in the park for Rob." Not at all. Battling a moderately hilly course, he went through the first mile in 5:15, not feeling so good. It actually took a Herculean 4:45 final mile to overtake and beat Mike Belgiovine--a Fordham star, a Rob DeCarlo product from Don Bosco Prep who, funny enough, will be wearing GSTC colors this indoor and outdoor season. For the men, half miler Jaris Rousseau ran an all-time best of 17:05, Andrew Capizzi tempoed it in 17:11, and Jon Karrlson ran 17:39.
On the women's side, paced by husband/professional rabbit Rob DeCarlo, Meghan DeCarlo finished third overall in a season-best 19:31. Just a few strides behind her was teammate Liz Bissell, who will also be making the trek out to Kentucky, finishing fourth overall women in 19:55. Nicole Callaghan also ran a season-best of 22:05, capping an impressive comeback season whereas she took many years off from the sport. don weise 20:01
Anantharaman Wins Trinity TT
Princeton- Staying local is sometimes a necessary evil, and for Ashwin Anantharaman, it meant he won his local turkey trot- the world-renowned Trinity Turkey Trot- by a comfortable 14 seconds, crossing in a PR time of 16:12. Teammate and 4x800 GSTC club record holder Tyler Foss finished 5th in the race in 16:55, a season-best for the Rutgers sophomore.
Masters @ Ashenfelter
Glen Ridge- Marty Doherty and Jeremy Stratton were the lone masters runners at the Ashenfelter 8k, and both ran solid races. Doherty finished his season in fashion, averaging an impressive 5:59 pace for a 29:44 finish. Stratton, on the other hand, was coming off an injury developed from his NYC build-up, and finished in 31:16.
Timmy Morgan finished 5th overall in 26:29, just a few ticks ahead of his bearded homeboy Mike Anis, who faded to 7th in 26:49.
Teichmann PRs in Long Island
Long Island- GSTC-RU captain Dan Teichmann was at it again this weekend, hammering another PR at the Garden City Five MIler Turkey Trot in Long Island, NY. The scrappy Rutgers junior ran 28:33, a solid 5:43/mile for the course, finishing 15th overall. Teichmann, who was turned away by the Rutgers coaching staff years ago as a hopeful walk-on, would have beaten RU's #7 man in their last cross country race with this time by......over a minute.
2 PRs in Mo-Town TT
Two big PRs for Karen Auteri (19:08) and Woody Kongsamut (19:18). What a great end to a turkey trotting email....what a great weekend of racing for our club!
Buckstown Marathon
Bucks County- Props to Alex Fowlie who ran 2:55:34 in the Bucks County Marathon, averaging 6:41/mile and finishing 5th overall. Fowlie, one of the original founders of the club, is perhaps best known for pushing the name Garden State Track Club instead of the original proposed name, Jersey Track Club.Club All-Time 5k List
After this wave of PRs over the Thanksgiving break, let's take a quick look at the club's revised 5k road record books....as much can change in just a few days!
Men
14:50 Jeff Perrella (2011/President's Cup)
14:58 Ken Goglas (2012/Flemington)
14:59 Steve Mennitt (2012/Flemington)
15:01 Tony Harris (2012/Flemington)
15:09 Chris Heibell (2012/Flemington)
15:15 Rob Nihen (2012/Teterboro)
15:33 Tim Morgan (2012/Monster)
15:35 Adin Mickle (2012/Monster)
15:37 Taylor Burmeister (2011/President's Cup)
15:38 Kyle Price (2012/Bergenfield)
15:40 Luis Romero (2012/Monster)
16:06 Ashwin Anantharaman(2012/Monster)
16:07 Chuck Schneekloth (2011/Run for Vikings)
16:09 Mike Anis (2011/President's Cup)
Women
17:34 Cheyenne Ogletree (2012/Gorilla)
17:39 Lindsey Lambert (2012/Flemington)
17:46 Chelsea Callan (2012/Flemington)
18:01 Alyssa Douma (2012/Flemington)
18:21 Jamie Liberti (2012/Pier House)
18:48 Kristin Cupido (2012/Flemington)
18:52 Erika Meling (2012/Gorilla)
19:08 Karen Auteri (2012/Morristown)
19:31 Meghan DeCarlo (2012/Meighan)
19:55 Liz Bissell (2012/Meighan)
20:26 Danielle Stanton (2012/Gorilla)
20:56 Courtney Stanton (2012/Gorilla)
21:24 Jill Zablocki (2012/Gorilla)
TMA: Z-Mart Makes Final Push
There are 4,200 people who ran the Flemington Turket Trot, and only one of them managed to be listed as this: "16.Not Registered , 99 M 16:29.05 5:18 16/2275 NO AGE:2/14 0.00 16:29.05"
We congratulate frequent-flyer Zak Martins for, somehow, managing to get his age as "0" and his name as "not registered" at the same time. With just a few weeks left before the 2012 TMA vote....he sure is making a fine final push to the homestretch.
Quotes of the Week
"She said yes, bitches!" -sprinter Mike Brito, via group text, after proposing to his now-fiance
"Wow. That was really impressive. This made me rethink things...a lot." -club friend Rich Luettchau, the lone open male runner on Shore AC, shortly after Flemington 5k
"This is only a problem because when you go to a open championship race, every other team is basically fighting for 5th." -Gary Rosenburg, via email, discussing GSTC's impact on open men's running in the USATF-NJ
"At this point, he is the underdog." -Ken Goglas, at team meeting, analyzing Tim Morgan's chances of defending his 2011 Tim Morgan Award title.
"I think my mom will let me leave at 11:00am." -Chris Heibell, at team meeting, when asked about when he will be able to depart
"Shot put, discus, 60m, 110 hurdles, 10k, race walk." -half miler Tyler Foss, via text (sprinters were asked to request events to compete in next weekend's season-opening meet)
"Ok. See u tomorrow. I have an Russian 800 guy coming with me tomorrow who runs 1:53." -sprinter Jason Romsak, via text. Now those are the recruits we like!
"Shhhhh before Chuck sees." -Zak Martin, FB post, knowing damn well what was coming down the pike after his blunder
"Hey I did a 5 miler in Westfield this morning and saw Mike Anis! Went pretty well. First in my age group and 4th woman overall." -Rutgers frosh Courtney Connolly, via text, about the Westfield 5 Miler Turkey Trot (editor's note: usually the sentence "I saw Mike Anis" isn't followed by an exclamation point. In due time...)
Team Runs This Week
Monday 5:30 @ Rutgers Student Center
Tuesday 6:00 @ RSC
Wednesday 5:30 @ RSC
Thursday 5:30 @ RSC
Friday 4:00 @ RSC
Saturday ----
Sunday long run TBA via FB
This Week in Training
Monday - comfortable run + 8x80m strides
Tuesday - 4M tempo run, jog 5 mins, then go 4x200 at mile pace
Wednesday - 75% of your usual Wednesday run
Thursday - super easy 40-60 mins
Friday 10k runners go 6x800 at race pace with 1:30 rest, follow it up with 4x200 at mile pace
5k runners go 4x800 at race pace with 1:30 rest, followed by 4x200 at mile pace
Saturday - comfortable run + 8x80m strides
Sunday 75% long run.
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