Every year, the GSTC gathers at North Brunswick's Road Runner Sports to do a few things: buy some running gear, raise some money for the club, and recognize the dozens and dozens of members who have made various contributions to the team. In 2013, this will be happening on Saturday, February 9th from 6:30pm-9:00pm.
For the new members, here's how it works: we get a $2,000 check if we bring one hundred people into the store AND if we buy a certain amount of product. That number fluctuates yearly based on the yearly average of other similar fundraisers hosted by the nation-wide store, and we'll find out that number sometime soon. Bottom line: we go, we eat, we buy, we celebrate, and then we usually go to some bar in downtown, nearby New Brunswick and talk trash about the awards we SHOULD have won.
A formal invitation will come soon which will include a thorough itinerary with an award list, the members to present the award, and the club members up for each award.
Road Relays III: Sun, Feb. 24
Partners, Batons, Costumes, and Loops in Just Five Weeks!
The Road Relays was once just an event at a park.
Now...it is a tradition, a source of year-long partner speculation and bragging rights, a topic of controversy, a huge fund raiser for the club, and of course, a rare time when the entire club--sprinters and distance runners alike- congregate to host one of New Jersey's most unique running events of the year.
So what is it, exactly?
It's a 10k relay where each team, of two, runs 5k total. But here's the twist: each member only runs 2.5k at a time before handing off the baton to his/her partner.
The draw is that there are twelve categories with men, women, and co-ed medal divisions going three teams deep in them all. These categories are open, college, youth, greek, parent/child, sibling, costume, Rutgers alumni, masters 40s, masters 50s, masters 60s, and masters 70s.
The final twist is that, as this professional race map shows, each 2.5k leg is two loops: a longer loop ("Black Loop") and a shorter loop ("Gold Loop"). This inevitably creates teams lapping other teams, and, of course, a little bit of chaos at the exchange zone.
So for all sprinters: be prepared for another morning of volunteering. For you distance runners, you got a few things to do ASAP:
1- find a partner. if you need help locating one and wanna run with a club member, email us!
2- sign up here
3- call a friend and get them to come. every year this event doubles in size....let's make it 600 people for 2013!
Tracksters Prep for Boston
For the first time in club history, the GSTC will bring a complete team to one of the best indoor track meets in the country: Boston University's Terrier Classic.
Along with crew in the sprint events (200, 400, 500, 800), Anthony Harris looks to improve his club record in the open mile, Chris Heibell hopes to break the club record in the 1000m, Mike Belgiovine will chase Heibell's 8:25.05 3k club record, and Chelsea Callan will make a run at the 3k club record.
Email Goglas!
He is quite lonely these days. Oh wait, also, he is compiling two things:
1. 5k personal bests of all club members since being on club.
2. Members interested in club outing to Devils game- 1/2 OFF BABY- March 23 7pm game
Dates to Remember
1. January 21, 2013. Today! Pay your 2013 dues please!
2. February 9, 2013. Saturday 6:30 @ RR Sports. TEAM AWARDS and FUNDRAISER.
3. February 24, 2013. Sunday 11:00am @ Buccleuch Park. ROAD RELAYS.
4. March 10, 2013. Sunday. 20k Grand Prix ALL DIVISIONS Championships.
5. April 7, 2013. Sunday. 15k Grand Prix OPEN Championships.
6. April 27, 2013. Sunday. 15k Grand Prix MASTER Championships.
7. May 11, 2013. Saturday. 10k Grand Prix OPEN Championships.
8. May 27, 2013. Sunday. 10k Grand Prix MASTER Championships.
9. June 8, 2013. Saturday Night. COLLEGE AVE MILE. GSTC Event!
10. June 17th, 2013. Monday night. 5k Grand Prix Open MEN Championships.
11. June 23rd, 2013. Sunday. 5k Grand Prix MASTER Championships.
Results from the Armory
Three athletes competed at The Armory's Thursday Night at the Races. Alyssa Douma ran 2:19.8, an indoor club record, and won the women's half mile, leading wire to wire. Not to be outdone, Kyle Price won the men's 800m in 1:57.4. Earlier in the evening, Mike Anis finished 7th in the 5,000m in 15:50.2. We wish we had some media of these awesome performances!
Team Meetings This Week
Monday- 5:30 @ Highland Park HS- track workout
Tuesday- 5:30 @ Rutgers Student Center (RSC) - team run/workout
Wednesday- 5:30 @ Highland Park HS- track workout
Wednesday- 5:30 @ RSC- team run
Thursday- 5:30 @ RSC- team run
Friday- 4:00 @ RSC- team run
Sunday- TEAM LONG RUN AT BUCCLEUCH PARK 9:00 @ PARKING LOT NEAR BATHROOMS
Quotes of the Week
"I don't know if running changed my life or if I changed my life for running, but who cares really? My feet keep moving, my arms keep pumping, and my mantra keeps rolling, 'Be patient. You got this.'" -Tony Harris, FB post
"I'm certain someone put magnets in my bed last night as moving from it this morning was a definite struggle, but it's been a while since I've done the post workout fall out of bed routine, nice to know I'm back to doing something right." -Alexandra Jacob, 4x400 Ramapo record holder, via email after her first GSTC sprint workout
"Let me know if there is anything you want to see put into this since I want to make it nicey nicey." -Mike Obsuth, via email, who is compiling a GSTC result spreadsheet with Goglas
"I ran both track and cross country all throughout high school and have been continuing to run in college on my own. In high school I ran the 800 and the 3200. I live on Livingston and I also have classes on Busch and Cook. Thanks for the email!" -Joe Sabol, RU student, via email. Sounds like he's found the right team!
"Count me in for the 4x4. I hope they're not expecting a spectacular split though, I haven't run a 400 in over a year!" -Justine Ameye, new sprinter from Sacred Heart. We like her attitude- let's go for it and see what happens!
"For all its virtues, the internet provides a haven for even the most outrageous and unsupportable claims." -Tim Morgan, via Facebook, taking a stand on his favorite topic: the Internet
TMA: A Slow Week
Kyle Price was the last man on the team van for yesterday's long run, eight minutes late....eight minutes behind a sprinting Mike Anis who was seen sprinting down the street after parking his car to make the 8:45 departure.
This Week in Training
Last week of pure fundamentals! It's going to be cold this week so make adjustments to your pace to allow for the cold weather - wearing extra clothes etc will slow you down - as long as the effort is there, you're good.
Monday - comfortable run + 8x8-10s hill sprints
Tuesday - fartlek run - use the first and last 10 minutes as warmup and cooldown, then go for 6-10 cycles of 2:00 on, 2:00 off. Keep the recovery intervals honest!
Wednesday - moderate run of 75% long run duration
Thursday - super easy 40-60 minutes
Friday after full warmup, go 3-5 miles @ T pace. You want to be running between 22 and 28 minutes.
Saturday - same as Monday
Sunday - long run
Monday - comfortable run + 8x8-10s hill sprints
Tuesday - fartlek run - use the first and last 10 minutes as warmup and cooldown, then go for 6-10 cycles of 2:00 on, 2:00 off. Keep the recovery intervals honest!
Wednesday - moderate run of 75% long run duration
Thursday - super easy 40-60 minutes
Friday after full warmup, go 3-5 miles @ T pace. You want to be running between 22 and 28 minutes.
Saturday - same as Monday
Sunday - long run
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