Road Relays III: A Collective Success
A record 128 teams participated in the Road Relays this weekend, and along with the running gods giving us great weather, we were also able to pull off an incredible event thanks to the help of many club members. Indeed, it takes many great people to pull of a great event...where to begin?
First, thanks to Rutgers members Keith Anacker, Robert Klink, Kyle Flyer, and Dan Teichmann for picking up donated bagels from Hole in the Wall Bagels for us along the week. Next, props to sprinters Haleigh Simon, Erin LaCosta, Perryn Ford, Kevin Parker, Roland Cote, Carson Flood-Keers, Declan Fitzmaurice, Brian Dennis, and Mike DePaulo for volunteering all day in various ways. GSTC co-founder Chris Tafelski spent his entire morning helping out, and Sarah Fairbrook, Eric Schneekloth, Dave dos Santos, and Paul Schneekloth also labored all day between registration and the finish line. Then, of course, we had endless members drive from many miles away to participate, and many even brought friends and family, like Kyle Price bringing many of his kids from Spotswood, and Ken Goglas bringing his mom. Awesome....thank you all.
New Club Members Participate in Road Relays
It's always exciting when new members run in their first GSTC race, and we wanna recognize the many new faces in the crowd who made the Road Relays their first plunge!
We welcome Arezoo Imani who made her first appearance, teaming up with teammate Amy Denholtz! Ana Garcia also debuted, teaming up with her recently married husband. Dan Greer, also a new 2013 member, ran with his brother, Chris Greer. Rutgers first-year and Cinnamonson native Andrew Stuart ran yesterday as part of team "Vicious and Delicious" (we aren't sure which part of the name Andrew was, however), partnering with fellow half miler Norbert Kuter, as did Valerie Boothby, Elery Martinez, Pat Butcher, Sarah Peterson, Sarah Schillaci, and Greta Sieve.
RR Results: Records Shatter and Costumes Abound
Heibell, Higgins, Flores Win 2nd RR Titles in 2013
New Brunswick- It was a record day in Buccleuch Park, as numerous meet records were broken as a record number of teams signed up for the third running of the Road Relays. Highlighting those victories were Erin Higgins, Chris Heibell, and Edsel Flores--all winning their second team titles.
Higgins teamed up with Sarah Peterson, aka "The Misfits", to both win the open women and break the old open women's record by an astounding 3:30. The Real Housewives of the Duck Pond, Meghan DeCarlo and Sarah Schillaci, also dipped well under the old record, but fell about 1:00 short of the gold medal. "Got the Runs" of Butcher and Nicole Callaghan, finished third.
Check out the start, and nineteen other race clips, here.
The open men's race was a duel between the Mighty Men in Pink, Chris Heibell and Tony Harris, against the slightly more humble squad of Ken Goglas and Steve Mennitt, aka "The Challengers." Dropping sub-5:00 pace throughout the entire race, both teams crushed the event record by over fifteen seconds. That said, the Pinkies won out, as a dominant Harris outkicked a fatigued Goglas on the anchor after he worked hard to close the gap on the final leg, 31:03-31:08. They broke the year old mark of 31:23 by Adin Mickle and Heibell.
Check out professional pictures HERE
Check out the non-professional pictures here, on our Facebook fan page.
As promised, by "Thunder Buddies" brought the thunder in the co-ed open division, as Peter Bolgert and Sieve not only won by a convincing 33:42, but they were finished fourth overall and broke the former co-ed open record by 50 seconds. It was a close battle for second, as Pink Dynamite (Alyssa Douma/Kyle Price) edged out the Bearded Cat Ninjas (Mike Anis/Cheyenne Ogletree) 34:05-34:12.
Other GSTC'ers who fared well: Edsel Flores and Franco Guevara won the high school division in 34:32, Zak Martins and Rob Klink were second in the men's college section, Courtney Connolly and Nicole Vorst won the women's university in 45:20, Chuck Schneekloth and Erika Meling won the very prestigious "Rutgers Co-Ed Alumni" division in 36:25, Mark Parisen and Chelsea Callan, aka "The Dynamic Duo", won the Costume Division in 39:13, Kenny Huryk and his son were second in the father-son division, Mike Fonder snagged gold in the brother division with sibling Greg (Great name: "Running Mikes the Heart Greg Fonder"), Dan and Bri Teichmann won the co-ed sibling division, and Jo Ann Coffee and Peter Warren won the co-ed masters 60-69 division.
Full results here.
TMA: The Zak Attack is Back
He came flying in triumphantly, with just 50 more meters to clinch his 9th place finish at the Road Relays. However, in true Zak Martins style, he made a left instead of a right, despite the finishing chute with dozens of event staff and volunteers and flagging and a time clock and the Compuscore van and music in one direction....he went the other. Well, that cost him his 9th place spot as #chasepack came in just seconds later, and....
It also cost him, once again, a spot on the TMA list and perhaps solidifying a TMA Hall of Fame nomination in the near future.
Quotes of the Week
"I much prefer papers over exams. I once wrote a four page paper on a book after reading just its first page." -Tyler Foss, in van ride, discussing his Rutgers study habits. You should hear his stories about his four years spent in Calculus.
"Regarding my relationship with him, I'm just confused. I'm more confused than Tim Morgan." -Karen Auteri, during long run last week
"It may be too early to tell, and I dont want to jinx it, but I think I'm going to be able to keep all of my body parts after this year's Road Relays." -Kyle Flyer, via text, referencing the inaugural RR two years ago when he got his appendix removed just days after Road Relays.
"I logged onto Facebook and saw 40+ notifications and felt like the prettiest girl at the prom. When I went to check why I was so popular I remembered it's because I'm still admin of the GSTC page. Damn you Road Relays and fake boosting my confidence." -Mike Obsuth via text after the race
"If I can't run, the least I can do is volunteer." -a hip-challenged Dave dos Santos during the RR
"Just trying to spread the sweet gospel of the GSTC." -Peter Bolgert, explaining his consistent pushing of the Road Relays on the Princeton Running Club Facebook page
"It's not letting us register. It's saying net error 2." -Ryan Vance, at 11:31 night of midnight deadline. Nothing like a Rutgers student planning ahead!
GSTC Track Schedule Announced
Interested in racing? Let us know!
4/5- Sam Howell Invite (@Princeton)
4/13- Rider Invite
4/26- Penn Relays
4/27- Lion Invite (@TCNJ)
5/13- Swarthmore Last Chance
5/25- Diamond League Meet (@ Icahn)
6/8- The College Ave Mile (GSTC event in NB)
6/15- USATF East Regional Championships (@Icahn)
6/28-29- USATF Club National Championships
20k Team Championships on 3/10....Less Than Two Weeks Away
Crazy, but the first team championship race is less than two weeks away! More to come on that, but just a reminder!
Team Runs
Monday- 5:30 @ Rutgers Student Center
Tuesday- 5:30 at RSC
Wednesday- 6:15 at Morristown Runnig Company
Thursday- 5:30 @ RSC
Friday- 4:30 @ RSC
Saturday- Track Workout Highland Park HS at 10:00am
Sunday LONG RUN RIVER ROAD 9:30am
This Week in Training
Monday - comfortable run + 6-8x 8-10s hill sprints
Tuesday - 2x2M @ T pace with 3 mins recovery, then 2x800 @ 5k pace with equal rest.
Wednesday - steady state run of 75% long run duration
Thursday - super easy 40-60 mins, 6-8x 80 m strides
Friday - 4-5M tempo run @ T pace, 4 minute jog, then 4x200 @ mile pace with full recovery.
Saturday - same as Monday
Sunday - long run!
Tuesday - 2x2M @ T pace with 3 mins recovery, then 2x800 @ 5k pace with equal rest.
Wednesday - steady state run of 75% long run duration
Thursday - super easy 40-60 mins, 6-8x 80 m strides
Friday - 4-5M tempo run @ T pace, 4 minute jog, then 4x200 @ mile pace with full recovery.
Saturday - same as Monday
Sunday - long run!
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