GSTC March Madness.......Get in the Game!
Get in on the hoops bracket action for $5....email Zak Martins at zaka28@optonline.net. There's limited entries, so jump in ASAP!
Couch to 5k Group: by Amy Denholtz
This past Saturday we had a great Couch to 5k and Steady Striders run in Johnson Park and we welcome two new members, Reeya and Portia! Our Couch to 5k and Steady Striders will be running with the GSTC Team this Sunday, March 17th, at 10:00am at Manasquan Reservoir in Howell (a map/directions are available at http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?Id=2531). All paces and distances are welcome!
20k Team Champs: Open Men, Women Run the Table
Goglas, Mennitt Lead Golden Phalanx to 1-2-3 Team Sweep
Piscataway- The Garden State Track Club opened the season in style, sweeping the team podium for the first time in a category 3 race by putting an incredible ten runners in the top eleven.
Ken Goglas continued to win gold for the GSTC, as he dropped the last two miles in 10:15 to win in 66:23. Despite a slow opening three miles, Goglas averaged 5:21 for the 12.4 mile race to win the $150 purse. It was the #2 time in club history at this distance, behind Tom Poland's mark from 2012. Training partner and teammate Steve Mennitt finished second overall, running stride for stride with Goglas for the entire race, finishing just ni ne seconds behind him...which all came in the final mile. Mennitt's effort was good for #3 GSTC all-time, bringing him $100 for second overall. Paul Matuszak was fourth overall in 66:42, falling just two seconds shy of completing a complete GSTC sweep of the top three spots.
The other ten runners who rounded out the top eleven were Mike Belgiovine (67:27), Mike Fonder (66:47), Adin Mickle (69:25), Mike Anis (69:39), Tim Morgan (70:26), Chuck Schneekloth (71:27), and Ashwin Ananharaman (71:55). Filling out the top three scoring teams were Kyle Price (72:35), Andrew Capizzi (72:35), Stephen Comanto (73:57), Edsel Flores (74:09), TJ Zablocki (78:37), and Rob DeCarlo (84:14)
The D Team finished 7th overall, good for two team points. Zak Martins (75:19), Dan Teichmann (76:01), David Fett (80:39), Marty Doherty (80:42), Mark Parisen (84:01), Nick Waclowski (88:05), Joe Dugandzic (88:07), and Eric Davis (88:26) rounded out the group's top seven.
Below are 2012 vs 2013 results, as each team has five scoring runners.
2012 2013
A Team 68:34 average (5:31/mile) 68:50 average (5:33/mile)
B Team 71:04 average (5:39/mile) 70:57 average (5:38/mile)
C Team none 71:18 average (5:45/mile)
D Team none 79:21 average (6:23/mile)
Women Finish 1,3 as Ogletree Dominates
Piscataway- Cheyenne Ogletree started off 2013 like she ended 2012: winning big.
The former Garfield HS and Rutgers standout ran away from the women's field, averaging 6:13 a mile and finishing with a time of 77:15, almost two full minutes in front of second place. Alyssa Douma, much like Matuszak above, ran a fantastic race and finished forth- just one place outside the prize money.
The group split the squad hoping for a 1-2 finish, but instead went 1-3 as two key players were unable to compete at the last minute. The Gold Team comprised of Karen Auteri (82:24), Meghan DeCarlo (83:04), and Erin Higgins (83:24). Last year, DeCarlo ran 86:23 (3:19 difference) and Higgins ran 104:22 (20:58 difference)...yeah, those are some sweet improvements!
The Black Team finished third, as Erika Meling (84:48), Sarah Scillaci (88:08), and Alexis Patrick (89:10) rounded out the scoring four. For both Schillaci and Patrick, this was their GSTC debut as they helped muscle the team's second squad to its highest ever overall finish.
Also very exciting: for the first time in club history, the women had a third scoring team. This consisted of Nicole Callaghan (97:17), Jo Ann Coffee (1:49:44), Amanda Rolph (1:50:45), Kati Petrikonis (1:57:27), and Prudence Jones (2:14:25).
Here is the average time, and average pace per mile, for the top four runners of each scoring team.
2012 2013
A Team 1:24:27 (6:48/mile) 1:21:32 (6:34/mile)
B Team none 1:25:47 (6:55/mile)
C Team none 1:48:49 (8:46/mile)
GSTC First: We Have a Scoring Women's Master's Team!
Another highlight of the 20k Team Championships: we have a master's team! However, the timer's somehow missed our team declaration, so we are awaiting for them to fix this. Regardless of time and place, congratulations to Sandi Kaspszyk, Jo Ann Coffee, Prudence Jones, and Patricia Butcher for filling out the club's first ever masters women's team!
Master's Men Grab 7th in Competitive 40s Field
The master's men, lead by Marty Doherty's swift 80:42, finished 7th out of a competitive 12-team men's 40's field. Joe Dugandzic (88:07) and Brian Harris (88:22) both made their GSTC debut, as Eric Davis (88:26) and Jeremy Stratton (89:24) filled out the squad.
Results can be found here.
Team Runs
Tuesday 5:30 @ Rutgers Student Center
Wednesday 5:30 @ RSC
Thursday 5:30 @ RSC
Friday 4:30 @ RSC
Saturday 10:00am track workout @ Highland Park HS
Sunday MANASQUAN RESERVOIR @ 10:00am
GSTC Gold Stars: by Ashwin Anantharaman
Starting a new tradition here at Garden State Track Club we have decided to announce a weekly award called the Gold Star Award. This award will feature new members who make an impact or a runner who has been on our team who is more of an unsung hero that shows dedication and a positive attitude towards our sport.
Men: Paul Matuszak
Paul joined GSTC in March 2013 and made his debut for the GSTC at the Miles for Music 20k where he ran an impressive 66:42 which was good enough for 4th place. Paul has no pre race routines other than "taking a smash". Before taking up running in the year 2000 Paul was a stud baseball player turned runner after his track coach told him he could become a star runner even though he had yet to break 20 minutes in a 5k or 5:30 in the mile. While baseball possibly lost the next Cal Ripken, Garden State gained a superstar runner who currently holds mind boggling PRs of: 1500: 3:59, 5000: 14:52, Pole Vault(no this is not a typo): 7ft. He claims to hold the treadmill world record for 9 miles but there is no evidence to back up that information. When he is not running Paul drums for his band and has had the opportunity to go on many tours along with being a supporting act for Weezer and many other awesome bands!!!
Women: Sandi Kaspszyk
Sandi is a very well respected masters runner who joined GSTC last summer when her friend brought her to one of our races. We sure glad he did because Sandi has helped our masters female program grow. She entered her first 5k at the age of 40 after running casually just for fun. Before races she pumps herself up by telling herself not to quit(that is by far the best attitude I have heard). She holds Prs of 20:39 for 5k but would love to break 20. She also 97:19 yesterday in the Miles for Music 20k--a three minute PR. Outside of running Sandi loves to spend time with her 3 lovely children and support them in their many sporting events. Before running Sandi was a gymnast but lucky for us she chose running and is now a key member of our women's masters program.
TMA: Two Goodies
Ken Walsh, the captain of the GSTC Beach Enclave, works hard at getting our beach group to meet up for runs and workouts. He also coordinates new members down his way, getting them plugged into the Facebook Group down there, etc. Well, this is all well and good, as he friended Erin Walsh on FB earlier this week, as she lives in Red Bank and is an excited new member. Only problem: he friended the wrong Erin Walsh, and awkwardly found this out through conversations with the REAL Erin Walsh. Ooops! See, there are reasons to defriend people.
And, there's always the returning one-event TMA Champ. While plugging in pre-race bib numbers, there was just one person on the men's team who did not pre-register, despite three email reminders. Who is that, you ask? Our boy Z-Mart, Zak Martins.
Quotes of the Week
1. "I mean, I can barely walk. The last 2 miles I was running on memory." -master's runner Jeremy Stratton, via text, regarding his 20k race
2. "How could I help GSTC? You guys are like an 800 pound gorilla in this state." -Elliot Frieder, in conversation today, about possibly joining the GSTC
3. " I must be missing something. This is an address verification, correct? My birth certificate, which likely won't be available until after Sunday's USATF NJ event, would not have my address."
"No, it is a verification of legal US residency. More information is available on our Long Distance Running page, including the full list documents we will accept. We do not accept PA licenses."
-Paul Matusak trying to make sense of the USATF-NJ, with USATF-NJ responding below. He is allowed to live in an adjacent state to NJ, yet they won't accept his PA license as evidence of his current US residency.....but a birth certificate does. Keep trying to make sense of this, Paul. And when you do...please explain it to us, as well!
4. "That's probably not enough time for me to warm up so I won't be meeting at the van. I need a lot of time to stretch/do my drills and go to the bathroom 23097413908579375 times. Just FYI." -Meghan DeCarlo, via email, regarding her pre-race needs prior to the 20k
5. "Zak Martins." -Ken Goglas, via text, when asked "If you had to guess the ONE guy who didn't pre-register, who would you guess?"
6. "Tick tick tick still no email." -Chris Heibell, via text at 1:09am Sunday night, obviously super bored and looking for something to do super late at night.
This Week in Training
Monday - recovery run 40-60 minutes
Tuesday - recovery run 40-60 minutes, 6-8 x 80m strides
Wednesday - 60-70 minute light fartlek, cycle through 1-3 minutes of on/off
Thursday - super easy 40-60 mins, 6-8 x 80m strides
Friday - 4-6 mile tempo run at T pace, finish with 4x200 @ Mile pace
Saturday - same as Monday
Sunday - long run
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