(it certainly wasn't for the Sunday spam emails)
Hey! You! Yeah, you! You're on this email list because you know running and exercise is SO MUCH better with people. So, with the weather getting warmer...get off your booty and come to a team run, for goodness sakes!
Monday 5:30 @ Rutgers Student Center (distance run)
Monday 5:30 @ Highland Park HS (track workout)
Tuesday 5:30 @ RSC (run or workout)
Wednesday 5:30 @ HPHS (track workout)
Thursday 5:30 @ RSC (distance run)
Friday 4:30 @ RSC (distance run)
Saturday 10:30am @ Colonial Park (see Couch to 5k paragraph below!)
Saturday 10:00am @ HPHS (track workout)
Sunday 9:30am TEAM RUN at Columbia Trail (flat, soft trail) at 24 Schooleys Mountain Rd Long Valley, NJ 07853
**********GSTC van leaves at 8:30 from 10 Dennis***********
Couch to 5k/Steady Striders by Amy Denholtz
Our Couch to 5k and Steady Striders met on Saturday for a 4 mile run along the tow path, beginning from Johnson Park in Piscataway. This week, our Couch to 5k and Steady Striders group will meet to run on Saturday, March 30th, at 10:30am, at Colonial Park, in Franklin Township (Somerset County) and we will assemble in parking lot F off of Mettlers Road. For more information about Colonial Park, or for a park map, respectively, see http://www.somersetcountyparks.org/parksfacilities/colonial/ColonialPark.html and http://www.somersetcountyparks.org/maps/ColonialParkMap.pdf. Email Amy, at adenholtz@gmail.com, with any questions or to RSVP.
Gold Star: Recognizing Awesome Club Members
by Ashwin Anantharaman
Portia Brown
Portia is one of Garden State Track Club's newest masters runners. She began to realize that she had a future in running at the young age of 12 when she ran her first 5k and WON!!!! She decided to go on to high school and college where she loved middle distance and distance running. She joined Garden State Track Club a couple weeks ago at our long run at the Manasquan Resevoir as she loves to run with a group of people and meeting new people. Even after meeting the cast and characters we have on Garden State Track Club she still wants to continue to hang out with us. To this date she has no pre race routines but that may change once she gets used to our exciting squad. Her goals include setting a personal best in her age group for 5k and 10k along with running to keep a fun, happy and healthy life. Outside of running she enjoys biking, traveling, and is obsessed with shoes (I thought all girls were). Welcome to the team Portia!!!!!
Sean Kelly
Sean is the first sprinter to be given the "Gold Star" award. Sean got started with running as a junior at Cardinal McCarrick(currently coached by our very own Chelsea Callan) thanks to his gym teacher's motivation. Luckily, Sean who never ran before decided it would be a good idea to get involved in track and field. He found out about Garden State from star half miler Mark Parisen who ran with him at Middlesex County College. Sean always listens to music before races but depending on the day and race, the music choice changes. He also warms up with a teammate before every race but does not talk to anyone as he is focusing on his race strategy. Outside of running Sean enjoys music and has been in a few bands before. Maybe the past 2 gold star award winners Paul Matuszak and Jason Chee can join him and start a GSTC group. He also is a a big fan of movies and usually watches them during his down time. He is a big Cincinnati Bengals and Brooklyn Nets fan which causes him more stress than running. Sean has big goals for the upcoming season but his biggest one being to break 54 seconds in the 400 which would be a new personal best. He also is looking forward to seeing what GSTC can do at club nationals!!!!
Boston Bound, Baby!
GSTC Announces Men and Women Teams
For the first time in club history, the GSTC will be sending a scoring men's and women's team up to the Boston Marathon. Now, if only if it won't be 96 degrees this year.
The women send four very strong, experienced runners--and the club record, 3:13:24, set by Meghan DeCarlo on November 20, 2011 may be in trouble. This Boston Bound group is lead by DeCarlo herself, flanked by teammates Karen Auteri, Jessica Byrnes, and Ingrid Garofalo. The latter two will be making their black and gold debut!
On the men's side, the club's men's marathon record of 2:26:45 may also be in trouble as big Mike Fonder is fit and ready to go. James Lothian has upped his mileage to 80 miles a week and is fitter than ever before, and the third man, Jay Margolis, will be making his first appearance for the GSTC.
Greer To Work with GSTC Beach Enclave
Toms River- The Garden State Track Club is excited to announce its most recent addition to its coaching staff, Jim Greer. The long-time head cross country and track coach at Toms River South, Coach Greer has held a watch for 39 years--the last 25 of them for TRSHS. Among his any accolades include being the 1991 Class A South Coach of the Year, 1994 Ocean County Coach of the Year, and 1996 Ocean County XC Coach of the Year. Now a retired educator, he has excitingly agreed to support the Beach Enclave with his wisdom and time. Enclave Captain Ken Walsh is, consequently, figuring out a schedule to maximize and accommodate the schedules of the group and their new support system!
Two Masters Race Shamrock Marathon
Virginia Beach- Congratulations to two GSTC master's men for their efforts at the Shamrock Marathon down in Virginia Beach last weekend. Brian Harris ran a sterling 3:15:33, and Eric Davis finished in 3:25:21. Great work, gentlemen!
College Ave Mile Update
The city council has approved the 2013 event, and the website's landing page (attached) is almost done. Sadly, we are a bit behind with the website development stuff.....so when it's ready, in a few days, we're gonna need some serious help in getting the word OUT! Also, Cathy Stutzman and Amy Denholtz will be helping us organize the expos we are attending, and Kyle Price will be building this year's College Ave Mile WHEEL! Since it is part of the RRCA-NJ Grand Prix, our club has to really make sure we put on a class event....which means we're gonna need everyone's help!
Two Weeks: 15k Grand Prix Team Champs
Hard to believe, but our next team championship race is in two weeks....the Indian Trails 15k. If you're interested in jumping in, and you haven't already talked to us about it, shoot us an email--let's put you on a team!! Here it is: http://splitsecondracing.net/it/
TMA: TM
Why a grown man can't execute the plan of setting an alarm and arriving to a place on time is beyond us, and furthermore, how does said man not wake up after three calls to his cell? Tim "Bigfoot" Morgan gets his first nod of a LONG 2013 season, as he fails to show up to the van for the team long run this morning.
Team Stuff
2013 Membership----> here
Uniforms, shirts------> here
Like us on FB------->here
This Week in Training
Monday - comfortable run + 8x8-10sec hill sprints
Tuesday - 6x 800-300 cycles: go 800 at 5k race pace, jog 1:00, then go 300 at mile pace. Take 3:00 between sets.
Wednesday - steady-sate run of 75% long run duration
Thursday - super easy 40-60 mins + strides
Friday - 4-6M tempo run at T pace (T +10sec for longer runs of 5-6 miles); follow it up with 800 jog at 4x200 at mile pace on full rest.
Saturday - same as Monday
Sunday - long run!
Tuesday - 6x 800-300 cycles: go 800 at 5k race pace, jog 1:00, then go 300 at mile pace. Take 3:00 between sets.
Wednesday - steady-sate run of 75% long run duration
Thursday - super easy 40-60 mins + strides
Friday - 4-6M tempo run at T pace (T +10sec for longer runs of 5-6 miles); follow it up with 800 jog at 4x200 at mile pace on full rest.
Saturday - same as Monday
Sunday - long run!
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