GSTC Brings the House in Grand Prix Season Opener
Next weekend is the beginning of the team grand prix racing series, and if weather reports are correct, there is a 100% chance of gold and black domination.
The women will line up five teams, the most ever in club history. One of them will be a master's 40's team--a club first. The men will counter with six teams- five open and one master's team- with numerous runners making their GSTC debut.
The men have a legitimate chance to sweep all three team spots at the podium, and the women may take the gold and silver team medals. On the women's side, look for the GSTC stalwarts Alyssa Douma, Cheyenne Ogletree, Erin Higgins, Meghan DeCarlo, Erika Meling, and Karen Auteri to bring the top two teams stability and grand prix racing experience.
That said, two big guns will be making their debut and bring much muscle to the Golden Girls up front: Greta Sieve and Sarah Peterson. With $150, $100, and $50 going to the top three finishers, look for some of these names to walk away a little bit richer. Also making their debut in Gold will be Sarah Schillaci, Robyn Evanelist, Melinda Liptak, and Kati Petrokonis. Look for Sandi Kaspszyk and Patricia Butcher to lead the first-ever women's masters team.
The men will spread their three studs across their three teams: Ken Goglas, Mike Fonder, and Steve Mennitt. From there, the talent is distributed equally, with very few chinks in the Gold armor. Newcomers Paul Matusak and Steve Comanto will fit in well with GSTC's chase pack of Ashwin Anantharaman, Peter Bolgert, Tim Morgan, Mike Anis, Kyle Price, and others. Depending on both the competition and the performance of the white team, the black and gold could potentially sweep the top four team spots. The men's 40's masters team should, meanwhile, look to make a top three finish in the masters standings.
The open men bring a 11-race grand prix winning streak to the 20k, while the open women hope to extend their streak from five to six.
The gun goes off at 9:00am. Are you interested in jumping in and racing with us? Quick! Send us an email. Interested in watching? Come to Highland Park's Donaldson Park and check it out this Sunday!
Masters Women
Gold: Patricia Butcher, Sandi Kaspszyk, Prudence Jones, Jo Ann Coffee
Masters Men
Black: Marty Doherty, Joe Dugandzic, Brian Harris, Eric Davis, Don Weise
Open Women
Gold: Greta Sieve, Alyssa Douma, Sarah Peterson, Sarah Schillaci, Erika Meling, Sandi Kaspszyk
Black: Cheyenne Ogletree, Erin Higgins, Meghan DeCarlo, Karen Auteri, Robyn Evangelist
Blold: Courtney Connolly, Amanda Rolph, Nicole Callaghan, Brianne Teichmann
White: Prudence Jones, Melinda Liptak, Kati Petrokonis, Jo Coffee
Open Men
Gold: Mike Fonder, Peter Bolgert, Mike Anis, Kyle Price, Mike Belgiovine, Brian Harris
Black: Steve Mennitt, Ashwin Anantharaman, Andrew Capizzi, Adin Mickle, Ian Hill, Zak Martins, Rob DeCarlo
Blold: Ken Goglas, Tim Morgan, Steve Comanto, Chuck Schneekloth, Ken Walsh, Marty Doherty
White: Paul Matusak, TJ Zablocki, Dan Teichmann, James Lothian, Edsel Flores, Dave Fett
Golite: Robert Klink, Mark Parisen, Corey Smith, Scott Miglore, Nick Waclawski, Kenny Sorrell, Joe Dugandzic, Eric Davis, Don Weise
Weekend Results
Jones Runs 8:18 Mile at Celtic Chase One Miler
Belmar- Prudence Jones, winner of the 2012 "Smarty Pants" Award thanks to her PhD from Harvard, ran 8:18 for a full mile at the Celtic Chase One Mile run. I was just three seconds off her road mile PR, and ten seconds off her track PR of 8:08. She finished tenth in the women division!
Harris Sets Another Club Record
NYC- Tony Harris continues to rewrite the GSTC record books, as he broke Kyle Price's indoor 800m mark Saturday night at the 168th Street Armory.
Despite running alone, wire to wire, he muscled an indoor PR of 1:53.13, almost cracking his outdoor all-time PR of 1:52.69. Harris finished 6th out of 38 competitors.
Chris Heibell raced the 3,000m and finished 16th, hitting the tape in 8:27.56.
Tim Morgan Award
Thankfully, no one from our club acted in the way of the infamous Tim Morgan.
However, we will tip our hat to the USATF national office, as their decision to have the indoor national championships in New Mexico didn't seem to quite be an athlete-driven one. Being that so many hot races happened this weekend FASTER than the national championships, and the starting lists in New Mexico were both small and weak (there were all of FOUR people entered in the 3,000m)....something is very wrong here. Imagine if this was another sport for a second. The NHL was having their Stanley Cup-- but only portions of the players showed up; imagine the Super Bowl played with two teams with losing records. Indeed, when the best athletes were racing everywhere BUT the national championships...something just ain't right.
Team Runs
Monday: 5:30 @ Rutgers Student Center
Tuesday: 5:30 @ Rutgers Student Center
Wednesday: 6:15 @ Morristown Running Company
Thursday: 5:30 @ RSC
Friday: 4:30 @ RSC
Saturday: 10:00am @ Highland Park track
Sunday: 9:00 race 20k team championships; 12:00 food/team meeting to follow (all are welcome!!! please come give your input!!)
Quotes of the Week
"It went well, but I almost lost my favorite Silly Band at the start." -Chris Heibell, in person, when analyzing his 3,000m race Saturday night
"The north better watch out. The south will rise again." -Adin Mickle, defender of all that is South Jersey, via text, as his GSTC South Jersey Enclave continues to grow, especially with recent addition Paul Matuszak
"I am really looking forward to training with you all. I am a hard worker and have high goals for myself. I'm excited to train with Tony (Harris) next year." -Kevin Perrson, St. Peters University, via text after earning an All-East medal after finishing 4th in the IC4A 500m
"Thanks--the training is really paying off. I now find that when I need that little extra something to pass someone, I have it!" -Prudence Jones, via email, regarding her one mile race this weekend
"I wanna have a good season brother. 2013: The Year of Dan Teichmann." -Dan Teichmann, during first mile of long run, responding to Tim Morgan's astonishment that he woke up early enough to make the Sunday long run
This Week in Training
Monday - comfortable run and 6-8x8-10sec hill sprints
Tuesday - 5xMile repeats @ 10k race pace with 3 mins rest, finish with 4x200 at mile pace on full recovery
Wednesday - steady state run of 75% LR duration if you're racing OR Super easy 40-60 mins if you're racing
Thursday - Super easy 40-60 mins for those not racing OR fartlek of 6-8x 3:00 on, 4:00 off - make sure you do at least 10 mins on either end for warmup/cooldown
Friday - 4M tempo at T pace followed by 4x200 @ mile pace OR same as Monday if you're racing
Saturday - same as Monday OR shakeout if you're racing
Sunday - Race or long run!
Tuesday - 5xMile repeats @ 10k race pace with 3 mins rest, finish with 4x200 at mile pace on full recovery
Wednesday - steady state run of 75% LR duration if you're racing OR Super easy 40-60 mins if you're racing
Thursday - Super easy 40-60 mins for those not racing OR fartlek of 6-8x 3:00 on, 4:00 off - make sure you do at least 10 mins on either end for warmup/cooldown
Friday - 4M tempo at T pace followed by 4x200 @ mile pace OR same as Monday if you're racing
Saturday - same as Monday OR shakeout if you're racing
Sunday - Race or long run!
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