Sunday, April 14, 2013

(4/15-4/21): Six National Qualifiers, a Yuengling Win, and the Team Spring Schedule

Team Races and Runs
Below is our team race schedule for the remainder of the spring.  Tall or short, fast or slow, old or young....anyone can come out and join the action.  Email us if you're interested!
Road Racing Schedule
April 27- Clinton Country 15k (masters 40+)
May 11- Newport 10k 
June 23- Lager Run 5k (masters 40+)


Remaining Track Schedule (email us with interest)
April 20- Larry Ellis (Princeton)
April 20- ESU Invite
April 26- Penn Relays
April 27- Lion Invite (TCNJ)
May 13- Swarthmore Last Chance   
June 15- USATF East Regional Championships (Icahn)
June 28-29: USATF Club Nationals (Icahn)

Team Runs This Week
Monday         5:30 run @ Rutgers Student Center (New Brunswick)
                      5:30 track workout @ Highland Park High School
Tuesday         5:30 run at RSC
                      6:00pm at Holmdel Park (Beach Enclave w/ Ken Walsh)
Wednesday    3:30 run at RSC
                      6:15 run at Morristown Running Company (Morristown)
                      5:30 track workout @ HPHS (****change- start 30min later*****)
                      6:00 track workout at Antrim Elementary track (GSTC Beach Enclave)
Thursday        5:30 run at RSC
Thursday        5:30 run at Princeton towpath (parking lot off washington road)
Friday            4:30run at RSC / TRACK MEET at PRINCETON
Saturday        TRACK MEET at ESU
Sunday          9:00am team run at )  Bring money for brunch afterward!


College Ave Mile Update
We have created codes for ALL members.  This code is a fundraiser for you!  Get people to sign up using your code, two things happen: 
1- the registrant saves 15% on the race
2- your get HALF of the registration money to go toward a fall race, team gear, etc!
If you don't have your personal code yet, please email us ASAP for it!
Meanwhile, please keep posting the event's website on Facebook: http://www.collegeavemile.org/

 
Gold Star: Awesomeness   by Ashwin Anantharaman
Roland Cote 
Roland is a thrower who joined GSTC in November. He has been throwing since 8th grade and has continued up to this point. His hobbies outside of the field events include working out("He lifts things up and puts them down"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOSeOieLh7s) and focusing on school work like a true college student should, and long walks on the beach with that special someone. Before meets he eats a good meal, drinks plenty of fluids and then energizes with an energy drink. Once he hits the circle his usual fun and calm demeanor goes into beast mode. His goal is to improve his distance at every meet and to put GSTC on the map for throwing as he wants to recruit more throwers to solidify our status of a national powerhouse!

Christine Mockenhaupt  
Christine joined GSTC after realizing that fitness training since 2010 and a few 5ks weren't enough to gain her true potential. He decided that GSTC would be just the right push for her to get her running career rolling. Last weekend she made her GSTC and 15k debut at the Indian Trails 15k  in 89:36 which was well under her goal of 90 minutes on a very challenging course. She usually tends to get to races early so she does not feel rushed and can just relax before the race goes off. Before running she used to be a competitive bowler and once held a high 3 game set for the state with an 855( I think that is nearly 280 a game). She is a running addict though as she runs before sun rise and tries to beat push herself to the limit every race. She is training for DC Half on April 28th right with hopes of running the NYC marathon in 2015. She ran an impressive 2:07:41 at the NYC half and hopes to improve next week in the DC half. Her ultimate goal by the end of October is to break that prestigious 2 hour mark in the half. No doubt in anyones mind that training with this team will help her achieve this goal. 

Couch to 5k Group: by Amy Denholtz
Steady Striders and Couch to 5k Weekend Run
This weekend the steady striders and couch to 5k runners will set off for an early pre-Unite Expo 30-minute run (see below), beginning sharply at 8am from the Werblin Recreation Center parking lot #64 on Busch Campus, in Piscataway.  A map of Werblin, and Lot 64, is available at: http://rumaps.rutgers.edu/?id=C71959.  Email Amy at adenholtz@gmail.com with any questions or to RSVP.

Volunteer at the Unite Half Marathon Expo - THIS SATURDAY
Join Kyle Price, Tim Morgan, Stephen Mennitt, Cathy Stutzman, Portia Brown, Amy Denholtz, and Chuck Schneekcloth for the Unite Half Marathon and 8k Expo this Saturday, April 20th.  The expo is from 9am - 4pm (setup begins at 8:30am) at the Werblin Recreation Center on Rutgers Busch Campus and our table will be recruiting for the team and promoting the College Ave Mile and the RRCA-NJ Grand Prix races.  Can you volunteer for an hour or two?  Please email Amy Denholtz at adenholtz@gmail.com with your availability or go to http://doodle.com/2bivr6nsncrzvrai. 

Boston Bound Baby
While you're reading this, eight of your teammates are rocking the black and gold on the streets of Boston.  The Boston Marathon scores teams of three, so check out the ladies (Karen Auteri, Jessica Byrnes, Meghan DeCarlo, Ingrid Garofalo) and the men (Taylor Burmeister, Jay Margolis, Mike Fonder, James Lothian).  Have fun and kick some butt out there!!!



Results: On The Track
Six Qualify for Nationals at Rider Invitational
Lawrencevile- Six GSTC'ers hit the national championship standard yesterday, while many crept closer at the Rider Invitational.


While putting on a great show in the jumps, many fell just shy of the club nationals mark.  That crew included a Westfield duo both making their GSTC debuts, Declan Fitzmaurice (6.47m/ 5th in LJ) and Mike DePaulo (1.89m/T 2nd in HJ), while Kaseem Jackson also cleared 1.89m in the HJ, tying for second as well.  Paul Matuszak was the highest finisher for the GSTC, placing 2nd in a very windy 5k at 15:33.

The 1500 was a particularly strong event for the Gold, as six men ran the equivalent of a 4:32 mile or faster: Harris, Peter Bolgert (4:06.58), Dharan Kadiyala (4:08.04), Tim Morgan (4:12.66), Zak Martins (4:13.89), and Edsel Flores (4:14.81). 

The 4x400s were exciting as always, as the C team ran away with the second heat, with Carson Keers on the anchor, and the A Team, missing regular anchor Harris, settled for third in the hot heat.

Heibell Fails to Win Back 800m Club Record
Chris Heibell, former club record holder in the 800m until Tony Polite shattered it by nearly four seconds, was caught by the GSTC paparazzi this weekend trying to win his beloved record back.  Sadly, his effort sneaking into some bogus meet down in Maryland was all in futility, as he faded to a 1:56.  Womp womp. 

Oh....and much love to Chris Scheider, a 2012 TMA Finalist, who broke 15:00 for a 5k for the first time this weekend while running for ESU!


Results: On The Roads
Mohawk Man Wins Yuengling 5k
Pottersville, PA- Well, if the race has a beer name in its title, we suppose it's inevitable that someone--or three--members of the club go to it.  

Kyle Price won the first annual Yuengling Light Jager Jogger 5k on Saturday, coasting to a 16:58 win with teammate Ken Walsh finishing sixth overall in 19:12.   Teammate Amy Denholtz also ran it in 38:05.

Mennitt Runs 15:40, Finishes 2nd in Colonia
Colonia- Using the Colonia Classic 5k as his first hard effort after the 15k last weekend, Steve Mennitt ran 15:41 to win $75 and finish 2nd overall.  Just two spots behind him was his hero and dear friend Chuck Schneekloth at 16:42.  Props to Allison Dublinski who ran a speedy 17:42 for second, as well!  


Tim Morgan Award
For better or for worse, we will soon have a new Morgan on the team.  No relation to Tim, but man, can this guy HURDLE!  We're psyched to see Morgan 2.0 at club nationals, but while all we have is Timmy, let's get right down to the two nominations this week.

First is STEVE MENNITT.  After getting his car broken into twice last week, he loses his car keys on Friday.  So, in the spirit on Tim Morgan himself, Steve decides to buy new shoes and shorts and RUN six miles home from work because, well, his parents can help him call Triple A.  Only problem is, you got it, his parents weren't home, the house was locked, and he forgot his cell phone at work.  We still aren't fully sure how this entire problem got resolved, we just know that, for Saturday's race, we had to pick his #$% up because he still didn't have his car keys.

Second is the glorious USATF-NJ.  For those that don't know, the GSTC has attended numerous meetings advocating for a championship grand prix schedule that is more alluring to the younger runner (read: below 50).  As a host of an open mile race, three club members actually went to the USATF-NJ fall meeting to propose the mile be officially recognized as a road racing distance which, it goes without saying, was shot down by the Long Distance Running (LDR) Committee, 9-0.  Well, fast forward six months, and this organization has announced that the only other open mile race is a "one-time, trial only" USATF-NJ Championship Mile Race.  If it seems off that a race with half the numbers would be selected over our mile race....it is.  But caddy USATF-NJ politics aside, they have illegally circumvented the USATF By-Law 18F, "Championship-Awarding Procedure" which clearly outlines the bidding process all championship races must go through.  We await their response, as they have yet to respond to our email asking about the large gap between the national office by-laws and the USATF-NJ LDR Committee.


This Week in Training
Monday - comfortable run and 6-8x 8-10sec hill sprints (substitute with 4-6 in-and-out 150s if you don't have a decent hill)
Tuesday - 2x mile at 10k pace with 3:00 jog, 2x1000 @ 5k pace with 3:00 jog, 2x600 @ 3k pace with 2 min jog, 22x300 @ mile pace with 2 minute jog
Wednesday - progression run of 75% long run duration
Thursday - super easy 40-60 mins and strides
Friday - 4-6M tempo run.  you want to be at T pace if you're between 20-25 minutes.  Tpace +10sec for 25-35 minutes.  Finish with 4x200 at mile pace after complete rest.
Saturday - same as Monday
Sunday - long run! 
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