GSTC Wins Belmar Chase Club Competition
Princeton Enclave Pulls off Upset in Brouhaha Victory
Belmar- The GSTC won the first annual "Belmar Chase Club Contest" this weekend, awarded to the club with the most participants, flooding Ocean Avenue with 68 athletes. For the first time in club history, the WIG outnumbered the MIG in a team event...and it wasn't even close. 39 women raced for the gold, as 29 men laced up in full uniform. Men's captains Ken Walsh and Ken Goglas couldn't be reached for comment after being.....out-captained by Alyssa Douma, Karen Auteri, and Cathy Stutzman, who were somehow able to round up ten more runners....despite having a smaller pool to work from.
In the first GSTC Enclave Brouhaha, whereas any combination of the top three men/women finishers among club members are tallied during the inner-team competition, the Princeton Enclave came out impressively and shockingly victorious. In a surprise performance, Ashwin "Curry in a Hurry" Anantharaman was the second team finisher, running 15:52 (GSTC #10 all-time list) and cracking 16:00 for the first time in his career. Also crossing second was Katie Chaput for the women, running a very solid 17:59 (GSTC #5 all-time list) in her GSTC debut after just arriving in NJ days ago. Peter Bolgert, rolling in at 16:07, was the men's #3 finisher, resulting in a 2+2+3=7 point score.
While only the top three finishers were used to compute team scores this time, future grand prix races will use five.
Coming in second place with 10 points was the Central Jersey Enclave. Riding the wave of the #1 finish of Kenny Goglas, Rob Marczydlo's #4 finish (16:07) and Erika Meling's #5 (18:46) just wasn't enough muscle to overthrow the Princeton Enclave. Rumor has it that PE's Jeff Blough, also the GSTC master's captain, plans on celebrating their win this week with a Kyle Price Mohawk cut after their Wednesday enclave run.
The North Enclave finished a close third with 13 points, grabbing the final spot on the podium, as three women shouldered the scoring here: #1 Cheyenne Ogletree (17:40), #4 Alyssa Douma (18:46), and #8 Erin Higgins (19:08). Ogletree's time was just one second off the club record--Lindsey Lambert's 17:39 at last year's Flemington Turkey Trot.
The Jersey City Enclave, a group that has actually yet to meet but does has a Facebook page (so yes, it is Facebook official) squeaked in at the 4th position with 32 points. William Appman (#7,16:31), Andy Gallagher (#10,16:58), and Shanna Beairsto (#15, 21:30) were the three scoring members. Just four points behind, with 36, was Da Beach Enclave, lead by Shawn Donohue (#6, 16:30), Erine O'Connor (#14, 21:11), and Shawn McGeever (#16, 17:32). The final scoring enclave was the Morristown Enclave, with 43 points, that included Sarah Schillaci (#10, 19:53), Tom Visicaro (#14, 17:18), and Sam Harris (#19, 18:20).
The South Jersey Enclave was incomplete....more about them in the TMA section. See results here.
#1: Princeton Enclave: 7 points (2,2,3)
Men: 14 (2,3,9)
2- Ashwin Anantharaman 15:52
3- Peter Bolgert 16:07
9- Zander Mintz 16:52
12- Steve Jackson 17:08
28- Dan Teichmann 23:23
Women: 46 (2,17,27)
2- Katie Chaput 17:59
17- Erin Blum 21:55
27- Allyson Guieb 25:41
32- Bri Teichmann 27:17
36- Michelle Tuchol 29:33
#2: Central Jersey Enclave: 10 points (1,4,5)
Men: 10 points (1,4,5)
1- Ken Goglas 15:23
4- Rob Marczydlo 16:08
5- Tim Morgan 16:27
8- Kyle Price 16:43
11- Chuck Schneekloth 16:58
13- Edsel Flores 17:11
17- David Fett 18:00
23- Mark Parisen 19:20
26- Kenny Huryk 20:22
20- Steve Roman 18:28
27- Nick Waclawski 22:36Women: 23 (5,6,12)
5- Erika Meling 18:46
6- Chelsea Callan 18:46
12- Kristen Prazenica 20:52
16- Christina Chafos 21:50
20- Jennifer Lucas 22:38
21- Ali Pianucci 23:17
25- Ayesha Mirza 25:13
26- Erin Lacosta 25:33
30- Vanessa Chafos 26:59
32- Bri Florovito 27:27
33- Haleigh Simon 27:23
38- Ana Garcia 31:20
39- Amy Denholtz 31:20
#3: North Jersey Enclave: 13 points (1,4,8)
Women: 13 (1,4,8)
1- Cheyenne Ogletree 17:40
4- Alyssa Douma 18:46
8- Erin Higgins 19:08
13- Meghan DeCarlo 20:57
22- Amanda Meling 23:38
28- Amanda Rolph 25:58
29- Joan Darnsteadt 26:28
34- Susan Goglas 27:24
35- Morgan Duhe 28:02
37- Wendy Biel 30:11
Men: 75 (22,24,29)
22- Zack Mower 19:03
24- Rob DeCarlo 19:21
29- Robert Meling 24:13
#4: Jersey City Enclave: 32 points (7,10,15)
Men: 32 (7,10,15)
7- Will Appman 16:31
10- Andy Gallagher 16:58
15- Ricardo Garcia 17:29
Women: (INC)
15- Shanna Beairsto 21:30
24- Jenna Lanzaro 25:10
#5: Beach Enclave: 36 (6,14,16)
Men: 40 (6,16,18)
6- Shawn Donohue 16:30
16- Shaun McGeever 17:32
18- Ken Walsh 18:02
Women: INC
14- Erine O'Connor 21:11
19- Nicole Corre 22:28
#6: Morristown Enclave: 43 (10,14,19)
Men: 54 (14,19,21)
14- Tom Visicaro 17:18
19- Sam Harris 18:20
21- Mark Minervini 18:36
25- Woody Kongsamut 19:53
Women: INC
10- Sarah Schillaci 19:39
23- Kelly Polisin 24:24
#7: South Enclave: INCOMPLETE
Women: INC
3- Robyn Evangelist 18:44
9- Angela Dunn 19:17
Men: INC
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More Enclave Bragging Rights
TOP MEN'S TEAMS: 10- Central, 14- Princeton, 32- Jersey City, 40- Beach, 54- Mo-Town, 75- North INC- South
TOP WOMEN'S TEAMS: 13- North, 23- Central, 46- Princeton, INC- South, INC- Jersey City, INC- Beach, INC- Mo-Town
PARTICIPANTS: 24- Central, 13- North, 10- Princeton, 6- Morristown, 5- Jersey City, 5- Beach, 2- South
Team Runs: So Many Options
Wednesday 6:00 @ Pt Boro HS: 6pm workout with Coach Greer (Beach Enclave: Ken Kenneth.m.walsh@gmail.com)
Wednesday 6:30 @ Morristown HS track (for those interested in a track workout)
Saturday 9:00am @ Tow Path on Alexander Road (Princeton Enclave: Mike or Peter)
Saturday 9:00 AM @ GWB run (North Enclave: contact Rob robbob13@hotmail.com)
SUNDAY: Princeton Enclave, Defending Champs, Hosts! 8:30am at Washington Road parking lot between Route 1 and Faculty Road. First we'll do a tour of the Princeton XC course to get us in the XC mood, then we'll jump on the shaded tow path to finish up. Princetonian Diner, the self-proclaimed "Best Diner in NJ", to follow.
GSTC's Personal Training Tip of the Week
by Alyssa Douma
Most of us just throw on our running shoes and step out the door for a run. If you take some time to activate & stretch certain muscles you will feel better and get in a better quality run.
Try these 3 things before you go out for your run and you will be warmed up and feel great during your run: click here to find them out!
Try these 3 things before you go out for your run and you will be warmed up and feel great during your run: click here to find them out!
Interested in more tips like this?? Send the GSTC personal trainers an email at GSTCpersonaltraining@gmail.com.
Steady Striders and Couch to 5k
Congratulations to all the steady striders who ran the Belmar Chase 5k - Ana, Sakina, Melissa, and Amy! This week, the steady striders will run with the full GSTC team along the Princeton towpath, on Sunday, August 18th, at 8:30am. Email Amy atadenholtz@gmail.com with any questions--and see team runs section for specifics.
Congratulations to all the steady striders who ran the Belmar Chase 5k - Ana, Sakina, Melissa, and Amy! This week, the steady striders will run with the full GSTC team along the Princeton towpath, on Sunday, August 18th, at 8:30am. Email Amy atadenholtz@gmail.com with any questions--and see team runs section for specifics.
Gold Star of the Week
by Ashwin "Assistant to the Assistant Princeton Enclave Captain" Anantharaman
Robert Marczydio
Robert joined GSTC after finishing his final race as a high school runner. Coached by Chris Tafelski at Westfield High School, Robert decided not to run for Rutgers University and joined the GSTC crew. Robert competed in his first race rocking the gold an black at the Belmar 5k and finished as our 4th man in 16:09!!!! He has few pre race routines. He does consume his pasta the night before and is into using his foam roller the day of races. He prefers to do strides on his own as it gets him to focus much more and pumps him up. His goal for joining GSTC is to compete in a triathlon before graduating college and complete a marathon too. Outside of running his hobbies are swimming and soccer. Other than sports he is into photography, writing, video edit/film and loves to play the violin.
Erine O'Connor
Erine joined GSTC in December 2012 but after coming back from a tough injury she finally competed in her first race in the black and gold at the Belmar Chase 5k and enjoyed meeting so many of our awesome team members. She joined GSTC because she loves to run and wanted to train with people. While on hall duty at Hightstown High School, everyone's favorite Indian...Ashwin "Curry in a Hurry" Anantharaman approached Erine about her running career at TCNJ and joining GSTC. She now works out every Wednesday with Coach Greer and has become good friends with Ken Walsh. Erine started running in college when she walked on to the TCNJ and fell in love with the Steeplechase. She wants to break 20 in the 5k, compete in a marathon and continue to excel in triathlons. She teaches chemistry at Hightstown High School and is now the head girls cross country coach as well. She is a lifeguard and also loves going to the beach when she has off.
Essays 4 Equipment: Help Us Help Others
by David Fett
The days at the beach are coming to an end and Fall Is peeking its head around the corner. This means that hundreds of high school athletes are preparing for their upcoming cross country season. Unfortunately, not all of these high schoolers have the means to buy running equipment. This is where the Garden State Track Club's Essays 4 Equipment program comes in. The program collects new and gently used equipment and distributes it to youth who have written a three paragraph essay requesting gear. Decisions are based on need, quality of essay, and availability of resources.
Here's how you can help. We are looking for donations of the following items in new or gently used condition:
-Running Shoes
-Racing spikes
-Running shorts
-Tech shirts (the shirts you get at races and never use work perfectly)
-Misc. items like watches, water bottles, and bags
-And any other things that might be useful to a high school runner
If you are interested in making a donation please contact David Fett at davidtfett@gmail.com to get more information.
Quotes of the Week
"Is it weird that I randomly work up at 3:00this morning and read the @GardenStateTCemail while half asleep and then went back to bed?" -Angela Dunn, via Twitter (Editor's note: yes.)"I love the weekly email btw, SO informative and super entertaining." -Ali Pianucci, via email. We love when new members say this, because we know in a year you may use two different....adjectives.
"Longest run of 2013 in the books this morning 15 miles at the Reservoir." -new member Sean Donohue, via Facebook.
"Just logged ten miles in one run for the longest run I've ever done. If you need me, I will be collapsed on my bed. Cheers." -GSTC hammer thrower Lenny Joseph, via Facebook. If you know how big this guy is, you might guess he might have went through two-four pairs of shoes to accomplish this task.
"A trip to the gym is a rough endeavor after you've run 10.5 miles, consumed four beers and an ample amount of BBQ food, and sat in the sun for over four hours, though it was all good fun and with good friends. Thanks to Rob DeCarlo and Meghan O'Toole DeCarlo for hosting and sponsoring the very first hot dog eating contest I've ever witnessed. Also congrats to Peter John Bolgert for winning it with 10 hot dogs, withMike Anis closely behind with 9.75 hot dogs!" -Tim Morgan, via Facebook regarding team long run today. We are deeply disappointed that Mike Anis came up short like his...aww, forget it.
"Hard to win your age group when someone runs 14:07." -Steve Bonica, via text, regarding the 35 year old Menistu Tabor Nebsi who won the 35-39 age group gold medal at the Belmar Chase.
"Nothing but excitement for my first race wearing the gold & black for#GardenStateTrackClub!" -Aysha Mirza, via Facebook.
"I'm looking forward to keeping in shape and moving forward and getting PRs. I'm really excited." -someone new. We can't find it. Sorry. We wrote down the quote but not the speaker. But welcome to the club. Things are really organized around here.
"From the book "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln," shortly after the Battle of Gettysburg:
TMA: We All Drop the Ball Sometimes
Later that afternoon, Lincoln wrote a frank letter to General Meade. While expressing his profound gratitude for "the magnificent success" at Gettysburg, he acknowledged that he was "distressed immeasurably" by "the magnitude of the misfortune involved in Lee's escape. He was within your easy grasp, and to have closed upon him would, in connection with our other late successes, have ended the war. As it is, the war will be prolonged indefinitely." Before sending the letter, which he knew would leave Meade disconsolate, Lincoln held back, as he often did when he was upset or angry, waiting for his emotions to settle. In the end, he placed the letter in an envelope inscribed: "To Gen. Meade, never sent, or signed." -Peter Bolgert, via email, to the GSTC Leadership Team. Point taken: the value of writing rational vs emotional emails.
This week, the South Enclave and their co-captains land on the state's most feared award. Despite Adin "The Milkman" Mickle's warnings, while his enclave has been growing, that, "The south will rise again," that wasn't apparent this weekend. The South Enclave was the lone incomplete team, leaving Mickle and Paul Matuszak simply scratching their heads as to what went wrong. Oh wait, we know....your enclave didn't show up!!! And a shame, too, as Robyn Evangelist (#3) and Angela Dunn (#9) needed just one more for a very fine team score, indeedy.
This Week in Training
by Chris Tafelski
More transition stuff. This is going to evolve into our bread-and-butter training that's going to get us through much of the racing season. I can't emphasize enough: make this transition gradual. I did a very similar pattern with my high school guys last week, and they blitzed the fartlek and were too cooked to do their medium run the next day. We did a 1:00 on/4:00 off cycle and I think that it was so easy for them that they started cranking the pickups - it may be more fun that way, and they were probably itchy to do some fast running for a change, but it defeats the purpose of transition. So err on the slow side with anything uptempo. The more gradually we transition to faster running, the fewer injuries we'll see.A quick word about T pace etc. You can use a Daniels table etc but you should drop yourself a row or two (unless you pulled an Ashwin and ripped a 5k PR during basephase - damn tryhards) since we're very early in the cycle. Again, you're better off erring on the cautious side. I also strongly recommend you do these off a track - grass is ideal - but remember that slower surfaces require you to slow the pace down even more in order to hit the appropriate level of effort.
Monday - 6-8x 8-10sec hill sprints, followed by a comfortable run. Be sure you're well warmed up before doing the sprints!
Tuesday - fartlek run - 6-10 cycles of 2:30 on, 2:30 off - keep the recovery intervals honest! You don't want more than 1:00/mi difference between the pickups and the recoveries. Wednesday - steady-state run of 75% long run duration
Thursday - super easy 40-60 mins
Friday - 6-8x 1k at T pace with 1:30 rest. You want these to be shorter than 4:00 each, so run 800s instead if your 1k reps will be longer than 4 minutes.
Saturday - same as Monday.
Sunday - long run!
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