The Official Blog of the GSTC: March 2014

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

(3/24-3/30): adidas GSTC Dominates 20k USATF-NJ Championships

NJ Marathon Baggage Update

On April 27, the adidas GSTC is once again in charge of handling the baggage for the 10,000 athletes of the NJM. It’s a club fundraiser, yet we will pay for any team road race you’d like for your help. There are about ten spots left; please contact Erika Meling ASAP at emeling816@gmail.com to grab one of these remaining few.

USATF-NJ 20k Team Championships:

adidas GSTC Racks Up 62 Points

Women Go 1-2; Ogletree 3-Peats

Piscataway- For the third year in a row, Cheyenne Ogletree was not only the top finisher for the adidas Garden State Track Club in the 20k USATF-NJ Championships, but she again became the 20k USATF-NJ Champion, again set the 20k USATF-NJ course record, and again set a 20k club record.

Now that’s consistency.

Rolling through the course at 6:05 a mile, Ogletree covered the distance in 75:28, almost two full minutes faster than her course and club record last year of 77:15. Along with bringing in the $150 prize money, she helped lead her team to a 1-2 sweep of the top two team spots.

Greta Sieve was the second finisher for the Gold and the second women overall, hitting the tape at 77:27- making this the third fastest 20k ever run in a club uniform. Katie Chaput (4^th) and Erika Meling (5^th) finished in 80:12 and 82:06 respectively, as the ladies put 4 in the top 5, 8 in the top 12, and 11 in the top 21. Meling’s time was 2:30 faster than her performance last year. Sieve and Chaput ran, respectively, the 2nd and 3rd fastest times in club history.

Indeed, it’s been a tough winter to train, but that didn’t stop the ladies from making it happen on the three-loop course at Johnson Park yesterday.

Karen Auteri (1:23:40), Angela Dunn (1:24:54), Stephanie Donatone (1:29:58), and Kelly Thow teamed up with Ogletree for the winning team that averaged 1:21:17 for its top five.

The adidas GSTC ladies extended their Grand Prix win streak to thirteen straight wins.

The second place team, led by Sieve, featured two newcomers making their debut: Victoria Pontecorvo (1:24:33) and Keri Brown (1:28:58). South Star Brittany McCann (1:25:39), Erin Blum (1:30:05), and Deb Capko (1:40:01) rounded out the team that averaged 1:25:21 for its scoring five.

To contextualize this success, the Ladies in Gold averaged 1:26:09 for its lone silver medal in 2012; only four were needed for a scoring team two years ago.

Masters Men Rack Up 10 points

In 2012, the adidas GSTC didn’t have any masters teams. Last year, the men’s 40s team squeaked out a 7^th place at the 20k team race, and there wasn’t a scoring 50s team.

Finally, in 2014, the G-State men’s masters group is finally coming around.

With Matt Baker making his captain debut, both the 40s team and 50s team snagged 6^th place, adding a valuable ten points to the overall team score after the first team championship.

Andrew Tschesnok was the 40's top finisher in 76:31, as he averaged 6:10 pace for the 12.4 mile course. Baker was next in 1:25:28, followed by a finally-healthy Kenny Huryk (1:28:24), Brian Harris (1:31:20), Lee Mooney (1:32:06), Peter Auteri (1:33:55), Franklin Reed (1:33:45), and Francis Beideman (1:42:24).

For the 50's team, Baker, Harris, Mooney, Auteri, and Reed were the scoring 5, finishing just 98 seconds out of 4^th place.

Open Men Go 1-3-4-8; Fonder Gets CR

Clipping off 5:15 miles, Princeton Enclave co-captain Mike Fonder dominated the USATF-NJ 20k race, running alone the final seven miles en route to a course record and adidas GSTC #2 time of 65:04. In his wake were eight other teammates in the top eleven finishers, resulting in yet another big team performance for the black and gold.

The win was the men’s twenty-second straight Grand Prix victory, dating back to September of 2011. Fonder’s race was second only to club compatriot Jeff Perrella, who scorched the New Haven 20k in August of 2012 in 64:34.

Teaming up with Fonder to take gold with a 70:06 average was Peter Bolgert (7^th/70:14), William Appman (9^th/70:42), Chuck Schneekloth (10^th/71:12), and Adam Gruchacz (19^th/73:16).

It’s always hard to know fitness levels in the season opener, and this prevented the men from sweeping the top three spots. Regardless, the third place team consisted of Ken Goglas (5^th/68:07), Josh Neyhart (7th/70:04), David Fett (11th/71:23), Joe Zeoli (26th/75:42), and Tom Visicaro (1:22:42).

The fourth place team of Atilla Sabahoglu (3rd/66:44), Kyle Price (6th/69:34), Matt Eder (15th/72:07), Adin Mickle (46th/79:24), and Tim Paziora (81:52).

Picking up one team point for 8th place was Tschesnok, TJ Zablocki (47th/79:37), Keith Gruchacz (48th/79:50), Mark Miniverni (83:50), Huryk (88:24), and Ezra Chefitz (90:40). Woody Kongsamut (82:51), Charles Groll (1:54:53) and Charles Hood (1:53:09) were the 6^th men on the A, B, and C teams.

Results can be found here.

20k All-Time Performances: Women

1:15:28 Cheyenne Ogletree Miles for Music 20k March 21, 2014

1:17:26 Greta Sieve Miles for Music 20k March 21, 2014

1:20:12 Katie Chaput Miles for Music 20k March 21, 2014

1:21:02 Alyssa Douma Miles for Music 20k March 10, 2013

1:22:06 Erika Meling Miles for Music 20k March 21, 2014

1:22:24 Karen Auteri Miles for Music 20k March 10, 2013

1:23:04 Meghan DeCarlo Miles for Music 20k March 10, 2013

1:23:24 Erin Higgins Miles for Music 20k March 10, 2013

1:24:05 Kristin Cupido Miles for Music 20k March 11, 2012

1:24:22 Victoria Pontecorvo Miles for Music 20k March 21, 2014

1:24:53 Angela Dunn Miles for Music 20k March 21, 2014

20k All-Time Performances: Men

1:04:34 Jeff Perrella New Haven 20k September 3, 2012

1:05:04 Mike Fonder Miles for Music 20k March 21, 2014

1:05:18 Tom Poland Miles for Music 20k March 11, 2012

1:06:23 Ken Goglas Miles for Music 20k March 10, 2013

1:06:32 Steve Mennitt Miles for Music 20k March 10, 2013

1:06:42 Paul Matuszak Miles for Music 20k March 10, 2013

1:06:43 Atilla Sabahoglu Miles for Music 20k March 21, 2014

1:07:27 Mike Belgiovine Miles for Music 20k March 10, 2013

1:08:59 Adin Mickle Miles for Music 20k March 11, 2012

1:09:06 Mike Anis Miles for Music 20k March 11, 2012

1:09:08 Tony Harris Miles for Music 20k March 11, 2012

Brouhaha Scores: Princeton Enclave Takes Crown

We’ve seen this one before.

Just like the fall of 2013, the Princeton Enclave, self-nicknamed “The Original Brouhaha Champions,” have won the first inner-enclave contest of 2014. The question that lingers: can they stay on the top. Thanks to Fonder’s first place finish among all GSTC men, Sieve’s second place finish among all GSTC women, and Baker’s 2^nd place finish among all GSTC masters, the PE ran away with the title with five total points (1+2+2). Last year, after running away with the brouhaha's first contest at Belmar Chase, they crumbled like an hour-long game of Jenga, succumbing to their all-powerful neighboring enclave slightly to their north.

The Central Enclave, the defending 2013 Brouhaha Champs, were second by a point, followed by the North (16), Jersey City (24), South (25), and Morristown 32). The Beach Enclave sadly was an incomplete, and South Enclave co-captains didn’t return phone calls with regard to the south’s sluggish start.

This year, top finishers among the team will be considered in three categories: open men, open women, and masters.

1. Princeton Enclave 5 POINTS

M: Fonder (1), Bolgert (6), Eder (10)

W: Sieve (2), Chaput (3), Donatone (10)

MA: Baker (2), Reed (8)

2. Central Enclave 6 POINTS

M: Sabahoglu (2), Goglas (3), Price (4), Neyhart (5), Schneekloth (8), Fett (9), K. Gruchacz (15), Chefitz (20)

W: Ogletree (1), Meling (4), Thow (12), Capko (13), Jones (14)

MA: Huryk (3)

3. North Enclave 16 POINTS

M: Paziora (16)

W: Auteri (5)

MA: Harris (4), Auteri (7), Beideman (9)

4. Jersey City Enclave 24 POINTS

M: Appman (7), A. Gruchacz (11)

W: Pontecorvo (6)

MA: -

5. South Enclave 25 POINTS

M: Zeoli (12), Mickle (13)

W: Dunn (7), McCann (8), Brown (9),

MA: Mooney (6)

6. Morristown Enclave 32 POINTS

M: Zablocki (14), Visicaro (17), Kongsamut (18), Miniverni (19),

F: -

MA: Tschesnok (1)

7. Beach Enclave INCOMPLETE

Blum (11)

GSTC Point Breakdown

Mens Open 1-3-4-8: 30 points

Womens Open: 1-2: 22 points

Mens 40s: 6: 5 points

Mens 50s: 6: 5 points

Total: 62 points

2014 USATF-NJ GRAND PRIX UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS

62 adidas Garden State Track Club

53 New Jersey Masters

43 Clifton Road Runners

40 Do Run Runners

28 Garmin Runners

28 Raritan Valley RR

25 Shore AC

23 Sneaker Factory

22 Central Jersey RR

6 Essex Road Runners

adidas GSTC Meets With Vietname Officials

Highland Park- Monday night, four club officials met with three delegates of the Vietnamese National Team to discuss a collaboration from April 15 – September 15. The adidas GSTC is one of three clubs they have selected to make a proposal to coach five of their athletes leading up to the Asian Games starting on September 20^th.

This proposal, including a description of coaching services, facilities, and five month total budget, will be presented to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Vietnam by Douong Duc Thuy, PhD, the Chief of the Athletics Division of the Sports Elitte Department next week.

The athletes, all women, include four 400m/400IH sprinters and a triple jumper. Two of them have run 52 and the others have run 53 for 400m; the triple jumper has a PR of 46 feet. Handpicked by their government at an early age, these athletes have been fully committed to athletics their entire life, and thus have never received much schooling. They speak very limited English, requiring a team manager/translator during this potential American training experience.

The club will learn of its proposal status within a week of its submission.

GSTC Racing Schedule

USATF-NJ Grand Prix

3/23 Miles for Music 20k Championships (all divisions)

4/6 Cherry Blossom 10k (masters women)

4/26 Clinton Country 15k (all divisions)

5/3 Newport 10,0000 (open men and women)

6/1 Stomp the Monster (open women)

6/7 College Ave Mile (all divisions)

6/16 President’s Cup (open men)

6/22 Lager Run (masters men)

6/26 Sunset Classic (open, masters women)

Spring Track and Field

3/29 Monmouth Opener (Monmouth)

4/5 Ramapo Invitational (Ramapo)

4/19 Larry Ellis Invite (Princeton)

4/25 Penn Relays (UPenn)

4/26 Lion Invitational (TCNJ)

5/12 Tuppeny Twilight (Swarthmore)

6/14 adidas Grand Prix (Icahn Stadium, NYC)

6/21 USATF East Region Championships (date?)

Team Runs

Monday: (track and field) Team workout 5:30 at Highland Park HS

Monday: (Central Enclave) 5:30 @ RSC

Tuesday: (Central Enclave) 5:30 @ RSC

Wednesday: (Central Enclave) 5:30 @ RSC

Wednesday: (Morristown Enclave) 6:15 group run @ Morristown Running Company

Wednesday: (track and field) Team workout 5:30 at Highland Park HS

Thursday: (Central Enclave) 5:30 @ RSC

Friday: (Central Enclave): 4:15 @ RSC

Saturday: (Morristown) 9:00 group run @ Morristown Running Company

Saturday: (Central Enclave) TRACK MEET AT MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY

Sunday: TEAM RUN @ Rosedale Park, 9am. All paces, distances are welcome. Lots of trail loops!

Quotes of the Week

“@GardenStateTC 8 miles. To round out a 95 mile week.” -Greta Sieve, via Twitter, responding to a GSTC tweat about weekly mileage

“Just a good feeling to run faster at 44 than you did at 18.” -masters phenom, truly, Michelle Brangan on FB after her 18:35 last weekend. Wow.

“Saturday, March 22, 11am, at the YMCA, Adam Goucher and Tim Catalano. Speaking. Two of my top masters recruits.” -masters captain Matt Baker via FB. A bit ambitious, but hey…why not.

“After that intense track workout and lifting legs I think I may need a wheel chair tomorrow.” -Half miler Jaris Rousseau, via FB

“Ayanna, be careful of getting involved. I have tons of experience. If you do a good job, you’ll be asked to do more work. If you do a bad job, you’ll get yelled at.” -sprint captain Mark Parisen joking with Ayanna Keller about getting involved with doing GSTC work. Indeed, it can be quite the black hole.

GSTC TRIVIA

True or false?

TMA: Totally Misunderstood Award

This week, much thanks to the heavy lobbying of Josh Neyhart, Kyle Price receives his first 2014 nomination. First, when submitting a uniform design for the adidas uniform selection, he designed and submitted…a sports bra. Next, he missed a Tuesday workout because, well, something about his friend driving but then not having a license and not having a way to get home on the side of the road? Finally, he rolled up to Sunday's 9:00am 20k team championship at….8:45am. Something about not having kets to his car? We don't know, but it's all officially in the books.

Gold Star

By Ashwin Anantharaman

Duane Reed

Duane joined this year as Matt Baker invited me to join. He wanted to join because of the opportunity to expand his racing and training.

His Biggest goal this year is to complete a 100 miler under 30 hours with stretch goal of under 24hr. His PRs include, 5k 19:02; 10k 39:16; 1/2 marathon 1:29; marathon 3:16; 50 mile 9:06; 100k 15:32. Before a race he eats, does a light stretch/jog and tries to do his runs with the same approach as race day. Outside of running he is into Mixed Martial Arts, Reading, and golf.

Charlie Hood

Charlie joined GSTC a month ago to get back into shape and train to run his 1st marathon. He found out about GSTC at the Newport Liberty Half Marathon where he saw dozens of yellow jerseys running the race and was definitely impressed at the quality of their performances. Pre race routines are pretty simple for him, just a light warm up while listening to Metallica or other rock/metal music. HIs goals are to finish his 1st marathon in under 4 hours, get his half marathon time under 1:40:00 and his 5K time under 19:00. His PRs for 5K - 18:48, Half Marathon - 1:51:30. Outside of running he am an avid sports photographer, NJ Devils hockey fan, and also hockey player. He plays on 4 ice hockey teams and also coach a girls ice hockey team as well. It keeps him busy every night of

the week.

Steady Striders

By Amy Denholtz

Congrats to our members who ran the Miles for Music 20k! This week the steady striders will meet to run at 9am on Saturday, March 29th, at Colonial Park, in Franklin Township (Somerset County) and we will assemble in parking lot D off of Colonial Drive. The park has a running trail, a nature path, and also hugs the D&R Canal Tow Path. For a park map, see http://www.somersetcountyparks.org/maps/ColonialParkMap.pdf. Email Amy, at adenholtz@gmail.com, with questions or to RSVP for the Saturday run!

TEAM STUFF

Yearly dues----à https://runsignup.com/Club/NJ/NewBrunswick/GardenStateTrackClub

Team website---------------> www.gardenstatetc.org

Team Facebook Fan Page----> https://www.facebook.com/groups/159501487397707/

Team Blog---------------> http://gardenstatetc.blogspot.com/

Team YouTube Channel---> http://www.youtube.com/user/GardenStateTC

This Week in Training

By Chris Tafelski (cjtafelski@yahoo.com)

Recovery is the name of the game this week. There will be one quality session this week, and it's designed for you to be able to take it on feel depending on how you're feeling. Things like pace, mileage, etc this week are NOT IMPORTANT. The faster you recover from the race, the sooner you can return to high quality training. Soreness is expected.

Monday - Recovery runs. Take it nice and light!

Tuesday - Another recovery day! Finish with some light strides if you're up for it.

Wednesday - medium day, but take it light - usually we go about 75% of long run duration - go about 60% instead.

Thursday - Super easy 40-60 mins + strides

Friday - fartlek run - take it on feel! You want a quality aerobic effort. The best way to do this is to keep the recovery intervals honest between reps. The duration, number of cycles, and work:recovery ratio are all up to you.

Saturday - comfortable run + 10x8-10s hill sprints

Sunday - long run!

What is this email?

The GSTC Weekly Email is a collaborative effort to bring club membership an accurate and entertaining update on all team events, runs, results, workouts, quotes, and even mishaps every Sunday night. It is also often referred to as “The Email” or, by more prominent members of the running community, “error-fraught spam.” If you’d like to submit anything that would contribute to any of these sections, please email us!

TRIVIA ANSWER

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

(3/17-3/23): DuBois Runs GSTC #3 5k; 20k Lineups Announced!

THE DEFENSE BEGINS

Black and Gold Open Up Grand Prix Sunday

Piscataway- Thanks to a late-season rally, the adidas GSTC not only won its first USATF-NJ Overall Grand Prix team title in 2013, it also set the association record for most points scored in one season.

Months later, it’s 2014, and…the defense begins.

Women's Preview: Ladies Stack Two Teams

Cheyenne Ogletree, the two-time defending 20k champ, looks to three-peat at the Johnson Park course and bring home the $150 gold medal purse. Coming off the anchoring of a third place Distance Medley Relay at Millrose Games, the GSTC stalwart is in great shape and may run her fastest time ever over the distance. Nipping at her heels will most certainly be Greta Sieve, the Minnesota native who has finished second to Ogletree several times in 2013, had a strong fall and has packed in big training weeks despite the challenging training conditions.

Look for teammates Katie Chaput, Chelsea Callan, Erika Meling, Karen Auteri, Angela Dunn, and Brittany McCann to make strong bids at top-ten finishes.

This race will mark the debut of three outstanding athletes: Victoria Pontecorvo, Kelly Thow, and Keri Brown. Pontecorvo and Brown, both sub-5:00 milers, are on the opposite ends of the training spectrum, currently. The former is recovering from the flu; the latter is building up for the Boston Marathon. Thow, a former standout at Franklin High School who recently transferred from Stockton State to Rutgers, has a year of college running under her belt and is very fit. All three will make a huge impact on Sunday, although all three are debuting at the 20k distance.

Masters captain Prudence Jones will bring a masters team of Deb Capko, Joanne Coffee, and herself to the starting line.

GOLD TEAM

Cheyenne Ogletree, Chelsea Callan, Angela Dunn, Erika Meling, Karen Auteri, Stephanie Donatone, Prudence Jones

BLACK TEAM

Greta Sieve, Katie Chaput, Victoria Pontecorvo, Brittany McCann, Kelly Thow, Keri Brown, Deb Capko

MASTERS

Joe Anne Coffee, Prudence Jones, Deb Capko

Men’s Preview: Croff Leads the Gold Phalanx

Chris Croff, in the heavy weeks of marathon training, is very fit and a favorite to run away with the 20k USATF-NJ Title. Although nursing minor knee pain from an old college injury, the Southern Connecticut College standout routinely has been knocking out 14-18 mile long runs averaging 6:00 pace. He won the USATF-NJ Half Marathon Title in September and has logged numerous 100 mile weeks over the past few months.

Defending champ Ken Goglas, the 2013 USATF-NJ Grand Prix Champion, is also very fit and will certainly challenge Croff for the individual gold medal. Mike Fonder, coming off ten straight weeks of 100 miles each, will also be up front looking for a podium, prize-money-paying spot.

Mike Anis, Atilla Sabahoglu, Josh Neyhart, Will Appman, Kyle Price, and Matt Eder all figure to be in the top ten, hopefully clinching a 1-2-3-4 team finish for the Gold.

G-State will also field two full 40s and 50s masters teams, lead by Andrew Tschesnok and Matt Baker.

GOLD TEAM

Chris Croff, Kyle Price, Matt Eder, Ashwin Anantharaman, Timmy Terrific , Adin Mickle, Andrew Tschesnok

BLACK TEAM

Mike Fonder, Will Appman, Peter Bolgert, Adam Gruchacz, Keith Gruchasz, TJ Zablocki

WHITE TEAM

Ken Goglas, Josh Neyhart, Joey Zeoli, Ted Doyle, Tommy Visicaro, Woody Kongsamut, Charles Groll

BLOLD TEAM

Mike Anis, Atilla Sabahoglu, Dave Fett, Chuck Schneekloth, Chris Weiss, Mark Minervini, Charles Hood

MASTERS 40s

Andy Tschesnok, Ken Huryk, Matt Baker, Brian Harris, Lee Mooney, Don Weise, Duane Reed, Peter Auteri, Fran Beideman

MASTERS 50s

Matt Baker, Brian Harris, Lee Mooney, Don Weise, Duane Reed, Peter Auteri, Fran Beideman

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Weekend Results

DuBois Runs GSTC #3 5k

Haddonfield- Four adidas GSTC’ers cracked the “Big List,” the club’s all-time top ten performance record book at the Adrenaline 5k.

Leading the charge was Eric DuBois who became just the fourth man in gold to dip under 15:00 on the roads. Finishing 9^th in 14:59, DuBois ties former Rowan teammate Steve Mennitt for GSTC #3 5k. Brian Quilty and Paul Matuszak finished 12^th and 13^th with times of 15:08 and 15:11, respectively, putting them at #7 and #9 on the club’s all-time list.

Adin Mickle, the South Enclave Captain, also ran well, dipping under 16 with a 15:59 finish. Justin Heinze opened up his season with a 16:45 rust-buster on the flat and fast Haddonfield course.

adidas GSTC Men’s Top 10 5k Times

14:50 Jeff Perrella President’s Cup June 20, 2011

14:58 Ken Goglas Flemington Turket Trot November 22, 2012

14:59 Steve Mennitt Flemington Turkey Trot November 22, 2012

14:59 Eric DuBois Adrenaline 5k March 16, 2014

15:01 Tony Harris Flemington Turkey Trot November 22, 2012

15:08 Rob Nihen Ridgewood Run May 27, 2012

15:08 Brian Quilty Adrenaline 5k March 16, 2014

15:09 Chris Heibell Flemington Turkey Trot November 22, 2012

15:11 Paul Matuszak Adrenaline 5k March 16, 2014

15:19 Mike Fonder Harrington Park 5k November 16, 2013

Evangelist Runs GSTC #7 5k

Haddonfield- Robyn Evangelist was the 7^th overall female finisher at this weekend’s Adrenaline 5k. In addition, her time of 18:05 was the 7^th fastest time ever run by a Golden Girl, and a two second road PR.

Masters runner Michelle Brangan also ran an incredible race and had a huge PR of 18:36. Averaging 5:59 a mile, she was the second women’s masters finisher in the competitive race. Her time puts her 11^th on the all-time list. Teammate Angela Dunn finished in 19:20, good for 2^nd in her age group.

adidas GSTC Women’s Top 10 5k Times

17:27 Cheyenne Ogletree Jimmy D 5k September 1, 2013

17:39 Lindsey Lambert Flemington Turkey Trot November 22, 2012

17:46 Chelsea Callan Flemington Turkey Trot November 22, 2012

17:56 Alyssa Douma Mercerville Fire Company December 15, 2012

17:56 Allie Dublinski Ridgewood Run May 27, 2013

17:56 Katie Chaput Jimmy D 5k September 1, 2013

18:05 Robyn Evangelist Adrenaline 5k March 16, 2014

18:20 Angela Dunn Race Down Broad Street October 5, 2013

18:21 Jamie Liberti Pier House September 4, 2012

18:30 Sarah Schillaci President’s Cup June 17, 2013

18:36 Michelle Brangan Adrenaline 5k March 16, 2014

NYC Half Marathon: Harris PRs

New York City- Masters runner Brian Harris got his 2014 season off to a great start, setting an all-time PR in the half marathon. The fifty year old Oakland resident cruised the course in 1:33:35. A little while later, teammate Diana Angi finished in 1:57:01, just two seconds off her all-time best, as did Jonathan Campanaro in 2:14:31.

Mo-Town St. Patty 5k

Morristown- Allie Dublinski celebrated St. Patty’s Day with a bronze medal, averaging 6:07 a mile to finish in 19:00. Several other teammates competed in the event including James Lothian (17:55/7^th), Josh Rockland (19:33), Danielle Stanton (20:38), Jenn Lucas (21:03), and Courtney Stanton (21:25).

GSTC Racing Schedule

USATF-NJ Grand Prix

3/23 Miles for Music 20k Championships (all divisions)

4/6 Cherry Blossom 10k (masters women)

4/26 Clinton Country 15k (all divisions)

5/3 Newport 10,0000 (open men and women)

6/1 Stomp the Monster (open women)

6/7 College Ave Mile (all divisions)

6/16 President’s Cup (open men)

6/22 Lager Run (masters men)

6/26 Sunset Classic (open, masters women)

Spring Track and Field

3/29 Monmouth Opener (Monmouth)

4/5 Ramapo Invitational (Ramapo)

4/19 Larry Ellis Invite (Princeton)

4/25 Penn Relays (UPenn)

4/26 Lion Invitational (TCNJ)

5/12 Tuppeny Twilight (Swarthmore)

6/14 adidas Grand Prix (Icahn Stadium, NYC)

6/21 USATF East Region Championships (date?)

Team Runs

Monday: (track and field) Team workout 5:30 at Highland Park HS

Monday: (Central Enclave) NO RUN- SPRING BREAK

Tuesday: (Central Enclave) 4:15 DISTANCE TRACK WORKOUT @ HIGHLAND PARK

Wednesday: (Central Enclave) NO RUN- SPRING BREAK

Wednesday: (Morristown Enclave) 6:15 group run @ Morristown Running Company

Wednesday: (track and field) Team workout 5:30 at Highland Park HS

Thursday: (Central Enclave) NO RUN- SPRING BREAK

Friday: (Central Enclave): 4:15 TRACK WORKOUT AT HPHS

Saturday: (Morristown) 9:00 group run @ Morristown Running Company

Saturday: (Central Enclave) 10:00am track workout at HPHS

Sunday: 20K TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, 9AM JOHNSON PARK, PISCATAWAY

Quotes of the Week

“A year ago I was aiming to go under 21:00 min in a 5k. Today I almost went under 19 min. Couldn’t be making this great ‘comeback’ without my great training buddies.” -Brittany McCann, via FB, to her South Enclave teammates

“I was planning to get there around 7:30 as well. I'm pretty unreliable and generally late though, so worst case I'll see everyone after the race so we can coordinate a cool down.” -Paul Matuszak, prior to the Haddonfield 5k via FB, keeping it real with his South Jersey teammates.

“Instead of going to bars for St Pattys, we run 4 by mile and 30 minute tempos on a track.. we are a rather special bunch.” -Kristen Prazenica, via FB, during thread under thumbs-up group selfie picture.

“There’s this episode of Spongebob where Spongebob and Patrick have a chocolate bar…” -Woody Kongsamut, during brunch after the team Sunday long run. No context is really needed here.

“Your hair isn’t that special.” -Tim Morgan, during brunch after the team long run, commenting on Woody’s statement that he trains into New York City to get his hair cut.

“Things are coming together! 15 mile long run with 6 miles averaging around 5:45 at the end.” -Chris Warren, new adidas GSTC member, after last weekend’s LR

“Hey guys!! Before you all head home or go on vacation, why not come out to the track tomorrow? You have all week to sleep in/party/study soo….no excuses! It’s also supposed to be sunny and warm!” -Erin LaCosta, posting on the GSTC/ Rutgers Running Club FB page.

“Great track workout complete, now I can start my day.” -Jaris Rousseau, via FB, after Saturday’s track session.

“2:14 (half marathon). Puts me on pace to become most improved runner at banquet.” -Jonathan Campanaro, via FB message, after his NYC Half.

“Officially home @ track practice!! I luv luv my teammates and coaches. So Glad I’m back…can’t wait for long run tomorrow.” -Ayanna “Feathers” Kellar, via FB, after returning home from vacation

“I have to remember to hurt in races.” -Josh Neyhart, via text, talking about the key to racing well this spring

“Golf ball sized hail. Tornado. Avalanche. Tsunami. Plague of locusts.” -Prudence Jones, via Twitter, responding to the GSTC tweet, “Wind has to be the worst weather phenomenon to run in. Agree?”

“Why is the church at the end of my road continually the most dangerous part of my run? How many Hail Mary’s for vehicular homicides? Thou shall look both ways when exiting the parking lot.” -Keith Gruchacz, via FB

GSTC TRIVIA

One of the above Quotes of the Week commits one of the most common mistakes in written English, the comma splice. Who is the guilty party?

Gold Star

By Ashwin Anantharaman

Chris Warren

Chris plans to join in time to race under the GSTC colors at the start of the outdoor season. He was approached by Chuck at the Monmouth Open Indoor meet and just couldn't resist looking into the program. His long term goals involve him qualifying and going to USATF Nationals within the next year or 2. He is a long distance runner training primarily for the 5k. His goal for the season is to break 14:30. Last spring he graduated from the University of Delaware where he ran 14:49 to close out the season. He has Prs of 4:19 in the mile and 8:30 in the 3k. He is a stickler when it comes to doing the same thing every meet. This includes pasta dinner the night before, 8 hours of sleep at the minimum, bagel with butter 3-4 hours before the race and a powerbar with some water 2 hours before. Outside of running he enjoys playing frisbee gold with his friends and coaching high school track.

Raymond Campbell Jr.

Ray decided to join GSTC because he has always wanted to continue running competitively after high school. He has been looking for a way to do that for years. He looked at other clubs but found it difficult to find one in his area that didn't only concentrate on distance races until he found Garden State Track Club. His main race in high school was a 400 meter run. He also ran the 200 and would run the 4 by 100 relay team. His PR in the 200 was 22.5 back in 2004. His Pr in the 400 was a 49.42 the same year. His goal is to beat these PRs. When he was competing he used to run with the distance team to train for sprints as it helped his stamina. Before a race he usually would run a 1/2 mile to warmup. He also listens to music to clear his head. Outside of running he plays soccer as for the past year he has been playing in an indoor/outdoor league called Playmore SJ based in Medford NJ. He also is studying for certifications to advance his career in Information Technology as he spends time fixing phones and laptops.

Steady Striders

By Amy Denholtz

Steady striders will join in a pre-Miles for Music shake out run at 9am on Saturday, March 22nd, beginning from Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick. Please park next to the pavilion (in the area on the right immediately before the Gazebo and circle). Steady striders will also join the other GSTC team members to race the Miles for Music 20k on Sunday. Please email Amy, at adenholtz@gmail.com, with any questions, to RSVP for the group run Saturday, or to let her know you're running the Miles for Music 20k on Sunday!

TEAM STUFF

Yearly dues----à https://runsignup.com/Club/NJ/NewBrunswick/GardenStateTrackClub

Team website---------------> www.gardenstatetc.org

Team Facebook Fan Page----> https://www.facebook.com/groups/159501487397707/

Team Blog---------------> http://gardenstatetc.blogspot.com/

Team YouTube Channel---> http://www.youtube.com/user/GardenStateTC

This Week in Training

By Chris Tafelski (cjtafelski@yahoo.com)

First championship event is this Sunday! We're gonna roll back on the intensity going into the race so we can start the competitive year with a bang.

Monday - comfortable run + 10x8-10sec hill sprints

Tuesday - 3M at 1/2M pace, take 2 mins rest, then go 2xmile at 10k pace with 2:00 rest, then go 2x800 at 5k pace with 2:00 rest.

Wednesday - same as Monday, but go 10x strides instead of the hill sprints

Thursday - 12x400 at 5k pace on a 2:00 cycle. If your 400s take 75-90 seconds, go on a 2:30 cycle. If they take between 90-105 seconds, go on a 3:00 cycle.

Friday - same as Wednesday.

Saturday - shakeout day.

Sunday - RACE!