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| FALL SEASON IS HERE. AND SO IS THE aGSTC TRAINING PLAN. We are excited to announce that the 2014 aGSTC Fall Training Plan will begin Monday, June 30th. Ken Goglas and Mike Fonder have been thoughtfully collaborating on this for weeks, and it will be rolled out, in its entirety, next Monday. The plan will be the same for the men and the women for the first few microcycles, as it will eventually begin to differ as the men prepare for 10k cross country and the women for 6k. Between now and then, continue to enjoy your break between the spring and fall seasons. Active rest is what is now prescribed: ride a bike, swim in a pool, play some volleyball, or do whatever sounds fun and relaxing. No reason to strap on your running shoes for a little while longer. Enjoy the physical and mental break from it all! |
|  | | The starting line of the 2014 President's Cup in Millburn |
 | | Johnson and Danna hold the coveted President's Cup after the race |
aGSTC Drinks From the Cup, Again Johnson Wins, Leads Fastest Team Effort in Club History Millburn- One week after sweeping the top eight team spots at the College Ave Mile, the adidas Garden State Track Club had one final stop along the spring racing circuit: the President's Cup, the USATF-NJ 5k Championships. And, for a second week in a row, the Chris Johnson Express rolled into town, crushing the competition en route to leading his club to a 1-2-3-4-8-9-10 team finish--the best team performance in event history. Johnson's 14:50.83 heroics, however, fell just .07 short of the club 5k road record, as Jeff Perrella won this race in 2011 in 14:50.76. Since 2000, only twenty-one scoring teams of five runners have broken 80:00, averaging 16:00 or faster per man. Four of those teams happened Monday, as the aGSTC teams averaged 15:52, 15:55, 15:56, and 15:57 as 17 of the top 24 finishers were Gold. The #1 and #3 all-time 5k runners for the club, Chris Warren and Eric DuBois, who respectively ran 14:32 and 14:38 this year at Penn  Relays, did not compete. Johnson's win was the fourth year in a row that GSTC'er drank from the President's Cup, as Perrella did it in 2011 (14:50) and 2012 (15:02), and Ken Goglas earned the honor in 2013 (15:08).  | | Johnson in 2014 |
Will Griffin was the team's second finisher in 15:11, as four other teammates broke the top ten: Goglas (15:26), Chris Croff (15:31), Kyle Price (15:33), and Mike Fonder (15:34). The 8th, 9th, and 10th place teams had averages of 17:01, 17:31, and 17:56, respectively. In comparison, 10th place team in 2012, the Do Run Runners, averaged 18:20. Other runners in the top 25 included Atilla Sabahiglu (12/15:41), Anthony Harris (13/15:44), Rob Nihen (14/15:52), Jarrett Kunze (15/15:57), Peter Bolgert (16/16:04), Mike Anis (17/16:07), Matt Eder (18/16:08), John Welsh (19/16:08), Ted  | | Goglas in 2013 |
Doyle (22/16:17), Chris Schneider (23/16:18), Adam Gruchacz (24/16:19). From this group, it was the first time for Kunze under 16, Anis ran with an upper-respitory infection, and Eder PR'ed on the road. The aGSTC's top 40 finishers had a 16:58.09 average, while the top 20 GSTC men averaged 15:55.42. The top five gold finishers averaged 15:18.89--or 76:34 for a total team time--which was the third fastest five-man finish in race history. President's Cup: Sub-80 (16:00/man) 5-Man Teams in  | | Perrella in 2011 |
USATF-NJ History 76:31 Princeton Running Company (2000) 76:33 Runner's High (2005) 76:34 adidas GSTC (2014) 76:41 Runner's High (2006) 77:15 Runner's Pace (2000) 77:42 adidas GSTC (2013) 77:44 Running Company (2005) 78:22 adidas GSTC (2011) 78:22 RVRR (2009) 78:24 Running Company (2006) 78:29 Sneaker Factory (2009) 78:50 Sneaker Factory (2004) 79:00 Gadsden TC (2004) 79:10 Running Company (2004) 79:26 Fleet Feet (2009)  | | Jeff Perrella after his historic 2011 President's Cup victory. His club 5k road record still stands from this race. |
79:37 Running Company (2008) 79:37 Fleet Feet (2006) 79:39 RVRR (2008) Complete results can be found here. GSTC All-Time List: Road 5k 14:50 Jeff Perrella President's Cup 6/20/11 14:50 Chris Johnson President's Cup 6/16/14 14:58 Ken Goglas Flemington T-Trot 11/22/12 14:59 Steve Mennitt Flemington T-Trot 11/22/12 14:59 Eric DuBois Adrenaline 5k 3/16/14 15:01 Tony Harris Flemington T-Trot 11/22/12 15:08 Rob Nihen Ridgewood Run 5/27/12 15:09 Chris Heibell Flemington T-Trot 11/22/12 15:11 Will Griffin President's Cup 6/16/14 15:11 Paul Matuszak Adrenaline 5k 3/16/14 15:19 Mike Fonder Harrington Park 5k 11/1613 15:22 Atilla Dabahoglu Mayor's Cup 5/24/14 15:31 Chris Croff President's Cup 6/16/14 15:33 Kyle Price President's Cup 6/16/14 15:33 Tim Morgan President's Cup 6/18/12 15:35 Adin Mickle Stomp the Monster 4/22/12 15:40 Luis Romero Stomp the Monster 4/22/12 15:57 Jarrett Kunze President's Cup 6/16/14 |
  Danna Wins President's Cup Title Millburn- Maria Danna, in just her second race in Gold, became the first GSTC women to win the President's Cup, as she pulled away at mile two for a decisive 17:34 win. The Morristown resident, who only ran one semester in college, ran her 2nd fastest 5k of her career.
Her time ranks her #3 on the aGSTC All-Time List, ten seconds behind Cheyenne Ogletree (17:24) and Greta Sieve (17:25). The two were stride-for stride at the Stomp 5k earlier in June.
Rozemberg Leads 40s Team in Debut  Glen Ridge- In his club debut, Hernan Rozemberg hit the tape at 17:19, helping lead the aGSTC men's master's 40s team to an 8th place finish at the Lager Run, the USATF-NJ 5k Championships. Nineteen total 40s teams were there, while Matt Baker (18:56), Brian Harris (20:01), Don Weise (20:51), and Peter Auteri (21:22) teamed up with Rozemberg for the 40s team result.
The 50s group of Baker, Harris, Auteri, Julius Pontesorvo (21:28), and Francis Beideman (21:59) finished with an average time of 20:32, also good enough for 8th.
In non-masters news, Atilla Sabahoglu won the race in 15:49. Henley Hage ran 17:55, Jay The Businessman ran 17:55, and Karen Auteri ran 19:02.
Sunset Classic: The Women's Spring Finale The women have one final team race this coming Thursday evening: the Sunset Classic 5 Miler. Currently signed up to run are Karen Auteri, Maria Danna, Robyn Evangelist, Diana Stavrou, Katie Chaput, Cheyenne Ogletree, Chelsea Callan, Angie Gentile, Prudence Jones, Stephanie Edwards, and Alicia Edwards. If you wanna hop in....hop in! Shoot us an email at gardenstatetrackclub@gmail.com. |
| Gold Star: Morgan Fusetti Morgan joined GSTC this week to meet people in the Jersey City running community and to do speed runs to improve her times in the NYC marathon. Her ultimate goal is to qualify for the Boston Marathon this year and to break her marathon PR of 3:37. Before a race, she always eats a cookie dough balance bar and drinks water. After nutrition, she tries to envision the run and stay focused. Outside of running she loves to read, travel, cook,eat and spend time with her family and friends especially her husband and daughter. TMA: Totally Misunderstood Award  No TMA nominations were reported. Boo! Steady Striders Enjoy your two weeks off! We will be starting up again on June 30th! Team Runs Monday (North Enclave) 5:45p @ 40 Corning Ave, Pompton Lakes (email pauteri@verizon.net if you intend to attend any 40 Corning runs) Wednesday (Morristown Enclave) 6:15p @ Morristown Running Company Wednesday (North Enclave) 5:45p @ 40 Corning Ave Thursday (North Enclave) 6p @ Fleet Feet, Monclair Saturday (Morristown Enclave) 9a @ Morristown Running Company Saturday (North Enclave) 8a @ 40 Corning Ave Quotes of the Week "Happy birthday man. I'll be celebrating at a nearby bus stop." - Adin Mickle, on the wall of Stiv Mennitt--who has a reputation of chatting up the Rutgers ladies at the RU bus stops.
"The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life." -Tony Harris, via FB "The 800 I just ran to catch the bus probably would've been on the metal stand at most conference meets." -GSTC hammer thrower Lenny Joseph via FB. (Editor's Note: we bet it wasn't faster than 3:00) "Great seeing everyone including the new folks at the Lager Run this evening!" -Don Weise, via FB after Lager Run
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