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| The Racing Season Commences
The USATF-NJ Grand Prix Racing Circuit commences in full swing this Sunday, after a two-month lull in team competitions.
The USATF-NJ Cross Country 5k Championships are this Sunday, at 10:00am, at Deer Path Park. Team races for the aGSTC are great opportunities for all team members to contribute to the USATF-NJ Overall Grand Prix Championship, a team title that requires participation of all members--not just a few.
The top ten teams, in every division, score the following points: 12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Based on the spring and the Jimmy D 5k, here are the current team scores:
353 - adidas Garden State Track Club
243 - Clifton RR
188 - North Jersey Masters
180 - Do Run Runners
170 - Garmin Runners
162 - Shore A.C.
160 - Raritan Valley
79 - Central Jersey
64 - Rose City
50 - Sneaker Factory
41 - Essex/Fleet Feet
17 - Morris County Striders
6 - Pearl Izumi Currently, the aGSTC lineups look like this. Are you interested in jumping in and running? Send us an email and we will happily put you on a team!
Men's Team: Version 1.0 Chris's Crew: chris warren, adin mickle, will appman, edsel the pretzel, david fett, woody kongsamut, big nick
Kenny's Kamp: ken goglas, ashwin anatharaman, joe zeoli, jaris #patersonthuglife, wismith francois, ryan degragario, charlie hood Mikey's Men: mike fonder, kyle price, peter bolgert, mark parisen, roberto klink, willy alston, josh white Tony's Team: tony harris, dr. anis, jimbo rivers, chuckles, eddie cervante, Python Rob, Miggy Smalls Schneider's Sexiness: Schneider, josh neyhart, dennie waite up, daniel selsky, Brian Weitz, Mike Mossaad Steve's Snowflakes: steve ellwood, matt eder, atilla the run, nick murphy, mark minervini, abel bermudez
Women's Teams: Version 1.0 Cheyenne's Cats: cheyenne ogletree, brittany sandora, kim wernerspach, lisa jones, nicole salge, amanda rolph, anna garcia Chelsea's Champions: chelsea callan, erika meling, victoria pontecorvo, lauren rome, erin lacosta, erika bow, prudence jones Robyn's Runners: robyn evangelist, alyssa douma, michelle brangan, karen auteri, sandi kaspzyk, erin varga, margarita romero Maria's Militia: maria danna, angela dunn, nora norvell, dani franco, maureen ruckleshaus, allyson guieb, sara diaz
 
The aGSTC Fall Training Plan. by Ken Goglas and Mike Fonder For dues-paying members, this four-month-long plan was emailed to you Sunday evening. Didn't get it? Check your spam/junk box. Want it? Here is the link and pay your dues. If you have any questions or need clarification on anything, contact either Ken Goglas (ken_goglas@hotmail.com) or Mike Fonder (michael.fonder@gmail.com). The aGSTC Fall Racing Schedule. September 14: USATF-NJ 5k Cross Country Championships (all divisions) September 21: Newport Half Marathon (all divisions) October 4: Paul Short XC Invitational (adidas GSTC Elite Only) October 26: USATF-NJ 8k Cross Country Championships (all divisions) November 9: Giralda 10k (masters men) November 27: Ashenfelter 8k (masters, open men)
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Cheyenne's Thought of the Week Kyle's Korner
Kyle's Korner is a segment of the Club's weekly email that will focus on reacquainting you with a different current club member each week. We will catch you up on how they are doing with regards to their training, their lives, and other general nonsense. This segment intends to be informative and educational while attempting humor in a purely inoffensive way. Mostly.
This week on Kyle's Korner we spoke with the always charming Mike Fonder. He's a fan of high mileage, high level races, and high levels of comedy. Anything to be High.  Kyle: Good evening Mike, thanks for joining us! Mr. Fonder: My pleasure, Mr Price! It's great to be here. Kyle: Yes this is a very scenic email! So to start off how has your summer been? You had an amazing Spring Track season that started off with that kick butt Penn Relays 5K and it finished off with a very strong President's Cup race next to yours truly, but what have you done since then? Mr. Fonder: I just kept on running! No races, but a lot of miles. I had some great training weeks in July with my MPW ramping up as high as 151 one week. Kyle: You might want to speak with Passages Malibu about that mileage addiction. I don't think I know any marathon trainers that get that high in a week. PHRASING! Well naturally the next question would be what is all of this work geared towards? Mr. Fonder: Well in the long term I would like to run another marathon and drop a big PR. However, short term I'm looking forward to this upcoming cross country season and making the squad for Club Nationals in December. Kyle: I think you are well on your way to both those goals. Any marathons in mind? Mr. Fonder: I've considered running Philly this year, but most likely I'll probably wait until fall of next year to run it. Kyle: Philly is a fast one but no reason to rush into a marathon. Why the choice to run such high miles? Mr. Fonder: Two parts science, one part crazy. Everyone responds differently to training. I find I benefit greatly from high mileage. It's also great training for my long term marathon plan, and what can I say at the end of the day I just love to run!  Kyle: I think I'm more two parts crazy, one part experimentation. Well yes I certainly agree with everyone being different. If you're Mr High Mileage and it works then that's awesome! I heard that you recently had quite an achievement in a much shorter race though against our fearless leader. Mr. Fonder: You are correct, sir. However it wasn't quite in the same race. After ten years of being in hiding of any race shorter than a mile I broke out my old spikes to race an 800m on the track. I had run a 2-flat in HS back in 2004 and was determined to finally get under that two minute barrier. I had also heard that said leader, Mr Schneekloth, had run a 2:02 a couple of weeks earlier. This helped inspire my 1:59 effort this past Spring. Kyle: The quintessential Cinderella Story right there. That's a great achievement to be able to come back and get a PR in an event you haven't attempted in such a long time. Inspirational stuff. And of course beating Chuckles is always a grand bonus. Now down to the nitty gritty. Who is your favorite actor and why? Mr. Fonder: Hmmm... I don't know that I have a favorite per se, but I pretty much love any comedies starring Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn or Jonah Hill. I'm also a fan of all GoPro videos featuring Chris Johnson falling and doing push-ups. Kyle: Ahhh yes a favorite moment in film amongst many. And it is very hard to believe that those three comedians have never been in a movie together. Mr. Fonder: Indeed it is. If they ever were in a film together I would finally feel justified paying the $11.50 per movie ticket. Kyle: Highway Robbery. Well hey that's all the time we have for this week, thank you for speaking with us! Mr. Fonder: Anytime! Thanks for having me in your corner, Kyle. Kyle: Oh you're always welcome in my Korner. Tune in next week to see who we interview!
aGSTC Trivia Time  Here was the team brunch at The Princetonian after Sunday's long run. From left to right: Woody Konsamut, Mike Anis, Kyle Price, Mike Fonder, Edsel Flores, Bobby Hammond. Back right: Joe Zeoli, Adin Mickle, Nicole Salge, Mark "Slurping Down An Ice Cream Float" Parisen, Erika Meling, Prudence Jones, Karen Auteri, Angela Dunn.
Question 1: Who ordered this meal? a. Mike Anis b. Karen Auteri c. Bobby Hammond d. Nicole Salge e. Mike Fonder
Question 2: Who spilled water all over the table? a. Mark Parisen b. Erika Meling c. Kyle Price d. Edsel Flores e. Prudence Jones
Question 3: Who was the only one to not get powdered sugar on his/her french toast? And, then, when his/her french toast was taken away prematurely, they brought two more pieces out....once again, with no powdered sugar? a. Chuck Schneekloth b. Angela Dunn c. Adin Mickle d. Joe Zeoli e. Doctor M. Anis
Question 4: Why was Kyle trusted with collecting and counting the money for the bill? a. There is truly no good explanation.
Answers 1. e 2. b 3. a 4. a |
FEATURED TEAM EVENT THIS WEEK: The USATF-NJ 5k Cross Country Championships
Anyone of any ability can participate and help the team...shoot us an email soon!
RACE RESULTS
 | | Diana Angi earlier in the spring |
Two ladies ran the Run the Reservoir Half Marathon this weekend in Westwood, as Diana Angi (1:59:38) and Jess Byrnes (1:42:31) both ran well...
...Erin Blum completed her first triathlon in twenty years, winning her age group and finishing 8th overall out of 800 women at the Iron Girl Sandy Hook tri. Her favorite part, she says, was "the cold chocolate milk at the finish line."
 | | The ever-reliable Peter Auteri racing XC in 2013 |
Two weeks ago, a big group ran the Pompton Lakes 5k in the blistering heat and humidity. Peter Auteri led the group with a 21:41, finishing 2nd in his AG. Dave Donza came in at 23:00, good for fourth in his AG, while Fran Beideman was also 4th in his age group with a 23:15 finish. Gary Anolik rounded out the group with a 31:28 time.
The aGSTC Gold Star by Brianne Teichmann
Kim Wernerspach
 Kim is one of the newest ladies to join the Gold and Black. Currently she works at Aeropostale, but recently graduated with a degree in Psychology and is on the hunt for psych-related jobs. Kim was the captain of the cross country team at ESU and qualified for D2 XC nationals and placed 74th, which for her was an awesome experience. Kim's PRs include: 2:16 for the 800; 4:40 for the 1500; 5:06 for the 1600; 10:05 for the 3,000m (indoor); 17:41 5k; 21:03 6k (XC). Kim's looking to lower her PRs and help the GSTC score some points! She can run anywhere in the Bridgewater, Hillsborough, and Flemington areas and is definitely interested in running buddies!! If this sounds like somewhere you run, definitely look out for Kim in the GSTC Facebook groups! Welcome aboard, Kim!!!
TMA: Totally Misunderstood Award Steve Mennitt once again makes a splash, as he--by many accounts--nearly sat on and squished Tony Harris' newborn child on the couch last weekend. His explanation? "I thought it was a doll...."
...she tried to sneak away without anyone knowing, but Erin LaCosta had a sweet grand exit as she left the long run on Sunday, backing up into a large boulder with her dad's car...
However, the best story comes from new member Steve Olin, who emailed us, in passing, "Yesterday morning I raced in the Tour de Fort Lee Criterium... I really should have done more research before entering my first ever bike race... I ended up basically in a league of my own being the only person with regular sneakers and a single speed bike haha!! I had a blast though and received a lot of attention and support!!"
Maybe one of the best of the year so far...thanks, Steve!
Quotes of the Week
"Running is the ultimate stress relief!" -Mark Minervini, via FB
"Longest run of the season this morning- 15 miles! Super big thanks to my awesome teammates for always pushing me through @ GardenStateTC" -Robyn Evangelist, via Twitter
"I feel worse after three drinks than after thirteen miles" -Erika Bow, via FB "I will be taking a position with TomTom Field Account Marketing Manager at Cercone Brown Company." -Adin Mickle, via FB, while commenting on Mike Anis' "bag" "I think it is when you don't use hashtags, like, old people used to do." -Dr. Michael Anis, via text, defining the word "literature"  "Today was my first day back to throwing after three weeks off. Went better than expected. Also realized September is no longer the start of the school year for me...it's the start of the training year." -Alina Duran, aGSTC hammer record holder, via FB "@GardenStateTC 12 days tip my debut as a possible elite! #adidas #blk&Gld" -Chris Schneider, via FB "I like to run XC because I like to run in the woods and get distracted by stuff." -Kyle Price, during weekend's long run 10k Oktoberfest...Hosted by Our Friends at  GSTC members receive a 15% discount on registration for the Oktoberfest 10k! Just use coupon code GSTC when you sign up at superheroracing.com Place: Rockaway Valley Aerodrome Field, Boonton Township, NJ.
Participant parking, the starting line and the finish line will be at 429 Rockaway Valley Road, Boonton Twp. Registration, race-day packet pickup and the Oktoberfest celebration will be in the middle of the Aerodrome field.
Date: Saturday September 27, 2014 Time: 10k run and relay start at 10:30am, Oktoberfest celebration begins immediately after the race and continues until 5pm.
Prizes: There will be some great prizes for top overall runners and runners in 10 year age groups. Awesome prizes will also be offered for best beer-themed costume and best German costume!
Shirts: All registrants will receive an Oktoberfest 10k technical shirt. There are both men's and ladies sizes! Shirts are first come, first served so we recommend picking up your packet at the Morristown Running Company Sept. 24-26. |
| North Enclave Monday 5:30p @ 40 Corning Ave, Pompton Lakes--email pauteri@verizon.net if you plan on attending any Pompton Lakes runs Tuesday 6:30p @ Dunkerhook Park Wednesday 5:45p @ 40 Corning Ave, Pompton Lakes Thursday 6:00p @ Montclair Fleet Feet Thursday 6:30p @ Dunkerhook Park section of Saddle River Park (320 Paramus Road, Paramus) Saturday 8:00a @ Pompton Lakes Central Enclave Monday 5:30 @ Rutgers Student Center Monday 5:30 @ Donaldson Park (sprinters/half milers) Tuesday 5:30 @ RSC (be at Highland Park track by 5:45) Wednesday 5:30 @ RSC Thursday 5:30 @ RSC Friday 4:00 @ RSC
Morristown Enclave Wednesday 6:15p @ Morristown Running Company Saturday 9:00a @ Morristown Running Company Jersey City Enclave Thursday 7pm @ Hoboken Running Company
Saturday 8:30 @ Hoboken Running Company Sunday 9:00a @ Pier A, Hoboken South Enclave Monday 5:30pm @ Elk Township Trail Wednesday 7:15 @ Gloucester County College Wednesday 6:30 @ Haddonfield Running Company Saturday 9:00am @ TDA w/ Beach Enclave Beach Enclave Wednesday 6:00pm @ Point Pleasant Borough High School (808 Laura Herbert Dr, Pt Pleasant Boro, NJ 08742)
Princeton Enclave Wednesday 5:30pm @ Turning Basin (on Alexander Road)
Summit Enclave Saturday 8am @ Summit Running Company Brooklyn Enclave TBA
Delaware Enclave TBA SUNDAY RUN: USATF-NJ 5k XC Champs
Track is back!  | | The track group warming up yesterday in the park. |
The track group now meets every Monday night at Donaldson Park (in Highland Park) at 5:30pm. It's time to work! |
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