Monday, March 30, 2015

(3/30-4/5): The IRS Hauls Away aGSTC




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Please pay your taxes.  It just isn't worth it otherwise.
IRS Puts aGSTC Out of Business for
One Calendar Year

North Brunswick- After years of dodging the feds, the Garden State Track Club was finally caught with their hand in the proverbial cookie jar.

After a thorough audit of the GSTC books, several red flags went up, the biggest including the syphoning of thousands of dollars toward an undisclosed piece of property in North Brunswick, NJ.  Club officials were mum on the incident, as no members of the Executive Committee or Leadership Team responded to emails or calls requesting a comment.

For the misuse of non-profit funds, all senior leadership have been forced to step down, and the club will lose its operational status for one calendar year.   To continue acting as a 501c3, the club will need to re-apply for not-for-profit status, showing that a newly elected leadership will handle the fiscal responsibilities in a more ethical way.

"We have seen some smoke and mirrors before, but this case takes the cake.  In fact, I actually found an authentic smoke-producing machine device in the second floor apartment, beside the bed of one Steven Mennitt," IRS lead investigator Ben Dover told the Associated Press, coughing vigorously as he exited 944 Hermann Road.

Other IRS red-flags included:
1.  The selling of bootleg Tom-Tom watches, although many are convinced they are real but just don't work very well.

2.  The actual course maps of Road Relays, Gorilla 5k, and the College Ave Mile, revealing the actual distances to be 10.4, 2.7, and .82 miles, respectably. 

3.  An illegitimate barber shop for mohawk hair cuts identified on the first floor, with Backpage postings named as "Kyle's Kuts."

4.  An illegitimate massage parlor identified on the second floor, with Craig's List postings named as "Erika's Enchanting Excitement."

5.  Receipts from the Turkish government for the lone competition rights of Atilla Sabahoglu.



Schneider, Martins Tapped to  
Lead Club in 2016
 
In its impromptu Leadership Team meeting Sunday, urgently called to resolve the aforementioned matters, club membership meeting quorum unanimously voted in recent ESU grad Chris Schneider as the new club president to replace embattled and disgraced former president Chuck Schneekloth.  In a prophetic Facebook post weeks ago, Schneider actually predicted the downfall while exalting himself as the next carrier of the torch. 

"My experience working at Coke will help me bring the club to a new level," he stated, between sips of apple juice.  "Oh wait, I don't have to pass a spelling, drug, or IQ test for this position, do I?"

Zak Martins was tapped as the new Vice President to replace long-standing VP Ken Goglas.  "One of my strongest qualities is loyalty," Martins said in a brief phone interview.  "You don't need to look any farther than my experiences at Ohio State.  I've spent five years here working on my degree, and I have another three to go.  I intend to bring that same loyalty to the Garden State Track Club.   Oh, and I like women statues.  They can be so life-like."

Goglas also didn't immediate respond to requests for comment, but hours later he did post a picture of a break dancing cat on Cheyenne's wall.
 


 

 

aGSTC SPRING PLAN
WEEK THIRTEEN
Those who have paid dues will have the spring training plan sent to them; it is built around the team schedule.  It will be done via a google doc.  There are other plans available as well.  


Intermediate/advanced 1500m-5k: on the track for indoor and outdoor track, 6-7 days a week of running, 2 weekly workouts and a long run

Intermediate/Advance Marathon: 6-7 days of runningThe focus being on a weekly workout and long run

Beginner 5k-HM: 4 days a week of running focus on weekly workout and long run

Email ken_goglas@hotmail.com for access to other plans or a specific individualized plan that fits your needs and goals.

 

Spring plan built around USATF-NJ team races here

 

Marathon Plan (Intermediate/Advanced) here

 

5k-Half Marathon Beginner: here



Kyle's Korner
by Kyle Price

 

 Atilla Sabahoglu 

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.


For this weeks edition we decided to get ourselves a bit more cultured. The Turkish Tornado, Atilla "The Hun" Sabahoglu, gave us some insight on to where he came from, where he is now, and where he plans to be. Always smiling and usually wearing his own custom GSTC shirt, which he has replicated upon special request, if you don't know him from coming to team races well now's your chance to be introduced.     
Kyle: Merhaba Atilla! Thank you for joining us! 
Mr. Sabahoglu: Merhaba Amigo;) 
Kyle: How has our favorite black and gold Turkish runner been enjoying the weather finally warming up? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I'm really enjoying a lot since I can start wearing my Wibram Fivefingers :) the only problem I  have now the pollens that are making me sick :( 
Kyle: Mm yes nothing can ruin a nice long run like seasonal allergies. 
Mr. Sabahoglu: Yes, exactly! 
Kyle: Well besides the 7th mile sniffles how has the training been going? You came off quite a strong Fall with that Gran Prix Win. 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I'm not in great shape like last year but I'm getting back in shape slowly. Hopefully, I can get better in couple weeks! 
Kyle: It was a rough winter for training. 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I think last winter was worse! 
Kyle: Good point. So what are you gearing up for this spring? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I'll take it easy this year since I got a lot going on at home ( construction etc). I'm planning to run good road races but nothing so specific for now. I need to see how fast I'm going to get in couple weeks so i can plan accordingly. 

Kyle: Going for a repeat grand prix win? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I don't think it will happen this year. I'm guessing Mario will win it this year :() 
Kyle: Let's not get too hasty. Just one race so far ha. 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I have 21 years experience, I can guess pretty good. If you keep your shape at the sane level, you should win it! 
Kyle: I might need some help from Luigi. 
Mr. Sabahoglu: :P 
Kyle: So are you only looking at road races or will we see you sneak on the track before summer? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I might, it depends how bad my allergies will be... 
Kyle: Damn histamine reactions. Is this an American ailment or did you have the allergies in Turkey as well? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I had little in Turkey. It didn't effect my running. Here it turns to asthma so kills me totally. Any way i do my best all the time. It is what it is. As far as I know there's no coincidence in life. If I 'm having this, there must be a reason! 
Kyle: Foreign foliage! When did you make the big move? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: In 2002. 
Kyle: So this is lucky 13! Why did you decide to move? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: Actially 13 is my luck number! One of my friends was coming here for a marathon so I decided to try my first marathon in US 
Kyle: And you fell in love with our wonderful colorful rushed loud personalities? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: YESS!!! 
Kyle: How was that transition? I'll admit I know little about Turkish culture. 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I'm surprised! How do you not know about Turkish culture? The transition was ok. The best part I liked was the races! I could find a race every weekend. I could only find 3-4 a year in Turkey... 
Kyle: Well now I know the culture doesn't enjoy frivolous running as much as ours. But you must have! 
Mr. Sabahoglu: Yes, I do!!! 
Kyle: Did you run for school when growing up there or was it always an on your own activity? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I started running when I was in middle school in 1993. I used to play soccer too but running became my favorite! 
Kyle: Yet another soccer player turned distance runner. It's a new millennium theme. I'm stating it now. 
Mr. Sabahoglu: :D
 
Kyle: What do you do when you aren't running? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I spend time with my family, read books, fix my home and fix Iphones. I also go to work 5 times a week. 
Kyle: Sounds like you're busy 25/8. What work do you do? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: Yes, I am. I am the business administrator at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School. 
Kyle: Possibly youth running recruitment spot? 
Mr. Sabahoglu: I tried a running club at the school but didn't see that much interest! 
Kyle: Hey at least you tried! I could definitely see a future Coach S in the works. 
Mr. Sabahoglu: Yes, I can coach elite runners! When I ran 14:44 in 5k I was coaching myself. I have been coaching myself for a long time! 
Kyle: Major self dedication right there. 
Mr. Sabahoglu: Yeah. 
Kyle: Well that's all the time we have for this week. Thank you for speaking with us! 
Mr. Sabahoglu: Thank you for having me! 
Kyle: It was my Turkish Delight! 
Tune in next week to see who we interview!

 

 

 GOLD STAR

Welcoming New Members 


Megan Coakley
By Bri Teichmann

Megan is a freshman at Rutgers this year.  Originally from Tinton Falls, NJ, she went to Red Bank Catholic high school.  She was formerly part of the Rutgers cross country/track and field team but found it really hard to balance running for the school and her academics.

She's a long distance runner and usually runs the 2 mile or mile on the track and 5k and 6k for cross.  She loves trail running at places like Holmdel Park.  

Some of her hobbies include all other types of sports, watching movies and hanging out with her friends. Fun fact about Megan!  She has a twin sister and who is her roommate at Rutgers, too.

Welcome, Megan!!
 

This Week's Team Event

No Team Run on Sunday- Easter

So come to the Highland Park track!

Monday, Wednesday @ 5:30pm
Saturday @ 10am 


Weekend Results

#SouthEnclave
Adrenaline 5k Results
Ooops!  We totally forgot about the Adrenaline 5k last week.  And, being the true gentlemen and ladies that they are, the South Enclave didn't say a word about the innocent oversight.

Shawn D'Andrea  opened up his season with a fine 15:48 for 17th, South Enclave Captain Adin Mickle ran 16:10, and funny enough, Abel Bermudez and Robyn Evangelist finished one second apart, 18:24-18:25. 


 
Club Penn Relayz
RRC Women1st, Men 4th in Event Debut
 
The beautiful weather on Sunday at Franklin Field wasn't the only thing that took 12 college club teams by surprise, so did the dominant force of the Rutgers Running Club. By the end of the day, the RRC women came out 1st overall, and the men 4th.

The women came in 1st in the 4x800 (Sam Haley, Monika Juzwiak, Ally Black, Erin LaCosta), 1st in the 4x200 (Black, Colleen McDowell, LaCosta, Haley), 1st in the 4x400 (LaCosta, Black, Haley, McDowell), and 4th (Black) and 8th (LaCosta) in the open mile.

The men came in 3rd in the 4x200 (Jack Lewis, Pierre Checo, Zach Blanco, Melvin Delvillar), 2nd (Delvillar, Blanco, Checo, Lewis) and 5th (Rob Klink, Conor O'Brien, Ezra Chefitz, Ryan Degregorio) in the 4x400,  3rd in the DMR (David Fett, Checo, O'Brien, Degregorio), and 1st in the open mile (Fett). Notable mentions; 9th in the 4x800 (Blanco, Chefitz, Klink, Delvillar), 10th in 4x1600 (Klink, Chefitz, O'Brien, Devvillar), 18th (Jose Grullon) 19th (Nick Dawe) and 20th (Michael Garcia) in the open mile.


Leitz Wins AG
NYC- Aya Leitz won her age group at the March Madness Duathlon in Central Park this weekend, finishing in 1:19:13. 
 

VanLiew Uncorks Big Throw
San Diego- Tim VanLiew, in his debut in the adidas black and gold, unleashed a monster toss of 234' in the San Diego State Invitational this Saturday.  VanLiew, 10th in America in 2014, is certainly among the nation's top javelin throws this spring thus far. 
 
Seeley Prs in 5k
PA- Tim Seeley rolled to a 2.5 second PR, breaking an old college best, by running 15:12 this weekend at Widener's Danny Curan Invite.  This qualifies him for the USATF-NJ travel stipend for club nationals, held this year in San Francisco, CA.   



TMA: The Return
Steve Mennitt has been eating rice and burritos for two weeks.  Why? 

You know, spilling water on a laptop requires putting it in rice for an extended period of time, and then, what are you going to do with all that rice?



 
Pole vaulter Colleen McDowell trains in Buccleuch Park this weekend #GSTC

 

 
A Message from the President
If you're new to the club, this is the yearly April Fool's Issue.  Chris Schneider can barely handle a can of club soda let alone the Garden State Track Club.





 2015 adidas GSTC
Spring Racing Schedule

April 25            Clinton 15k                     All Divisions
May 2                Newport 10k                   Open Men, Women
May 25             Ridgewood 10k               Masters Men
June 6              *College Ave Mile             All Divisions
June 15            President's Cup                Open Men
June 28            Lager Run                        Masters Women


2015 adidas aGSTC
Spring Track Schedule
April 3-4            Sam Howell (Princeton)
April 11             Rider Invite
April 17-18        Larry Ellis (Princeton)
April 23-25        Penn Relays
April 25             TCNJ Lions Invite
May 11              Swarthmore Last Chance
May 30              GSTC Invitational (Highland Park)

It's time to pay your 2015 Team Dues.
The club has many operating expenses that depend on membership dues.


Check your enclave Facebook pages for enclave group runs.  

The team has two under-the-lights track practices at Highland Park HS: Monday and Wednesday (5:30pm).  We also train Saturday mornings at 10:00am at the same location.  All are welcome....come do your workout!


The Anis Angle
"Since my surgery, a gentle tingling of tranquility has overcome my psyche and physical body.  I have began practicing yoga, pursuing the Four Noble Truths, and perusing the Bhagavad Gita.  It's elevated my spiritual sense of nirvana.  I love you, and I love my neighbor."



Peter's Proverb

"Someone call an ambulance." 
 
 
 
 

aGSTC Runs

 



 

Check your enclave Facebook pages for regional runs near you!

 

The Highland Park track is always clear and we run there Monday and Wednesday nights at 5:30, and Saturdays at 10:00am.  All are welcome!

 

We run from the Rutgers Student Center every week day at 5:30pm, except Friday (4:15).   

 

 

Steady Striders

 

Do you run 9-12 minute mile pace on your runs?

 

Come join the aGSTC Steady Striders!  They have their own Facebook Group Page, coach, and group runs.  Email gardenstatetrackclub@gmail.com and we will introduce you to our two co-captains, Amy and Erika.

 

 

 

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Friday, March 27, 2015

(3/23-3/29): Men, Women Win 20k USATF-NJ Team Titles





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We were close to just saving this and saying 'let's just do next week's email early'
Men, Women Win
20k Opener


Price Wins, Leads Men to Victory
This is how Kyle Price won Sunday's 20k USATF-NJ title.
by Ken Goglas

Kyle Price (1st 1:07:35) and winning have become synonymous recently, but he usually reserves those wins for the track and distances 5k and shorter.  The man in the mohawk has now broadened the distances at which he can dominate.  Following Price across the line in the top 10 were Ken Goglas (5th 1:09:01), Mike Fonder (6th 1:09:10),  Atilla Sabahoglu (9th 1:11:02) and Mike Loenser (10th 1:11:11).  

The race unfolded with eventual 3rd place finisher Hector Rivera shooting to the lead a little before the mile mark followed by a huge chase pack of 20+ runners sticking together for the first few miles.  As the pack whittled down, the GSTC A team of Price, Goglas, Fonder, Sabahoglu and Matt Eder (15th 1:12:14) ran comfortably together through the first half of the race. Eventually Price broke away and chased Rivera down and ended up winning by 22 seconds. 

Chasing the lead group and picking off the remnants of the original pack later in the race were Loenser and Ted Doyle (14th 1:11:57).   Loenser and Doyle led the B team to a 5th place finish with the help of big performances by the PR machine Mark Minervini (44th 1:18:45), Brian Weitz (57th 1:20:45), and masters contributors Nick Van Langen  and Karl Leitz.  Will Alston led the C team with a stellar time of 1:17:59, good enough for 43rd place, newcomers Steve Olin-Dombrowski and Tahir Qadeer joined the C team with masters runners Cole and Huryk to a yet to be determined finish.

This was the 30th straight USATF-NJ team championship won by the men, a streak that dates back to September of 2011.

Sieve, Ogletree go 2-3 As Women Win
Sieve finishing as 2nd overall women

by Ken Goglas
GSTC stalwarts Greta Sieve (2nd 1:17:55) and Cheyenne Ogletree (3rd 1:20:32) once again led the women in black and gold across the line.  The two were running near each other for the first few miles of the race and then Sieve pulled away and Ogletree held on to her third place. Following these ladies across the line in the top 10 were newcomers Adrienne Viola (5th 1:24:56) and Jessica PK-Redden (7th 1:25:34).  

The GSTC A team of Sieve, Ogletree, Karen Auteri (13th 1:27:21), Aya Leitz (14th 1:28:18), Katie Castroagudin (15th 1:28:25) and Sarah Schillaci (17th 1:29:38) took the win and the B team of Viola, Redden, Regina Wang (23rd 1:33:07) and masters runners Poherence, Varga and Jones came in 5th.

This was the 21st straight USATF-NJ team championship won by the women, a streak that dates back to April of 2012.


Masters Men

Negoro Makes his Debut in Style

 

Harris and Huryk run together in the 20k

 

by Matt Baker

The aGSTC Masters ran well under challenging conditions Sunday to place 5th in the 40+ division and 7th in the 50+.

 

The youngsters were led by Yuki Negoro (age 54) with a time of 1:20:30, followed by Wes Cole (1:23:55), Nick Van Langen (1:24:40), Karl Leitz (1:25:46) and Ken Huryk (1:27:16).  Rounding out the 40+ squad were veterans Brian Harris, Lee Mooney, Peter Auteri and Don Weise.

 

The 50 + team was led again by Negoro with above mentioned veterans of Harris (1:27:36), Mooney (1:38:38), Auteri (1:46:19), Weise (2:04:12) all scoring.  Special commendations go to Auteri and Weise who both ran injured and gutted it out to help the team.  Thank you both.

Masters Women Finish 8th 
The masters women's 40s team finished 8th overall.  Jenny Poherence ran very well, finishing in 1:44:50.  Erin Varga was just behind her in 1:54:14, and Prudence Jones rounded out the team scoring in 2:33:56.
 

aGSTC 3rd in USATF-NJ Overall Grand Prix 
After the first USATF-NJ Grand Prix All-Divisions Championship, the unofficial team scores has the club in third place overall with 49 points.

Miles for Music 20k, in its fourth year as a race and as a championship race, has long been the club's least favorite event--one of the reasons for the club's low score total this weekend.  To no surprise, this event has fallen in overall participation every year since its inception in 2012.  Many dislike the course, as it's a circular loop that runners must complete 3.5 times to complete the 12.4 mile course.   

The aGSTC won the USATF-NJ Overall Grand Prix in 2013 and 2014.

(2012-2015):  20k Participation 
2012- 461
2013- 447
2014- 437
2015- 417  
 
NJMASTERS54
GARMIN53
GSTC49
RVRR45
DRR34
SHORE34
CLIFTON34
PI22
CJRR13
BREAKNECK7
ESSEX3
DENOVO2



 

 

aGSTC SPRING PLAN
WEEK TWELVE
Those who have paid dues will have the spring training plan sent to them; it is built around the team schedule.  It will be done via a google doc.  There are other plans available as well.  


Intermediate/advanced 1500m-5k: on the track for indoor and outdoor track, 6-7 days a week of running, 2 weekly workouts and a long run

Intermediate/Advance Marathon: 6-7 days of runningThe focus being on a weekly workout and long run

Beginner 5k-HM: 4 days a week of running focus on weekly workout and long run

Email ken_goglas@hotmail.com for access to other plans or a specific individualized plan that fits your needs and goals.

 

Spring plan built around USATF-NJ team races here

 

Marathon Plan (Intermediate/Advanced) here

 

5k-Half Marathon Beginner: here



Kyle's Krossing
by Kyle Price

 

 Ish Robbins

 

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 the KK we spoke to the incredibly fast Ish K. Robbins. He was super fast in High School, flew in College, and has kept on soaring to new goals with the Black and Gold. He has his mind set on big things this outdoor season and has laid out some big time dedication to get to them. The only thing that will be able to come close to keeping up with him is my bad humor.

 

 

Kyle: Hello Ish and thank you for joining us!

Mr. Robbins: Thanks for having me bro!

Kyle: I've gotta give the sprinters some love too. Lets start from the start. When did your running career begin?

Mr. Robbins: All started back in High School. 2004 as a freshman. I ran at Irvington High School under my former head coach Marvin Hawkins.

Kyle: Aahh, only two years before what I found out what track was. Were you a natural sprinter right out of the blocks? (pun intended) Or did you try out some hurdles and jumping too?

Mr. Robbins: Most definitely a natural sprinter. Born with it. My mother and Dad ran track when they were in High School. My mother ran for Shabazz High School and my dad ran for Barringer High School so it was a gift. But I did try out the long jump a few times. Was ok at it. But my coach didn't let me do it too much because I had a bad knee injury from playing football.

Kyle: When did you give up the pigskin to focus on the sprints? And do you miss it?

Mr. Robbins: At the end of my sophomore year is when I lost the love for football. I played pop-warner and high school but high school football was nowhere near the same as pop warner. Much more fun in pop warner football. But once I lost the love for it I told my track coach that once I go 49 seconds in the 400m without cross country that I would let go of football and make track my main focus.

Kyle: Did you break that 50 barrier while in High School?

Mr. Robbins: I sure did! My first sub 50 second 400m race was at a duel meet against Plainfield High School. My coach went nuts and it was one of the best feelings. That's when I knew I was gifted to run track. A lot of sophomores don't get to see 49 seconds

Kyle: Woooo! As a sophomore? Damn. Where did you run after High School?

Mr. Robbins: Yup. I ran 50.7 as a freshman. I was ranked #3 in the state for all freshmen.

I went to New Jersey City University where I ran under Head coach Steven Royster.

Kyle: What are some of the biggest moments you had racing in college?

Mr. Robbins: I had two big moments actually. One was when I PR'd in my favorite event the 200m at Icahn Stadium. That is actually my favorite outdoor track. My PR in high school for the 200m was 21.97. I dropped that in College to 21.72.

I jumped up and screamed when I saw that time. It wasn't THAT fast but it was a legit time to me. My second big moment was running the 4x200m relays at Penn relays in 2009. They have no 4x200m relay race for high schools so that was extremely fun for me, and a great experience.

Kyle: Both of those Stadiums are great locations for big races. I always get pumped at either.

How did you come about joining up with the Black and Gold?

Mr. Robbins: After college I met my girlfriend Asia Washington who is a former track star from Piscataway High School and Virginia Tech. We both were still training and running after college but running on our own. Chuck found my girlfriend and asked did she wanna join GSTC. She asked him could I join as well. He welcomed me also and I've been grinding with the black and gold ever since

Kyle: Have you had any big PRs or big performances since joining up with us?

Mr. Robbins: I sure did. I actually set a 100m record and PR at 10.8. I believe the new record is 10.6 now. Owned by Cyrus Wesley.

This year I set a PR in the 200m, 60m, and 400m in indoors. 200 = 22.3 60 = 7.06 and 400 = 50.03

Kyle: This has been quite a year for you. What are looking to do this outdoor season?

Mr. Robbins: Set personal records in the 200m and 400m. Go 20 point in the 200m and 46 or 45 in the 400m. My biggest goal is to qualify for the world championships. Trials are in June.

 

Kyle: I'd say you are certainly on the right track. BOOM! Another pun. Are you excited for Club Nationals as well?

Mr. Robbins: Haha!! Yes indeed! I'm ready for us to take home the trophy once again and for me to set more pr's and get more wins.

Kyle: What kind of serious training are you putting in to get ready for June?

Mr. Robbins: I now train with the sprint group's leader Tyrone Ross. He took me under his wing last summer and I've been training with him ever since. I changed my diet, more protein, lifting heavier, getting more flexible.

Learning techniques to get stronger and stay more relaxed in my races as well. A lot of that is from hills. Again the weight room, A LOT of distances over 300m, like 500s, 350s, and more.

Kyle: A lot of people over look that flexibility part. But you sound seriously dedicated. All those pieces should come together to make a beast this June.

Mr. Robbins: Yeah man! I'm a huge fan of Jean Claude Van Damme. Saw a watch a lot of his videos of getting more flexible. I never had any problems with leg injuries my whole track career and I will continue to do that.

But God willing and healthy yes come June I should be excited at the new track beast I have become

Kyle: I could think of few better role models than a Street Fighter. Well we here at the Korner wish you the best of luck this outdoor season! And by "we" I mean "me" because I have no staff.

Mr. Robbins: Hahahaha! Thanks bro! And much appreciated!

Kyle: Of course! That's all the time we have this week. Thank you for speaking with us!

Mr. Robbins: You got it man!

Kyle: Tune in next week to see who we interview!

   

 

 

 GOLD STAR

Welcoming New Members 


Megan Cafferty
By Bri Teichmann 
Megan is one of the newest ladies to join the Black & Gold.  Twelve years back, she tried out for the first ever North Brunswick HS lacrosse team, having never played a day in her life.  Megan immediately realized that running would become a part of her life for years to come. 

For the last few years, she's had an on and off relationship with running, trying to get runs in as often as possible without really focusing too much on it.  She has always had a love for the sport, but often had nobody to run with at her pace (currently about 9:45 with her fastest mile being 7 minutes).  Recently, Megan decided to make running more of a priority in her life, since it's always been something that brought her great joy.

Having grown up in North Brunswick and attending elementary school in New Brunswick, Megan has known Erin Varga for most of her life.  She decided to reach out to her to see if the club would be a good fit.  Almost immediately after Erin replied, Megan joined the club.  

Megan is joins the ranks as one of the club's many teachers.  She's been teaching elementary school for the last few years, and last year she went back to school for an additional certification.  She's currently teaching high school special education and loving every minute of it!  One day, she would like to start a non-profit, providing free tutoring services to students who are from low-economic households, especially homeless children in the state.  Megan was fortunate enough to have a quality education with plenty of support at home and she feels that all children deserve this same opportunity (which is AWESOME!)! 

Megan comes from a very tight nit family and can often be found spending time with her two sisters, and my niece and nephew.  When she's not at work, running, or spending time with friends and family, she's looking into ways to begin and maintain the non-profit....and enjoying good craft beers along the way! 

Welcome, Megan!!!  
 

This Week's Team Event
Team Long Run @ 9:00am
Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick

Leadership Team Meeting @ 11:30am 
944 Hermann Road (park in library)

The run will have all paces...all are welcome!!

The meeting is open to all dues-paying members. 
The agenda is below:

1.0  USATF-NJ: Changing Landscape 

2.0  adidas elite determinations: 2015-16

3.0  Volunteers: NJM, CAM, aGP, YQ

4.0  College Ave Mile Planning 


Weekend Results

Warren Wins Half Marathon in DE

Somewhere in Delaware: Chris Warren, club record holder in the 5k, won the challenging Caesar Rodney Half Marathon this weekend in 71:50.  A very cool article with pictures and a video clip here.  Nice to see our southern neighbor support the sport so well...but we aren't convinced it's simply because there's nothing else to write articles about.

Appman Runs 71:15 HM
Virginia Beach:  The Jersey City Enclave's Will Appman rolled to a three minute personal best this weekend down at Virginia Beach in the Shamrock Half Marath on.  Just look at this picture: short sleeves, beach, sun...looks glorious. 

Going through the 10k in 33:50, he ended up averaging 5:26 pace and finishing in 71:15, good for 22nd overall. 


Track Results
Down at the Texas Challenge in San Antonio, Bianca Marten won the triple jump in 12.16m, or 39-10.  Christina Epps, in the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational at Coastal Carolina University, won the triple jump in 13.13m, or 43-1.

 
TMA: The Return


For those that don't know, the TMA is an award that has been a part of aGSTC lore since 2011.  It now stands for "Totally Misunderstood Award," although it stood for something else before.  Long story.

Anyway, this week's TMA goes to the legendary Steve Mennitt.  After not racing for seven months due to an injury, he was all set to race the 20k this weekend.  Chances are that he was set to have another top three finish, a success the talented young man from Rowan is accustomed to.

Regardless, the night before the race, he "dropped a steel platform" on his foot.  He didn't think he had insurance, and then he later realized he did, and thankfully learned it's just a bad bone bruise and not a break or fracture. 

 

 
A Message from the President
This weekend, we are having a Leadership Team meeting after the team run Sunday morning.  We genuinely welcome everyone to attend and give us your input.  And come run with us beforehand, too!



Steve Olin at the 20k Championships this weekend. 
Way too happy for a 20k.


2015 adidas GSTC
Spring Racing Schedule
March 22          Miles for Music 20k      All Divisions
April 25            Clinton 15k                     All Divisions
May 2                Newport 10k                   Open Men, Women
May 25             Ridgewood 10k               Masters Men
June 6              *College Ave Mile             All Divisions
June 15            President's Cup                Open Men
June 28            Lager Run                        Masters Women


2015 adidas aGSTC
Spring Track Schedule
April 3-4            Sam Howell (Princeton)
April 11             Rider Invite
April 17-18        Larry Ellis (Princeton)
April 23-25        Penn Relays
April 25             TCNJ Lions Invite
May 11              Swarthmore Last Chance
May 30              GSTC Invitational (Highland Park)

It's time to pay your 2015 Team Dues.
The club has many operating expenses that depend on membership dues.


Check your enclave Facebook pages for enclave group runs.  

The team has two under-the-lights track practices at Highland Park HS: Monday and Wednesday (5:30pm).  We also train Saturday mornings at 10:00am at the same location.  All are welcome....come do your workout!


The Anis Angle
"I have just discovered one of the best rock n' roll guitarists ever, Rory Gallagher. Amazing to me that guys like this lived, played, died, and have hardly been known in the time since their passing. Just incredible skill and style. "Classic Rock" radio stations are criminals for not playing this guy over Eric Clapton songs. Take nothing away from Clapton or the like. Just listen to some of Gallagher's work, simply mind blowing."  -FB post, 3/24


Peter's Proverb

"Quite honestly, Mike, the guitar is often considered the instrument for the long-haired, underemployed peasant.  To deepen your mellifluous experience, I would recommend learning the grand piano.  This word is a shortened form of pianoforte, the Italian term for the instrument, which in turn derives from gravicembalo col piano e forte  and fortepiano; the Italian musical terms piano and forte indicate 'soft' and 'strong' respectively.  It is the musical choice of those with class and culture."
 
 
 

aGSTC Runs

 



 

Check your enclave Facebook pages for regional runs near you!

 

The Highland Park track is always cleared and we run there Monday and Wednesday nights at 5:30, and Saturdays at 10:00am.  All are welcome!

 

We run from the Rutgers Student Center every week day at 5:30pm, except Friday (4:15).   

 

 

Steady Striders

 

Do you run 9-12 minute mile pace on your runs?

 

Come join the aGSTC Steady Striders!  They have their own Facebook Group Page, coach, and group runs.  Email gardenstatetrackclub@gmail.com and we will introduce you to our two co-captains, Amy and Erika.

 

 

 

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