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2016 GUEST SPEAKERS
Anselm Lebourne 15 world records, 17 American records, 10 world championship medals
Christina Epps 2015 USA Champion & World Champs Competitor, Triple Jump
Matt Bach 2014 Ironman Maryland Champion, Ranked #1 Triathlete in NJ and Top 100 in the World
2016 Awards Banquet Awards, Presenters, Speakers, Raffles, and Nominees
New Brunswick Elks Lodge
6:00 Arrivals and Mingling
6:30 Dinner Salad, bread, dinner, dessert catered by Twin Oaks Caterers Hot buffet dinner: Roasted Rosemary Chicken, Penne with Broccoli and Roasted Peppers, Herb Roasted Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans Almondine, Sausage and Peppers
6:40 adidas shoe raffle #1 presented by Joe Jacobs, Sneaker Factory of Florham Park 6:45 2015 aGSTC Highlight Video
7:00 Track and Field Awards Presented by Tyrone Ross, aGSTC Sprint Group Grandfather Field Performance of the Year: Christina Epps, Jessie Gaines, Tim Van Liew, Herman Kirkland, Montez Blair Track Performance of the Year: Carmen Graves, Logan Sharpe, Lindsay Prettyman, Dylan Lowry, Anselm Lebourne, Tyrone Ross Excellence in the Mile: Kevin D'Emic, Josh Neyhart, Kyle Price, Jarret Kunze, Lindsay Prettyman, Anselm Lebourne, Steve Ellwood Warm Up Most Likely to Turn into an Episode of "So You Think You Can Dance" Award: Josh Chavanne, Ish Robbins, Andrew Flores, Julius Samuel Leadership Award: Pierre Checo, Jack Lewis, Greg Pease, Domingo Grullon, Felix Aidala
Most Improved Award: Josh Chavanne, Ish Robbins, Andrew Flores, Julius Samuel, Jack Lewis
Blue Muhfukah Award: Julius Samuel. Josh Chavanne, Ish Robbins, Tony Williams, Ayanna Kellar
Most Likely to Run a Workout in Lane 6 Award: Jack Lewis, Greg Pease, Josh Chavanne, Domingo Grullon, Felix Aidala
Rutgers Sprinter Award: Pierre Checo, Jack Lewis, Greg Pease, Domingo Grullon, Felix Aidala, Andrew Flores
Most Likely to Train with the Sprinters and End Up in a Gorilla 5k: Josh Chavanne, Ayanna Kellar, Ish Robbins, Andrew Flores, Julius Samuel 7:10 Masters Awards Presented by Lee Mooney and Erin Varga, Club Masters Runners Male Rookie of the Year: Louis Cinquino, Kevin Dollard, Robert Liberto, Will Parker, Karl Leitz, Steve Warren Female Rookie of the Year: Scarlett Geunes, Cherylann Dorsey, Ellen Patterson, Lucinda Warren Everlast Award: Kenny Huryk, Don Weise, Lee Mooney, Peter Auteri, Fran Beideman, Brian Harris Class and Consistency Award: Karl Leitz, Eric Davis, Jeremy Stratton, Wes Cole
Steady and Steady Wins the Race Award: Melissa Wright, Deb Olson, Aparna Das, Ann Wahba So Happy You're FINALLY 40 Award: Anne Belfour Class and Consistency Award: Sarah Hersey, Pat Butcher, Sue Lawlor, Erin Varga, Stephanie Edwards, Jenny Poherence 7:20 Rutgers Awards Presented by Erin Lacosta and David Fett, Rutgers Running Club Officials Rutgers Athlete of the Year: Matt Eder, Mike Nitzsche, Carly Kenselaar, David Fett
Rutgers Most Improved Runner: Brian Colella, Nick De Maio, John Lin, Domingo Grullon
Rutgers Most Likely to Be at Practice: Karl Mulligan, Brian Colella, Jack Lewis, Felix Aidala
2016, His Breakout Year: Mike Nitzsche, Greg Pease, Nick De Maio, Andrew Flores
2016, Her Breakout Year: Kelly Thow, Carly Kenselaar, Erin Lacosta Track and Field Award: Greg Pease, Jack Lewis, Felix Aidala, Andrew Flores Leadership Award: Erin Lacosta, Ryan Degregario, Jack Lewis 7:30 Anis Awards Presented by Carmine DeNicola, aGSTC Sprint Coach Least Likely to Solve the Peter's Puzzler: Zak Martins, Jaris Rousseau, Zak Martins, Mike Anis, Zak Martins, Norbert Kuter
Most Likely to Solve the Peter's Puzzler: Dr. Adrienne Viola, Dr. Prudence Jones, Dr. Scarlett Geunes
Most Likely to be Posting Videos of Himself on Facebook Instead of Running Award: Jaris Rousseau Excellence in Facial Hair Award: Sean Stetler, Matt Eder, Tony Harris, Wismith Francois, Brendon Conway, Jarrett Kunze
Nicest Hair Award: Ezra Chefitz, Sean Donohue, Bri Teichmann, Pierre Checo, Matt Terentino, Will Alston, Tony Harris
Jeff Perrella Excellence in Injury Award: Miggy Jones, Heather Ingraham, Brad Livingston, Mike Loenser, Mark Domradsky, Lisa Jones, Steven Jackson, Robyn Evangelist
Most Likely to Run into a Street Sign Award: Edsel Flores, Sean Donohue, Miggy Jones, Adin Mickle Totally Misunderstood Award: Steve Mennitt, Peter Bolgert, Tony Harris, Zak Martins, Mike Anis, Tim Morgan
7:40 Community Outreach Awards Presented by Dave Alfano, Head Coach at St. Benedict's High School (Newark) Leadership Team Member of the Year: Katie Castro, Nicole Salge, Erin Varga, Brian Weitz, Peter Bolgert Enclave Captain of the Year: Kyle Price, Katie Castro, Karen Auteri, Adin Mickle Recruiter of the Year: Erika Meling, Karen Auteri, Josh Neyhart, Mark Parisen, Tim Seeley, Carl Blickle
Team Captain of the Year: Peter Bolgert, Mike Fonder, Brian Weitz, Nicole Salge, Erika Meling, Erin Varga, Prudence Jones, Matt Baker Team Player Award: Brian Harris, Ricky Garcia, Carl Blickle, Ken Goglas, Cherylann Dorsey, Sandi Kaspsyzk, Joe Jacobs, Diana Angi, Ted Doyle 7:50 Performance Awards Presented by Anselm Lebourne, 15 World Records and 17 American Records Rookie of the Year, Female: Crystal Burnick, Liz Sweeney, Jenn Cronin, Corinne Fitzgerald, Adrienne Viola
Rookie of the Year, Male ELITE: Dylan Hallahan, Jon Sewnig, Sean Stetler, Ethan Rissell, Tim Seeley, Nick Crits
Rookie of the Year, Male MORTAL: Stephen Rathbun, Stephen Wallis, Matt Tarentino, Joe Singleton, Kyle Brogan Male Performance of the Year, Roads: Matt Gillette, Ethan Rissell, Youssef Rochdi, Kyle Price, Alfredo Santana
Female Performance of the Year, Roads: Crystal Burnick, Corinne Fitzgerald, Maxine Mcinulty, Sarah Schillaci, Chelsea Callan
Male Performance of the Year, XC: Matt Gillette, Rob Nihen, Alfredo Santana, Ken Goglas, Will Appman
Female Performance of the Year, XC: Alyssa Douma, Liz Sweeney, Aimee Chegwidden, Carmen Graves
8:10 adidas shoe raffle #2 presented by Joe Jacobs, Sneaker Factory of Florham Park owner 8:15 Performance Awards presented by Matt Bach, #1 Ranked Triathlete in NJ Excellence in the Triathlon: Jessica Reddan, Matt Bach, Charlie Groll, Corinne Fitzgerald, Meghan Bruce, Cherylann Dorsey, Leah Roberts 2016, His Breakout Year: Kyle Clonan, Kyle Brogan, Frederic Boivin, Steve Morgan, Conor Kruger, Tyler Melius, Matt Storms, Matt Tarentino 2016, Her Breakout Year: Cara Notarinni, Laura Norton, Jessica Moore, Nikki Drader, Molly Mickle, Robin England, Shannon McKenna, Lauren Jackson Most Improved Runner: Woody Kongsamut, Bri Teichmann, Ezra Chefitz, Diana Angi, Will Alston
aGSTC Couple of the Year: Kevin Persson and Micah Leonard, Aya and Karl Leitz, Bri Teichmann and Josh Neyhart, Ken and Cheyenne Ogletree, Jaris Rousseau and Facebook Excellence in Marathoning: Woody Kongsamut, Sean Donohue, Emi Perry, Nicola Hallenborg, Will Appman, Brendon Conway, Steve Morgan Teenage Excellence: Josiah Park, Hope Tiboni, Gabe Suarez, Ethan Bull, Mikayla Sasson, Tiger Li
Steady Strider Award: Megan Cafferty, Rachel Wiegers, Ana Caro, Amanda Hudak, Kristina Petillo, Sara Hetzel
8:25 Enclave Awards Presented by Dan Teichmann and Edsel Flores, 2010 founding members of GSTC Jersey City Enclave Awesome Award: Aya Leitz, Karl Leitz, Dan Teichmann, Allison Malecki, Pat Casey North Enclave Awesome Award: Joe Singleton, Courtney Schoenfield, Katie Castro, Brendon Conway, Matt Storms Wild West Enclave Awesome Award: Ellen Patterson, John Montgomery, Will Parker, Billy the Kid Morristown Enclave Awesome Award: Sarah Hersey, Mark Minervini, Anne Belfour, Stephanie Edwards Westfield Enclave Awesome Award: Merit O'Hare, Kristen Prazenica, Diana Angi Central Enclave Awesome Award: Stephen Rathbun, Jackie Lemme, Jessica Reddan, Bri Teichmann, Christina Chafos, Ayanna Kellar South Enclave Awesome Award: Kyle Clonan, Adin Mickle, Liz Sweeney, Carl Blickle, Jenn Cronin, Tim Seeley, Robin England, Lisa Jones, Robyn Evangelist Beach Enclave Awesome Award: James Rivers, Josh Gonzalez, Will Alston, Eddie Carvante, Amanda Tripodi Princeton Enclave Awesome Award: Ashwin Anantharaman, Meghan Bruce, Erika Meling, Mike Fonder, Rob Liberto Florham Park Enclave Awesome Award: Maxine Mcinulty, Kyle Brogan, Cheryanne Dorsey
8:35 USATF Awards Presented by Joe Jacobs, Sneaker Factory Florham Park Owner Overall Grand Prix, 1st Place: Kyle Price Overall Grand Prix, 2nd Place: Atilla Sabahoglu Age Group, 1st Place: Aya Leitz Age Group, 1st Place: Karen Auteri Age Group, 1st Place: Pat Butcher Age Group, 2nd Place: Peter Auteri Age Group, 2nd Place: Mark Minervini Open Men Team Title: Mike Fonder Open Women Team Title: Erika Meling Masters 40s 2nd Place: Matt Baker Masters 40s 2nd Place: Prudence Jones 8:45 MVP Awards Presented by Christina Epps, 2015 USA Champion, Triple Jump Most Valuable Performer, Male: Kyle Price, Ken Goglas, Matt Gillette, Alfredo Santana Most Valuable Performer, Female: Alyssa Douma, Corinne Fitzgerald, Carmen Graves, Aimee Chegwidden Most Valuable Track & Field Athlete, Female: Jessie Gaines, Christina Epps, Carmen Graves, Lindsay Prettyman, Antoinette Padilla, Rocky Vassell Most Valuable Track and Field Athlete, Male: Herman Kirkland, Tyrone Ross, Tim Van Liew, Dylan Lowry, Logan Sharpe, Cyrus Wesley, Montez Blair Most Valuable- Masters Men: John Montgomery, Nick VanLangen, Matt Baker, Chris Sallade Most Valuable- Masters Women: Sarah Hersey, Cherylann Dorsey, Sandi Kaspsyzk, Martha Grinnell 9:00 Hall of Fame Induction: Cheyenne Goglas Presented by Alyssa Douma, Women's Captain 2012-2013 9:15 Superhero Events Raffle
9:20 Club Appreciation Awards Presented by Chuck Schneekloth, aGSTC Founder & Managing Director Club Nationals Award: Mike Anis Club Longevity Award: Ken Huryk, Mark Parisen, Ricky Garcia, Tony Harris, Wismith Francois, Dan Teichmann Club Longevity Award: Chelsea Callan, Prudence Jones, Alyssa Douma, Erin Lacosta, Ayanna Kellar Golden G, Female: Diana Angi, Prudence Jones, Nicole Salge, Erika Meling, Erin Varga Golden G, Male: Brian Weitz, Ken Goglas, Josh Neyhart, Kyle Price, David Fett, Matt Baker
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JANUARY 30: aGSTC Annual Banquet and Awards Night @ Elks Club (New Brunswick) 6:30-9:30 More information coming this week! March 13: ROAD RELAYS VI. You've got ten weeks to find a partner and a costume for this long-standing club tradition!
Track and Field Schedule 1/22- Gotham Cup (Ocean Breeze) 2/6- Frank Colden Invite (Ursinus) 2/12- Valentine Invite (Boston) 2/20- Millrose Games (Armory) 2/27- Fast Track Last Chance (Ocean Breeze) 3/18- USATF Championships (Portland, OR) |
Peter's Puzzler this week known as
Jonathan's Joke
Peter Bolgert is an esteemed member of the club who was on the DMR that won the club national title in 2013 for the aGSTC. A former Marquette standout in the steeplechase, he is now halfway through a PhD program in the plasma physics department at Princeton University. In hopes to raise the intellectual rigor to the club's weekly email, he designs weekly puzzlers to sharpen the wit, acumen, and intellect of the club...while wearing this onesey.
This column was inspired by Jonathan Sewnig, who told me this joke after the Long Run on Sunday.
A farmer is tending his animals. A disgruntled sheep comes up to him and says, "Stop pushing me around!" The farmer says, "What?" The sheep repeats, "Stop Pushing Me Around!" Again, the farmer replies, "What?" The sheep is getting upset: "STOP PUSHING ME AROUND!" The farmer for a third time replies, "What?" The sheep says, "You Herd Me!"
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| | Kyle's Korner Nicola (Nic-Uh-La NOT Nic-Oh-La, get it right already) Hallenborg may be a newer member to the club, but she has already made her mark as a runner to watch. A Michigan alum, she stood out enough to make the Women's XC Club Nationals team this past December and has very early, and as she puts it "naturally", made the transition from longer distance competition on the track to doing full marathons. A self-trained, hard working, distance-loving runner, she is certainly one to keep an eye out for. Here's your chance to get to know her better!
Nicola Hallenborg
Kyle: Hello Nicola and thank you for joining us! Ms. Hallenborg: Thank you for having me. Kyle: How has joining the GSTC been treating you? Ms. Hallenborg: It's been great!! After a year of being pretty unmotivated after college it's nice to have people to run with and keep me accountable (and race with). Kyle: I know that scenario very well. Was the transition out of college running hard for you? Ms. Hallenborg: Oh my god definitely. Especially when I started working and commuting. NJ transit's the worst. Kyle: Do you miss your Michigan team? Has your new running family taken their place well? Ms. Hallenborg: Of course-- there's something reassuring about running with the same people every day at the same time and going through everything together. What I like about GSTC is that even if I miss a couple practices--as I often do..--I can show up at any one and feel right at home. It's been nice having that again. Kyle: Have you been able to regain the fitness level you had in college? Ms. Hallenborg: Haha no, but I'm working on it! I'm training for marathons now mostly, while I focused on the 5k in college. It's much different (especially now that I'm training myself). Kyle: You were fit enough to be a part of our Nationals Team in San Fran this past December! Ms. Hallenborg: Not as fit as I'd have liked to be. Kyle: What made you choose to start focusing on the marathon? Ms. Hallenborg: I've always liked longer distances. AT tempo runs were my favorite workouts. I ran the two-mile in high school and the 10k at Michigan, it just seemed natural/inevitable. Plus I have no leg speed.
| | | Nicola at club nationals- second from the right |
Kyle: A long distance lover from the start. BOOM, pun. How was your first marathon experience? Ms. Hallenborg: Amazing. Horrible. The usual first marathon 'ish. I honestly hadn't trained for it very much, it was really hard. I think I had a 9:22 mile in there at one point. I know I can run much faster, but all the people cheering really kept me going -- New York was the best place for a debut!!! Kyle: Which one do you have your sights on for your next attempt? Ms. Hallenborg: New Jersey marathon may 1st! Kyle: We volunteer there! We'll be cheering ha! Are you thinking about stepping on the track for some races as well later in outdoor? Ms. Hallenborg: Blergh. Maybe. We'll see. Maybe one 5k. Kyle: I take it you prefer the roads to the rubber? Ms. Hallenborg: Yeaaaa. But that's more a distance thing. I'm thinking about doing some trail races soon. Kyle: They've got long ones of those I'm sure you'll love. RANDOM QUESTION! What other sport would you be doing if you weren't a runner? Ms. Hallenborg: Soccer. I played it for years but surprise! Played mostly midfield and was a better runner than a soccer player. Kyle: Dude me too! Ms. Hallenborg: Hahahahah yaaasss. My coach used to recruit from the soccer team for track. Kyle: Smart coach! Well that's all the time we have for this week. Thank you for speaking with us! Ms. Hallenborg: J Kyle: Tune in next week to see who we interview!
VOTE ON THE TOP TEN PERFORMANCES OF 2015! The banquet is just a month away, and we need your help. What were the best team performances of the year??
FROM OUR COACHING STAFF
It is important to pick the proper mileage to build towards. The mileage will be something you can hold comfortably for about 10 weeks. This is not something we as coaches can make a blanket suggestion for you all as far as a target. If you want some guidance, contact us individually and we can help you figure out what is best for you. If you have trained at 70 miles a week effectively don't use this guide to build towards 100 and then drop to 75 during the middle of the season, build towards 70, 75, or 80 and plan on holding that mileage during the season. I would suggest not going significantly higher than what you have done successfully in the past, but don't be afraid to inch it up or keep it the same as the fall.
You should have been running for a couple of weeks now and can begin a structured mileage build-up. Those who have their dues paid by the end of January will have the complete training plan emailed to them at that time. Remember we want to be at our best in May and June. In order to do that you must put the mileage in now.
Week1: Jan 11-17 mileage should be 60-70% of what you plan to build towards
Monday: 35-55 min run, 4x8 second hill sprint Tuesday: 35-55 min run, 6x100 strides Wednesday: 45-65 min run Thursday: 35-55 min run or cross train or off Friday: 35-55 min run, 8x100 strides Saturday: 40-60 min run Sunday: 60-80 min long run
Week 2: Jan 18-24 Don't be afraid to run harder some days. Listen to your body and if you feel good then you should take advantage of that. Mileage this week is 65-75% of peak mileage
Monday: 40-60 min run, 5x8s hill sprint Tuesday: 40-60 min run, 8x100 strides Wednesday: 50-70 min run Thursday: 35-55 min run or cross train or off Friday: 40-60 min run, 8x100 strides Saturday: 40-60 min run Sunday: 65-85 min long run
Week 3: Jan 25-Jan 31 You should start feeling better now and back in a normal training groove, the mileage this week should be 70-80% of what you plan to build towards. DON'T GET LAZY AND SKIP STRIDES/HILL SPRINTS.
Monday: 40-60 min run, 6x8s hill sprint Tuesday: 45-65 min run, 8x100 strides Wednesday: 50-70 min run Thursday: 40-60 min run or cross train or off Friday: 45-65 min run, 8-10x100 strides Saturday: 40-60 min run Sunday: 70-90 min run
INTERESTED IN TRACK WORKOUTS?
We have organized team track workouts every Monday and wednesday night at Highland Park HS from 5:30-7:30. Come out and have some fun with us, regardless of your age, pace, or workout. The more energy out there the better! |
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