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"There are no traffic jams along the extra mile."

Roger Staubach

2019 Dues: Look at the Cool Shirt You Get!

2019 Adults Link Here

2019 Youth Link Here

Also, Women's Crop Tops Available Until April 22: Buy Now or Never!

Go here to buy at the GSTC store.

2019 MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

1- Exclusive 2019 team shirt (pictured above)

2- 25% discount off all Superhero Races

3- 15% discount off Running Warehouse

4- Josh Izewski's training plan for the spring and fall USATF-NJ Grand Prix schedules. He just ran 2:13 for the marathon and qualified for the Olympic Trials!

5- 25% discount off Garden State 10 Miler and/or 5k

6- 20% off New Balance gear at Sneaker Factory (Millburn or Florham Park)

7- 15% off all other purchases at Sneaker Factory (MB or FP)

8- Free track and field training @ Highland Park HS three days a week

9- Endless number of friends and teammates to run with!

10- Endless number of social media notifications to make you feel super popular!

2019 USATF-NJ

Grand Prix Team Races

4/7 Cherry Blossom 10k (women only) - DONE

4/27 Clinton Country 15k (all)

5/19 President's Cup (open men only)

6/23 Milford 5k (masters men only)

8/18 Midland Mile (all)

8/25 5k XC Champs (all)

9/8 Crooked 12k (all)

9/22 8k XC Champs (all)

10/6 Little Silver 5k (masters women)

10/13 Shades HM (all)

11/10 Giralda 10k (men)

11/28 Ashenfelter (all)

MASTERS WOMEN TEAMS GO 1-2 IN SEASON OPENER

The masters women opened up the 2019 season doing something they've never done before: sweep the first two places in a W40 championship.

Jess Byrnes lead the squad with a 41:08 10k time, just seconds off her all-time PR. Two of her teammates, Aya Leitz (41:22) and Amy Berstein (41:43- club debut) both dipped under 42:00 to round out an incredibly impressive top three women.

The next three scoring women were Jen Zehr (42:47- club debut), Gabrielle Panepinto (43:00), and Heather McDermott (45:49).

Kim Aspholm, Atsuko Maruyama, Sue Lawlor, Stephanie Edwards, and Prudence Jones wrapped up the finishers for the Black and Gold.

OPEN WOMEN TEAMS GO 1-2-3 IN SEASON OPENER

The GSTC women opened up their season with an impressive 1-2-3 team finish, as Nicolette Mateescu won the open 10k USATF-NJ title in 36:12 with teammate Shelby Goose (36:23) just steps behind for second place. Goose teamed up with Aimee Chegwidden (38:44), Adrianne Speranza (40:19), Jess Byrnes (41:08), and Allie Ayers (41:35) teamed up for the winning team.

Newcomers Izzy Gladstone (38:51) and Berstein joined GSTC vets Mateescu, Leitz, and Kate Ashley for the second place team finish.

The third place team had four new members along with Heather McDermott, our masters captain and our club's awesome real estate agent. Mary Babcock (42:44) lead the way, with teammates Larissa Pywowariw, Laura Barnes, and Jen Zehr just behind her.

CLINTON 15K NEXT TEAM RACE ON APRIL 27

Sign up here for the first All-Division (men, women, masters) race of the year!

M40+ Win National Title in Road 8k At VA Beach

The GSTC M40+ masters team for won the 2019 USATF 8k national team title in late March down in Virginia Beach. Jonathan Frieder, the 2018 GSTC masters MVP, was the #1 man in 26:29. Helping the squad clinch the team title were Sam Teigen (26:44), John Hogan (29:05), Harold Porcher (30:01), and Gary Leaman (30:06).

This was the club's first step in defending their 2018 national Grand Prix team title. With some injuries, however, the group faces a tough road ahead of them.

BOSTON TO BE COLD & WET AGAIN

RUNNERS HOPE THIS COULD BE THE YEAR THEY FINALLY GET TO BRAG ABOUT HYPOTHERMIA ON SOCIAL MEDIA

HEY TOMAS, HOW MANY STRAIGHT BOSTON MARATHONS HAVE HAD REALLY CRAPPY WEATHER TO RUN IN?

Coach Kyle Mahoney Returns to NJ After Coaching in Bumble$%^&, Kansas

Hired as Palisades Park Head Track Coach; Enrollment Quickly Goes Down 11%, but "We finished 7th in the 4x800 last weekend."

WIFE OF GSTC PRESIDENT HAS HAPPIEST DAY IN 5 YEAR MARRIAGE

LOCAL RUNNER INSPIRES OTHER RUNNERS WITH 10.26 MILE RUN, ALLITERATION, AND FUNNY OUTFIT THAT MATCHES WALLS

Teigen Pads Resume for Second Career in Crossing Guard Services

FRIEDER TWINS UNSATISFIED WITH WOMEN'S TEAM 10K RESULTS

"You sweep the top three team sports and you want a headline? Did you even see my age-graded PLP in last week's 8k despite the frigid real feel? We just aren't impressed. I could have easily swept the top four team spots. And I'm almost 50. This team is soft."

Memes of the Month

University Orthopaedic Associates

https://www.uoanj.com/

Orthopaedic Specialists to the Runners

At University Orthopaedic Associates (UOA), we understand how important running is to those who enjoy participating in the sport. We also understand the impact it has on you when you can't do what you love because of an injury.

From running to field events; recreational to professional, we have years of experience treating and preventing runners' injuries as well as enhancing performance. We are now proud to care for the Garden State Track Club runners as the official orthopaedic practice.

Around the Clubhouse

THREE WORLD CLASS HALF MILERS JOIN GSTC

GSTC YOUTH OPEN UP SPRING SEASON THIS SATURDAY

GS10 IN YEAR THREE!

GARDEN STATE 10 MILER A HUGE SUCCESS

The GS10 had a third successful year, with numbers up for the third straight year in both races. It appears that the event will be able to donate $8,000 to the Nick Magos Cancer Call Out charity, making it $22,000 total in three years.

Once again, it was a collaboration between the Franklin PD, the FHS ROTC, the GSTC, the Somerset SWAT Team, and the Somerset County Parks Commission.

2019 USATF-NJ Championship Races:

2018 Participation Numbers

2500 Ashenfelter 8k

1165 Lager Run 5k

999 Cherry Blossom 10k

199 Little Silver 5k

644 President's Cup 5k

600 New Milford 5k

567 Midland Mile

531 Garden State 10 Miler*

373 Garden State 5k*

372 Clinton Country 15k

268 Giralda Farms 5k

239 USATF-NJ 5k XC Champs

219 USATF-NJ 8k XC Champs

184 USATF-NJ Hook or by Crook 12k

174 USATF-NJ Shades of Death Half Marathon

71 East Brunswick 10k (now 12k)

*2019 numbers, and both not chosen as championship races

Join Strava. Follow Your Teammates.

Two big reasons why you should join Strava.

Exhibit A- on the left. You can engage in provocative, thoughtful dialogue with your teammates about training.

Exhibit B- on right. You can see what your teammates are doing every day and every week. Trust us on this one.

Curious About How and Why the GSTC Started?

Listen to this podcast about the GSTC and its president.

2019 HALL OF FAME

Congratulations to Matt Baker for his induction into the GSTC Hall of Fame last month at the GSTC Gala.

Matt was honored for both his service to the club and his racing for the masters team. In 2013, Matt took over as the masters captain and both helped it grow tremendously and laid the foundation for what it is today: one of the best in America. Still a fledgling club at the time he joined, almost all members were in their 20s and 30s. Matt slowly helped change that culture, recruiting and rallying older runners to both join and race for the GSTC. He rallied together masters teams that competed at club nationals in 2014 (Lehigh), 2015 (San Francisco), and 2016 (Tallahassee).

In addition to his work with the masters team, he did many others things to support the growth and well-being of the club. He attended and contributed to the Leadership Team for five years, continues to do the club's taxes, donates his time and money to the club yearly, and labored passionately to both continue the club's sponsorship with adidas and land a new one after this deal ended.

Although he did compete with GSTC masters teams both on the local and and national circuit, his induction makes him the first GSTC Hall of Famer to be inducted primarily for his service, not performance.

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Club's Sponsors

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(Editor's Note: If it wasn't for a financial planner a decade ago, I would never have been able to buy my first house. No one wants to financially plan for the future, but it's such a good move. Find Jarrett on FB and ask him anything! -Chuck)

Don't Be Bored

This Week.

We have team runs every day somewhere in New Jersey. Or, post your run on a team FB page. Always easier with a friend!

Team Track Sessions

Monday/Wednesday nights and Saturday mornings. All winter and spring long. Highland Park HS. Join us!

Get Your GSTC Gear

Contact Joe Jacobs, owner of Sneaker Factory-Florham Park, to order all team gear or to get discounts on any running apparel. Team gear can also be purchased on the club website.

gstcuniform@gmail.com

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