Monday, July 1, 2019

Spring Results + Lots of Memes



THE CLUB EMAIL

"Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday."

-Wilma Rudolph-


 
GSTC TEAM EMAIL

IT'S BEEN TOO LONG... SORRY!
 
2019 Dues: Look at the Cool Shirt You Get!
 



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) - DONE
5/19 President's Cup (open men only)- DONE
6/15 New Milford (masters men)- DONE
6/23 Lager Run 5k (women)-DONE


UPCOMING TEAM RACES
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)
12/14 Club XC Nationals @ Lehigh (all)


UPCOMING SUNDAY TEAM RUNS
***subject to change...keep checking FB page***

July 7th- Liberty State Park (brunch at Brownstone diner to follow)

July 14th- Deer Path Park (day at Beneduce Winery to follow) 

July 21st- Loantaka- Morristown.  (Brunch at Kevin's home to follow) 

July 28th- Ridgewood Duck Pond (Diner brunch to follow)

August 4th- Washington's Crossing (Diner brunch to follow)

August 11th- Asbury Park (beach day to follow) 

August 18th- Midland Mile 

August 25th- XC 5K (team picnic after) 

September 1st- Manasquan Reservoir (brunch at Route 9 diner to follow) 


THE 2019 SPRING SEASON COMES TO AN END
 


15K TEAM RESULTS: IT WAS WINDY.  COLD. AND SPARSELY ATTENDED.
GSTC Racks Up 78 Points in First All-Division Championship of 2019


The Clinton Country 15k Run continues to be held in a tricky time of year.  Just eleven days after Boston, the same weekend as the popular NJ Half & Marathon, and the same day as the USATF National Masters 10k Championships, it's simply an inconvenient time for NJ runners.  The continued result: a small race and a small association contingency.  With just 322 finishers this year, that makes it the smallest championship race on the schedule.  For a point of reference, the Cherry Blossom 10k, April's open and masters women championship, had 1237 finishers.  The 10k had twice as many women 40s teams (12 vs. 6) and almost doubled open women's teams (19 vs. 11).   

Regardless, the GSTC won four divisions en route to racking up 78 points: open men, M50s, open women, and W40s. 

Fabian Daza, in his GSTC debut, won the race in 50:00.94, as teammates Blake Brancato and Matt Eder helped Daza sweep the podium.  Out of only ten scoring teams, the GSTC went 1st, 3rd, and 5th.  

There were only six women teams, and Laura Cummings won the race in 56:10 to help the GSTC finish 1st.  Shannon McKenna, Jess Byrnes, Kate Ashley, and Gabrielle Panepinto teamed up for the win- beating the second place team by 47 total minutes. 


UNOFFICIAL APRIL TEAM SCORES (10K +15K)
GSTC 128
Clifton 101
RVRR 80
SAC 67
Fleet Feet 63
Garmin 39

PRESIDENT'S CUP 5K: 
Open Men Crush It; Filipazzo Easily Wins Title

After a long hiatus, the USATF-NJ 5k Men's Championships came back home to the President's Cup, long believed to be the best road race in New Jersey since the Midland Run folded in the 1990's.  A unique staple in the running scene, it was always held at 8pm on the second Monday in June.  Two big perks of the event: an eletric crowd that would come to watch and the cozy beer-garden party afterward.  

The last time the "P-Cup" was a USATF-NJ 5k Men's Championship race was 2015;  23 complete open men's teams competed with 1242 overall finishers.  Kyle Price won the race in 14:49 for, at the time, was the club road 5k record.  In 2014, there were 30 scoring men's teams and 1243 finishers.

Since then, race management has been asked to change the day and time of the event.  Hesitant, they moved it to a Sunday afternoon in late May in 2019; they were then awarded the team championship status for the first time in four years.

The result?  19 teams, 502 finishers, and slow times mired by an overwhelming heat.

The GSTC swept the first seven places: Nicolo Filipazzo (15:18), Matt Gillette (15:51), Kyle Price (15:56), Blake Brancato (16:08), Sean Donohue (16:09), Stephen Rathbun (16:24), and Matt Eder (16:27).  

This helped the squad's teams finish 1-2-3-5, good for 36 team points (12+10+8+6).  They would have finished 1-2-3-4-6, but one scoring team had two runners absent.

Hopefully all parties involved agree that keeping it as a Monday night June race is in the best interests of the NJ running community....just look at the data.


NEW MILFORD 5K: 
MASTERS MEN RUN THE TABLE; KNOWLES WINS MASTERS TITLE

The masters men brought their A Game to the New Milford 5k.  Despite not having the Frieder brothers and Sam Teigen taking two weeks off prior to the race, the M40s A and B teams averaged 17:04 and 18:15, respectively, to finish 1-3.  Thanks to a big PR by newcomer Matt Leingang, the C team mustered a 20:57 average to finish 7th out of 13 teams.

Thom Knowles won the masters title in 16:37, followed by Teigen (16:44), Chuck Schneekloth (17:13), Dave Ferrugia (17:15), and Jason Timochko (17:33).  Shawn Williams, a likely top-5 finisher, faded like Chuck's hairline to the 7th man position.

The 50s team dominated with an impressive 18:08 average.  Mark Zamek, in his club debut, lead the charge (17:36) with teammates Rich Osifchin (17:56), John Hogan (17:59), John Montgomery (18:17), David Lacouture (18:53) just behind him.

The M60s team finished on the podium in third with newly minted 60s guy Gary Leaman (19:01) up front.  Peter Auteri (21:38) and Fran Beideman (23:47) rounded out the scoring squad.

LAGER 5K:
WOMEN TEAMS GO 1-3-4-7

The open women finished their season in a high note as twenty-three women raced at the USATF-NJ Open Women's 5k Championship.  The result were four teams finishing 1-3-4-7, out of 21 scoring teams, with team averages of 18:27, 19:54, 20:34, and 22:30.

The squad was lead by Olympic Trials marathon qualifier Alexandra Niles; she ran 17:44 for 2nd overall.  Emily Rosario (18:05) was the #2 runner who PRed by seven seconds while Hortencia Aliaga (18:14), Adrianne Speranza (19:00/PR), and Aimee Chegwidden were the A Team's top five.  

Robyn Evangelist (18:42) cracked 19:00 to help the C team finish 4th, and Marianne Miller (20:41) and Gabrielle Panepinto (20:51) propelled the D Team to finish 7th.

The women hauled in 29 team points (12+8+6+3) in the event.



TRIATHLON ACTION
Roberts, Zottoli Win AG Awards by Escaping
Leah Roberts and Stephanie Zottoli had great triathlon performances this spring.  Steph was 3rd in her AG in the Escape the Cape Triathlon, requiring athletes to jump off the Cape May Ferry.  Her time of 2:31:35 for the Olympic distance finished her 21st overall.

Leah was 2nd in her AG and fourth amateur female at the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.  In a race with unique distances and challenges, including swimming from Alcatraz, running a mile through sand, and biking San Francisco's hilly roads, she finished in 2:37:59.  

MATEESCU QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPIC TRIALS

Niky Mateescu executed a perfect race at Grandma's Marathon over the weekend, finishing in 2:42:37 to punch her ticket to the Olympic Trials.  Averaging 6:13 pace, she went out in 81:44 and rallied in the second half in 80:51.  The trials standard is 2:45:00.

Adrianne Viola also took a crack at the standard, going out in 84:34.  Although she PR'ed in an impressive 2:51:14, she did fall a few minutes shy of hitting the standard she will take one final shot at this fall.


Portugese Day 5k Trophies Collected

GSTC'ers Fabian Daza and Heather McDermott won the Portugese Day 5k races, while others like David Olivera (16:50/PR), Jamie Hartop (16:57), Jaris Rousseau (17:34), and Norbert Kuter (20:06) joined in on the fun.  Above, Heather appears to be reliving her college days.


TRAIL RACE ACTION
Knowles, Montgomery, Lacouture Compete in Various Trail Races This Spring

Thom Knowles won the North Face Endurance Challenge in MA, setting a masters course record in the process.  He covered the challenging 12.59 mile course in 1:55:03.  It appears that, by this picture, he won a Abercrombie tshirt in a Abercrombie bag.

More recently, John Montgomery and Dave Lacouture competed in the 2019 Summer Solstice 5 mile trail race last week.  John was 6th overall- and first masters- in 38:19, while teammate Dave was 9th overall in 44:52.

SWAT LAST CHANCE
PALEST RELAY IN HISTORY WINS 4x400 

They could sure use a suntan, but they sure crushed it at the Swarthmore Last Chance meet.  Peter Girardi, Robert Garvey, James Bias, and Nate Wojick (l to r) teamed up to win the 4x400 in 3:15.98.  That's 49.0 a runner!  A few ticks off the club's best performances of 3:12 and 3:13 during the adidas Grand Prix days, it's still quite impressive for a cold, wet night in Pennsylvania.

There were lots of other athletes competing, but due to the cold rain, times were slow.  And does it get any better than this group right here?!

PENN RELAYS:
Men Finally Win 4x100 Gold Medal

The Penn Relays Olympic Development races are the final frontier for the club.  While often second of third, it's hard to beat teams that throw together all-star relays just for this meet itself.  Thus, the club has never won the coveted Penn Relay watches for winning such an event....until this April.

After sitting through a 90-minute rain delay, the squad of Jovanni Parkinson, James Bias, Robert Moise, and Talyn Washington ran a 41.53 in a cold, late evening, nipping second place by .02.  In fact, Washington got the baton two strides in second, but thundered home the final straightaway in a blazing anchor for the win.  

The B Team was 5th (43.28) and the C Team was 7th (43.64) out of eighteen teams.

On Saturday, the GSTC finished 3rd, 6th, and 7th in the Olympic Development 4x400 field.


RIDER INVITE
TEIGEN BREAKS 16:00; JOVANNI WINS 200M; GORMAN 2ND IN 1500M

The outdoor track season kicked off with the Rider Invitational in April, and several had big performances.  Some of those included Kelly Gorman finishing second in the 1500m, Jovanni Parkinson winning the 200m, and masters Sam Teigen breaking 16:00 for the first time in 15:59.53.  The men's 4x400 also crushed the field with a 3:15.48, with anchor Peter Girardi earlier winning the 400IH in 52.23.


Mooney Medals in Masters Meets
Lee Mooney continued his fine spring season on the masters track scene.  In that last three meets, he finished 3rd at the USATF East Region, 1st in the USATF Mid-Atlantic, and 1st at the USATF-NJ Championships.  Just look at him showing off those shoulder muscles in this picture!


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GSTC HALF MILERS REVEAL THEIR SUMMER TINDER PROFILE PIC
 
"We're going for the sporty, inclusive, curious, down-for-whatever, but..." Ricky stated, "ready for an adventure look."

LOCAL MAN RUINS FAMILY COUCH FOR IG STORY ABOUT RAINY RUN 


AFTER A SIX MONTH COMEBACK, PARISEN RACES AND WINS
A DONUT IN A BOX 


PARISEN'S TEAMMATE WONDERS WHY HE WOULD DO ALL OF THAT FOR JUST A PATHETIC DONUT



Teigen, Masters Superstar, Has Some Candy in His Van He Wants to Share with You


FRIEDER TWINS HAVE SUMMER PLANS THAT ABSOLUTELY CRUSH YOURS
"Palm trees.  5 star hotels.  Egyptian cotton slippers.  Luxury buffets.  Black ties events.  Bamboo sheets.  And you're going to Manasquan for a day trip?  Also, you only age-grade 78% for a 5k?  It's no wonder you've never heard of Egyptian cotton slippers."




Memes of the Month









 
University Orthopaedic Associates

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

UPDATE: WORLD CLASS HALF MILERS KICKING BUTT


Alethia Marrero has been crushing it, and she earlier set the GSTC 800m club record at 2:03.06.


Olivia Baker, former Columbia HS and Stanford grad, won the Princeton Invitational 800m last night in 2:01.21....the 6th fastest time by any American this year!


Chanelle Price, the 2014 World 800m Champion, ran her first 800m is two years, clocking in at 2:03.16.  You'll see her at USAs soon with some even faster times!

GSTC YOUTH RESULTS

The GSTC's youth team has seen great success this spring.  At last week's USATF-NJ State Championships, the club had 6 individual state champions and 1 relay, 6 individual silver medalists and 1 relay silver medalist, and  9 individual bronze medalists, and 1 relay bronze.   In total, the club advanced in 45 individual events and 7 relay teams. 

Leading the crew were Kennan Byers and Will Van Etten, as they both ran impressive triples.  Kennan won the 1500 and 3k and came back to finish 2nd in the 800 just ninety minutes later. Will won the 1500 and 800 and got 3rd in 400...just ninety minutes after winning the 1500. 




State Champions
9-10 1500 Will Van Etten
9-10 800 Will Van Etten
11-12 1500 Kennan Byers
11-12 3000 Kennan Byers
11-12 800 Alex Pelov
11-12 Boys 4x800
13-14 Pole Vault Thomas Goydan

Silver Medalists
9-10 200 Will Holman
9-10 400 Will Holman
9-10 1500 Tyler Burns
11-12 1500 Alex Pelov
11-12 800 Kennan Byers
11-12 High Jump Aidan Byers
11-12 Boys 4x400

Bronze Medalists
8&U 200 Justice Shabazz-Charles
9-10 1500 Kayla Devine
9-10 1500 Jack Guiton
9-10 400 Will Van Etten
11-12 1500 Cole Dunham
11-12 3000 Kate Shaw
11-12 Shot Put Aidan Byers
11-12 Long Jump Justin Bullock
13-14 Triple Jump Cassidy Sontz
9-10 Girls 4x400 
9-10 Boys 4x400 

Advanced to Regions (4 to 6)
8&U 100 Justice Shabazz-Charles
8&U 400 Drew Guiton
8&U Long Jump Jackie Ball
8&U Boys 4x100
9-10 400 Tyler Burns
9-10 400 Bray Brown
9-10 800 Kayla Devine
9-10 800 Tyler Burns
9-10 800 Jack Guiton
9-10 1500 Gabby Pelov
9-10 1500 Kayra Sement
9-10 Long Jump Sarah Dolan
11-12 100 Gabby Ball
11-12 400 Justin Bullock
11-12 800 Cole Dunham
11-12 800 Prisha Kulawade
11-12 1500 Kate Shaw
11-12 3000 Cameron Sontz
11-12 3000 Mikey Bord
11-12 3000 Todd Smith
13-14 400 Cassidy Kidd
13-14 800 Lydia Lekhal
13-14 1500 Krista Purnell
13-14 1500 Caleb Brox
13-14 3000 Ines Lemee
13-14 Girls 4x400
13-14 Boys 4x400
 
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TEAM WORKOUTS

There are team runs and team workouts nearly every night, and we always encourage our members to get out there and run with some teammates.  It makes running way more fun, and way more easy!

That said, we have a nice crew that meets regularly at Highland Park for evening workouts.  This picture was from last week...jump in and join the fun.  

 
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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

Once indoor and outdoor track season starts, we meet 2-3 times a week.  What a great way to get in a great workout!

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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.
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