Hello team. Let's get ready to race.
What is the Quarantine Games?
It's a team-scored contest between like-minded clubs around the country involving nine events. These include relays, track time trials (that will have an FAT timer), and one grand-finale ten miler. It was primarily devised by the GSTC's Leadership Team weeks ago. See the schedule, below.
Who is Competing in the
Quarantine Games? 
There are currently ten teams from around the country competing: West Valley TC and Cal Coast (CA), Boulder TC (CO), Kansas City Smoke (MO), Red Cedar RC (MI), Atlanta TC (GA), Georgetown RC (DC), Garden State TC (NJ), and Genesee Valley Harriers (NY)
Who from GSTC Is Eligible? EVERYONE! We need biggest and best squad we can for both the relays and time trials. No way we're hosting this event and losing!!!
With fall races out (and indoor track surely to follow), we may not be looking at "real racing" again until early spring once there's a vaccine. With great fall racing weather just around the corner, it's PR season! And, we'll have an FAT timer on the track for the time trials, so that's ass official as it gets.
So jump on the saddle and help us crush these teams!
What's the Fall Madness Tournament?
Youth Training Available
There will be FAT-timed youth races made available to GSTC youth members on the above time trial days. Email for more information.
GSTC Coaching Available to Prep for the QUARANTINE GAMES | | | GSTC's Coach Josh Izewski at the 2020 OT Marathon |
We always recommend members follow a training plan. If you're gonna be out there every day, you might as well maximize your bang for your buck, right?
Just a reminder that we offer two support systems in place:
1- Team training plan. If you buy a team membership this week (half off with just the fall remaining), you'll get a team shirt and access to the team training plan built by Coach Josh designed around the nine upcoming races.
2- Personalized training plan. You can email Josh at izewskij@gmail.com and inquire about a personalized plan to reach your personal goals!
Here's a bit more about Coach Josh: My Coaching Philosophy: To create a sustainable, athlete-centered, coach-driven successful environment that puts athletes first and in a position to achieve the highest levels of success in all aspects of training and racing. Josh emphasizes the importance of high moral values, personal responsibility and accountability, respect for others, self-confidence, healthy competitive spirit, and a desire to give your best. Josh believes that no athlete is the same and there is no one system that works for everyone. Through an individualized and holistic approach, everyone can achieve there desired goals.
Experience: USATF level 1 certified coach. Professional Triathlete for 3 years. Previously an athlete and coach for Origin Performance. Current GSTC coach for past 4 years. Personal Records: 3000m: 8:11 5000m: 13:36 8000m (road): 23:17 10000m (road): 28:23TT Half Marathon: 63:42 Marathon: 2:13:14
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And now, we attempt to tell the 2020 Quarantine Story Through Ricky Garcia Instagram Posts
It's January and February. You're out there crushing it. No COVID.
But then you were at work one day and.... learned about COVID.
What is was like training through COVID without any races on the horizon
After 3 or 30 weeks go by, you say ***** it, I'm just gonna chill on the couch with this dog instead and eat some ice cream
You hear about the Quarantine Games, and you start doing your miles and your pushups wit da squad
Yoooo after several weeks you start seeing #gains
You in December after crushing the Quarantine Games
The end. lol.
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