(5/12-5/18): History of the CAM...the Newest USATF-NJ Championship Race

Team Races ‘round the Corner

Fast or small, it’s all hands on deck for the final two months of the spring season!

 

June 1- Stomp the Monster 5k (June 1)- open women

June 7- College Ave Mile (June 7)- all divisions

June 16- President’s Cup (June 16)- open men

June 22- Lager Run (June 22)- masters men

June 26- Sunset Classic 5 Miler (June 26)- open, masters women

 

How the GSTC Changed the Game

A Brief History of the College Ave Mile

 

The USATF has a National Championship Road Mile.  The New York Road Runners host the 5^th Avenue Mile that had 5,469 finishers in 2012.  Other USATF associations, like the Bay Area’s USATF-PA Association, have the mile on their road racing circuit.  Yet, for decades, NJ hasn’t had their own road mile.

 

Until, of course, the Garden State Track Club came along.

 

One year after the club’s inception, a small group of club leaders, including the men’s team-captain at the time, Jeff Perrella, decided to set the foundation for such a race.  After numerous meetings at Skinny Vinnie’s pizzeria, along the race course in New Brunswick, the group got the appropriate approvals by city council and, after months of planning, put on an event that had 125 participants.  The overall winner, Christian Hesch from California, was later DQ’ed due to his doping bust weeks later.  Perrella, just .79 behind, was given the gold in 4:22.94, and GSTC’s Jamie Liberti won the women’s race in 5:15.23. 

 

In 2013, some elements were added to bring it more of a family event.  Table games, a relay at the event’s end, and a beer garden/BBQ were introduced to the event.  However, due to a last minute miscommunication between RUPD and NBPD, the food and alcohol portion of the event, perhaps the part people were most anxiously anticipating, were removed.  Regardless, the number of participants doubled, as Kyle Price and Cheyenne Ogletree, both club members, won the overall race.

 

While the event was getting traction with the running community, it was only hitting dead ends in the Long Distance Running (LDR) Committee.  The club proposed a rule to change the Grand Prix Category One distance, as it previously only included the 3k-5k distance. The LDR committee voted down this proposal, 9-0, in 2013.  Although no one seemed to know of a 3k road race, most members just couldn’t be convinced the road mile was, in fact, a deserving member of the distance running road racing family.

 

A year later, USATF-NJ Executive Committee President Ed Neighbor revisited the idea, repackaged the proposal to the LDR Committee, and in January of 2014, the LDR Committee not only approved it to be a recognized distance in the Grand Prix, they voted the College Ave Mile to be one of four “all-divisions” championship races in the state of New Jersey.

 

Okay, enough with the history,  It’s time to find a partner and sign up.  It’s gonna be even bigger and better this year!  

 

Meet the Vietnamese: Week 1

As everyone who owns a Facebook account knows, the Vietnamese National Athletics Committee selected the adidas GSTC to coach their prized possession: the women’s 4x400 relay of Quach Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Oanh, Nguyen Thi Thuy, and Nguyen Thi Huyen.

 

In Vietnam, they put the last name first, and the first name last, so their names are Lan, Oanh, Thuy (“Twee”), and Huyen. 

 

After week one, a few highlights include a leak to the Vietnamese media about the “poor training conditions” in the USA.  This has, evidently, created a bit of a stir in the Vietnamese Athletics Committee, resulting in them demanding even more information about our facilities, team, and coaching.  It appears that all has settled down, as no one seems to know who provided such false information to Vietnamese journalists.  This is, indeed, a big deal to the country, as there are the first athletes to ever leave Vietnam to train in the USA.  

 

Meanwhile, it also appears that, in Vietnam, they do not use shower curtains.  Evidently all bathrooms just have large drains that deal with the excess water.  Well, we found this out the hard way when the landlord called, complaining of dripping water from the second floor where they lived.  Upon delivery of a shower curtain, they looked at it in great wonder; we had to put it up for them.  We weren't about to explain what a TMA is.

 

The athletes, themselves, are talented.  However, they haven’t demonstrated a burning interest in fighting through the pain of a hard track workout.  In fact, they have shown very little interest in really grinding their teeth, especially with aerobic workouts.  Coaches Erika Meling, Mark Parisen, and Chuck Schneekloth have been using translator phone apps to communicate with both athletes and team managers. 

 

Oh, and it was funny when one team manager, when shopping in downtown New Brunswick, thought a lamp cost $999.  His frustration were quickly appeased by the news that it actually cost $9.99.

 

The Viets will debut in Black and Gold this Monday at the Swarthmore Last Chance meet, where they surely will have the middle lanes in both the 400m and the 4x400m.

 

Weekend of Results

 

North Enclave Rocks the SL 5k

The Auteri father-daughter combo of Karen and Peter lead a nice showing of North Enclavers this morning at the Shepherd’s Lake 5k.  Karen was the first finisher in 19:41 as the third female and winning her 30-39 age group; her pops ran 22:11, good for 1^st in his age group.  Upstart master Don Weise, finally recovering from a long injury, was 2^nd in his 50-59 age group with a 21:34 finish.  Fran Beideman was also second in his 60-69 age group with a 23:44.

 

Gruchasz Runs #2GSTC Five Miler

Hoboken- Adam Gruchasz finished the Hoha 5 Miler in 26:20 today.  Once Internet results are published, this will become the #2GSTC time in the distance behinf Jeff Perrella’s CR of 25:02 when he won the Spring Lake 5 Miler on May 26, 2012.

 

Minervini Wins 5k

Mark Miniverni won Dylan’s Dinosaur Stomp 5k with a 19:46 time.  [we are not making this up] 

 

Salge Wins AC 5k

Atlantic City- Nicole Salge, an alum of Spotswood HS and Stockton State, picked up her first dubya of 2014, winning the Shirtley Mae 5k in 19:49.  Heck, a little faster and she would have won the T-Rex Race with Mark Minervini!  Masters Susan Goglas won the 60-64 age group with a chip time of 27:37.

 

Last Week: Weiss Finishes 5^th

Fort Lee- Don Weise finished 5^th overall in the Escape to the Palisades 6k Trail Race.  Not bad for a 51 year old!  He was the second masters, just three seconds behind a 40 year old, and the first person over 50 to cross the finish line. 

 

 

 

GSTC Racing Schedule

 

USATF-NJ Grand Prix

6/1 Stomp the Monster (open women)

6/7 College Ave Mile (all divisions)

6/16 President’s Cup (open men)

6/22 Lager Run  (masters men)

6/26 Sunset Classic (open, masters women)

 

 

Spring Track and Field

5/12     Tuppeny Twilight (Swarthmore)

6/14     adidas Grand Prix (Icahn Stadium, NYC)

6/24     NYRR Speed Series @ NYC

7/8       NYRR Speed Series @ NYC

7/22     NYRR Speed Series @ NYC     

 

 

 

Team Runs

Monday:  (track and field) SWARTHMORE LAST CHANCE INVITE

 

Monday: (Central Enclave) 5:30 @ Rutgers Student Center

Tuesday: (Central Enclave) 5:30 @ RSC

Tuesday: (South Enclave) track session TBA

Wednesday: (Central Enclave): 5:30 @ RSC

Wednesday: (Morristown Enclave) 6:15 group run @ Morristown Running Company

Wednesday: (track and field) Team workout 5:30 at Highland Park HS

Wednesday: (South Enclave) 6:30 @ trail at Elk or Williamstown bike path

Wednesday: (Princeton Enclave) 5:30 @ Turning Basin Park on Alexander Road

Thursday: (Central Enclave) 5:30 @ RSC

Friday: (Central Enclave): 4:15 @ RSC

Saturday:  (track and field): 10:00am at HPHS

Saturday: (Morristown) 9:00 group run @ Morristown Running Company

Sunday:  Team run TBA on Facebook!

 

Steady Striders

By: Mark Parisen

 

Hey Striders,

 

Happy Mother's Day! Hopefully you all enjoyed the holiday and the warm weather!

 

This week we are going to bump up the distance of the runs a little bit.

 

Also, now is a great time to start searching for a partner for the College Ave Mile relay portion of the event, it can be a teammate, friend, or family member!

 

If you need help finding a teammate, reach out to myself or Erika and we will hook you up with someone!

 

Monday: 20-35min Run

 

Tuesday: Cross Train (Bike, Swim, etc.)

 

Wednesday: 25-40min Run

 

Thursday: Core Workout/Strength Training/Personal Training Session

 

Friday: 15 minute run + 4x20s Strides or Hill Sprints

 

Saturday: OFF

 

Sunday: Team Long Run (TBA On Facebook page)

 

SuperHero Half Marathon

It isn’t too late to register for the Superhero Half Marathon or relay this coming Sunday in Morristown!  Club member Heather McDermott hosts the event, and currently it has over 2,000 pre-registrants.  If you’re not looking for a race, but even a hard long run effort, this is the place to go.  The SuperHero Events are always well well-organized.  Check it out here!  Use the code GSTC to get 15% off!!!

 

GSTC Trivia

We took the Vietnamese shopping for spikes earlier today.  They refused to buy shoes made from a certain country.  Which one?

A- Koreaa

B- China

C- Italy

D- Japan

E- AnisLand

Quotes of the Week

“Maybe we should advertise the College Ave Mile on Craigslist.  You know, like a Strictly Platonic or Casual Encounter with a road mile.”  -Adin Mickle, during the Leadership Team meeting

“Most of all, I am excited to be apart of a team again.”  -new member and current medical student Stephen Ellwood, via email.  It isn’t everyday where we get a new member who increases the team’s average IQ while decreasing the team’s average 5k time.

“How you tricked East Stroudsburg into giving you a degree, I will never know.”  -Kenny G, while introducing Chris Schneider to the team.  Incredible that Chris has been a member for four years, has now graduated college, and now will be with the GSTC full time.  He is, currently, best known for winning the USATF-NJ 5k track title in 2012 but, with 50 meters to go, taking a cup of water from the designated water stop on the track and casually drinking it while running through the finish line in first place.  There is no doubt he will be a yearly TMA contender.

“If we wanted fun we would join some softball league.” Andrew Tschesnok, via email

“Gnats, blisters & the burning sensation of sunblock/sweat dripping in the eyes; it was an interesting run.”  -Mike Stomiany, via FB

 

Gold Star

By Ashwin Anantharaman

Owen Fayle

Owen joined in May '14 to improve his race times and train with faster runners. After seeing what GSTC has to offer he realized that this was the right club to help him. His goal is to break 2:50 in the marathon and he he hopes to do it this fall! Before races he likes to drink coffee like most of the runners on GSTC so it is very obvious that he will fit in just fine. Outside of running he likes to spend time with his wife and his daughter.

 

Nicholas Murphy

 Nicholas is joining GSTC because he would like to be around other runners interested in training hard and smashing PRs.  He didn't run in college as he didn't have a coach in high school that really embraced running so he learned to hate it. He reconnected with it when he became a teacher and found himself coaching track and cross country.  He feels like he has some momentum in my training, and would like to keep it going.  He managed to stick to my plan through the terrible winter (which included ~2 hour midweek runs), so he is feeling good about this summer/fall.He has Prs of 17:40 in the 5k and 36:28 in the 10k and 2:52 in the marathon. His goals are to run 16:xx in the 5k, 35:xx in the 10k and to run in the high 2:40s during the Boston Marathon in 2015. His pre race routines include eating 3 hours before the race, warmups and strides. His hobbies outside of running are being a musician which includes playing playing the guitar and singing. He also enjoys a nice game of golf when the weather is nice outside.

TMA: Totally Misunderstood Award

Tim Morgan himself gets the nomination this week for inviting us to a New Brunswick event five minutes before it happens.  But truly, we just want Timmy Morgan to get his butt back into training shape, as 2014 hasn’t been the same since the award has changed (from Tim Morgan award to Totally Misunderstood Award) and since he hasn’t raced a single race yet with the team.

TEAM STUFF

Yearly dues----à https://runsignup.com/Club/NJ/NewBrunswick/GardenStateTrackClub

 

Team website--------------->  www.gardenstatetc.org

Team Facebook Fan Page---->   https://www.facebook.com/groups/159501487397707/

Team Blog---------------> http://gardenstatetc.blogspot.com/

Team YouTube Channel---> http://www.youtube.com/user/GardenStateTC 

 

This Week in Training

By Chris Tafelski (cjtafelski@yahoo.com)

Monday - comfortable run + 8x8-10s hill sprints

 

Tuesday - 1.5M @ T, take 2 mins, then go 3x(3x400) at 5k, 3k, Mile.  Take 1:00 between reps, lap jog between sets

 

Wednesday - medium run of 75% long run duraton

 

Thursday - super easy 40-60 mins

 

Friday - 4-5x mile reps@ T+10s, cutting down 10s each rep.  Take 1:00 rest between reps.

 

Saturday - same as Monday

 

Sunday - long run!

What is this email?

The GSTC Weekly Email is a collaborative effort to bring club membership an accurate and entertaining update on all team events, runs, results, workouts, quotes, and even mishaps every Sunday night.  It is also often referred to as “The Email” or, by more prominent members of the running community, “error-fraught spam.”  If you’d like to submit anything that would contribute to any of these sections, please email us! 

Trivia Answer

China!  There is a major riff between the two countries, and if we paid attention in history class years ago, we could probably explain the many good reasons why.  However, it appears that 1/3 of all shoes are made by China, so…good luck with that, ladies.  

(5/5-5/11): Men, Women Sweep 10k Team Championships

TEAM EVENTS COMING UP

The snow is gone.  The weather is warm.  It’s time for us to start rallying together for some of the final few team events of the year!  

 

If you’re a lady, you’ve got the Stomp the Monster 5k on June 1 and the Sunset Classic 5 Miler.

If you’re a dude, you’ve got the President’s Cup 5k on June 16.

If you’re an older dude, you’ve got the Lager Run on 6/22.

 

If you are a human being, you’ve got the COLLEGE AVE MILE on Saturday night. June 7^th.  Sign up HERE! 

 

What is the College Ave Mile?

In 2012, the GSTC leadership team agreed that New Jersey was in dire need of a road mile.  No, not one of those rinky-dink mile runs that grandma does with Junior and the family dog before the 10k starts.  But rather, an event whereas the mile is the showcase distance, celebrating the magic and the lore this event has always had in the running community.

 

In fact, tomorrow, May 6^th, marks a very important day.  Besides the fact that it’s Chuck’s 25^th birthday, for the 12^th time, it is the 60^th Anniversary of Roger Bannister breaking the 4:00 mile.  The story of three great athletes-  Great Britain’s Bannister, Australia’s John Landy, and America’s Wes Santee- pursing running’s elusive holy grail is well narrated in Neal Bascomb’s book, The Perfect Mile.  This chase to the endeavor of impossibility was, believe it or not, of world-wide interest.    

 

There is a mystique that has always surrounded the mile, as Bannister once said, “The mile has all the elements of drama.”  However, despite the many popular road miles in America, including the USATF National Road Mile Championship, New Jersey just didn’t have one.  So, the GSTC started one. 

 

In its third year, it was voted into the USATF-NJ Grand Prix in January of 2014.  This required changing the GP rules, as “Category 1” races only extended from 3k to 5k.  So, after two years of lobbying and discussing the event, the Long Distance Running Committee (“LDR”) voted on it months ago….and it passed almost unanimously. 

 

So, in one month, June 7^th will be another milestone for the mile race: its debut as a championship race in the USATF-NJ Association.  No pressure, but the adidas GSTC will be now hosting its first championship race in a few weeks!  We expect all members to be there, racing as fast as they can, in one of the twelve offered heats.

 

Meet the Vietnamese!

Highland Park: The Vietnamese national 4x400 relay will begin its first day training with the adidas Garden State Track Club today, Monday, at 5:30pm.  We will be taking a team picture for articles in local papers and for a piece being done by runblogrun.  We happily encourage anyone interested in meeting these four ladies, and their two team managers, to come to the track today to welcome them.  You may be in the picture, too!

 

They arrived Saturday afternoon, exhausted from a thirty-two hour trek.  After enjoying some welcoming traffic and air pollution along the NJ Turnpike, the crew was taken to their new home in Highland Park for the next four months.  Training for the Asian Games starting on September 19, the crew is sleeping on six beds loaned by GSTC members.  They will debut in Black and Gold next Monday at the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet.

 

 

10k Team Championships: Gold Streak Continues

Women Win as Unlikely Heroes Save the Day

 

Jersey City- In honor of the Kentucky Derby this weekend, the odds of Karen Auteri and Eric Davis being the race heroes this weekend may have been something like 5000-1.  After all, Auteri wasn’t signed up while recovering from her marathon last weekend, and Davis is a 45-year-old masters runner still rounding himself into decent shape.

 

Sometimes it does pay to bet on the long shot. 

 

After a last-minute cancelation, women’s co-captain Angela Dunn frantically contacted Auteri at 9:00pm the night before, and without hesitation, she agreed to be the much-needed 5^th woman needed to win their 15^th straight Grand Prix team title.

 

And win they did, as Auteri crossing the line sealed the dubya by twelve total minutes.

 

Cheyenne Ogletree, shaving a whopping sixty-five seconds off her PR and club record, crossed the finish line at 35:52…averaging an incredible 5:46 a mile.  Victoria Pontecorvo continued her excellent season debut, finishing second for the Gold in 39:29, ranking her #7 on the Big List.  Dunn was 3^rd in 40:46, Nora Norvell finished 4^th in 41:38 (GSTC #13), and Auteri closed out the team scoring with a 42:13 effort.  Prudence Jones was the #6 runner in 67:55.

 

The ladies averaged 39:59 for their top five finishers, as second place averaged 42:31.

 

 

Men Go 1-2-3 with Johnson Leading the Charge

Jersey City- Chris Johnson, Mike Fonder, and Will Griffin went 5-6-7 in the always-super-competitive Newport 10k field to lead the adidas GSTC men to a 1-2-3 team finish.  These times rank them #3, #5, and #7, respectively, in the Big List; consequently, it was the best showing of the club’s top three men at the event.

 

Despite the impressive efforts of these big ballers up front, an unusual hero emerged Saturday morning: 45-year-old masters runner Eric Davis.  Plugging along at a modest 7:32 pace, the Highland Park cross country and track coach most certainly figured his 46:32 final time wouldn’t make an impact on the team score at all.  But alas, it did.

 

The team’s scheduled #5 runner dropped out half way through the race, leaving the unsuspecting Davis as the #5 man.  Luckily, his team’s top four included Johnson, Ted Doyle (33:36), Ashwin Anantharaman (34:18), and Rob Nihen (34:44) had all run superbly, and Davis’ 46:32 was just enough to enable a clean 1-2-3 sweep of the top three team spots, which pay out $200, $100, and $50.

 

The first place team was comprised of Griffin, Atilla Sabahoglu (33:21, GSTC #11), Adam Gruchacz (34:01, GSTC #13), Chuck Schneekloth (34:34), and Steve Bonica (37:47), with Charlie Hood (44:16) as the reserve.  The second place team was Fonder, Ken Goglas (33:35), Luis Romero (34:58), Keith Gruchacz (35:44), Mark Minervini (38:29), and TJ Zablocki (38:46). 

 

The three teams averaged, respectively, 34:17, 34:52, and 36:08, earning thirty points (12, 10, 8) toward the overall Grand Prix competition.  The results can be found here.

 

 

The Big List: Top 10k Performances for the adidas GSTC Men

31:13               10k                  Jeff Perrella                 Newport 10,000                     May 12, 2012

31:25                                       Chris Croff                   Giralda Farms                         November 10, 2013

31:28                                       Chris Johnson              Newport 10,000                     May 3, 2014

31:31                                       Rob Nihen                    Newport 10,000                     May 11, 2013

31:33                                       Mike Fonder                Newport 10,000                     May 3, 2014

31:39                                       Paul Matuszak             Newport 10,000                       May 11, 2013

31:44                                       Will Griffin                  Newport 10,000                     May 3, 2014

31:49                                       Steve Mennitt              Newport 10,000                     May 11, 2013

31:58                                       Ken Goglas                   Newport 10,000                     May 11, 2013

32:03                                       Tim Morgan                Newport 10,000                     May 11, 2013

33:14                                       Mike Anis                    Giralda Farms                         November 10, 2013

33:21                                       Atilla Sabahoglu           Newport 10,000                     May 4, 2014

33:36                                       Ted Doyle                    Newport 10,000                     May 4, 2014

34:01                                       Adam Gruchacz            Newport 10,000                     May 4, 2014

 

The Big List: Top 10k Performances for the adidas GSTC Women

35:52               10k                  Cheyenne Ogletree       Newport 10,000                     May 3, 2014

36:56                                       Greta Sieve                   Newport 10,000                     May 11, 2013

37:23                                       Alyssa Douma              Newport 10,000                       May 11, 2013

37:53                                       Allie Dublinski             Newport 10,000                       May 11, 2013

38:22                                       Chelsea Callan              Giralda Farms                          November 11, 2012

39:12                                       Michelle Brangan         Cherry Blossom 10k               April 6, 2014

39:29                                       Victoria Pontecorvo     Newport 10,000                     May 3, 2013

39:40                                       Angela Dunn                Ben Franklin Bridge Run         November 3, 2013

39:59                                       Karen Auteri                Newport 10,000                     May 11, 2013

40:07                                       Erika Meling                Newport 10,000                     May 11, 2013

40:54                                       Alexis Patrick              Newport 10,000                     May 11, 2013

41:23                                       Sarah Schillaci             Newport 10,000                       May 11, 2013

41:38                                       Nora Norvell                Newport 10,000                     May 3, 2014

 

Other Weekend Results 

Denholtz Runs DC Half

Washington DC:  Amy Denholtz, the co-captain of the GSTC Steady Striders, ran the Nike Women's Half Marathon in DC last weekend.  She finished with a time of 2:26:52.

 

Wesley Breaks 100m Club Record

Cheyney, PA: Cyrus Wesley continues to assault the club’s record books in his debut season with the club.  Not only is he a part of the record holding 41.14 4x100 relay, he just lowered his own 100m club record this weekend during a meet at Cheyney University, his alma mater.  The short sprinter, also an assistant sprint coach at TCNJ, rolled to a 10.64—a huge leap from his earlier mark of 10.82.

 

Florek Wins at Princeton with a CR

Princeton, NJ: Brian Florek won the javelin at the Princeton Elite Meet on Saturday with a massive 67.11m toss, breaking the club record of 65.15m by Matt Tholis.  Tholis’ mark won him the club national title in 2013, an event Florek finished 2^nd in last year with a 64.58m mark.  His toss on Saturday is converted to 220’-02”.

 

Tyrone Ross also competed in the 400m, finishing 5^th with a 48.59 final time.

 

Big List: Top Javelin Marks of adidas GSTC

67.11m            Javelin             Brian Florek                 Princeton Elite Meet               May 3, 2014

65.15m            Javelin             Matt Tholis                 USATF Club Nationals           June 28, 2013

60.65m            Javelin             Tyler Yee                    USATF Club Nationals           June 28, 2013

55.03m            Javelin             Patrick Mulrooney       USATF Club Nationals           June 28, 2013

52.83m            Javelin             Dillon Rodgers            USATF Club Nationals            June 28, 2013

 

Brangan Top Master at Broad Street

Philadelpha, PA:  Masters superstar Michelle Brangan was the top masters women finisher at the wildy popular and heavily attended Broad Street Ten Miler yesterday.  Her time, 61:33, was not just a club record, but it won her $500 for being the top master in the field.  The proud South Enclave member was the 16^th overall woman finisher.

 

Miler Robyn Evangelist finished in 63:21, good for 32^nd overall woman.   Just behind her was Brittany McCann, who was 35^th overall women in 63:38.  Angela Dunn, running on tired legs after the 10k team race the day before, was 38^th in 64:07.

 

On the men’s side, Paul Matuszak was the men’s top finisher at 14^th place, hitting the tape in 51:13.  Adin “The Milkman” Mickle, rebounding well from an early season knee injury, was 43^rd in 55:09.  Shawn D'Andrea, Mickle’s elementary school friend, was just behind him in 59^th place with a 56:16 showing, and Joe Zeoli finished with a PR of 59:12, 117^th place. 

 

Croff Wins Our House

Summit- Coming off a month-long injury, Croff won his hometown five miler in Summit on Sunday, the Our House 5 Miler, in 26:41.  While clearly far from his best, the early May rust-buster ranks him as GSTC #3.  He averaged 5:20 pace to outkick Youssek Rochdi by just three tenths of a second.

 

Flyer, Chefitz Win Local 5ks

Kyle Flyer and Ezra Chefitz, both Rutgers students, won their respective 5ks this weekend.  Chefitz won the FIT 5k in New Brunswick’s Buccleuch Park, a race organized by the Rutgers Hillel, in a personal best of 19:37. 

 

Flyer, an original GSTC member from January of 2011, successfully defended his hometown 5k, the prestigious Madison 5k, in 17:37.  Graduating Rutgers in just a few weeks, the city residents carried him on their shoulders, declaring him the new King of Madison.  Unfortunately for the club, he got a job in Cleveland, Ohio with a beer distributor.  We can only imagine how many club members would “literally die to have HIS job.” 

 

Douma Wins WM 5k

West Milford:  Sara Douma, coming off a PR in the half marathon, won the West Milford Animal Shelter 5k.  She finished in a PR time of 22:38.

 

Swarthmore Meet Next Week

The tracksters race next at the Swarthmore Last Chance meet a week from today, Monday night!  If you’re interested, email us or keep an eye on the adidas GSTC Track and Field Facebook group page!

 

Team Run + LT Meetings

Pennington, NJ:  This Saturday, at 9:00am, we are having a big team run at Rosedale Park (422 Federal City Rd Pennington, NJ 08534) at 9:00am.  At 11:30am, we will be having a Leadership Team meeting, with the below agenda.  All dues-paying GSTC members are invited to attend the meeting and provide your input on the below agenda!  Or, just come for the run, as it is a beautiful park with wonderful soft trails.

Saturday's Leadership Team Agenda 

1.0  LT Reflections: (all) 10:00

2.0  Group Updates: 12:00 (2:00 each)

M Open (Ken, Mike, Dan), W Open (Erika, Angela, Cheyenne), M Masters (Matt), W Masters (Prudence), Track (Ricky, Mark, Erin), Field (James)

3.0  Adidas, Vietnam, Adidas GP, NJM, CPTC/SAC Updates (Chuck)  8:00

4.0  College Ave Mile Planning (all)  30:00

5.0  Membership Strategy & Planning (all) 30:00

 

 

 

GSTC Racing Schedule

 

USATF-NJ Grand Prix

6/1 Stomp the Monster (open women)

6/7 College Ave Mile (all divisions)

6/16 President’s Cup (open men)

6/22 Lager Run  (masters men)

6/26 Sunset Classic (open, masters women)

 

Spring Track and Field

5/12     Tuppeny Twilight (Swarthmore)

6/14     adidas Grand Prix (Icahn Stadium, NYC)

6/24     NYRR Speed Series @ NYC

7/8       NYRR Speed Series @ NYC

7/22     NYRR Speed Series @ NYC     

 

 

 

Team Runs

Monday:  (track and field) Team workout 5:30 at Highland Park HS

 

Monday: (Central Enclave) 5:30 @ Rutgers Student Center

Tuesday: (Central Enclave) 5:30 @ RSC

Tuesday: (South Enclave) track session TBA

Wednesday: (Central Enclave): 5:30 @ RSC

Wednesday: (Morristown Enclave) 6:15 group run @ Morristown Running Company

Wednesday: (track and field) Team workout 5:30 at Highland Park HS

Wednesday: (South Enclave) 6:30 @ trail at Elk or Williamstown bike path

Wednesday: (Princeton Enclave) 5:30 @ Turning Basin Park on Alexander Road

Thursday: (Central Enclave) 5:30 @ RSC

Friday: (Central Enclave): 4:15 @ RSC

Saturday: (Morristown) 9:00 group run @ Morristown Running Company

Saturday: TEAM RUN 9:00AM ROSEDALE PARK, PENNINGTON

Sunday:  Mother’s Day.  OFF.  Hang out with your family!

 

Steady Striders

Hey Steady Striders!

 

Looks like another beautiful week of training ahead. Let's continue working towards our first goal race of the College Ave Mile on June 7th.

 

This is a great race to start training towards; the unique one-mile distance is something we can all prepare for as a team and have a lot of fun doing.

 

Here is this week's plan:

 

Monday: 15-30min Run

Tuesday: Cross Train (Bike, Swim, etc.)

Wednesday: 20-35min Run

Thursday: Core Workout (Uploaded on the steady striders Facebook page)

Friday: 10 minute run and 3x50m Strides

Saturday: Long run, 30-60 minutes

Sunday: Off

 

Our team long run this week will be Saturday in Rosedale Park (422 Federal City Rd Pennington, NJ 08534) @ 9:00am! See you there!

Quotes of the Week

“Yeah it was pretty coo being all alone up front.  Now I know what it feels like to be you guys.”  -the always humble Ezra Chefitz, via text, after winning a local 5k with his first sub-20 time.

“When you’re on a team, you need to step up when needed.”  -Karen Auteri, on FB, moments after her last-minute agreeing to race and complete a full scoring, winning team

“Let’s hope this is the last time I need to ‘play doctor’ for that van.”  -Dr. Mike Anis, via text, after helping put in a battery into the old van.  Indeed, it is being resurrected as we speak.

“April showers bring maybe floods?”  -Adin Mickle, via FB, regarding this crazy weather

“Hope everyone who ran Broad Street 10 miler today had an awesome run and enjoyed it as much as I did.  Considering I’ve never run over an 8k before this, it was an awesome experience and it’s all thanks to the awesome coaching from GSTC I got to help me finish, can’t wait for next year!”  -Justin Richman, via FB.  Carmine Denicola, one of GSTC’s newest coaches, worked with Justin this year.

Gold Star

By Ashwin Anantharaman

Quimes Dela Cruz

Quimes joined GSTC today because his good friend Will Griffin recommended the club to him since they were teammates in Marist for 4 years. His Prs are 30:30 for the 10k, 14:29 for the 5k, 9:05 for the 3k steeple, 8:17 for the 3k, and 4:12 for the mile. His goal is to improve his times and take them to the elite level. Before races he eats pasta and watches a movie. On race day he has no pre race routine he just goes on feel. Outside of running he loves the arts as he is a Graphic Designer. He also enjoys playing different types of sports with his friends. 

 

Kevin Mulcahey

Kevin joined GSTC because he misses competing at meets as well as the camaraderie of belonging to a team. His goal is to make a relay team and pr in the near future. He would like to get back down to his old PRs of 22.60 in the 200 and 50.50 in the 400. However, he always wanted to break 50 in the open 4. Before races he jogs 2 laps, does dynamic walking stretches in addition to stagnant stretches and some strdies. Outside of running he enjoys weight lifting and traveling. He has also seen 14 out of 30 Major League Baseball parks and hopes to reach all 30. 

 

TMA: Totally Misunderstood Award

Well, a certain someone named Michael James on Facebook allegedly pushed back a run he organized from 10am to 2pm…as he stayed out just a little too late.  Then, he had to cancel on his two teammates at 1:45 because a parade, yes-a parade- was going on past his complex and he had no way to drive out of it to the run.  Womp womp.

 

TEAM STUFF

Yearly dues----à https://runsignup.com/Club/NJ/NewBrunswick/GardenStateTrackClub

 

Team website--------------->  www.gardenstatetc.org

Team Facebook Fan Page---->   https://www.facebook.com/groups/159501487397707/

Team Blog---------------> http://gardenstatetc.blogspot.com/

Team YouTube Channel---> http://www.youtube.com/user/GardenStateTC 

 

This Week in Training

By Chris Tafelski (cjtafelski@yahoo.com)

We have a month until CAM, with a slew of 5k championships immediately before and after.  So we're going to step up the pace of the workouts as we focus on shorter races.  

 

Monday - comfortable run + 8x 8-10s hill sprints

 

Tuesday - 5x1k@T with 1:00 jog; 2x1k@5k with equal rest

 

Wednesday - medium run of 75% long run duration

 

Thursday - super easy 40-60 mins + strides

 

Friday - 4x(4x400) at 5k pace.  Run the 400s with 1:00 rest with 3:00 rest between sets.

 

Saturday - same as Monday

 

Sunday - long run!

 

Sunday - RACE!

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