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2020 MILLROSE GAMES
The black and gold won two of four relays and finished third in another. Throw in a meet record, and the GSTC, the only team to finish on the podium in three races, had the finest showing of any club at the prestigious event.
4x200 Women Demolish
Meet Record
The old record was set in 2016 by a GSTC squad with two legendary NJ names: Miki Barber and Lisa Barber. Just the idea of coming close to it, let alone breaking it, seemed a Herculean task.
Until, of course, the quartet of Asha Ruth, Gabrielle Farquharson, Rebecca Ochan, and Haisha Bisiolu came along.
The group absolutely crushed the field with Bisiolu hitting the finish line at 1:37.86
Women's B 4x200 Finishes 3rd to Earn Prestigious MG Medals
The GSTC men's distance medley has become a small dynasty over the last several years, yet this year was different.
Leading front start to end, Ryan McGorty (2:59.6), Jimmy Martinez (48.8), Hazem Miawed (1:55.1), and Jack Pinho (4:05.0) dominated the thirteen-team field, winning in 9:48.58--eleven seconds ahead of second place GRC.
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| Anchor Jack Pinho celebrates the W |
But running the club record isn't the only thing that makes this year different. It was that their half miler, Miawed, ran with just one shoe for 720m...and their best miler, 3:58.8 man Eric Holt, ran in the B Section of the Wanamaker Mile.
The B Team, hampered by a sick 1200m lead-off leg, ran just 10:41.86.
Final Handoff Takes Men 4x200
from 1st to 3rd
After crushing the competition last year, the men's 4x200 was ready for a repeat. And with the addition of Alex Kainer, who ran 21.88 two weeks prior, things looked great.
But as luck would have it, it's not always about fitness in sprint races- it's about executing handoffs. And after moving into first place with one leg to go, the GSTC's final handoff was just plain bad. The anchor, after leaving too early, had to stop in order to not leave the zone and get disqualified. By the time he got the baton, flat footed, the second place team whizzed by, and he started with a scratch, standing start. Although their 1:28.34 was still sizzling and good for third, it cost them the gold medal.
The B team ran 1:31.74 for 7th.
Women's DMR, Hampered by Flu, Finish 8th and 13th
Despite being perhaps the promising relay weeks before the meet, the women's DMR was hit by illness and unavailability, leaving them with a less-than-desired result.
Ersula Farrow, in her GSTC debut, ran a brilliant lead-off leg, putting the club in first with a 3:34 1200m leg. Tori Laforce ran 60.0 and the club slipped a spot to second, but Jenna Sobieski (2:13) preserved the place. but anchor Emily Rosario, fresh off indoor PRs in the 1k and mile, mustered what she could after having the flu all week.
The A team finished in 12:12.82 and the B team in 12:33.13.
Masters Women Win 4x800 at Masters Meet in Staten Island
Jason Timochko Holds Up Sign for The Group Picture
McKenna Wins Penguin Pace 5k
Shannon McKenna won the Penguin Pace 5k with a solid 19:33 effort. Chelsea Stachura (24:20) and Hannah Heck (25:49) also ran well in the early February race in Wayne.
GSTC'ers Run Fred Lebow Half
Five GSTC'ers took on the Fred Below Half out in NYC despite wintry cold conditions. They included Miri Goldberg (1:25:31), Shannon McKenna (1:28:25), Aya Leitz (1:30:26), Allie Ayers (1:32:34), and Karl Leitz (2:04:38)
GSTC Women Do White Elephant Exchange
"Weird. I've Never Seen a White Elephant, and I Watch a LOT of YouTube videos," Mark Parisen remarks afterward
GSTC Enjoys First Team Run of 2020
"You said 'Say Cheese'? I thought you said 'Do a wheelbarrow'," Brendan and Stephen lament afterward
Retro Fitness Manager Fields Complaints About "New Member Who Keeps Hogging Up Cardio Machines While Taking Selfies And Posting on Social Media"
Hogan's Hopes for Modeling Career End Weeks After This Post-Race Photoshoot
GSTC members Continue to Admire Definition in Jaris' Biceps and Lats
Young Guys Listen Intently And Realize How Lucky They Are To Still Have Hair
GSTC Sprinter Wonders Why He Can't Ever Get a Second Date
Inspired by Older Teammates, Rathbun Buys 1984 Tube Socks and
Warms Up at 11:45 pace
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