Our friends at Charleston's Cooper River Bridge Run have provided a $5.00 discount code for the 10K event for our Greenville Track Club members. The race date is April 6, 2024. 

The code "GTC2024" can be used to receive the $5 discount on the current price on the date of registration. The link to the registration site is https://raceroster.com/events/2024/75477/cooper-river-bridge-run/register.

Or you can scan the QR code below.

Our Greenville Track Club All Comers Track Meets are in session. Tuesday evenings @ 6:00 pm during June at Eastside High School and at Greenville High School in July. Note: there will not be a meet the week of July 4th. 

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Location:
Cleveland Park (Shelter 29, Near Greenville Zoo entrance)
Greenville, SC 29607

Description
The GTC Rabbits is the Youth Running Program for the Greenville Track Club. The mission is to provide an opportunity for young people to become involved in the world's oldest fitness endeavor.

The program will be directed and coached by Ashley Lavelle, an experienced middle school, high school, and college cross country and track coach.  She is also a relatively new mother, which gives her a unique perspective. Ashley is a longtime Greenville Track Club member and has served on the board of directors.

Ashley is currently developing age-specific practice plans. For additional information, you can contact her through youthrunning@greenvilletrackclub.com

Ages: 8 through 14
 
Each child will receive: 
-Expert coaching
-Regular group practices 
-T-shirt with GTC Rabbits (Youth Program name) logo
-Participation in various competitions (optional) including the GTC All Comers Meets, which will be held Tuesday evenings at 6:15 PM during June and July (June 6-25 and July 11-25, except possibly July 4th week) at Eastside High School (June) and Greenville High School (July).

The group will meet Monday and Thursday evenings at 5pm from June 1-July 31. Will meet at Cleveland Park at Shelter 29 (near Greenville Zoo entrance). We will also have some workouts at the Greenville High School Track (Dates TBD)

Costs:
$50 for non-GTC members, but  FREE to current Greenville Track Club members.
dult guardians, if they don't already have one, are encouraged to obtain a GTC family membership  before registering to receive the $50 discount. Family memberships $25 for one year. https://runsignup.com/Club/Join/815
The discount will be applied for GTC members during the registration (see below) process on RunSignUp.


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Join us this Monday, May 1, at World Piece Pizza for our monthly meeting! Food and fellowship starts at 6 pm. 

Our speaker this month is Mike Caldwell, race director of last week's United Community Bank 45th Reedy River Run. He will recap that event and give us some interesting insight on what goes on preparing and conducting such an event. Mike is also the coach of our Greenville Track Club-ELITE program, which provides opportunities for post-collegiate, Olympic-development athletes. 

Word Piece is located at 109 W Stone Ave. The pizza is very good. 

Our speaker this month was Anne Williams. Anne is a GTC Hall of Famer, sub 3:10 marathoner, and instrumental in advancing women's running. Her talk was centered around women's running history in Greenville and brought back memories for many of the meeting's attendees, who also enjoyed some tasty pizza at World Piece on Stone Avenue. 

Below is an excerpt from Anne's HOF Induction Bio.

Considered to be the female pioneer of the GTC, Anne was initiated into race directing when she and her sister, Mary Ross, took over the directorship of the Paris Mtn. Road Race. That continued for a number of years. She was an avid volunteer and director of many early races and the all-comers track meets for the GTC. She assisted with fundraising and other organizational aspects of the only indoor track meet ever held in Greenville, hosted by the GTC and Furman Track and Field. Liberty Life Insurance Company sponsored a women's only race called "Run Jane Run" and Anne assisted Lucy Foxworth, who directed that event. 

A few years later Anne initiated and directed Women on the Run, for several years. Women on the Run averaged 1200 women in any given race and then, Governor Richard Riley, directed that the week of these races be deemed "Women's Race Week". Based on her GTC race directing experience she created a "how to" book for others to utilize and used this blueprint to put on races for women in 11 different cities around the U. S. One feature of her races included a six-week fitness clinic prior to each race, free to the public. Another key feature of races she directed brought world-class athletes into Greenville including the late Greta Waitz, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Gabriella Anderson among others. She was the first GTC race director to insist on course certification under TAC and now USATF rules. 

An avid runner herself, Anne was SC State marathon champion in 1982 with a time of 3:19. She also ran Boston in 3:09, 5K in 18:09 and 10K in 38:06. She has run more than 10 marathons including New York, London, Grandfather Mtn. (5 times) and Pikes Peak. Anne always competed wearing the GTC singlet. She is married to Art, who was a founding member of the GTC and past President

Join us this Monday, April 3rd, at World Piece Pizza for our April meeting! Food and fellowship starts at 6 pm. 

Our speaker this month is Anne Williams. Anne is a GTC Hall of Famer, sub 3:10 marathoner, and instrumental in advancing women's running. Below is an excerpt from Anne's HOF Induction Bio.

Considered to be the female pioneer of the GTC, Anne was initiated into race directing when she and her sister, Mary Ross, took over the directorship of the Paris Mtn. Road Race. That continued for a number of years. She was an avid volunteer and director of many early races and the all-comers track meets for the GTC. She assisted with fundraising and other organizational aspects of the only indoor track meet ever held in Greenville, hosted by the GTC and Furman Track and Field. Liberty Life Insurance Company sponsored a women's only race called "Run Jane Run" and Anne assisted Lucy Foxworth, who directed that event. 

A few years later Anne initiated and directed Women on the Run, for several years. Women on the Run averaged 1200 women in any given race and then, Governor Richard Riley, directed that the week of these races be deemed "Women's Race Week". Based on her GTC race directing experience she created a "how to" book for others to utilize and used this blueprint to put on races for women in 11 different cities around the U. S. One feature of her races included a six-week fitness clinic prior to each race, free to the public. Another key feature of races she directed brought world-class athletes into Greenville including the late Greta Waitz, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Gabriella Anderson among others. She was the first GTC race director to insist on course certification under TAC and now USATF rules. 

An avid runner herself, Anne was SC State marathon champion in 1982 with a time of 3:19. She also ran Boston in 3:09, 5K in 18:09 and 10K in 38:06. She has run more than 10 marathons including New York, London, Grandfather Mtn. (5 times) and Pikes Peak. Anne always competed wearing the GTC singlet. She is married to Art, who was a founding member of the GTC and past President. 

We are excited to have Anne speak and look forward to seeing everyone Monday night!

Come join us on Monday, February 6th for our Annual Awards Night at Hampton Park Baptist Church! We look forward to celebrating YOU and all of the amazing accomplishments from 2022. It will be a night full of fellowship, food, and celebration as we recognize Running Series Award Winners and Corporate Shield Champions.

If you plan to come, please register at the following link at Greenville Track Club Awards Night. This banquet is free to attend, but please register so we can have a headcount for food.

We look forward to seeing you there as we reflect on the successes of 2022 and look ahead to another great year of competition in 2023!