The GTC Hall of Fame committee is now accepting nominations for the induction of a new class. Nominations must be submitted no later than August 30, 2024. Submitted nominations must contain detailed justification for the nominee. Nominees must be identified as having at least one of the 5 categories of criteria for qualification. The 5 categories are – Athletic Performance, Club Leadership, Volunteerism for GTC, Community Relations for GTC, and Ambassadorship and/or Club Promotion. Please use the nomination form below and submit the form. Any and all nominations must be submitted no later than August 30, 2024. For a list of our past inductees please see: GTC Hall of Fame. 2024 GTC Running SeriesHighlights from Sunrise Run... After falling slightly last year, total registration this year was up 16% to , and 9.3% more runners actually got up early and finished the race! More importantly, 18.4% more GTC members finished this year, so Running Series competition continues to get tougher. Most notably, the Female 35-39 group had 9 finishers (↗200%) and the Male 40-44 age group had 10 finishers (↗233%). Average finishing times (GTC Males @45:07, GTC Females @53:52) were about a minute slower this year, but there were some substantial improvements:
And the point group highlights... There are lots...
Important Upcoming Dates
07/04 - GTC Red, White & Blue Shoes (Running Series, Corporate Shield) 08/17 - Michelin Edouard Michelin Memorial (Running Series, Corporate Shield) Highlights from Memorial Day Mile... EVERYONE finished this year's Memorial Day race substantially faster than last year's Memorial Day race, many were more than twice as fast!😉. There was a lot of sleeper points available with only 77 club members competing (↓2). In fact, there were 11 divisions where all you had to do was show up and move a mile to get 50 points. Be sure to get up early This Saturday for the GTC Sunrise Run! Meanwhile, competition for the Enduro Award (for accumulating the most running series miles possible) is now down to 6 runners (20.3Mi so far this season). The fastest club member (non-Pro) times were Ashley Lavelle (F35-39) finished in 6:38, and David Cowan (M40-44) in 5:24. And the point group highlights...
Running Series Standings through GTC Memorial Day Mile are updated here
incitecg.com/gtcrs/standings.html Important Upcoming Dates 06/08 - GTC Sunrise Run (Running Series, Corporate Shield) 07/04 - GTC Red, White & Blue Shoes (Running Series, Corporate Shield) 08/17 - Michelin Edouard Michelin Memorial (Running Series, Corporate Shield) Here is the link to download the GTC May Newsletter.
On a beautiful Saturday morning Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel ran a quick 29:44 to win the 46th edition of this historic Greenville race. With a new finish line overlooking the new United Community headquarters on E. Camperdown, almost 2,000 runners covered either the 10K or 5K routes through downtown Greenville and the city parks. Simpsonville's Alyssa Bloomquist won the women's title with a time of 35:18. Both Weitzel and Bloomquist are ranked first among men and women, respectively, in the current South Carolina Road Race Rankings.
Greenville's Ricky Flynn, running his 1oth Reedy River Run 10K, placed second with a time of 29:58. Weitzel and Flynn had finished 2nd and 3rd in the three most recent United Community Reedy River Run 10Ks. GTC-ELITE's Jack Mastandrea finished third with a time of 30:08. Defending champion Johanna Stephens of Dallas, GA, placed second among women in 36:30. All five of the runners mentioned above earned prize money awards due to their placings, time bonuses and meeting the minimum time standards: Weitzel ($850), Flynn ($650), Mastandrea ($425), Bloomquist ($600) and Stephens ($400). Weitzel received $500 for the win, $100 as first South Carolina resident and $250 for breaking 29:45. Simpsonville's Phillips Giguere, 54 years of age, ran an outstanding 35:07, which is the event record for Grand Masters (50 & Over) athletes and earned $100 for his effort. The previous record was 35:18. He was also the Masters (Over 40) champion. LINK TO RESULTS @ https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/32178#resultSetId-450852;perpage:100 LINK TO PHOTOS @ https://runsignup.com/Race/Photos/SC/Greenville/ReedyRiverRun It is race week with the 46th United Community Reedy River Run on Saturday, April 20. This historic 10K is one of the oldest road races in South Carolina and will once again feature some of the state's top runners. Greenville's James Quattlebaum will attempt to win his fifth consecutive United Community Reedy River Run and improve on his event record of 29:20. This year's course is slightly changed with the finish on Falls Street, James will compete against Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel and Jack Mastandrea. Weitzel has been runner-up in this event for three straight years and is the current leader in the South Carolina Road Race Rankings. The third place finisher for the past three years and third ranked South Carolinian Ricky Flynn is also competing. Among the women, Joanna Stephens, the 2023 winner is returning along with last year's runner-up Alyssa Bloomquist. Alyssa ran a new personal best for 10K at the Cooper River Bridge Run on April 6 and is currently ranked first among SC women. Last year's third placer, Shelby Jarmillio, will also be running. Packet Pickup will be on Friday (April 19) from 11:30 am until 6:30 pm. The location is the United Community overflow parking lot on Falls Street (south of E. Broad Street). You will be able to enter the parking lot from Falls Street. Please do not arrive earlier than 11:20 am as it may cause undue traffic issues during our set up. Our goal is to process everyone as quickly as possible. 10K bib numbers have been assigned and are specific to a starting wave and corral. 5K bibs will be assigned in order of arrival to packet pickup. There will not be Packet Pickup on Saturday. Please see map for Packet Pickup below. :Portable Toilets on Race Morning Due to the 10K and 5K starting lines being about 250 meters apart and the restrictions on placing Portable Toilets on S. Main Street, the Portable Toilets will be located near the Finish Line in the overflow parking lot across the street from United Community's new office building. The parking lot is on Falls Street and is the same lot as used for Packet Pickup on Friday. Please plan toilet usage accordingly as it is about a 5 mins walk to either the 10K or 5K starting lines. You will need to be in your appropriate starting area at least 15 minutes prior to start (7:00 am for 10K and 7:45 am for 5K). Please see map below. Post Race Festival
There will be a fun filled post race festival immediately following the races. Once you finish you will be directed into the festival lot. Jersey Mike's mini-subs will be available for those with race bibs. There will be face painting, bouncy house, etc for the kids and our DJ will keep the good vibes going. You can also get a selfie in front of one of our race banners. You can have your family meet you in the festival lot and enjoy your accomplishment and have some fun. The historic Green Valley Road Races, a 10-Mile and a 5-Mile, are this Saturday. You can register to run or volunteer at
runsignup.com/Race/SC/TravelersRest/GreenValleyRoadRace. Rewards: 1) a fantastic experience running beautiful Green Valley! 2) 10 milers receive a finisher’s medal 3) overall, masters, and grandmasters awards for both races 4) age group awards for both races: <=14, then 5 year age groups from 15 to 99 (award is tbd) 5) an awesome embroidered 1/4 zip pullover for all participants
The mission of Greenville Track Club-ELITE is: As stated in the mission, one of our goals has been to have our athletes qualify for the USA Olympic Team Trials. And since our inception in 2012, we have achieved that goal ten times, including the Marathon Trials in Los Angeles (2016) , Atlanta (2020) and now Orlando (2024) in addition to the 2021 Track & Field Trials in Eugene, OR. Greenville Track Club-ELITE will have Jason Weitzel and Jack Mastandrea on the starting line at 10:10 am on Saturday, February 3rd. Jason Weitzel qualified for the this year's Trials by running 2:15:55 at the Bakline McKirdy Micro Marathon in Cottage Valley, NY in October. His time was a huge 8-minutes 36-seconds improvement from his initial marathon back in May at Ottawa, Ontario. However, it was not a big surprise to his coach and teammates as he had multiple high placings since joining GTC-ELITE in the summer of 2022. Jason has placed 12th twice in the USATF 10K Road Championships and 15th at the USATF 15K Championships, in addition to other very good performances. Jack Mastandrea had previously qualified with his 2:17:28 at the 2022 Ottawa Marathon before joining this program in August of 2023. He has adjusted to his new environment and won the CPI Security Charlotte Turkey Trot 8K in Charlotte, NC and the Ameris Jacksonville Half Marathon in Florida. He recently placed second to Weitzel in th GTC Run Downtown 5K in Greenville, SC as both athletes did their final tune-up before the Marathon Trials. The program also has Eduardo "Eddie" Garcia as a two-time Trials Qualifier (2020 & 2024). However, Eddie has dual citizenship and although he ran 2:17:09 to best the 2:18:00 qualification standard, he has chosen to represent the US Virgin Islands in international competition and not compete in the USA Trials. He is currently awaiting a potential selection to the ISV (US Virgin Islands) Olympic team for Paris 2024. Such selection will depend on his World Athletics Ranking points as of the end of April. Eddie has international experience at the marathon distance, participating in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Eugene. The 42.195 Kilometer/26.2 mile course is relatively flat and consists of an initial 2.2-mile loop followed by three laps of an 8-mile loop through downtown Orlando with the finish near picturesque Lake Eola. The current weather forecast, which can change daily, calls for an early morning low of about 50 degrees and trending warmer by the 10:10 am men's start. The event will be broadcast on Peacock (10:00 am - 1:00 pm) and NBC (12:00 noon - 3:00 pm). Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is in its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles, one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru, three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA, one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase and three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. GTC-ELITE also produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 52-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, UCAN energy products, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF. The first GTC running event of 2024 is on January 20. The historic Run Downtown 5K will feature the same route as last year and will start and finish on S. Main Street. The route includes some running on the Swamp Rabbit Trail before returning to S. Main St. This is the 45th edition of this race. Don't miss out on a great Saturday morning in downtown Greenville. REGISTER HERE. All Time Fastest Performances at GTC Run Downtown 5K |
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