It was one of those perfect running mornings in beautiful Greenville, South Carolina for the 41st running of the TD Bank Reedy River Run on Saturday, April 21. Both the 5K and 10K races were "sold out" as registrations reached their 1500 and 1600 runner limits on Thursday before the race. The race was once again sponsored by TD Bank, presented by the Greenville News and produced by the 46-year-old Greenville Track Club in conjunction with multiple partners. Using a revised course which exchanged the notorious climb up Falls Drive and Broad Street for another long climb up Furman College Way in Falls Park, the runners were definitely challenged. The men's lead pack separated on the long downhill on E. Washington Street heading down to the entrance to Cleveland Park. Zimbabwe Olympian Pardon Ndhlovu broke away from Greenville's Austin Steagall and Ricky Flynn and opened a small gap that he would not relinquish. He maintained his lead up the Furman College Way hill and down Augusta and S. Main Streets before breaking the finish tape with a time of 30:43. He was closely followed by Steagall, the 2017 race winner, and Flynn with times of 30:51 and 30:53, respectively. Greenville's Ester Atkins easily won the women's division with a time of 35:27. Ester was the 2014 USATF Marathon Champion and is a 3-time USA Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier. She was followed by Asheville, NC's Ginna Reid (36:54), who also won the women's Masters (40-0ver) title. Easley, SC's OG Gardner placed third and was a mere one-second behind Reid. Full results are available @ results.rmraces.live/SVE-Timing-East/events/2018/41st-Annual-TD-Bank-Reedy-River-Run/results  
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 The April Greenville Track Club monthly meeting will be conducted on Monday, April 2 at
Puerta Vallarta Restaurant near Cherrydale Cinemas. Social time and ordering from 6:30 - 7:00 pm followed by meeting at 7:00 pm. Our speaker will be Alex Volfson, who is a Physical Therapist specializing in running related injuries for Bon Secours St. Francis. Come out and join us for some good food, fun, fellowship and information to help your running.  Our Volunteer Cap We are a month away from the 41st TD Bank Reedy River Run in beautiful downtown Greenville. Registrations are trending up and it looks like we could sell out both the 10K like last year and also the 5K. If you can't run, we could definitely use your assistance as a Volunteer. In case you've been out of the country or just avoiding the news, our event is scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2018 in beautiful downtown GVL.
We have multiple options to choose from, including packet pickup, course monitors, hydration stations, etc. If you are interested please visit our Volunteer sign up @ https://runsignup.com/Race/Volunteer/SC/Greenville/TDBankReedyRiverRun As you will see, there are time slots for volunteers beginning on Thursday for Packet Pickup through Saturday's activities. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up though our RunSignUp account (at the link above) and we will be able to contact you with the appropriate details.  In 2017 for our 40th edition of the TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K, we awarded finishers medals to commemorate the milestone anniversary. The medals were such a hit, that we decided that medal would be the first in a series of "collectables" for Greenville's iconic running event. While that first medal depicted our famous Liberty Bridge, which spans Greenville's Reedy River, our second edition medal highlights the Falls on the Reedy in our beautiful downtown. Don't miss out on adding the 2018 version to your running keepsakes. If you are not one of the over-one-thousand current registrants, don't delay and sign up soon @ www.tdbankreedyriverrun.com. Due to selling out the 10K in 2017, we have expanded the limit from 1500 to 1600 this year. See you on April 21.  The March monthly meeting of the Greenville Track Club will be on Monday, March 5th at Puerta Valarta restaurant located in the Cherrydale Shopping complex on N. Pleasantburg Road. The restaurant is near Regal Cinemas.
Social time begins at 6:30 pm and the meeting at 7:00 pm. Meals are available and we encourage you to order your favorite Mexican fare. The speaker will be Bill Marable, the USATF Road Race Records Chair for South Carolina. In addition to having been an excellent runner, Bill is a Greenville Track Club Life Member, has measured many road courses for RRCA certification and was a past long time Reedy River Run Race Director. He has been keeping state records and rankings for many years. It promises to be very interesting; we hope you can attend.  In 2016 we added a new competition to the TD Bank Reedy River Run with the Darrell Jennewine Corporate Cup Challenge. Named in honor of the late Greenville Track Club administrator who was instrumental in developing the Corporate Shield program, This competition is open to all business corporations and is for actual employees only (not spouses or children of employee). This competition is part of the 10K event only.
Their will once again be two challenges: 1st Challenge The "fastest" corporate team will win the Darrell Jennewine Corporate Cup and special awards for each scoring member (six) of the team. Scoring will be based on the total time of the top six finishers for each corporate team. To encourage participation, for each additional finisher up to ten (after the top 6 finisher/scorers) per corporate team that finishes under 75 minutes for the 10K a bonus of 30 seconds will be subtracted from the total combined time of the top six finishers. For example: Team XYZ has six finishers with times of 36:15, 39:45, 42:30, 45:00, 47:30 and 50:00 that produce a combined total time of 15660 seconds or 261 minutes. They also have ten additional finishers under the 75 minute limit, which each contribute a "bonus" time deduction of 30 seconds; which would be a total of 300 seconds (or 5 minutes). Subtracting the "bonus" deduction the official combined time for Team XYZ is 255 minutes (actual scoring will be done to the seconds level). Example: Team XYZ = (1) 36:15 + (2) 39:45 + (3) 42:30 + (4th) 45:00 + (5th) 47:30 + (6th) 50:00 = 15660 seconds - { 10 (finishers under 75 minutes) x 30 seconds "bonus time deduction"} = 15,360 seconds (256 minutes) FAST Facts: Each corporate team has six (6) scoring members. Members must be full or part-time employees of the corporate team that they register. Every corporate team member after the first six finishers (up to ten) who finishes under 75 minutes receives a 30-second bonus (to subtract from the combined overall time of the first six (scoring) finishers. The "bonus" time reduction is limited to ten finisher under 75 minutes per team for a maximum bonus time reduction of 300 seconds (5 minutes). 2nd Challenge The company team with the most participation will win the Darrell Jennewine Corporate Cup for best participation. This will be determined by the most finishers under 75 minutes in the 10K event from each participating company. To enter these unique competitions, each team member must register on their own @ our registration page. During the registration process please select your corporate team from the "Corporate Team Challenge" drop-down menu. To enter your company team (if it does not appear in the drop-down menu), please complete the form at the bottom of the page. 2017 Results for the Darrell Jennewine Corporate Cup Fastest Corporate Teams in 10K 1. GE = 3 hours, 50 minutes, 18 seconds (3:50:18) or 13,818 seconds 2. ScanSource = 4 hours, 4 minutes, 43 seconds (4:04:43) or 14,3683 seconds 3. BMW = 4 hours, 50 minutes, 46 seconds (4:50:46) or 17,446 seconds 4. Michelin = 4 hours, 56 minutes, 32 seconds (4:56:32) or 17,792 seconds 5. Sealed Air = 5 hours, 34 minutes, 4 seconds (5:34:04) or 20,044 seconds 6. GHS = 5 hours, 40 minutes, 32 seconds (5:40:32) or 20,432 seconds Most Finishers Under 75 Minutes in 10K 1. ScanSource = 34 2. GE = 18 3. BMW = 12 4. Michelin = 9 5. Sealed Air = 6 6. GHS = 6 7. Greenville Country = 4 8. Fluer = 3 9. TTI = 3 10. TD Bank = 1 We will open the voting for our 2018 TD Bank Reedy River Run T-shirt logo design contest on February 5. You must have registered for one of the events (10K, 5K or Youth Run) to be eligible for your vote to be counted. So don't delay and register soon @ www.tdbankreedyriverrun.com/registration.html To view the nine semi-finalists please visit: http://www.tdbankreedyriverrun.com/2018-t-shirt-contest-semi-finalists.html   
Here are the results of this morning's 39th Annual Greenville News Run Downtown 5K. https://georesults.racemine.com/SVE-Timing-East/events/2018/2018-Greenville-News-Run-Downtown-5K/results For a PDF file version please select file below: 
 The 2018 road racing season is staring in Greenville. On Saturday (January 20), the Greenville Track Club will conduct the 39th Greenville News Run Downtown. The starting line is in the familiar area near the Court Square on S. Main St. The Finish line has been relocated to E. Broad Street, near the front of the new Greenville News building. The course is basically the same as in previous years, except for turning off of S. Main and onto E. Broad for the finish--which is still downhill.
The 5K race starts at 9:00 am. For more info: www.rundowntown5K.
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