About GBTC
The Greater Boston Track Club (GBTC) is a friendly and competitive team with approximately 200 members. We compete at the national, regional, and local levels in cross country, track and field, and trail running. GBTC provides a team-oriented, structured training environment for athletes of many abilities who train for everything from jumps and throws to sprints, road races, cross country, and marathons. Members train for several specific competitions throughout the year, and financial support is provided to compete at some major events. We sponsor athletes based on a tiered system of performance standards, and the club is a designated USATF Elite Development Club.
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Monthly Archives: October 2009
GBTC Awards Announced at Annual Meeting
A number of awards were presented to members of the club at the annual meeting of GBTC on Tuesday, October 27. First, the Margaret Bradley award winner was announced. This award, presented annually to a female member of GBTC who … Continue reading
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Mayor’s Cup Toughest Competition Ever!
Jen Lee sprints to the finish flanked by competition. GreaterSnap photo Teams and runners poured into Franklin Park today from everywhere: Riadha (means athletics in Swahili) from New York City, Westchester TC, Genesee Valley, Syracuse, Pennsylvania, and Maryland as well … Continue reading
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Women Win with Weightless Ease
Sara Donahue in the 2008 Olympic Trials Marathon. Photo by GreaterSnap Sara Donahue dressed for the rain in short black sleeves and black tights as the Nor’easter blew in off the ocean. She started slowly then flittered along like Peter … Continue reading
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GBTC 6th at Tufts USATF National 10 km Champs
Merry Placer took 45th place in the USATF National 10 km Championshipsphotos by GreaterSnap Two new club members, Merry Placer and Sarah Milby, joined Tara Wommack who ran (as Vance) on last year’s fifth place team. Placer ran at Wake … Continue reading
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Lee wins, GBTC teams second at Wayland
The course covered grass, sand, rocks, pavement up steep hills and down steeper ones. Good sunny fall day. The USATF-NE Grand prix standings will be updated here. Jennifer Lee won the women’s race beating formidable Caitlyn Clark of SISU by … Continue reading
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Masters Men to Take Wayland Stage
GBTC masters led by Bruce Davie’s black socks and perhaps with Adam Harder at his side and maybe pursued by Scott Bosworth will race 5km in Wayland, MA on Sunday Oct 11. They are pictured here in a GreaterSnap photo … Continue reading
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Shoemaker loses shoe and Anderson wins as easy as pie at the Topsfield XC
Jarrod Shoemaker’s old spike shoes failed him with the plate breaking around a spike so every step painfully drove it up into his foot. He found it less painful to rip off the shoe and run the last half mile … Continue reading
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GBTC Hosts Topsfield XC Festival Sunday
With excellent cross-country running conditions forecast (mild, possibly damp, but rain likely clearing), the Topsfield cross-country festival, hosted by GBTC and Puma, will take place this Sunday, October 4, beginning with the women’s 5K at 10 a.m., followed by the … Continue reading
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