GBTC Men and Women Third Place NE X-C

Gretchen Chick and Allison McCabe in action in the Mayor's Cup
Photo by Allison Wade


The GBTC open men's and women's teams will go to the 2007 USATF Club Cross-Country Nationals in West Chester, Ohio on December 8th. Today they both placed 3rd in the USATF New England Cross Cross-country Championships. But what a difference a year's training makes! Allison McCabe ran her best cross country race of the season, and maybe her life, in the women's 6km finishing 8th in 21:43 improving from her last year's 11th in 22:18, Gretchen Chick improved by running 22:06 for 13th compared to 42nd in 24:10 last year. Jen Lee ran 15th in 22:11 compared to 32nd in 23:41 last year. Liz Kelly ran 22:56 this year compared to 23:18 last year and Sloan Siegrist ran 22:47 compared to 23:24 last year.

The only new scoring runner for the women's team was Princeton grad Marian Bihrle.

The team has been a delight to watch with the team leader changing for every race.

The team third as they did last year but only 2 points behind the national champion BAA. This result means our team is likely to earn its highest place in history in the club nationals next month.

In the New England Cross-Country Grand Prix the GBTC team tied in season points with SISU so will have to split the the cash prize of $300.

Cynthia Hastings won overall women's 50+ grand prix prize.


8 Allison McCabe 25 Gr.Boston TC 21:43
13 Gretchen Chick 26 Gr.Boston TC 22:06
14 Marian Bihrle 24 Gr.Boston TC 22:10
15 Jennifer Lee 25 Gr.Boston TC 22:11
24 Sloan Siegrist 27 Gr.Boston TC 22:47
27 Elizabeth Kelly 23 Gr.Boston TC 22:56
34 Theresa Kett 22 Gr.Boston TC 23:28 20
36 Elizabeth Eiseman 22 Gr.Boston TC 23:39
41 Carrie Corbett 20 Gr.Boston TC 24:24
43 Katie Famous 28 Gr.Boston TC 24:40
53 Ronnesia Gaskins 33 Gr.Boston TC 25:31
70 Allison Curran 26 Gr.Boston TC 27:32
82 Cynthia Hastings 50 Gr.Boston TC 30:14
92 finishers


Kibrom Temelso ran with the lead pack as long as he could then held on for 12 palce to lead the team. The big news for the men's race is Matt Haringa running his best race ever while representing the club. Brad Kozel ran 35:30 last year and improved to 33:13. Ted Breen matched his time from last year by seconds and Junyong Pak improved by nearly a minute.

The men's team will also be off to the club nationals in December with their improved New England ranking.


Men's Race.

12 Kibrom Temelso 32 Gr.Boston TC 31:52
19 Edward Breen 26 Gr.Boston TC 32:23
31 Matthew Haringa 24 Gr.Boston TC 32:58
32 Junyong Pak 29 Gr.Boston TC 33:09
33 Brad Kozel 28 Gr.Boston TC 33:13
41 Giannis Papadopoul 23 Gr.Boston TC 33:28
43 TJ Niles 23 Gr.Boston TC 33:32
49 Ryan Aschbrenner 30 Gr.Boston TC 33:58
52 John Tyson 25 Gr.Boston TC 34:04
66 Dan Smith 29 Gr.Boston TC 35:46
84 finishers

Three masters men from the club ran in the masters 8 km but the rules call for five finishers to score a team.

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Double Bronze at New England XC

The GBTC open men and women both secured third place finishes at the New England Cross Country Championship on November 18th. The women's race was extremely close, with merely 20 seconds distinguishing GBTC from 2nd place BAA. Meanwhile, the men's team finish was more secure, yet an average finishing time of 32:43 for our top five shows promise for the upcoming National Club Championships in Ohio on December 8. Full results here.

USATF - New England Championship Meet
2007 USATF New England Open and Masters - 11/18/2007
Franklin Park, Boston

Women's Open and Masters 6k
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Name                     Age Team                    Finals  Points
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1   #804 Marissa Ryan        22 Unattached               20:46
8   #643 Allison McCabe      25 Gr.Boston TC             21:43    7
13  #631 Gretchen Chick      26 Gr.Boston TC             22:06    9
14  #630 Marian Bihrle       24 Gr.Boston TC             22:10   10
15  #642 Jennifer Lee        25 Gr.Boston TC             22:11   11
24  #645 Sloan Siegrist      27 Gr.Boston TC             22:47   15
27  #640 Elizabeth Kelly     23 Gr.Boston TC             22:56   17
34  #641 Theresa Kett        22 Gr.Boston TC             23:28   20
36  #635 Elizabeth Eiseman   22 Gr.Boston TC             23:39
41  #633 Carrie Corbett      20 Gr.Boston TC             24:24
43  #636 Katie Famous        28 Gr.Boston TC             24:40
53  #637 Ronnesia Gaskins    33 Gr.Boston TC             25:31
70  #634 Allison Curran      26 Gr.Boston TC             27:32
82  #638 Cynthia Hastings    50 Gr.Boston TC             30:14
92 Finishers

Team Scores
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Rank Team                   Total
1 New Balance Boston           24    1    2    3    5   13   16   21
2 Boston Athletic Assoc        50    4    6    8   14   18   19   29
3 Gr.Boston TC                 52    7    9   10   11   15   17   20
Total Time:  1:50:57.00
   Average:    22:11.40
4 Liberty AC                  145   22   27   28   31   37   44   49
5 Sisu Project                158   12   26   33   41   46
6 Green Mountain AA           176   24   30   34   43   45
7 Cambridge Sports Union      177   25   35   38   39   40   47   51
8 Naval Academy Prep School   181   23   32   36   42   48   50

Men's Open 10k
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Name                     Age Team                    Finals  Points
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1   #963 Jeff Caron             New Balance Boston       30:39    1
12  #923 Kibrom Temelso      32 Gr.Boston TC             31:52   12
19  #913 Edward Breen        26 Gr.Boston TC             32:23   15
31  #916 Matthew Haringa     24 Gr.Boston TC             32:58   23
32  #919 Junyong Pak         29 Gr.Boston TC             33:09   24
33  #917 Brad Kozel          28 Gr.Boston TC             33:13   25
41  #920 Giannis Papadopoul  23 Gr.Boston TC             33:28   30
43  #918 TJ Niles            23 Gr.Boston TC             33:32   31
49  #911 Ryan Aschbrenner    30 Gr.Boston TC             33:58
52  #924 John Tyson          25 Gr.Boston TC             34:04
66  #922 Dan Smith           29 Gr.Boston TC             35:46
84 Finishers

Team Scores
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Rank Team                    Total
1  Boston Athletic Assoc        29    3    5    6    7    8   10   11
2  New Balance Boston           34    1    2    4   13   14   16   19
3  Gr.Boston TC                 99   12   15   23   24   25   30   31
Total Time:  2:43:35.00
   Average:    32:43.00
4  Dirigo RC                   121    9   17   21   28   46
5  Central Mass Striders       165   18   20   35   42   50
6  Gcs Triad                   178   29   34   36   38   41   47   52
7  Greater Springfield Harri   179   26   27   33   44   49
8  Sisu Project                207   22   40   43   48   54   61
9  Naval Academy Prep School   225   37   39   45   51   53   56   58
10 Green Mountain AA           263   32   55   57   59   60

Men's Masters 8k
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Name                     Age Team                    Finals  Points
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1   #965 Mark Coogan         41 New Balance Boston       25:50
46  #921 Richard Puckerin    57 Gr.Boston TC             32:11
47  #914 Tom Derderian       58 Gr.Boston TC             32:19
50  #912 Joel Bargmann       55 Gr.Boston TC             32:28
71 finishers

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Bonstelle, Davie, and Lang mint PRs in Philadelphia

Final results show a trifecta of brilliant races on November 18th at the Philadelphia Marathon. Davie's quantum leap forward of over 14 minutes after 11 years of lingering marathon-itis complimented the constant improvements of more seasoned veterans, Lang and Bonstelle. Also in attendance were John Blouin from GBTC-West, placing 24th in the accompanying half-marathon, and the unstoppable Chris Smith on his own marathon-specific dress-rehearsal.

Name Half Full O-All* Gender*
Bruce Davie 1:23:39 2:46:51 74 64
Michelle Lang 1:35:07 3:06:10 362 47
Christy Bonstelle 1:35:45 3:09:29 469 57
6910 Finishers (Results as of December 8, 2007)

Unfortunately, the final results were not fully resolved until December 8th. It appears that some serious timing errors were made by the race directors or their equipment vendors, resulting in initially incorrect or omitted finishing times.

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GBTC Men's Team 2nd in NYC Marathon

On November 4, 2007 in New York City the GBTC men's team placed second behind the all-Ethiopian Westchester TC team and ahead of a Polish team.
David Bedoya had taken a risk and gone out hard to try to break his Boston PR of 2:25 and stay out of the wind with a pack running 2:23 pace. It did not work but he hung on to finish close to team leader, Kit Wells. Youngster Nate Freese ran a well-paced first marathon to round out the team score.

2 Greater Boston Track Club
7:43:31
KIT WELLS (31), MA 2:33:36
DAVID BEDOYA (30), MA 2:33:54
NATHANIEL FREESE (22), VT 2:36:04

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Women Win in Amherst, NH, men 2nd X-C GP

Up and over and down and around the equestrian trails around a postcard pretty pond the teams raced in this penultimate USATF New England Grand Prix race. The GBTC women won regardless of Morgan's perilous running off course with about 20 seconds left to run. (she would have been in the 21s)
The men took second to SISU.
Not bad for a club splitting teams between New York and New Hampshire with a marathon in the middle.
The women's overall series score is 66 SISU to 60 GBTC. It all depends upon the New Englands. Not only does GBTC have to beat SISU but so do several other teams to put GBTC up enough points for the win.
The men are in a distant second.
Then on to Ohio for the Nationals.

Women's USATF XC Grand Prix Freestyle Farm Amherst, NH

Top ten
GBTC first team
Place Name Time Team Age Group

1 Caitlyn Clark 19:31 SISU Open
2 Heather Mitchell 20:33 GBTC Open
3 Elizabeth Eisemam 20:48 GBTC Open
4 Barbara Bell 22:22 BAA Masters
5 Julie Hanover 22:28 MVS Open
6 Morgan Clark-Coller 22:50 GBTC Open
7 Laura Rudd 23:02 SISU Open
8 Yvonne Flanders 24:15 SISU Open
9 Lauren Conoscenti 24:40 GBTC Open
10 Cynthia Hastings 26:06 GBTC Seniors


Men's USATF XC Grand Prix Freestyle Farm Amherst, NH

Team
SISU 1,2,4,5,6 18
GBTC 3,7,8,9,10 37

Place Name Time Team Age Group
1 Matthew Clark 16:22 CMS Open
6 J.R. Roberts 17:04 GBTC Open
11 Daniel Smith 17:46 GBTC Open
13 Jeff Rominger 18:13 GBTC Open
17 Dan Hall 19:53 GBTC Open
19 Tom Derderian 20:41 GBTC Seniors

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Good Girls at Bad Boy

At the Bad Boy cross-country race in Van Cortland Park in the Bronx, New York on Saturday November 3rd the GBTC women won by beating Central Park Track Club 26-38
The GBTC men placed 7th.
Jennifer Lee ran in six seconds ahead of Allison McCabe and Marian Bihrle, 2 sec back, as they all massively outkicked Central Park runner Aileen Conlon. Emily Raymond followed in 9th place with Laura Hayden clinching the victory with 15th place.

Women's Race photos

http://spear.smugmug.com/gallery/3766358#216811416

Men's Race photos

http://spear.smugmug.com/gallery/3766440#216817327


Bad Boy
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Van Cortland Park, The Bronx NY
2007 Bad Boy results:
http://www.manhattantrackclub.org/MTC_Site/Home.html

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Greater Boston in New York

In the Olympic Trials marathon on Saturday November 3, former GBTC member Marzuki Stevens finished a creditable 70th place out of 134 starters and 101 finishers, recording a time of 2:25:18. It is notable that fewer than half the finishers completed the hilly course in a time less than the 2:22 required to qualify for the race, which says something about the difficulty of the conditions and perhaps also the tendency to run more aggressively in a trials race.

GBTC was well represented in the New York marathon on the Sunday. Provisional results are below; we await stories and team scores. Apparently the second half was challenging for everyone.

Runner        Half         Finish
 
KIT WELLS      1:14:07      2:33:36
DAVID BEDOYA   1:12:07      2:33:54
NATE FREESE    1:14:45      2:36:04
BRENNAN BONNER 1:19:26      2:46:27
MATTHEW HOELLE 1:19:27      2:46:50

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