The Great Stew Chase 15 km in Lynn, MA

Race winner Crystal Anthony and runner up Kyle MacQueen of GBTC
photo by GreaterSnap

The wind blew at 20°F into the faces of the runners for the first half of this hilly traditional Boston Preparation road race. GBTC's distance runners, mostly those who have not been concentrating on indoor track, raced and dominated the field on a day cruel to fast racing.

See full results at Coolrunning, more photos at Flickr, and GBTC results below.
more photos by our friend Krissy: http://krissyk.smugmug.com/Other/The-Great-Stew-Chase-2010/11170420_ZEqyC#783030628_vSSzj
The 36th Annual Great Stew Chase
Sunday February 7, 2010

First places and all GBTC

1 Marc LeBlanc 53:39 5:46
3 Tomoaki Uchiki 53:56 5:48
8 William Feldman 54:37 5:52
9 Tim Stickney 54:39 5:52
10 Dan Hall 55:33 5:58
12 Jon Chesto 56:26 6:04
13 Eric Mendoza 56:55 6:07
14 Michael Guarascio 57:41 6:12
17 Dustin Barnes 58:06 6:14
21 Thomas Young 59:53 6:26
24 Crystal Anthony 1:01:11 6:34 First woman
25 Ken Ross 1:01:23 6:36 Third Master
26 Max White 1:01:29 6:36
27 Kyle Linn MacQueen 1:01:35 6:37 Second woman
33 Christy Bonstelle 1:03:55 6:52 Third Woman
37 Sarah Romain 1:04:42 6:57 Fourth woman
211 Joy Will 1:26:09 9:15
313 finishers

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Chick is Set for Chicago Shamrock Shuffle

The Kennebeck Journal recently profiled GBTC's Gretchen Chick, the 2010 recipient of the annual Margaret Bradley Award, as she prepares to race the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K in Chicago on March 21st. We're excited that a recipient will return to the Second City, especially on the heels of The University of Chicago's 3rd edition of their Margaret Bradley Invitational on February 19-20.

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GBTC tops in Triple Jump, Men's PRs Tumble in Terrier

Tahari James (1st, 12.46m), wearing a team-approved fashion bandanna, and her teammate Casey Taylor (2nd, 12.32m), after the Triple Jump.
photo by GreaterSnap

Personal records tumbled for GBTC men in the Terrier meet at Boston University. Doug Chick in the 800m, with both shoes on, in 2:00.08. Greg Johnston in the mile, 4:36.71. Nate Freese in the 3000m by an enormous 14 seconds proved that high mileage pays off, 8:23.68, a second behind Ryan Place who ran his fastest for GBTC, Chris Lowe in 9:20.27, and Dan Hall in 9:25.95. And in the 5000m, David Bedoya in 14:49.82, and Matt Haringa in 14:52.19.

As for women Scarlett Graham ran a personal best of 17:52.87.

Final results from both days are now up for men and women. Browse the photos snapped by GreaterSnap and comprehensive video captured by Flotrack.

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Chick's Shoe Ripped off: New Club relay record

Coach Callum with the club's team that just set a new club indoor record of 3:55.84 in the 4x400m relay, Tiera Fletcher, Josette Pierre-Louis, Karen Woolley, Alissa Nelson.
photo by GreaterSnap

In the men's DMR Ryan Place led with a 3:07 1200, handed the baton in a crowd to Dave Cahill who blasted a 50.8 400 still in a speeding gang, to Doug Chick for his 800 leg. A second after seizing the baton another competitor stepped on Chick's heel ripping his shoe from his foot. The shoe flipped up behind him in a graceful arc to bounce on the track. Chick continued for a 2:02.7 800 in one spike shoe and one black sock. By then the team ran alone at the end of the fast section where Matt Haringa gamely delivered the baton to the finish.

Partial results for the Men and Women are now posted.

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Club's Invitational a Big Success

Stephanie Reilly receives her prize money check from GBTC original coach, Bill Squires, while meet director David Callum looks on.
photo by GreaterSnap

Complete results are now posted at CoolRunning, and more photos are available on Flickr.

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GBTC Invitational Entry Highlights

**Be aware, Harvard plans to charge up to $10 for event parking. Carpooling and public transportation is encouraged!**

**With the women's 3000 entries creating a second section, we will tentatively plan on TWO SECTIONS, with the SLOWER section going off as early as 10:15am, the faster section to start at the normal 10:30am time.**

**Check back for entry list to post soon.**

Prizes in 2010 include cash awards to the winners of the Bill Squires Invitational Mile, GBTC Invite 3000m and DirectAthletics.com 800m races, Puma apparel to the winners of the Puma Invitational 200m, a gift certificate for Restore Total Body massage to the winners of the Invitational 400m, and a supply of Verve! healthy energy drink from VEMMA awarded to the winners of the 60m Dash.

As of 11:59pm Wednesday January 20th, some of our invitational entries include:

Men
60m, 6.65 - Jeremy Bascom
60mHH, 7.75 - Colin Aina
200m, 20.92 - Clement Campbell
400m, 45.74 - DeWayne Barrett
800m, 1:53.80 - Dan Darcy
Mile, 4:00 - Michael Rutt
3000m, 8:32 - Matt Ely
HJ, 1.98m - Adamu Mende
LJ, 7.58m - Aaron King
TJ, 15.09m - Aaron King
PV, 15'9 - K'Don Samuels
SP, 17.81m - Richard Harrison

Women
60m, 7.63 - Dacia Taylor-Samuels
60mHH, 8.26 - April Garner
200m, 24.65 - Kanika Beckles
400m, 53.57 - Mandela Graves-Fulgham
800m, 2:09 - Kat Warden
Mile, 4:40 - Stephanie Reilly
3000m, 10:20 - Kara Haas
HJ, 1.84m - Carin Knight
LJ, 6.25m - Tahari James
TJ, 13.42m - Tahari James
PV, 10'2 - Brittany Reardon
WT, 20.74m - Victoria Flowers

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Harvard Invitational Jan 16, 2010

Joe Brennan in the 400 meter dash.
photo by GreaterSnap.

Full results are here. More photos by GreaterSnap are here.

Sara Donahue and Ryan Place won their 5,000 leading from wire to wire. Many club members made their first appearances for the indoor season as well as the new decade. GBTC had a zillion guys in the mile … a sea of red in a bed of crimson.

Josette Pierre-Louis won the 60 meter dash and placed second in the 400. Jen Harlow won the High Jump breaking Jennifer Hawkes record of 1.75m.

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BU mini meet #3

Many GBTC runners ran their season's best at the final Boston University Mini Meet.

Full results are here, and GBTC results follow (click on "more").

Boston University Mini-Meet #3
Boston, MA, January 2, 2010

(number preceding name indicates place in heat):

200m
1 guida, andrew GBTC 23.84
3 McConnell, christopher GBTC 25.58

400m
3 McConnell, christopher GBTC 58.20
5 hammond, katie GBTC 1:06.12
2 kelly, dan GBTC 1:03.29

800m
8 Watts, Jim GBTC 2:09.01
4 guida, andrew GBTC 2:25.91
5 klett, jessica GBTC 2:26.49
1 Murphy, Paul GBTC 2:31.69

Mile
1 Mcnamara, Brian GBTC 4:25.31
3 breen, edward GBTC 4:30.97
6 davie, bruce GBTC 4:43.68
7 seeherman, josh GBTC 4:43.72
8 raguin, John GBTC 4:45.94
11 lambe, ian GBTC 4:54.69
4 lowe, chris GBTC 4:45.10
8 Newsham, Bill GBTC 4:50.34
12 hall, dan GBTC 5:01.04
1 greenspan, adam GBTC 4:51.50
3 beaulieu, brian GBTC 4:55.88
6 Scott, Rodney GBTC 5:09.11
1 abby, mccabe GBTC 6:14.77

3000m
4 smith, dan GBTC 8:36.86
5 freese, nate GBTC 8:41.08
8 matt Haringa GBTC 8:43.73
9 breen, edward GBTC 8:44.68
4 hall, dan GBTC 9:35.26
5 barnes, dustin GBTC 9:37.43
11 McCabe, Allison GBTC 9:56.13
2 hare, brian GBTC 10:26.02
5 graham, scarlett GBTC 10:32.82
9 famous, katie GBTC 10:48.60
3 Bonstelle, christy GBTC 11:30.04

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BU Mini # 2: Pierre-Louis returns

Josette Pierre-Louis returned to club action in the second meet of this three-meet development series with an excellent 25.25 200 meters. Doug Chick made a valiant attempt to win the mile by storming to the front to stun an experienced field. When the field woke up they reeled him in with a vengeance.

Alyssa Brigham shows she is returning to form and will be a force in the indoor season.

Full results are here, and GBTC results are below.

Michael Connors provided this video of Doug Chick, David Bedoya and Dan Smith in the mile.

Boston University Mini Meet #2
12/26/2009

200 Meter Dash
3 pierre-louis, jossette GBTC 25.25
6 Lawson, Sarah GBTC 29.35
2 Hammond, Katie GBTC 30.03

Mixed 1 Mile Run
4 Bedoya, David GBTC 4:25.32
9 Chick, Doug GBTC 4:29.19
10 Smith, Dan GBTC 4:30.79
4 Breen, Edward GBTC 4:34.86
2 Johnston, Greg GBTC 4:45.21
11 Newsham, Bill GBTC 5:03.18
5 Beaulieu, Brian GBTC 4:55.65
8 Watts, Jim GBTC 4:59.71
9 brigham, alyssa GBTC 5:17.44

Mixed 800 Meter Run
9 Watts, Jim GBTC 2:16.75
10 McCabe, Allison GBTC 2:19.16
8 clark, deanna GBTC 2:28.83
5 brigham, alyssa GBTC 2:33.10

Mixed 3000 Meter Run
5 Breen, Edward GBTC 8:50.11
11 uchiki, tomari GBTC 9:30.83
2 Hall, Dan GBTC 9:47.93
4 greenspan, adam GBTC 9:55.82
5 white, max GBTC 9:55.95
5 derderian, tom GBTC 11:19.50

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Harvard Open and Mini 1 of 3

The indoor track & field campaign picks up the pace with fresh marks from Gordon Track and the Terrier TTC. Full Results are here and here, and GBTC results are below. The club's nifty calendar lists the next ten straight weeks of meets on the winter agenda!

It's so easy to stay tuned for more by subscribing to these posts .

Harvard Open Track Meet - 12/12/2009
Gordon Track & Tennis Center

Women 400 Meter Dash
33 Lawson, Sarah GBTC 1:08.01 7

Women 800 Meter Run
11 Klett, Jessica GBTC 2:28.01

Women 1 Mile Run
9 Brigham, Alyssa GBTC 5:25.27
12 Walton, Zandra GBTC 5:27.21
19 Morgan, Annie GBTC 5:35.53

Men 60 Meter Dash
3 Greigre, Hafiz GBTC + 7.06q 1
73 Raftery, Brendan GBTC 7.87 12
78 McConnell, Christopher GBTC 8.00 3

Men 60 Meter Dash - Final
3 Greigre, Hafiz GBTC 7.00+ 1

Men 200 Meter Dash
1 Greigre, Hafiz GBTC 21.88^ 1
88 Raftery, Brendan GBTC 25.07 18
122 Kelly, Daniel GBTC 27.62 22

Men 1 Mile Run
8 McNamara, Brian GBTC 4:28.69
14 Chick, Doug GBTC 4:32.54

Men 3000 Meter Run
37 Lowe, Chris GBTC 9:40.71
42 Harder, Adam GBTC 9:52.56

Men 60 Meter Hurdles
22 Shen, Francis GBTC 9.22 4

Men Shot Put
2 Harrison, Richard GBTC 16.65m^ 54-07.50

BU Mini Meet #1
Saturday 12/19/2009

200 Meter Dash
6 lawson, sarah GBTC 29.46

1 Mile
1 place, ryan GBTC 4:19.81
2 smith, dan GBTC 4:26.09
4 Bedoya, david GBTC 4:28.42
6 chick, doug GBTC 4:29.06
9 haringa, matthew GBTC 4:38.20
10 papadopoulos, loannis GBTC 4:38.69
4 breen, ed GBTC 4:34.29
5 johnston, greg GBTC 4:49.82
3 henderson, miles GBTC 4:56.75
4 beaulieu, brian GBTC 4:57.52
1. Jim Watts GBTC 5:10.68

400 Meter Run
1 kelly, dan GBTC 1:02.42
2 lawson, sarah GBTC 1:06.79
4 newsham, bill GBTC 2:15.56
1 klett, jessica GBTC 2:26.71
1 hammond, katie GBTC 2:32.30

Mixed 3000 Meter Run
3 mcmanamara, brian GBTC 8:43.34
6 breen, ed GBTC 8:48.82
2 espinosa, rob GBTC 9:05.20
13 davie, bruce GBTC 9:19.15
16 lowe, chris GBTC 9:33.87
18 blouin, john GBTC 9:44.77
20 greenspan, adam GBTC 9:53.40
5 raguin, john GBTC 9:37.45
8 harder, adam GBTC 9:51.88
13 hall, dan GBTC 10:16.97
2 hare, Brian GBTC 10:31.23
3 famous, katie GBTC 10:54.67
7 bonstelle, christy GBTC 11:20.72
15 derderian, tom GBTC 12:05.43

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USATF Club Nats: A wild, tightly fought race

Where's Harvey? Ryan Place checks on his competition.

Chick in the thick: they battled like a Kilometers-long rugby scrum.
photos by Greater Snap

Amelia Bishop ran a rut in the grass infield very late in the course of the men's race. She shuttled, shouted and cheered each runner, bellowing decibels that only a fit athlete's lungs could sustain. Passion like that echoed the rolling hills of Lexington, Kentucky during the USATF Club Nationals cross-country. Allison McCabe latched on to a rolling mass of her competitors fighting every inch of the way as places changed with nearly every stride. As a club championships the race had no freaks-of-nature professional runners nor any casual fitness runners. Nearly everyone ran for a team where every place counted. Unlike like the mellow miles of a road race, this fight felt like a kilometers-long rugby scrum. Allison's kick carried her to the finish two seconds ahead of four runners. All the club's top five finished in the same minute for the 6 km course. Six runners finished within two seconds of Gretchen Chick, and Jen Lee and Kyle MacQueen each had the company of six runners crossing the line in the same time!

In the men's race wild-haired Ryan Place set out in pursuit of a certain BAA runner, Brian Harvey, and worked his way up like a stealth hunter to within striking distance of his quarry. Ryan got Brian by 7 seconds. The secret fact is that BAA guys and GBTC guys often train together and actually like each other but won't admit it once the starting gun fires. Our team hampered by injury and circumstance lost three qualified runners before the start, but other team members rushed in and ran to the limit of their fitness. Brad Kozel had not expected to carry the burden of the fifth man, but hunched up his shoulders and ran his season's best cross-country race.

More photos by GreaterSnap are here and here.

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New Nutrition Editions

Sports nutritionist, marathoner, and longstanding GBTC club member Nancy Clark RD recently published the fourth edition of "Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook" (April 2008) and a first edition of "Getting it Right From the Start!" (March 2009). Both volumes are filled with helpful food tips as well as colorful photos, tailored to both the veteran and novice athlete. All of Clark's many works offer tremendous value, especially when purchased as a pair (discounts!) and presented as thoughtful gifts to the athletes you love.

Nancy has been instrumental in helping athletes not just eat, but eat right and enjoy the benefits of better performance and health. In these practical nutrition resources, Clark combines her personal experiences and professional expertise to teach novice athletes how to eat well and enhance their energy. They learn what, when, and how to eat so they can enjoy not only the process of training but also competition itself with energy to spare. This book is written from Clark’s passion for teaching everyday champions how to use food to help them achieve their goals.

Nancy will host several nutrition workshops this winter in Baltimore (1/15-16), New York City (3/5-6), and for online home study.

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National Club XC History

I want to update an earlier summary of how our teams have fared in this modern era of the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships.


The good news is that for the first time, GBTC's women have stepped up to finishing in the top half of all scoring teams. Another promising trend is the fields have grown to comprise more than 25 teams of open women and 40 teams of open men, ensuring stiff competition. But it's also pretty clear that GBTC still has a lot of work to do on the bluegrass to match what it has done admirably on the track.

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Flash Results: Club Nats on Bluegrass

This is a first look at the 2009 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships in Lexington, KY. Mares raced a course of 30 furlongs, while Stallions covered 50. GBTC's women placed 14th of 29 teams, while the men finished 31st out of 42 teams. Today's team leaders were Allison McCabe and Ryan Place.

When Coach Tom was interviewed about the women's race, he insisted "today's girls' performance was the best XC nationals performance ever." The spread among our top five women was a very brief 41 seconds.

Later, over a sumptuous post-race dinner of saffron risotto and a nice chianti, Jennifer Lee confessed that part of her motivation to race so damn hard was to represent her teammates who are specifically excluded from these XC Championships by virtue of lacking U.S. citizenship. "We ran for the immigrants. ;)", she texted and emoticoned. GBTC disagrees with using citizenship as an eligibility requirement for this event, and would like for the policy to be abolished.

Photos by GreaterSnap are now posted.
More photos by RunnerSpace and Mike Scott.
There is an amusing video by Flotrack.
Full results are here, and below is a summary of GBTC's results from today.

Men's Masters 10 Km results are here.
137 70 Bill Newsham, 44, 37:51 GBTC
223 15 Tom Derderian, 60, 42:40 GBTC
85 finishers M40-44, 33 finishers M60-64, 293 total Men's Masters finishers

Open Women's 6 Km results are here.
14. Greater Boston Track Club
47 44 JrW Allison McCabe, 27*, 22:04
60 57 JrW Gretchen Chick, 28*, 22:17
79 74 JrW Jennifer Lee, 27*, 22:33
91 86 JrW Meghan Lynch, 23*, 22:41
93 88 JrW Amelia Bishop, 25*, 22:44
107 100 JrW Kyle Linn MacQueen, 24*, 22:59
141 134 JrW Scarlett Graham, 24*, 23:33
154 146 JrW Jane-Marie Ovanin, 27*, 24:05
210 198 JrW Katie Famous, 30*, 25:05
Total Time = 1:52:17 Total Places = 370
234 Women finishers, 29 finishing Open Women's Teams

Open Men's 10 Km results are here.
31. Greater Boston Track Club
67 67 JrM Ryan Place, 24, 31:40
139 138 JrM Matthew Haringa, 26, 32:57
184 180 JrM Junyong Pak, 31, 33:39
196 191 JrM Edward Breen, 28, 33:55
241 235 JrM Brad Kozel, 30, 35:29
249 243 JrM William Feldman, 24, 35:45
254 248 JrM Daniel Hall, 26, 36:21
Total Time = 2:47:38 Total Places = 827
318 Men finishers, 42 finishing Open Men's Teams

Brad Kozel checked in with Dr. Dan Hall, on the ride back from Masterson Station Park, for a sobering recap of his race.

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Pak Pilgrimage to New Zealand

Mission accomplished! Pak stands upright, downunder with Pfitzinger.

I sent Junyong Pak on a mission (not at club expense) to deliver a GBTC racing shirt to an old-time accomplished GBTC runner who now lives there.
Peter Pfitzinger represented the United States in the Los Angeles Olympics (11th) and the 1988 Seoul Olympics (14th). Pfitzinger wrote "Advanced Marathoning" a very useful book.
He ran for GBTC in the early 1980s and lived in Boston and Wellesley. He was one of my regular training partners in those days. Pak will be racing with the club teams in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday.

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48 Days and Counting

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Jay Carisella Track Northeastern at Reggie

file photo by GreaterSnap

As the snow falls the indoor track season begins!

At the Jay Carisella Track and Field Invitational, hosted by Northeastern University at the Reggie Lewis track, GBTC athletes performed well taking several second places. For full results, go here.

Allison McCabe took second in the women's 3000 meters with a 10:02.3 followed by Jen Lee in 10:39.67 for 8th. Ameila Bishop took second in the 5000 meters in a personal best 18:12.51, followed by Kyle MacQueen in 18:40.07 and Kate Klim in 18:40.68 in third and fourth, respectively.

Alyssa Brigham ran the mile in 5:25.39. The cobbled together team of Amelia Bishop, Laura Hayden, Annie Morgan, and Dee Clark placed 15th in the 4x400 relay with a 4:22.10.

For the men, Christian Tirella took 6th in the 55 meter dash in 6.66 and 14th in the 200 in 23.18. Master Dan Kelly ran 27.79 for the 200. Michael Servizio ran 1:02.34 for the 400 while masters Adam Harder and Bill Newsham ran mile in 4:54.97 and 4:55.33. Kevin Somers ran 9:03.30 for 3000 meters for 14th place followed by Dustin Barnes in 9:59.13 and Max White in 10:19.74. Dan Smith forged a unique personal best for 4800 meters with his 14:46.21.

Topping the GBTC men's performance Richard Harris put the shot 16.93m or 55-06.50 for second place over all.

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Seeing the Fast in Feast

Good Gravy! (L-R) Gaskins, McCabe, and Clark flap their Thanksgiving Day wings 'n thighs at the Feaster Five in Andover, MA

Yesterday morning, dozens of club members didn't ruminate over why a Turkey Day Trot feels necessary. They instead stood up from the table, carried their own plate back to the local kitchen, and hand-carved slices of road race bird, which were generously adorned with all the best trimmings and enrobed in the gravy of victory.

Just desserts soon followed. Click the "more" below to taste what GBTC whipped up in the results.

Stow Gobbler, 5 km, Stow, MA
John Raguin, 17:03, 2nd overall, 1st master

Great Gobbler, 5 km Trail Run, Nashua, NH
Bill Newsham, 18:53, 11th overall, 3rd master

Galloping Gobbler, 4 mi, Concord, NH
Alyssa Brigham 25:43, 31st overall, 2nd woman

Gobble Gobble Gobble, 4 mi, Somerville, MA
Bruce Davie 21:58 11th overall, 4th master
Brad Kozel 22:07, 14th
John Blouin 22:37, 19th
Jason Dunklee 22:42, 21st
Max White 23:18, 29th
Scarlett Graham 24:19, 4th woman
Ken Ross 24:47, 65th, 17th master
Hannah Hastings 24:49, 8th woman
Laura Hayden 25:45, 11th woman
Christy Bonstelle 25:47, 12th woman
Jenny Thomas 27:37, 25th woman
Kelly Aschbrenner 31:22, 123rd woman
Also in attendance: Chris Smith, Sara Casilli, Tomoaki Uchiki, and Charlotte Dunklee (4 months old)

Pie Run, 5 mi, Middletown, RI
Matt Nolan 35:27, 144th overall

Smiles Change Lives Turkey Trot, 5 km, Blue Point, NY
Michael Guarascio 17:27, 5th overall

Ellis Hospital Cardiac Classic, 5 km, Schenectady, NY
Matthew Haringa 15:50, 2nd overall

Christopher Dailey 5k Turkey Trot, Saratoga Springs, NY
Brian McNamara 16:06, 4th overall

Manchester Road Race, 4.748 mi, Manchester, CT
Ryan Eckel 26:25, 65th overall
Rich Heller 26:40, 67th
Kimberly Eckel 35:07, 1144th

Feaster Five, 5 km, Andover, MA
Allison McCabe 18:11, 1st woman
Ronnesia Gaskins 20:38, 3rd woman
Deanna Clark 21:12, 5th woman

Feaster Five, 5 mi, Andover, MA
Brian Beaulieu 30:20, 34th overall

Portland Thanksgiving Day 4 Miler, Portland, ME
Tim Stickney 22:53, 22nd overall
Gretchen Chick 23:30, 31st, 1st woman

Tiger Turkey Chase, 5 mi, Easton, MA
Lynn Johnson 30:32, 13th overall, 2nd woman
Kathryn Fobert 33:15, 43rd, 4th woman

Boston Volvo Village 5k, Brighton, MA
Adam Greenspan 17:02, 16th overall
Joe Grand 18:43, 33rd
Tara Wommack 18:52, 34th, 7th woman
Brian Igoe 18:57, 37th
Leslie Irvine 19:33, 57th, 11th woman
Michael Moyles 20:15, 72nd

Acton Turkey Trot, 5 km, Acton, MA
Joshua Seeherman 18:10, 6th overall
Kris Depew 18:20m 8th, 2nd master

Donohue's Turkey Trot, 5km, Watertown, MA
Becca Neill 21:42, 40th overall, 7th woman

Talking Turkey Cross-Country Race, 6 mi, Holyoke, MA
Edward Breen 32:01, 7th overall
Meghan Lynch 36:29, 24th, 2nd woman
Tom Derderian 39:17, 59th, 1st M60-69
Katie Famous 40:44, 86th, 11th woman
Cynthia Hastings 50:53, 530th

Northern Central Trail Marathon, Sparks, MD
Jon Chesto 2:44:10, 1st overall and 2009 Champion!

Tough Ten Mile Turkey Trot, 10 mi, Marlborough, MA
Russ Miller 1:24:32, 70th overall, 40th master

Andover Country Club XC, 3.5 Mi, Andover, MA
Tomoaki Uchiki 19:38, 9th overall
Dan Hall 20:50, 25th
Max White 21:06, 27th
Jennifer Lee 21:16, 32nd, 2nd woman
Tom Derderian 23:05, 59th, 1st M60-69

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Bad Boy XC in Van Cortlandt, Bronx, NYC

The GBTC team and the Central Park Track Club happily pose together today in their tune-up dual meet before the Club Nationals.
photo by Sue Pearsall

GBTC teams travelled to New York to compete in the Bad Boy XC meet hosted by Manhattan Track Club at the historic Van Cortlandt Park course. In tightly contested races, the men's team was 3rd of 3 complete teams, the women's team 2nd of 2.

Full results are available here, and more photos are available here.

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Philadephia Marathon

photo by GreaterSnap

Giannis Papadopoulos 2:35:11, 10 second PR in the Philadelphia Marathon today. He is on the club team for Boston.

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Milby second in Half Marathon

Milby in the NE XC Champs
photo by GreaterSnap
Sarah Milby age 24 placed 2nd out of 361 women in the Chilly, hilly, half marathon held in Newton, MA today in 1:25:32 averaging 6:32 per mile. Milby played soccer at Yale before taking up long distance racing. She is entered in the 2010 Boston Marathon.

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Men 2nd and women 3rd in NE XC Champs: Nat Next!

Photo by GreaterSnap

Greater Boston Track Club men placed second and the women third in the 2009 open USATF-NE championships. The men beat the New Balance Boston club by a mere point. Both GBTC teams are next off to the USATF Fall National Cross Country Championships in Lexington, KY on December 12. The top 8 from the club in each race qualified for the right to represent the club. The club will pay most expenses for the trip.

Full results including masters here. More photos on Flickr.

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New York Thriller

Younger members Mike Guarascio (ca. 1983) and Sarah Romain (ca. 1984) weren't yet born the last time an American (Alberto Salazar, a GBTC alumnus) won the New York City Marathon back in 1982, in the trough of that particular era's economic recession. But what was once old has become new again, as self-made American and Olympian Meb Keflezighi minted his own $200,000 economic recovery package, by winning the whole NYRR shebang including the simultaneous USATF Championship.

Meanwhile, GBTCers Guarascio (2:55:56), Romain (3:19:38), Allison Tables (ca. 1979, 3:39:09), Brian McNamara (ca. 1982, 2:39:16), and Matthew Biggart (ca. 1984, 2:48:54) punched their own tickets for an obscure local sporting tradition while contemplating when a future American might do similar justice to Miki Gorman's legacy along Lebow's five-borough course (her second victory was in 1977). Provisional results are now posted here. Celebrities including Ed Norton (3:48:01) were counted among the dead (who) start to walk in their masquerade.

And finally, bearing their combined funk of forty thousand years, longtime members Andy Rogovin (77th, 3:25:16) and John Blouin (12th, 3:05:43) qualified for the B.A.A. footrace at the Cape Cod and Mount Desert Island Marathons, in their own time. Results are here: CCM, MDI.

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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 performs at a high level and embodies the enthusiasm and team spirit of Margaret, was awarded this year to Gretchen Chick. Gretchen has represented the club strongly in track, cross-country and road racing, and will receive travel support to a race of her choosing within the U.S. in the next 12 months.

Coaches Tom Derderian and Dave Callum also presented their coaches awards. These awards typically recognize those who have gone the extra mile (literally) for the club, shown exceptional team spirit, improved their performances over short or long time periods, or all of the above. Tiana Riel was recognized by coach Callum for her extraordinary contributions at Club Track & Field Nationals, in which she competed in four individual events and two relays, contributing substantially to the narrow victory by the GBTC women. Francis Shen was the recipient of Callum's other award for his many years of leadership of the hurdle squad, which is well evidenced in this legendary urban hurdling video.

On the distance side, Coach Derderian gave his male award to Dan Smith, who in two years with the club has gone from out-of-shape to PR shape, his 14:51 for 5k leading the men's list in 2009. Christy Bonstelle received the women's distance award with PRs at the half and full marathon that helped carry the women's team to the overall victory in the USATF-NE Grand Prix. She was also a member of the 4th-placed team at the Boston marathon.

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