tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:39:39 +0000http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/index1.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrBruceD)Blogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-2083858981783442555Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:04:00 +00002008-07-01T01:39:39.590-04:00Sherita Williams advanced one place on Sunday afternoon in the Triple Jump finals at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Finishing in 9th place with a mark of 13.29m (43-07.25), Sherita was only marginally off of her newly minted personal best of 13.52m. We're very proud of how she's proven that club athletes can indeed mix it up with the pros. Congratulations, Sherita! http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/06/super-sherita.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kitwells)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-2633304018075014028Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:34:00 +00002008-06-27T22:53:56.833-04:00GBTC's own Sherita Williams survived the qualifying rounds of the Triple Jump tonight, with a new personal best of 44 feet 4.25 inches (13.52m) at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field in Eugene, Oregon. Sherita's outstanding performance, good for 10th place and advancing her to the finals held on Sunday, June 29th at 2:25 PM, also breaks her own club record. This is a BIG BIG deal;http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/06/williams-at-2008-us-olympic-team-trials.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kitwells)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-7205989279066850721Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:07:00 +00002008-06-17T14:36:55.455-04:00Indu Conley and Pam Pierre in GBTC Sweep of women's 100 meters Full results: http://www.coolrunning.com/results/08/ma/Jun15_USATFN_set1.shtml More photos (by Bruce Davie) here Ted Breen in the race walk. Photos by GreaterSnap. GBTC cleaned up in team scoring at the USATF-NE Track and Field Championship on Sunday. Women's Teams: 1.Gr.Boston TC 92; 2.New Balance Boston 18; 3.Quincy TC and Sisuhttp://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/06/sprint-race-walk-steeplechase-at-ne.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-5393885176761125625Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:24:00 +00002008-06-13T14:33:40.667-04:00Several recent articles illustrate the long arm of GBTC's pedagogical influence throughout the world of track! Coaches Alan Milld (Dedham HS, MA), Alberto Salazar (Nike Oregon Project), and Bob Sevene (CSUMB and Olympian Blake Russell) each have experiences contributing to Greater Boston's storied past, notably under the tenure of coach Bill Squires. In time, those experiences as athletes and http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/06/alumni-remembrances.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kitwells)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-3483207708506758267Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:50:00 +00002008-06-08T18:11:28.136-04:00 GBTC dominated the sprints in the Boston High Performance #3 at Bentley College in Waltham, MA on June 7th. Tiera Fletcher, left and Hafiz Greigere won the 200s. Full results: http://www.bostonhighperformanceseries.com/2008/june_7_2008_results.html Allison McCabe in the 1500. http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/06/boston-high-performance-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-8622325830649225927Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:08:00 +00002008-06-01T19:44:44.478-04:00The women's team at the USATFNE Grand Prix 5 km at Lincoln, RI on June 1, Kate Klim, Tara Vance, Katie Forbert, Gretchen Chick, Liz Kelly. Gretchen Chick in the thick of racing 1200 meters into the competition. http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/06/womens-team-at-usatfne-grand-prix-5-km.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-6414109440744306111Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:48:00 +00002008-06-04T01:27:19.035-04:00The New England Grand Prix turns another page today, upon the sunbaked blacktop of Lincoln Greyhound Park, at the Rhody 5K. Tantalizingly close to the scenic oasis of Lincoln Woods SP, the revised course eschews shade, while deftly tracing the outline of a snail. All aesthetics aside, this race always fosters head-to-head competition among the very best, and helps friends to catch up while http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/06/third-grand-prix-of-2008-lincoln-ri.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kitwells)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-4074630357976352544Tue, 27 May 2008 20:30:00 +00002008-06-04T01:28:04.223-04:00Over Memorial Day Weekend, and in addition to 28 marks at Saturday's Boston High Performance Series (Waltham, MA), club members painted the whole map Greater Boston red at: the Wachusett Mountain Road Race (Princeton, MA), the Fresh Pond Races (Cambridge, MA), the Patriots Invitational (Clifton Park, NY), the Boston's Run to Remember (Boston, MA), the Great Hyannis Road Races (Hyannis, MA), and http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/05/track-or-mountain-or-marathon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kitwells)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-2958217106034247160Sun, 25 May 2008 16:31:00 +00002008-05-31T19:11:18.508-04:00 Victoria Barnaby makes a big splash on Saturday in Waltham photo by GreaterSnap From the 400m to the 5,000m in the Boston High Performance meet #2 GBTC was everywhere. Club record holder,Victoria http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/05/boston-high-performance-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-4337371684648659919Mon, 19 May 2008 03:15:00 +00002008-05-19T10:57:06.742-04:00 photo by GreaterSnap Josh Seeherman followed by Jim Watts in the 800 on the Bentley College track at HP#1 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/05/boston-high-performance1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-1273824984147745303Mon, 12 May 2008 19:36:00 +00002008-05-12T17:08:48.871-04:00 (13.83, new club record, 13.55 is Olympic A standard; Listen to all the GBTC folks who stuck around late into the night to cheer) For the more than fifteen GBTC sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers, and throwers making the trip down to New York City on Saturday (5/10/08) , it was a day of season’s bests and quality opening marks. While no one was particularly thrilled with their races, most were http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/05/new-balance-qualifying-championships.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FXS)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-6983394414635506637Sun, 11 May 2008 21:35:00 +00002008-05-12T15:40:27.152-04:00 New GBTC member and first year med student at Harvard, Leslie Irvine; Sasha Lang, who played lacrosse for BU; and Theresa Kett. photo by GreaterSnap Only 16 seconds separated the GBTC women's open team from the BAA, but it could have been much worse. Because of world complexities ranging http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/05/second-grand-prix-of-2008-nashua-nh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-4547902855651691618Fri, 02 May 2008 20:15:00 +00002008-05-05T12:32:31.335-04:00videopenn relayssprintsThis is a few days late, but here are some video links, as well as the stories behind the times at Penn Relays and Brown:Women's Steeplechase at Brown (new club record!) GBTC in Olympic Development Women’s 4x100m GBTC A in Olympic Development Men’s 4x100m GBTC B in Olympic Development Men’s 4x100m GBTC A & B in Olympic Development Men’s 4x400m *** Blessed with http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/05/penn-brown-video-and-recap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (FXS)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-8052202737702941581Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:59:00 +00002008-05-05T16:55:48.404-04:00marathonFrom 2008 Boston M... We're drowning in a flood of pictures from 112th Boston Marathon, many starring our club members. Photos were compiled by Kit Wells here and by Junyong Pak here. Many gems remain to be discovered among the riches amassed by Jim Rhoades from CoolRunning here, by Peter Rufo of EliteRunning here, by Alison Wade of EliteRunning here, here and here, and by Scott Kennedy here.http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/04/pictures-aplenty-from-patriots-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kitwells)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-5605303774625517768Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:21:00 +00002008-04-23T16:18:37.446-04:00The GBTC men's team celebrating at a post-race bar. Coach Tom Derderian, Junyong Pak, 2:37, Giannis Papadopolous, 2:47, David Bedoya, 2:27, Dan Hall, 2:51, Marty Wesolowski, 2:53, Brennan Bonner, 2:33. photo by Marty's father GBTC president Bruce Davie celebrates in the last miles. Photo by Hattie Derderian In the team competition at Boston the GBTC men placed 3rd led by David Bedoya, their timehttp://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/04/men-3rd-in-boston-women-7th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-6169665907023701283Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:04:00 +00002008-05-05T12:04:48.274-04:00 Coming. Going. Sara likes to http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/04/sara-donahue-69th-in-trials-24617.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-82722559631041005Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:48:00 +00002008-04-19T23:55:35.479-04:00Amanda Parrish in red with Award Committee members Katie Famous on her right and Cynthia Hastings and Sloan Siegrist on her left. Tonight the Greater Boston Track Club president, Bruce Davie, congratulated Amanda Parrish as he presented her with the 2008 Margaret Bradley Award on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the banks of the Charles River on the night before the http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/04/bradley-award-presented.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-3277024930963126366Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:17:00 +00002008-04-14T12:32:10.198-04:00 Amanda Parrish in recent road race action The Greater Boston Track Club announces the winner of the 2008 Margaret Bradley Award to Amanda Parrish, a Bradley teammate. When Amanda Parrish arrived at the University of Chicago from her native Westport, CT she knew no one. On an early workout out to the Lakefront that was to be at tempo pace freshman http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/04/2008-bradley-award-winner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-6584535789874388607Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:04:00 +00002008-04-13T07:42:47.746-04:00 The ageless Dave Cahill who can run, jump, and count money. photo by GreaterSnap April 12, 2008 Northeastern Solomon Husky Invitational Dedham, MA By Francis Shen In Dedham today, GBTC red was prominent as ahttp://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/04/gbtc-at-northeastern-solomon-husky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-3161335281718470574Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:07:00 +00002008-04-06T19:08:50.890-04:00Jim Sheehan Memorial - 4/5/2008 Track & Field Invitational Fitchburg State College - Fitchburg, MA http://www.coolrunning.com/results/08/ma/Apr5_JimShe_set1.shtml 200 3 Tirella, Christian GBTC 22.60 -0.3 1 57 Clerge, Charly GBTC 26.28 -http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/04/fitchburg-track-meet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-5049962228060498992Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +00002008-04-09T11:51:33.749-04:00 photo by GreaterSnap Beth Coughlin, Katie Fobert, Kate Klim at Cohasset, MA After a long time nursing injuries Kit Wells returned to racing placing second here as he did last year. He ran his fastest six individual miles http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/04/comeback-kit-and-kates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-498877441336689992Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:26:00 +00002008-04-05T20:57:41.424-04:00Jessica Blake winning the women's open photos by Ted Tyler The club battle for first, Tapply, Haringa, Fraioli Jessica Lee Blake won the Upton Boston Tune-Up today under cloudy skies over undulating country roads in this rural town just west of Hopkinton where marathon starts. Blake has run the Boston Marathon in 2:52, but won't be racing this yearhttp://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/04/jessica-blake-wins-15-km.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-4493478341585066197Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:12:00 +00002008-04-01T08:28:18.893-04:00I told Tara Vance that if she could put herself in a position to win and later see if it is possible, and not treat it as mere preparation for the Boston Marathon. Every race is real. At an open race we never know who will show up to run or what condition they will be in. Tara Vance took the lead from ailing teammate Marian Bihrle at 12 miles. Marian placed third and is nursing a sore hamstring. http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/03/tara-vance-wins-womens-es-20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-6000602776029036495Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:40:00 +00002008-04-02T13:16:42.046-04:00Brennan Bonner Second Photos by Andrew Wommack From Kittery ME to Salisbury MA GBTC men dominated the race in preparation for their bid to win the team prize again in the Boston Marathon. I confessed to putting a great deal of pressure on these runners. I told them when they left for the race that since I had asked the race director for complimentary entry for them that they had to run http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/03/gbtc-men-sweep-es-20-miler.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-3764948940598561251Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:55:00 +00002008-03-28T13:44:58.865-04:00Greater Boston TC will divide and conquer at three venues this weekend: the Tufts Snowflake Classic, the USA Masters Indoor Championships, and the Eastern States 20M. This arrangement is fitting, as the winter's indoor workouts are through and the club transitions next week back to training en plein aire. Click the link below for the full details and complexities. Tufts Seven GBTC athletes will http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2008/03/weekend-preview-march-28-30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kitwells)