tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:37:08 +0000http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/index1.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (DrBruceD)Blogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-185890222407373231Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:31:00 +00002010-03-01T17:37:08.694-05:00Funny how events slap the face of prediction. I thought our GBTC women's open team would have a tough time. Amelia had a leg muscle problem, Kyle had a back of the knee problem, Meghan had a new job that required travel, but they finished second team as I had hoped, but feared would not happen. But I expected we had a stronger men's team than we had last year with Ryan Place, Nate Freese, http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/02/usatfne-road-race-gran-prix-2010-kicks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-5600632366951425199Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:43:00 +00002010-02-23T14:40:01.318-05:00USATF-NEResultsAllison McCabe, smiling and relaxed at the start.Moving into third place on the way to first.photos by GreaterSnapToday Allison McCabe qualified for the 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships by winning the 1500 meters in the New England Indoor Track & Field Championship. In a stunning upset, McCabe won the special 1500 meters that was set up for other runners to get a qualifying time of http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/02/mccabe-qualifies-for-national.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-778327105009394177Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:15:00 +00002010-02-14T23:16:20.291-05:00ResultssprintsKat Warden leading the 800 meters. She finished 5th in 2:09.64.photo by GreaterSnapThis Valentine meet at Boston University may be the biggest, best indoor track meet in the country. Forty-three sections, 199 men,158 women in 32 sections, ran 200 meters. The starter fired his pistol over three hundred times. The arena sounded like a war zone. Six sections ran in the men's 5,000. Two hundred andhttp://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/02/biggest-and-best-valentine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-7400195183348038487Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:04:00 +00002010-02-13T23:23:41.642-05:00Jon Chesto (3rd, 1:58:40) led his teammates John Blouin (7th, 2:04:24) and Ken Ross (11th, 2:11:29) through three towns on the big island of Martha's Vineyard. It is unknown whether they arrived on-island by bridge or barge. Full results are here.http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/02/three-for-twenty-on-mvy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KitW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-2480329512310833258Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:43:00 +00002010-02-08T22:32:26.063-05:00Race winner Crystal Anthony and runner up Kyle MacQueen of GBTCphoto by GreaterSnapThe 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/02/great-stew-chase-15-km-in-lynn-ma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-1010992063342984245Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:14:00 +00002010-02-02T09:49:50.453-05:00The 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.http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/02/chick-is-set-for-chicago-shamrock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KitW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-2541392090058457602Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:35:00 +00002010-02-02T08:58:54.965-05:00ResultsTahari James (1st, 12.46m), wearing a team-approved fashion bandanna, and her teammate Casey Taylor (2nd, 12.32m), after the Triple Jump.photo by GreaterSnapPersonal 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/01/gbtc-tops-in-triple-jump-mens-prs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-2541923684326666952Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:33:00 +00002010-01-31T11:43:08.267-05:00ResultsCoach 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 GreaterSnapIn 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/01/chicks-shoe-ripped-off-new-club-relay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-5640558747256233682Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:28:00 +00002010-01-25T20:23:55.899-05:00ResultsStephanie Reilly receives her prize money check from GBTC original coach, Bill Squires, while meet director David Callum looks on. photo by GreaterSnapComplete results are now posted at CoolRunning, and more photos are available on Flickr.http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/01/clubs-invitational-big-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-1656210186831929420Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:25:00 +00002010-01-21T00:52:18.320-05:00**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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/01/gbtc-invitational-entry-highlights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (coachdcal)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-6769449283102407694Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:05:00 +00002010-01-18T08:57:02.281-05:00ResultssprintsJoe 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/01/harvard-invitational-jan-16-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-4908301736883185722Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:08:00 +00002010-01-07T01:47:13.918-05:00ResultsMany 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 #3Boston, MA, January 2, 2010(number preceding name indicates place in heat):200m1 guida, andrew GBTC 23.843 McConnell, christopher GBTC 25.58400m3 McConnell, christopher GBTC 58.205 hammond, katie GBTC 1:06.122 kelly, dan http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2010/01/many-gbtc-runners-ran-their-seasons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-8114810455810887907Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:51:00 +00002010-01-02T13:38:02.057-05:00ResultsJosette 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/12/bu-mini-2-pierre-louis-returns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-4439515885006870902Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:00:00 +00002009-12-23T11:03:32.116-05:00ResultsThe 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 Centerhttp://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/12/harvard-open-and-mini-1-of-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KitW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-7642956436395875965Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:04:00 +00002009-12-16T00:22:34.539-05:00XCWhere's Harvey? Ryan Place checks on his competition.Chick in the thick: they battled like a Kilometers-long rugby scrum. photos by Greater SnapAmelia 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/12/usat-club-nats-wild-tightly-fought-race.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-4865714982898063910Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:02:00 +00002009-12-20T13:10:55.476-05:00nutritionSports 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/12/new-nutrition-editions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KitW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-7568000693425793232Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:36:00 +00002009-12-14T11:06:08.183-05:00XCI 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/12/national-club-xc-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KitW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-5843417377545711629Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-12-15T11:36:19.972-05:00XCThis 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/12/flash-results-club-nats-on-bluegrass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KitW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-1758263511089834431Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:45:00 +00002009-12-08T16:43:02.834-05:00Mission 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/12/pak-pilgrimage-to-new-zealand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-10792958688714230Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:40:00 +00002009-12-09T11:42:04.937-05:00http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/12/48-days-and-counting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KitW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-3932684021446911198Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:01:00 +00002009-12-08T21:53:58.188-05:00file photo by GreaterSnapAs 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 tookhttp://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/12/jay-carisella-track-northeastern-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-1966278469272037316Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:01:00 +00002009-11-29T19:57:51.242-05:00Good 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 thehttp://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/11/seeing-fast-in-feast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KitW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-170684657311645014Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:36:00 +00002009-12-12T12:34:36.591-05:00XCThe 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 PearsallGBTC 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 http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/11/bad-boy-xc-in-van-cortlandtbronx-nyc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-1992678135427630381Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:15:00 +00002009-12-11T10:26:30.353-05:00marathonphoto by GreaterSnapGiannis Papadopoulos 2:35:11, 10 second PR in the Philadelphia Marathon today. He is on the club team for Boston.http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/11/philadephia-marathon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19622594.post-7945256750299323005Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:19:00 +00002009-11-17T15:13:09.392-05:00Milby in the NE XC Champsphoto by GreaterSnapSarah 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.http://www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/11/milby-second-in-half-marathon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tom Derderian)