asics Greenville Track Club-ELITE - a post-collegiate, Olympic development program
 Cristina McKnight, Victor Pataky, Joe Niemiec and Eddie Garcia after the 50th Peachtree Road Race 10K. Eddie Garcia ran to a 21st place finish to lead ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE in the 50th running of Atlanta's Peachtree Road Race on the USA's birthday. After passing the first 5K in 14:48, Garcia's finishing time was 30:34 over the challenging 10-kilometer route on the Georgia capital's famous Peachtree Street. He was the 11th American finisher. The field of participants was capped at just over 60,000. The race started under "yellow" conditions, which alerted the runners to use caution, due to the 75-degree temperature and high humidity at the 7:00 am start (6:50 am for the elite women). Despite with the cautionary conditions, Kenya's Rhonex Kipruto ran to a phenomenal course record of 27:01 to best the previous CR by three seconds and earn the $50,000 bonus on top of the $8,000 winner's prize. Nine of the top ten finishers were African. Garcia's teammates, Victor Pataky, Joe Niemiec and Cristina McKnight all placed within the top 30 men and women finishers, respectively. Pataky placed 25th with a time of 31:25 after placing 26th in 2018. Although slowing considerably after the first 5K, Niemiec finished his first Peachtree in 30th position with a time of 32:41. McKnight, who did not compete in college, was running in only her first 10K and placed 29th with a time of 36:08. She passed 5K in 17:32 before slowing somewhat on the second half hills. The women's course record was also broken as Brigid Kosgei ran an amazing 30:22 to also earn a $50,000 bonus on top of her first place winnings. The top six women were Africans. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles and one qualifier for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 47-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, DorsiFlex and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
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 ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE will have four athletes and one of their coaches participate in the historic 50th edition of the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, GA on July 4th. Both Eddie Garcia and Victor Pataky will be returning from 25th and 26th place finishes in 2018 and will chase a very elite field of world-class runners. The prescribed pacing for the men's leaders, who will be viving to break the course record of 27:04 and earn the $50,000 bonus, is scheduled to be 4:17 per mile. The women's pace was announced to be a quick 4:55 per mile as they compete for a similar $50K bonus for setting a new course record. Joe Niemiec and Cristina McKnight will be running Peachtree for the first time. while coach Mike Caldwell will be running among the "Original 110" finishers who completed the initial running of the race in 1970. Mike finished 3rd in that first Peachtree. The race entries for 2019 were capped at 60,000 participants and is the largest road race in the world.  Coach Mike Caldwell (in blue hat) with members of the "Original 110" during their reunion on Tuesday. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles and one qualifier for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 47-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, DorsiFlex and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
 Victor Pataky (#559) placed third in his section of the 3000-meter Steeplechase.  photo: courtneywhite.com ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE had four athletes compete in the High Performance sections at the 12th edition of the Portland Track Festival in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego, OR. Eddie Garcia highlighted the first day (Friday) by wining "Section 2" of the men's 10,000-meters with a new US Virgin Islands national record of 29:18.37 Then on a beautiful Oregon Saturday afternoon, Avery Martin ran 3:48.33 to place 30th in the 1500-meter event. Although passing 1200 meters in 3:02, he was never able to free himself from the very competitive field while running his second best time of the season. He had run 3:45.91 the week before in Nashville's Music City Distance Carnival. In the men's 3000-meter Steeplechase, Victor Pataky took the lead with just after two kilometers. However, he experienced an unfortunate slip on the water jump barrier and took a nasty fall into the water pit. He quickly gathered himself and caught up to the back of the leading pack. He managed to finish third in "Section 2" with a time of 8:57.77, which was only one second off his personal best set last week in Nashville. Victor finished 14th overall in the combined results (both sections). Ryan Bugler had a good showing as he ran 8:58.77, which was also one second off his personal best and an 11-second improvement from the previous week. Ryan finished 15th overall in the combined results.  Victor Pataky, Avery Martin, Eddie Garcia and Ryan Bugler in the PDX. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles and one qualifier for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 47-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, DorsiFlex and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
 Eddie Garcia winning Section 2 of the men's 10,000 meters.  ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Eddie Garcia ran a personal best of 29:18.37 to win "Section 2" of the men's 10,000-meters at the Portland Track Festival on Saturday night. Garcia ran in the lead pack for the entire 25 laps of the Lewis & Clark College track in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego on a beautiful and cool evening. He finished strong, moving into the lead in the final 100 meters to best New England Distance Project's Henry Sterling (29:19.57) by just over a second. The top six finishers in "Section 2" finished between 28:18.37 and 29:24.6. Eddie's performance earned him 13th place overall in the combined two-section field of over 60 athletes. The time was also a new national record for the US Virgin Islands, which Eddie represents internationally.
GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles and one qualifier for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 47-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, DorsiFlex and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.  McKnight (in a previous race). ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Cristina McKnight ran 28:08 to win the 40th Sunrise 8K in Simpsonville, SC. She finished 16 seconds ahead of her training partner, OG Gardner (28:24), and 9th overall in the iconic race that starts exactly at sunrise (6:16 am) and runs through the streets of Simpsonville. McKnight's victory earned her the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) South Carolina State 8K Championship, which was conducted with this event.
Cristina recently relocated from Cincinnati, OH to Greenville, SC to join the post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and is employed by General Electric. Her next scheduled competition will be the 50th running of the Peachtree Road Race 10K in Atlanta on July 4th. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles and one qualifier for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 47-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, DorsiFlex and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.  Avery Martin, Ryan Bugler, Victor Pataky and Eddie Garcia ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Victor Pataky and Avery Martin ran solid performances on the second day of the Music City Distance Carnival in Nashville, TN. Pataky ran a personal best of 8:56.67 to place ninth in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase, knocking six seconds from his previous best. His teammate, Ryan Bugler, placed 12th with a time of 9:09.61. Martin just missed his personal best by .51 of a second as he placed 2nd in his heat and 13th overall with a time of 3:45.91. All three athletes, along with teammate Eddie Garcia, are scheduled to compete in the Portland Track Festival in Oregon next weekend.  Avery Martin, Ryan Bugler, Victor Pataky and Eddie Garcia relaxing at the Music City Distance Carnival. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles and one qualifier for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 47-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, DorsiFlex and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
 Eddie Garcia ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Eddie Garcia ran a yearly best of 14:12.05 for 5,000 meters on the Vanderbilt University track to place seventh in the Music City Distance Carnival. On a pleasant Friday evening in the Tennessee capital, Garcia continued his impressive season as he prepares for the marathon event in the 2019 Pan American Games to be held in Lima, Peru in July. After running with the lead pack for the first two kilometers, he hung with the second group for the remainder of the race and closed with a 63.8 final circuit. He is scheduled to compete in the 10,000-meters at the Portland Track Festival in Oregon next weekend.
GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles and one qualifier for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 47-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, DorsiFlex and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.  Check out our newest athlete blog which explains why we use Cocoa Elite to promote our recovery: Athlete Blogs.
 Avery Martin (striped vest) finishing third in Wingfoot Mile, pc: Atlanta Track Club.  Avery Martin in a previous race. ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Avery Martin ran a personal best of 4:04.42 to place third in the Atlanta Track Club's Wingfoot Elite Mile on Tuesday evening. On a warm evening at the Emory University track complex, Martin ran in the pack behind the early pacesetters and settled into fourth position by 1,000 meters. He passed fellow Greenvillian James Quattlebaum over the final 100 meters to take third. Quattlebaum, who led after the pacers retired, ran 4:05.36. The Atlanta Track Club's Dylan Capwell won in 4:03.85 with his ATC teammate Edward Kemboi second at 4:04.40.
GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles and one qualifier for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 47-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, DorsiFlex and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Ryan Bugler placed second in the Lexington Medical Center Governor's Cup Main Street Mile on a warm, but pleasant Friday evening in South Carolina's Capital City. Bugler took an early lead on the out-and-back course and then remained in the lead pack after the 180-degree turn at halfway. He used a late race surge to pass former Penn State standout Robbie Creese and move into second over the final 150 meters and finished with a time of 4:16. The race was won by 2018 former Georgia Tech All American Nahom Solomon with a time of 4:11. Solomon garnered the winner's prize of $500, while Bugler earned $400 for his runner-up finish. Bugler's ASICS GTC-ELITE teammate, Avery Martin placed sixth in 4:21.  Ryan Bugler (1822) and Avery Martin (1908) in Governor's Cup Main Street Mile. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles and one qualifier for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 47-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, DorsiFlex and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
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