Greenville Track Club-ELITE - a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program
11 USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
established 2012
11 USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
established 2012
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LOS ANGELES –The City of Los Angeles will host the Women’s and Men’s 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon, USA Track & Field, the U.S. Olympic Committee, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and LA MARATHON LLC announced Wednesday. The 2016 Olympic Trials will be held Feb. 13, 2016. With separate starts, the men’s and women’s races both will be carried in their entirety on NBC. The ASICS LA Marathon will be conducted the following day making it a great marathon weekend. The qualifying standards are slightly more difficult than in the past. For men to achieve the "A" standard, which provides travel expenses, they will have to run under 2:15:00. The "B" standard, which does not provide expenses, is 2:18:00. An athlete may also qualify for the "B" standard with a half-marathon time of under 1:05:00. For the women the respective times for the "A" standard are 2:37:00 and the "B" standard of 2:43:00. The half-marathon qualifying time is 1:15:00.
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ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE runners placed first in both the men's and women's competition at the 35th edition of The Greenville News Run Downtown 5K. Kimberly Ruck raced to a new course record of 16:55 on a very cold and windy Saturday morning in downtown Greenville as she won for the second consecutive year. Adam Freudenthal also defended his title as he crossed the finish line in 14:52--about ten seconds slower than his course record. Teammate Chris Caldwell was second overall. The GTC-ELITE is sponsored by ASICS America, the 42-year-old Greenville Track Club, Performance Therapy, ScanSource, Greenville Health System, Soleus watches, Boston Bill Sunglasses, ElliptiGO, Roll Recovery, the Bare Minimum Track Club and generous individual contributors. For additional coverage, including video, please visit greenvilleonline.com at the following link: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20140119/SPORTS03/301190034/Ruck-sets-women-s-record-race?odyssey=mod|defcon|img|FRONTPAGE Kimberly Ruck and Adam Freudenthal were featured in the Friday edition of The Greenville News, on the front page of the Sports section. Both ASICS GTC-ELITE athletes will be attempting to defend their titles at the Greenville News Run Downtown on Saturday, January 18. The 35th running of the race through scenic downtown Greenville is expected to attract a large number of participants although the weather is predicted be between 26-32 degrees. The GTC-ELITE is sponsored by ASICS America, the 42-year-old Greenville Track Club, Performance Therapy, ScanSource, Greenville Health System, Soleus watches, Boston Bill Sunglasses, ElliptiGO, Roll Recovery, the Bare Minimum Track Club and generous individual contributors. To read the article online: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20140117/SPORTS/301170009/Taking-streets-Run-Downtown Following his recent victory over the half-marathon distance in Mobile, AL, GTC-ELITE's Josh Cashman continues to get some love from the local media. Josh was featured on the front page of the Sports section (between the usual Clemson/South Carolina football stuff) in the Greenville News. To read the article and view a brief video with Josh please visit: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20140116/SPORTS/301160011/Simpsonville-runner-finishes-top-first-attempt-half-marathon?odyssey=mod|defcon|img|FRONTPAGE
ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE athlete Josh Cashman ran 1:13:55 to win the 13th Annual Servis1st Bank First Light Half Marathon in Mobile, AL. The graduate of High Point University, where he competed in the middle distance events, ventured into uncharted territory at the half-marathon distance. Cashman was part of a contingent of runners and friends from the South Carolina Upstate that had good performances in their annual journey to Alabama's Port City (see photo below). It will probably be Josh's only race at this distance for the near future as he will focus on the 5,000 meters in the coming months.
The GTC-ELITE is sponsored by ASICS America, the 42-year-old Greenville Track Club, Performance Therapy, ScanSource, Greenville Health System, Soleus watches, Boston Bill Sunglasses, ElliptiGO, Roll Recovery, the Bare Minimum Track Club and generous individual contributors. |