ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Kimberly Ruck placed sixth in the 40th edition of the Great Cow Harbor 10K in Northport, NY on a very humid and muggy Saturday morning. Starting under cloudy skies with 97% humidity  and 70-degree temperatures, Ruck passed the first 5K on the very hilly course in 17:54. That segment included the infamous James Street hill. She finished with a final time of 35:38 to earn $600 in prize money. 

It was Ruck's fourth top ten, and best, finish in her four visits to Long Island's popular race, which attracted over 5,500 runners this year. She first ran here in 2013, placing 10th with a time  of 35:45. In 2014 she placed 8th in 35:34. After missing the 2015 event, she returned in 2016 to place tenth in 35:37. 

In the men's competition, ASICS GTC-ELITE's Tyler Morse placed 13th with a time of 31:15. Tyler was in 19th place when he passed the 5K marker in 15:37.6 and then ran the final 5K in another 15:37. It was the first post-collegiate 10K for the former Illinois State University runner. 
His teammate, Austin Steagall, had a tough day as he placed 20th with a time of 32:46, after placing 9th in 2016. 

​GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 45-year-old Greenville Track Club, Greenville Health System, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, the Bare Minimum Track Club,  generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Soleus Running Watches, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery, FinalSurge, The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots and Cocoa Elite recovery products. ​

​ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE athletes lead the South Carolina Road Race Rankings that were released today. The rankings include performances through September 4, 2017. 

Austin Steagall is ranked first among overall men. His former teammate Ryan Root, who recently moved to Tulsa, OK, is still ranked second. Former ASICS GTC-ELITE runners Adam Freudenthal and Ricky Flynn are now ranked fourth and fifth, respectively. The overall women's rankings are headed by ASICS GTC-ELITE teammates Kimberly Ruck and Alison Parris. Their teammate Kate Dodds is also ranked fifth. 

For a runner to be included in the rankings they must have run at least two SC races on certified courses in the past year with one being the last six months.  Times are used to judge performances with course difficulty taken into consideration.  Head to head match ups are also considered.  The most emphasis is placed on races in the past six months.

GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 45-year-old Greenville Track Club, Greenville Health System, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, the Bare Minimum Track Club,  generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Soleus Running Watches, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery, FinalSurge, The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots and Cocoa Elite recovery products. ​