ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Adam Freudenthal ran a personal best over 8 kilometers to place 7th in a stellar field on Saturday night in Columbia, SC. The former Winthrop University standout lowered his personal best to 23:52 (4:48 per mile) while earning some of the prize money awarded to the top eight finishers. The event is modeled after a cycling criterium and consists of running just over nine laps around a two-block route in downtown Columbia. Teammate Josh Cashman also ran a personal best of 25:34 to place 14th. 



GTC-ELITE is a post-collegiate training/competitive group sponsored by footwear/apparel manufacturer ASICS, the Greenville Track Club, Scansource, Soleus running watches, Boston Bill Sunglasses, ElliptiGO fitness products, along with contributions from the Bare Minimum Track Club and generous individuals. 

The members of the Bare Minimum Track Club have established an annual donation to the ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE post-collegiate training/competitive program in honor of their long-time friend and teammate Darrell Jennewine, who recently passed away following a courageous battle with  health issues. Darrell, in his role as GTC Administrator, was instrumental in developing support from the Greenville Track Club for the ELITE program. 

The BMTC is a longtime organization of Greenville runners dedicated to helping runners and potential runners achieve their personal goals with minimum required effort, minimum risk of injury and maximum enjoyment of the running and racing process. Their "world headquarters" were located in a VW van in Greenville.


For more info regarding the BMTC history please visit http://www.gtc-elite.org/bare-minimum-track-club.html (by clicking on the link) or by selecting the BMTC title  under the Sponsors/Resources tab on the menu in the header above.

GTC-ELITE is sponsored by ASICS, the 42-year old Greenville Track Club, Soleus watches, Performance Therapy, ScanSource, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery, ElliptiGO and the Bare Minimum Track Club. 

ASICS GTC-ELITE athlete Adam Freudenthal ran 24:46 to place third in the Governor's Cup 8K road race in Columbia, SC on a cold Saturday morning. After leading through 6K, the former Winthrop standout, fell behind eventual winner Michael Hammond and runner-up Craig Forys, who recorded times of 24:36. Both runners are part of the Travelers Rest, SC based Furman Elite training group. All three runners took home prize money for their efforts. 

GTC-ELITE is sponsored by ASICS, the 42-year old Greenville Track Club, Soleus watches, Performance Therapy, ScanSource, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery, ElliptiGO and the Bare Minimum Track Club. 

ASICS GTC-ELITE's Kimberly Ruck won the James Island Connector 5K in Charleston, SC to collect the $250 cash award. On a humid and windy morning, Ruck covered the route over the bridge connecting Charleston to James Island in 17:54. Her GTC-ELITE teammate, Chris Caldwell was second ($150) in the men's division with a 16:01.

In the concurrent 10K event, GTC-ELITE's Chass Armstrong placed second ($150) in 31:38 with teammate Josh Cashman third ($100). "The course was a little more difficult than we expected and the wind and humidity were not ideal conditions for fast running, but it was a good event and a lot of fun," stated Armstrong following the race. "It was my first time visiting Charleston and I was really impressed." 

The group is sponsored by ASICS, the 42-year old Greenville Track Club, Soleus watches, Performance Therapy, ScanSource, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery, ElliptiGO and the Bare Minimum Track Club.