ASICS GTC-ELITE at Greenville Track Club Meeting

Annie Rodenfels, Mackenzie Lowe, Emily Forner, Eddie Garcia and coach Laura Caldwell

ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE were the speakers at the GTC's June monthly meeting on June 14th. After a long period without in-person meetings, due to COVID-19, the 49-year-old running club conducted their first non-race gathering. On a nice Monday evening the members met at Conestee Nature Park. Following various club-business topics, GTC-ELITE coach Laura Caldwell led the brief presentation and introduced team members, Eddie Garcia, Emily Forner, Mackenzie Lowe and Annie Rodenfels. Each athlete informed the audience with their running bios. 

The meeting was sandwiched on the preceding  and following weekends by competitions for the athletes. Garcia is headed to Duluth, MN for this Saturday's Grandma's Marathon. Rodenfels will be competing in the USATF Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, OR on Sunday (3,000m Steeplechase). Forner and Lowe finished first and second among women in last Saturday's ​Sunrise 8K.  

Eddie Garcia

Emily Forner

Mackenzie Lowe

Annie Rodenfels

GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles, one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru, three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA and one qualifier for the 2021 USATF Olympic Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase.  Also, the group set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon).  The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 49-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), the Borch Foundation, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, 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, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) and LEVER Running (treadmill body weight support).  The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and  USATF.​