ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE had two athletes compete on the streets of New York City on the day before the world famous TCS NYC Marathon. 

Austin Steagall placed 21st in the 2017 USATF National Road 5K Championship. In one of the deepest fields of American runners ever assembled for a 5K road race, he finished with a time of 14:33.  The race was won by USA Olympian Shadrack Kipchirchir in 13:57 as the top six men broke 14:00 minutes. Olympic silver medalist Paul Chelimo was fourth in 13:58. The field also included Olympians Leonard Korir, Hassan Mead and Donn Cabral. 

The USATF 5K Championships awarded $60,000 in total prize money, the largest-ever prize money purse for a 5K road race. The USATF Championship race was run 15 minutes before the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line, which had over 10,000 finishers.

The Abbott Dash to the Finish Line course is an 11-meter net UPHILL point-to-point course starting at the United Nations on 1st Ave and finishing inside Central Park at the TCS New York City Marathon finish line, along the way passing some of NYC’s most famous landmarks including Grand Central Terminal, Bryant Park, Rockefeller Center, and Radio City Music Hall.

ASICS GTC-ELITE's Kimberly Ruck competed in the Abbott Dash to the Finish 5K and placed 5th among over 5,000 women with a time of 16:59. She was the second American woman as the race was won by Canadian Erin Teschuk (16:21), who also trains in Greenville as a member of ASICS Furman Elite. 

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. ​

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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. ​