asics Greenville Track Club-ELITE - a post-collegiate, Olympic development program
 Zach Mains, Austin Steagall and Eddie Garcia  Eddie Garcia led a trio of ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE athletes at the 49th annual Peachtree Road Race 10K in Atlanta, GA on July 4th. Garcia placed 25th overall in the event which was also the 2018 USATF 10K Road Championships. His time was 31:03 on the challenging route from Lenox Mall in Buckhead to Piedmont Park in downtown Atlanta, with temperatures in the mid-70s and high humidity. He was followed by Austin Steagall, who placed 28th with a time of 31:13. Zach Mains was the third member of the team to finish and placed 39th with a time of 32:14.
The Peachtree Road Race is the world's largest timed 10K event and has approximately 60,000 finishers. It was first conducted by the Atlanta Track Club in 1970 and quickly became an Atlanta and regional tradition. 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 46-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance).
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 Austin Steagall ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall closed well to place fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Stumptown Twilight meet conducted in the Portland, OR suburb of Lake Oswego. He covered the final 800 meters in 2:10, including a 62.6 last lap.
Running conservatively due to a lower chest injury that forced him to stop during the 3,000-meter Steeplechase the previous Sunday at the Portland Track Festival on the same Lewis & Clark College track, Steagall ran in the chase pack for most of the race before beginning to move up after 3500 meters. Although he experienced some discomfort in the injured area after 2500 meters, he was able to maintain his effort before his faster last kilometer. ASICS's Diego Estrada, out of Flagstaff, AZ, won the event with a time of 13:33. 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, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance).
ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Eddie Garcia and Zach Mains placed first and second in their first competition since joining the post-collegiate program. Garcia's time winning time was 25:01 and Mains finished only a few seconds back of his teammate at 25:04. The Sunrise 8K is one of oldest running events in the South Carolina Upstate and is conducted in Simpsonville. This was the 39th running of the event. As its name implies the event starts exactly at sunrise, which was 6:16 am this year, and is produced by the 46-year-old Greenville Track Club.
Garcia is a graduate of the University of Florida and was the SEC 10K champion in 2015. Mains graduated from Pennsylvania's Lock Haven University in 2016. Both athletes recently relocated to Greenville to pursue their running goals. 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, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance). ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall returned to Columbia, SC for the second running of the Governor's Cup Main Street Mile on Friday evening. He had placed second by only a second in the 2017 event that is conducted over an out-and-back route along the South Carolina capital city's Main Street.
After the 180-degree turnaround halfway through the race, Steagall took the lead over a group of mostly Kenyan-born athletes and the defending champion James Dwyer of the Atlanta Track Club. Despite the unusual windy conditions, he maintained his lead and won with a time of 4:15. He was closely followed by Cyrus Korir in 4:16. Kimutai Cheruiyot was third and Peter Koskey placed fourth. Dwyer finished in fifth position. Steagall was awarded the first place prize of $500. He also won the Road Runners Club of America Regional Championship. 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, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance).  Steagall finishing TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K. pc: Greenville News ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall ran to a second place finish in the 41st TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K. Under almost perfect running conditions, Steagall attempted to defend his title from 2017 over the undulating route through beautiful downtown Greenville. However, 2016 Olympian from Zimbabwe Pardon Ndhlovu pulled away from Steagall and Greenville's Ricky Flynn to take the victory in a time of 30:43.
Steagall's time of 30:51 earned him $1000 as the first USA citizen and another $200 as first South Carolinian. Flynn, who relocated to Greenville to run for ASICS GTC-ELITE in 2013 and is now focusing on triathlon, earned $700 as second USA citizen and another $100 as second male from South Carolina with his time of 30:53. 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, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance). It was a tough trip for ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall as he returned to the Raleigh Relays. He and his coach, Mike Caldwell, were involved in a traffic accident on their way from Greenville, SC to the North Carolina city on Thursday. They were hit from behind by a Dodge truck on I-85 when traffic slowed due to congestion. Although their automobile was heavily damaged both were fortunate not to be harmed.
Then in Friday night's 5,000-meter event, Steagall had his heel clipped from behind and stumbled into the infield before recovering and rejoining the race. However, what appears to be an abdominal strain and a tightened back slowed him considerably over the final 2 kilometers. After passing 3,000 in a respectable 8:30, he slowed to finish in 14:40, which was well off his 13:58 clocking at the same event in 2017. "High level track competition is not just about running fast, but also involves staying out of trouble as the runners are running very close together sometimes," stated Caldwell. "Austin has a long back kick and that lends him to be susceptible to getting clipped. Hopefully, we can determine the extent of his injury and resume his training soon." 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, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots and Cocoa Elite recovery products.   ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE is proud to announce the addition of Zach Mains to the post-collegiate, Olympic development program based in beautiful Greenville, SC. Mains is relocating from his native state of Pennsylvania to continue his running career and pursue his dreams.
A 2016 graduate of Lock Haven University, Zach's career interests include actuarial science and insurance. He first matriculated at Millersville College, but transferred to Lock Haven when the cross country program was defunded. He posted times of 8:23 for 3,000 meters, 14:29 for 5,000 meters and 30:37 over the 10,000-meter distance. Mains explained his thought process, "I decided to move from central PA down to Greenville and join ASICS GTC-ELITE because I believe in this program. I feel that with the athletes, coaches and support from everyone surrounding this group, that it will bring out the best in me. I felt that based on the previous training that I have done with the Keystone Track Club and at Lock Haven University, that I would be a great fit within this program. I also believe that with the knowledge that both coaches Mike and Laura bring to the table that they will be great teachers in guiding me to reach my ultimate goal of running in some of the biggest races in cross country and on the track and roads." "We are excited to welcome Zach into the program," stated director/coach Mike Caldwell. "We believe once he adjusts to our training philosophy, we will see his performances rise to the next level. We believe the 'power is in the group' so adding Zach definitely improves our program." Mains will be joining NCAA DII All-American Austin Steagall, newly arrived Clemson grad Roland Hakes (twice SC Gatorade Runner of the year in high school) and soon-to-arrive Eduardo Garcia. Garcia was the 2015 SEC champion at 10,000 meters while competing for top NCAA program University of Florida. 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, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots and Cocoa Elite recovery products.  ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall is featured in Cocoa Elite's "In the Spotlight."
"Our latest candidate for our "In the Spotlight" is Austin Steagall. Read more about this driven athlete: http://ow.ly/vefb30iyGK5" We have also included the interview (without the pics) on our Athlete Blog page. ASICS GTC-ELITE is a proud partner with Cocoa Elite and use their products to aid in the recovery process following our training sessions. They also have products to enhance endurance before longer training sessions. The company produces recovery and cardiovascular enhancing products based on cocoa and the flavanol ingredient. Cocoa has captivated mankind and science with its exotic and complex properties. According to the company's research, "The daily use of flavanols found in cocoa have shown to have a positive effect on the cardiovascular system and blood circulation.**" Friends and supporters of ASICS GTC-ELITE can purchase Cocoa Elite products with a 10% discount by using the code "GTC-COCOA" on their website @: https://shop.cocoaelite.com/collections/allshop.cocoaelite.com/collections/all.  Austin Steagall ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall placed second in the men's 3,000 meters at the UCS Invitational meet in Winston-Salem, NC. After a slow first 1,000-meter split of 2:51, Steagall began to move up through the pack and passed 2K at 5:39. During the final kilometer around the non-banked 200-meter JDL Fast Track, he moved from fifth to second place behind former Naval Academy standout Lucas Stalnaker. Both runners increased their pace over the final 600 meters with Stalnaker holding off Steagall to win with a time of 8:22.31. Steagall's final time was 8:23.3 as he ran the final kilometer in 2:43.
Although the time was well off Steagall's personal best of 8:04, it was a good effort in a tactical race. "Of course we would have liked to have a faster time, but today's race plan was just to be competitive and not worry about the early pace, explained Coach Mike Caldwell. "We thought Austin competed well and put himself in position to win over the final kilometer. Lucas was just too strong today and responded well to Austin's charge over the final 200." 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, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots and Cocoa Elite recovery products. |
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