Weitzel Places 12th at USATF 10K Road Championships in The Great Cow Harbor Run

Jason Weitzel (striped singlet) at 5K in Great Cow Harbor 10K

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ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel ran 29:40 to place 12th in the 2022 USATF 10K Road Championships on Saturday morning at the 45th running of the Great Cow Harbor Run in Northport, NY. It was his first venture to this historic race on New York's Long Island, which features a hilly and challenging route through the picturesque village with the finish overlooking the quaint harbor. 

Jason ran with a contingent of Hansons Brooks ODP runners as he passed 5K in 14:54 while in 14th place. He covered the final 5K in 14:45, finishing within a group of five between 29:29 and 29:43. He was only five seconds out of the top ten.

​Jason's time was the fastest for an ASICS GTC-ELITE athlete at the Great Cow Harbor 10K.

ASICS GTC-ELITE men's top performances at the Great Cow Harbor 10K

1. ​29:40 - Jason Weitzel, 12th (2022) *USATF 10K Champs
2. 29:49 - Adam Freudenthal, 6th (2014)
3. 30:16 - Mark Leininger, 6th (2016)
4. 30:16 - Eddie Garcia, 9th (2018)
5. 30:47 - Mark Leininger, 6th (2015)
6. 30:52 - Victor Pataky, 11th (2019)
7. 31:02 - Adam Freudenthal, 8th (2013)
8. 31:15 - Tyler Morse, 13th (2017)
9. 31:16 - Austin Steagall, 9th (2016)
10. 31:27 - Victor Pataky, 15th (2018)

ASICS Greenville Track Club-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 and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. ASICS GTC-ELITE also produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year. 

​The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 50-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), 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 Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.​