We have a couple options for rides this weekend. Lisa Mangino will be leading a 3 hr ride that will depart 14th St. Pier at 7am on Saturday. RJ Boergers will be leading a ride to Piermont (~50mi) on Sunday that will depart the 14th St. Pier at 8am. Please note that the Tuesday AM rides have been cancelled for the remainder of the year. If you are riding with the group on Thursday mornings, blinking lights are mandatory for your safety. Happy Training!
Category: run
Weekly News Update 9/6
GCTri rocked the podium again last weekend. At the Lake George Triathlon: Kevin Portmann (2nd OA, 1st AG), Nicole Ogrosso (4th OA female, 1st AG), Carsten Hansen (24th OA, 5th AG). Good luck to our team members racing Shoreman, Toughman, Gran Fondo NJ, NY Aquarium Triple Dip and any other races this weekend.
GCTri Takes 2nd Place in TriClub Challenge at IRONMAN 70.3 Timberman
GCTri strikes again! The very talented crew of club members racing IRONMAN 70.3 Timberman earned another team podium finish in the TriClub challenge. The team took 2nd place competing in Division III (teams with 100-150 members) of the IRONMAN TriClub Challenge. Congratulations on your hard work! You really make us proud!
Weekly Update 8/30
GCTri extends a warm welcome to our newest members: Emily Latimer, Kristen Mulgrew, Patrick Hammond, & Eric Boden. We hope to see you out at the group workouts, socials and races soon!
We had some incredible performances by GCTri club members this past weekend. Huge congrats to Matt Bach for qualifying for IRONMAN World Championships in Kona with his 1st AG performance (9:42) at IRONMAN Louisville. We also had: At IRONMAN Canada: Glenn Hartrick (10:06), Rev3 Maine: Mike D’Imperio (6:01), Park City Mossman Olympic: Mike Frank (2:24), TriRock Asbury Park: Nicole Ogrosso (1:01 – 1st OA Female), Jenny Zarzuela & Heather Cameron teamed up in the relay (1:10 – 3rd Relay), Carlos Buenano (1:10), John Argueta (1:23), Danielle Rossi (1:34).
Good luck to our team members racing Lake George Triathlon and any other races this weekend. Have a blast, and race fast!
It’s the holiday weekend so many of our ride leaders are away. We have a couple of individuals considering leading rides on Monday. Keep an eye on the club Facebook page or the club calendar on the website for ride options. Also, for your safety, we are mandating that you have blinking lights for the weekday morning rides. Happy Training!
Weekly News Update 8/23
GCTri rocked the racing circuit again last week! Congrats to all of our team members who raced: At the West Point Triathlon Kevin Portmann took 2nd Overall; at War at the Shore short course we had: Glenn Hartrick 1st OA (51:00), Dave Calabrese (1st AG, 56:00), Nicole Ogrosso (2nd OA female, 1:00), Brad Roberts (3rd AG, 1:04), Lauren Wiest (1st AG, 1:05), Roberto Scarpati (2nd Div, 1:08), Kristen Mulgrew (2nd AG, 1:10), Sara Press (4th AG, 1:14), Jenny Zarzuela (2nd Div, 1:26); at War at the Shore Long Course we had: Raphael Zagury (5th OA, 2nd AG – 1:39), Mike Satz (4th AG, 1:44); at Timberman Sprint, Dave Cruz took 4th OA, 1st AG- 1:07); at IRONMAN Timberman 70.3 we had: Cristian Gonzalez (4:34 – earning a spot at 70.3 World Championships), Carsten Hansen (4:53), RJ Boergers (5:15), Derek Barnes (5:24), Jared Manks (5:29), Jim Englert (5:42), Nicci Schock (5:45), Lisa Mangino (6:11), Rebecca Gauthier (6:40). Congratulations to Eva Kovacs for finishing IRONMAN Mont Tremblant (14:33) – You are an IRONMAN…for the 22nd time! Remember to keep sharing your results with us on the website – http://www.gctri.org/race-results/submit-results/
Good luck to our team members racing IRONMAN Canada, IRONMAN Louisville, Rev3 Maine, Park City Mossman, TriRock Asbury Park, and any other races this weekend. Have a blast, and race fast!
We have a couple options for rides this weekend: On Saturday, Kristine Papamichael will be leading a drop ride to State Line or possibly Nyack that will depart the 14th St. Pier at 9am SHARP! On Sunday, Andrew Corcione and RJ Boergers will be leading a 50-60mi ride that will depart 14th st. pier at 8:00am. For full details on available training opportunities, check out the club calendar on the webpage – http://www.gctri.org/race-calendar/ Happy Training!
Weekly News Update 8/16
It was another great weekend of racing for GCTri members. Congratulations to our team members who competed at Age Group Nationals – Olympic distance: Nicole Ogrosso (2:29), Gabby Czernik (2:21) & Jamie Brabston (2:22). Congrats to our other racers: At the Presidential Lakes Olympic Triathlon we had Joe Borghoff (2:48); Dave Pietrangelo took 3rd Overall (1:00) at the Staten Island Triathlon. Congratulations to Jersey City Mayor and GCTri member Steve Fulop for winning the Belmar Chase Celebrity 5K. By winning the race, Fulop earned $2,500 for the Jersey City Recreation Department. Remember to keep sharing your results with us on the website – http://www.gctri.org/race-results/submit-results/
Good luck to our team members racing War at the Shore, Timberman 70.3, and any other races this weekend.
On Saturday, Andrew Corcione will be leading a 50-60mi ride that will depart 14th st. pier at 8:00am. For full details on available training opportunities, check out the club calendar on the webpage – http://www.gctri.org/race-calendar/ Happy Training!
Weekly News Update 8/9
GCTri extends a warm welcome to our newest members: John Callahan, Pam Harinstein, Mark Tsigounis, Rebecca Gauthier, Roberto Scarpati & Sydney Hattan. We hope to see you out at the group workouts, socials and races soon!
Congratulations to GCTri members who competed at the Jersey Girl Triathlon: Dani Rossi (1:30), Jenny Zarzuela (1:26). Remember to keep sharing your results with us on the website – http://www.gctri.org/race-results/submit-results/
Good luck to Nicole Ogrosso, Jamie Brabston, & Gabby Czernik at Age Group Nationals in Milwaukee. Congrats to our other team members who qualified but unfortunately weren’t able to make the trip to compete. Good luck to those racing the Belmar 1mi OWS, Staten Island Sprint Tri and any other races this weekend.
This weekend we have a couple options for rides: On Saturday RJ will be leading a 60mi ride (~18mph avg) to Nyack that will leave the 14th St. Pier at 7am. On Sunday John Argueta will be leading a 40 mile (Newbie friendly ~14-16mph avg) ride that will depart from Weehawken Track at 7am. Please note that we have removed some of the group training sessions due to low attendance (Wed Evening Track, Thurs Evening Tempo Run, Sunday Morning Long Run). For full details on available training opportunities, check out the club calendar on the webpage – http://www.gctri.org/race-calendar/ Happy Training!
