Category: run

Happy Hour

The best…er…most fun way to replace all those carbs, fluids and vitamins from the Saturday ride/race is by imbibing a liter (or two) of some fine german lagers (or if you’re like lance armstrong michelob ultra), chomp on a kraut covered bratwurst and relax on the outdoor picnic-table seating with Andrew C and your favorite training partners at the Zepplin Hall Beer Garden in Jersey City.   Never been?  We have you covered: http://www.zeppelinhall.com/location/.

Weekly Newsletter

Congrats to everyone who raced this past weekend.  We had two PR’s by Reggie and Will at the Superhero Half Marathon in Morristown with Andrew Corcione, Kristen Sykes, Mike D, Nicci and all of Mike’s first timers putting in great performances as well.  We even had a great outfit with Svenja going all dressed up as the Caped Gotham Girl!  Congrats also to Steve Su for an awesome first ever race at the Pier to Pier Duathlon!  Finally, congrats to Scott Duprex for taking 5th at the Jersey Shore Kickoff Triathlon.  Don’t forget to support all the Jersey Shore Multisport races.  They are great for beginners and the experienced and very close.  Find them all at jsmultisport.com.
This weekend is a huge weekend of racing for everyone at GC Tri.  Good luck to those racing at Black Bear, Pinelands, Columbia, Doc Sok, and everywhere else.  Don’t forget to send in your results.  GC Tri is having a great start to the season so let’s keep it going!
If you have photos from any of your races, please send them in to .

Happy Training,

GC Tri

Thursday Night Track Workout

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Runners,

We have some people racing this weekend so I have created 2 options for the run workout this evening. I am out of town for work so will not be there. Email me if you have any questions.

MEET: 7:30pm @ 11th and Park

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WARM-UP: Jog to track, stretch, strides

MAIN SET:
TEMPO RUNS increase the duration you’re able to sustain a relatively high running pace and increase the speed you’re able to maintain for a long time.
SPEED INTERVALS increase stride power and efficiency.  They are not full sprints; rather, they should be performed at the fastest pace you can maintain through the end of the last interval without slowing down.

SHORTER FOCUS WORKOUT
8 x 400 on 30-seconds rest
Breakdown each 400 to the following…Hard 200 – EZ 100 – Hard 100
**You don’t have to sprint the hard part. Focus on good form, quick turn-over, relaxed shoulders.

LONGER FOCUS WORKOUT:
2 x 1600m @ 10k pace on 60-seconds rest
8 x 100 = hard 100 – EZ 100 jog, repeat

COOL DOWN: Jog home
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APPROX. TOTAL DISTANCE: 5 – 7 miles
APPROX. TOTAL TIME: 60 minutes

Tuesday Morning Track

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Hi everyone,
Sorry for the late email about tomorrow. We have had some pretty intense weeks on the track so we are going to pull back a bit this week. Our plan is to step down the intensity every 4 weeks to recover while still doing speed work. So here is this week’s workout:
Warmup: Jog to track, 2 laps drills + strides
Set 1: 1 x 800 @ 10K pace, 30s standing rest after set
Set 2:  2 x (100-200-300-400-300-200-100) @ 5K pace,15s b/w intervals, 60s b/w sets
Cool down: Jog back to Hoboken
Meet at 9th & Park at 6:15am to jog to the track or you can meet us at the track on River Rd. in Weehawken for a 6:30am start. We’ll be back in Hoboken by 7:15am. I won’t be there again this week but I’ve asked some people to take the lead.  Have a great workout!
–Michael & Nicole

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Hey Everyone,

Don’t forget this Sunday is the HoHa Classic run by our friends of the HoHa running club.  Check out this cool article with an interview of GC Tri member Jared Tootell!

http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2010/05/hoha_classic_spotlight_jared_t.html

Happy Training,

GC Tri

Weekly Newsletter

Hello All,
Congrats to those of you who suffered through the winds down at Devilman.  From what I’ve heard just surviving the bike was an accomplishment.  Mike D had a great first race along with a PR from Kara Strait.
This weekend Mike will be leading a group ride leaving the 14th St Ferry in Hoboken at 8 AM on Saturday.  On Sunday Nicole will be leading the ride leaving the 14th St Ferry in Hoboken at 8 AM.  All workouts are now being posted on our web site: www.gctri.org.  Check out all the new stuff we have going and if your Twitter fan, follow GCTriClub for great articles and updates on what’s going on in the club.
Good luck to everyone racing the Superhero Half Marathon or the HoHa Classic this Sunday!
Happy Training,

GC Tri