Friday, November 19, 2010

Junior Olympics in Rhode Island

It was a great day for the junior Elm City Track Club runners at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross-Country New Englands. The girls' team placed 7th out of 11 teams, led by Emily Zwierzchowski in 33rd place. In the boys race, Jonathan Nelligan placed an impressive 10th overall, Jonathan Allard was 25th, and Daniel Rodden finished 30th. Both Jonathan Nelligan and Jonathan Allard qualified for this weekend's Region 1 Championship on 11/21, in Burrillville, RI. Good luck boys!! Stay tuned for more youth running opportunities.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Junior Olympic Team Named

The Elm City Track Club is proud to announce its' entry into the 2010 New England Junior Olympic Cross-Country Championships on November 14th, 2010. The following eleven individuals have been working hard after a great middle school season and will be representing the ECTC in Rhode Island:

Rebecca Freitas, Emily Zwierzchowski, Jami Van Wezel, Catherine Sullivan, Kirsten Nichols, Lauren Emineth, Emma Hoffman, Daniel Rodden, Jonathan Allard, Chris Droppa, and Jonathan Nelligan.

Good luck to the first ever Elm City Track Club team at Junior Olympics! Results to follow.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Reach The Beach


Elm City Track Club placed 202/430 teams at the 2010 Reach the Beach Relay on September 17 & 18th. The 206 mile race was completed by the team in 29 hrs. and 13 minutes. Congratulations to Erik Kress, Johanna Kress, John Shea, Guy Harrington, Eric Matte, Tim Stebbins, Scott Giza, Liz Giza, Matt Gallagher, and the tank, Christian Battaglia. It was a fun filled weekend of running, suffering, and most important, camaraderie.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Family Fun Run Dates

The final three family fun runs are scheduled for: 8/4/2010, 8/11/2010 , 8/18/2010. Spread the word to family and friends. Maybe even the 'Keenyans' can grace us with their presence and include the open mile and 1/2 mile as part of their Wednesday workout...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Thunderstorms cancel 7/21 fun run

Sorry folks, but tonight is a no go due to the severe thunderstorm watch for Keene, NH. See you in two weeks.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Family Fun Run: 7/11/10

Well it was truly a family fun run because it was only the Kress Family tonight. See results on page link to the right. Erik, Noah, Johanna, and Sawyer in the jogger broke in the new course. Next Wednesday, the ECTC is looking for more people to come and enjoy this event. Watermelon and water to follow what could be a great workout. Let's GO Keene!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Family Fun Runs Scheduled

While the track at Keene High will be under construction this summer once again, the Elm City TC Family Fun Runs will take to the trails. Beginning next Wednesday, July 14th, the ECTC will be hosting an open one mile trail fun run, with a 1/2 mile and 1/4 mile kid's trail run in Ladies' Wildwood Park adjacent to Keene High School. The fun runs will begin at 6:00 and will conclude with watermelon, water, and results. Cost for non-members will be $2.00, members of the ECTC will be free. The fun run will begin behind Keene High School in the parking lot of Scripture Field, registration and course preview will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Track & Field Camp

The Elm City TC is off and running with our youth track & field camp this week. We have 30 athletes ranging from 4th to 10 grade and are surviving the blazing heat and humidity!

We still have openings for our cross-country camp that will take place August 9-13th. Email Erik if you are interested in more information (ekress@sau29.org).