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1 In this issue: President's Note Upcoming Events GVH Team Workout/Party Fill the Bus GVH Clothing Change of Venue for Workouts GVH 2017 Accomplishments Membership View this in your browser President s Note GVH, It s time to saddle up and gallop through our fields of play this Fall! We hope you are ready to rumble over hill and over dale and down the dusty/muddy trail! Whether it be the rolling green pastures of Lexington this December, the Parks of Boston and PGXC, or the macadam streets of NYC, we are pumped to see what our club can do together. Come partake and enjoy this great sport and our unique GVH camaraderie!! Spread the word, GVH is on the prowl and hungry for more

2 podiums!! I also want to say a special thank you to all those that have joined us once again or maybe even for the first time. We appreciate your eager volunteerism to help us prosper. Whether it be financially or with sweat equity, together we are building a venerable tradition. I wanted to take a second and explain why I think membership and volunteerism is so important. We may even be asking ourselves, Why do we need to pay dues? What do I get for my money? There are several key reasons. Simply put, GVH relies heavily on club dues and the volunteer spirit of each club member to exist. People all over the country continually ask us, How do you guys do what you do? We routinely are the largest contingent at every National Championship! We ve taken over 50 runners to Clubs for the last 10 years+. They are dumbfounded given the size of our market. I love this comparison. Atlanta Track Club has 21,000+ members. Dues are similar. Now, add up the number of podiums and championships we have had over our history versus them. It s staggering!! So how does this work? You may not realize this but GVH annually pours out over $50,000 to send our athletes to various local, regional, and national championships. Club XC Nationals alone typically costs over $20K. We are only able to do this because of club dues, money raised at our events (hence the call for volunteerism), sponsorships/donations (Note: Here s a reminder that GVH is a 501c3 entity and your donations are tax deductible!), and team prize money won at these meets. Without each one of you giving of yourselves, the club cannot continue to lead the pack. On top of that we have dedicated coaching available to each and every one of you and this does not come for free. Nor does our support for our Olympic Development Program, which saw our first qualifiers in 2016! Lastly, per USATF, we have to have insurance (not cheap) and without your signed membership, you are not covered. That includes practices. Bottom-line, we take great pride in what we have built from nothing. By each one of us pitching in a little (yes, even the president pays dues), we are reaping a

3 HUGE harvest. So, that is why we ask you to contribute and to take pride in being a part-owner in the business. For over 20 years the model has worked and it represents the best of GVH. Pride and Passion in what we do. Now let s go out there and own it! Giddy up!! Dave Bischoff, GVH President Join GVH online or join with paper form. Also, check volunteer opportunities at events listed below. Donate here or with a check to GVH. What's Up Next for GVH Members? Innovative Edge XC Race Series - August 2, 9, 23, 30 It s almost Cross Country time! Come out to Cobbs Hill Park and join us for some great XC races in August. Kids races start at 6 pm and at 6:30 the 5k XC race starts. Run or volunteer for all or any! More information is available at our website. Registration is online at RunSignup Contact Colleen Magnussen or Caroline Bucci to volunteer for this event. USATF Niagara Open and Masters 5k Championships - August 12 Find more information on the Bergen 5k race here. GVH will form teams for this fast and important race. It s a great race for a PR run. Register here and let your team Captain know if you Not sure who your Captain is.. contact Coach Reif. Rochester Mile - August 19 Top runners will be competing under the lights for big prize money, during the ROC Criterium. Here are the qualifying times for entrants. Registration info is here.

4 USATF National Masters Road Mile Championships, Flint Michigan - Friday, Aug. 25 We need individuals to field competitive teams and this is a great opportunity to move our Masters teams onto the USATF Grand Prix charts. We leave on Friday morning (Thursday evening?), travel for about a 6 hour journey that takes us through Canada and then race the road mile in Flint. We ve had great success at this event and we d love to see more Masters runners participate. We ll cover at least the entry fee and one night in a hotel. Saturday morning is the infamous CRIMM 10 mile road race which many of us love to do as well. Let your team Captain know of your interest. GVH will handle registrations and make hotel arrangements. Pete Glavin XC Series - September 10 - November 12 Come run one or all five of the best Cross Country races in Upstate NY for Open and Masters runners. More information can be found here. Register here. Volunteers are needed for race day registration. Help out and then race or better yet, bring a friend, partner to help out. Contact Mike Nier. Highlander Cycle Tour - Bristol - Saturday 16 GVH provides volunteers in exchange for team financial support at this fun event. Volunteers should contact Dave Bischoff. McQuaid Invitational Concessions - September 30 GVH will once again provide "cheap eats" at the McQuaid Invitational. Many GVH volunteers are needed to make this operation work. Enjoy the races before or after your shift. Contact Colleen Magnussen or Jill Gordon to volunteer. Boston Mayors Cup - October 22 Race information can be found here. GVH will send Open Teams. Be in touch with your Captain about your participation.

5 USATF 5K Champs, NYC - November 4 Race information and qualifying times can be found here. GVH will send qualified Open runners. Be in touch with your Captain about your participation. GVH Annual Fall Party Tuesday, September 12, pm until whenever Where: Coach Reif's 65 Steele Road, Perinton Cell #: Coach Mike Reif Agenda: 5 pm - 6 pm: Arrival hang out, warm-up on trails/roads 6 pm - 7 pm: Trail or road workout 7 pm - 7:30 Freshen up, hors d'oeuvres and refreshments, Separate guys and gals changing rooms 7:30-8:15 Dinner even if you don t run 8:15-8:45 Brief team meeting 8:45 - Social Time Meet new and old members. Come one, come all, bring a friend, new recruit or significant other. We provide the main course and we ask you to provide things to supplement with hors d'oeuvres, desserts, beer and your favorite wine too. Our place is open till the last man and woman stands... If you plan to come YOU MUST RSVP by Monday night September 11th to me. Send me an now and let me know if you can bring something, what it might be and how many people: Coach Mike Reif We are located one mile north of Eastview Mall off Turk Hill Road. One half mile south of Casa Larga Vineyard. Third driveway on the right on Steele.

6 Parking is available on the property, at our neighbors (53 Steele) or on the road Fill the Bus Campaign This year s USATF 10K Cross Country Club Nationals will be in Lexington, KY, on December 9. GVH is chartering a bus to take us to Lexington. We'll be leaving Thursday late afternoon and returning Sunday. Club will pay your entry and 3 nights hotel. The cost is $50 per person, with the club paying the balance. First come, first served. The bus holds 56. Reserve your seat by contacting Dave Bischoff. He will begin collecting your money at the team party.

7 GVH Clothing We have new jackets! The club is standardizing on Storm Creek jackets with removable sleeves. The jackets are black with the GVH logo on front and back, along with your name on the front. We urge all members to purchase one. This is especially important to establish a team presence as we travel to major events. Should you need assistance in purchasing one, contact Coach. See another image of Women's or Men's vest on company's website. Also available is a new water resistant hooded jacket in maroon for inclement weather. Many of our athletes will also be sporting these. Find the complete order form here or on the GVH website under "Other Resources." Orders are due by August 8, to insure delivery for the fall season.

8 GVH Workouts Move to the Parks On Tuesday, August 29, we will move team workouts to Cobbs Hill Park. Thursdays will be at Genesee Valley Park, beginning August 31. GVH 2017 Race Results and Photos

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12 Just some of the GVH Champions for 2017 are shown above: Kathryn Potter, Gary Radford, Ben James, Olga Huber, Tony Gingello, Masters Women's team (Heather Webster, Tracey Vannatta, Wakenda Tyler), Jim May, Omar Boulama (Only some races results are listed here. Sorry if we missed you.) NYC Half Marathon - March 19 - Tim Chichester was on a roll running a swift 1:06:00 to take 8th American, 23rd place, only two places behind Meb Keflezighi. Open Mens Team Captain Matt Pierce ran a speedy 1:10 for 49th place. A great race for both. USATF National Masters Indoor Championships - March Winning national titles were Genesee Valley Harriers teammates Ben James (Honeoye Falls, NY) and Gary Radford (Cicero, NY). Both competed in the men s division. James, 60, captured the 400m running 56.79; His time was just 1.11 seconds off the American record held by masters hall of famer Bill Collins. Additionally, his time scored 93.11% on the masters age-graded tables (above 90% is classified as world class ) and converts to for an open athlete s performance. Gary Radford, who two weeks earlier won the National cross country title in Bend, OR, captured the 1 mile in a time of 5: GVH member Timothy Riccardi, 58, of Marietta, (M50), was 4th in the 3000m, and 9th in the 1 mile run. Cherry Blossom 10 mile (WDC) - April 2nd - Kathryn Potter ran a very fast time of 58:04 to take the 8th place American and nice $$ winnings. She was joined by a fast GVH crew of women including: Danielle Groff, Donna Langerfeld, and Leila

13 Mantilla. Super race by all. Boston Marathon - April 17 Tim Chichester ran into blister issues (and a Medical tent) late in the race but still managed a pretty fast 2:30.1 marathon on a hot, humid day to lead the GVH contingent of over a dozen finishers. Open Team Captain Matt Pierce was on a similar pace however hit the wall at mile 24 and had to drop out. Tim Dwyer, 3:05; Danielle Groff, 3:09; James Brennan 3:22, Mike Nier, 3:23; Andrew Bucci 3:26; Carol Bischoff, 3:44; Kevin Clinefelter 3:49, Holly Savage 3:51.24; Audra Naujokas-Knapp, 3:58; Jack Kasperski, 4:00.33; Coach Reif 4:11.24 for his 50th Anniversary run; Colleen Magnussen 4:12; Allison Sawyer 4:15.43; Cindy Ingalls Virginia Beach - USATF National Masters 8K Championships Open Women Ashley Nevol 1st Place Overall 27 28:46 W40-45 Melissa Senall 3rd pl AG Fairport 45 43:58 W rd Place Team Kathleen Hayden 2nd pl AG Rochester 51 32:04 Carol Bischoff Victor 52 34:39 Maureen Bischoff Fairport 51 37:06 Colleen Magnussen Geneseo 56 37:50 Gail Geiger Caledonia 53 41:45 W rd place Sharon Moore Rochester 62 39:25 Cindy Ingalls 3rd pl AG Pittsford 65 41:34 Jeanne Herrick Pittsford 65 43;03 M nd place team Mike Nier Rochester 52 28:34

14 Dale Flanders Allegany 51 28:44 John VanKerkhove 1 pl AG Rochester 55 29:06 David Bischoff Fairport 55 31:21 Mike Sayers Brockport 58 33:59 M th Place team Gary Radford Cicero 60 30:17 Kevin Clinefelter Rochester 61 30:59 Jim May 1st pl AG Williamson 70 35:01 Bill Beyerbach Rochester 61 35:59 M th place team - B team Michael Reif Victor 68 37:21 Mitch Moore Rochester 62 37:34 Gary Sterber Pittsford 65 42:56 Tony Gingello wins USATF National Title in 10k and Leads Ultra Vets to Championship as do the Masters Women! GVH Teams scored exceedingly well! On Sunday April 30 a large contingent of GVH Masters scored exceedingly well due to many great individual and team performances. Gingello won his first National Championship in his new age group (70-74) by passing Paul Carlin of Michigan in the final 400 meters. Two months earlier Jim May did the same at the Virginia Beach 8k Championships. Thanks to Jim Mays gutsy finish on an injured achilles tendon the team also won the team title. Here are the individual and team results. Team scores based on time of top three/team. Missy Senall and Gail Geiger journeyed with the intent to run but were unable to however, they gave great support to their respective teams. USATF National 10k - Dedham, MA results: Men th place team 1:50:15 (36:45) ================================================== 1 36:07 Josh Harter Avon NY 2 36:11 Tim Rieth Rochester NY 3 37:57 Tim Reetz Penfield NY

15 Men nd place team. 1:49:05 (36:22) ================================================== 1 35:49 Mike Nier Rochester NY 2 35:59 Alan Evans Beaver Dams NY 3 37:17 Dale Flanders Allegany NY 4 ( 37:46) John Van Kerkhove, Rochester 5 ( 37:48) Theodor Schnaufer Syracuse NY Men rd place team 2:00:47(40:16) ================================================== 1 38:44 Gary Radford Cicero NY 2 39:54 Kevin Clinefelter Rochester NY 3 42:09 Bill Beyerbach Rochester NY 4 ( 46:19) Mitch Moore Rochester NY 5. ( 46:30) Michael Reif Victor NY Men st Place team 2:21:30 ( 47:10) ================================================== 1 44:55 Tony Gingello Rochester NY 2 48:13 Liam Finnigan Farmington NY 3 48:22 Jim May Williamson NY Women st Place team 2:03:24 (41:08) ================================================== 1 38:34 Heather Webster Honeoye Falls NY 2 40:46 Wakenda Tyler Rochester NY 3 44:04 Tracey Vannatta Baldwinsville NY Women rd Place team 2:12:40 (44:14) ================================================== 1 41:45 Kathleen Hayden Rochester NY 2 44:09 Carol Bischoff Victor NY 3 46:4 Bonnie Lindblom Rochester NY

16 4 ( 47:43) Colleen Magnussen Geneseo NY Women nd Place team 2:39:22 ( 53:08) ================================================== 1 50:54 Sharon Moore Rochester NY 2 52:52 Cindy Ingalls Pittsford NY 3 55:36 Jeanne Herrick Pittsford NY Ontario Summit Trail Marathon and Half - May 20th - Tim Chichester demolished the half marathon course record en-route to a record in this very tough trail marathon. He won in 3:40 and Andrew Bucci took second in 4:28. The 2017 USATF Niagara 10 km Championships were held on Sunday May 21 as part of the Rochester Lilac Festival 10 km. Kathryn Potter, won the Open Womens division in 35:52 to win the race by 19 seconds. The GVH women's team won the open team title. The team of Kathryn Potter, Ashley Nevol, and Heather Webster and Rachel Cackett combined for a team time of 1:52:40. Omar Boulamia took 3rd in the Mens Championship with a time of 31:35. The Mens team took second with members: Omar Boulama, Matthew Pierce, Robert Hurlbut, Jonathan Pinney, David Hastings, Brian Hotchkiss and John Stephens Mississauga Marathon - Toronto - May Holly Reynolds ran a 3:28 to get her Boston Qualifier. Buffalo Marathon - May 28th Matt Pierce re-qualified for Boston 2018 with a comfortable 2:38 for 6th place. Also qualifying were Jason McElwain (JayMac) with a PR of 2:54., Tim Dwyer 3:16, Josef Mejido, 3:28.59; Phil Alesio 3:32 Section V HS State Qualifiers - June 3rd - at Penfield HS 3rd place 1600 m. Austin Strobel, Keshequa HS. 4:34.13 (PR) 2017 USATF 50 Mile Trail National Championship, June 4

17 Olga Huber won the Masters National title once again. We just help wind her up and off she goes punishing the rest of the field with a time of 10:52. Congratulations to the invincible Olga! GVH Women took 1st and 5th place to win Women s Freihofers 5k - Albany NY - June 3: GVH A Team: Kathryn Potter, 17:08; Trisha Byler, 17:37; Ashley Nevol, 17:54; Heather Webster 18:30 = 52:39 GVH B team: Donna Langerfeld, 18:34; Rachel Cackett, 18:48; Leila Mantilla 19:36 = 56:58 McMullen Mile - June 9th Omar Boulama took 3rd overall with a time of 4:13. Tim Rieth won the Masters Men s race in a time of 4:57. Mike Nier won the Masters age graded prize with a time of 5:06, 83% AG Full results here. 536 Race photos here. GVH s Medved 5K to Cure ALS - Sunday June 24th Omar Boulama won the race uncontested in a time of 15:03 Kathryn Potter was the second place female in a time of 17:16 Full results here. Utica Boilermaker 15K - July 9th Once again Tim Chichester led the GVH family placing as 6th American in a time of 47:46, Next was Jonathan Pinney with a fast 53:15; David Hastings 58: 30 Donna Langerfeld; Rachel Cackett 1: :58, Josie Cancilla-Spadafora 1:10, Mike Reif 1:11.30 (3rd 65-69), Jack Kasperski In the 5k Kathy Hayden took 3rd overall in a speedy 20:15. Gary Radford easily won his age group with a fast 18:43 JP Morgan Corporate Challenge - July 11 th at Frontier Field. Matt Pierce won for the second year in a row with a fast for the 3.5 mile course. Trisha Byler eeked out a.08 win over Ashley Nevol in the home stretch. Great finish and volunteer showing by all of GVH at the new Frontier Field venue.

18 USATF National Masters Track Championships Thursday, July 13, Monday, July 17, 2017 Baton Rouge, La. 1st Ben James M m National Champion for the umpteenth time. 2nd Dale Flanders M m 18: Great runner up title 2nd Timothy Riccardi M ,000m 42: Another runner up title! 3rd Dale Flanders M ,000m 39: th Tim Rieth M m 4:33.71 a PR! 8th Anthony Baker M m Hurdles 1: th Anthony Baker M m 1:11.03 Subaru 4 Mile Chase - July 11th Buffalo Omar Boulama ran a fast 19:43 to take 5th place overall and some nice cash. Kathryn Potter was the second American woman in 22:51 and earned $300. Melissa White Johnson (hangin' out with us at workouts) was the 3rd American in a time of 23:02 GVH 2017 Membership GVH membership runs for a calendar year, January 1 - December 31. The membership fee is $100/year, regardless of the time of year joined. Membership dues supply a large portion of the our annual budget but we count even more on the volunteer support we receive from our membership at the many events our club sponsors. We also rely on members to carry our club mission forward. Please renew your GVH membership for 2017 at your earliest convenience, if you have not already done so. Join online or join with paper form.

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