Results
http://njraces.com/results/2011-results/538-get-the-gorilla
Race Information
Click here to read the New Brunswick Patch article on the GTG 5k Race
Course Maps
Click above to view the 5k Course Map Click above to view the 8k Course Map
Are you ready?
Thank you for registering for the 2011 Get the Gorilla 5k! We hope you enjoy your experience at Buccleuch ("Bucc-Lew") Park, as it is a favorite among locals for its seventy-eight acres of rolling terrain beside the Raritan River. Being that we're expecting 500-600 people on Sunday, we have provided both course maps (attached) and information (below) to ensure an organized, efficient, fun experience!
Order of Events
8:30-9:45 Registration
10:00 5k & 8k Start
11:00 Costume Parade
11:30 Kiddie Race
11:45 Presentation of Medals & Team Trophies
Registration
The Pavilion ("P") is where you pick up your bib number, get your t-shirt, enjoy food and drinks afterward, enjoy the costume & centipede contest, and dance to our DJ.
Please provide your "Essays 4 Equipment" donation at the registration table to receive your discounted entry fee. Again, acceptable donations are any gently used/ used running equipment (shoes, spikes, race shirts, shorts, etc.) that we can donate to urban high school track teams that make requests via essay submissions.
5k Race/Walk
The 5k course is a little more than two loops around the gravel trail. There will be mile markers and volunteers on the course. While the trail is a good width across, please remember to "stay to the LEFT, pass on the RIGHT" - just like you would on a track. When you finish, grab some water and come back to the finish line if you'd like, as the men's elite 8k will be finishing between 25-28 minutes--- cheer them home! Age group medals (three deep in five year increments) will be presented during the awards ceremony.
Costume Contest
You don't have to run fast, but you have to RUN in your costume if you want to be eligible for the contest. You may partner with others to enter, yet your group will receive one check if selected. At 11:00, please congregate by the parking lot near the pavilion (CC on 5k map). You will parade into the pavilion for the costume judges, who will collectively decide on the top three. We will announce the winners during the awards ceremony, and you will receive your prize money ($200- 1st, $150- 2nd, $100- 3rd) right there on the spot!
Centipede Contest
Everything applies as the costume contest: run in your costume, congregate at 11:00, and winning centipede will be announced during awards ceremony. The difference: you three runners need to be adjoined in some fashion through the entire race. How you chose to be adjoined....that's up to you!
Elite Women 5k Race
Please go to the purple elite hospitality tent to obtain your race number, pins, etc. from GSTC Head Coach Chris Tafelski. There will be food and drink there for you after the race. Your course is the same as the open 5k, which is about 85% spike friendly. We will present the top five with special medals and team champions with a trophy during the awards ceremony. Prize money for the top three ($200, $150, $100) will also be presented during this ceremony.
Elite Men 8k Race
Please go to the purple elite hospitality tent to obtain your race number, pins, etc. from GSTC Head Coach Chris Tafelski. There will be food and drink there for you after the race. Your race will be a little over three laps around the park, and there are three moments (marked by circled dots on 8k map) where your course steers differently than the 5k course. The course will be well-covered with mile markers and volunteers directing traffic. Also, runners in the open race are being directed to "stay to the LEFT, pass on the RIGHT," so you should be able to pass folks on the RIGHT side of the trail if needed.
Please note that your third loop is shorter than the first two. When you get to the star on your third lap (see map), you make a right and follow the solid line (the gravel trail) to the finish line. The 8k course is about 95% spike friendly, excluding a few moments of crossing a narrow street. Top five medals, team trophies, and prize money will be presented during the awards ceremony.
Kiddie Race
Please bring your lil' ones to the common finish line around 11:30. We will have a short race (around 400m) and provide ribbons to all that participate!
Bathrooms
The main bathroom is near the pavillion and marked with a "B." There will also be a portajohn available closer to the pavilion.
Directions
Use the address in your GPS: 321 Easton Avenue New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901.
Here is a helpful link, thanks to Rutgers University:
http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~rchfh/Directions_Buccleuch_Park.pdf
Parking
You may park on both sides of the shaded streets on the course maps. However, please do block the race by parking in the three small spots where the race travels through the street. We will have cones there.
CPTC, GSTC Announce Elite Field @ GTG 5k
New Brunswick, NJ- This Sunday, November 13, the reigning Club National Track Champions, the Central Park Track Club-New Balance (CPTC), will come to the banks of the Old Raritan to square off against the upstarts the Garden State Track Club (GSTC) in New Brunswick’s Buccleuch Park. The teams have announced their elite line-ups for the inaugural “NY vs NJ” cross country dual meet that will be held in conjunction with the Get the Gorilla 5k. The elite dual meet and the Get the Gorilla 5k will start at 10:00am.
All runners will receive discounted registration for bringing in gently used running equipment for the GSTC’s “Essays 4 Equipment” community outreach program.
There is $1500 in prize money, including $600 for a costume contest and centipede contest for participants in the open 5k race. Medals will go to the top five finishers in the elite race and the top three in five-year age groups for the open race. Team trophies will be awarded to the winning elite teams.
In the men’s elite 8k race, the CPTC, dressed in orange, will be led by a strong trio: Gregg Cantwell (14:46/ Delaware), John Kenworthy (25:08/Sacred Heart), and Carlos Jamieson (14:08/American). Matt Lacey (14:32/Tufts), Stan Berkow (15:11/Bowdoin), Brendan Rickert (15:27/Sacred Heart), Ross Weller (15:31/Swarthmore), and former Hoya All-American middle-distance star Jonevan Hornsby (26:08/Georgetown) round out the orange's top eight, a group that took 4th at the Mayor’s Cup in Boston on 10/23.
The GSTC, wearing gold & black, will be led by 2011 USATF 10,000m club national champion Jeff Perrella (14:22/Yale). He is flanked by teammates Chris Heibell (14:40/Loyola), James Grimes (14:24/Georgetown), Adin Mickle (15:07/Temple), and Mark Del Monaco (69:24/La Salle). Mike Dixon (52:22/2:27), the 2010 NJ-USATF XC Champion, and Tim Morgan (14:35/St. Thomas Aquinas), the 2010 NJ-USATF 8k XC Champion, fill out the GSTC-Elite squad that recently put 11 runners in the top 13 at the NJ-USATF XC 5k Championships.
The CPTC bring a very strong group across the Hudson for the 5K women’s race. Cat Beck (16:41/Tufts) will lead the charge, along with sub-18:00 teammates Stephanie Herrick (17:56/TCNJ), Kristan Dietz (36:55/Lafayette), and Christina Argueta (17:36/Bowdoin). Sarah Schillaci (18:27/Carleton), Bevin Peters (18:05/Yale), Lauren Carter (39:12/RPI), and Denise Mazzeo (18:22/ Fordham Law) round out the talented group who placed 3rd at the Mayor’s Cup in Boston, MA in late October.
Janine Brown (16:44/Oklahoma State) and Cheyenne Ogletree (4:51/ Rutgers) will be the 1-2 punch up front for the host GSTC. Megan Patterson (17:56/ FDU), Claire Tafelski (18:56/Rutgers), and Meghan O’Toole (18:49/Rutgers) complete the team’s top five.
For more information, visit http://www.gardenstatetc.org/5k/gorilla.html or contact the meet director at gardenstatetrackclub@gmail.com.
The Introduction GTG @ 11.13.11
Get the Gorilla 5k is one of the most unique races on the East Coast. Hosted by the Garden State Track Club, it will be at historic Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick. Between a costume contest for contestants, a kids’ race, prize money for the top three men and women, the East Coast introduction to the Human Centipede, and a running gorilla…how can you go wrong?
The Costume Contest Prize Money: 1st - $200, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $100
To be eligible for the Costume Contest, you must complete the race in costume. Afterward, there will be a contest parade where a panel of judges, looking for creativity and originality, will select the three winners. You may enter the contest as an individual or as a group; there is no limit to the number in your group.
The Centipede Contest Prize Money: 1st - $150
To be eligible for the Centipede Contest, you must complete the race adjoined to two other runners in costume. Afterward, there will be a Centipede Parade where a panel of judges, looking for creativity and originality, will decide the winning team.
The Speedsters Prize Money: 1st - $200, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $100
The top three men and top three women will be awarded prize money for their fleet-footed efforts.
The Gorilla
There will be a gorilla in the race. Beat the gorilla.
The Medals Top 3 in 5 Year Age Groups
The top three in five year age groups will win gorilla medals. These include male and female categories 18 and under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and up.
The Cost $20 Pre-Registration, $30 Post-Registration
Rutgers students pay $10, unless they bring in an E4E donation—then they race for FREE. All other participants get a $5 reduction for an E4E donation!
The Charity Essays 4 Equipment (E4E)
E4E is a program that provides resources for low-income youth runners to be successful. The GSTC has partnered with numerous high school track/cross country programs in Newark, Camden, and Trenton. When student-athletes need shorts, trainers, spikes, or sports bras, they write an essay explaining their need, and the E4E Committee responds appropriately.
The Schedule
8:00am Registration Begins
10:00am 5k Race Start
11:00am Kids Race
11:15am Costume & Centipede Parade
11:30am Awards Ceremony
