12/20/09
Results From the Preliminary Race Are Available
Results from the 11/8 Preliminary race in Amherst can be found on our Results page. The results are not totally accurate but are a good indicator. Times are not correct in some cases.
Announcements
A final course walkthrough Any remaining singlets and other Flash clothing ordered will be distributed at the race on Sunday by the Flash tent.
Emails were sent out on Tuesday to parents/runners with administrative issues- missing birth certificates or USATF membership numbers. A number of these issues are still outstanding. All issues must be resolved prior to the runner competing on Sunday. An additional follow-up will be sent out on 11/13. Contact Justin with any questions or concerns.
Team Pictures
Team pictures will be taken at this Sunday’s meet, and are scheduled to be taken 10 minutes prior to each race start time. Location will be communicated that day at the Flash tent. Runners should be in their singlets for the photo.
Course Walkthrough Scheduled for 11/14
For those that were unable to race at the farm this past Sunday, Coach Jan (and possibly other coaches) will be attending the walkthrough of the courses for Sat. 11/14 at 2-4pm. Please meet at 1:45p sharp. If you cannot make this time and still need to do a walkthrough, there are additional walkthroughs available on Sun. Nov. 11/15 - 9:00 for 3K and 11:30 for 4K/5K, but this is strongly not recommended as it will drain runners prior to their race. Please - do not go to the farm outside these timeframes! Directions to the race can be found on our Directions page.
Hotels for Maine
With the expectation that we will have some number of runners qualify to continue to the Regional Championship meet in Augusta on 11/22, hotel rooms have been reserved for Flash families. Information will be provided to qualifying runners/families on Sunday, so please make sure you speak to your coach, or Jan or Justin Platt before you leave the course.
11/12/09
Spike Swap at 11/5 Practice
As an annual tradition, we are looking to help match up spikes (racing shoes with metal "spikes" in them to increase traction) with runners. Given that spikes aren't worn too often and kids' feet grow so quickly, these shoes almost always outlast their original owner. The intent of the swap is to give your old, smaller pair to someone, and hopefully get a larger pair that will fit this season. The swap will take place at the 11/5 practice so please bring any outgrown pairs with you.
Reminder- USATF Signup Nov 1- Nov 4
2009 Membership to USATF is required to be eligible to compete at the New England Championships. Membership runs on a calendar-year basis, and expires on December 31. If you do not have a membership number or need to renew, do so between November 1 and November 4 and the membership will be valid for 2010 as well. Register at https://www.usatf.org/membership/application/index.asp. Please email Justin with the number by November 5.
Late Flash Registration
Signups for the 2009 Flash Cross Country season were held on Sunday, October 25. If you are interested in joining Flash and missed signups, please print out the four registration forms and bring to practice Saturday Oct. 31 at Livingston Park. Don't forget to bring a copy of the runner's birth certificate.
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Incomplete Registration
For those that have something outstanding from registration- missing birth certificate, not yet paid, missing forms, etc.- please bring to practice on Tuesday 10/27. There will be parent volunteers assisting at the start of practice.
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Special note regarding missing USATF number- if you are renewing your 2008 USATF membership, you can do so now through 11/4 and membership will extend through 2010. If you are creating a new membership or renewing via paper, you should wait until 11/1 through 11/4 to extend membership through 2010. In either case, email Coach Justin with the USATF membership number once completed. Justin MUST receive the USATF number on or before 11/4 to ensure enough time to process prior to the first competition race.
9/15/09
2009 XC Signups- Save the Date
Signups for the 2009 Cross Country season is October 25, 2009. More information on this, as well as a schedule of races and proactices, will be published shortly. Please check back!
Exeter High School 5K
If anyone is looking to run a 5K for a great cause, please reference the EXETER HIGH SCHOOL Kick’n Into Gear 5K Road Race. Helps sponsor the school's soccer team, which in turn keeps some Flash runners in top shape!
9/9/09
USATF Junior Olympics Track & Field
A small group of existing Flash runners are participating in the 2009 USATF T&F season.
6/13/09- Preliminary Meet, Amherst, NH
6/20/09- Association Meet, Fitchburg State College, MA
6/24/09
| Race | Date |
| 17th Annual Heartbreak Hill International Youth Race | 4/19/09 (Sunday) |
| LMS Raider Run 5k | 4/19/09 (Sunday) |
| Whale of a Race XC 5K and Fun Run | 4/25/09 (Saturday) |
| Foot Health 5K | 5/2/09 (Saturday) |
| Margaritas 5K | 5/3/09 (Sunday) |
| 6th Annual Miles for Mito 5K | 5/9/09 (Saturday) |
| Runners Alley/Redhook 5k Road Race/Healthwalk | 5/24/09 (Sunday) |
| 2009 Gate City Strider's Summer Trail Race 5k & 5m Series | 6/8-8/24/09 (Mondays) |
2009 Boston Marathon - Monday, April 20th
Best of luck to the Flash coaches and parents- as well as other family and friends- running the 113th Boston Marathon on Monday! Here’s some information if you’re planning on coming in to catch the race or the exposition.
- Just in! April 17th Boston Globe article with Coach Cathy, ahead of her first Boston Marathon run!
- There is a huge exposition at the Hynes Convention Center on Friday, Saturday and Sunday that is open to all- no need to be running the race. Find details and location at http://www.baa.org/BostonMarathon/Expo.asp
- For those coming in to watch the race live, there will be Flash families in various places along the course. If you're looking for a good location, the by the Newton City Hall is a good place. It's at the start of the famous hills- where the runners will need the cheers the most. Several Flash families are planning on being there. Be sure to calculate travel routes to navigate around the closed roads. Address of city hall is 1000 Commonwealth Avenue Newton, MA
- On race day, track runner progress at http://baa.org/. You can find runner bib numbers ahead of time at http://baa.org/2009/cf/Public/EntryLists.cfm
- Watch the 2009 Boston Marathon Live on WBZ-TV in Boston or Globally on UniversalSports.com
2008 Season Pictures
Pictures of the 2008 USATF Junior Olympic XC season are finally available online. Much thanks to all the parents, coaches and friends that provided these pictures! You can access them at http://picasaweb.google.com/GraniteStateFlash.
USATF Indoor T&F Championships
A team of 4 midget/youth boys was invited to compete in the 4x200M exhibition event at the USATF track and field indoor championship meet held in Boston. Competing against four other New England teams, Kevin, Cameron, Ben and Scott ran a nearly flawless relay to medal and finish 4th. Pictures can be found at http://plattracingphotography.shutterfly.com/usatftfindoorchampionships.
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Jack Collopy voted USATF New England Athlete of the Month!
GSF runner Jack Collopy has been voted USATF New England Athlete for the month of November 2008. Jack was selected by the New England USATF Board of Governors after his outstanding USATF Junior Olympic season culminating in his 3rd National Team Championship a few weeks ago in Virginia. Only a few Junior Olympic athletes have ever received this award. This is a huge honor and Jack will be honored at a ceremony next September in Boston. He joins other notables who have won this award including Russell Brown (Hanover H.S.-Stanford Univ.), Joanne Dow (Manchester-2008 US Olympian), Nate Jenkins (Univ. Lowell--7th in the 2008 US Olympic Marathon Trials) and Andrew Wheating (Kimball Union-Academy-Vermont-Univ. Oregon-one of the fastest 800 meter runners in the US) to name a few.
Read the official USATF-NE release.
4/24/09
2009 Boston Marathon - Monday, April 20th
Best of luck to the Flash coaches and parents- as well as other family and friends- running the 113th Boston Marathon on Monday! Here’s some information if you’re planning on coming in to catch the race or the exposition.
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Just in! April 17th Boston Globe article with Coach Cathy, ahead of her first Boston Marathon run!
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There is a huge exposition at the Hynes Convention Center on Friday, Saturday and Sunday that is open to all- no need to be running the race. Find details and location at http://www.baa.org/BostonMarathon/Expo.asp
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For those coming in to watch the race live, there will be Flash families in various places along the course. If you're looking for a good location, the by the Newton City Hall is a good place. It's at the start of the famous hills- where the runners will need the cheers the most. Several Flash families are planning on being there. Be sure to calculate travel routes to navigate around the closed roads. Address of city hall is 1000 Commonwealth Avenue Newton, MA
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On race day, track runner progress at http://baa.org/. You can find runner bib numbers ahead of time at http://baa.org/2009/cf/Public/EntryLists.cfm
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Watch the 2009 Boston Marathon Live on WBZ-TV in Boston or Globally on UniversalSports.com
3/20/09
Alan Webb Meets GSF
On Thursday 2/26/09, Jack, Robbie and Coach Mike took part in an opportunity to meet the mile American record-holder Alan Webb at Marathon Sports in Boston. In town for the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Nationals at the Reggie Lewis Track, he spoke for about an hour, talking a lot about discipline being the key to success and the need to be willing to sacrifice in order to meet long-term goals. He seemed genuinely pleased to have the chance to meet fans. Read more details on his talk here.
Some Fun Races:
Be sure to wear your singlet to the race!
NHTI X-C Spring-Ahead 3 Miler
Saturday March 7, 2009 11:00 AM
New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord, NH
Entry Fee: Any donation amount- even $1- but give what you can to NHTI X-C (tax-exempt number 02-6000618)
Entry form download at NHTISpring Ahead, or at website
Below is a pic of a group of runners from 2007!
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2/20/09
Flash Banquet
To wrap up our 2008 season in "sweet" style, we will be holding a desserts-themed banquet on February 8th, 2009. This year we'll again be at Villa Augustina in Goffstown, NH ( 208 South Mast Street, Goffstown, NH 03045). Start time will be 6:15pm. Coaches will be emailing out signup sheets and directions. Please send any questions to coachplatt@comcast.net.
Last call for pictures- please send Justin Platt (jsplatt@comcast.net) any pictures you have- by January 27th- that might be good to include in the slide show.
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Jack Collopy voted USATF New England Athlete of the Month!
GSF runner Jack Collopy has been voted USATF New England Athlete for the month of November 2008. Jack was selected by the New England USATF Board of Governors after his outstanding USATF Junior Olympic season culminating in his 3rd National Team Championship a few weeks ago in Virginia. Only a few Junior Olympic athletes have ever received this award. This is a huge honor and Jack will be honored at a ceremony next September in Boston. He joins other notables who have won this award including Russell Brown (Hanover H.S.-Stanford Univ.), Joanne Dow (Manchester-2008 US Olympian), Nate Jenkins (Univ. Lowell--7th in the 2008 US Olympic Marathon Trials) and Andrew Wheating (Kimball Union-Academy-Vermont-Univ. Oregon-one of the fastest 800 meter runners in the US) to name a few.
Read the official USATF-NE release.
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Some Fun Races:
Freeze Your Buns 5K Bi-weekly race series sponsored by the Gate City Striders
Sundays, 1/18, 2/1, 2/15, and 3/1/09 at 9am
Conway Arena, Riverside Drive, Nashua NH
(Just west of Exit 5 Everett Turnpike)
Entry Fee- Only $5!
Be sure to wear your singlet to the race!
1/12/08
Youth Boys Capture National Championship Title;
Congratulations to our Flash teams at the
Junior Olympics Nationals!
- 5 individuals ran in the Bantam Boys, Youth Girls, and Intermediate Boys Categories
- Bantam Girls - 11th Place
- Midget Boys - 9th
- Youth Girls - 6th
- Youth Boys - 1st and 12th, including Jack Collopy's All-American 5th place overall result (his 4th consecutive year to achieve All-American status!)
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Upcoming races:
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Londonderry, NH
Be sure to register as Granite State Flash, and wear your singlet to the race! Online registration closes on Dec. 27th at 2pm.
Other races run by Flash runners in the past
Thurday, January 1, 2009
The 28th Annual Hangover Classic
Salisbury Beach, MA
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Temple, NH
11/25/08
11/18/08 New England Championship Results and Pictures have been posted
11/25/08 Region I Results have been posted. Pictures will be coming soon. The local NY club had photographers there if anyone would like to browse or purchase a pic.
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Continued Success at the Regionals
GSF runners continued their run of strong competition in the Regional meet at Van Cortlandt Park, NY this past weekend. Of the 6 teams and 7 individuals that qualified, 5 teams and 5 individuals qualified to move on to the National meet in Virginia. More details and pictures from the meet to come.
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Continued Success at the Regionals
GSF runners continued their run of strong competition in the Regional meet at Van Cortlandt Park, NY this past weekend. Of the 6 teams and 7 individuals that qualified, 5 teams and 5 individuals qualified to move on to the National meet in Virginia. More details and pictures from the meet to come.
Upcoming race:
Saturday, 12/13/08
Pole Green Park Mechanicsville, VA
The next practices will be:
- Tuesday - 11/25/08 3:30 PM-4:30ish PM - Derryfield Park
- Thursday - 11/27/08 - NO PRACTICE - Happy Thanksgiving!
- Saturday - 11/29/08 - NO PRACTICE
See Directions page on how to get there!
11/24/08
Success at the New Englands
Congratulations to all the GSF runners that competed 11/16 in Rhode Island. What started as a warm and rainy day turned sunny and cool, perfectly framing a successful day for our athletes. More details and pictures from the meet to come.
Upcoming race:
Sunday 11/23/08
Van Courtland Park Bronx, NY
Check back for details on the hotel
The next practices will be:
- Tuesday - 11/18/08 3:30 PM-4:45 PM - Derryfield Park
- Thursday - 11/20/08 3:30 PM-4:45 PM - Derryfield Park
- No practice 11/22/08 due to 11/23 race in NY
See Directions page on how to get there!
11/16/08
Success at the New Englands
Congratulations to all the GSF runners that competed 11/16 in Rhode Island. What started as a warm and rainy day turned sunny and cool, perfectly framing a successful day for our athletes. More details and pictures from the meet to come.
Upcoming race:
Sunday 11/23/08
Van Courtland Park Bronx, NY
Check back on details for the hotel that has been reserved
The next practices will be:
- Tuesday - 11/18/08 3:30 PM-4:45 PM - Derryfield Park
- Thursday - 11/20/08 3:30 PM-4:45 PM - Derryfield Park
- No practice 11/22/08 due to 11/23 race in NY
See Directions page on how to get there!
11/6/08
USATF Membership: For those without a current USATF membership number- new members and those with 2007 or earlier numbers- you should now register at https://www.usatf.org/membership/application/. Please be sure to do this between Nov. 1 and Nov. 13, so your membership will be valid for the Flash season AND 2009 as well! Be sure to renew if you already have a number so you won't need to get age verified again. Send coach Jan an email with your USATF membership number once you renew or get your new number. If a new number please also send a photocopy of the runner's birth certificate, or bring a hard copy to practice. coachplatt@comcast.net
11/1/08
Congrats to all our current and former Flash runners that participated in the New Hampshire Meet of Champions on November 1, 2008. Judging by the cheers of the proud parents and teammates, you know the day was a success!
Pictures and full race results
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The next practices will be:
Tuesday 11/4/08 3:30 PM-4:45 PM
Derryfield Park
Thursday 11/6/08 3:30 PM-4:45 PM
Derryfield Park
Saturday 11/8/08 9:00AM-10:30
Livingston Park
See Directions page on how to get there! Note that Saturday practices run unil 10:30am.
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The 10th Annual Millennium Mile date has been set. While not an official race of the Flash season, this is a great race for the runners- and their parents and coaches- to get together and go fast! Sunday, December 28, 2008 2:00pm. See Competition link for more details.
10/28/08
The next practices will be:
Thursday Oct. 30
3:30 - 4:45 PM
Derryfield Park
Saturday Nov. 19:00 - 10:15 AM
Livingston Park
See Directions page on how to get there!
10/26/08
Mayor's Cup Results
Super job to all the Flash runners that went down to Boston to compete in the Mayor's Cup! While primarily a tune-up for the USATF Junior Olympic season for us, we had great results surrounded by the area's most elite runners competing in the Women’s Championship 5k and the Men’s Championship 8k. See Flash results and pictures.
Congratulations also to our Youth team members who ran in the high school class meet on Saturday. JR Winn finished 59th in Class L helping his Londonderry team to the Meet of Champions next week. Jono Vinenberg finished 22nd in Class I for his Bow team which finished 5th overall and Ryan Brady (54th) and Jack Collopy (5th) helped their Oyster River team to a 3rd place overall finish. Jack's time of 16:11 set a new Freshman state record for the Derryfield course.
Flash alumnus Cory Sinotte of Manchester Central won the boys Class L title for the 2nd straight year. Chris Pietrocarlo and Jake Hawkins of Pinkerton were 6th and 11th respectively. Flash youth boys have won the last four Class L individual titles and the last three Meet of Champion Races. Dylan Fisher was 2nd in Class I and Joe St. Pierre was 18th. On the girls side, Kelsey Smith and Alexandra Conway finished 2nd and 4th respectively in the Class L race. Amelia McCue and Arianna Vailas of Central were 10th and 11th, and along with Alexandra helped lead their team to the Class L team title. Jessica Laurence of Londonderry was 28th. Emma Bolduc and Emily Sawich finished 15th and 16th in Class I and Bridget Tevnan was 18th. Great job to all our Flash alumni!!
9/9/08
2008 Signups
Signups for the 2008 season will be held on Oct 19, 2008 at Livingston Park in Manchester between
1-4pm. Contact coachplatt@comcast.net if you have any
questions or are unable to make it that day.
Competition and Practice Schedule
Competition and Practice Schedule pages have been updated for the 2008 season.
1/28/08
2007 Banquet Videos
Part 1: Video Part 1
Part 2: Video Part 2
12/31/07
Overall we had nearly100 Flash runners, parents, siblings, grandparents and Flash Alumni in attendance at the millennium mile. It was nice to have one final chance to run together in 2007.
Joe St. Pierre set an all time record today for Flash Youth Boys with his 15th overall place finish in a time of 4:28 and Kelsey Smith set a girls all time record running 4:51 the 5th women overall and 1st in her age group.
Flash Alumni Alex Hall now a sophomore at Dartmouth was the 6th overall with a time of 4:14. Chris Pietrocarlo and Kristin Johnson both placed in their age groups Mike Duchane was our fastest Flash parent
he clocked a time of 4:53. The age group winners for the Flash were future Flash Runner Seth Facey who won the 6 year old age group Chloe Conway the 9 year old winner Brennan Morris and Natalie Howes the 10 year old winner Ben Platt the 11 year old winner Scott Johnson and Laurel Gagnon the 12 year old winners.
Coach Jan and Coach Cathy both placed in their age groups too!! Congratulations to all who ran!!
Congratulations To All Our Families!
Gwenyth Winship All-American 2nd overall in Bantam Girls
Bantam Boys 5th
Midget Girls 10th
Midget Boys 9th
Youth Girls 8th
Kelsey Smith All-American 15th (3rd Consecutive)
Youth Boys
3rd and 11th
Jack Collopy All-American 13th (3rd Consecutive)
More Details and Photos coming!
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6 Flash Teams
qualify for the National Championships
to be held
in Lawrence Kansas
on December 8, 2007
Bantam Girls
5th place
Gwenyth Winship
Individual
Silver Medalist
Bantam Boys
1st Place
Midget Girls
2nd Place
Midget Boys
1st Place
Scott Johnson
Individual
Bronze Medalist
Youth Girls
1st Place
Kelsey Smith
Individual
Silver Medalist
Youth Boys
1st and 2nd place
Jack Collopy
Region I Gold Medalist
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7 Flash Teams
Qualify for the Region I Championships
In Long Island, NY
Bantam Girls
3rd
Bantam Boys
1st
Eli Moskowitz
Individual
New England
Champion
Midget Girls
1st
Midget Boys
1st
Youth Girls
1st
Youth Boys
1st and 3rd
Jack Collopy
Individual
New England
Champion
Ironrunner
Coach Jan Platt received her USATF Ironrunner jacket following the Cape Cod Marathon. There were 80 runners, of which less than 20 were women, throughout the USATF-NE membership that received the jacket, which is earned by running all 7 USATF Grand Prix events. This was her first marathon, and she qualified for the Boston Marathon with over 19 minutes to spare.
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2006
Congratulations
to all of our runners and their families:
Bantam Girls
9th
Bantam Boys
5th
Midget Girls
12th
Midget Boys
National Champions
3 All- Americans
Jack Collopy 7th
JR Winn 19th
Jonathan Vinnenberg
24th
Youth Girls
9th
Kelsey Smith
All- American
13th
Youth Boys
13th
Elise Luers
75th
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2006
6 Flash Teams
and 1 Individual
Qualify for the National Championships
in Spokane
Bantam Girls
3rd Place
Bantam Boys
2nd Place
Midget Girls
2nd Place
Midget Boys
1st Place
JR. Winn
Region I Champion
Youth Girls
2nd Place
Kelsey Smith
Region I
2nd Place
Youth Boys
2nd Place
Elise Luers
Intermediate Girls
11th
2006
Congratulations
Bantam Girls
3rd Place
Bantam Boys
2nd Place
Midget Girls
1st Place
Midget Boys
1st Place
New England Champion
Jr. Winn
New England Runner up
Jack Collopy
Youth Girls
1st place
New England Champion
Kelsey Smith
Youth Boys
2nd Place
Elise Luers
Intermediate Girls
New England Champion
Nick Muller
Intermediate Boys
Congratulations to all our Flash Runners for
running so well
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from Flash Summer
Track Program
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Congratulations to all
of our Flash runners
and families
(past and present) who
participated in the 7th Annual
Millennium Mile in Londonderry on December 31, 2005! We had 86 runners & walkers compete this year with Julianne Donohue setting a new course record for 7
year olds (7:18),
Ben Platt
setting a new record
for 9 year old boys (5:52),
Jake Kittredge
setting a new record for 10 year old boys
(5:32) and
Jack Collopy
tying the 11 year old record in 5:18. Other winners included Matthew Robinson (age 8) and
Alexandra Conway (age 12).
Mark McCue
retained the title of
fastest Flash parent with a 5:08 closely
followed by
Jim Velino Sr. in 5:14. Sam Wood was the overall fastest Flash alumnus (Sam is now a freshman Quinnipiac University) running 4:21 and finishing 24th
overall out of a field of nearly 700. Here is a link to our
as well as the overall results
Cool Running Results There are also many great pictures of our runners here
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