We will have a strong team on both sides at the 32nd annual
Army Ten Miler on Sunday October, 9th. Both the men’s and women’s teams won the open
team category last year and are coming back to defend team titles.
Paul Balmer, Charlie Ban, Sean Barrett, Matt Hassett, Carlos
Jamieson, Tom Kelly, Stewart Reich, Phil Royer, Daniel Samet, and Blake Taneff
will all make up the men’s team. And
Kerry Allen, Maura Carroll, Amy Hemenway Nichols, Frances Loeb, Steph Reich, Hannah
Rowe, and Julie Tarallo will be the women’s team.
Coach Jerry Alexander feels confident that the crew is ready
to race: “We sharpened up with some relatively fast 800s on Wednesday, and we’re
feeling good about our fitness. If the
weather cooperates, we should see a slew of PRs, and some movement on the GRC
all-time top 5 list. And even if the
weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll give it our best shot.”
Across the board our team members seem excited about the
race. Julie Tarallo captured the energy of
the race best: “I always love the Army atmosphere. Just when you start to hurt, you’ll pass by a
wounded warrior with their head up and a smile on their face. A tight calf or side stitch seem pretty
trivial in comparison!”
Additionally, we are very proud to have two Pacers//GRC New
Balance active duty teammates competing in this year’s Army Ten Miler. Blake Taneff is a medical student in the Army
at the Armed Services University and Sean Barrett is active duty in the Marine
Corps. We’re inspired by their
sacrifices and by their dedication to our team and running despite deployments
and busy military lives. They will both
be using the Army Ten Miler as an opportunity to get a good effort in for the upcoming
Marine Corps Marathon.
Finally, we want to thank George Banker, the ATM Operations
Manager for putting on the race and helping us enter our team in the elite
section!
Pacers//GRC New Balance runners getting one last workout in Wednesday on the mall before the Army Ten Miler
