Striding Along - Gate City Striders

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Jennifer Vincent
Jennifer was everywhere this year. You name the
GCS event and she was there. She ran 6 NEGP
races (1 short of “Iron Runner”) & 4 NHGP races.
She scored 30 NEGP points (3 rd on the Women’s
Open Team). She ran a 1:43 at the Jones 10m, a
2:51 at Applefest, a 1:16 at Bridge of Flowers, a
2:10 at Pack, a 1:18 Bedford 12k, a 27:29 at
Foothealth, a 46:08 at Reds 5m, a 2:14 at the New
Bedford Half. If that wasn’t enough, Jen also
handles the race results on club website and was
one of clubs most active volunteers last year.
Photo by Mike Poublon
Tom Kolb
2008 was a tough year for Tom Kolb. He suffered
through a serious illness which put him on the
sidelines for most of the year. In 2009 Tom worked
his way back and in 2010 Tom was without a
doubt the face of GCS. He ran an astonishing 33
races in 2010. He ran indoor track races, outdoor
track races, road races, trail races, and cross
country races. He ran 2 NEGP races & 7 NHGP
races earning “Granite Runner” status. He ran a
1:12 at Jones 10m, a 43:06 at Soup Kitchen 10k, a
34:04 at Reds, a 20:49 at Foothealth, a 50:47 at
Bedford 12k, a 1:28 at Pack, a 36:22 at Bill Luti, a
1:42 at Mt. Washington, a 20:44 at Cigna, a 1:33 at
Whit Mountains Half a 34:06 at the New England
8k Cross Country Championships. He ran 3 legs at
Reach the Beach for the First Place GCS Mens
Seniors Team and he also scored 21 NHGP points
which was 1 st amongst Gate City Senior Men.
Photo by Mike Poublon
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Photos by Richie Blake
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