Bios (Archive)

Disclaimer: this page features the best times of some talented Hounds. However, the club is open to runners of all ability levels.

Stephen Abate

Hometown: Wayne, NJ

PRs:

1500m 3:53.61
5K 15:35

Lifetime Goals: Sub 15:00 for the 5K.

Lexi Ambrogi

(in absentia - moved to Philadelphia, PA)

Hometown: Randolph, NJ

Running Achievements:Been running shirt-free since the mid-90's

Lifetime Goals: Maintain [just] enough fitness to social-jog with friends ad infinitum.

Training Log: Strava 2016-present Athleticore (RIP) 2010-2016

Jack Bennett

Hometown: Leroy, NY

PRs:

Mile 4:28
5K 15:27
Half marathon 1:16:04

Running Achievements:Most consistent attendee of Hounds Sunday morning long runs, somehow.

Lifetime Goals: Learn how to swoop from the top.

Training Log: Strava

Lindsay "Bingo" Bingaman

(in absentia - moved to Washington, D.C; then Kenya)

Hometown: Greencastle, PA

PRs:

400m 56
800m 2:10
5K 18:40
10K 39
Marathon 3:28

Running AchievementsDII NCAA All-American (DMR) NCAA Qualifier (800m)

Lifetime Goals:

Get over my fear of distance running

Stephanie Bonk

(in absentia - moved to Houston, TX)

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

PRs:

Mile 4:51
3K Steeple 10:16
5K 16:50
10K 34:35

Lifetime Goals: ????

Jeremy Brown

Hometown: Somewhere in the middle of the US of A

PRs:

8K 28:47
7mi 40:19
Half Marathon: 1:16:37

Gregory Byrnes

Hometown:Nor' Side! (PGH)

PRs:

5K 15:32

8K 26:48

10K 31:58

10M 56:50

Half Marathon 1:12:41

Marathon 2:32:28

Running Achievements:

After sucking at every sport growing up and being picked last in gym class... I gave running a try in 8th grade and finished last on the team with a 27 minute 5K time. The following year I was out to prove something and became the number 1 cross country runner on my high school team with a sub 18 minute 5K time. I have not given up competitive running ever since. The longest stretch of no running was due to injury (about 3 months). I'm not that fast nor am I that competitive. I just love what running has given me and continues to give me.

Lifetime Goals:

To live by the words of Bill Rodgers..."Let's Run Forever." And along the way motivate and inspire others to do the same.

Matt Carroll

(in absentia - moved to NJ)

Hometown: Verona, NJ

PRs:

5K 16:40
10K 34:01
Half Marathon 1:19:44

Lifetime Goals: Sub 16 min 5K, sub 2:40 Marathon

Michelle Corkum

Hometown: McMurray, PA

PRs:

5K (Downhill) 16:50
5K 17:35
10K 35:31
10M 61:32
Half Marathon 1:19:39
Marathon 2:48:18

Running Achievements:

Division III National Qualifier in Cross Country Championships (2005 & 2007)
Division III 2007 National Outdoor Track Championships 10,000m

Lifetime Goals: Trials Thon/run low 2:40's; sub 118 half...or mid 117's;

continual domination.

Training Log: Logarun

Tom Danielson

Hometown: Clinton, NJ

Running Achievements:The best is yet to come, hopefully.

Lifetime Goals: Get faster, and hope that joining this club will help me achieve that...

Cara Donohue

Hometown: Bloomington, MN

PRs:

Mile: 5:14
5k: 17:53
10k: 38:26
10 mile: 1:03:25
Half Marathon: 1:24:11
Marathon: 2:55:13

Running Achievements:

Division III all conference and all regions (2010)
1st place at NIRCA regionals (2011, 2013, 2014)
7th place, 2nd place, and 1st place at NIRCA nationals (2011, 2013, 2014)

Lifetime Goals:

Run in as many beautiful places as possible around the world. Run sub 2:45 in the marathon and sub 1:20 in the half marathon. Complete a trail ultra-marathon.

Tom Edwards

Hometown: Bristol, UK

PRs:

5K 16:28
10K 33:43
10m 57:23
Half Marathon 1:16:33
Marathon 2:39:00

Goals: 2:37 for the marathon.

Training Log: Strava

Natalie Finnerty

(in absentia - moved to Berlin, Germany)

Hometown: Newtown Square, PA

PRs:

1500m 4:37
3K 9:48
3K steeple 10:33
5K 17:40
Half Marathon 1:26:57

Running Achievements: NCAA DI Regionals in 3k steeplechase

Tim Flynn

Hometown: North Huntingdon, PA

PRs:

800m 1:58.85
Mile 4:35
5K - 16:25
10K - 35:07
10 miles 58:41
Half marathon 1:19:46
Marathon 2:56:06

Running Achievements:

Finisher of multiple dairy related running challenges.
Former middle school record holder.
NIRCA All-American in 4x800m.

Lifetime Goals:

Have fun and avoid injuries.
Improve my times in distances 5K and up.

Training Log: Strava

Steve Garand

Hometown: Bristol, CT

PRs:

5K 16:28
10K 34:00
10M 58:48
Half marathon 1:18:10
Marathon 2:49:16

Distinguishing Marks:Broken veins on right hand from Tim Wu high-fives.

Running Achievements:

Winning the masters division of the great race, finishing in the top 10 of the 70.5 mile Laurel Highland Trail Race, and completing the inaugural Hounds Tequila 10K without throwing up. Ran 200 miles in one week.

Lifetime Goals:

I've tried many sports. Baseball and soccer has way to many rules to remember. Hockey and skiing required coordination and balance which translated into a lot of falling and bruising. Racquetball and tennis resulted in high speed collisions with solid objects. Then came running. I put one foot in front of the other until I reach the end, at which point I can put both feet up and drink a beer. I can do this.

Kenny Goodfellow

Hometown: Hollidaysburg, PA

PRs:

Mile 4:41
5K 15:17
10K 31:58
Half marathon 1:11:50
Marathon 2:26:00

Goals:15:30 in the 5K, 2:25 in the marathon, keeping the run streak (running every day since August 2014) alive.

Training Log:

RunningAHEAD (older log, currently used as a glorified streak tracker)

Strava (main log after February 2017)

Autumn Rose Greba

Hometown:North Huntingdon, PA

PRs:

1600m 4:52 (2012)
3K 9:53 indoor (2017)
5K 16:39 (2017)
10K 35:36 (2016)

Lifetime Goals: Keep improving, and qualify for the Trials either on the track, or in the marathon. More importantly, have a darn good time doing it.

Running Achievements:

At one point in my life I was pretty good at the 1600, and held the WPIAL record in that event. Also, if I'm racing there's a decent chance I'm smiling!

Justin Grubisha

Hometown:Pittsburgh, PA

PRs:5K 16:37

10K 35:03

Half marathon 1:17:07

Marathon 2:47:32

Achievements:Former sprinter turned distance runner.

Goals:

Become and remain the fastest Clydesdale in Pittsburgh (haha).

Kate Hails

(in absentia, moved to Portland, OR)

Hometown: Merion, PA

PRs:

5K 17:54
10K 37:12
Half marathon 1:19:58
Marathon 2:54:08

Goals:Get fast and strong, run the Dirty Dozen, break 2:50.

Training log:

Strava

Runningahead

Alex Hallenbeck

(in absentia, moved to Delaware)

Hometown: Wilmington, DE

PRs:

Mile (indoors) 4:52
5K 16:17
10K 34:50
10M 57:22
Half Marathon (trail) 1:19:35

Goals:

Get and stay healthy then:
Break my family record at Boston of 2:47:39
Sub-16 5k
Run a trail 100 miler

Training log:

Log from 2010-2014 can be viewed by making a free account at athleticore.com and searching for my name. Currently using strava.com and can be found by searching for my name.

Laura Harnish

Hometown: Flanagan, IL

PRs:

Mile 5:01
5K 17:05
10K 35:09
Half Marathon: 1:17:56
Marathon: 2:42:09

Running Achievements:

NAIA Cross Country Nationals qualifier (2006-8)

NAIA Track Nationals (indoor- 800, 1k, mile, DMR; outdoor- 5k).

Training log: Runningahead

Dan Holland

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

PRs:

Mile 4:42
5K 15:33
10K 31:37
10M 53:43
Half marathon 1:11:47
Marathon 2:37:00
International Triathlon 2:08:14
Half Ironman 4:44:22

Running Achievements: Pittsburgh City Champion in the 3200 (10:04); ran Varsity Cross-Country and Track at CMU

Lifetime Goals: To keep running and inspire the next generation of athletes.

Carl A. Hubel

Hometown: Newtown, MA

PRs:

Open:

Mile 4:23.5
5K 15:08
10M 53:03

Masters:

Mile 4:43.4
3000m 9:20.7 (USATF indoor)
5K 16:12
10K 33:27

Recent Running Achievements:

Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships

National Senior Games (USaA)

Lifetime Goals:

As the oldest (by far) Hound my goals are 1) always encouraging younger runners, 2) to be running and competing at age 100!

Lars Johnson

Hometown: New Freedom, PA

PRs:

800m 1:56.00
Mile 4:26
10M 56:11
Marathon: 2:36:20

Lifetime Goals: Maintain the optimal fight-to-flight ratio. Complete a hot dog marathon (1 hot dog each mile).

Training Log: Strava

Jon Kurtz

(in absentia - moved to Fatland, PA)

Hometown: Freeport, PA

PRs:

1 mile 4:57
5K 17:05
10K 35:46
Half Marathon 1:21:26
Marathon 2:55:10

Running Goals: Dominate Ivan Ruchkin at every distance.

Running Achievements: Overtrained to the point of never wanting to run again.

Training Log: Runningahead

Daniel Lipus

(in absentia - moved to Berlin, Germany)

Hometown: Remscheid, Germany

PRs:

1500m 3:44
1 mile 4:01
3K 8:13
5K track 14:44
5K road 15:25
10K 32:10
Half Marathon 1:17:23

Running Achievements:

Under 20 German National Champion 1500m

7th Place European Junior Championships 1500m

Lifetime Goals:

Enjoy running with (almost) no pain ;) -

Have fun running with the Hounds

Sub 32 min 10km

Sub 15 min 5km

Tim McFadden

(in absentia - moved to Boston, MA)

Hometown: McKees Rocks, PA

PRs:

1M 4:55 (road)
5K 16:50
10K 35:21
Half Marathon 1:19:30
Marathon 2:45:58

Lifetime Goals:

Train hard and run fast ("Fast," in this case, means "faster than I am presently.")
Continue to improve my PRs at all distances (mile to marathon)
Log all of my running data to make charts and graphs (or numbered lists)
Learn to equivocate less and limit my parenthetical asides (maybe)

Training Log: Strava

Leslie McIntire

Hometown: Carmichaels, PA

PRs:

5K 15:53
8K 27:09.91
10K 32:28
15K 53:42
10M 58:14
Half Marathon 1:12:06
30K 1:52:51
Marathon 2:47:58

Training Log: Mapmyrun

Jamie Morgenstern

(in absentia - moved to Seattle, WA)

Hometown:Bigfork, MT

PRs:

1 mile 5:06
5K 17:29
10K 36:14
Half Marathon 1:19:13
Marathon 3:00:55

Running Achievements: Racing career-best 1 mile, 5k, and half marathon in a one-week period.

Lifetime Goals: I would like to continue to improve at the marathon and half-marathon well into my 30s. Or, at the very least, never let life get in the way of my love of running!

Caleb Muller

(in absentia - moved to Melbourne, Australia)

Hometown:Auckland, New Zealand

PRs:

400m 50.5
800m 1:55
1500m 3:56
5K 14:36
8K 24:11
10K 30:14

Running Achievements:

5 DIII National Meet Appearances (3 x Cross Country, 2 x Outdoor Track 10K)
9 OAC Conference Titles
15 All-OAC performances

Lifetime Goals: Primarily, I want to enjoy running and the camaraderie and freedom it brings. I also want to run fast times in shorter distances while my legs still allow it. Then move up to the half / full marathon and do the same thing.

Training Log: RunningAhead

Samuel Pagliarini

Hometown:Porto Alegre, Brazil

PRs:

10K - 38:34
Marathon 3:02:33

Running Achievements: Finished a "5k marathon", once. That was hard.

Lifetime Goals: Keep pushing my improvement curve for a few more years.

Ivan Ruchkin

(in absentia - moved to Philadelphia, PA)

Hometown:Moscow, Russia

PRs:

800m 2:00.30
1500m 4:15.70
5K 16:41
10K 34:24
Half Marathon
1:17:19
Marathon 2:46:18

Running Achievements:

Self-destructive racing:

Raced himself into a severe heatstroke.
Finished a marathon sick with a respiratory infection and fever.
Couldn't walk after a 5k with a strained hamstring.
Obliterated an ankle in the last 0.5 mile of the Tequila 10K.

Gifetime Loals: Fundamentally missing.

Training Log: Strava

Jo Rupp

PRs:

Mile 4:55 (track/1500m converted); 5:14 (road)
5K 18:08
Half marathon 1:27:20
Marathon 3:09:06

Running Achievements:

3x NCAA-II/ECAC-II East Coast Regional Champion (Cross Country)

PSAC Champion, All-American (XC)

3x PSAC 800m champion

1500m All-American

2012 Angry Hound (hee hee)

Lifetime Goals: I've already had my 15 minutes of fame. Now I compete because I can....here's to another 30 years of injury free running! Ok, maybe one goal....set my marathon PR as a Master runner.

Gretchen Swabe

Hometown: Oak Ridge, TN

PRs:

5k: 19:48
10k: 41:32
10mi: 1:10:06
Half marathon: 1:33:29 (unofficial)
Marathon: 3:25:07
Beer/seltzer mile: 36:40

Achievements:

2x winner of the Central Catholic Biathlon (2016, 2017)

2x recipient of the Most Improved Hound award (2017, 2018)

Ran a negative-split 50k as part of a Hounds weekly challenge

Lifetime goals: Sub-1:28 half, sub-3:10 full, run a 50 miler, don't be afraid of running up a hill.

Training Log: Strava

Mike Tait

(in absentia - moved to Philadelphia, PA)

Hometown: Wilmington, DE

Running Achievements:

Indoor IC4A runner-up (DMR)

University of Delaware record holder (indoor DMR, outdoor 4x800m)

Having fun with all my friends

Training Log: Strava

James Townsend

(in absentia - moved to Portland, ME)

Hometown: Middletown, DE

PRs:

800m 1:54
1500m 3:54
Mile 4:13
5K 16:08
10 miles 56:45
Half marathon 1:15:56

Running Achievements:

Indoor IC4A runner-up (DMR)

University of Delaware record holder (indoor DMR, outdoor 4x800m and 4x1500m)

Participated in my first ever tequila 10K on my birthday

Lifetime Goals:

To stay healthy, enjoy running with friends, and give back to the sport that has given so much to me!

Sub 16 in a 5K

Complete a marathon (maybe)

Training Log:

Running2win (2008-2017)

Strava (2017-present)

Ian Voysey

Hometown: Pleasant Valley, NY

PRs:

Mile 5:36
5K 18:57
10K 40:04
Half marathon 1:28:39
Marathon 3:44:00

Lifetime Goals:Run far, run fast, don't break anything.

Colin White

Hometown: Evanston, IL

PRs:

Mile 5:04
5K 17:04
10K 35:06
Marathon 2:58:02

Running Achievements:Landed a standing backflip after the 5th stop of the Tequila 10K.

Lifetime Goals: Break my highschool PRs in the mile and 5K.

Craig Woshner

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

PRs:

5K 14:46
10K 30:07.11
Half Marathon 1:05:36
Marathon 2:16:41

Running Achievements:

2nd PIAA AAA 3200 meter run 1987 (9:24.5); 3-time All-Big East (2x indoor 5000 meters, 3000m steeplechase); 2nd 1995 Columbus Marathon & Olympic Trials qualifier (2:18:30); 14th 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, Charlotte (2:16:41).

Lifetime Running Goals: To be able to still run tomorrow and be a fast old guy.

Other info:

Wife Stephanie, children Nathaniel, Emma, & John. Athletic Director at James Wood High School, Winchester, VA. Coached 2002 Virginia AA state champion boys' cross country team at James Wood, two 3200 meter relay state champions, and individual champions and school record holders.

Tim Wu

Hometown: Upper St. Clair, PA

PRs:

5K15:38
10K 32:26
Half Marathon 1:13:50
Marathon 2:39:15

Running Goals:

Run a marathon low 2:30s and hopefully to run under 2:30.

Staying healthy and keep improving my times as I get older.

Lifetime Achievements:

Love to give infinite hi-fives to ages 10 and up. Head coach of Peters Township Cross Country. Also own a small business called Wu's Shaved Ice.

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