Bios (Archive)

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.

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

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)

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). 

Alex Hallenbeck

Hometown: Wilmington, DE

PRs:

• Mile (indoors) 4:52

• 5K 16:17

• 10K 34:50

• 10M 57:22

• Half Marathon (trail) 1:19:35

Goals:

1. Get and stay healthy then:

2. Break my family record at Boston of 2:47:39

3. Sub-16 5k

4. 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. 

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

Daniel Lipus

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

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:

1. Train hard and run fast ("Fast," in this case, means "faster than I am presently.")

2. Continue to improve my PRs at all distances (mile to marathon) 

3. Log all of my running data to make charts and graphs (or numbered lists)

4. Learn to equivocate less and limit my parenthetical asides (maybe) 

Training Log: Strava

Jamie Morgenstern 

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!

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

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

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)

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.