Elite Athlete
To qualify for an elite entry you need to have run the times listed below in the last 2 years in a race that can be confirmed.
Mens marathon 2 hours 30 minutes
Womens marathon 3 hours
Mens 1/2 marathon 1 hour 10 minutes
Womens 1/2 marathon 1 hour 25 minutes
All elite entry requests need to be received by April 1st
All elite entries need to be received by May 1st
There are only 20 elite entries available
If you qualify please email us here.
Part of the requirement to receive an elite entry is to provide a short bio which will be displayed below. So check back soon!!
Alexandra Niles
My name is Alexandra Niles, I am 28 and have been running for five years. I currently train in New Jersey and am coached by Tom Fleming. My personal best in the half marathon is 1:23:54 at 2010 NYRR Staten Island Half Marathon, and my personal best in the marathon is 2:54:37 at the 2011 Wineglass Marathon where I finished second.
Vince C. Bechard’s running resume
PERSONAL RECORDS
5000m – 15:32, 2011 Detroit River Days
10000m – 32:42, 2010 Detroit Day of the Dead
10 mile – 53:33, 2011 Crim Festival of Races
Half Marathon – 1:10:50, 2011 Rock n Roll Chicago Half Marathon
Marathon – 2:32:50, 2011 Chicago Marathon
TEAM HONORS
12th in the Nation – 2008 – National Cross Country Championships Wayne State University
19th in the Nation - 2007 - National Cross Country Championships Wayne State University
8th in the Nation – 2006 - National Cross Country Championships Wayne State University
2nd place – 2011 Great Lakes Relay Men’s Open Division Northern Michigan
2nd place – 2010 Great Lakes Relay Co-ed Division Northern Michigan
5th place – 2009 Great Lakes Relay Co-ed Division Northern Michigan
3rd place – 2008 Great Lakes Relay Men’s Open Division Northern Michigan
MARATHONS
97th place - 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2:32:50
8th place - 2011 St. Jude Memphis Marathon 2:35:30
14th place - 2011 Dick’s Pittsburgh Marathon 2:38:39
15th place - 2009 St. Jude Memphis Marathon 2:44:01
ROAD RACING ACHIEVEMENTS
4th place – 2011 Rock n Roll Chicago Half Marathon Chicago, IL
21st place – 2011 Crim 10 miler Flint, MI
1st place – 2011 Grosse Ile Memorial Day Run 8k Grosse Ile, MI
1st place – 2011 Winterlaufe 8k Frankenmuth, MI
2nd place – 2011 Volkslaufe 20k Frankenmuth, MI
2nd place – 2011 Back to the Beech Half Marathon Rochester, MI
2nd place – 2010 Martian Half Marathon Dearborn, MI
TEAM AFFILIATIONS
2011 Active Member Team Elite Feet 2010 T & F Assistant Coach Divine Child High School, Dearborn, MI
2006-2009 Varsity member Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Nicole Falvo's Running Resume
PERSONAL RECORDS:
5K: 18:34, 2009, The Flint Journal’s Catch Your Breath
10K: 38:46, 2009, Volkslaufe
10 Mile: 62:04, 2009, Crim Festival of Races
Half-Marathon: 1:24:08, 2010, Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon
Marathon: 3:00:29, 2010, Detroit Marathon
ROAD RACING ACHIEVEMENTS: (since 2009)
2011 Bayshore Marathon, 3:01:14, 4th Female Overall, 1st Age Group
2011 Crim 10 Mile, 65:23, 3rd Age Group, 29th Female Finisher
2010 Detroit Marathon, 3:00:29, 3rd Female Overall (gun time), 1st Age Group
2010 Crim 10 Mile, 65:31, 3rd Age Group, 34th Female Finisher
2010 Cleveland Half-Marathon, 1:24:08, 4th Female Overall, 1st Age Group
2010 Disney Princess ½ Marathon, 1:24:25, 3rd Female Overall & Age Group
2009 Detroit Marathon, 3:02:15, 4th Female Overall, 1st Age Group
2009 Volkslaufe 10K, 38:46, 4th Female Overall, 1st Age Group
2009 Catch Your Breath 5K, 18:34, 1st Female Overall
MARATHON ACHIEVEMENTS:
Bayshore Marathon: 2011
Boston Marathon: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008-dnf (injured)
Chicago Marathon: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011
Detroit Marathon: 2009, 2010
Lakeshore Marathon: 2002
TEAM AFFILIATIONS:
Run for Research, 2006
MEMBERSHIPS:
USATF: 2010, 2011, 2012
Lori Buratto
Running Experience:
• 10/11 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon (Minneapolis, MN) –9th Master’s Female 2:57
• 9/11 Sundae Sunday 10 Miler (Spokane, WA) – 1st Master’s Female 1:04
• 8/11 Cheesehead Half Marathon (Hilbert, WI) 1st overall Female – 1:26
• 6/11 Vancouver USA Marathon (Vancouver, WA) 1st Master’s Female – 2:59
• 5/11 Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon (Fredericksburg, VA) 1st Master’s Female – 1:25
• 3/11 Oakland Marathon (Oakland, CA) 1st Master’s Female – 3:02
• 3/11 St. Paddy’s 5 miler (Spokane, WA)– 1st Master’s Female, 31:19
• 3/5/11 Snake River Half Marathon – 1st Master’s Female, 1:26
• 2/11 Partners in Pain 5k (Spokane, WA) – 1st Master’s Female (new course record) 19:42
• 1/11 Geoduck Gallop Half Marathon (Olympia, WA) – 1st Master’s Female, 1:26
• 12/10 Foot Traffic Holiday Half Marathon (Portland, OR) – 1st Overall, 1:28
• 11/10 Eye-Q Two Cities Marathon (Fresno, CA) – 1st Overall, 3:00:21
• 9/10 Wenatchee River Run Half Marathon – 1st Overall 1:26
• 9/10 Spokane Sunday 10 Miler – 1st Overall 1:04
• 8/10 Railroad Days 10k (Snoqualmie, WA) – 1st Master’s Female, 38:50
• 8/10 Tacoma Half Marathon – 1st Master’s Female, 1:27
• 7/10 USATF 15k Trail National Championships (Spokane, WA)– 7th place, 1:05
• 11/09 Eye- Q Two Cities Marathon (Fresno, CA) – 1st Overall 3:05
• 6/07 North Olympic Discovery Marathon (Port Angeles, WA)- 1st Overall 3:10
• 9/05 Uncle Joe 50K (Newport, WA) 1st Female Overall (course record to date) 4:15
• 6/05 North Olympic Discovery Marathon (Port Angeles, WA )– 1st Overall 3:12
• 6/04 North Olympic Discovery Marathon (Port Angeles, WA )– 1st Overall 3:16
Nicholas Katsefaras
High School: Four-year letterwinner in track and three-year letterwinner in cross country ... Two-time All-American in the 4-mile ... Six-time all-state selection ... Finished second in the state in the 3200m in 2005 in both the indoor and outdoor track seasons ... Set school records in the 3200m, two-mile run, 4xmile, 5K, and as a member of the 4x800m relay team.
College: Ran for Michigan State University sporadically. Competed in the 2006 NCAA cross country championships. Set PB's of 24:56 and 14:57 while attending MSU.
Post-College: Running for Playmakers Racing team out of Lansing, MI. In 2011 posted PB's in the 5k road (15:00) 8k xc (24:37) and was winner of the Autumn Classic 8k in a road 8k PB of 25:10. Was on the winning Detroit marathon relay team (2010 - 2:17:21 & 2011 - 2:17:29). Was part of the winning 2011 Great Lakes relay team (M-10).
CAITLIN SMITH
Elite Road, Trail, and Ultra Runner
35 races, 22 first place finishes,18 course records
Caitlin grew-up in Traverse City, Michigan where she developed a passion for running in high
school. Caitlin’s goal is to excel at running on the roads and trails.
She has her eyes set on the 2016 Olympics and performing her best at the Olympic Marathon Trials in 2012.
2011 Race Highlights
Boston Marathon: 2:41:37(24th woman, 9th American)
New York City Half Marathon: 1:19:24
2010 Race Highlights
USATF 15k Trail Champs: 5th
S.F. Half: 3rd, 1:19:49
Pacifica 50k: 1st overall (CR)
Mt. Washington: 10th
Xterra Half Marathon: 1st
Big Basin 25k: 1st (CR)
Tilden Tough Ten: 1st
Skyline to Sea 50k: 1st (CR)
Mirmande France 46k: 1st (CR)
S.F. Kaiser Half: 4th, 1:19:30
2009 Race Highlights
North Face Endurance Challenge: 1st (CR)
Trailrun Worldmasters, Germany: 2nd
S.F. Nike Women’s Marathon: 1st
Transrockies: 1st
Haulin’ Aspen Half: 1st
Squaw Valley Mountain Run: 1st
Diablo 25k: 1st (CR)
Ohlone 50k: 1st (CR)
Miwok 100k: 3rd
Skyline to Sea 50k: 1st (CR)
Pirates Cove 50k: 1st overall (CR)
Way Too Cool 50k: 1st (CR)
Media
Runners World, Trail Addition, Spring 2011
Traverse City Record Eagle, April 2011
Competitor Magazine, January 2010
Oakland Tribune, December 2009
Running Times/Trail Runner, La Sportiva Commercials, 2009
SF Chronicle, October and November 2009
KFOG Radio, October 2009
Channel 2 News, October 2009
Bend Bulletin, April and August 2009
Sacramento Bee/Auburn Journal, March 2009
Internet Exposure
W. Caitlin Smith Blog, 85,000 unique
Jon Gries
After growing up in the Philadelphia area and running high school track and cross country, I attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. At Calvin I earned All-American honors in cross country my junior year. Since graduating from Calvin, I have continued to run competitively and have competed in races in Michigan to as far away as Jordan in the Middle East. My PRs are as follows:
5k - 15:02 - Diemer Run 2010
8k - 24:37 - Osh Kosh Cross Country Invitational 2008
10k - 31:37 - North Central Twilight Meet 2008
Half Marathon - 1:07:20 - Dead Sea Marathon, Amman Jordan, (2010)
Marathon - 2:26:40 - Chicago Marathon, 2011
