diff --git a/runme.sh b/runme.sh
index 3c95e1174..4827c701b 100755
--- a/runme.sh
+++ b/runme.sh
@@ -2,24 +2,18 @@
 
 rm *-gc.log
 
+ARGS="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java -mx128m"
+GCARGS="-verbose:gc -XX:+PrintGCDateStamps -XX:+PrintGCApplicationStoppedTime -XX:+UseParNewGC -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC"
+CPATH="-cp build/classes/main:build/classes/perf:templib/*.jar"
+
 echo "Running Simple..."
-time $JAVA_HOME/bin/java -mx128m -Xloggc:simple-gc.log \
-     -verbose:gc \
-     -XX:+PrintGCDateStamps \
-     -XX:+PrintGCApplicationStoppedTime \
-     -cp "build/classes/main:build/classes/perf:templib/*.jar" \
-     com.lmax.disruptor.immutable.SimplePerformanceTest
+time $ARGS $GCARGS -Xloggc:simple-gc.log $CPATH com.lmax.disruptor.immutable.SimplePerformanceTest
 echo "Done"
 
 grep 'stopped:' simple-gc.log | sed 's/.*stopped: \([0-9.]*\) seconds/\1/' | sort -n | awk '{ printf "%1.3f\n", $1 }' | (echo " Count Millis" ; uniq -c )
      
 echo "Running Custom..."
-time $JAVA_HOME/bin/java -mx128m -Xloggc:custom-gc.log \
-     -verbose:gc \
-     -XX:+PrintGCDateStamps \
-     -XX:+PrintGCApplicationStoppedTime \
-     -cp "build/classes/main:build/classes/perf:templib/*.jar" \
-     com.lmax.disruptor.immutable.CustomPerformanceTest
+time $ARGS $GCARGS -Xloggc:custom-gc.log $CPATH com.lmax.disruptor.immutable.CustomPerformanceTest
 echo "Done"
 
 grep 'stopped:' custom-gc.log | sed 's/.*stopped: \([0-9.]*\) seconds/\1/' | sort -n | awk '{ printf "%1.3f\n", $1 }' | (echo " Count Millis" ; uniq -c )