Weekend Results - 12/27/09

Another pretty light week on the racing circuit in New England, but it did see, the first WMAC/Dion Snowshoe Series event in Woodford, VT on Sunday (27th).  It was the I Love Woodford 5k and it was well represented by CMS who took 6 of the top 11 spots and the individual race winners were Jim Johnson and Abby Mahoney.  Writeups: [DD's Blog] [JJ's Blog].  Photo above of Tim Mahoney and Abby Mahoney (otherwise known as the plural of Mahoney which is 'Mahoni') from the end of Woodford.  Entire photo set here.

On the quicker side of things, 2009 USATF-NE Grand Prix Champion Justin Fyffe battled a quick field in the 11th annual Millenium Mile in Londonderry, NH.  Justin was 2nd overall in an official 4:08 although word is that the times were about 3-4 seconds slow for some reason.  Pete Najim (Derry, NH) was really around 4:01 and Justin 4:05.

Other than those two races, the one other even that attracted some striders was another Mass event, the second of a few Boston University Mini-Meets that will take place this winter.  Greg Hammett did an even faster double this week as he ran both the mile and 800 meters.

I Love Woodford 5k Snowshoe

Woodford, VT,  December 27, 2009

Full Results

Place	Name	Age	Time
1	Jim Johnson	32	24:00
2	Tim VanOrden	41	24:01
3	Brian Rusiecki	31	24:07
4	Dave Dunham	45	24:36
5	Ben Nephew	34	24:55
6	Matt Westerlund	37	25:41
7	Josh Ferenc	28	25:42
8	Tim Mahoney	30	25:43
9	Steve Wolfe	45	26:50
10	Jeremy Drowne	32	27:28
11	Abby Mahoney	31	27:44

76 Total Finishers

Millenium Mile

Londonderry, NH,  December 27, 2009

Full Results

Place	Name	Age	City/State	Time
1	Peter Najem	23	DERRY           NH	4:04
2	Justin Fyffe	29	E DUMMERSTON    VT	4:08
3	Judson Cake	32	BAR HARBOR      ME	4:12
4	Todd Swenson	29	SOMERVILLE      NH	4:14
5	Mark Burnham	22	STATE COLLEGE   PA	4:19

562 Total Finishers

B.U. Mini-Meet

Boston University, Boston, MA, December 26, 2009

Full Results

Place	Event	Name	Team	Time
7 (1st H)	Mile	Greg Hammett	CMS	4:27.45
7 (1st H)	800M	Greg Hammett	CMS	2:01.63

Weekend Results - 12/20/09

A very light week on the racing circuit in New England this week, as Tivo (pictured right at last year's steamy Greylock Glen Snowshoe Race) cranked out a nice win out in Springfield.

The CMS 52 Week series ran race #52 out in Worcester, MA this week.  Full results are here as 27 brave souls (24 of whom were CMS) battled freezing temps and got a good solid 5k in before the blizzard rolled into the region.

Other than those two races, the one other even that attracted some striders was another Mass event, the first of a few Boston University Mini-Meets that will take place this winter.  A hearty group of striders made the trip into Boston to run races from the 800 meters  up to the 3000 meters.

In addition to another Mini-Meet next weekend (26th), there is also the first WMAC/Dion Snowshoe Series event in Woodford, VT on Sunday (27th).  It is the I Love Woodford 5k.  There will be a crew of striders going out this coming weekend.  If you want to hitch a ride, let us know.  Happy Holidays!

Snowstorm Classic 5k

Springfield, MA, December 19, 2009

Full Results

Place	Name	Team	Time	Pace
1	Tim VanOrden	CMS	17:12.0	5:33
2	Matt Shermeta	SMAC	18:31.0	5:58
3	Aaron Stone	SMAC	18:34.0	5:59
4	Bob McCormick		18:36.0	6:00
5	John Agosto		18:45.0	6:03

112 total finishers...

B.U. Mini-Meet

Boston University, Boston, MA, December 19, 2009

Full Results

Place	Event	Name	Team	Time
1 (2nd H)	Mile	Greg Hammett	CMS	4:30.55
12 (2nd H)	Mile	Jeff Goupil	CMS	4:45.33
1 (2nd H)	800M	Greg Hammett	CMS	2:04.45
8 (2nd H)	800M	Jeff Goupil	CMS	2:15:03
4	3k	Andy McCarron	CMS	8:44.80
12	3k	Al Bernier	CMS	8:57.16
6 (2nd H)	3k	Tim Cox	CMS	9:09.32
10 (2nd H)	3k	Jim Pawlicki	CMS	9:18.37

Fyffe Wraps up a Big Year...

As the year winds down, we'd like to give a big Congratulations to CMS Men's Open Team member Justin Fyffe (Dummerston, VT) for taking home the individual title in the 2009 USATF-New England Grand Prix.  Justin's individual title is the 8th for CMS as he joins some good company in Dunham (3), Fram (3), and Morse (1).  Dunham won his first 5 titles as a GLRR member and his last 3 with CMS.

Justin (who was the 2008 USATF-NE Mountain Champion)  led the CMS Men's team to it's 17th Grand Prix title in it's 24 year history. His scoring races include a 5th place / 51:47 (5:11 pace) at a very challenging DH Jones 10 Miler in Amherst, MA, a 4th place / 38:19 (5:09 pace) at the Bedford 12k in Bedford, NH, a 3rd place / 23:54 (4:52 pace) at the Ollie Road Race in S. Boston, MA, a 3rd place / 30:40 (4:56 pace) at the Lone Gull 10k in Gloucester, MA, and a 2nd place / 2:28:15 (5:40 pace) at the Baystate Marathon in Lowell, MA.

Justin did race two other GP events in 2009 (New Bedford Half Marathon and the Rhody 5k), but an untimely bathroom stop knocked him out of the half marathon scoring, and a tenacious spring racing schedule knocked him back a bit for the 5k.  He didn't need either one of these races to win the overall title however.

Earlier in the season, Justin placed 5th overall at the Vermont City Marathon in Burlington, VT with a 2:27:32 (5:38 pace) and placed 2nd behind multi-national ultra champion Michael Wardian at the US 50k Road Championships in Caumsett Park, NY.  He also went undefeated in a handful of other road and snowshoe races he ran in the winter and early spring.

Most recently, after winding down the fall season (which also included a win at the Clarence Demar Marathon as a 'workout'), Justin represented the United States at the World 50k Trophy in Gibraltar, Spain.

Here's to another big year for Justin and his Keenyan crew...

Weekend Results

Joe Shairs at Mt. Hood

The Assault on Mt. Hood XC Race
Melrose, MA, December 12, 2009
Place Name No. Div/Tot Div Ag S City St Time Pace
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1 Stephen Granger-Bev 202 1/10 M2029 25 M Brighton MA 20:35 5:30
2 Joshua Gordon 50 1/45 M3039 35 M Boston MA 20:45 5:32
3 Chad Carr 17 2/45 M3039 34 M Cambridge MA 20:52 5:34
6 Joe Shairs 193 2/45 M4049 41 M Peabody MA 22:15 5:56

Harvard Open
Cambridge, MA, December 12, 2009
Name School Finals
3,000m Finals
1 Trethewey, Jeff Keene State 8:41.80
2 Mulwo, Brian American Int'l 8:55.56
3 Boyd, Jeff New Balance Boston 8:56.89
32 Goupil, Jeff Central Mass Striders 9:28.70

Beaver Brook 5K Snowshoe Race & Snow Run
Hollis, NH, December 13, 2009
Place Time Pace Name Team Age Sex Bib City St
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1 17:13 6:09 Jim Johnson CMS 32 M 91 Salem NH
2 17:54 6:24 Geoff Cunningham ACIDOTIC RACING 32 M 89 Greenland NH
3 19:32 6:59 Chris Dunn ACIDOTIC RACING 41 M 81 Strafford NH

Weekend Results

4th Annual Reindeer Run 5K
Beverly, MA, December 5, 2009
Place No. Name Div/Tot Div Ag S City St Time Pace
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1 252 Patrick Rich 1/35 M3039 33 M S.Hamilton MA 15:47 5:05
2 102 Chris Garvin 1/22 M2029 28 M Essex MA 16:59 5:28
3 158 Ian Lambe 2/22 M2029 26 M Topsfield MA 17:11 5:32

Jay Carisella Track & Field Invitational
Boston, MA, December 5, 2009
Men 3000 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Wilson, Darcy SO Harvard 8:38.34
2 Taft, William SO Bridgewater St. 8:38.81
3 Emerson, David SR Boston College 8:39.28
30 Goupil, Jeff Central Mass Striders 9:26.84

Men 5000 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Rop, Glarius FR American Int'l 14:08.83
2 Sanca, Ruben Unattached 14:20.49
3 O'Connor, Matthew SR New Hampshire 14:20.79
29 Brown, Tom Central Mass Striders 16:12.90
36 Pawlicki, James Central Mass Striders 16:27.49

Jingle Bell Run Concord
Concord, NH, December 5, 2009
5 Kilometers (USATF Certified #NH08019RF)
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Place Div/Tot Div Time Pace Name Ag S Race# City/state
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1 1/44 M4049 16:49 5:25 Rod Viens 42 M 257 Grantham NH
2 2/44 M4049 16:52 5:26 Scott Clark 43 M 274 Gilmanton NH
3 1/12 M2029 17:19 5:35 Taylor Annett 24 M 594 Concord NH