Holy cow there was some fast performances this weekend.... and none was better than a huge PR by new CMS member
Bob Wiles in the 5000 meters at the
Valentine Invitational at Boston University (results) on Saturday. Bob
'punched 15 minutes in the face' in his heat of the 5k on Saturday night down in Boston and ran to the tune of 14:56. I would call that more of a
'Chuck Norris round house kick' than a punch in the face, but either way you slice it, it's been a huge indoor season for Bob this year so far and big things are to come from this guy on the roads this spring for sure... Also on the track, snowshoer and trail monster
Greg Hammett broke the elusive 2 minute barrier for the first time this season (after doubling 800/Mile in just about every meet) in the 800 meters at BU on Saturday with a great last lap kick and
Jeff Goupil competed in a strong mile run earlier in the day.
TiVo ran his qualifier on Saturday over in NY at the
Camp Saratoga 8k (results) in light snowcover, and placed 4th in a stacked race, to secure his spot on the starting line at the U.S. National Snowshoe Championships in a few weeks.
Double-J 'doubled up' again this weekend and joined some of the usual striders (
Dave Quintal,
Dan Verrington,
Dave Dunham) at the
Bradford Valentine 5 Miler (results) in Haverhill, MA on Saturday, and then came back on Sunday for a road version of
Frosty's Dash (results) in Atkinson, NH.
KG had a battle down in Brockton, MA at the
Paddy Kelly 5 Miler (results) and ran a great time, just one second out of 2nd place... Another week down, and still no sign of
Kevin Beck's Master's debut anywhere...we'll be keeping our eyes open....
PADDY KELLY 5 MILER
Brocktom, MA, February 14, 2010
Place | TIME | FIRST | LAST | TOWN | Min/Mi |
1 | 26:15 | KYLE | SOUSA | DIGHTON MA | 05:15 |
2 | 26:26 | ERIC | GREENSPAN | SHARON MA | 05:17 |
3 | 26:27 | KEVIN | GORMAN | NORWOOD MA | 05:17 |
4 | 28:24 | ADAM | GREENSPAN | SHARON MA | 05:41 |
5 | 28:30 | MICHAEL | NORTON | EAST FALMOUTH MA | 05:42 |
6 | 28:54 | THOMAS | SZUMITA | NEWTON MA | 05:47 |
7 | 29:18 | ART | VANDELAY | ANDOVER MA | 05:52 |
8 | 29:24 | KEVIN | MCINTYRE | NASHUA NH | 05:53 |
9 | 29:28 | JAMES | GLAVIN | NATICK MA | 05:54 |
10 | 29:32 | KEON | VALCOURT | BROCKTON MA | 05:54 |
273 Total Finishers.
Frosty's Dash
Atkinson, NH, February 14, 2010
Place | Name | Age | Sx | Team | Time | Pace |
1 | Jim Johnson | 32 | M | CMS POLAR BEARS | 15:29 | 5:21 |
2 | Sydney Fitzpatrick | 21 | F | | 16:57 | 5:51 |
3 | Spencer Bass | 20 | M | | 16:57 | 5:51 |
4 | Dave Hannon | 38 | M | | 17:06 | 5:54 |
5 | Phil Erwin | 42 | M | BLAZING TURTLES | 18:00 | 6:13 |
6 | Keith O'Brien | 45 | M | GREATER LOWELL RC | 18:50 | 6:30 |
7 | Luke Fernandez | 23 | M | THURS. NIGHT THUNDER | 19:15 | 6:39 |
8 | Ann Rasmussen | 45 | F | ACIDOTIC RACING | 19:29 | 6:43 |
9 | Ryan Breton | 15 | M | | 19:33 | 6:45 |
10 | Katherine Dezutter | 14 | F | | 19:59 | 6:54 |
120 Total Finishers.
BU Valentine Invitational
Indoor Track
Boston, MA, February 13, 2010
[
Results]
[
Flotrack Video Coverage]
Event | First Name | Time | Heat # | Heat Plc | Overall |
Mile | Jeff Goupil | 4:45.52 | 14 of 16 | 9th of 16 | 170th of 205 |
800 | Greg Hammett | 1:59.9 | 15 of 19 | 1st of 9 | 96th of 172 |
5000 | Bob Wiles | 14:56.28!!!! | 3rd of 6 | 5th of 20 | 21st of 97 |
Video: Heat 14 of the Mile (Jeff's Race)
Punching 15:00 in the FACE is exactly right. Chuck Norris would be jealous. Congrats to Bob for a nasty sub 15. DoubleJ great job compiling all the data.
ReplyDeleteCMS will be ready for the Amherst 10!
Can't wait for Amherst! Sub 60, here I come :)... Good 5 Mile Kev... good close race up front in that one...
ReplyDeleteWiles is a MONSTER!
JJ, if I ever need to hire a publicist, you're at the top of my list! I showed you're write up to my wife and her response was, "Oh jesus, go fold the laundry while your head still fits through the door." :)
ReplyDeletehaha!!! NICE! :)... funny thing is...we'll be looking back on this post, after you run 14:40s on the roads this summer, and think...wow, 14:56? ;)...
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