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| Tilton rounding the corner just before mile 1 in the BOF 10K. |
On Saturday, August 14, Shelburne Falls hosted the infamous Bridge of Flowers 10K. Infamous because of the little hill that comes just after the two mile mark. That hill slows everybody's time down by at least a minute. Not a PR course. For the good guys, Bob Wiles led the way. He did an excellent job covering for the absence of Justin Fyffe. Bob started off conservatively and moved his way up into the top six by the time the race ended. Second up for the Polar Bears was DoubleJ. Donning an early 90s vintage Polar racing singlet, Jim plowed up the hill and through the course to finish fifteen overall. The next two runners, Andy McCarron and Mike Quintal, have been consistent performers for CMS throughout the whole GPS series. They finished 15 seconds apart for 17 and 19 place, respectively. CMS' 5th man, Ben Jenkins, really bailed out the team. He came up big as the last man to score. The team time between second and third place was a mere two seconds. Ben's push to be the 5th man to cross the line ensured second place for CMS. Other guys on the team also performed well. Kevin Tilton, Tim Mahoney, and Jim Pawlicki toughed it out over the arduous course. So did top master performers Dan Verrington and Ernest Brake. Many of these runners (Greg Hammett and Jeff Goupil, for example) are in the midst of upping their mileage for the fall season and trained through this race. Watch out for these guys in October. Still more team members were coming off the Cigna 5K which took place less than 48 hours before BOF.
Team Results
1. BAA 2:43.46
2. CMS 2:48.32
3. Whirlaway 2:48.34
4. GBTC 2:51.55
5. GSH 2:52.25
Individual Results
1. B. Harvey 31:55
2. N. Krah 32:28
3. M. Ely 32:38
4. E. Blake 32:35
5. D. Smith 32:53
6. Bob Wiles 33:0
15. Jim Johnson 33:30
17. Andy McCarron 33:43
19. Mike Quintal 33:58
26. Ben Jenkins 34:18
27. Greg Hammett 34:25
40. Kevin Tilton 35:04
48. Tim Mahoney 35:41
49. Jim Pawlicki 35:43
55. Dan Verrington 36:03
94. Ernest Brake 38:35
98. Jeff Goupil 38:49
