New England Marathon Championship team win

CMS kicked off the weekend with a team win at the Topsfield Cross Country Festival hosted by the Greater Boston Track Club. Despite the windy conditions, the team walked away with the team cash prize, a baked pie, and shoes from Puma. This was race number three in the USATF New England Cross Country Grand Prix series. The series concludes with a 10K Championship at Franklin Park in November.

Topsfield XC Festival photos by KrissyK

The winds quieted down Sunday morning for the marathon team at the BayState Marathon in Lowell. The conditions were near perfect, high 40’s and partly sunny with a breeze. CMS’s Andy McCarron - 2:27:22.9, Jim Johnson – 2:27:33.7, and Scott Leslie – 2:28:13.4 placed 6th,7th, and 9th overall to capture the men’s open team title in a very competitive team race. Greg Hammett – 2:34:31.4 followed suit with a 17th place finish. These four men also set personal records for the marathon distance. The men’s masters team placed second overall with a scoring team of George Adams – 2:37:20.3 (20th overall, 4th master), Ken Tripp – 2:40:25.0 personal record (30th overall, 9th master), and Dan Verrington – 2:43.03.3 (35th overall, 10th master).

BayState Marathon photos by KrissyK

BAYSTATE MARATHON Lowell, MA October 17, 2010
Sunny, Dry, 46 deg
Place Div/Tot Name Ag Club City St Time Net Time Pace
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1 1/183 PATRICK MOULTON 28 BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSO PROVIDENCE RI 2:24:41 2:24:38.2* 5:32
2 1/285 TERRY SHEA JR 36 BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSO CAMBRIDGE MA 2:24:44 2:24:42.6* 5:32
3 2/183 BRANDON NEWBOULD 29 WHIRLAWAY DOVER NH 2:25:05 2:25:03.1* 5:33
4 3/183 MATT HELM 24 GREATER SPRINGFIELD LONGMEADOW MA 2:26:17 2:26:13.9* 5:35
5 2/285 RYAN CARRARA 34 NEW BALANCE BOSTON HUDSON MA 2:27:11 2:27:07.7* 5:37
6 4/183 ANDY MCCARRON 27 CENTRAL MASS STRIDER KEENE NH 2:27:26 2:27:22.9* 5:38
7 3/285 JIM JOHNSON 33 CENTRAL MASS STRIDER SALEM NH 2:27:36 2:27:33.7* 5:38
8 4/285 JEFF SCOVILL 36 MINNEAPOLIS MN 2:28:02 2:27:58.1* 5:39
9 5/183 SCOTT LESLIE 29 CENTRAL MASS STRIDER RUTLAND MA 2:28:16 2:28:13.4* 5:40
10 5/285 DANIEL MCCUE 33 CAMBRIDGE MA 2:28:34 2:28:30.6* 5:41
17 7/285 GREG HAMMETT 33 CENTRAL MASS STRIDER CHESTERFIELD NH 2:34:34 2:34:31.4* 5:54
20 4/310 GEORGE ADAMS 40 CENTRAL MASS STRIDER GILSUM NH 2:37:24 2:37:20.2* 6:01
26 12/285 JIM PAWLICKI 36 CENTRAL MASS STRIDER BEVERLY MA 2:40:04 2:40:01.1* 6:07
30 9/310 KEN TRIPP CENTRAL MASS STRIDER AMESBURY MA 2:40:28 2:40:25.0* 6:08
35 10/310 DAN VERRINGTON 48 CENTRAL MASS STRIDER BRADFORD MA 2:43:06 2:43:03.3* 6:14
79 22/310 DAVE DUNHAM 46 CENTRAL MASS STRIDER BRADFORD MA 2:58:06 2:58:02.4* 6:48

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******* MENS OPEN TEAM RESULTS ***********
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1. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
2:27:23 2:27:34 2:28:14 (2:34:32) (2:37:21) = 7:23:11
ANDY MCCARRON, JIM JOHNSON, SCOTT LESLIE, GREG HAMMETT, GEORGE ADAMS
2. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC
2:24:39 2:24:43 2:37:55 (2:41:41) (2:47:04) = 7:27:17
PATRICK MOULTON, TERRY SHEA JR, RICK BRANDT, BEN SCHERSTEN, RYAN
LAFLEUR
3. WHIRLAWAY
2:25:04 2:30:09 2:33:42 (2:34:18) (2:36:17) = 7:28:55
BRANDON NEWBOULD, TOM DEEG, JASON PORTER, MARK HUDSON, MARK GIBSON

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******** MENS MASTERS TEAM RESULTS*********
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1. WHIRLAWAY
2:33:42 2:36:17 2:40:56 (2:47:53) (3:03:08) = 7:50:55
JASON PORTER, MARK GIBSON, CHRIS SPINNEY, EPHRAIM EZEKIEL, MARTY
LECHLEIDER
2. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
2:37:21 2:40:25 2:43:04 (2:58:03) (3:07:06) = 8:00:50
GEORGE ADAMS, KEN TRIPP, DAN VERRINGTON, DAVE DUNHAM, ERNIE BRAKE
3. GCS - TRIAD RACING TEAM
2:37:57 2:40:15 2:44:37 (3:10:44) (3:14:26) = 8:02:49
JOE DONNELLY, BRIAN RUHM, MARK ENGERMAN, STEVE WOLFE, DENIS
TRANCHEMONTAGNE

Topsfield Cross Country Festival 8K Men
Bradley Palmer State Park October 16,2010
Place Name Club Time Pace
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1 Nate Jenkins 25:27 5:08
2 Colman Hatton Boston AA 26:24 5:19
3 Matt Ely Boston AA 26:41 5:22
4 Ryan Place Greater Boston TC 26:56 5:25
5 Chris Mahoney Central Mass Striders 27:02 5:27
6 Peter Mallett Central Mass Striders 27:06 5:27
7 Rich Patrick Central Mass Striders 27:12 5:29
8 Mike Griffin SISU 27:28 5:32
9 Rob Espinosa Greater Boston TC 27:29 5:32
10 Steve Bergantino 27:33 5:33
11 Kevin Tilton Central Mass Striders 27:45 5:35
13 Gregory Putnam Central Mass Striders 28:12 5:41
25 Ben Strain Central Mass Striders 29:51 6:01

*********** TEAM SCORE **********
1. 25 Central Mass Striders ( 27:28 2:17:17)
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1 2 Chris Mahoney 27:02
2 3 Peter Mallett 27:06
3 4 Rich Patrick 27:12
4 7 Kevin Tilton 27:45
5 9 Gregory Putnam 28:12
6 ( 17) Ben Strain 29:51

Baystate Memorial 5K Lowell, MA October 16, 2010
Place Name No. Ag S City St Time Pace
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1 JASON DEDONATO 4644 24 M Nashua NH 16:11.0 5:13
2 ERIC BEAUCHESNE 4612 40 m Chelmsford MA 17:09.2 5:32
3 DAVE QUINTAL 9999 47 M SALEM NH 17:24.0 5:37
4 GEARY DANIELS 4620 56 M Dudley MA 18:14.2 5:53
5 SHAUN HAMILTON 4544 26 M Kittery ME 18:53.5 6:05

Lt. Danny Boyle 3.5 Mile Race Holyoke, MA, October 16, 2010
Place Name Bib# S Ag Div/Tot Div City St Time Pace
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1 TIM MAHONEY 7 M 31 1/53 M3039 HOLYOKE MA 19:17 5:31
2 AARON STONE 783 M 37 2/53 M3039 GREENFIELD MA 19:53 5:41
3 EDWARD PARROT 751 M 40 1/97 M4049 HOLYOKE MA 20:02 5:44

West Brookfield 5 Mile - 10/16/2010 West Brookfield MA
Comp# Name Team Time Points
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1 147 Greg Ward M38 West Boylston, MA 28:28
2 148 Bill Gaudere M52 Hudson, MA 32:23
3 170 Dave Birse M51 Hancock, NH 33:25

Friends of Forgotten Children 5K Concord, NH - October 17, 2009
Place Div/Tot Name Ag S No. City St Time Pace
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1 1/6 DERRICK HAMEL 27 M 57 NORTHWOOD NH 15:48 5:06
2 2/6 JEFF GOUPIL 23 M 60 KEENE NH 16:39 5:23
3 1/7 BRYAN JOHNSTON 31 M 61 KEENE NH 16:51 5:26

1st Annual Fall Frolic 5K Sunday, October 17, 2010
Place No. Name Time Pace Ag Div/Tot Div S City St
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1 328 Ben Strain 16:18 5:15 32 1/22 M3039 M Beverly MA
2 284 John Ayers 16:41 5:22 43 1/29 M4049 M Beverly MA
3 240 Rick Marciano 18:41 6:01 49 2/29 M4049 M Beverly MA

UNITEDHEALTHCARE HALF MARATHON NEWPORT, RI SUNDAY OCTOBER 17, 2010
Place Name Ag SPlc/STot S Plc/Tot Div Town St Cou Guntime Nettime Pace
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1 Roland Lavallee 32 1/977 M 1/310 M3039 NORTH SMITHFIELD RI USA 1:06:40 1:06:40 5:06
2 Kevin Gorman 33 2/977 M 2/310 M3039 NORWOOD MA USA 1:15:22 1:15:20 5:45
3 Richard Chmielecki 28 3/977 M 1/229 M2029 NEW LONDON RI USA 1:16:56 1:16:55 5:52