CMS runs for the Cranberries in Carver

The CMS men’s open team finished 6^th out of 18 teams at the USATF New England 5 mile road race championship in Carver, MA. The 35^th annual Carver Cranberry Road Race has played host to the championships over the last three years. The team was led by Dan Vassallo who finished 11^th overall with a time of 25:21. Scott Leslie ran 25:36 to set a 5 mile personal record which placed him 17^th overall. Patrick Rich, still recovering from Cranmore Mountain, placed 25^th with a time of 26:15. Greg Putnam, a master, scored down as the 4^th CMS finisher to run 27:02 and Kevin Gorman closed out the scoring for CMS with a 27:34 clocking. Adam Malek and Jim Pawlicki both finished under 28 minutes.

The masters team finished 4^th out of 13 teams and was led by Greg Putnam who finished as the 3^rd overall master in the race. Jason Porter was the next master to follow with a time of 28:03. Joe Shairs was twenty seconds behind Jason with a time of 28:23. Arthur Besse was just nine seconds off his best time for 5 miles as he finished with a 28:55. Dave Dunham, also recovering from the Cranmore Mountain race last weekend, closed out the scoring for the masters team with a 30:41. Martin Tighe (50+) and CMS club president, Stephen Laska (50+), ran well for the team. 

Team - Central Mass Striders Finish Position – 6 (open)

Team Score (times): 2:11:48

Place Bib No Name                     City                  Place      Place      Time   Cum. Time

1    465  DAN VASSALLO            PEABODY  MA              11         11       25:21      25:21

2    468  SCOTT LESLIE           RUTLAND  MA                 17         28       25:36      50:57

3    464  PATRICK RICH           SOUTH HAMILTON  MA   25         53       26:15    1:17:12

4    475  GREG PUTNAM           STONEHAM  MA             39         92       27:02    1:44:14

5    466  KEVIN GORMAN          NORWOOD  MA             56        148       27:34    2:11:48

6    463  ADAM MALEK            WORCESTER  MA           62        210       27:45    2:39:33

7    467  JIM PAWLICKI            LYNN  MA                     71        281       27:58    3:07:31

8    470  JASON PORTER            BEDFORD  NH              73        354       28:03    3:35:34

9    471  JOE SHAIRS               PEABODY  MA               82        436       28:23    4:03:57

10    474  ARTHUR BESSE             TEMPLETON  MA      93        529       28:55    4:32:52

11    469  DAVE DUNHAM             BRADFORD  MA       127        656       30:41    5:03:33

12    473  MARTIN TIGHE            PROVIDENCE  RI      131        787       30:56    5:34:29

13    630  STEPHEN LASKA          HOLDEN  MA          223       1010       38:17    6:12:46

Team - Central Mass Striders Finish Position – 4 (masters)

Team Score (times): 2:23:04

Place Bib No Name                     City                  Place      Place      Time   Cum. Time

1    475  GREG PUTNAM             STONEHAM  MA       3          3       27:02      27:02

2    470  JASON PORTER           BEDFORD  NH          12         15       28:03      55:05

3    471  JOE SHAIRS             PEABODY  MA             17         32       28:23    1:23:28

4    474  ARTHUR BESSE            TEMPLETON  MA    24         56       28:55    1:52:23

5    469  DAVE DUNHAM              BRADFORD  MA    44        100       30:41    2:23:04

6    473  MARTIN TIGHE           PROVIDENCE  RI     47        147       30:56    2:54:00

7    630  STEPHEN LASKA         HOLDEN  MA        114        261       38:17    3:32:17

CMS men strike gold and silver at USA Mountain Running Championships

Every second counts. This was evident over the weekend where the CMS Men’s Open team lost to the Gate City Striders by three seconds in North Conway, NH. Sunday hosted the USA Mountain Running Championships at Cranmore Mountain. Three laps were contested which started and finished at the top. While five men score for the open, three do so for the masters. This allowed the CMS masters team to trade places and take the gold in that category. The masters team was led by Dave Dunham who trekked the course in 1:06:21. He was the second master in the race and 25^th overall. Tim Van Orden (36^th overall) and Paul Bazanchuk (62^nd overall) rounded out the scoring for CMS which outpaced Gate City by almost four minutes for the gold in the masters team score.

The open team was led by Patrick Rich who had a time of 1:02:58. He was 15^th overall and 12th American. Dave, Tim, and Paul scored down into the open. David Lapierre, also a master, rounded out the scoring for the open team.

1

M-40-49

3:40:12

1:06:21

Dave

Dunham

49

M

Bradford

MA

3506

Y

CMS

1:11:06

Tim

Van Orden

45

M

Bennington

VT

3673

Y

CMS

1:22:45

Paul

Bazanchuk

58

M

Center Conway

NH

3543

Y

CMS

2

M-Open

6:18:44

1:02:58

Patrick

Rich

36

M

South Hamilton

MA

3649

Y

CMS

1:06:21

Dave

Dunham

49

M

Bradford

MA

3506

Y

CMS

1:11:06

Tim

Van Orden

45

M

Bennington

VT

3673

Y

CMS

1:22:45

Paul

Bazanchuk

58

M

Center Conway

NH

3543

Y

CMS

1:35:34

David

Lapierre

49

M

Chelmsford

MA

3614

Y

CMS

CMS teams will be traveling to Carver, MA to compete in the USATF New England 5 mile road race championships this Saturday.