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