CMS 1st and 4th at Jones Group 10 mile

The CMS men’s masters team won the USATF 10 mile championships, Jones Group 10 mile in Amherst, MA on Sunday. They were led by Greg Putnam who was the third master (40+) overall. Dan Vassallo was also third overall, as an open runner, to help the men’s open team to a fourth place team finish. Martin Tighe was the 4^th 50+ in the race. The 10 mile race featured a different start and finish from prior years but all the hills remained. The next race in the USATF Road Race Grand Prix will be the New Bedford Half Marathon in March. Jones Group 10 mile photos taken by KrissyK.

Masters Team 1^st place

Place Bib No Name                     City                Gend  Place      Place      Time   Cum. Time

1    422  GREG PUTNAM    STONEHAM  MA           M       3          3     56:55.8    56:55.8

2    419  JASON PORTER     BEDFORD  NH            M       7         10     57:54.8  1:54:50.7

3    417  JOE SHAIRS          PEABODY  MA            M      10         20     58:22.9  2:53:13.6

4    420  DEREK DORVAL KENSINGTON  NH           M      18         38   1:00:23.4  3:53:37.1

5    423  ARTHUR BESSE    TEMPLETON  MA          M      19         57   1:00:28.7  4:54:05.9

Open Team 4^th place

Place Bib No Name                     City                Gend  Place      Place      Time   Cum. Time

1    413  DAN VASSALLO     PEABODY  MA            M       3          3     51:31.0    51:31.0

2    414  SCOTT LESLIE          RUTLAND  MA       M      29         32     55:17.5  1:46:48.5

3    408  MORGAN KENNEDY  GRAFTON  MA       M      38         70     55:57.8  2:42:46.3

4    412  ANDY MCCARRON  KEENE  NH              M      41        111     56:09.3  3:38:55.7

5    422  GREG PUTNAM   STONEHAM  MA           M      52        163     56:55.8  4:35:51.5

CMS finishers below

Place    Name             City               Bib No  Age Gend    Age Group                 Time        Time        Pace 

3   DAN VASSALLO   PEABODY  MA        413    28   M       3 Top Fin        51:29.5     51:31.0      5:09/M

29  SOTT LESLIE      RUTLAND  MA           414    32   M      24  1-39       55:15.8     55:17.5      5:32/M

39  MORGAN KENNEDY  GRAFTON  MA 408    26   M      33  1-39         55:57.8     55:57.8      5:36/M

42  ANDY MCCARRON  KEENE  NH    412    31   M      36  1-39             56:09.3     56:09.3      5:37/M

53  GREG PUTNAM     STONEHAM  MA  422    44   M       3 40-49         56:50.2     56:55.8      5:42/M

65  JASON PORTER    BEDFORD  NH     419    44   M       7 40-49          57:53.4     57:54.8      5:47/M

75  JOE SHAIRS       PEABODY  MA       417    45   M      10 40-49         58:20.5     58:22.9      5:50/M

87  JAMES PAWLICKI  LYNN  MA        411    39   M      71  1-39            59:30.6     59:33.5      5:57/M

99  DEREK DORVAL KENSINGTON  NH 420    40   M      15 40-49           1:00:18.7   1:00:23.4      6:02/M

100  ARTHUR BESSE    TEMPLETON  MA 423    41   M      16 40-49      1:00:26.6   1:00:28.7      6:03/M

114 MARTIN TIGHE PROVIDENCE  RI  415    55   M       4 50-59           1:01:06.4   1:01:09.7      6:07/M

122 NICK TAORMINA GLOUCESTER  MA 418    41   M      20 40-49        1:01:31.9   1:01:36.9      6:10/M

128 JAIRO OBANDO WORCESTER  MA   693    45   M      23 40-49        1:02:11.9   1:02:11.9      6:13/M 

177 DAVE MINGORI  CHARLTON  MA 421    46   M      35 40-49             1:05:01.9   1:05:01.9      6:30/M

188 SAM WOOD   LACONIA  NH 409      27   M     109  1-39                1:06:14.4   1:06:17.7      6:38/M

Dan Vassallo finished 3rd overall in Amherst with a time of 51:29
Photo by KrissyK

Weekend Results

Kingman Farm Moonlight Snowshoe Race

Madbury NH - February 15, 2014

2 Jim Johnson       33:45   7:30   CMS

4 James Pawlicki  36:01    8:01   CMS

Woodford Whiteout Snowshoe Race

February 16, 2014

Prospect Mountain Ski Center,  Woodford, VT

10K Results

Place Name         Age Sex Time Team State USSSA

2 Kevin Tilton         32 M 1:02:38 CMS NH Y

4 Dave Dunham      49 M 1:05:54 CMS MA Y

5 Ross Krause         35 M 1:07:04 CMS MA Y

6 Tim Mahoney      34 M 1:07:49 CMS MA Y

12 James Pawlicki  40 M 1:13:40 CMS MA Y

14 Paul Bazanchuk 60 M 1:14:49 CMS NH Y

Weekend Results

Bradford Valentine Race 5 mile

Bradford, MA, February 8, 2014

7   Dan Verrington        31:56  6:24  2^nd 50+  BRADFORD  

      

Horse Hill 7K Snowshoe Race

Merrimack, NH, February 8, 2014

3   33:35  9:02 Jim Johnson            CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS      36 M   343 Madison NH        

5   35:16  9:29 Kevin Tilton           CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS      32 M   357 North Conway NH   

6   35:18  9:30 Ben Nephew             CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS      38 M   385 Mansfield MA      

9   36:04  9:42 Dave Dunham            CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS      49 M   351 Bradford MA 

28   46:44 12:34 David Lapierre         CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS      49 M   356 Chelmsford MA

100 1:32:35 24:54 George Boudreau Jr     CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS      44 M   452 Dudley MA

Fourtieth Annual 15K Great Stew Chase

Lynn, MA, February 9, 2014

1 Daniel Vassallo 1/67  28 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  Peabody    MA   50:35  5:26   50:35  5:26

6 James Pawlicki  6/67  39 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  Lynn       MA   55:32  5:58   55:32  5:58

7  299 Joe Shairs 1/34 44 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  Peabody    MA   55:31  5:58   55:33  5:58 1st 40+

12 Nick Taormina  2/34  41 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Gloucester   MA   57:30  6:11   57:33  6:11

22 Scott Deslongchamps 6/34 44 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  Putnam CT 59:17  6:22   59:18  6:22

Dan Vassallo wins the Great Stew Chase 15K
Photo by KrissyK

Ben Nephew in Trail Runner Magazine

CMS racing team member Ben Nephew appeared in this months Trail Runner Magazine

Weekend Results

Harvard Invitational Track Meet

Cambridge, MA, February 1, 2014

Men 800 Meter Run

31 Wesley Belleman  Central Mass 2:15.89

Beaver Brook Snowshoe Race

Hollis, NH, February 1, 2014

1   14:22  100.00 Jim Johnson      CMS    36 M   185 Madison NH

4   15:57   90.02 Dunham Dave    CMS   49 M   168 Bradford MA

NEWBURYPORT ROTARY - JFRC- FRIGID FIVER

NEWBURYPORT, MA, February 2, 2014

1 CHRIS MAHONEY     36    25:54

MTC Mid-Winter Classic 10 Miler

Cape Elizabeth, ME, February 2, 2014

1 Dan Vassallo 28 M2529  PEABODY  MA   51:43  5:11

Winterfest 5K Snowshoe Race

Saratoga Springs, NY, February 2, 2014

1 Tim Van Orden  M 45  Bennington VT  22:37