CMS men compete at An Ras Mor 5K

CMS rolled into Cambridge to run the 3rd race of the USATF New England Road Race Grand Prix Series for 2014. The rain let up but temperatures barely broke 40 degrees. The open team was led by Nate Jenkins. Rumor had it that he had to run in his warm up gear as his racing gear was locked in a car. Undeterred, Nate ran 15:17 which was 7th overall. Morgan Kennedy ran a personal best as he and Scott Leslie both finished under sixteen minutes. Greg Putnam was the top CMS master runner and scored down into the open team as the 5th scoring member with a time of 16:11. Colby Chrusciel ran his 2nd CMS team race by running another personal best with a time of 16:21. Alan Bernier who will be turning 40 in August reminded the competition that he is ready to throw down and ran 16:25. The CMS men's open team placed 5th out of 13 New England teams.

Jason Porter and Joe Shairs were the 2nd and 3rd masters for CMS. Arthur Besse ran 17:15 and Dave Dunham scored down into the CMS masters team despite turning 50 years old yesterday. Derek Dorval, Tim Van Orden, Martin Tighe, Aaron Baldwin (first CMS team race) and Dan Verrington easily broke 18 minutes. The CMS masters team placed 1st out of 10 scoring teams.

As we await the official results, below is a rough sample from ChronoTrackLive. As we await team results, it would appear that the Central Mass Striders have scored the first Senior (50 plus) team in a while. Get used to seeing Dave Dunahm, Martin Tighe, Dan Verrington, David Lapierre, CMS President Stephen Laska, and Frank Ruggierio. The CMS Senior team placed 5th out of six teams.

Race Photos by Scott Mason
Results via coolrunning
Unofficial results below via ChronoTrack

An Ras Mor 5K

Cambridge, MA March 30, 2014

Place Chip Time Chip Pace Gun Time Gun Pace per mile Name

7  15:17 04:56 min/mi 00:15:19  04:56 min/mi Nate Jenkins

22 15:43 05:04 min/mi 00:15:46 05:05 min/mi Morgan Kennedy

31 15:58 05:09 min/mi 00:15:59 05:09 min/mi Scott Leslie

39 16:11 05:13 min/mi 00:16:12 05:13 min/mi Greg Putnam

45 16:21 05:16 min/mi 00:16:25 05:17 min/mi Colby Chrusciel

47 16:25 05:17 min/mi 00:16:30 05:19 min/mi Alan Bernier

65 16:48 05:25 min/mi 00:16:56 05:27 min/mi Jason Porter

67 16:52 05:26 min/mi 00:16:55 05:27 min/mi Tim Mahoney

69 16:52 05:26 min/mi 00:16:53 05:27 min/mi Joseph Shairs

73 16:56 05:27 min/mi 00:16:58 05:28 min/mi James Pawlicki

84 17:15 05:34 min/mi 00:17:18 05:34 min/mi Arthur Besse

87 17:20 05:35 min/mi 00:17:23 05:36 min/mi Dave Dunham

91 17:28 05:38 min/mi 00:17:30 05:38 min/mi Derek Dorval

96 17:35 05:40 min/mi 00:17:38 05:41 min/mi Tim Van Orden

103 17:42 05:42 min/mi 00:17:44 05:43 min/mi Martin Tighe

106 17:44 05:43 min/mi 00:17:46 05:43 min/mi Aaron Baldwin

108 17:48 05:44 min/mi 00:17:52 05:45 min/mi Dan Verrington

173 19:11 06:11 min/mi 00:19:16 06:12 min/mi Dave Mingori

278 21:11 06:50 min/mi 00:21:15 06:51 min/mi David Lapierre

380 23:08 07:27 min/mi 00:23:16 07:30 min/mi Stephen Laska

410 24:09 07:47 min/mi 00:24:21 07:50 min/mi Frank Ruggierio

MALE OPEN TEAM Results

  5. 1:19:41 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS   (  15:57)

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  1    15:19    971 Nate Jenkins        33

  2    15:46    477 Morgan Kennedy      26

  3    15:59    479 Scott Leslie        32

  4    16:12    481 Greg Putnam         44

  5    16:25    478 Colby Chrusciel     21

MALE MASTERS 40+ TEAM Results

  1. 1:24:42 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS   (  16:57)

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  1    16:12    481 Greg Putnam         44 

  2    16:53    480 Joe Shairs          45 

  3    16:56    483 Jason Porter        44 

  4    17:18    482 Arthur Besse        41 

  5    17:23    492 Dave Dunham         50 

5. 1:37:29 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS    (  19:30)

  1    17:23    492 Dave Dunham         50 

  2    17:44    496 Martin Tighe        55 

  3    17:52    493 Dan Verrington      51

  4    21:14    459 David Lapierre      50 

  5    23:16    495 Stephen Laska       52 

CMS teams take on New Bedford

The Central Mass Striders open team placed 5^th overall as a team at the New Bedford Half Marathon. New Bedford hosted the New England Championship several years in a row. The team was led by Dan Vassallo who placed 3^rd with a time of 1:07:08. The masters team placed 3^rd overall and was led by Jason Porter.  Jason was the 8^th master to cross the finish line. The next Central Mass Strider team race will be the An Ras Mor 5K at the end of March.

2014 New Bedford Half Marathon photos by KrissyK

2014 New Bedford Half Marathon complete results

   

37th Annual New Bedford Half Marathon

New Bedford, MA, March 16, 2014

3   3/244  M2029 DAN VASSALLO      28 M  2920 1:07:08  5:08   1:07:10 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

37   8/410  M3039 CHRIS MAHONEY  36 M  2919 1:11:28  5:28 1:11:30 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

45  13/410  M3039 PATRICK RICH      37 M  2923 1:11:46  5:29   1:11:48 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

55  17/410  M3039 SCOTT LESLIE        32 M  2921 1:12:45  5:34   1:12:47 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

82  44/244  M2029 MORGAN KENNEDY  26 M  2922 1:14:47  5:43 1:14:50 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

96   8/408  M4049 JASON PORTER     44 M  2928 1:15:37  5:47  1:15:40 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

115  56/244  M2029 COLBY CHRUSCIEL 21 M  2924 1:16:31  5:51 1:16:40 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

117  11/408  M4049 JOE SHAIRS       45 M  2930 1:16:41  5:52 1:16:44 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

130  49/410  M3039 JAMES PAWLICKI 39 M  2917 1:17:43  5:56 1:17:46 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

150  14/408  M4049 DEREK DORVAL  40 M  2932 1:18:35  6:00 1:18:39 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

152  15/408  M4049 DAVE DUNHAM  49 M  2927 1:18:50  6:011:18:52 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

161   18/408  M4049 ARTHUR BESSE  42 M  3417 1:19:10  6:03  1:19:12 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

168  20/408  M4049 JAIRO OBANDO  46 M  2144 1:19:31  6:04 1:19:32 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

170   6/263  M5059 MARTIN TIGHE   55 M  2650 1:19:33  6:05 1:19:38 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

187  24/408  M4049 NICK TAORMINA 41 M  2926 1:20:34  6:09 1:20:34 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

298  97/410  M3039 ERIC RUDMAN 30 M  1211 1:25:22  6:31 1:25:41 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

310  57/408  M4049 SCOTT DESLONGCHAMPS 44 M  2931 1:26:15 1:26:20 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

331  65/408  M4049 DAVE MINGORI 46 M  2925 1:26:53  6:38  1:27:04 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

851  93/263  M5059 STEPHEN LASKA 52 M  2934 1:42:52  7:51 1:43:30 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

939 104/263  M5059 FRANK RUGGERIO 55 M  2935 1:45:01  8:01 1:45:38 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

1110 217/408  M4049 WILLIAM GONSORCIK 47 M  2510 1:49:06  8:20 1:49:06 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

1173 227/408  M4049 THOMAS HEAD 41 M  2566 1:50:32  8:26 1:50:32 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         

Dan Vassallo led the Central Mass Striders open team to a 5th place team finish in New Bedford
Photo by KrissyK

 OPEN TEAM

5.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS        

         1:07:10 1:11:30 1:11:48 1:12:47 1:14:50 (1:15:40) (1:16:40) = 5:58:05

        DAN VASSALLO 28 M, CHRIS MAHONEY 36 M, PATRICK RICH 37 M, SCOTT LESLIE

        32 M, MORGAN KENNEDY 26 M, JASON PORTER 44 M, COLBY CHRUSCIEL 21 M

        

MASTERS TEAM

3.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS        

         1:15:40 1:16:44 1:18:39 1:18:52 1:19:32 (1:19:38) (1:20:34) = 6:29:27

        JASON PORTER 44 M, JOE SHAIRS 45 M, DEREK DORVAL 40 M, DAVE DUNHAM 49 M, ARTHUR BESSE 42 M, JAIRO OBANDO 46 M, MARTIN TIGHE 55 M

Weekend Results

Jim Johnson won the Granite State Snowshoe Championship in Allenstown, NH. In the process, he also won the 2014 Granite State Snowshoe Series. Dave Dunham also won his age division for the series. Tim Van Orden has quickly rounded into shape with a strong third place finish. CMS placed four finishers out of the top five. CMS finishers in blue.

Granite State Snowshoe Championship

March 8, 2014

Full Results

PLACE   NAME   AGE       CITY       STATE    TIME      PACE     CLUB

1 Jim Johnson    36      Madison   NH          00:48:28               00:07:48         Central Mass Striders

2 Nacho Hernando 20 Concord    NH            00:50:51               00:08:11          Sweetie Pies

3 Tim Van Orden 45   Bennington  VT           00:52:58               00:08:32        Central Mass Striders

4 Dave Dunham     49 Bradford      MA         00:53:17               00:08:35        Central Mass Striders

5 James Pawlicki  39  Lynn             MA         00:53:29               00:08:37         Central Mass Striders

6 Ryan Welts  33      Northwood    NH          00:54:13               00:08:44         acidotic RACING

7 Danny Ferreira 31 Concord         NH          00:56:48               00:09:09         Gate City Striders

CMS takes gold and silver at US Snowshoe Championships

The Central Mass Striders (CMS) Dion open and masters teams ventured to the United States Snowshoe National Championship in Woodford, VT. The open team was led by Kevin Tilton (12th overall) placed 2^nd overall, a mere 24 seconds behind first place Dion/South Hill Distance Project.  The Central Mass Striders (CMS) Dion masters team placed first in the master team category and was led by James Pawlicki (20th overall). CMS finishers and team summaries are listed below.  Several CMS athletes found the podium by placing in the top three of their age category. Kevin Tilton, Dave Dunham, Todd Callaghan, Paul Bazanchuk found gold medals while Jim Johnson and James Pawlicki reached medals as well. 

L - R: Richard Bolt, James Pawlicki, Kevin Tilton, Ben Nephew, Dave Dunham, Ken Tripp, Jim Johnson, Ross Krause, Tim Mahoney
Photo by KrissyK

Full Results

U.S. National Snowshoe Championships - Senior Males

March 01, 2014 - Woodford, VT

Timing by ARE Event Productions

Presented by Dion Snowshoes

Place Time Pace Bib Name Age

12 0:46:24 7:29 35 Kevin Tilton 32 M 1/13 M3034 North Conway NH Central Mass Striders-Dion

14 0:46:47 7:32 226 Jim Johnson 37 M 3/31 M3539 Madison NH Central Mass Striders-Dion

16 0:47:13 7:36 196 Ross Krause 35 M 4/31 M3539 Easthampton MA Central Mass Striders-Dion

20 0:47:57 7:43 157 James Pawlicki 40 M 3/18 M4044 Lynn MA Central Mass Striders-Dion

21 0:48:19 7:47 117 Dave Dunham 50 M 1/22 M5054 Bradford MA Central Mass Striders-Dion

24 0:48:32 7:49 67 Tim Mahoney 35 M 8/31 M3539 Holyoke MA Central Mass Striders-Dion

28 0:49:06 7:54 195 Ben Nephew 39 M 9/31 M3539 Mansfield MA Central Mass Striders-Dion

30 0:49:09 7:55 136 Todd Callaghan 45 M 1/19 M4549 Beverly MA Central Mass Striders-Dion

31 0:49:11 7:55 75 Richard Bolt 44 M 5/18 M4044 Mountain View CA Central Mass Striders-Dion

35 0:50:52 8:12 147 Kenneth Tripp 44 M 6/18 M4044 Amesbury MA Central Mass Striders-Dion

54 0:54:20 8:45 86 Paul Bazanchuk 60 M 1/18 M6064 Center Conway NH Central Mass Striders-Dion

63 0:55:16 8:54 187 Sam Wood 28 M 9/14 M2529 Laconia NH Central Mass Striders-Dion

126 1:03:40 10:15 46 David Lapierre 50 M 14/22 M5054 Chelmsford MA Central Mass Striders-Dion

Team Open Results

2. 2:20:24 Central Mass Striders-Dion  (  46:48)

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  1    46:24  Kevin Tilton         32 North Conway       NH

  2    46:47  Jim Johnson          37 Madison            NH

  3    47:13  Ross Krause          35 Easthampton        MA

  4 (  48:32) Tim Mahoney          35 Holyoke            MA

  5 (  49:06) Ben Nephew           39 Mansfield          MA

  6 (  55:16) Sam Wood             28 Laconia            NH

Team Masters Results

1. 2:25:25 Central Mass Striders-Dion  (  48:29)

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  1    47:57  James Pawlicki       40 Lynn               MA

  2    48:19  Dave Dunham          50 Bradford           MA

  3    49:09  Todd Callaghan       45 Beverly            MA

  4 (  49:11) Richard Bolt         44 Mountain View      CA

  5 (  50:52) Kenneth Tripp        44 Amesbury           MA

  6 (  54:20) Paul Bazanchuk       60 Center Conway     NH

  7 (1:03:40) David Lapierre       50 Chelmsford         MA