Monday, June 22, 2015

CMS teams hit the podium, records fall at Mount Washington

Dave Dunham led CMS for the day to the summit of Mount Washington
The Central Mass Striders men’s racing teams took on the Mount Washington Road Race on a clear day to the summit. CMS was led by Senior, Dave Dunham, who placed 19th overall, 1st in age group, with a time of 1:11:35. Dave helped not only the open team to a 2nd place showing, but scored for the masters and seniors team that won the respective team competition. Kevin Tilton was the 2nd open team scoring member right behind Dave with a 21st place finish. Francis Burdett, Erik Vandendries, and Todd Callaghan rounded out the scoring for the open team. Team Colorado won the open team competition. 

The CMS senior team consisting of Dave Dunham, Francis Burdett, Erik Vandendries, Dan Verrington, and Ernest Brake broke the Senior team record that was previously held by Whirlaway. The five from Saturday ran a combined time of 6:17:33 breaking the mark of 6:35:23 that was set by Whirlaway in 2013.

55th Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race
June 20, 2015    7.6 Miles - Base to Summit     Pinkham Notch, Gorham, NH
19 Dave Dunham   M5054  1/90   1:11:35  9:26    51 M Ward Hill MA
21 Kevin Tilton        M3034 6/68   1:12:08  9:30    33 M North Conway NH
22 Francis Burdett  M5054 2/90   1:12:19  9:31    50 M Worcester  MA
23 Erik Vandendries   M5054 3/90   1:12:20  9:32 50 M Chestnut Hill MA
25 Todd Callaghan  M4549 2/107  1:12:55  9:36    45 M Beverly MA
29 Sam Wood          M2529 8/55   1:13:56  9:44    28 M Laconia NH
31 Matthew Veiga  M2529 9/55   1:14:31  9:49    28 M Lynn  MA
33 Tim Mahoney     M3539 5/93   1:15:19  9:55    35 M Holyoke MA
54 Patrick Rich         M3539 10/93 1:20:15 10:34 38 M South Hamilton MA
56 Dan Verrington  M5054 5/90   1:20:28 10:36    52 M Bradford  MA
59 Ernest Brake       M5054 6/90   1:20:51 10:39    53 M N.Sutton  NH
149 John Pajer         M5054 14/90   1:31:02 11:59  52 M Leicester MA
156 Paul Bazanchuk M6064 4/57   1:31:31 12:03   60 M Center Conway  NH
253 David Lapierre  M5054  23/90   1:37:47 12:52  51 M Chelmsford MA
341 Stephen Peterson M4549  41/107  1:42:38 13:31 49 M Chelmsford MA
404 Stephen Laska    M5054  42/90   1:46:18 14:00    53 M Holden MA
422 Robert Thomas  M5559  21/76   1:47:39 14:10    55 M Charlton MA
612 Walter Kuklinski  M6569 13/34   1:58:45 15:38   66 M Princeton MA

MALE OPEN TEAM RESULTS
1.  TEAM COLORADO                          
          1:00:59 1:03:15 1:03:55 1:04:02 1:05:25 = 5:17:36
         Andy Wacker, Zach Miller, Peter Maksimow, Simon Gutierrez, Rickey
         Gates                         
2.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                  
          1:11:35 1:12:08 1:12:19 1:12:20 1:12:55 (1:13:56) (1:14:31) = 6:01:17
         Dave Dunham, Kevin Tilton, Francis Burdett, Erik Vandendries, Todd
         Callaghan, Sam Wood, Matthew Veiga
3.  CAMBRIDGE RUNNING CLUB                 
4.  ACIDOTIC RACING                        
5.  TEAM GLOUCESTER                        

MALE MASTERS TEAM RESULTS
1.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                  
          1:11:35 1:12:19 1:12:20 1:12:55 1:20:28 (1:20:51) (1:31:02) = 6:09:37
         Dave Dunham, Francis Burdett, Erik Vandendries, Todd Callaghan, Dan
         Verrington, Ernest Brake, John Pajer
2.  TEAM GLOUCESTER                        
3.  GATE CITY STRIDERS                     
4.  WINNER'S CIRCLE RUNNING CLUB           
5.  NORTH MEDFORD CLUB                     

MALE SENIORS TEAM RESULTS
1.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                  
          1:11:35 1:12:19 1:12:20 1:20:28 1:20:51 (1:31:02) (1:31:31) = 6:17:33 *New 50+ team record
         Dave Dunham, Francis Burdett, Erik Vandendries, Dan Verrington, Ernest
         Brake, John Pajer, Paul Bazanchuk
2.  TEAM GLOUCESTER                        
3.  GATE CITY STRIDERS                     
4.  WINNER'S CIRCLE RUNNING CLUB    

5.  NORTH MEDFORD CLUB                      

Monday, June 15, 2015

CMS rolls at the Hollis Fast 5K

The Central Mass Striders headed up to Hollis for the USATF New England 5K Road Race Championship on a fast downhill course. The open team was led by Dan Vassallo who placed 2nd overall and a time of 14:17. The open team placed 5th out of 20 teams. The masters team placed 1st out of 15 teams and was led by Greg Putnam with a time of 15:22. He was the top 40+ runner of the day. The Senior team tied for 3rd with GLRR (will get the edge with the 6th runners time). The team was led by Dave Dunham (16:30). CMS results below along with team order.

HOLLIS FAST 5K
Hollis, NH, June 11, 2015
2   2/3    M-OPEN  DAN VASSALLO          30 14:17.5  14:18            
12  3/43   M3034   SCOTT LESLIE            33 14:53.8   14:56   
28  1/102  M4549   GREG PUTNAM           45 15:22.2  15:23   
34  2/82   M4044   ALAN BERNIER           40 15:34.8   15:38                       
55  15/36   M2529   SAM WOOD              28 16:01.4  16:04   
57  6/102  M4549   JOE SHAIRS              47 16:11.8   16:12   
64  8/82   M4044   JAMES PAWLICKI       40 16:21.0  16:22   
70  9/82   M4044   ARTHUR BESSE           42 16:24.0   16:29              
72  5/100  M5054   DAVE DUNHAM        51 16:30.2  16:32   
83  10/82   M4044   NICK TAORMINA      42 16:39.6   16:45                              
90   6/100  M5054 DANIEL VERRINGTON 52 16:47.7 16:49   
131 14/100  M5054   JOHN GILLIS        51 17:23.3  17:28   
172 19/100  M5054   PHILIP SAVOY          52 18:05.2 18:09   
198  7/54   M5559   JOHN GRIEGO            57 18:23.2   18:30   
257  28/102  M4549   DAVID CATARIUS  46 19:23.7  19:24   
313  35/100  M5054   DAVID LAPIERRE   51 20:19.1  20:20   
383  40/102  M4549 WILLIAM GONSORCIK 48 21:13.5  21:21   
449  25/54   M5559   FRANK RUGGIERO    56 22:03.3  22:17   

MALE OPEN TEAM RESULTS
1.  GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB    
2.  WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM         
3.  TEAM RUN                      
4.  BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION   
5.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         
            14:18   14:56   15:23   15:38   16:04 (  16:12) (  16:22) = 1:16:19
         DAN VASSALLO 30 M, SCOTT LESLIE 33 M, GREG PUTNAM 45 M, ALAN BERNIER
         40 M, SAM WOOD 28 M, JOE SHAIRS 47 M, JAMES PAWLICKI 40 M

MALE MASTERS TEAM RESULTS
1.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         
            15:23   15:38   16:12   16:22   16:29 (  16:32) (  16:45) = 1:20:04
         GREG PUTNAM 45 M, ALAN BERNIER 40 M, JOE SHAIRS 47 M, JAMES PAWLICKI
         40 M, ARTHUR BESSE 42 M, DAVE DUNHAM 51 M, NICK TAORMINA 42 M
2.  BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION   
3.  WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM         
4.  Green Mountain Athletic Association
5.  DIRIGO RUNNING CLUB           

MALE SENIORS TEAM RESULTS
1.  WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM         
2.  Green Mountain Athletic Association
3.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         
            16:32   16:49   17:28   18:09   18:30 (  20:20) (  22:17) = 1:27:28
         DAVE DUNHAM 51 M, DANIEL VERRINGTON 52 M, JOHN GILLIS 51 M, PHILIP
         SAVOY 52 M, JOHN GRIEGO 57 M, DAVID LAPIERRE 51 M, FRANK RUGGIERO 56 M
3.  GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNERS   

5.  Greater Springfield Harriers