USATF 2016 National Club Cross Country Championships Tallahassee, FL

The Central Mass Striders traveled to Tallahassee Florida for the USATF 2016 National Club Cross Country Championships. A rolling course, home to FSU, within Apalachee Regional awaited teams from all over the country. It felt like home for CMS. Several teams from the USATF New England Association were in attendance: Greater Springfield Harriers, Liberty Athletic Club, Greater Lowell Road Runners, Boston Athletic Association, Greater Boston Track Club, HFC Striders, Battle Road Track Club, NE Distance, SISU Project, The Heartbreakers. 

Also from the North came freezing temperatures on the morning of the race. Temperatures warmed up to the 50’s by the late morning. The Central Mass Striders men’s masters team, led by Tim Van Orden, finished 7^th out of 16 40+ teams.  Tim ran 34:23. He was followed by Gregory Putnam who paced the course in 34:56. Todd Callaghan ran 35:11. Joe Shairs clocked the course in 35:23 while Arthur Besse capped the scoring with a time of 35:50. James Pawlicki ran 36:28. 

Nate Jenkins ran a solid race, passing runners throughout the five loop course, placing 119^th in a field of 307 starting runners in the Men’s Open 10K race. He ran a time of 32:10, 5:11 pace per mile. Nate’s wife, Melissa Donais, ran 24:24 to place 165^th out of 188 runners. 

Place TmPl Name                  Age  Club                                    Time  Pace

26   24 Tim Van Orden         48   Central Mass Striders   34:23  5:32

34   32 Greg Putnam           47   Central Mass Striders    34:56  5:38

38   35 Todd Callaghan        47   Central Mass Striders   35:11  5:40

41   38 Joe Shairs                 48   Central Mass Striders    35:23  5:42

45   41 Arthur Besse          44   Central Mass Striders      35:50  5:46

53   49 James Pawlicki        42   Central Mass Striders     36:28  5:53

OPEN MEN'S 10K OVERALL

119      Nathaniel Jenkins     36   Central Mass Striders     32:10  5:11

OPEN WOMEN'S 6K OVERALL

165      Melissa Donais        32   Central Mass Striders       24:24  6:33

USATF 2016 National Club Cross Country Championships Tallahassee, FL results

CMS 40+ team: Todd, Jim, Tim, Joe, Arthur, & Greg

Todd, Greg, Joe waiting for open 10K results

Nate Jenkins on his way to a 32:10 in the Men's Open 10K

CMS wins Manchester City Marathon

Outstanding efforts by the CMS men’s teams on Sunday, competing in two Grand Prix events that closed out the individual ATR Series, USATFNE Cross Country Grand Prix, and USATFNE Road Race Grand Prix.  The 40+ team picked up 2^nd at Franklin Park for the New England XC Championship masters 8k race. The top five scorers were Greg Putnam, Tim Van Orden, Joe Shairs, Todd Callaghan, & Arthur Besse. The guys anxiously got updates and whispers from other runners as to what was going on sixty miles north in the Manchester City Marathon. In the end, the men’s open team placed 1^st with Dan Vassallo, Scott Mindel, and Eric Narcisi finishing 1, 2, & 10^th overall to edge out Whirlaway by over a minute. The masters scored 2^nd overall with Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham and Nick Taormina pacing just behind Whirlaway by less than two minutes. The senior trio of Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, and David Lapierre outpaced Whirlaway by 42 seconds.

USATF New England Cross Country Championships

Franklin Park, Boston, MA, November 6, 2016

Results

Open 10K

39 #565 Scott Leslie         35 Central Mass             33:08

99 #564 Jeff Goupil          29 Central Mass             37:47

Masters 8K

6 #567 Greg Putnam          47 Central Mass             26:59   

7 #569 Tim Van Orden        48 Central Mass          27:12   

13 #568 Joe Shairs           48 Central Mass               27:46  

17 #563 Todd Callaghan       47 Central Mass         28:00  

28 #561 Arthur Besse         44 Central Mass             28:37  

29 #560 Alan Bernier         42 Central Mass             28:47  

35 #562 Steve Brightman      47 Central Mass        29:05  

36 #566 James Pawlicki       42 Central Mass          29:07

45 #570 Daniel Verrington    54 Central Mass        29:23

57 #481 Martin Tighe         58 Central Mass             31:01

106 #551 Edward Ingerman      70 Central Mass     45:22

Team Scores

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Rank Team                      Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7

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   1 Boston Athletic Associati    24    1    2    4    5   12   15   16

      Total Time:  2:15:09.00

         Average:    27:01.80

   2 Central Mass Striders        57    6    7   10   14   20   21   27

      Total Time:  2:18:34.00

         Average:    27:42.80

   3 Gr.Springfield Harriers      59    3    8   11   13   24   26   34

      Total Time:  2:18:59.00

         Average:    27:47.80

Manchester City Marathon – USATF New England Marathon Championship

Manchester, NH 

Sunday November 6, 2016

Full Results

1 MOPEN 1/3 Dan Vassallo 31  2:23:56.4 (net time) 2:23:59 (gun time) Peabody, MA 

2 MOPEN 2/3 Scott Mindel 30  2:25:20.8 (net time) 2:25:22.9 (gun time) Arlington, MA 

10 M30-39 4/67 Eric Narcisi 36  2:44:02.3 (net time) 2:44:05.2 (gun time) North Andover, MA 

17 M50-59 1/64 Ed Sheldon 52 2:53:02.5 (net time) 2:53:06.1 (gun time) Hooksett, NH 

28 M50-59 4/64 Dave Dunham 52 2:58:37.3 (net time) 2:58:40.3 (gun time) Bradford, MA 

47 M40-49 6/89 Nick Taormina 44  3:10:07.5 (net time) 3:10:15.4 (gun time) Gloucester, MA 

64 M50-59  9/64 David Lapierre 52  3:19:20.6 (net time) 3:19:25.8 (gun time) Chelmsford, MA 

Men Open Team

1 Central Mass Striders (2:31:09.1)

Dan Vassallo, Scott Mindel, Eric Narcisi, Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, Nick Taormina, David Lapierre

2 Whirlaway Racing Team (2:32:18.8)

3 Boston Athletic Association (2:45:24.9)

Men 40+

1 Whirlaway Racing Team (2:58:46.2)

2 Central Mass Striders (3:00:40.6)

Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, Nick Taormina, David Lapierre

3 Greater Lowell Road Runners (3:13:00.6)

Men 50+

1 Central Mass Striders (3:03:44.1)

Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, David Lapierre

2 Whirlaway Racing Team (3:04:26.2)

3 Greater Lowell Road Runners (3:26:40.6)

Scott Mindel, Antonio Wilson, and Dan Vassallo at Manchester City
Photo by Mark Mindel

Dan Vassallo winning his 2nd Manchester City Marathon
Photo by Mark Mindel

The podium!
Photo by Mark Mindel

Weekend Results

18th Annual Great Bay 5K

Greenland, NH, October 29, 2016

2   2/3  MOPEN 15:22  4:57 Nate Jenkins   36 M   North Andover MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                                                  

12 2/49 M4049 17:13  5:33 James Pawlicki  42 M  Lynn MA   CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

Wicked FIT Run

Concord, NH, October 29, 2016

3   1 M5059   17:35*  5:40 Dave Dunham   52 M    2065 Bradford MA             

13th Annual Busa Bushwhack Trail Race 5.3 mile

Framingham, MA, October 30, 2016

3 433 Steve Brightman 47 M Providence RI 0:33:15  6:16  M4049

Saratoga XC Classic 5K

October 30, 2016 Saratoga Springs

7   16:18 1^st 40+                   

CMS history at the USATF Grand Prix marathon

CMS history at the USATF NE marathon championships

The marathon distance has been contested in all of the Grand Prix series (1985-2015). This will be the third time that Manchester has been the championship.  Cape Cod has hosted the championship twenty-two times.  Baystate hosted four times and Burlington (VT) once.

 

CMS has won the team championship 12 times (last time

Weekend Results

Alan Bernier returns to racing, Central Mass Striders masters team places 2nd overall in the Mayors Cup Franklin Park 5K (race number 4 of the USATF New England Grand Prix), Dave Dunham takes on the Ghost Train.....

CMS 52 Week 5K Series

Worcester, MA, October 22, 2016

Every Saturday @ 9:00 am

Timing and scoring by Central Mass Striders: www.cmsrun.org

1              19:16     St.Cyr Dimanche               1/6         M20-39 Worcester           CMS

3              20:30     John Pajer                           1/4         M50-59 Leicester           CMS

4              22:02     Vin Garofoli                        1/5         M60-69 Worcester         CMS

More CMS runners and full results

Jen Hogan Memorial 5K

Timing and scoring by Central Mass Striders: www.cmsrun.org

Marlborough, MA, October 22, 2016

3   22:03   Phil Savoy             3/37     Male    Shrewsbury     CMS

8   24:42   Steve Laska            7/37     Male    Worcester      CMS

9   25:08   William Gonsorcik      8/37     Male    Worcester      CMS

More CMS runners and full results

Knights On The Run 5K

North Andover, MA, October 22, 2016

4 Joshua Perks   1/30   M4049 42 M Windham NH   17:29  5:38   17:29  5:38

Boston Mayor's Cup Cross Country races

Boston, MA, October 23, 2016

Men’s 8K Championship Race, open USATF New England Grand Prix race #4

46  46/111  M0139   26:15  5:19 Scott Mindel  30 M  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS    

Boston Mayor's Cup Cross Country races

Boston, MA, October 23, 2016

Men’s 5K, including Masters USATF New England Grand Prix race #4

2   2/41   M4049   16:47  5:23 Tim Van Orden      48 M     132 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   

5   3/41   M4049   16:57  5:27 Gregory Putnam   46 M     130 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   

12  8/41   M4049   17:31  5:37 Todd Callaghan   47 M     127 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   

13  9/41   M4049   17:40  5:40 Joe Shairs             48 M     131 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   

18 10/41   M4049   17:51  5:44 Arthur Besse      44 M     126 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   

26 13/41   M4049   18:14  5:51 James Pawlicki   42 M     129 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

41  5/46   M5059   18:40  6:00 Dan Verrington   54 M     133 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

MALE TEAM RESULTS IN THE FRANKLIN PARK 5K

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1.  BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION            

            1    5    8  =   14     

         Mike Galoob, Harry Stants, Keven O'Neil

2.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                  

            2    4   10  =   16     

         Tim Van Orden, Gregory Putnam, Todd Callaghan

3.  CCRI                                   

           15   21   23  =   59     

         Kody Sankey, Mike Dutka, Danny Elliott

MALE MASTERS TEAM RESULTS IN THE FRANKLIN PARK 5K

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1.  BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION            

            1    4    6    7   12  (14)  (20)  =   30     

         Mike Galoob, Harry Stants, Keven O'Neil, Patrick Callahan, James

         Callaghan, Wayne Levy, Ryan Davenport

2.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                  

            2    3    8    9   11  (15)  (21)  =   33     

         Tim Van Orden, Gregory Putnam, Todd Callaghan, Joe Shairs, Arthur

         Besse, James Pawlicki, Dan Verrington

3.  HFC STRIDERS                           

           10   18   23   29   39  (49)  (57)  =  119     

         Jason Cakouros, Timothy Gavin, Steve Neri, Tom Vossen, Jose Serrano,

         Frank Nelson, Phil Parks

DY Wildcat 5K Trail Run

Boxford, MA, October 23, 2016

16  Pat Fullerton   19:00  7:55 28   2/3    M2029 28 M Bradford  MA

Newburyport Half Marathon

Newburyport, MA October 23, 2016

9 Alan Bernier 42 M 1:16:18 1^st 40+

16 Ed Sheldon 52 M 1:19:07 1^st 50+

Alan Bernier, 1st master at the Newburyport Half Marathon

Ghost Train Trail 15 mile

Milford NH October 23, 2016

1 Dave Dunham 1:39:13

Weekend Results

Ashworth Awards Baystate Marathon

Lowell, MA, October 16, 2016

49  1/139  MM5059   JAMES LINDSAY West Boylston MA 50 M  3:04:10.5  7:02 3:04:13.4 BQ       

85  24/270  MM4049  NAKRI DAO            Lynn MA              43 M   3:09:51.0  7:15 3:09:59.4 BQ       

Ravenswood Trail Race

Gloucester, MA, October 16, 2016

2 TODD CALLAGHAN   6 M   1/15   M4049 47 BEVERLY    MA   27:18  6:40

5 JAMES PAWLICKI       29 M   4/15   M4049 42 LYNN       MA   29:01  7:05

10 JOHN GILLIS           61 M   4/17   M5059 52 MANCHESTER MA   30:56  7:33

Cider House 5K

Wachusett Mountain October 16, 2016

Scott Leslie 20:25

Dave Dunham 21:34

Catamount Half Marathon

Brattleboro, VT October 16, 2016

Jason Dunklee 1:17:48

Mount Desert Island Marathon

1 Dan Vassallo 31 Peabody 5:25 pace 2:21:45 CR!

Dan Vassallo smashes the MDI course record by 5 minutes

Weekend Results

Hartford Marathon 5k

Hartford, CT, October 8, 2016

1  14:53  4:48 10220 Dan Vassallo   31 M Peabody MA New Course Record!

8  16:49  5:25 11589 Joshua Perks   42 M Windham NH 1^st 40+

Hartford Marathon

3   33:59  5:29 5:30 2:24:00* 2:23:58.01  5:30     6 Scott Leslie    35 M Rutland MA PR!

9   36:29  5:53 6:04 2:39:07  2:39:05.19  6:05    18 Eric Narcisi

16th Annual B.A.A Half Marathon

Boston, MA, October 9, 2016

70   5/348  156  James Pawlicki  42 M Lynn  MA  1:22:54  1:22:52    

Chicago Marathon

October 9, 2016

194 Jeffrey Hadzima  35-39    39  Worcester, MA  Half 1:19:43 Finish  2:43:24

30th Bobby Bell 5 Miler

Haverhill, MA, October 9, 2016

1 PAT FULLERTON    28 M HAVERHILL  MA   25:49  5:10   25:49

Methuen High School 5K XC Run/Walk

Methuen, MA, October 9, 2016

3 DAVE DUNAHM    52 M   305 BRADFORD        MA   18:42  6:02

Monroe Dunbar Brook Trail Race 10.5M

Monroe, MA

October 9, 2016

1 Tim Van Orden  1:16:22

2 Ross Krause  1:24:18

2016 Army Ten-Miler

October 9, 216

18 Scott Mindel  52:23  5:15  6^th division M30-34

Wayland Cross Country Festival

Wayland, MA, October 9, 2016

27 Arthur Besse    44  M   Templeton MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  17:52  5:46 2^nd 40+

Granite State 10 Miler

Concord, NH, October 9, 2016

3   1/34   M4049   58:19   58:18   5:50 Rich Smith 46 M   205 Enfield NH 1st 40+

USATF NE Mountain series - CMS dominates

The USATF NE mountain series wrapped up last weekend at Bretton Woods which hosted the North American Fell Running championships over a 7-8 mile course with 2,500’ of climb and descent.

The series was scored in a “best 6 of 8” format.  In all 230 men and 111 women took part in the series. The Central Mass Striders took home first place in the Men’s Open, Men’s 40+, and Men’s 50+ team categories.

		No	Best	Total
Team	Category	Raced	6	Points
CMS	Mopen	8	2794.10	3664.41
NMC	Mopen	7	2056.58	2352.82
aR	Mopen	4	1491.40	1491.40
GCS	Mopen	2	666.13	666.13
TG	Mopen	2	645.95	645.95
		No	Best	Total
Team	Category	Raced	6	Points
CMS	M40+	8	1681.12	2217.10
NMC	M40+	7	1323.56	1510.01
aR	M40+	7	1322.22	1399.82
UVRC	M40+	7	1248.50	1440.19
GCS	M40+	6	1165.28	1165.28
TG	M40+	3	545.23	545.23
GMAA	M40+	1	236.23	236.23
Dirigo	M40+	1	234.11	234.11
WMM	M40+	1	212.62	212.62
SRR	M40+	1	184.06	184.06
		No	Best	Total
Team	Category	Raced	6	Points
CMS	M50+	8	1583.26	2075.07
NMC	M50+	7	1287.12	1473.57
UVRC	M40+	7	1248.50	1440.19
GCS	M50+	6	1132.03	1132.03
aR	M50+	6	1079.33	1079.33
TG	M50+	3	545.23	545.23
WMM	M50+	1	212.62	212.62
SRR	M50+	1	184.06	184.06

 

CMS individuals took the top five spots.  Tim Van Orden became the first male master to also win the overall series.  Dave Dunham topped the “totals points” category amassing 715.50 points in 8 races.

2016 Final Men's Standings - USATF NE Mountain Series
							Best	No	Total
First	Last	Gend	Age	City	St	Team	6 of 8	Raced	Points
Tim	Van Orden	M	48	Bennington	VT	CMS	577.37	7	664.91
Matthew	Veiga	M	29	Lynn	MA	CMS	572.85	7	662.13
Todd	Callaghan	M	46	Beverly	MA	CMS	566.54	6	566.54
Dave	Dunham	M	52	Bradford	MA	CMS	544.00	8	715.50
Ed	Sheldon	M	51	Hooksett	NH	CMS	532.47	8	694.10

 

CMS individuals also had success in the age groups.  Tim Van Orden and Todd Callaghan took 1^st and 2^nd place in the masters age group.  In the senior age group CMS runners took 5 of the top 11 spots including 1^st and 2^nd place by Dave Dunham and Ed Sheldon respectivel.

 

Masters

							Best	No	Total
First	Last	Gend	Age	City	St	Team	6 of 8	Raced	Points
Tim	Van Orden	M	48	Bennington	VT	CMS	577.37	7	664.91
Todd	Callaghan	M	46	Beverly	MA	CMS	566.54	6	566.54
Steve	Brightman	M	47	Providence	RI		532.30	6	532.30

 

Seniors

							Best	No	Total
First	Last	Gend	Age	City	St	Team	6 of 8	Raced	Points
Dave	Dunham	M	52	Bradford	MA	CMS	544.00	8	715.50
Ed	Sheldon	M	51	Hooksett	NH	CMS	532.47	8	694.10
Brian	Ruhm	M	51	Nashua	NH	GCS	507.46	6	507.46
Christopher	Smith	M	50	Woburn	MA	SRR	494.57	6	494.57
Jeff	Gould	M	51	Gardner	MA	NMC	465.35	6	465.35
David	Lapierre	M	52	Chelmsford	MA	CMS	457.49	6	457.49
Erik	Vandendries	M	51	Chestnut Hill	MA	CMS	441.70	5	441.70
Todd	Brown	M	52	Rocky Hill	CT	NMC	441.20	8	565.72
Erik	Wight	M	56	Amherst	MA	aR	438.65	6	438.65
Andy	Klaski	M	53	Chesterfield	NH		397.68	6	397.68
Robert	Thomas	M	56	Charlton	MA	CMS	395.62	6	395.62

 

In addition 11 CMS runners attained “Goat” status by completing 6 or more of the 8 races.  This entitles them to a lottery by-pass for the 2017 Mt Washington road race.

First	Last	Gend	Age	City	St	Team	Raced	Points
Dave	Dunham	M	52	Bradford	MA	CMS	8	715.50
Ed	Sheldon	M	51	Hooksett	NH	CMS	8	694.10
Tim	Van Orden	M	48	Bennington	VT	CMS	7	664.91
Matthew	Veiga	M	29	Lynn	MA	CMS	7	662.13
Todd	Callaghan	M	46	Beverly	MA	CMS	6	566.54
David	Lapierre	M	52	Chelmsford	MA	CMS	6	457.49
Robert	Thomas	M	56	Charlton	MA	CMS	6	395.62
Walter	Kuklinski	M	67	Princeton	MA	CMS	6	331.31
Leslie	O'Dell	F	40	Albany	NH	CMS	7	681.00
Mary	Sharkey	F	66	Grosvenordale	CT	CMS	6	429.17
Annie	Ryan	F	59	Florence	MA	CMS	6	393.21