Predictions for masters & seniors at Loon mountain

Excitement is high as the USA Mountain running championships return to New England.  The championships were last held in New Hampshire at Loon Mountain in 2014.  The challenging 6 mile course with nearly 3,000’ of climb will be used again this year.  The race will not only be used to select the U.S. team for the world mountain running championships but will also determine the US champions for both teams and individuals in a number of age groups.  As a senior runner (age 50-59) I’m most interested in my age group.  As a member of the Central Mass Striders I’m also interested in the masters category (age 40-49) as we have a number of runners who may have a shot at taking home medals.  CMS has done well at the Mountain running champs scoring Gold in the Open, Masters, and Seniors in 2014 and Gold in the masters in 2013.  It is not an easy task to handicap a mountain race as road race times may not indicate an ability at Mountain Running.  Loon is especially hard to predict as top runners need to be strong climbers but also have to be able to run fast (2 miles of “cross country”) and have to be good at descending (about 700’ of drop).  I’ve only researched USATF entrants as of 06-27-16.

 

I think the best chances for medals in the masters would be Tim Van Orden, Todd Callaghan, Chris Grauch, Ethan Nedeau, and Ivan Marsh.  All have solid road times and/or track along with trail running.  Van Orden has won all of the USATF NE mountain series races this year.  Callaghan has been very close to Van Orden in all of the mountain series and recently set a personal best at Mt Washington.  Grauch is the returning Mountain champion and also was the USA masters trail marathon champion in 2015.  Marsh has solid ½ marathon and 10k times and also has Tower Climbing credentials.

 

The senior competition is pretty wide open with most of the top guys from the USATF NE mountain series in contention.  The series has had four different senior winners in the first four races.  All of the races have been very close.  There is potential for a lot of back and forth during the race as the stronger XC runners do well early and the stronger climbers making up ground late.  Dave Dunham, Erik Vandendries, Jeff Hunt, Ed Sheldon, and Dan Verrington all represent the CMS club and any could end up on the podium.  Christopher Smith (SRR) and Jeff Walker (Dirigo) also are in the medal hunt.

 

Potential Top masters and seniors (alpha order) for the USA Mountain running championships @ Loon Mountain 07-03-16

Unless otherwise noted times are from 2016 and places are for MASTERS.

 

Jim Boule (acidotic Racing): 4^th at Wachusett Mountain, 6^th @ 2015 Loon Mountain, 10^th @ 2014 Loon Mountain

Steve Brightman: 3^rd @ Ascutney, 3^rd @ 2015 Loon Mountain, 8^th @ 2014 Loon Mountain, 2:54 Boston Marathon, 1:18 ½ marathon

Peter Burke (Dirigo): 2:56 Boston marathon, 17:28 5k, 60:54 10 mile

Todd Callaghan (CMS) : PR 1:11:24 @ Mt Washington,  2^nd @ Sleepy Hollow, 2^nd @ Wachusett, 2^nd @ Pack, 2^nd @ Ascutney, 1^st @ 2015 Loon, 4^th @ 2014 Loon.

Chad Carr (CRC) : 1:14:53 @ Mt Washington, 1:04:40 USATF NE trail champs, 16:09 5k

Chris Grauch (Boulder, CO): 3^rd 2014 Loon, 1^st 2015 USATF trail marathon, 1^st 2016 Boulder Mountain 10m ascent, 1^st 2015 USA Mountain championships (Bend OR), 34:30 10k at Altitude

Ivan Marsh (LRC Racing): 1:15 ½ marathon, 34:21 10k, 1^st o’all Omaha Tower Climb, 1:13 ½ marathon in 2015

Ethan Nedeau (Acidotic Racing): 2^nd 2015 Loon, 6^th 2014 Loon, 9:26 3,000 meters & 4:43 1,500 meters 2016, 5^th o’all & 1^st 40+ at Pineland Farms 25k trail, 1^st 40-44 2015 OCR world championships

James Pawlicki (CMS): 5^th @ Wachusett, 4^th @ 2015 Loon , 7^th @ 2014 Loon (was age 39 would have been 7^th master), 16:20 5k & 2:52 marathon, 1:17 ½ marathon

Tim Van Orden (CMS): 1^st @ Sleepy Hollow, Wachusett, Pack, and Ascutney, 2^nd @ USATF NE trail championships, 2^nd @ 2013 USA Mountain Champs (Cranmore NH), 16:31 5k, 34:02 10k.

 

Unless otherwise noted times are from 2016 and places are for SENIORS.

 

Dave Dunham (CMS): 3^rd Mt Washington 1:12:05, 2^nd @ Sleepy Hollow, 2^nd @ Wachusett, 2^nd @ Pack, 1^st @ Ascutney, 1^st 2015 Loon, 1^st 2014 Loon, 1^st 2013 US Mountain running champs (45-49)

E J Hrynowski (GLRR): 1:26 Mt Washington, 2:59 Boston Marathon, 1:20 ½ marathon, 17:23 5k in 2015, 5^th 2015 Loon, 5^th 2014 Loon

Jeff Hunt (CMS): 3^rd @ Wachusett, 1:15:51 Mt Washington, 3^rd 2015 Loon, 1^st 2014 USA Trail Marathon championships

Ed Sheldon (CMS):  1^st @ Pack, 2^nd @ Ascutney, 6^th @ Sleepy Hollow, 7^th @ Wachusett, 1:19 ½ marathon, 17:37 5k, 2:58 marathon in 2015, 2:52 marathon in 2014

Christopher Smith (SRR): 1:18:05 Mt Washington, 17:30 5k, 36:58 10k, 4^th @ Sleepy Hollow, 4^th @ Wachusett, 3^rd @ Pack

Erik Vandendries (CMS): 2^nd Mt Washington 1:11:51, 1^st @ Wachusett, 3^rd @ Sleepy Hollow, 2^nd 2015 Loon, 2^nd 2014 Loon. 

Dan Verrington (CMS): 16:59 5k, 35:27 10k, 1:19 Mt Washington, 1^st @ USATF NE trail championships, 2:48 marathon in 2015, 4^th 2015 Loon, 3^rd 2014 Loon

Jeff Walker (Dirigo): 1^st @ Sleepy Hollow, 6^th @ Wachusett, 3^rd @ Ascutney, 37:52 10k, 2^nd @ USATF NE trail championships

Weekend Results

15th Annual Brendan's Home Run 5K Run & Walk

Belmont HS Track - Belmont, MA, June 19, 2016

6  Dan Vassallo  M31  Peabody, MA   15:09      

Lynn Woods Summer Cross-Country

Lynn, MA, June 22, 2016

7.7 Miles (Boulder Path)

1 JIM PAWLICKI       379 M 41 LYNN                 54:21  7:04

2 MARTIN TIGHE   2841 M 58 PROVIDENCE   54:33  7:05

Lynn Woods Summer Cross-Country

Lynn, MA, June 22, 2016

10.8 Miles (Baby Barkley)

1 MATT VEIGA              79 M 29 LYNN        1:13:09  6:47

2 WILLIAM JACKSON  616 M 34 SALEM    1:14:05  6:52

First Annual Beverly Relays

Beverly, MA, June 24, 2016

Place Team Name  Team Member #1  Team Member #2 Team Member #3 Time      

1 GET THE LED OUT        Todd Callaghan   Joe Shairs   Chris Blondin   33:25

B.A.A. 10K Presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Boston, MA, June 26, 2016

18   8/623    115    Scott Mindel       29  M    Arlington          MA    32:03   32:01

Capital City Classic 10k

Concord, NH, June 26, 2016

8   2/36   M5059   37:57   37:56   6:07 Ernest Brake      54 M   184 North Sutton NH

Smuttynose Will Run For BEER 5K

Hampton, NH, June 26, 2016

1  M-TOP3     MATT VEIGA           Lynn MA              29 M  1330   17:15.7  5:34   17:17.7

Matt Veiga takes the win in Hampton NH
photo by Richie Blake

Wildcat Mountain 5K/5M Races

Gorham, NH, June 26, 2016

1 SCOTT LESLIE           265  34   43:54

Results for Bay of Fundy International Marathon

Half Marathon

June 26th, 2016

1   339 Dave Dunham         Bradford        MA    US      M   1/20   M5059 1:22:23  6:17

CMS men sweep team categories at Mount Washington

Just in from Dave Dunham....

Jeff Hunt from Concord, MA

Quick re-cap of CMS at Mt Washington

The men swept the team categories taking first in the open, masters, and seniors.  The senior team lowered their course record (from 2015) by 4 minutes.  The masters team time was the sixth fastest ever run, trailing only five times CMS has run.

Individually Jim Johnson captured the Crossan Cup as the top NH finisher.  Matt Veiga was tops in the 25-29 age group.  Todd Callaghan topped the 45-49 age group.  Erik Vandendries took 2^nd place in the 50-54 age group as CMS runners took 7 of the top ten spots in that category.  Veiga, Callaghan, and Vandendries set PR’s as did Eric Narcisi.

All CMS finishers:

5          Jim       Johnson             M3539   1:07:25 8:53      1:07:27 39         M          Madison NH

12         Matthew Veiga                M2529   1:10:58 9:21      1:10:59 29         M          Lynn      MA

15         Todd     Callaghan          M4549   1:11:24 9:24      1:11:24 46         M          Beverly  MA

18         Erik       Vandendries       M5054   1:11:50 9:27      1:11:51 51         M          Chestnut Hill       MA

19         Dave     Dunham            M5054   1:12:05 9:30      1:12:05 52         M          Bradford            MA

23         Eric       Narcisi               M3539   1:13:59 9:45      1:14:00 36         M          North Andover    MA

31         Francis  Burdett              M5054   1:15:00 9:52      1:15:01 51         M          Worcester          MA

37         Kevin     Tilton                M3034   1:15:35 9:57      1:15:36 34         M          Conway NH

38         Jeff       Hunt                  M5054   1:15:50 9:59      1:15:51 52         M          Concord MA

48         Tim       Mahoney            M3539   1:18:45 10:22    1:18:47 36         M          Holyoke MA

50         Dan       Verrington          M5054   1:19:07 10:25    1:19:10 53         M          Bradford            MA

68         Ernest   Brake                M5054   1:22:41 10:53    1:22:43 54         M          N.Sutton            NH

80         Layce    Alves                 F3539    1:24:05 11:04    1:24:09 36         F           Gloucester         MA

82         David    Lapierre             M5054   1:24:27 11:07    1:24:31 52         M          Chelmsford        MA

101       Jennifer Brooks               F3539    1:27:40 11:33    1:27:45 37         F           Gloucester         MA

146       Leslie    O'Dell                F4044    1:31:52 12:06    1:31:57 40         F           Albany   NH

149       John      Pajer                 M5054   1:32:11 12:08    1:32:14 53         M          Leicester            MA

171       Stephen Peterson            M5054   1:34:13 12:24    1:34:22 50         M          Chelmsford        MA

297       Alicia     Eno                   F3539    1:43:27 13:37    1:43:40 38         F           Shrewsbury        MA

417       Stephen Laska                M5054   1:50:07 14:30    1:50:19 54         M          Holden  MA

749       Walter   Kuklinski            M6569   2:07:37 16:48    2:07:48 67         M          Princeton           MA

1095     Debra    Pinto                 F5054    2:43:49 21:34    2:45:10 52         F           Sutton   MA

CMS Mt Washington preview

CMS Mt Washington Preview

 

Good luck to everyone running at Mt Washington!

 

CMS has 21 guys entered in the race this weekend with over 250 collective finishes.  Colin Carroll is the only CMS runner who hasn’t raced up Mt Washington before.  He should do fine having run a 1:10 & 2:33 half and full marathon respectively earlier this year.

 

Since 1992 the Open Team has won 20 times, most recently in 2013.  Last year the club placed 2^nd to Team Colorado.  The scoring members of the open team are backed and should be better this year with Jim Johnson, Mike Quintal, Eric Narcisi, and Colin Carroll likely to bump some of the 2015 scorers.

 

The master’s squad holds the 40+ record of 5:53:06 (2009) and hold 8 of the top 10 team times.  Last year’s team beat Team Gloucester by nearly 1 hour.  All scoring members are back!  Todd Callaghan placed 2^nd in the 45-49 last year and looks to move up this year.  He finished 6 minutes ahead of the next person in his age group and the winner (Simon Gutierrez) has now entered the 50-54 age group.

 

The senior team set the 50+ record last year running 6:17:33.  All of the scoring members are back and we’ve added Jeff Hunt who would have scored for the team last year (he was at the time a member of GCS).  The 2015 team beat Team Gloucester by 63 minutes.  Current CMS seniors took the top 6 spots in the 50-54 last year.

 

    1    21 Dave Dunham                          51 Ward Hill MA          1:11:35

    2    24 Francis Burdett            50 Worcester MA          1:12:19

    3    25 Erik Vandendries                       50 Chestnut Hill MA      1:12:20

    4    40 Jeff Hunt                                 51 Concord MA            1:16:42

    5    58 Dan Verrington                         52 Bradford MA           1:20:28

    6    61 Ernest Brake                            53 N.Sutton NH           1:20:51

 

CMS runners entered this year

Cat        Name                City, St              Recent   PR         # Run   

MO        Kevin Tilton        Conway, NH       1:08:52 1:03:42 14        

MO        Jim Johnson       Madison, NH       1:09:43 1:07:22 7         

MO        Michael Quintal   N Andover, MA    1:11:00 1:11:00 2         

MO        Matthew Veiga    Lynn, MA            1:13:49 1:13:49 2         

MO        Tim Mahoney     Holyoke, MA       1:15:19 1:12:45 9         

MO        Eric Narcisi         N Andover, MA    1:18:49 1:18:49 1         

MO        Colin Carroll        Andover, MA                                          

                                                                                               

M40      Todd Callaghan  Beverly, MA        1:11:55 1:11:55 11        

                                                                                               

M50      Dave Dunham    Bradford, MA      1:10:44 1:00:37 25        

M50      Francis Burdett   Worcester, MA    1:11:01 1:07:09 22        

M50      Erik Vandendries Chestnut Hill, MA 1:12:20 1:12:20 1         

M50      Jeff Hunt            Concord, MA       1:16:42 1:13:04 2         

M50      Ernest Brake       N.Sutton, NH      1:19:25 1:11:52 24        

M50      Dan Verrington   Bradford, MA      1:20:28 1:05:43 19        

M50      John Pajer         Leicester            , MA      1:26:28 1:26:28 4         

M50      Stephen Peterson           Chelmsford, MA  1:29:41 1:08:01 28        

M50      David Lapierre    Chelmsford, MA  1:37:47 1:08:43 11        

M50      Stephen Laska    Holden, MA        1:46:18 1:46:18 2         

M50      Joe O'Connor      Sterling, MA        2:52:21 2:10:52 3         

                                                                                               

M60      Paul Bazanchuk  Ctr Conway, NH   1:27:44 1:24:15 8         

M60      Walter Kuklinski  Princeton, MA     1:54:35 1:19:38 30        

 

CMS takes all three mens team categories at Ascutney Mountain

The CMS women also won the open and master team categories as well in race # 4 of the USATF New England Mountain series. The Central Mass Striders will be competing at the Mount Washington Road Race this coming weekend.

From Dave Dunham:

MO			M40			M50
CMS	472.25		CMS	287.76		CMS	262.67
aR	388.91		NMC	239.91		NMC	223.88
NMC	362.05		WMM	212.62		WMM	212.62
			UVRC	211.82		UVRC	211.82
			aR	198.71		aR	198.71
			GCS	182.75		GCS	182.75
FO			F40			F50
CMS	248.12		CMS	248.12		aR	215.1
aR	223.35		aR	220.14

We put 7 in the top 11

Place	Cat	Cat Pl	Time	First	Last	City	State	USATF Team
1	MO	1	0:30:51	TURNER	ZAMORE	S Hero	VT
2	MO	2	0:31:19	DREW	BEST	AMHERST	MA	aR
3	M40	1	0:32:06	TIM	Van Orden	BENNINGTON	VT	CMS
4	M40	2	0:32:20	TODD	CALLAGHAN	BEVERLY	MA	CMS
5	MO	3	0:33:13	MATTHEW	VEIGA	LYNN	MA	CMS
6	M50	1	0:33:33	DAVE	DUNHAM	BRADFORD	MA	CMS
7	MO	4	0:33:54	KEVIN	TILTON	N Conway	NH	CMS
8	M40	3	0:34:12	STEVE	BRIGHTMAN	PROVIDENCE	RI
9	MO	5	0:34:43	JOSH	FIELDS	CLAREMONT	NH	aR
10	M50	2	0:34:43	ED	SHELDON	HOOKSETT	NH	CMS
11	MO	6	0:35:02	TIM	MAHONEY	HOLYOKE	MA	CMS
12	MO	7	0:35:10	JOSH	MERLIS	ALBANY	NY	ARE
13	M50	3	0:35:22	JEFF	WALKER	FALMOUTH	ME	Dirigo
14	MO	8	0:35:52	AARON	STONE
15	MO	9	0:37:03	MICHAEL	NARCISI	CHELMSFORD	MA	Sisu
16	MO	10	0:37:23	JOHN	KINNEE	TOWNSEND	MA
17	M50	4	0:37:31	BRIAN	RUHM	NASHUA	NH	GCS
18	M40	4	0:37:36	KEVIN	CAVANAUGH	MILFORD	NH
19	M50	5	0:38:02	JEFF	GOULD	GARDNER	MA	NMC
20	MO	11	0:38:10	MIC	MEDESKA	HARTFORD	CT
21	M40	5	0:38:37	JOSHUA	CURTIS	WORCESTER	MA	NMC
22	MO	12	0:39:02	KARL	ZUKAUSKAS	AMHERST	MA
23	M50	6	0:39:35	DAVID	LAPIERRE	CHELMSFORD	MA	CMS
24	FO	1	0:39:54	JAMIE	WOOLSEY	ONEIDA	NY
25	M50	7	0:40:13	JOHN	PAJER	LEICESTER	MA	CMS

28	F40	1	0:40:59	LESLIE	O'DELL	ALBANY	NH	CMS
62	M50	15	0:47:26	ROBERT	THOMAS	CHARLTON	MA	CMS
89	F60	1	0:51:05	MARY	SHARKEY	GROSVENORDALE	CT	CMS
116	F50	8	0:54:55	ANNIE	RYAN	FLORENCE	MA	CMS
125	M60	16	0:55:41	WALTER	KUKLINSKI	PRINCETON	MA	CMS
159	M60	20	1:08:26	BERNARD	DAVIS	GROSVENORDALE	CT	CMS