Tuesday, June 28, 2016

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): 4th at Wachusett Mountain, 6th @ 2015 Loon Mountain, 10th @ 2014 Loon Mountain
Steve Brightman: 3rd @ Ascutney, 3rd @ 2015 Loon Mountain, 8th @ 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,  2nd @ Sleepy Hollow, 2nd @ Wachusett, 2nd @ Pack, 2nd @ Ascutney, 1st @ 2015 Loon, 4th @ 2014 Loon.
Chad Carr (CRC) : 1:14:53 @ Mt Washington, 1:04:40 USATF NE trail champs, 16:09 5k
Chris Grauch (Boulder, CO): 3rd 2014 Loon, 1st 2015 USATF trail marathon, 1st 2016 Boulder Mountain 10m ascent, 1st 2015 USA Mountain championships (Bend OR), 34:30 10k at Altitude
Ivan Marsh (LRC Racing): 1:15 ½ marathon, 34:21 10k, 1st o’all Omaha Tower Climb, 1:13 ½ marathon in 2015
Ethan Nedeau (Acidotic Racing): 2nd 2015 Loon, 6th 2014 Loon, 9:26 3,000 meters & 4:43 1,500 meters 2016, 5th o’all & 1st 40+ at Pineland Farms 25k trail, 1st 40-44 2015 OCR world championships
James Pawlicki (CMS): 5th @ Wachusett, 4th @ 2015 Loon , 7th @ 2014 Loon (was age 39 would have been 7th master), 16:20 5k & 2:52 marathon, 1:17 ½ marathon
Tim Van Orden (CMS): 1st @ Sleepy Hollow, Wachusett, Pack, and Ascutney, 2nd @ USATF NE trail championships, 2nd @ 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): 3rd Mt Washington 1:12:05, 2nd @ Sleepy Hollow, 2nd @ Wachusett, 2nd @ Pack, 1st @ Ascutney, 1st 2015 Loon, 1st 2014 Loon, 1st 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, 5th 2015 Loon, 5th 2014 Loon
Jeff Hunt (CMS): 3rd @ Wachusett, 1:15:51 Mt Washington, 3rd 2015 Loon, 1st 2014 USA Trail Marathon championships
Ed Sheldon (CMS):  1st @ Pack, 2nd @ Ascutney, 6th @ Sleepy Hollow, 7th @ 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, 4th @ Sleepy Hollow, 4th @ Wachusett, 3rd @ Pack
Erik Vandendries (CMS): 2nd Mt Washington 1:11:51, 1st @ Wachusett, 3rd @ Sleepy Hollow, 2nd 2015 Loon, 2nd 2014 Loon. 
Dan Verrington (CMS): 16:59 5k, 35:27 10k, 1:19 Mt Washington, 1st @ USATF NE trail championships, 2:48 marathon in 2015, 4th 2015 Loon, 3rd 2014 Loon
Jeff Walker (Dirigo): 1st @ Sleepy Hollow, 6th @ Wachusett, 3rd @ Ascutney, 37:52 10k, 2nd @ USATF NE trail championships

Monday, June 27, 2016

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

Monday, June 20, 2016

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 2nd 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

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

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 2nd 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 2nd 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        
 





Tuesday, June 14, 2016

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