USATF National Club Cross Country Championships

Bethlehem, PA December 14, 2019

Results

The Central Mass Striders had 15 men compete at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, under soggy and muddy conditions.

No shortage of mud at Lehigh University
Photo by Dave Brooks

Dan Vassallo paced the CMS Men’s Open team to a 45^th place finish out of 76 teams. Dan placed 170^th with a time of 33:51. Scott Mindel followed seconds later. Jack Delehanty picked off several runners in the last 2K to break 35 minutes. David Brooks running his first team National Championship finished under 36 minutes. Daniel (DJ) Raboin and Bryan Trinque both ran in the low 37’s on what was the muddiest course of the day having already seen 3 races.

The CMS men’s masters team combined forces of both masters and seniors. Patrick Rich led the way helping the team place 6^th out of 32 masters teams. He placed 38^th overall with his 35:40 clocking. Kevin Hankens would run 36:10, placing 62^nd. Six places later, Steve Brightman came in at 36:25. Tim Van Orden dealt with a hard charging Arhur Besse down the final straight with both getting the same chip time of 37:03. Todd Callaghan would finish three seconds behind them. David Principe and Ben Nephew would cap it off for the masters team who placed 9thon this course in 2014. Martin Tighe would place 28^th with a time of 32:02 in the 60+ 8K race which kicked off all races for the day.
 

Steve Brightman, Todd Callaghan, David Principe, Tim Van Orden
Photo by Jennifer Brightman

USATF NATIONAL CLUB XC CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN MEN 10K

45.  1145  Central Mass Striders (35:07.9  175:39.5 3:17.9) 45th/76 teams

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  1    137  Dan Vassallo               33:50.8

  2    145  Scott Mindel               33:56.0

  3    227  Jack Delehanty             34:59.5

  4    278  David Brooks               35:44.5

  5    358  Daniel Raboin              37:08.7

  6   (371) Bryan Trinque              37:22.9

PLACE NAME                 AGE  AFFILIATION                   TIME   PACE     BIB   3.5K SPLIT  7.6K SPLIT

170 Dan Vassallo        34  Central Mass Striders         33:51  5:27      95      11:28      25:36

180 Scott Mindel        33  Central Mass Striders         33:56  5:28      92      11:34      25:45

274 Jack Delehanty    33  Central Mass Striders         35:00  5:38      91      11:54      26:37

334 David Brooks       35  Central Mass Striders         35:45  5:46      90      12:09      26:52

432 Daniel Raboin      28  Central Mass Striders         37:09  5:59      93      12:12      28:09

450 Bryan Trinque     36  Central Mass Striders         37:23  6:01      94      12:31      28:15

USATF NATIONAL CLUB XC CHAMPIONSHIP - MASTERS MEN 10K

6.   253  Central Mass Striders   (  36:29  3:02:21   1:23) 6^th/32 teams

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  1     27  Patrick Rich                 35:40

  2     43  Kevin Hankens                36:10

  3     50  Steve Brightman              36:25

  4     66  Tim Van Orden                37:03

  5     67  Arthur Besse                 37:03

  6   ( 70) Todd Callaghan               37:06

  7   ( 77) David Principe               37:36

  8   ( 92) Ben Nephew                   38:26

PLACE NAME                 AGE  AFFILIATION     TIME   PACE     BIB   3.5K SPLIT  7.6K SPLIT

38 Patrick Rich          43  Central Mass Striders         35:40  5:45    1271      11:59      27:03

62 Kevin Hankens     41  Central Mass Striders         36:10  5:50    1267      12:11      27:24

69 Steve Brightman  51  Central Mass Striders         36:25  5:52    1265      12:15      27:34

94 Tim Van Orden     51  Central Mass Striders         37:03  5:58    1273      12:19      27:55

95 Arthur Besse         47  Central Mass Striders         37:03  5:58    1264      12:36      28:14

99 Todd Callaghan    50  Central Mass Striders         37:06  5:59    1266      12:31      28:05

114 David Principe    52  Central Mass Striders         37:36  6:03    1270      12:34      28:28

150 Ben Nephew       44  Central Mass Striders         38:26  6:12    1269      12:46      29:06

USATF NATIONAL CLUB XC CHAMPIONSHIP - MASTERS MEN 8K

PLACE NAME                 AGE  AFFILIATION   TIME   PACE     BIB   3.5K SPLIT  6.5K SPLIT

28 Martin Tighe-NC    61  Central Mass Striders        32:02  6:27    1272      13:45      26:32

Tim Van Orden with Arthur Besse on right shoulder with Todd Callaghan seconds back
Photo by Jennifer Brightman

CMS at the CIM

Adam Malek and Scott Leslie both ran 5:39 pace in California yesterday. Congrats to both. It was Adam Malek's marathon debut. Scott ran 2:21:39 on this course in 2018. 

2019 California International Marathon (CIM) - Sunday, December 8 Sacramento, CA

146 Adam Malek Providence RI 2:27:56 5:39

148 Scott Leslie Rutland MA 2:28:01 5:39

Weekend Results

Several CMS runners got out on Thanksgiving morning and on the days that followed through Sunday. These are the results that were found on coolrunning. If results are on racewire, that is unfortunate as the site does not play well.

30th Annual Maudslay Turkey trot

Newburyport, MA, November 28, 2019

15 Daniel Verrington    57 M bradford        MA   19:23

30th Annual Winner’s Circle Running Club

Greater Newburyport Wild Turkey Trot 3.1 Mile X-Country Run

November 28, 2019

1	Nate Jenkins		17:10.3
8	Gregory Putnam		19:06.1

31st Whitin Five Road Race

Whitinsville, MA, November 28, 2019

8    SCOTT DESLONGCHAMPS   NORTH GROSVENORDALE   50   M   2:50-59  30:13.3    30:14.2    6:03/M

Attleboro YMCA Gobble Wobble 5K

Attleboro, MA, November 28, 2019

7  Martin Tighe    19:22   19:20  6:14 PROVIDENCE   RI 61   6/236  M   1/13   M6069

Ayer Fire Dept Thankdgiving Day 5K

Ayer, MA, November 28, 2019

8    44 Andy McCarron           18:05  5:50 37   8/446  M   1/76   M3039    GROTON          MA

17   751 David Harper            19:11  6:11 52  17/446  M   1/78   M5059    LEOMINSTER      MA

Feaster Five 5k and 5 Mile

Andover, MA, November 28, 2019

1   1/3    MOPEN   25:56    25:56  5:13 Scott Mindel      33 M  6802 Burlington MA          

Lynne's Kids Turkey Trot

Lynn, MA, November 28, 2019

1 DENNIS FLOYD         168 M 43 Georgetown MA   18:26  5:56

5 KENNETH NOYES          7 M 39 GEORGETOWN MA   19:24  6:15

13 JAMES PAWLICKI       153 M 45 LYNN       MA   23:22  7:31

14 NAKRE DAO            179 M 46 Lynn       MA   23:22  7:32

Ripples of Hope 5k Road Race

Dedham, MA, November 28, 2019

10    Erik Vandendries                  Chestnut Hill  MA    1078    54   M       1:50-59               17:28.0      5:38/M

Greater Gardner Turkey Trot 5.1 mile

Gardner, MA November 28, 2019

3 Scott Leslie 38 27:55

Shrewsbury Turkey Trot for the Memory

Shrewsbury, MA, November 28, 2019

4   178  Besse, Arthur              M47  Templeton, MA                   28:42      

12   503  Curtis, Joshua             M44  Worcester, MA                   30:23

16   132  Catarius, David            M50  Shrewsbury, MA                  33:05      

32   317  Hoppe, Alexander           M40  Worcester, MA                   35:08      

34   330  Savoy, Philip              M57  Shrewsbury, MA                  35:21

Thanks For The Trails 5K

Hamilton, MA, November 29, 2019

7   Patrick Rich        1/16   M4049 43 M South Hamilto MA   17:41.9  5:42

33 James Pawlicki   6/16   M4049 45 M Lynn          MA   22:38.5  7:18

CMS 52 Week 5K Series Race 47

Worcester, MA, November 30, 2019

1    18:54   Norm Everett           1/2     M20-39  Auburn           CMS

2    19:50   Rob Auger              2/2     M20-39  Millbury         CMS

4    21:51   Carlos Moriera         1/2     M50-59  Worcester        CMS

Full results and more CMS finishers: http://www.coolrunning.com/results/19/ma/Nov30_CMS52W_set1.shtml

Block Island Turkey Trot 5K

Block Island, RI, November 30, 2019

3    Steve Brightman                   Providence  RI        500    50   M       1:50-59               17:06.0      5:31/M

Ric Buxton Memorial Scholarship 5K Run/Walk

West Boylston, MA, December 1, 2019

2   21:02    Phil Savoy                      1/6         M50-59  Shrewsbury      CMS                      

3   21:15    John Pajer                     2/6         M50-59 Leicester              CMS

5   22:57    Kyle Buxton                  2/5         M20-39 Dudley                  CMS

Full results and more CMS finishers: http://www.coolrunning.com/results/19/ma/Dec1_RicBux_set1.shtml

Tough Ten Turkey Trot

Marlborough, MA, December 1, 2019

1 Arthur Besse 47 Templeton MA 58:51

2 Iain Ridgway 39 Worcester MA 1:01:13

3 Joshua Curtis 44 Worcester MA 1:03:54

Weekend Results

Li'l Rhody 10-Mile Race Results

USATF New England Trail Championships

Sunday, November 17, 2019

6    Tim Van Orden    Bennington  VT    51   1:50-59    1:06:23.0    6:38/M

8    Todd Callaghan    Beverly  MA        50    2:50-59    1:06:43.0    6:40/M

9    Steve Brightman    Providence  RI    50   3:50-59    1:06:52.0    6:41/M

Rothman Orthopaedics 8k

Philadelphia Marathon Weekend

November 23, 2019 

19 Adam Malek 24:50.86, 24:51 (net) 4:59 pace 24:52 clock time, 4th age group (30-34)

USATF-NE Cross Country Grand Prix

Rachel's Trail 11/23/2019 - Tyngsborough, MA

3   3/36   OPEN       17:08  5:32 Scott Mindel  33 Central Mass Strider  547 Bedford MA

5   5/36   OPEN       17:17  5:35 Daniel Raboin  28 Central Mass Strider  546 Lunenburg MA

26   1/13   SENIORS    18:48  6:04 Tim Van Orden   51 Central Mass Strider  566 Bennington VT

29   3/10   MASTERS    18:57  6:07 Arthur Besse 47 Central Mass Strider  505 Templeton MA

51   7/13   SENIORS    21:09  6:50 Dan Verrington   57 Central Mass Strider  539 Haverhill MA

5.    93  Central Mass Striders     (  18:40  1:33:19   4:01)

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  1      2  Scott Mindel                33   17:08

  2      4  Daniel Raboin               28   17:17

  3     21  Tim Van Orden            51   18:48

  4     24  ARTHUR BESSE        47   18:57

  5     42  Dan Verrington           57   21:09

Metro North YMCA Half Marathon and Team Relay

Peabody, MA, November 23, 2019

2 360 Daniel Vassallo       1/35   M3039 34 M Peabody         MA 1:09:51.0  5:20

Philadelphia Marathon

November 24, 2019

20 Colin Carroll 2:29:22   5:41 pace PR!

Scott Mindel on the xc course at Rachel's Run
Photo by Cynthia Hastings

CMS men race New England Cross Country Championships

CMS open 5^th, masters 3^rd, seniors 1^st at XC Championships, Franklin Park - 

The CMS open team placed 5^th overall at the USATF New England Cross Country Championships at Franklin Park on Sunday. Ten teams from New England competed on mostly dry course. Dan Vassallo led the way and finished 22^nd overall, 32:34. Scott Mindel and Daniel Raboin (PR on the course) followed suit within the next 30 seconds. Jack Delehanty broke 34 minutes to place 44^th while David Brooks and Bryan Trinque brought in all CMS runners in the open race.

Open Team: Bryan Trinque, Jack Delehanty, Daniel Raboin, Scott Mindel, Dan Vassallo, Dave Brooks

The Senior team took first place out of 6 scoring teams bunching in 1-4 runners within 21 seconds. Tim Van Orden (19th), Todd Callaghan (21st), Steve Brightman (22nd), and David Principe (24th) were also the 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th 50+ runners in the race. Dan Verrington would cap the scoring for the seniors. Martin Tighe was the 4^th 60+ year old. David Harper, last here 10 years ago rounded out the CMS runners.

Masters & Seniors: Martin Tighe, Tim Van Orden, Jim Pawlicki, Arthur Besse, Derrick Jones, Dave Harper, David Principe, Patrick Rich

Arthur Besse running past White Stadium

The masters with three 40-49 runners (Patrick Rich, Arthur Besse, Derrick Jones), were led by Patrick Rich who placed 9^th overall and a time of 27:23. Tim, Todd, and Steve would score down from the 50+ age group. Arthur Besse would cap the scoring for the team who finished 3^rd behind BAA and HFC Striders.

2019 USATF New England Cross Country Championships - 11/10/2019

                            Franklin Park, Boston MA

Men 10k Open

22   109  Dan Vassallo                34  Central Mass Striders           32:34

24   102  Scott Mindel                33  Central Mass Striders           32:49    

32   104  Daniel Raboin               28  Central Mass Striders           33:04    

44    98  Jack Delehanty              32  Central Mass Striders           33:59    

91    96  David Brooks                35  Central Mass Striders           35:55   

126   107  Bryan Trinque               36  Central Mass Striders           37:35    

Team Scores  -  USATF=NE CLUBS ONLY

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

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   1 Tracksmith                   36    1    2    7   11   15   23   24

      Total Time:  2:39:12.69

         Average:    31:50.54

   2 Boston Athletic Assn         48    3    6    8    9   22   31   37

      Total Time:  2:41:05.59

         Average:    32:13.12

   3 Battle Road Track Club       69   10   12   14   16   17   21   28

      Total Time:  2:41:45.56

         Average:    32:21.12

   4 Western Mass Distance Pro   107    4    5   19   25   54   59

      Total Time:  2:46:28.52

         Average:    33:17.71

   5 Central Mass Striders       142   18   20   26   32   46   62

      Total Time:  2:48:18.70

         Average:    33:39.74

   6 Greater Boston Track Club   153   27   29   30   33   34   38   39

      Total Time:  2:48:31.67

         Average:    33:42.34

   7 Old Goat Track Club         197   13   40   43   48   53   57

      Total Time:  2:54:31.92

         Average:    34:54.39

   8 Hfc Striders                223   35   42   44   47   55   58   60

      Total Time:  2:56:49.69

         Average:    35:21.94

   9 Green Mountain Athletic A   223   36   41   45   50   51

      Total Time:  2:56:44.14

         Average:    35:20.83

  10 The Heartbreakers           281   49   52   56   61   63

      Total Time:  3:04:53.27

         Average:    36:58.66

Masters Men 40-99 8k

9 #105 Patrick Rich         43 Central Mass             27:23

19 #108 Tim Van Orden        51 Central Mass             28:42   17

21  #97 Todd Callaghan       50 Central Mass             28:47   19

22  #95 Steve Brightman      50 Central Mass             28:48   20

23  #94 Arthur Besse         47 Central Mass             28:57   21

24 #103 David Principe Sr    52 Central Mass             29:03   22

45 #110 Daniel Verrington    57 Central Mass             30:41   36

58 #100 Derrick Jones        48 Central Mass             31:21

66 #106 Martin Tighe         61 Central Mass             31:49

69  #99 David Harper         52 Central Mass             32:08

M40+

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

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   1 Boston Athletic Assn         30    3    5    6    7    9   11   16

      Total Time:  2:16:20.00

         Average:    27:16.00

   2 Hfc Striders                 56    2    4   10   15   25   26   31

      Total Time:  2:19:46.00

         Average:    27:57.20

   3 Central Mass Striders        85    8   17   19   20   21   22   36

      Total Time:  2:22:37.00

         Average:    28:31.40

   4 Dirigo R.C.                 114    1   14   23   37   39   41   43

      Total Time:  2:26:02.00

         Average:    29:12.40

   5 Greater Springfield Harri   127   12   13   30   34   38   44   45

      Total Time:  2:28:22.00

         Average:    29:40.40

   6 Greater Lowell Road Runne   143   18   28   29   33   35   42   46

      Total Time:  2:30:03.00

         Average:    30:00.60

   7 Green Mountain Athletic A   184   24   27   32   50   51   52   53

      Total Time:  2:49:21.00

         Average:    33:52.20

   8 Heartbreak Hill Striders    238   40   47   48   49   54

      Total Time:  3:14:52.00

         Average:    38:58.40

M50+ Teams

Central Mass Striders 30

GSH                          71

GLRR                     84

DIR                         90

HFC                        101

GMAA                  127                        

Central Mass Striders take Silver and Gold at Cape Cod Marathon

The Central Mass Striders men's teams competed in the USATF New England Marathon Championships in Falmouth, MA with the Cape Cod Marathon as host. 149 USATF New England runners braved the windy conditions. The men's open team placed 2nd overall with Scott Mindel leading the charge with his 10th place overall finish. The men's masters team placed 1st and we led by Arthur Besse who set a marathon best time. David Principe led the Senior team to a 1st place finish as he ran his 2nd marathon in three weeks. CMS finishers below. 

Cape Cod Marathon

October 27, 2019

10      SCOTT MINDEL     33 | M      2:33:41

15       SCOTT LESLIE       38 | M       2:37:52

23       DAVID PRINCIPE       52 | M       2:41:46

24       ARTHUR BESSE       47 | M       2:42:15

25       COLIN CARROLL       34 | M       2:43:28

41       BRYAN TRINQUE       36 | M       2:53:07

73       DAVID LAPIERRE       55 | M       3:07:55

77       SCOTT DESLONGCHAMPS       50 | M       3:08:40

106       PHILIP SAVOY       57 | M       3:17:33

168       STEPHEN DROUIN       64 | M       3:32:19

345       FRANK RUGGIERO       60 | M       3:58:04

Age Division Placement USATF

0-39

Scott Mindel 6^th

Scott Leslie 10^th

Colin Carroll 16^th

Bryan Trinque 24^th

45-49

Arthur Besse 1^st

50-54

David Principe 1^st

Scott Deslongchamps 5^th

55-59

David Lapierre 3^rd

Philip Savoy 6^th

60-64

Stephen Drouin 1^st

Frank Ruggiero 4th  

Team Summary 

CMS open 2nd

CMS masters 1st

CMS seniors 1st

Men’s Open (Top 6 below) CMS 2^nd out of 12 teams

1 02-0192 12:54:34 07:25:49 Whirlaway Racing Team 12 07:25:49 12

2 02-0009 13:19:02 07:53:19 Central Mass Striders 11 07:53:19 11

3 02-0001 14:09:03 08:01:40 Boston Athletic Association 8 08:01:40 10

4 02-0131 14:47:38 08:03:43 Somerville Road Runners 5 08:03:43 9

5 02-0396 21:50:18 08:30:18 Millennium Running 3 08:30:18 8

6 02-0485 14:56:39 08:37:44 BEN Running Club 7 08:37:44 7

Men’s Masters (40+)

1 02-0009 14:58:09 08:31:56 Central Mass Striders 7 08:31:56 6

2 02-0485 15:35:01 08:57:39 BEN Running Club 6 08:57:39 5

3 02-0192 16:15:07 09:19:44 Whirlaway Racing Team 7 09:19:44 4

4 02-0001 16:28:55 09:23:26 Boston Athletic Association 5 09:23:26 3

5 02-0068 16:40:42 09:30:25 Greater Lowell Road Runners 10 09:30:25 2

6 02-0020 21:12:07 10:28:11 Greater Springfield Harriers 4 10:28:11 1

Men’s Seniors (50+)

1 02-0009 15:48:13 08:58:21 Central Mass Striders 6 08:58:21 6

2 02-0192 16:54:28 09:31:57 Whirlaway Racing Team 6 09:31:57 5

3 02-0068 17:52:16 09:37:30 Greater Lowell Road Runners 7 09:37:30 4

4 02-0001 20:10:55 09:47:45 Boston Athletic Association 4 09:47:45 3

5 02-0485 23:17:18 09:57:18 BEN Running Club 3 09:57:18 2

6 02-0020 23:50:12 10:30:12 Greater Springfield Harriers 3 10:30:12 1