CMS starts off strong at the New Bedford Half Marathon

It was a solid day for the Central Mass Striders Men’s teams in the usually competitive Grand Prix event at the New Bedford Half Marathon. The weather was decent with the usual heavy winds at bay on Sunday. The NBHM was the first of seven races within the 2019 USATF New England Grand Prix Road Race Series.

Summary: open team 5^th, masters team 1^st, and seniors 2^nd after breaking a tie with Whirlaway (CMS’s 5^th scoring runner, Dave Dunham, was faster than Whirlaway’s 5^th scoring runner). Every second counts.

Big PR’s were had by Bryan Trinque, Kevin Hankens, Arthur Besse, Nick Taormina, David Principe (also NEGP 50+ overall Champion!)

Scoring Individual GP points within the age groups were: Dan Vassallo, Scott Mindel, Kevin Hankens, Patrick Rich, Alan Bernier, Arthur Besse, Nick Taormina, David Principe, David Lapierre, & Stephen Drouin

Teams will regroup for the 2nd GP Championship, Frank Nealon Boston Tune-Up 15 on March 30^th.

2019 New Bedford Half Marathon Results

2019 New Bedford Half Marathon Team Results

Open

Place   Name        Club    Gun Time  Age Division Place Score Chip Time

8 Dan Vassallo Central Mass Striders 01:08:16  33 7 14 01:08:13

11 Scott Mindel Central Mass Striders 01:08:55  32 9 12 01:08:52

55 Colin Carroll Central Mass Striders 01:13:27  34 43 - 01:13:25

67 Daniel Raboin Central Mass Striders 01:13:55  27 49 - 01:13:51

124 Bryan Trinque Central Mass Striders 01:18:04  35 76 - 01:18:00

219 Bob Jackman Central Mass Striders 01:23:24  36 104 - 01:23:16

Masters, 40-44

50 Kevin Hankens Central Mass Striders 01:12:49  40 3 8 01:12:45

85 Patrick Rich Central Mass Striders 01:15:11  42 7 4 01:15:09

104 Alan Bernier Central Mass Striders 01:16:34  44 10 1 01:16:30

302 Dennis Floyd Central Mass Striders 01:28:05  42 23 - 01:27:57

805 James Pawlicki Central Mass Striders 01:46:51  44 31 - 01:46:28

Masters, 45-49

88 Arthur Besse Central Mass Striders 01:15:37  46 3 8 01:15:32

157 Nick Taormina Central Mass Striders 01:20:08  46 5 6 01:20:00

299 James Hughes Central Mass Striders 01:28:05  46 14 - 01:27:56

Seniors, 50-54

82 David Principe Central Mass Striders 01:15:04  52 1 10 01:15:01

277 Ed Sheldon Central Mass Striders 01:26:51  54 18 - 01:26:44

391 David Harper Central Mass Striders 01:33:57  52 26 - 01:32:29

442 Dave Dunham Central Mass Striders 01:36:50  54 30 - 01:34:09

903 William Gonsorcik Central Mass Striders 01:50:47  52 42 - 01:50:28

Seniors, 55-59

261 David Lapierre Central Mass Striders 01:26:01  55 4 7 01:25:49

449 Gary Cattarin Central Mass Striders 01:34:56  55 11 - 01:34:31

Veterans, 60-64

618 Stephen Drouin Central Mass Striders 01:41:47  63 9 2 01:40:45

809 Frank Ruggiero Central Mass Striders 01:48:05  60 15 - 01:46:43

USATF New England - New Bedford HM 2019 Team Results (top 5 teams)

Club Num TimeM TimeF Club Name Runners Team Time Points (5^th out of 23 teams)

1 02-0001 05:46:26 03:23:31 Boston Athletic Association 23 05:46:26 23

2 02-0422 05:50:05 03:25:39 The Heartbreakers 5 05:50:05 22

3 02-0016 05:52:47 03:29:40 Greater Boston Track Club 15 05:52:47 21

4 02-0192 05:56:08 03:30:26 Whirlaway Racing Team 18 05:56:08 20

5 02-0009 05:57:06 03:29:50 Central Mass Striders 23 05:57:06 19

Club Num TimeM TimeF Club Name Runners Team Time Points (1^st out of 17 teams)

1 02-0009 06:14:57 03:42:55 Central Mass Striders 17 06:14:57 17

2 02-0225 06:20:46 03:43:04 Dirigo R.C. 8 06:20:46 16

3 02-0001 06:30:14 03:47:03 Boston Athletic Association 11 06:30:14 15

4 02-0111 06:31:39 03:48:59 HFC Striders 11 06:31:39 14

5 02-0020 06:49:58 03:59:39 Greater Springfield Harriers, Inc 14 06:49:58 13

Club Num TimeM TimeF Club Name Runners Team Time Points (1^st out of 11 teams)

1 02-0020 06:52:35 03:59:39 Greater Springfield Harriers, Inc 12 06:52:35 11

2 02-0009 07:14:12 04:07:34 Central Mass Striders 9 07:14:12 10

3 02-0192 07:14:12 04:10:08 Whirlaway Racing Team 8 07:14:12 9

4 02-0068 07:24:09 04:23:20 Greater Lowell Road Runners 24 07:24:09 8

5 02-0111 07:38:59 04:16:45 HFC Striders 5 07:38:59 7