Monday, April 29, 2019


Patrick Rich paced the CMS Masters Team to a 2nd place finish at the USATF National Masters Road Championship 10K in Dedham, MA via host James Joyce Ramble. Patrick finished in a gun time order of 7th place. Greg Putnam and Tim Van Orden came in 2nd and 3rd for the masters team. Tim placed 2nd in the 50-54 age group. Josh Perks and Joe Shairs finished 4th and 5th for CMS. Joe Shairs placed 3rd in the 50-54 age group. All five CMS runners finished in the top 19 overall.

CMS masters 2nd place: Tim Van Orden, Greg Putnam, Patrick Rich, Joe Shairs, Josh Perks
Photo by Arthur Besse


CMS in blue below.

James Joyce Ramble 10K, USATF National Masters Championship
Dedham, MA, April 28, 2019

1   30:47  4:58   95.19   30:47* Kevin Castille    47  Baton Rouge LA                                                    
2   32:17  5:12   85.85   32:17* Eric Blake          40  West Hartford CT                                                  
3   32:22  5:13   86.97   32:22* David Angell    42 Blue Ridge VA           ROANOKE VALLEY ELITE          
7   33:32  5:24   83.94   33:32* Patrick Rich    42 South Hamilton MA  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
13   34:00  5:29   87.62   34:00* Greg Putnam  49 Stoneham MA         CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   
14   34:01  5:29   88.32   34:01* Tim Van Orden 50 Bennington VT   CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
17   34:50  5:37   82.10   34:50  Joshua Perks    44 Windham NH          CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
19   35:21  5:42   84.94   35:22* Joe Shairs     50  Peabody MA             CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS

MEN'S 40+ TEAM RESULTS
1. 1:40:27 BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION      (  33:29)

2. 1:41:36 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   (  33:52)
   1    33:33  Patrick Rich                     South Hamilton MA       CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   
   2    34:01  Greg Putnam                      Stoneham MA             CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   
   3    34:02  Tim Van Orden                    Bennington VT           CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   
   4 (  34:51) Joshua Perks                     Windham NH               CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   
   5 (  35:22) Joe Shairs                       Peabody MA                    CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                   

3. 1:43:55 HFC STRIDERS                               (  34:39)
4. 1:47:14 ATLANTA TRACK CLUB                (  35:45)
5. 1:49:58 GENESEE VALLEY HARRIERS       (  36:40)

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Weekend Results


Chase The Gorilla Down Argilla
Ipswich, MA, April 13, 2019
1  Joe Shairs 50 Peabody MA   17:40.0  5:42

CMS 52 Week 5K Series
Worcester, MA, April 13, 2019
Held every Saturday morning @ 9:00 am rain or shine
1              18:49     Rob Auger                           1/2         M20-39 Millbury            CMS
3              19:58     Orlei Gromoski                  1/2         M40-49 Worcester           CMS
4              20:34     John Pajer                           1/4         M50-59 Leicester            CMS

Out of Hibernation 5K
Portsmouth, NH, April 13, 2019
2 JIM JOHNSON         41  MADISON NH   16:35  5:20

Love Blooms 5K To Fight TTTS in Memory of Ava and Emma
Melrose, MA, April 14, 2019
1  Gregory Putnam   49   STONEHAM MA   16:16  5:15

15th Annual NHTI/Delta Dental 5K Road Race
April 19, 2019    Concord, NH
4   1/28   M4049   16:57    16:57  5:28 Jim Johnson            41 M   204 Madison NH
14   1/36   M5059   18:40    18:39  6:01 Scott Clark            53 M   194 Gilmanton NH
18   4/36   M5059   19:10    19:10  6:10 Dave Dunham      55 M    15 Bradford MA

2019 Sleepy Hollow Mountain Race 6.4 miles
April 20, 2019 Huntington, VT
USATF Mountain Series #1
1 Tim Van Orden Bennington VT 46:46.6 CMS
3 Todd Callaghan Beverly MA     48:10.1 CMS
7 Steve Brightman Providence RI 50:38.9 CMS
27 Ed Sheldon Hooksett NH         57:22.2 CMS
56 David Lapierre Chelmsford MA 1:07:51.0 CMS
76 Stephen Laska Holden MA         1:16:21.8 CMS

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

CMS open 9th and masters 2nd at Boston


It was a solid day for the CMS men at the Boston Marathon yesterday. Four personal bests were run by Kevin Hankens, David Principe, Steve Brightman, and Bryan Trinque). The CMS open team finished 9th lead by Dan Vassallo’s 35th place and time of 2:23:15. The masters team were 2nd overall and were led by Kevin Hankens and a time of 2:38:34.

David Lapierre at 25K in Newton

9. Central Mass Striders (Massachusetts)
7:43:54
Vassallo, Daniel
2:23:15
Carroll, Colin
2:36:25
Brightman, Steve
2:44:14
Trinque, Bryan
2:45:04
Ridgway, Iain
2:49:56

2. Central Mass Striders (Massachusetts)
8:07:55
Hankens, Kevin
2:38:34
Principe, David
2:39:52
Besse, Arthur
2:49:29
Cramer, Cort
2:58:52
Lapierre, David
3:03:48


First Last Age City State Bib # Wave/Corral Overall Place Official Time Pace Note
Dan Vassallo 33 Peabody MA 39 elite 35 2:23:15 5:28
Colin Carroll 34 Andover MA 348 1/1 247 2:36:25 5:58
Kevin Hankens 40 Salem MA 666 1/1 299 2:38:34 6:03  PR
David Principe 52 Johnston RI 651 1/1 369 2:39:52 6:06  4th age group, PR
Steve Brightman 50 Providence RI 1060 1/2 595 2:44:14 6:16  7th age group, PR
Bryan Trinque 35 Clinton MA 2656 1/3 655 2:45:04 6:18  PR
George Cleland 26 Winston Salem NC 1803 1/2 887 2:47:56 6:25
Arthur Besse 46 Templeton MA 899 1/1 1036 2:49:29 6:28
Iain Ridgway 39 Grantham NH 3516 1/4 1081 2:49:56 6:29
Cort Cramer 41 Sutton MA 1918 1/2 1918 2:58:52 6:50
David Lapierre 55 Chelmsford MA 7573 1/8 3217 3:03:48 7:01
Bob Jackman 36 Warwick RI 6048 1/7 3481 3:05:18 7:05
Dave Dunham 55 Bradford MA 3775 1/4 3651 3:06:13 7:07
Nick Taormina 46 Gloucester MA 2549 1/3 4431 3:10:26 7:16
James Lindsay 53 West Boylston MA 8075 2/1 9266 3:30:07 8:01
Gary Cattarin 56 Marlborough MA 10770 2/3 11835 3:39:52 8:24
Nakri Dao 46 Lynn MA 9181 2/2 15852 3:55:34 9:00
Frank Ruggiero 60 Lunenburg MA 20489 3/5 16961 4:00:41 9:11
Alan  Bernier 44 Dover NH 521 1/1 DNS

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Weekend Results


CMS 52 Week 5K Series
Worcester, MA, April 6, 2019
Held every Saturday morning @ 9:00 am rain or shine
CMS 52 Week 5K Series - Race 14                                                                                       
Worcester State University - Worcester, MA                                    
April 06, 2019    
1        19:24    Rob Auger                 1/1      M20-39   Millbury CMS
2        19:48    Orlei Gromoski            1/1      M40-49   Worcester CMS
3        20:45    Paul Coughlin             1/2      M50-59   Marlboro CMS

Firefighter Rice Memorial 5K
Peabody, MA, April 6, 2019
1  Dan Vassallo  33 M Peabody  MA   15:20.7  4:57

SEA 5k
Concord, NH, April 6, 2019
5    16:43   5:23 Jim Johnson   41 Madison NH 1st 40+
14  18:12  5:52 Dave Dunham 55 Bradford MA 1st 50+
16  18:21  5:55 Ernest Brake   57 North Sutton NH 2nd 50+

23rd Annual Doyle's Emerald Necklace 5 Miler
Jamaica Plain, MA, April 7, 2019
30  Robert Jackman  Warwick  RI  36   M   30:50.0  6:10/M

38th Reds Race For A Better Community
Dover, NH, April 7, 2019
4   28:19   5:40 Joshua Perks  44  Windham NH   1st 40+

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Weekend Results


Duxbury Half Marathon
Duxbury, MA, March 30, 2019
2 Colin Carroll  34   1/44   M3039  ANDOVER MA  1:24:20 1:24:20  6:26

Cohasset By The Sea 10K
Cohasset, MA, March 31, 2019
1    32:44    32:43  5:16 Dan Vassallo     33 M     2 Peabody MA
Dan Vassallo
photo by GSRS



Tuesday, April 2, 2019

CMS rolls at Grand Prix Race in Upton

Dan Vassallo placed 7th overall
The Central Mass Striders men’s team got a chance to compete in Upton, MA for a Grand Prix Road Race within Worcester County. The Tri-Valley Front Runners hosted the Frank Nealon Boston Tune-Up 15K (USATF New England Championship) for the 3rd consecutive year (year 1 was not contested due to poor weather conditions). Sunny skies and mild March temperatures (mid 50’s at the start) greeted runners at Nipmuc Regional High School for the rolling course. CMS had five teams score within each eligible age group.

The open team was led by Dan Vassallo who paced the rolling course with 5:16 pace per mile, placing 7th overall. CMS edged WMDP by 21 seconds and Whirlaway by 26 seconds to place second behind BAA.  

Patrick Rich led the charge for the masters team who picked up the team win, just eight seconds ahead of Dirigo Running Club from Maine. Patrick would place 3rd overall in the 40-44 age group. Greg Putnam won his 45-49 age group.

Tin Van Orden led the senior team to first place with a 5:42 pace per mile average on one of his first road races of the year. He would place 2nd in his 50-54 group. Dave Principe would place 3rd in the same age group.

Steve Drouin and Jerry Grove led the 60 and 70 plus teams respectively to place 5th and 3rd within the competing USATF New England teams.  



Team summary for the CMS men:
Open 2nd
Masters (40+) 1st
Seniors (50+) 1st
Veterans (60+) 5th
Senior Veterans (70+) 3rd

Central Mass Striders below
                     

                   *** Results sorted on Net Time ***
               39th ANNUAL FRANK NEALON BOSTON TUNE-UP 15K
           UPTON, MA     SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019     10:00 AM
7   559 Dan Vassallo  0:49:04.5  5:16 0:49:05.3 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         33   7/353  M   4/73   M3039  PEABODY            MA
12   382 Scott Mindel 0:49:45.9  5:21 0:49:46.2 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         32  12/353  M   6/73   M3039  BURLINGTON        
27    69 Dave Brooks  0:51:28.6  5:32 0:51:29.8 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         34  27/353  M  12/73   M3039  HOLDEN
36   460 Patrick Rich 0:51:48.4  5:34 0:51:53.1 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         42  36/353  M   3/84   M4049  SOUTH HAMILTON
37   452 Gregory Putnam 0:51:56.2  5:35 0:52:01.0 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         49  37/353  M   4/84   M4049  STONEHAM          
46   557 Tim Van Orden 0:53:03.2  5:42 0:53:07.6 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         50  46/353  M   3/81   M5059  BENNINGTON        
51   149 Jack Delehanty 0:53:31.5  5:45 0:53:32.7 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         32  51/353  M  19/73   M3039  WORCESTER         
56   438 Joshua Perks 0:53:49.2  5:47 0:53:51.6 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         44  56/353  M  11/84   M4049  WINDHAM           
61   322 Scott Leslie 0:54:02.0  5:48 0:54:04.0 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         37  61/353  M  20/73   M3039  RUTLAND           
63   451 David Principe 0:54:18.7  5:50 0:54:21.7 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         52  63/353  M   4/81   M5059  JOHNSTON          
70   498 Joe Shairs   0:54:37.3  5:52 0:54:40.2 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         50  70/353  M   6/81   M5059  PEABODY           
80    48 Alan Bernier 0:55:27.8  5:58 0:55:31.7 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         44  79/353  M  16/84   M4049  DOVER             
86    49 Arthur Besse 0:55:58.7  6:01 0:56:02.2 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         46  85/353  M  18/84   M4049  TEMPLETON         
88   547 Bryan Trinque 0:56:03.1  6:01 0:56:08.2 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         35  86/353  M  28/73   M3039  CLINTON 
103   400 Ryan Murdoch 0:57:14.8  6:09 0:57:20.1 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         30  98/353  M  32/73   M3039  PEPPERELL 
130   166 Dave Dunham  0:58:52.8  6:20 0:58:58.0 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         55 119/353  M  16/81   M5059  HAVERHILL         
133   306 David Lapierre 0:58:58.0  6:20 0:59:02.9 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         55 120/353  M  17/81   M5059  CHELMSFORD         
166   195 Dennis Floyd 1:00:44.8  6:32 1:00:52.3 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         42 147/353  M  33/84   M4049  GEORGETOWN        
202   240 David Harper 1:03:23.4  6:49 1:03:33.9 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         52 171/353  M  36/81   M5059  LEOMINSTER        
292   164 Stephen Drouin 1:10:14.8  7:33 1:10:24.5 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         63 221/353  M  15/42   M6069  LEOMINSTER
348   622 Rahtamian Lumpkins 1:14:14.3  7:58 1:14:25.8 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         47 252/353  M  59/84   M4049  SHREWSBURY        
357   477 Frank Ruggiero 1:14:46.9  8:02 1:15:00.3 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         60 257/353  M  25/42   M6069  LUNENBURG         
496   662 Jerry Grove   1:29:10.5  9:35 1:29:22.6 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         70 318/353  M   9/23   M7099  WAYLAND           
511   297 Walter Kuklinski 1:30:59.0  9:46 1:31:14.1 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         70 325/353  M  10/23   M7099  PRINCETON         
549   393 Larry Morris 1:45:03.5 11:17 1:45:11.2 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         72 342/353  M  18/23   M7099  LEOMINSTER        
553   316 Jerry Lembcke 1:47:15.7 11:31 1:47:47.3 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                         75 343/353  M  19/23   M7099  WORCESTER

Age Group Top 3:
MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49
                        Prizes awarded on Net Time
    3   460 Patrick Rich        42 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS       51:49
MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59
                        Prizes awarded on Net Time
    3   557 Tim Van Orden       50 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS       53:04

USATF TEAMS
MALE OPEN TEAM Results (top 5 below)
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  1. 4:03:50.9 BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION                  (0:48:46.2)
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  1  0:47:14.7    234 Jonas Hampton       30 
  2  0:47:17.7     17 Eric Ashe           30 
  3  0:48:43.0      5 Christopher Allen   25 
  4  0:49:11.9    212 Peter Gilmore       29 
  5  0:51:23.6    475 Philip Royer        28 
 
  2. 4:14:03.6 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                        (0:50:48.8)
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  1  0:49:04.5    559 Dan Vassallo        33 
  2  0:49:45.9    382 Scott Mindel        32 
  3  0:51:28.6     69 Dave Brooks         34 
  4  0:51:48.4    460 Patrick Rich        42 
  5  0:51:56.2    452 Gregory Putnam      49 
 
  3. 4:14:24.6 WESTERN MASS DISTANCE PROJECT                (0:50:53.0)
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  1  0:48:16.6    227 Ben Groleau         25 
  2  0:50:58.7    281 Jonathan Joyce      28 
  3  0:51:16.9    470 Dennis Roche        32 
  4  0:51:43.7    455 Mark Rabasco        24 
  5  0:52:08.7    378 John Messer         33 
 
  4. 4:14:29.6 WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM                        (0:50:54.0)
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  1  0:49:31.9    142 Neal Darmody        29 
  2  0:50:49.1    407 Brandon Newbould    37 
  3  0:51:01.5    247 Mark Hegarty        24 
  4  0:51:20.7    446 Tim Poitras         22 
  5  0:51:46.4    411 Derik Noland        24 
 
  5. 4:15:00.8 GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB                    (0:51:00.2)
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  1  0:50:45.7    375 Eric Mendoza        34 
  2  0:50:49.9    218 Manuel Gonzalez     29 
  3  0:50:51.1    380 David Metzger       32 
  4  0:50:53.9    406 Ian Neill           34 
  5  0:51:40.2    254 Erik Hinrichsen     30 
 
  

MALE MASTERS 40+ TEAM Results (top 3 below)
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  1. 4:24:55.7 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                        (0:52:59.2)
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  1  0:51:48.4    460 Patrick Rich        42 
  2  0:51:56.2    452 Gregory Putnam      49 
  3  0:53:03.2    557 Tim Van Orden       50 
  4  0:53:49.2    438 Joshua Perks        44 
  5  0:54:18.7    451 David Principe      52 
 
  2. 4:25:03.6 DIRIGO RUNNING CLUB                          (0:53:00.8)
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  1  0:50:33.2    222 Michael Gordon      40 
  2  0:52:56.2     84 Judson Cake         41 
  3  0:53:20.6    279 Jeff Jones          49 
  4  0:53:40.8    516 Andy Spaulding      48 
  5  0:54:32.8     16 Robert Ashby        50 
 
  3. 4:27:39.1 BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION                  (0:53:31.9)
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  1  0:51:32.7     36 David Bedoya        42 
  2  0:51:47.7    207 Andy Gardiner       53 
  3  0:53:26.7    210 Chris Georgules     45 
  4  0:53:50.1     99 Matthew Carter      40 
  5  0:57:01.9    431 Michael Paulin      44 
 
  
MALE SENIORS 50+ TEAM Results (top 3 below)
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  1. 4:39:50.0 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                        (0:55:58.0)
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  1  0:53:03.2    557 Tim Van Orden       50 
  2  0:54:18.7    451 David Principe      52 
  3  0:54:37.3    498 Joe Shairs          50 
  4  0:58:52.8    166 Dave Dunham         55 
  5  0:58:58.0    306 David Lapierre      55 
 
  2. 4:45:29.2 GREATER SPRINGFIELD HARRIERS, INC            (0:57:05.9)
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  1  0:51:58.1    308 Nat Larson          56 
  2  0:56:51.4    318 Kent Lemme          52 
  3  0:57:56.8    251 Alejandro Heuck     54 
  4  0:59:03.0    270 Ronald Jacobs       53 
  5  0:59:39.9    200 Peter Fratini       54 
 
  3. 4:55:00.7 GREEN MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION          (0:59:00.2)
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  1  0:56:39.4    386 Binney Mitchell     50 
  2  0:57:54.3    307 Norm Larson         63 
  3  0:58:58.9    369 Allen Mead          52 
  4  1:00:06.4    205 Matt Gallagher      54 
  5  1:01:21.7    365 Alex McHenry        53 
 
  

MALE VETERAN 60+ TEAM Results (top 7 below)
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  1. 3:06:38.3 GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNERS                  (1:02:12.8)
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  1  1:00:52.0    617 John Barbour        64 
  2  1:02:39.1    110 Kevin Christie      61 
  3  1:03:07.2    220 Ken Goodin          64 
 
  2. 3:18:45.4 GREEN MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION          (1:06:15.2)
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  1  0:57:54.3    307 Norm Larson         63 
  2  1:10:08.5    338 Gordon MacFarland   70 
  3  1:10:42.6    651 Allan Bates         70 
 
  3. 3:22:46.5 SUGARLOAF MT. ATHLETIC CLUB INC.             (1:07:35.5)
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  1  1:04:08.0    443 Brian Pickell       60 
  2  1:09:12.4    449 Derek Postema       61 
  3  1:09:26.1     13 Edward Appel        61 
 
  4. 3:25:59.8 TRI-VALLEY FRONT RUNNERS                     (1:08:40.0)
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  1  0:58:41.2    260 Jim Howard          60 
  2  1:07:36.6     74 John Brown          61 
  3  1:19:42.0    548 Leo Trottier        63 
 
  5. 3:54:12.2 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                        (1:18:04.1)
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  1  1:10:14.8    164 Stephen Drouin      63 
  2  1:14:46.9    477 Frank Ruggiero      60 
  3  1:29:10.5    662 Jerry Grove         70
 
  6. 3:54:47.8 GREATER SPRINGFIELD HARRIERS, INC            (1:18:16.0)
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  1  1:12:45.1    112 Richard Clark       65 
  2  1:13:41.0    415 Steve O'Neil        67 
  3  1:28:21.7    388 Tom Montemagni      74 
 
  7. 3:56:51.3 CAMBRIDGE SPORTS UNION                       (1:18:57.1)
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  1  1:09:47.8    445 William Pine        67 
  2  1:18:33.5    433 Stephen Peckiconis  60 
  3  1:28:30.0    226 Paul Grant          71 
 

MALE SENIOR VETERAN 70+ TEAM Results
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  1. 3:45:34.8 GREEN MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION          (1:15:11.6)
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  1  1:10:08.5    338 Gordon MacFarland   70 
  2  1:10:42.6    651 Allan Bates         70 
  3  1:24:43.7     15 Chuck Arnold        71 
 
  2. 4:17:35.2 NEW ENGLAND 65 PLUS RUNNERS CLUB             (1:25:51.8)
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  1  1:14:58.6     35 Rick Bayko          71 
  2  1:25:34.0    289 Robert Knight       74 
  3  1:37:02.6    432 Richard H Paulsen   75 
 
  3. 4:45:13.0 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                        (1:35:04.4)
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  1  1:29:10.5    662 Jerry Grove         70 
  2  1:30:59.0    297 Walter Kuklinski    70 

  3  1:45:03.5    393 Larry Morris        72