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

CMS 5th at Wayland Cross Country Festival

The Central Mass Strider men’s team traveled to Wayland, MA for the third Grand Prix race in the Cross Country Grand Prix Series. The cross country festival hosted a new course with plenty of challenging terrain in the middle mile of the 5K. Dan Vassallo and Daniel Raboin placed 4^th and 5^th overall finishing 3 seconds apart. 

Tim Van Orden was the 3^rd CMS runner and first Senior (50+) to cross the finish line. Arthur Besse, also logging heavy miles for the Cape Cod Marathon (USATF New England Marathon Championship) was the 4^th CMS runner and 4^th 40+ runner. Jonathan Stiles made his CMS Men’s Racing Team debut, capped the 5^th place to allow the team to score in the USATF event.

The next XC Grand Prix race will be the New England Championships at Franklin Park on November 11.

2019 Wayland XC Festival 5K

Wayland, MA, October 13, 2019

Place Name                 Ag City/state                Team         Time    Pace

4 DAN VASSALLO       34 Peabody MA        Central Mass   16:35  5:21

5 DANIEL RABOIN      27 Lunenburg MA    Central Mass   16:38  5:22

22 TIM VAN ORDEN   51 Bennington VT    Central Mass   17:38  5:41

40 ARTHUR BESSE      47 Templeton MA    Central Mass   18:47  6:03

82 JONATHAN STILES 25 Shrewsbury MA  Central Mass   22:51  7:22

5K Men Team Score

1. BATTLE ROAD TRACK CLUB     19

2. HFC STRIDERS                            70

3. Greater Boston Track Club      94

4. Old Goat Track Club                  106

5. Central Mass Striders                107

6. Greater Lowell Road Runners  178

7. Greater Springfield Harriers     190

8. CAMBRIDGE SPORTS UNION    214

9. Merrimack                              248

Full results

CMS takes on US Mountain National Championship

The Seniors carried the torch for the Central Mass Striders at the USATF National Mountain Running Championship at Waterville Valley, NH. Tim Van Orden won his age group and led the team with his 29th place overall finish. Todd Callaghan, Steve Brightman, Jeff Hunt, and Ed Sheldon wrapped up the scoring for which the team placed 2nd in the open, 1st masters, and 1st senior team. 

Waterville Valley Mountain Race presented by Saucony

Waterville Valley, NH     9/29/2019

Overall Men's Results - 6.8 Miles

USATF Mountain Running National Championship

29   1/24   M50-54   555 Tim Van Orden       51 M Bennington   VT 1:04:45.0  9:32      1^st 50-54

38   2/24   M50-54   380 Todd Callaghan      50 M Beverly         MA 1:07:16.0  9:54

43   5/24   M50-54   373 Steve Brightman     50 M Providence   RI 1:09:19.4 10:12     

47   1/16   M55-59   435 Jeff Hunt           55 M Concord             MA 1:10:01.8 10:18

52   3/16   M55-59   511 Ed Sheldon          55 M Hooksett         NH 1:12:02.3 10:36     

63   7/24   M50-54   534 Erik Vandendries  54 M Chestnut Hil MA 1:15:13.6 11:04

179  12/13   M65-69   470 Richard Miller   68 M Barnstead    NH 2:30:53.5 22:12    1:38:02   

Men's Open USATF Team Results

  2. 5:43:26 CMS                           (1:08:42)

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  1  1:04:45    555 Tim Van Orden       51

  2  1:07:16    380 Todd Callaghan      50

  3  1:09:20    373 Steve Brightman     50

  4  1:10:02    435 Jeff Hunt           55

  5  1:12:03    511 Ed Sheldon          55

  6 (1:15:14)   534 Erik Vandendries    54

  7 (1:40:25)   460 John Martin         67

Men's Masters USATF Team Results

  1. 3:21:21 CMS                           (1:07:07)

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  1  1:04:45    555 Tim Van Orden       51 

  2  1:07:16    380 Todd Callaghan      50 

  3  1:09:20    373 Steve Brightman     50 

  4 (1:10:02)   435 Jeff Hunt           55 

  5 (1:12:03)   511 Ed Sheldon          55 

  6 (1:15:14)   534 Erik Vandendries    54 

  7 (1:40:25)   460 John Martin         67 

Men's Senior USATF Team Results  

  1. 3:21:21 CMS                           (1:07:07)

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  1  1:04:45    555 Tim Van Orden       51 

  2  1:07:16    380 Todd Callaghan      50 

  3  1:09:20    373 Steve Brightman     50 

  4 (1:10:02)   435 Jeff Hunt           55 

  5 (1:12:03)   511 Ed Sheldon          55 

  6 (1:15:14)   534 Erik Vandendries    54 

  7 (1:40:25)   460 John Martin         67