USATF NE 10k history

The 10km distance has been contested in all of the Grand Prix series (1985-2014). This will be the fourth time Lone Gull (Gloucester, MA) has hosted the championship. Nashua (NH) and Winthrop hosted the championship five times with no other site hosting more than three times. CMS has won the team championship sixteen times including an impressive 12 times in a row from 1989-2000.  CMS last two wins were 2011 and 2013 (after a long drought). The BAA has the next most wins with three.  Whirlaway and Reebok Boston each have two victories. Nike Boston holds the team record with an impressive 2:28:03 from 1988. CMS best team time was 2:29:04 in 1989 for an average of 29:49 per scoring team member. That year Scott Clark failed to score for the team despite running 30:28 (4:55 pace).

In 1990 CMS ran a split squad with half the members CMS-A and the other half CMS-B. Apparently this was allowed at that time (leave it to Don Drewniak to find a way). Amazingly CMS took the top two spots CMS-A winning in 2:33:34 and CMS-B running 2:37:33. The B-squad included overall race winner Mike Platt who noted “I was actually on the "B" team in 1990. I have no idea why, I routinely broke 30 minutes for 10K and was having a breakthrough year… it was fun to win from the "B" team and having Geoff Smith congratulate me and ask me who I was”.

The last time CMS took the team title was 2013 when CMS put five in the top 27.  Nate Jenkins and Dan Vassallo led the way finishing in 3^rd and 4^th place respectively.  Greg Putnam was the final team member to score placing 27th in 32:58. The 43 year old Putnam was second in the master’s field, trailing only Binney Mitchel by three seconds.

CMS runners have been the individual winners eight times. The last time a CMS runner took the title was in 2000 when 40 year old Mark Donahue ran 30:24 at Market Square. Eric Morse won in 1999 at Market Square running 30:25 and Killian Lonergan won in 1998 at Market Square in 30:44. Darrin Shearer placed 2nd overall but took the New England title in Salem running 31:25 in 1997. Dave Dunham also placed second in taking the NE title at Bridge of Flowers in 1996 running 31:42. Rod Ellsworth and Mike Platt both won in Winthrop (1994 & 1990) running 30:12 and 29:50 respectively. Rick Doiron won in 1989 in Nashua NH with a fine 29:11. Only the BAA (four), GLRR (four), and Team RUN (two) have more than one individual titlist.

A Nearly complete history of the 10 kilometer NE championships is listed below…

2014 Amos Sang – Team RUN – 30:14

2013 Sean Duncan – WMDP – 30:50

2012 Ruben Sanca – GBTC – 30:16

2011 Daniel Vassallo – Addidas NE – 31:02

2010 Brian Harvey – BAA – 31:55

2009 Joseph Koech – Team RUN – 30:20

2008 Justin Freeman – PRRT - 32:06
2007 Josh Fernec – BAA – 31:32
2006 Ben Ndaya – GLRR – 31:41
2005 Nate Jenkins – GLRR – 31:32
2004 Nate Jenkins – GLRR – 30:46
2003 Paul Reilly – GLRR – 32:38
2002 Jack Dwyer – RB – 30:25
2001 Jack Dwyer – RB – 29:57
2000 Mark Donahue – CMS – 30:24
1999 Eric Morse – CMS – 30:25
1998 Killian Lonergan – CMS – 30:44
1997 Darin Shearer – CMS – 31:25
1996 Dave Dunham – CMS – 31:421995 Tim Gannon – BRC – 29:55
1994 Rod Ellsworth – CMS – 30:121993 Larry Matthews – BAA – 28:55
1992 Renardo Flores – Sisu – 29:58
1991 Ed Sheehan – BAA – 30:47
1990 Mike Platt – CMS – 29:50
1989 Rick Doiron – CMS – 29:111988 Frank Powers – NB – 29:03
1987 Richard O’Flynn – NBTC – 28:49
1986 Mark Kimball – NB – 29:30

Teams

2014 TEAM RUN 30:14 30:25 30:53 31:18 31:52 =             2:34:42

2013 CMS          31:11 31:30 32:08 32:21 33:00  =            2:40:10

2012 WMDP       30:17 31:49 31:55 32:46 32:51 =             2:39:38

2011 CMS          31:47 32:08 32:29 32:45 33:26  =            2:42:35

2010 BAA           31:55 32:38 32:45 33:09 33:19 =             2:43:46

2009 Adidas NE 30:39 30:44 30:44 31:06 32:39 =             2:35:52
2008 BAA           32:23 32:48 33:37 34:22 34:38 =             2:47:48
2007 GCS           31:44 32:19 32:31 33:07 33:21 =             2:43:02
2006 WRT          32:05 32:39 33:17 33:42 33:59 =             2:45:42
2005 GLRR         31:32 33:32 35:10 35:23 35:24 =             2:51:01
2004 BAA           30:53 31:36 31:48 32:30 32:31 =             2:39:18
2003 WRT          33:02 33:10 33:38 34:49 35:35 =             2:50:14
2002RB-BOS       30:25 30:51 30:58 31:48 32:37 =             2:36:39
2001 Reebok Boston                                           2:35:27
2000 CMS          30:24 30:57 31:15 31:30 32:01 =             2:36:07
1999 CMS          30:25 30:31 31:06 31:32 31:48 =             2:35:22
1998 CMS          30:44 30:52 31:03 31:33 31:38 =             2:35:50
1997 CMS          31:25 31:40 31:54 32:00 32:17 =             2:39:16
1996 CMS          31:42 32:09 32:18 32:22 32:46 =             2:41:17
1995 CMS                                                          2:32:39
1994 CMS                                                          2:33:42
1993 CMS                                                          2:33:56
1992 CMS                                                          2:32:33
1991 CMS                                                          2:37:46
1990 CMS                                                          2:33:34
1989 CMS                                                          2:29:04 CMS team record1988 Nike Boston                                                2:28:03 Record
1987 CMS                                                          2:31:25
1986 CMS                                                          2:34:39