Monday, November 7, 2016

CMS wins Manchester City Marathon

Outstanding efforts by the CMS men’s teams on Sunday, competing in two Grand Prix events that closed out the individual ATR Series, USATFNE Cross Country Grand Prix, and USATFNE Road Race Grand Prix.  The 40+ team picked up 2nd at Franklin Park for the New England XC Championship masters 8k race. The top five scorers were Greg Putnam, Tim Van Orden, Joe Shairs, Todd Callaghan, & Arthur Besse. The guys anxiously got updates and whispers from other runners as to what was going on sixty miles north in the Manchester City Marathon. In the end, the men’s open team placed 1st with Dan Vassallo, Scott Mindel, and Eric Narcisi finishing 1, 2, & 10th overall to edge out Whirlaway by over a minute. The masters scored 2nd overall with Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham and Nick Taormina pacing just behind Whirlaway by less than two minutes. The senior trio of Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, and David Lapierre outpaced Whirlaway by 42 seconds.

USATF New England Cross Country Championships
Franklin Park, Boston, MA, November 6, 2016

Open 10K
39 #565 Scott Leslie         35 Central Mass             33:08
99 #564 Jeff Goupil          29 Central Mass             37:47

Masters 8K
6 #567 Greg Putnam          47 Central Mass             26:59   
7 #569 Tim Van Orden        48 Central Mass          27:12   
13 #568 Joe Shairs           48 Central Mass               27:46  
17 #563 Todd Callaghan       47 Central Mass         28:00  
28 #561 Arthur Besse         44 Central Mass             28:37  
29 #560 Alan Bernier         42 Central Mass             28:47  
35 #562 Steve Brightman      47 Central Mass        29:05  
36 #566 James Pawlicki       42 Central Mass          29:07
45 #570 Daniel Verrington    54 Central Mass        29:23
57 #481 Martin Tighe         58 Central Mass             31:01
106 #551 Edward Ingerman      70 Central Mass     45:22

Team Scores
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Rank Team                      Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7
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   1 Boston Athletic Associati    24    1    2    4    5   12   15   16
      Total Time:  2:15:09.00
         Average:    27:01.80
   2 Central Mass Striders        57    6    7   10   14   20   21   27
      Total Time:  2:18:34.00
         Average:    27:42.80
   3 Gr.Springfield Harriers      59    3    8   11   13   24   26   34
      Total Time:  2:18:59.00
         Average:    27:47.80
Manchester City Marathon – USATF New England Marathon Championship
Manchester, NH 
Sunday November 6, 2016

1 MOPEN 1/3 Dan Vassallo 31  2:23:56.4 (net time) 2:23:59 (gun time) Peabody, MA 
2 MOPEN 2/3 Scott Mindel 30  2:25:20.8 (net time) 2:25:22.9 (gun time) Arlington, MA 
10 M30-39 4/67 Eric Narcisi 36  2:44:02.3 (net time) 2:44:05.2 (gun time) North Andover, MA 
17 M50-59 1/64 Ed Sheldon 52 2:53:02.5 (net time) 2:53:06.1 (gun time) Hooksett, NH 
28 M50-59 4/64 Dave Dunham 52 2:58:37.3 (net time) 2:58:40.3 (gun time) Bradford, MA 
47 M40-49 6/89 Nick Taormina 44  3:10:07.5 (net time) 3:10:15.4 (gun time) Gloucester, MA 
64 M50-59  9/64 David Lapierre 52  3:19:20.6 (net time) 3:19:25.8 (gun time) Chelmsford, MA 

Men Open Team
1 Central Mass Striders (2:31:09.1)
Dan Vassallo, Scott Mindel, Eric Narcisi, Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, Nick Taormina, David Lapierre
2 Whirlaway Racing Team (2:32:18.8)
3 Boston Athletic Association (2:45:24.9)

Men 40+
1 Whirlaway Racing Team (2:58:46.2)
2 Central Mass Striders (3:00:40.6)
Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, Nick Taormina, David Lapierre
3 Greater Lowell Road Runners (3:13:00.6)

Men 50+
1 Central Mass Striders (3:03:44.1)
Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, David Lapierre
2 Whirlaway Racing Team (3:04:26.2)
3 Greater Lowell Road Runners (3:26:40.6)

Scott Mindel, Antonio Wilson, and Dan Vassallo at Manchester City
Photo by Mark Mindel

Dan Vassallo winning his 2nd Manchester City Marathon
Photo by Mark Mindel

The podium!
Photo by Mark Mindel