Sunday, March 18, 2018

CMS takes on New Bedford Half Marathon

The New Bedford Half Marathon hosted the first USATF New England Grand Prix road race for 2018. This was the Half Marathon Championship for the New England Region.

The CMS men's open racing team, led by Dan Vassallo and his 5th overall place, led the team place to a 2nd place finish. The masters team was fronted by Alan Bernier, pacing the "over 40 year old" team to a 3rd place showing. The Senior "over 50" team placed 1st and was led by David Principe Sr.

Overall, the CMS men had 27 runners finish the race which found sunny skies, temps in the 30's, and a little head wind in the final 3rd of the race.

Personal Bests were had by the following: Scott Leslie, Daniel Raboin, Kevin Hankens, Erik Vandendries (first half marathon since the 1970's). Anyone else?

The second race in the Grand Prix will be the Frank Nealon Boston Tune Up 15k in Upton, MA at the end of the month. 

Dave Dunham, Joe Shairs, and James Pawlicki walk away from the New Bedford Half Marathon finish
Photo by Marisol Rodriguez
41st Annual New Bedford Half Marathon New Bedford, MA, 3/18/2018


MALE OPEN TEAM RESULTS 

1. TRACKSMITH HARE AC 1:08:35 1:08:47 1:09:44 1:10:11 1:12:46 (1:16:53) (1:27:44) = 5:50:03 COLE SANSEVERINO 29 M, MATT HILLARD 28 M, JASON AYR 30 M, JEFFREY SEELAUS 23 M, PATRICK CUNNINGHAM 23 M, JEFF GOUPIL 30 M, EDWARD CORREIA 44 M 

2. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 1:07:42 1:08:29 1:10:23 1:13:17 1:14:21 (1:16:20) (1:17:19) = 5:54:12 DAN VASSALLO 31 M, SCOTT MINDEL 31 M, SCOTT LESLIE 35 M, DANIEL RABOIN 26 M, KEVIN HANKENS 39 M, ALAN BERNIER 43 M, ROBERT JACKMAN 34 M 

3. GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB 1:08:59 1:10:41 1:11:43 1:12:01 1:12:13 (1:12:56) (1:13:01) = 5:55:37 MANUEL GONZALEZ 28 M, ROBERT NORCROSS 36 M, ERIC MENDOZA 33 M, SHAUN DEVER 31 M, MICHAEL CREEDON 25 M, IAN NEILL 33 M, ROBERT LAMARRE 24 M

MALE MASTERS TEAM RESULTS 

1. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1:12:30 1:14:37 1:14:44 1:15:41 1:17:23 (1:19:08) (1:19:10) = 6:14:55 DAVID BEDOYA 41 M, IAN NURSE 40 M, PETER HAMMER 51 M, MATTHEW HERMAN 42 M, PATRICK CALLAHAN 45 M, ADAM MANEWELL 43 M, JASON PORTER 48 M 

2. DIRIGO RC 1:15:09 1:15:32 1:16:41 1:19:29 1:19:31 (1:23:29) (1:40:44) = 6:26:22 ERIK KNICKERBOCKER 40 M, JEFF JONES 48 M, JOSEPH SATTERFIELD 40 M, RYAN GOEBEL 41 M, MATT SAWYER 44 M, AL BUGBEE 49 M, CHARLES KAUFMANN 62 M 

3. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 1:16:20 1:18:00 1:18:48 1:19:42 1:20:10 (1:21:07) (1:22:12) = 6:33:00 ALAN BERNIER 43 M, JOE SHAIRS 49 M, DAVID PRINCIPE 50 M, ERIK VANDENDRIES 53 M, ARTHUR BESSE 45 M, DAVE DUNHAM 53 M, JAMES PAWLICKI 42 M 

MALE SENIORS TEAM RESULTS

1. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 1:18:48 1:19:42 1:21:07 1:23:13 1:25:43 (1:26:45) (1:27:38) = 6:48:33 DAVID PRINCIPE 50 M, ERIK VANDENDRIES 53 M, DAVE DUNHAM 53 M, MARTIN TIGHE 59 M, GARY CATTARIN 54 M, PAUL YOUNG 52 M, PHILIP SAVOY 55 M 

2. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1:14:44 1:20:55 1:24:56 1:25:15 1:29:14 (1:30:45) (1:36:35) = 6:55:04 PETER HAMMER 51 M, WAYNE LEVY 52 M, PAUL DAVIES 51 M, DAVID CONSIGLI 53 M, ANDREW MACDONALD 58 M, KYLE BOWERS 52 M, JAMIE WILSON 65 M 

3. WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM 1:20:51 1:21:22 1:29:53 1:31:25 1:32:17 (1:33:09) (1:45:38) = 7:15:48 CHARLIE BEMIS 55 M, SCOTT ANDERSON 53 M, EPHRAIM EZEKIEL 60 M, KEN WARREN 56 M, PAUL HAMMOND 58 M, JIM QUADROS 55 M, JOHN GORMAN 60 M 

41st Annual New Bedford Half Marathon New Bedford, MA, 3/18/2018 

Place Div/Tot Div Name Ag S No. 10k Spl Net Tim Pace Gun Tim Team City 
5 3/266 M3039 DAN VASSALLO 31 M 2082 31:33 1:07:42 5:10 1:07:43 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Peabody
7 5/266 M3039 SCOTT MINDEL 31 M 2088 31:33 1:08:29 5:14 1:08:29 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Burlington 
16 8/266 M3039 SCOTT LESLIE 35 M 2085 32:42 1:10:23 5:23 1:10:26 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Rutland
42 21/158 M2029 DANIEL RABOIN 26 M 2083 33:48 1:13:17 5:36 1:13:20 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Ayer
58 24/266 M3039 KEVIN HANKENS 39 M 2086 34:12 1:14:21 5:41 1:14:22 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Salem
84 7/290 M4049 ALAN BERNIER 43 M 2097 34:57 1:16:20 5:50 1:16:23 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Braintree
103 44/266 M3039 ROBERT JACKMAN 34 M 2084 35:48 1:17:19 5:54 1:17:24 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Warwick 
115 14/290 M4049 JOE SHAIRS 49 M 2094 36:09 1:18:00 5:58 1:18:04 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Peabody 
131 2/207 M5059 DAVID PRINCIPE 50 M 2098 35:58 1:18:48 6:01 1:18:52 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Johnston 
146 3/207 M5059 ERIK VANDENDRIES 53 M 2105 37:02 1:19:42 6:05 1:19:47 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Chestnut Hill 
152 22/290 M4049 ARTHUR BESSE 45 M 2090 37:49 1:20:10 6:07 1:20:14 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Templeton
177 7/207 M5059 DAVE DUNHAM 53 M 2099 37:43 1:21:07 6:12 1:21:17 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Bradford 
199 28/290 M4049 JAMES PAWLICKI 42 M 2093 37:48 1:22:12 6:17 1:22:18 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Lynn 
214 12/207 M5059 MARTIN TIGHE 59 M 2103 37:48 1:23:13 6:21 1:23:20 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Providence 
260 18/207 M5059 GARY CATTARIN 54 M 2102 39:45 1:25:43 6:33 1:25:53 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Marlborough 
287 23/207 M5059 PAUL YOUNG 52 M 2104 39:50 1:26:45 6:38 1:27:08 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS North Andover 
306 26/207 M5059 PHILIP SAVOY 55 M 2101 40:07 1:27:38 6:42 1:27:49 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Shrewsbury 
324 50/290 M4049 NAKRI DAO 44 M 2092 40:20 1:28:38 6:46 1:28:57 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Lynn 
336 31/207 M5059 DAVID LAPIERRE 54 M 699 42:12 1:29:23 6:50 1:29:40 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Chelmsford 
355 59/290 M4049 JAMES HUGHES 45 M 587 43:06 1:30:28 6:55 1:30:38 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Boylston 
401 69/290 M4049 TOM STEELE 42 M 799 44:35 1:32:44 7:05 1:33:06 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Rutland 
432 76/290 M4049 DENNIS FLOYD 41 M 2089 41:49 1:34:20 7:12 1:34:26 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Georgetown 
748 144/290 M4049 STEPHEN LASKA 43 M 2091 49:20 1:46:46 8:09 1:47:08 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Holden
811 155/290 M4049 JAMES MORRISSEY 48 M 1848 50:31 1:48:57 8:19 1:49:19 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS West Boylston 
835 96/207 M5059 FRANK RUGGIERO 59 M 1213 51:03 1:49:44 8:23 1:50:26 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Lunenburg 
1475 65/93 M6069 KEVIN BARTLETT 60 M 108 1:00:02 2:10:42 9:59 2:12:03 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Leominster 
1814 277/290 M4049 STEVEN GRANT 48 M 1624 1:07:21 2:28:10 11:19 2:30:28 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS Clinton 

Photos by Kim Gordon

Alan Bernier

Arthur Besse

Robert Jackman

Dave Dunham

David Principe Sr

Dennis Floyd

Daniel Raboin

Erik Vandendries

Frank Ruggiero

Gary Cattarin

Dan Vassallo

James Pawlicki

Joe Shairs

Kevin Hankens

Martin Tighe

Nakri Dao

Paul Young

Phil Savoy

Scott Leslie

Scott Mindel

Stephen Laska


Monday, March 12, 2018

CMS masters win US National Snowshoe Championship

The CMS masters team placed first overall within the masters division team competition at the Dion Snowshoes U.S. National Snowshoe Championships in Woodford, VT. This was the second time in four years that Prospect Mountain has hosted the National Championship. The community surrounding Woodford and Bennington Vermont supported the event with minimal delays as over 30 inches of snow fell in the previous days.

Tim Van Orden, race director of this very event, finished 9th overall to lead the masters team with a time of 1:09:55. The second CMS member was Greg Hammett, who moved up throughout the race to finish 12th overall, 1:13:38. Steve Brightman capped the scoring off with his 17th place finish, 2nd 50+, with a time of 1:17:25. James Pawlicki and Ed Sheldon finished 20th and 29th respectively in the field of 100 finishers.

Ben Nephew, a Central Mass Strider, placed 7th overall, competed for MPF so that they could score a team. Ben found the podium as placing as the first master. Tim Van Orden was the 3rd master overall. Both Ben and Tim made the US National Masters team.

Greg Hammett placed 2nd overall in the 40-44 age group. Steve Brightman placed 1st in the 50-54 age group.

Dion Snowshoes U.S. National Snowshoe Championships
3/10/2018 - Prospect Mountain, Woodford, VT
Timing by ARE Event Productions, Inc.
Results and more at http://www.AREEP.com

 ****** TEAMS AWARDS LIST ******
***** SENIOR MALE - MASTERS DIVISION TEAM RESULTS ******
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1. 3:41:43 Central Mass Striders       (1:13:55)
======================================
  1  1:10:40  Tim Van Orden        50 Bennington         VT
  2  1:13:38  Greg Hammett         41 Chesterfield       NH
  3  1:17:25  Steve Brightman      50 Providence         RI
  4 (1:19:29) James Pawlicki       44 Lynn               MA
  5 (1:24:53) Ed Sheldon           54 Hooksett           NH

*** SENIOR MALE 10K RESULTS ***
 
Place Time Pace    Name  Age S Div/Tot  Div   City St Team
========================================================================                                                
1 1:00:31  9:45  Eric Hartmark       40 NATTM Duluth             MN                         
2 1:01:07  9:50  Julien Pinsonneault 26 INTLM Saint-Hyacinthe    QC                                                  
3 1:03:15 10:11  Jeffrey Quednow     27 NATTM Ogema              WI                         
4 1:04:03 10:19  Matt Lipsey         28 NATTM Harrisburg         PA                         
5 1:07:11 10:49  Christopher O'Sulli 27 NATTM Havertown          PA                         
6 1:08:56 11:06  Zach Miller         30 NATTM Manitou Springs    CO Northern Lights Snowsho 
7 1:09:55 11:15  Ben Nephew          43 NMAST Westborough        MA Mountain Peak Fitness R 
8 1:10:28 11:21  Eric Sambolec       41 NMAST Ithaca             NY Dion/Hammond Hill       
9 1:10:40 11:23  Tim Van Orden       50 NMAST Bennington         VT Central Mass Striders   
10 1:11:12 11:28 Cole Crosby         30       Princeton          NJ Redfeather Snowshoes/36                          
11 1:11:55 11:35 Kurt Hackler        41       Alstead            NH                                                  
12 1:13:38 11:51 Greg Hammett        41       Chesterfield       NH Central Mass Striders                            
13 1:13:45 11:53 Jeremy Drowne       41       West Chazy         NY                                                  
14 1:14:34 12:00 Nick Scalfone       33       Bend               OR Dion/Hammond Hill                                
15 1:14:59 12:04 Alan Pimentel       44       Gray               ME                                                  
16 1:15:39 12:11 Josh Ferenc         37       Athens             VT Wild Endurance                                   
17 1:17:25 12:28 Steve Brightman     50       Providence         RI Central Mass Striders                            
18 1:18:38 12:40 Joe Carter          29       Woodford           VT                                                  
19 1:18:40 12:40 Xavier Chiriboga    36       Cambridge          MA                                                  
20 1:19:29 12:48 James Pawlicki      44       Lynn               MA Central Mass Striders                            
29 1:24:53 13:40 Ed Sheldon          54       Hooksett           NH Central Mass Striders            
 
                
****** SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP |MEN| AWARDS LIST ******
********** NATIONAL MASTERS TEAM ***********
Place Bib   Name                Age City               St Time       
===== ===== =================== === ================== == ======= 
    1   345 Ben Nephew           43 Westborough        MA 1:09:55 
    2   353 Eric Sambolec        41 Ithaca             NY 1:10:28 
    3   363 Tim Van Orden        50 Bennington         VT 1:10:40 
 
***** MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 44 (Showing up to 4, Awarding 3) *****
Place Bib   Name                Age City               St Time       
===== ===== =================== === ================== == ======= 
    1   322 Kurt Hackler         41 Alstead            NH 1:11:55 
    2   323 Greg Hammett         41 Chesterfield       NH 1:13:38 
    3   315 Jeremy Drowne        41 West Chazy         NY 1:13:45 
    4   351 Alan Pimentel        44 Gray               ME 1:14:59 
 
***** MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 54 (Showing up to 4, Awarding 3) *****
Place Bib   Name                Age City               St Time       
===== ===== =================== === ================== == ======= 
    1   306 Steve Brightman      50 Providence         RI 1:17:25 
    2   328 Peter Keeney         52 Bar Harbor         ME 1:19:34 
    3   331 Don Kjelleren        53 Williamstown       MA 1:20:05 
    4   365 Boris Dzikovski      54 Ithaca             NY 1:24:04 
 

Monday, March 5, 2018

CMS races Stu's 30K


Several CMS runners took on the hills around Wachusett Reservoir. Scott Leslie, Daniel Raboin, Pat Fullerton, and Arthur Besse went on to run 30K PR's.

Stu’s 30K
Clinton, MA
March 4, 2018
2              Scott Leslie         1:42:47                  5:30.8                    Personal Best
5              Daniel Raboin    1:53:04                  6:03.9                    Personal Best
7              Pat Fullerton      1:54:24                  6:08.2                    Personal Best
8              Arthur Besse      1:54:51                  6:09.7                    Personal Best
23           James Pawlicki  2:06:46                  6:48.0                   
27           Gary Cattarin     2:08:53                  6:54.8
33           Norman Everett   2:11:36                7:03.6
49           John Rheaume      2:17:30                7:22.6
53           Rob Auger           2:19:28                  7:28.9

Scott Leslie set a PR at Stu's 30K with his 2nd place finish and time of 1:42:47
Photo by Kim Gordon
CMS 52 Week Series 5K
Worcester, MA, March 3, 2018
1    20:19   Nate Mierzejewski        1/1     M00-19   Holden       CMS
2    20:31   John Pajer               1/3     M50-59   Leicester    CMS
3    20:49   Paul Coughlin        /3     M50-59   Marlboro     CMS           

11th Annual Hampton Half Marathon
Hampton Beach, NH, March 4, 2018
3   3/3    TOP3-M  PATRICK RICH   South Hamilton MA  41 1:14:23.3  5:41 1:14:23.4
4   1/80   M3039    KEVIN HANKENS  Salem MA         39  1:15:33.7  5:47 1:15:35.1