Monday, March 2, 2020

Vassallo runs 2:24:59 at Olympic Trials Marathon


Dan Vassallo placed 100th out of 175 men on Saturday at the US Olympic Team Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA. The hilly course, starting and finishing in Centennial Olympic Park featured the three challenging 8 mile loops followed by a closing 2.2 mile loop to the finish line.


US Olympic Team Trials Marathon
Atlanta, GA – February 29, 2020
Dan Vassallo  133  Peabody, MA    Central Mass Striders     2:24:59   5:32/mi   100th place 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Monday, February 3, 2020

CMS competes at the Super Sunday 5 Mile Championships


Scott Leslie and Arthur Besse
Colin Carroll would lead all CMS finishers by placing 62nd overall with a time of 26:17 at the Super Sunday 5 mile in Cambridge, MA – USATF New England 5 Mile Road Race Championship. In all CMS had 17 men race in the flat and fast 5 mile course. The men’s open racing team would place 9th out of 17 teams. Arthur Besse would  pace the men’s masters team to a 2nd place team finish out of 12 masters teams with a 26:49 clocking. Arthur would place 4th in the 40-49 age group. Greg Putnam would lead the Senior team to a 1st place finish, outpacing 11 other teams, with a time of 27:28 and 2nd in the 50-59 age group. Finally, Paul Bazanchuk would run 34:58 to pace the Veterans team to a 4th place team finish out of 9 teams. This New England Championship race had the largest amount of USATF competitors with about 675 members competing.

Super Sunday USATF New England 5 mile championship 2020 results

Super Sunday USATF New England 5 Mile Championship
Location: Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02142
Date: 02/02/2020

62 637 Colin Carroll M Central Mass Striders 15:43 M30-39 18/238 5:16 26:17 26:20  
84  644 Arthur Besse M Central Mass Striders  16:19 M40-49 4/165 5:22 26:49 26:53  
100  635 Robert Jackman M Central Mass Striders 16:38 M30-39 28/238 5:28 27:19 27:25  
107  638 Gregory Putnam M Central Mass Striders 16:29 M50-59 2/144 5:30 27:28 27:31  
119  636 David Principe M Central Mass Striders  16:41 M50-59 3/144 5:31 27:35 27:41  
161  1233 Scott Leslie M Central Mass Striders  17:04 M30-39 53/238 5:42 28:26 28:30  
168  643 Iain Ridgway M Central Mass Striders  17:08 M40-49 19/165 5:43 28:35 28:40  
179  633 Joe Shairs M Central Mass Striders  17:22 M50-59 5/144 5:46 28:48 28:54  
218  632 Scott Deslongchamps M Central Mass Striders 17:38 M50-59 9/144 5:54 29:26 29:34  
243  1471 Derek Dorval M Central Mass Striders 18:01 M40-49 32/165 6:00 29:59 30:01  
253  647 Daniel Verrington M Central Mass Striders 18:11 M50-59 13/144 6:00 29:58 30:07  
293  626 David Harper M Central Mass Striders 18:31 M50-59 23/144 6:08 30:40 30:51  
354  639 Dennis Floyd M Central Mass Striders  18:57 M40-49 53/165 6:19 31:31 31:45  
574  648 Paul Bazanchuk M Central Mass Striders 21:36 M60-69 16/53 7:00 34:58 35:39  
644  645 Mike Mccormick M Central Mass Striders 22:39 M60-69 22/53 7:22 36:48 37:16  
732  634 Philip Savoy M Central Mass Striders 23:40 M50-59 78/144 7:37 38:02 38:44  
838  641 Frank Ruggiero M Central Mass Striders 24:52 M60-69 32/53 7:58 39:49 40:39


Open 9th out of 17 USATF New England teams
Central Mass Striders 2:15:28
Colin Carroll 35 26:17  
Arthur Besse 47 26:49  
Robert Jackman 37 27:19  
Gregory Putnam 50 27:28  
David Principe 53 27:35     

(40+) Masters 2nd out of 12 USATF New England teams
Central Mass Striders 2:19:15
Arthur Besse 47 26:49  
Gregory Putnam 50 27:28  
David Principe 53 27:35  
Iain Ridgway 40 28:35  
Joe Shairs 51 28:48  

(50+) Seniors 1st out of 12 USATF New England teams
Central Mass Striders 2:23:15
Gregory Putnam 50 27:28  
David Principe 53 27:35  
Joe Shairs 51 28:48  
Scott Deslongchamps 50 29:26  
Daniel Verrington 57 29:58

(60+) Veterans 4th out of 9 USATF New England teams
Central Mass Striders 1:51:35
Paul Bazanchuk 65 34:58  
Mike Mccormick 61 36:48  
Frank Ruggiero 60 39:49

Monday, January 27, 2020

Weekend Results


Dan Vassallo broke his own 15K course record at the Great Stew Chase in Lynn. New CMS racing team member Othman Ounarhi placed second in his first road race for the team. Dave Principe, Steve Brightman, and Scott Deslongchamps scored many points for CMS at the New England Masters Indoor Championships. 

46th Annual 15K Great Stew Chase
Lynn, MA, January 26, 2020
1   84 Dan Vassallo    34 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS   Peabody 1/13   M0139   49:16.4  5:18   49:16.4  5:18
2  211 Othman Ounarhi   22 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  Lynn  2/13   M0139   53:20.1  5:44   53:20.1  5:44
18   97 Dennis Floyd    43 M                               Georgetown    2/5    M4044 1:04:50.0  6:58 1:04:51.1  6:58
21  231 Nakri Dao        47 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  Lynn     7/12   M4549 1:08:27.6  7:21 1:08:31.5  7:22
105   82 Doug Usher    64 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  Upton    7/7    M6064 1:39:26.7 10:41 1:39:26.7 10:41

2020 USATF New England Masters
Indoor Track & Field Championships                  
Providence Career and Technical Academy
1/26/2020   Providence, RI                                 

M50 400 Meter Dash
1 #  683 Steve Brightman   M51 Central Mass         1:03.65 

M50 1 Mile Run
2 #  686 David Principe Sr M53 Central Mass           5:20.08 
6 #  684 Scott Deslongcham M50 Central Mass      5:35.39

M50 3000 Meter Run
1 #  686 David Principe Sr M53 Central Mass          10:00.21

M50 5000 Meter Run
1 #  686 David Principe Sr M53 Central Mass          17:11.07  
2 #  684 Scott Deslongcham M50 Central Mass       17:28.97  
3 #  683 Steve Brightman   M51 Central Mass          17:32.67 
  
M55 5000 Meter Run
1 687 Daniel Verrington M57 Central Mass       18:34.31  

M60 5000 Meter Run
1 #  127 Martin Tighe      M61 Central Mass          19:29.57  


CMS 52 Week 5K Series - Race 4                        
Worcester State University
Worcester, MA                                    
January 25, 2020      
2    19:39   Steve Witkus          1/5      M50-59  Northbridge     CMS
4    20:55   Sam Johnson           2/5      M50-59  Hubbardston   CMS
5    23:36   Chris Waslaske        1/2      M40-49  Athol                CMS

Classy 3 Mile Fun Run
Lynn, MA, January 19, 2020
5 NAKRI DAO           85  M   47       20:02  6:40
8 JAMES PAWLICKI 84  M   45       21:20  7:06

2020 Greater Boston Track Club Invitational - 1/19/2020
Gordon Indoor Track - Harvard University
Men 3000 M Run OPEN
Section  2
1  Othman Ounarhi    Central Mass Striders        9:23.01