Podium Sweep Up at the Big Lake

The CMS Men took the top 3 spots at the Roaring Falls Trail Race (results) in Moultonborough, NH on Saturday, November 8.  Jim Johnson, Kevin Tilton, and Sam Wood all tackled the 12.5 mile mountain/trail course through the Ossipee Mountains that finished up at the Castle In The Clouds.  Abby Wood (CMS) was the 4th female OA.

Top 10 overall (CMS in blue):

Place	Name	Age	Town	State	Team	Time
1	Jim Johnson	37	Madison	NH	CMS/INOV8	1:28:29
2	Kevin Tilton	32	Conway	NH	CMS/Inov8	1:35:08
3	Sam Wood	28	LACONIA	NH	CMS	1:41:04
4	Jeffrey Whittingham	39	Waitsfield	VT		1:41:23
5	Charles Therriault	29	Bristol	NH		1:42:35
6	Ryan Welts	34	Northwood	NH	acidotic/Pearl Izumi	1:42:51
7	Kehr Davis	37	Gt barrington	MA		1:43:42
8	Leslie Beckwith	38	Albany	NH	acidotic	1:44:06
9	Brandon Baker	27	LEBANON	NH		1:44:16
10	Nathan Huppe	34	Dover	NH	Rochester Runners	1:44:24

119 total finishers (long course).

JJ's blogpost.

Ben Nephew in Trail Runner Magazine

CMS racing team member Ben Nephew appeared in this months Trail Runner Magazine

Grand "Tree" Series

Congratulations to CMS runners Ben Nephew and Abby Mahoney for their victories in the GTS.  Article from the WMAC newsletter below.

Racing Roundup - August 24, 2009

Racing Roundup: August 24, 2009:

Farmington Hay Day 5K Race/Walk
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Farmington, NH

Place	Name	Age	City/State	Time	Pace
1	DAN VERRINGTON	47	BRADFORD NH	17:10	5:33
2	BRENDAN STACKHOUSE	17	WOLFEBORO NH	17:54	5:47
3	FEZ WHATLEY	19	WOLFEBORO NH	18:47	6:04
4	EDWARD BLERCH	49	WINDHAM NH	19:23	6:16
5	Phillip Erwin	41	New Durham NH	19:37	6:20

94 Total Finishers.

Saunders at Rye Harbor 10k
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Rye, New Hampshire

Place	Name	Age	City/State	Time	Pace
1	JOHN MENTZER	32	Kittery ME	31:46.1	5:08
2	KEVIN ALLIETTE	28	Raymond NH	31:59.1	5:10
3	JIM JOHNSON	32	Salem NH	32:20.7	5:14
4	DAN PRINCIC	29	Woburn MA	32:41.9	5:17
5	CHRIS MAHONEY	31	Haverhill MA	32:46.8	5:18
6	PAT ARD	25	Raymond NH	33:29.0	5:25
7	CHRIS HAMEL	25	Methuen MA	34:36.2	5:35
8	STEPHEN HENNIGAR	23	Rye NH	34:59.0	5:39
9	HUNTER BENNETT-DAGGE	26	Portsmouth NH	35:23.4	5:43
10	SETH WILLIAMS	31	Chelmsford MA	36:15.4	5:51
11	TIM CARVEN	45	Kittery Pt. ME	36:35.9	5:55
12	PETER MCNEIL	25	Barrington NH	36:41.0	5:55
13	JASMIN LEPIR	33	Portsmouth NH	36:45.9	5:56
14	HAROLD POOLE	22	Yarmouth ME	36:52.0	5:57
15	DAVID QUINTAL	46	Salem NH	36:55.1	5:58

805 Total Finishers.

Savoy Mountain Trail Race
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Savoy and Florida, MA

Place	Name	Age	Town	Time (lap 1)	Time (lap 2)	Time
1	Jim Johnson	32	Salem NH	1:22:20	1:31:38	2:53:58
2	Leigh Schmitt	37	Conway MA	1:26:18	1:33:36	2:59:54
3	Brian Rusiecki	30	Leeds MA	1:26:09	1:34:08	3:00:17
4	David Herr	44	Canaan VT	1:26:09	1:46:43	3:12:52
5	Rob Higley	55	Amherst MA	1:36:54	1:46:38	3:23:32

41 Total Finishers.

17th ANNUAL CIGNA/ELLIOT CORPORATE 5K ROAD RACE
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Manchester, NH

Place	Name	Age	City/State	Time	Pace
1	Alene Reta	27	New York NY	13:53	4:28
2	Bajo Kiorku		New York NY	14:03	4:32
3	Derese Deniboba		Bronx NY	14:31	4:40
4	Abiyot Endger	23	Bronx NY	14:32	4:41
5	Ruben Sanca	22	Lowell MA	14:35	4:42
6	Joseph Koech	40	Somerville MA	14:39	4:43
7	Mathew Kiplagt	26	New Rochelle NY	14:43	4:44
8	Tekiu Denek		Bronx NY	14:47	4:46
9	Justin Freeman	32	New Hampton NH	14:51	4:47
10	Geoff Trethewey	20	Manchester NH	14:56	4:49
11	Daniel Hocking	29	Dover NH	15:01	4:50
12	Dave Hausherr	19	Townsend MA	15:07	4:52
13	Mark Miller	28	Keene NH	15:09	4:53
14	Jim Johnson	32	Salem NH	15:12	4:54
15	Joseph Ekuom		Bronx NY	15:13	4:54
48	Scott Clark	43	Gilmanton NH	16:39	5:22

4956 Total Finishers.

Danvers 5k Fun Run
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Danvers, MA

Place	Name	Time
1	Junyong Pak	15:58
2	Jim Pawlicki	18:23
3	Chris Chapruet	18:30
4	Will Keefe	18:50
5	Luke Lombardi	19:14

58 Total Finishers.

Ben Nephew makes US team

Ben Nephew has been selected to the 2009 U.S. Team to compete at the IAU World Trail Challenge which will be held in Serre Chevalier, France on July 12, 2009. The course will be a challenging 68 kilometers (42 miles) with 3,500m (11,500') of climb/descent.

Women:
Susannah Beck (Automatic Selection as 2008 USATF 50 Mile Trail Champion)- Declined position
Prudence L'Heureux (Automatic Selection as 2008 USATF 100Km Trail Champion)
Anita Ortiz- At large from submitted resume
Devon Crosby-Helms- At large from submitted resume
Meghan Arboghast- At large from submitted resume

Men:
Michael Wardian (Automatic Selection as 2008 USATF 50 Mile Trail Champion)- Declined position
Neil Olsen (Automatic Selection as 2008 USATF 100Km Trail Champion)
Matt Lonergan- At large from submitted resume
Kyle Skaggs- At large from submitted resume
Mark Lundblad- At large from submitted resume
Ben Nephew-At large from submitted resume

http://www.trailserrechevalier.com/trail_cerces/index.html

2009 Merrimack River Trail Race

Saturday Results and Visual Evidence for the 18th Annual Merrimack River Trail Race.

Links:

Full Results (Coolrunning)

300+ Images (courtesy of Jamie Doucett)

800+ Images (courtesy of Jim Johnson)

Top 10 and CMS Results:

Place	Time	First	Last	Sex	Age	Team
1	0:57:31	Chris	Mahoney	M	31	Whirlaway
2	0:59:13	Kevin	Tilton	M	27	CMS
3	0:59:51	Ben	Nephew	M	33	CMS/Inov 8
4	1:02:46	Dan	Verrington	M	46	CMS
5	1:02:55	David	Quintal	M	45	CMS
6	1:03:52	Al	Bernier	M	34	CMS
7	1:04:01	Tim	Van Orden	M	40	CMS/Raw food
8	1:04:05	John Paul	Lewicke	M	23	GCS
9	1:04:23	Nash	Macdara	M	42
10	1:04:43	Dan	LeBouef	M	31
19	1:07:23	Tim	Mahoney	M	29	CMS
31	1:12:18	Scott	Spence	M	44	Grey Wolves
33	1:12:40	Abby	Mahoney	F	31	CMS
42	1:16:22	Mike	Quintal	M	31	CMS
50	1:18:15	David	Holt	M	50	CMS
105	1:29:49	Kate	Sharry	F	34	CMS
116	1:32:04	John	Piekos	M	44	Grey Wolves
162	1:43:56	Linda	Usher	F	60	CMS
163	1:43:57	Douglas	Usher	M	53	CMS
203	1:54:48	Allen	Hoffman	M	67	CMS

228 Total Finishers!!!!

Video of about 1/4 mile in (courtesy of dd):

2009 Merrimack River Trail Race

18th Annual

MERRIMACK RIVER TRAIL RACE

April 11, 2009 - 9:00 AM
Back parking lot of the Wyndham Hotel –
Old River Road, Andover, Ma.

Download and Print Race Application

Water will be located at the start/finish, the turn-around (5 miles) and an unmanned stop at 2.5/7.5m.

Portable Bathroom Facilities will be supplied, please do not use the Hotel’s facilities, the continuation of the race may depend on your consideration.

Snow and ice may affect trail conditions, call to ensure race status. 

Registration and Parking: Ample parking located in the back parking lot of the Wyndam Hotel - Old River Road, Andover, MA.

Distance: 10 miles (out/back course)

Entry Fee:$ 10.00 pre / $15.00 post – Add $5 for Technical t-shirt (only 100 shirts).

Make checks payable to: Stephen Peterson, mail to:  134 Robin Hill Rd., Chelmsford, MA 01824

Water Stations:  Unmanned at 2.5 and 7.5 miles, manned at 5 miles.

Prizes: Home baked “Dunham” treats to male and female winners

Homemade “Barbara” banana bread to male and female (40 to 49) winners, Fresh baked cookies to 50+ winners

Refreshments: bagels, drinks, and snacks will be available following the race. 

Large Post-race raffle & Awards @ 10:45 AM

Google Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=old+river+rd,+Andover+MA&iwloc=A&iwstate2=savedloc%3A1&hl=en

Course map and profile: http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=16028

Questions? Call Steve (508-628-8943 days, voice mail 24 hrs) or E-mail at stephen.peterson@ca.com

Video from 2008's race courtesy of Tim VanOrden