Team Member Bio: Joe Shairs

Joe Shairs

Primary sport(s):
road and cross country races

HS/College: 
ULowell

CMS MORT Team member since:
2005

City/state of residence:
Peabody

Occupation:
graphic designer

Goals for 2010:  
top 3 in the GPS without getting hurt.


Notable achievements/memories/PR’s in your sport:
winning Clarence DeMar and a 36:40 at Falmouth

List one thing others may not know about you: 
I didn't start running seriously until I was 27.

Your favorite workout: 
mile repeats

Your favorite race(s) and why?
Falmouth because it's always hot and nasty and Cape Ann because the course is a bitch.

Team Member Bio: Dave Dunham

Dave Dunham


Primary sport(s):   
mountain, road, trail, snowshoe

HS/College:
Billerica High 1982, Univ. of Lowell 1987.

CMS MORT Team member since:
1992

City/state of residence: 
Ward Hill, MA

Occupation:
Analyst

Goals for 2010:   
Team gold at National trail championships


Notable achievements/memories/PR’s in your sport:

• 20th place at Olympic trials marathon. 
• Snowshoe National champion. 
• Mt Washington road race winner. 

List one thing others may not know about you:   
I once crashed a stationary bike.

Your favorite workout:
Industrial park 4x2.

Your favorite race(s) and why?   
Mt Washington road race because there is "only one hill"

Website/Blog Address:   
http://ddmountainrunr.blogspot.com/

Team Member Bio: Justin Fyffe

Justin Fyffe


Primary sport(s): 
Road / Trail Runner

HS/College:
North Country / Keene High / US Navy

CMS MORT Team member since: 
2009

City/state of residence: 
E. Dummerston , Vermont

Occupation: 
EDM Programmer

Goals for 2010:  
1:08 Half Marathon /  2:24 Marathon

Notable achievements/memories/PR’s in your sport: 

• USATF NE November Athlete of the Month
• New England Runner Magazine Vermont Runner of the Year
• USATF NE Grand Prix Champion
• 9th Place 50K World Trophy Championships

List one thing others may not know about you:
I brew my own beer and consider myself lazy

Your favorite workout:
5 x mile repeats

Your favorite race(s) and why?
Vermont City Marathon because it is a top notch venue with home town feel.

Website/Blog Address:
http://jfyffe.blogspot.com

Team Member Bio: Jeff Goupil

Jeff Goupil

Primary sport(s):
track, road, xc

HS/College: 
Keene State

CMS MORT Team member since: 
2009

City/state of residence:
Keene, NH

Goals for 2010:
5k- sub 16, 10k- 33, half- 76

Notable achievements/memories/PR’s in your sport: Finishing 13th at ECAC's as a sophomore

List one thing others may not know about you: 
I started running because my middle school baseball coach used the buddy system to choose who played in the game, so i quit half way into the season and joined the track team

Your favorite workout:
Keene state 3 mile time trial...No matter how the season is going this workout always seems to be fun and everyone runs fast at it

Weekend Results - 01/31/10

There was CMS Men's Open team action this weekend on the track and the snow.  Down in Boston, MA on Saturday, some Striders took part in the BU Terrier Classic at Boston University.  Up in Center Sandwich, NH, CMS was well represented at the USSSA National Snowshoe Qualifier race at Sidehiller.  Kevin Tilton took the overall win in his fourth straight Sidehiller victory.  Dan Verrington continues to sandbag week after week, beating up on people in Tewksbury, MA.

This coming weekend (February 6th) the Northfield Mountain Snowshoe race is happening.  This is a club race put on by Dave Dunham.  This is also part of the WMAC / Dion Snowshoe Series.

At the end of the month, CMS will begin it's title defense in the first USATF-NE Road Racing Grand Prix event for 2010.  DH Jones 10 Miler will be held on Sunday, February 28th in Amherst, MA.  An email has been sent to CMS MORT members to find out who is planning on running the race.  If you have not gotten the email, please let me know (email me at newhampshirejj at gmail dot com).  Photo of Kevin Tilton on his way to a win on Saturday, by Jamie Gemmiti.

Sidehiller 5.2 Mile Snowshoe Race

Sandwich, NH, January 30, 2010

[Results]

Place	First	Last	City	State	Age	Team Name	MM	SS
1	Kevin	Tilton	Conway	NH	28	CMS/Inov-8	31	8
2	Josh	Ferenc	Alstead	NH	28	BAA	31	20
3	Jim	Johnson	Salem	NH	32	CMS/Inov-8	31	25
4	Peter	Mallett	Manchester	NH	26	CMS	31	47
5	Charles	Therriault	Newmarket	NH	24	Acidotic	32	12
6	Ben	Nephew	Mansfield	MA	34	CMS/Inov-8	32	32
7	Bob	Jackman	Warwick	RI	27	TNT	33	25
8	Tim	Cox	Northwood	NH	36	Acidotic/CMS	33	44
9	Danny	Ferriera	Concord	NH	27	Acidotic	34	1
10	Dave	Dunham	Ward Hill	MA	45	CMS/Atlas	34	4
11	Steve	Wolfe	Merrimack	NH	45	Acidotic	34	5
12	Eric	Morse	Berlin	VT	44	CMS	34	44
13	Jim	Pawlicki	Beverly	MA	35	CMS	34	51
14	David	Principe	Cranston	RI	43	TNT	35	3
15	Stan	Snow	Dunbarton	VT	43	GSRT	35	5
16	Dave	Quintal	Salem	NH	46	CMS	35	33
17	John	Pajer	Leicester	MA	47	CMS	36	5
18	Reeder	Fahnestock	Exeter	NH	30	Acidotic	36	15
19	Chris	Dunn	Strafford	NH	41	Acidotic	36	35
20	Kurt	Gustafson	Shrewsbury	MA	25	Nordica TC	36	47

91 Total Finishers.

BU Terrier Classic

Boston, MA, January 30, 2010

[Results]

3000 Meters

Section 3 (Bob Wiles)

Track and Field Videos on Flotrack

Section 5 (Jeff Goupil)


Track and Field Videos on Flotrack

Place	Name	School/Team	Time
1	Lutz, Justin	Unattached	8:05.3
2	Proctor, David	Great Britain	8:05.4
3	Robinson, Corey	Syracuse	8:07.3
4	Miller, Brad	Syracuse	8:08.5
5	Gibson, Robert	Boston U.	8:09.6
6	Polk, Nick	Zap Fitness	8:10.0
7	Miller, Ryley	Syracuse Elite	8:11.0
8	Davis, Jordan	Syracuse Elite	8:11.3
9	Soroko, Mike	Rider	8:11.9
10	Edwards, Korey	La Salle	8:15.9
36	Wiles, Bob	CMS	8:35.5
91	Goupil, Jeff	CMS	9:22.4

103 Finishers

Mile


Section 7 (Greg Hammett)


Track and Field Videos on Flotrack


Section 8 (Alan Bernier, Francis Burdett)


Track and Field Videos on Flotrack

Place	Name	School/Team	Time
1	Rutt, Mike	Unattached	4:03.0
2	Stenuf, Nick	Syracuse Chargers	4:03.1
3	Mellea, Patrick	Bryn Mawr Ru	4:03.2
4	Morgan, Thomas	Zap Fitness	4:04.9
5	Ritchie, Timothy	Boston College	4:05.5
6	Gagnon, Brian	Unattached	4:05.8
7	MacDonald, Angus	Umass Lowell	4:07.9
8	Osborne, Tom	Unattached	4:08.3
9	MacPherson, Craig	Boston U.	4:08.6
10	Miller, Mark	Baa	4:08.8
65	Hammett, Greg	Central Mass Striders	4:23.4
76	Bernier, Alan	Central Mass Striders	4:26.6
82	Burdett, Francis	GSH / CMS	4:31.8

116 Total Finishers.

800 Meters

Section 8 (Greg Hammett)


Track and Field Videos on Flotrack

Place	Name	School/Team	Time
1	Kosgei, Elkana	Riadha	1:50.2
2	Hill, Brian	Harvard	1:50.8
3	Romaniw, Anthony	Dartmouth	1:51.0
4	Labosky, Chris	Yale	1:51.7
5	Najem, Peter	Unattached	1:52.2
6	Skarbauskas, Marius	Unattached	1:52.4
7	Kaijala, Tim	New Balance Boston	1:53.1
8	Whetsell, Evan	Unat-Northeastern	1:53.2
9	Lumax, Selasi	So. Conn. St.	1:53.2
10	Fox, Michael	Bryn Mawr Ru	1:53.3
62	Hammett, Greg	Central Mass Striders	2:02.2

84 Total Finishers.

Fudgcicle Series 5k

Tewskbury, MA, January 30, 2010

[Results]

Place	Name	Time	City/State
1	Dan Verrington	18:04	Bradford, MA
2	Jason Bui	19:22	Lowell, MA
3	Rob Mirabile	19:37	Stoneham, MA
4	Carlos Flores	20:07	Lowell, MA
5	Glenn Swanbon	21:22	Maynard, MA

If you have any more race results from this weekend that I missed, please let me know.

Weekend Results - 01/24/10

This weekend saw CMS MORT road, track, and snowshoe action across 3 states this past weekend.  Mike Quintal ran in his first snowshoe race and had a great showing out at Curly's in Pittsfield, MA.  This is not exactly an ideal 'first race' for anyone interested in trying snowshoe for the first time, but Mike didn't mess around and went straight for the tough stuff.  He ran a fantastic race at one of the more challenging snowshoe courses in New England.  CMS was also well represented at both WMAC / Dion and Granite State Snowshoe Series races between 3 states and 3 races.  Justin Fyffe and Andy McCarron continued to kill on the roads, with two very good runs at a very competitive Boston Prep 16 Miler in Derry, NH on Sunday.  Justin and Andy were 2nd and 3rd respectively, at the New England Marathon Championships in Lowell back in October, and continued to show they are two of the top distance runners in the region this weekend, giving Patrick Moulton (BAA) some company up front. CMS MORT Team Manager Al Bernier ran a very speedy 3k at the GBTC Invite at Harvard University and Dan Verrington continued to sandbag at the local 5k in Tewksbury.

15th Annual Boston Prep 16 Miler

Derry, NH, January 24, 2010

[Results]

Place	Name	Age	City/State	Time	Pace
1	Patrick Moulton	28	PROVIDENCE        RI	1:25:56	5:23
2	Justin Fyffe	29	KEENE             NH	1:27:57	5:30
3	Andy McCarron	27	KEENE             NH	1:31:04	5:42
4	Keiron Tumbleton	44	HOPKINTON         MA	1:33:00	5:49
5	Justin Montgomery	33	CLAREMONT         NH	1:33:22	5:51
6	Sam Lalinde	23	MANCHESTER        NH	1:37:09	6:05
7	Humberto Gonzalez	23	MANCHESTER        NH	1:39:09	6:12
8	John Blouin	35	MEDFORD           MA	1:39:20	6:13
9	Brian McNeiece	38	NARRAGANSETT      RI	1:39:23	6:13
10	Jeffrey Arbeit	27	WASHINGTON        DC	1:40:21	6:17

705 Total Finishers.

Greater Boston Track Club Invitational

Cambridge, MA, January 24, 2010

3000 Meter Run

[Results]

Place	Name	Time	Club/Team/School
1	Bernier, Alan	8:47.9	Central Mass Striders
2	Foote, Pete	8:56.6	New Balance
3	Robinson, Craig	8:59.6	Bentley
4	Vega, Kerwin	8:59.7	Brandeis
5	Ahnrud, Greg	9:00.5	Providence Cobra

36 Total Finishers.

Curly's Record Run

Pittsfield, MA, January 24, 2010

[Results]

Place	First Name	Last Name	Age	Duration	Pace
1	JIM	JOHNSON	32	0:28:54	7:13
2	TIM	VANORDEN	41	0:29:57	7:29
3	TIM	MAHONEY	30	0:31:08	7:47
4	ROSS	KRAUSE	30	0:32:13	8:03
5	MIKE	QUINTAL	31	0:32:22	8:05
6	MATT	WESTERLUND	37	0:32:53	8:13
7	STEVE	WOLFE	45	0:33:19	8:19
8	PAUL	BAZANCHUCK	55	0:34:25	8:36
9	ABBY	MAHONEY	31	0:35:00	8:45
10	CHRIS	TAFT	29	0:35:11	8:47

96 Total Finishers.

Pooh Hill Snowshoe Scramble

East Madison, NH, January 23, 2010

[Results]

Place	Name	City/State	Club	Time
1	Jim Johnson	Salem NH	CMS POLAR BEARS	34:02
2	Ben Nephew	Mansfield MA	CMS POLAR BEARS	34:49
3	Robert Jackman	Warwick RI	TUESDAY NIGHT TURTLES	35:43
4	Kevin Tilton	North Conway NH	CMS POLAR BEARS	36:57
5	James Pawlicki	Beverly MA	CMS POLAR BEARS	36:59
6	Matthew Westerlund	Lacona NY		37:11
7	Tim Cox	Northwood NH	ACIDOTIC RACING (CMS)	38:00
8	Steve Wolfe	Merrimack NH	ACIDOTIC RACING	38:08
9	Danny Ferreira	Concord NH	ACIDOTIC RACING	39:58
10	David Principe	Cranston RI	TUESDAY NIGHT TURTLES	40:31

82 Total Finishers.

Hoot Toot n' Whistle

Readsboro, VT, January 23, 2010

[Results]

Place	Name	Age	Time
1	Josh Ferenc	28	22:40
2	Tim Van Orden	41	23:57
3	Paul Bazanchuk	55	25:57
4	Jon Levinsohn	21	26:18
5	Ken Clark	47	26:24

108 Total Finishers.

Fudgcicle Series 5k

Tewskbury, MA, January 23, 2010

[Results]

Place	Name	Time	City/State
1	Dan Verrington	18:20	Bradford MA
2	Jason Bui	19:22	Lowell MA
3	Frank Georges	19:44	Lowell MA
4	Andy Chandonnet	20:08	Lowell MA
5	John Rheaume	20:34	Auburn MA

Weekend Results - 01/17/10

It was a snowshoe weekend for the CMS Polar Bears, as members of the CMS Men's Open and Masters teams battled some of the best snowshoe competition anywhere.  There were 6 races this weekend on the New England/NY Snowshoe circuit (NY x 3, NH x 1, MA x 1, CT x 1), and CMS was out in full force between the 3 races in NH, MA, and NY.  

Kevin Tilton, Ben Nephew, Jim Pawlicki, and Christian Muentener all represented at the 2nd Granite State Snowshoe Series race up in Lyndeborough, NH.  Kevin took the 'W' up there and Jim's lovely and talented girlfriend Krissy K took some great photos that can be seen here.   Scott Mason also took some photos that are up on his Smugmug page.

Jim Johnson, Dave Dunham, Tim VanOrden, Greg Hammett, and Tim Mahoney all headed out west to Adams, MA for the WMAC race up at Greylock Glen.  Brad Herder took some photos that should be up soon on Berkshire Sports.  Johnson, Dunham, and VanOrden then stayed out west and ran in Guilderland, NY on Sunday in another WMAC series race in which the snow was scarce and the times were FAST.  Photos and video should be available at the ARE's site soon.

Lastly, longtime CMS sandbagger Dan Verrington ran a long '5k' over in Tewksbury, MA in the weekly Fudgcicle Series.

Brave the Blizzard 3.7 mile snowshoe race

Guilderland, NY, January 17, 2010

[Results]

Top 10 Overall (CMS in Blue)

Place	First Name	Last Name	Team	Age	Time	Pace
1	Jim	Johnson	CMS Polar Bears	32	24:44	06:41
2	Justin	Bishop		28	24:53	06:44
3	Tim	VanOrden	CMS Polar Bears	41	24:57	06:45
4	Dave	Dunham	CMS Polar Bears	45	26:58	07:17
5	Ahmed	Elasser		47	27:39	07:28
6	John	Agosto		45	27:49	07:31
7	Josh	Tailent		31	29:08	07:52
8	Edward	Hampston		42	29:14	07:54
9	Brian	Northan		34	30:11	08:09
10	Rich	Teal		31	30:13	08:10

134 Total Finishers.

Kevin Tilton and Ben Nephew climbing up to Moose Mtn. in the Feel Good Farm Snowshoe Race - Lyndeborough, NH (Jan 16, 2010)

Feel Good Farm Snowshoe Race

Lyndeborough, NH, January 16, 2010

[Results]

Top 10 Overall (CMS in Blue)

Place	Time	Name	Team	Age	City/State
1	37:19	Kevin Tilton	CMS POLAR BEARS	28	North Conway NH
2	37:46	Geoff Cunnigham	ACIDOTIC RACING	32	Greenland NH
3	38:40	Ben Nephew	CMS POLAR BEARS	34	Mansfield MA
4	39:32	Charles Theriault	ACIDOTIC RACING	24	Newmarket NH
5	39:42	Robert Jackman	TUESDAY NIGHT TURTLES	27	Warwick RI
6	42:59	James Pawlicki	CMS POLAR BEARS	35	Beverly MA
7	43:23	Reeder Fahnestock	ACIDOTIC RACING	30	Exeter NH
8	43:33	Chris Dunn	ACIDOTIC RACING	41	Strafford NH
9	43:55	Chris Mahoney	WHIRLAWAY	32	Haverhill MA
10	44:49	Danny Ferreira	ACIDOTIC RACING	27	Concord NH
11	44:52	Steve Wolfe	ACIDOTIC RACING	45	Merrimack NH
12	45:22	Christian Muentener	ACIDOTIC RACING (CMS)	36	Yarmouth ME
13	45:23	Richard Lavers	ACIDOTIC RACING	33	Concord NH
14	45:28	Brian Lavoie	GRANITE STATE	37	Concord NH
15	46:14	Mike O Connor	ACIDOTIC RACING	45	Westford MA

100 Total Finishers.

Dave Dunham, Jim Johnson, Tim Mahoney, and Tim VanOrden after the Greylock Glen Snowshoe Race - Adams, MA (Jan 16, 2010)

Greylock Glen 3.7 mile snowshoe race

Adams, MA, January 16, 2010

[Results]

Top 10 Overall (CMS in Blue)

Place	First Name	Last Name	Age	Club	Time	Pace
1	JIM	JOHNSON	32	CMS Polar Bears	0:25:31	6:42
2	MARK	MILLER	29	BAA	0:26:21	6:56
3	GREG	HAMMETT	32	CMS Polar Bears	0:26:45	7:02
4	TIM	VANORDEN	41	CMS Polar Bears	0:27:02	7:06
5	DAVE	DUNHAM	45	CMS Polar Bears	0:27:48	7:18
6	ROSS	KRAUSE	30		0:28:09	7:24
7	TIM	MAHONEY	30	CMS Polar Bears	0:28:18	7:26
8	PAUL	BAZANCHUCK	55	WMM	0:30:33	8:02
9	CHRIS	TAFT	29		0:31:18	8:14
10	DONALD	PACKER	37		0:31:19	8:14

122 Total Finishers.

Fudgcicle Series 5k

Tewskbury, MA, January 16, 2010

[Results]

Top 5 Overall (CMS in Blue)

Place	Name	Age	City/State	Time
1	Dan Verrington	32	Bradford, MA	17:45
2	Jason Bui	29	Lowell, MA	19:16
3	Carlos Flores	32	Lowell, MA	19:33
4	Andy Chandonnet	41	Lowell, MA	19:59
5	John Rheaume	45	Auburn, MA	20:27

74 Total Finishers.

Weekend Results - 01/10/10

L-R: Jim Johnson, Dave Dunham, Tim VanOrden, Steve Wolfe, Tim Mahoney, Abby Mahoney at Turner Trail 5 Mile snowshoe race in Pittsfield State Forest, Pittsfield, MA.

Dartmouth Relays

Hanover, NH, January 10, 2010

[Results]

Plce/Heat	Name	Club	Event	Time
2nd/3rd	Greg Hammett	CMS	800M	2:03:55
11th/2nd	Greg Hammett	CMS	Mile	4:41.10
5th	Jeff Goupil	CMS	5000M	16:26:30

Turner Trail - Snowshoe race

Pittsfield, MA, January 9, 2010

[Results]

Place	First Name	Last Name	Age	Club	Duration	Pace
1	JIM	JOHNSON	32	CMS	45:10	9:02
2	COREY	WATTS	21	Williams	46:42	9:20
3	DAVE	DUNHAM	45	CMS	46:59	9:23
4	TIM	Van Orden	41	CMS	48:20	9:40
5	MATT	WESTERLUND	37		48:50	9:46
6	TIM	MAHONEY	30	CMS	49:20	9:52
7	STEVE	WOLFE	45	Acidotic	50:58	10:11
8	KEN	CLARK	47	HTC	52:15	10:27
9	JON	LEVINSOHN	21		53:28	10:41
10	STEVE	MENDOZA	18		54:34	10:54
11	ABBY	MAHONEY	31	CMS	54:48	10:57

77 Total Finishers.

Olde Salem Greens Snowshoe Classic

Salem, MA, January 9, 2010

[Results]

Place	Time	Name	Team	Age	City/State
1	22:41	Ben Nephew	CMS POLAR BEARS	34	Mansfield MA
2	23:27	Geoff Cunningham	ACIDOTIC RACING	32	Meredith NH
3	24:12	Charles Therriault	ACIDOTIC RACING	24	Newmarket NH
4	24:36	Dan Verrington	CMS POLAR BEARS	47	Bradford MA
5	24:57	Chris Dunn	ACIDOTIC RACING	41	Strafford NH
6	25:49	Reeder Fahnestock	ACIDOTIC RACING	30	Exeter NH
7	25:52	James Pawlicki	CMS POLAR BEARS	35	Beverly MA
8	26:17	Christopher Smith	DUNGEON ROCK RACING	43	Woburn MA
9	26:32	David Loutzenheiser		43	Cambridge MA
10	26:47	Jeremiah Fitzgibbon	ACIDOTIC RACING	53	Bedford NH

Total Finishers: 191

Fudgcicle Series 5k

Tewskbury, MA, January 9, 2010

[Results]

Place	Time	Name	City/State
1	18:27	Dave Corbett	Stoneham
2	18:50	Steve Peterson	Chelmsford
3	19:44	Frank Georges	Lowell
4	19:55	Jason Buri	Lowell
5	20:07	Andy Chandonnet	Lowell

Total Finishers: 64

CMS club records - Update

I'm planning on doing the udate to the club records if you have met any of the standards (check each individual list) while a member of CMS and I missed you in the results OR if you did so in 2009....please send me the relevant info: dave.dunham@comcast.net

And the temperature in Hades dropped below 32 degrees Fahrenheit

I told Dave yesterday that I'd be racing for the master's team in 2010. After years of competitive dormancy, I now have an excuse to try to make something of myself. I'm one of these types who pretty much quit after 35 because I realized I was never going to run as fast as I had just a couple years earlier, plus I had some bumps in the road along the way. But I know it's not about that. I miss the pre- and post-race banter, the ribbing, the road trips, and the general bullshit.

I've been with the club for over a dozen years now and realize I can count most of my best friends among its members, even if I've been reclusive and not apt to meet with people unless firebombed out of my chair. I also look forward to meeting some of the newer and younger guys on the MORT. Here's hoping 2010 is what I have been scheming for it to be, for all of you as well as for me personally.

Am I allowed to write love letters like this here? I better be, I'm old and grizzled now.