CMS wins at the Nahant 30K

Dan Vassallo winning the Nahant 30K with a course record
Photo by KrissyK

The Nahant 30K played host to race #6 in the USATF New England Road Race Championships under a foggy start. 3 runners score for distances of 30K and longer (the other historically – the marathon). Once the fog cleared, Central Mass Strider, Dan Vassallo of Peabody crushed his previous course record while taking the overall win with a time of 1:40:39. He was followed Patrick Rich (4^th overall) and Scott Leslie (6^th overall) to wrap up the scoring for the CMS open team. The team has won their second consecutive New England Grand Prix Championship in three weeks. CMS edged out Team Run and GBTC.

The CMS masters team was led by Jason Porter of Bedford NH. He was the top master (40+) of the day. Joe Shairs and Martin Tighe rounded out scoring for the masters as they finished together. Martin was the top Senior (50+) of the day as well. The masters team placed 2^nd behind the BAA and ahead of Whirlaway.

Full Results Nahant 30K 2013
KrissyK photos

The team will turn the focus to the last grand prix race of 2013 with the Manchester Marathon.

Nahant 30K USATF-NE Grand Prix Race

Nahant, MA, September 29, 2013

1 Dan Vassallo  28 M   Peabody  MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS            1:40:39  5:24 1:40:41  5:25

2 Brandon Newbould 32 M  Nottingham NH WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM 1:40:52  5:25 1:40:52  5:25

3 Peter Omea 35 M  Lowell   MA TEAM RUN                                      1:42:36  5:31 1:42:36  5:31

4 Patrick Rich 37 M  Hamilton   MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS           1:44:04  5:35 1:44:05  5:35

5 Neel Tarneja 30 M Shrewsbury MA GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB  1:45:13  5:39 1:45:13  5:39

6 Scott Leslie  32 M  Rutland    MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS            1:45:17  5:39 1:45:19  5:39

13 Morgan Kennedy 25 M Grafton MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS         1:48:58  5:51 1:49:04  5:51

15 Jason Porter 1st 40+ 43 M   Bedford   NH CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 1:49:19  5:52 1:49:20  5:52

28 Joe Shairs       45 M   Peabody   MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS        1:54:27  6:09 1:54:28  6:09

29 Martin Tighe 1st 50+ 55 M   Providence RI CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 1:54:23  6:09 1:54:29  6:09

37 James Pawlicki 38 M  Lynn     MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS      1:56:58  6:17 1:57:00  6:17

54 Arthur Besse  41 M  Templeton  MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS   1:59:23  6:25 1:59:28  6:25

63 Jairo Obando 45 M  Worcester MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS    2:02:34  6:35 2:02:36  6:35

108 Joseph Alfano 47 M Holden   MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS    2:14:06  7:12 2:14:17  7:13

197 Stephen Laska 51 M Holden  MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS    2:31:04  8:07 2:31:21  8:08

MENS OPEN TEAM RESULTS

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   1.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS        

          1:40:39 1:44:04 1:45:17 (1:48:58) (1:49:19) (1:54:27) (1:54:23)

          = 5:10:00

         Dan Vassallo 28, Patrick Rich 37, Scott Leslie 32, Morgan Kennedy 25,

         Jason Porter 43, Joe Shairs 45, Martin Tighe 55

   2.  TEAM RUN                     

          1:42:36 1:46:14 1:49:05 (1:49:45) (1:55:01) = 5:17:55

         Peter Omea 36, Justin Freeman 36, Tim Catoggio 28, David Metzger 27,

         Richard Tuttle 41

   3.  GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB    

          1:45:13 1:45:50 1:47:28 (1:49:27) (1:53:56) (1:55:25) (1:57:11)

          = 5:18:31

         Neel Tarneja 30, Jason Garrity 27, Eric Mendoza 29, Ryan Aschbrenner

         36, Mark Albertson 21, Bo Wang 26, Vaoan Hall 30

MENS MASTER TEAM RESULTS

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   1.  BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION  

          1:49:40 1:52:27 1:53:18 (2:04:33) (2:04:47) (2:04:59) (2:08:56)

          = 5:35:25

         Chris Magill 40, Christopher Lawrence 49, Wayne Levy 48, Paul Davies

         46, Patrick Stumbras 56, Michael McGrane 43, Joe Kaiser 56

   2.  CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS        

          1:49:20 1:54:28 1:54:29 (1:59:28) (2:02:36) (2:14:17) (2:31:21)

          = 5:38:17

         Jason Porter 43, Joe Shairs 45, Martin Tighe 55, Arthur Besse 41,

         Jairo Obando 45, Joseph Alfano 47, Stephen Laska 51

   3.  WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM        

          1:50:54 1:55:14 1:58:21 (1:58:51) (2:00:39) (2:01:31) = 5:44:29

         Joseph Navas 42, Michael Cooney 51, Paul Doe 54, Craig Fram 55, Paul 

         Hammond 53, Ephraim Ezekiel 56

CMS at USA 5K Championships

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USA 5 Kilometer Championships

September 22, 2013

Place    Name                              City               Bib No  Age Gend    Age Group          Time        Pace

26   ADAM MALEK           PROVIDENCE  RI       3728    25   M      26  1-39               15:12.1      4:53/M

48   PAUL NOONE          WORCESTER  MA        4927    29   M      38  1-39               16:01.2      5:09/M

106 SCOTT DESLONGCHAMPS PUTNAM  CT 3200        43   M       9 40-49                 18:21.8      5:54/M

CMS teams win 10K New England Championship in Gloucester, MA

Various running clubs from New England drove to Gloucester, MA to compete in the 5^th race of the 2013 USATF New England Road Race Grand Prix Series. The Lone Gull 10K hosted this beautiful event from Good Harbor Beach which commenced with a hot breakfast under partly sunny skies in the high 60’s. The Central Mass Strider men’s open and masters teams placed first overall in the series for the first time in 2013.

Scott Leslie finished 11th overall

The open team was led by the one-two punch of Nate Jenkins (North Andvoer, MA) and Dan Vassallo (Peabody, MA). Nate (31:11) was fourth overall, just 21 seconds behind winner, Sean Duncan (WMDP), with a time of 31:11. Dan was 5^th overall with a time of 31:29. Scott Leslie (Rutland, MA) was the 3^rd CMS runner, finishing 11^th overall with a time of 32:07 (net time). Hamilton’s Patrick Rich was right behind Scott, finishing 14^th overall, in a net time of 32:20. Forty three year old Greg Putnam (Stoneham, MA) rounded out the top five scoring for CMS with a net time of 32:58. This placed him 27^th overall and 2^nd 40+ which was just three seconds behind Binney Mitchell who was the first overall master for the day. Team Run and the BAA were 2^nd and 3^rd in the open team scoring.

As for the masters, following Greg, was Jason Porter (Bedford, NH) who finished 49^th overall (8^th 40+) with a net time of 34:18. Joe Shairs (Peabody, MA) was the 9^th 40+ finisher and his net time of 34:43 placed him 57^th overall. Templeton’s Arthur Besse ran a personal best for the 10K distance. He was the 14^th 40+ runner and his net time of 35:50 placed him 78^th overall. Martin Tighe (Providence, RI) scored down into the masters team and rounded out the scoring. He was the 6^th (50+) runner in the race while his net time of 35:58 placed him 80^th overall. The CMS masters team was followed by BAA and WRT.

Lone Gull 10K photos by KrissyK

CMS finishers below in blue

Lone Gull 10K results

Lone Gull 10K USATF Grand Prix Race

Gloucester, MA, September 15, 2013

Place No.  Name Ag S Div/Tot  Div   City        St Team Name                  Nettime Pace  Guntime Pace

1 1252 Sean Duncan         24 M   1/65   M2029 Arlington  MA WESTERN MASS DISTANCE PROJECT 30:50  4:58   30:50  4:58

2  976 Nick Karwoski       24 M   2/65   M2029 Hollis   NH WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM                 30:57  4:59   30:57  4:59

3  808 Nate Jenkins  32 M   1/110  M3039 N.Andover  MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 31:11  5:01   31:11  5:01

4 809 Dan Vassallo  28 M   3/65   M2029 Peabody     MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 31:29  5:04   31:30  5:05

11 1341 Scott Leslie 32 M   5/110  M3039 Rutland     MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 32:07  5:11   32:08  5:11

14  805 Patrick Rich  37 M   6/110  M3039 Hamilton   MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 32:20  5:13   32:21  5:13

27  819 Greg Putnam 43 M   2/126  M4049 Stoneham MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 32:58  5:19   33:00  5:19

37  810 Kevin Tilton  31 M  10/110  M3039 North Conway NH CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 33:47  5:27   33:48  5:27

49  812 Jason Porter 43 M   8/126  M4049 Bedford  NH CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 34:18  5:32   34:19  5:32

50  803 Kevin Gorman 36 M  13/110  M3039 Norwood MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 34:24  5:33   34:25  5:33

56  807 Tim Mahoney 34 M  17/110  M3039 Holyoke  MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 34:42  5:35   34:43  5:36

57  815 Joe Shairs     45 M   9/126  M4049 Peabody   MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 34:43  5:36   34:45  5:36

67  806 James Pawlicki 38 M  20/110  M3039 Lynn    MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 35:29  5:43   35:30  5:43

78  821 Arthur Besse   41 M  14/126  M4049 Templeton MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 35:50  5:46   35:55  5:47

80  822 Martin Tighe   55 M   6/110  M5059 Providence RI CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 35:58  5:48   36:01  5:48

88  816 Dan Verrington 51 M   7/110  M5059 Bradford  MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 36:17  5:51   36:20  5:51

125 1386 Jairo Obando 45 M  26/126  M4049 Worcester MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                  37 :40 6:05   37:45  6:05

139  818 Scott Deslongchamps 43 M  31/126  M4049 Putnam CT CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS            38:04  6:08   38:09  6:09

140  817 Dave Mingori  46 M  32/126  M4049 Charlton MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 38:16  6:10   38:20  6:11

305  804 Stephen Laska 51 M  38/110  M5059 Holden  MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                 45:29  7:20   45:38  7:21

CMS members represent at Masters World Mountain Running Championships

Masters World Mountain Running Championships

8/31/13 Janske Lazne, Czech Republic

Men 45+

2^nd place – USA

Francis Burdett – 4th

Tim Van Orden – 8th

Dave Dunham – 11^th

Source

All ages for CMS at XC Grand Prix race number two

The CMS men’s racing team had a diverse age group on the starting line, an open runner (-40) in Tim Mahoney, new CMS master (40+) Ethan Nedeau, and senior (50+) Dan Verrington.  They ran through the 8K cross country course in Westfield with authority. The team did not factor into the scoring as five are needed to finish. The team will hope to change that for the next USATF New England XC Grand Prix event in Wayland, MA on October 13.

Western Mass Distance Program XC Meet

Westfield, MA, September 8, 2013

Men 8k Run CC Varsity

Name                                Team                  Avg Mile     Finals

23 Nedeau, Ethan           Central Mass            5:42.0   28:19.81       

24 Mahoney, Tim           Central Mass            5:43.7   28:28.39

32 Verrington, Dan        Central Mass            5:59.8   29:48.31

CMS kicks off New England Cross Country Grand Prix

Dan Vassallo finished 5th
Photo by KrissyK

Carlisle, MA -
CMS finished 4th overall out of 7 teams at the Thomas Chamberas 6K XC race this morning. This was race number one in the Cross Country Grand Prix. It takes five runners with a USATF membership to score for a team. CMS was fortunate to have five men not only show up at the starting line, but finish the race. Dan Vassallo blazed to a 5th place overall finish with a time of 18:32 over the trails of Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle, MA. Michael Quintal finished 15th and James Pawlicki was 29th overall. Master runner Arthur Besse finished 38th and was 4th in the master division. Dan Verrtington was 52nd overall and 2nd in the Senior (50+) age group. The team should be at each of the races that compile the Grand Prix Series. The 2013 XC Grand Prix schedule is below. All CMS members are welcome. You will need a USATF membership to score.

Date          Event                Location

24-Aug Chamberas 6k Carlisle MA

8-Sep  WMDP 5k/8k Stanley Park, Westfield MA

13-Oct Wayland DF 5k Wayland MA High School

27-Oct Mayor's Cup 5k/8k Franklin Park

10-Nov USATFNE XC Champs 10k Franklin Park

Michael Quintal finished 15th
Photo by KrissyK

Photos by KrissyK

Thomas Chamberas 6K XC Race

Carlisle,MA August 24,2013

Place  Name                 Ag City        Team  Time   Pace

1   BRIAN HARVEY        26 BOSTON       BAA    17:08  4:36

2   SEAN DUNCAN        24 ARLINGTON WMDP   17:20  4:39

3   JUSTIN LUTZ            33 CONCORD    BAA     18:03  4:51

4   J. CHARLESWORTH 28 BOSTON     GBTC   18:28  4:58

5   DAN VASSALLO        28 PEABODY     CMS     18:32  4:59

15 MICHAEL QUINTAL 35 N.ANDOVER  CMS     19:00  5:06    

29 JAMES PAWLICKI    38 BEVERLY        CMS   19:52  5:20

38 ARTHUR BESSE        40 TEMPLETON  CMS    20:49  5:35

52 DAN VERRINGTON  51 BRADFORD    CMS    21:55  5:53 

CMS runs for the Cranberries in Carver

The CMS men’s open team finished 6^th out of 18 teams at the USATF New England 5 mile road race championship in Carver, MA. The 35^th annual Carver Cranberry Road Race has played host to the championships over the last three years. The team was led by Dan Vassallo who finished 11^th overall with a time of 25:21. Scott Leslie ran 25:36 to set a 5 mile personal record which placed him 17^th overall. Patrick Rich, still recovering from Cranmore Mountain, placed 25^th with a time of 26:15. Greg Putnam, a master, scored down as the 4^th CMS finisher to run 27:02 and Kevin Gorman closed out the scoring for CMS with a 27:34 clocking. Adam Malek and Jim Pawlicki both finished under 28 minutes.

The masters team finished 4^th out of 13 teams and was led by Greg Putnam who finished as the 3^rd overall master in the race. Jason Porter was the next master to follow with a time of 28:03. Joe Shairs was twenty seconds behind Jason with a time of 28:23. Arthur Besse was just nine seconds off his best time for 5 miles as he finished with a 28:55. Dave Dunham, also recovering from the Cranmore Mountain race last weekend, closed out the scoring for the masters team with a 30:41. Martin Tighe (50+) and CMS club president, Stephen Laska (50+), ran well for the team. 

Team - Central Mass Striders Finish Position – 6 (open)

Team Score (times): 2:11:48

Place Bib No Name                     City                  Place      Place      Time   Cum. Time

1    465  DAN VASSALLO            PEABODY  MA              11         11       25:21      25:21

2    468  SCOTT LESLIE           RUTLAND  MA                 17         28       25:36      50:57

3    464  PATRICK RICH           SOUTH HAMILTON  MA   25         53       26:15    1:17:12

4    475  GREG PUTNAM           STONEHAM  MA             39         92       27:02    1:44:14

5    466  KEVIN GORMAN          NORWOOD  MA             56        148       27:34    2:11:48

6    463  ADAM MALEK            WORCESTER  MA           62        210       27:45    2:39:33

7    467  JIM PAWLICKI            LYNN  MA                     71        281       27:58    3:07:31

8    470  JASON PORTER            BEDFORD  NH              73        354       28:03    3:35:34

9    471  JOE SHAIRS               PEABODY  MA               82        436       28:23    4:03:57

10    474  ARTHUR BESSE             TEMPLETON  MA      93        529       28:55    4:32:52

11    469  DAVE DUNHAM             BRADFORD  MA       127        656       30:41    5:03:33

12    473  MARTIN TIGHE            PROVIDENCE  RI      131        787       30:56    5:34:29

13    630  STEPHEN LASKA          HOLDEN  MA          223       1010       38:17    6:12:46

Team - Central Mass Striders Finish Position – 4 (masters)

Team Score (times): 2:23:04

Place Bib No Name                     City                  Place      Place      Time   Cum. Time

1    475  GREG PUTNAM             STONEHAM  MA       3          3       27:02      27:02

2    470  JASON PORTER           BEDFORD  NH          12         15       28:03      55:05

3    471  JOE SHAIRS             PEABODY  MA             17         32       28:23    1:23:28

4    474  ARTHUR BESSE            TEMPLETON  MA    24         56       28:55    1:52:23

5    469  DAVE DUNHAM              BRADFORD  MA    44        100       30:41    2:23:04

6    473  MARTIN TIGHE           PROVIDENCE  RI     47        147       30:56    2:54:00

7    630  STEPHEN LASKA         HOLDEN  MA        114        261       38:17    3:32:17

CMS men strike gold and silver at USA Mountain Running Championships

Every second counts. This was evident over the weekend where the CMS Men’s Open team lost to the Gate City Striders by three seconds in North Conway, NH. Sunday hosted the USA Mountain Running Championships at Cranmore Mountain. Three laps were contested which started and finished at the top. While five men score for the open, three do so for the masters. This allowed the CMS masters team to trade places and take the gold in that category. The masters team was led by Dave Dunham who trekked the course in 1:06:21. He was the second master in the race and 25^th overall. Tim Van Orden (36^th overall) and Paul Bazanchuk (62^nd overall) rounded out the scoring for CMS which outpaced Gate City by almost four minutes for the gold in the masters team score.

The open team was led by Patrick Rich who had a time of 1:02:58. He was 15^th overall and 12th American. Dave, Tim, and Paul scored down into the open. David Lapierre, also a master, rounded out the scoring for the open team.

1

M-40-49

3:40:12

1:06:21

Dave

Dunham

49

M

Bradford

MA

3506

Y

CMS

1:11:06

Tim

Van Orden

45

M

Bennington

VT

3673

Y

CMS

1:22:45

Paul

Bazanchuk

58

M

Center Conway

NH

3543

Y

CMS

2

M-Open

6:18:44

1:02:58

Patrick

Rich

36

M

South Hamilton

MA

3649

Y

CMS

1:06:21

Dave

Dunham

49

M

Bradford

MA

3506

Y

CMS

1:11:06

Tim

Van Orden

45

M

Bennington

VT

3673

Y

CMS

1:22:45

Paul

Bazanchuk

58

M

Center Conway

NH

3543

Y

CMS

1:35:34

David

Lapierre

49

M

Chelmsford

MA

3614

Y

CMS

CMS teams will be traveling to Carver, MA to compete in the USATF New England 5 mile road race championships this Saturday.