The Central Mass Striders embarked to New Bedford, Whaling Capital of the World, to compete in the USATF New England Half Marathon Championship. Dry pavement, a northerly breeze, and temperatures in the low 40’s greeted the field for the 11:00 start. The open and masters teams (40+) finished 3
rd overall among the team results. There were 26 open teams and 15 master’s teams respectively. The senior team (50+) placed 6
th out of 10 teams.
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Dan Vassallo enroute to a 9th place finish in New Bedford Photo by KrissyK |
Dan Vassallo led the CMS open team with a 9
thoverall placing and 4
th in the USATF age group. Joe Shairs paced the CMS masters team. He placed 3
rd in the USATF age group. Dan Verrington was the top CMS Senior.
2015 New Bedford Half Marathon photos by KrissyK
38th Annual New Bedford Half Marathon
New Bedford, MA, March 15, 2015
9 5/178 M2029 DAN VASSALLO 29 1:08:54 5:16 1:08:56 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
15 7/324 M3039 SCOTT LESLIE 33 1:10:32 5:23 1:10:33 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
24 10/324 M3039 CHRIS MAHONEY 37 1:11:35 5:28 1:11:38 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
50 25/178 M2029 MORGAN KENNEDY 27 1:13:38 5:38 1:13:43 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
76 8/313 M4049 JOE SHAIRS 46 1:15:40 5:47 1:15:40 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
93 10/313 M4049 ALAN BERNIER 40 1:16:44 5:52 1:16:44 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
96 44/178 M2029 RYAN COLLINS 29 1:16:58 5:53 1:17:01 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
97 38/324 M3039 KEVIN TILTON 33 1:17:13 5:54 1:17:16 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
103 12/313 M4049 JAMES PAWLICKI 40 1:17:25 5:55 1:17:29 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
117 16/313 M4049 ARTHUR BESSE 42 1:18:10 5:58 1:18:13 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
160 9/228 M5059 DAN VERRINGTON 52 1:20:30 6:09 1:20:34 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
176 29/313 M4049 NICK TAORMINA 42 1:21:21 6:13 1:21:30 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
269 23/228 M5059 JOHN GRIEGO 56 1:25:45 6:33 1:26:00 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
299 84/178 M2029 STEPHEN TRAINOR 23 1:27:15 6:40 1:27:24 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
394 34/228 M5059 PHILIP SAVOY 52 1:31:32 6:59 1:31:50 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
549 60/228 M5059 DAVID LAPIERRE 50 1:37:31 7:27 1:37:38 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
638 69/228 M5059 STEPHEN LASKA 53 1:39:59 7:38 1:40:16 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
768 146/313 M4049 WILLIAM GONSORCIK 48 1:43:53 7:56 1:44:24 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
882 104/228 M5059 DAVID KROM 55 1:47:13 8:11 1:47:25 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
1412 162/228 M5059 MICHAEL KEATING 56 2:01:08 9:15 2:02:29 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
MALE OPEN TEAM RESULTS
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1. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
1:09:07 1:09:48 1:10:44 1:11:32 1:12:50 (1:12:50) (1:13:26) = 5:54:01
ALEX TAYLOR 35 M, NILS SCHALLNER 34 M, CHRIS MAGILL 42 M, MIKE GALOOB
41 M, JONATHAN BAKER 31 M, IAN NURSE 37 M, HARRY STANTS 42 M
2. GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB
1:10:31 1:11:07 1:11:40 1:11:57 1:12:02 (1:12:16) (1:12:49) = 5:57:17
YUJI WAKIMOTO 22 M, ANDREW CHALMERS 25 M, ADRIAN MACDONALD 26 M,
ROBERT BOND 25 M, ROBERT ESPINOSA 30 M, ERIC MENDOZA 30 M, MANUEL
GONZALEZ 25 M
3. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 3rd out of 26 teams
1:08:56 1:10:33 1:11:38 1:13:43 1:15:40 (1:16:44) (1:17:01) = 6:00:30
DAN VASSALLO 29 M, SCOTT LESLIE 33 M, CHRIS MAHONEY 37 M, MORGAN
KENNEDY 27 M, JOE SHAIRS 46 M, ALAN BERNIER 40 M, RYAN COLLINS 29 M
MALE MASTERS TEAM RESULTS
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1. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
1:10:44 1:11:32 1:13:26 1:13:50 1:15:03 (1:16:20) (1:17:43) = 6:04:35
CHRIS MAGILL 42 M, MIKE GALOOB 41 M, HARRY STANTS 42 M, KEVEN O'NEIL
45 M, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE 51 M, WAYNE LEVY 49 M, JASON PORTER 45 M
2. Whirlaway
1:13:51 1:14:56 1:15:38 1:18:16 1:19:09 (1:21:20) (1:21:38) = 6:21:50
ERIC WILLIAMS 50 M, DAVE DECHELLIS 40 M, JOSEPH NAVAS 44 M, MICHAEL
COONEY 53 M, SCOTT ANDERSON 50 M, CRAIG FRAM 56 M, BRIAN ALLEN 43 M
3. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 3rd out of 15 teams
1:15:40 1:16:44 1:17:29 1:18:13 1:20:34 (1:21:30) (1:26:00) = 6:28:40
JOE SHAIRS 46 M, ALAN BERNIER 40 M, JAMES PAWLICKI 40 M, ARTHUR BESSE
42 M, DAN VERRINGTON 52 M, NICK TAORMINA 42 M, JOHN GRIEGO 56 M
MALE SENIORS TEAM RESULTS
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1. Whirlaway
1:13:51 1:18:16 1:19:09 1:21:20 1:22:33 (1:23:26) = 6:35:09
ERIC WILLIAMS 50 M, MICHAEL COONEY 53 M, SCOTT ANDERSON 50 M, CRAIG
FRAM 56 M, PAUL HAMMOND 55 M, EPHRAIM EZEKIEL 57 M
2. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
1:15:03 1:23:57 1:27:56 1:28:49 1:30:17 (1:31:10) (1:33:15) = 7:06:02
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE 51 M, PATRICK STUMBRAS 57 M, DAVID CONSIGLI 50 M,
CRAIG MACFARLANE 54 M, ANDY MACDONALD 55 M, JAMES WILSON 62 M, JOE
KAISER 57 M
3. GREEN MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC ASSOC.
1:20:02 1:23:22 1:25:56 1:33:23 1:36:46 (1:39:32) (1:41:16) = 7:19:29
JOE MCNAMARA 52 M, MATT GALLAGHER 50 M, MIKE EARLY 50 M, TOM NUOVO 51
M, KEN SCHATZ 61 M, ALLAN BATES 66 M, PASCAL CHENG 61 M
4. GREATER SPRINGFIELD HARRIERS
1:18:35 1:23:14 1:24:26 1:34:38 1:42:06 (1:57:58) = 7:22:59
ALEJANDRO HEUCK 50 M, PETER FRATINI 50 M, SERGIO BRENA 50 M, STEVE
O'NEIL 63 M, RICHARD CLARK 61 M, TOM MONTEMAGUI 70 M
5. Greater Lowell Road Runners
1:20:55 1:24:28 1:32:04 1:33:02 1:36:52 (1:40:33) (1:43:01) = 7:27:21
EJ HRYNOWSKI 52 M, DAVID OLIVER 58 M, KEITH O'BRIEN 50 M, KEN GOODIN
60 M, FIL FARIA 50 M, LEONARDO MEDINA 50 M, DAVID PENN 54 M
6. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
1:20:34 1:26:00 1:31:50 1:37:38 1:40:16 (1:47:25) (2:02:29) = 7:36:18
DAN VERRINGTON 52 M, JOHN GRIEGO 56 M, PHILIP SAVOY 52 M, DAVID
LAPIERRE 50 M, STEPHEN LASKA 53 M, DAVID KROM 55 M, MICHAEL KEATING 56
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USATF AGE-GROUP RESULTS
MALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 39
Place Name Age Team Gun Time
1 LOUIS SERAFINI 23 THE HEARTBREAKE 1:08:14
2 JAMIE JULIA 30 ALBANY RUNNING 1:08:32
3 TEAGE O'CONNOR 31 GREEN MOUNTAIN 1:08:47
4 DAN VASSALLO 29 CENTRAL MASS ST 1:08:56
5 ALEX TAYLOR 35 BOSTON ATHLETIC 1:09:07
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
Place Name Age Team Gun Time
1 GREGORY PICKLESIMER 48 SOMERVILLE ROAD 1:12:05
2 KEVEN O'NEIL 45 BOSTON ATHLETIC 1:13:50
3 JOE SHAIRS 46 CENTRAL MASS ST 1:15:40
4 WAYNE LEVY 49 BOSTON ATHLETIC 1:16:20
5 BINNEY MITCHELL 46 GREEN MOUNTAIN 1:17:31