The CMS men’s open and masters teams placed 2ndoverall at the USATF New England 5K Road Race Championships in Lowell, MA on Sunday, September 30 under light rain. The Jack Kerouac 5K was billed as the championship earlier this year for the teams around New England to compete in the race that had over 700 runners of all ages. There were 16 scoring teams in the men’s open division and 12 scoring teams for the masters. It takes five men to score in each category. A master runner can score down into the open category (see Greg Putnam).
The men’s open team was led by Nate Jenkins, 3rd, 14:49, who was in contention for the win with 100m to go. He was followed by Mike Quintal, Scott Leslie, Greg Putnam, and Alan Bernier to close out the scoring. Their combined times put them in second place, 80 seconds behind BAA, however, just 11 seconds ahead of Whirlaway. Every second counts.
The masters team was led by Greg Putnam, 15:53. He was the 4th master overall. Greg was followed by Joe Shairs, Jason Porter, Martin Tighe, and Dan Verrington to close out the scoring. The combined times put them 2nd behind Whirlaway and ahead of the Somerville Road Runners.
Lowell, MA, September 30, 2012
1 1/65 M3034 DANIEL HOCKING 33 M 695 Dover NH 14:46 14:46 4:46 Boston Athletic Association
2 1/22 M2024 ERIC ASHE 24 M 704 Allston MA 14:47 14:47 4:47 Boston Athletic Association
3 2/65 M3034 NATE JENKINS 31 M 640 Andover MA 14:49 14:49 4:47 Central Mass Striders
14 5/65 M3034 MIKE QUINTAL 34 M 637 North Andover MA 15:38 15:39 5:03 Central Mass Striders
18 6/65 M3034 SCOTT LESLIE 31 M 647 Rutland MA 15:40 15:42 5:04 Central Mass Striders
27 4/48 M4044 GREG PUTNAM 42 M 644 Stoneham MA 15:52 15:53 5:08 Central Mass Striders
32 4/42 M3539 ALAN BERNIER 38 M 639 Providence RI 16:00 16:00 5:10 Central Mass Striders
53 13/39 M2529 MATT CLARK 29 M 638 Amherst MA 16:27 16:29 5:19 Central Mass Striders
57 5/48 M4044 JOE SHAIRS 44 M 643 Peabody MA 16:32 16:32 5:20 Central Mass Striders
71 8/42 M3539 JAMES PAWLICKI 37 M 636 Lynn MA 16:47 16:49 5:26 Central Mass Striders
73 10/48 M4044 JASON PORTER 42 M 645 Bedford NH 16:45 16:51 5:27 Central Mass Striders
75 5/71 M5054 MARTIN TIGHE 54 M 646 Providence RI 16:52 16:53 5:27 Central Mass Striders
76 17/65 M3034 BEN STRAIN 34 M 648 Beverly MA 16:53 16:57 5:28 Central Mass Striders
82 7/71 M5054 DAN VERRINGTON 50 M 649 Bradford MA 17:03 17:05 5:31 Central Mass Striders
86 7/44 M4549 DAVE DUNHAM 48 M 641 Bradford MA 17:11 17:12 5:33 Central Mass Striders
90 11/48 M4044 TIM VAN ORDEN 44 M 642 Bennington VT 17:14 17:16 5:34 Central Mass Striders
92 12/48 M4044 ARTHUR BESSE 40 M 497 Templeton MA 17:14 17:17 5:35 Central Mass Striders
140 10/44 M4549 DAVE MINGORI 45 M 447 Charlton MA 18:38 18:41 6:02 Central Mass Striders
159 13/44 M4549 DAVID LAPIERRE 48 M 17 Chelmsford MA 19:04 19:07 6:10 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
MALE OPEN TEAM RESULTS
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1. Boston Athletic Association
14:46 14:47 15:22 15:41 16:01 ( 16:30) ( 16:31) = 1:16:37
DANIEL HOCKING 33 M, ERIC ASHE 24 M, RYAN MCCALMON 36 M, CHRIS MAGILL
39 M, DAVE BROWN 23 M, WAYNE LEVY 47 M, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE 48 M
2. Central Mass Striders
14:49 15:39 15:42 15:53 16:00 ( 16:29) ( 16:32) = 1:18:03
NATE JENKINS 31 M, MIKE QUINTAL 34 M, SCOTT LESLIE 31 M, GREG PUTNAM
42 M, ALAN BERNIER 38 M, MATT CLARK 29 M, JOE SHAIRS 44 M
3. Whirlaway Racing Team
15:15 15:24 15:41 15:55 15:59 ( 16:17) ( 16:22) = 1:18:14
PAT FULLERTON 24 M, BRANDON NEWBOULD 31 M, JOSEPH NAVAS 41 M, DANIEL
PRINCIC 33 M, JOSE ORTIZ 23 M, SCOTT ANDERSON 47 M, HENRY SCOLLARD 49
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MALE MASTERS TEAM RESULTS
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1. Whirlaway Racing Team
15:41 16:17 16:22 16:31 16:41 ( 16:42) ( 16:48) = 1:21:32
JOSEPH NAVAS 41 M, SCOTT ANDERSON 47 M, HENRY SCOLLARD 49 M, PAUL
HAMMOND 52 M, ERIC BEAUCHESNE 42 M, CRAIG FRAM 54 M, BRIAN ALLEN 40 M
2. Central Mass Striders
15:53 16:32 16:51 16:53 17:05 ( 17:12) ( 17:16) = 1:23:14
GREG PUTNAM 42 M, JOE SHAIRS 44 M, JASON PORTER 42 M, MARTIN TIGHE 54
M, DAN VERRINGTON 50 M, DAVE DUNHAM 48 M, TIM VAN ORDEN 44 M
3. Somerville Road Runners
16:10 16:47 17:51 17:52 17:56 ( 19:13) ( 19:34) = 1:26:36
ROBERT CIPRIANO 52 M, JOE O'LEARY 44 M, JIM RHOADES 44 M, JEFFREY
SILVEIRA 51 M, TOMAS BOK 43 M, KEVIN RICHARD 52 M, JONATHAN SILVER 53
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Meanwhile, Dan Vassallo, ran a blistering 2:21:12 at the Maine Marathon in Portland – breaking his own course record set in 2007. Read the Portland Press Herald article.
Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon/Relay/Half Marathon
Portland, ME, September 30, 2012
1 Dan Vassallo 27 PEABODY MA US 1:10:42 2:21:12* 5:24 2:21:12*
2 Robert Gomez 29 SACO ME US 1:11:21 2:24:48* 5:32 2:24:48*
3 Moninda Marube 33 AUBURN ME US 1:11:53 2:30:38* 5:45 2:30:38*
4 Robert Ashby 44 BRUNSWICK ME US 1:20:14 2:41:35* 6:10 2:41:35*
5 Shane Stewart 25 OROMOCTO NB CAN 1:23:27 2:44:26* 6:17 2:44:23*
Greg Hammett and George Adams teamed up to tackle the Clarence DeMar Marathon in Keene, NH on a new course. They finished 2nd and 3rdrespectively.
Clarence DeMar Marathon
Keene, NH, September 30, 2012
1 2:34:17 2:34:16* 5:54 David Herr 47 M 226 Canaan VT
2 2:37:04 2:37:04 6:00 Greg Hammett 35 M 140 Chesterfield NH
3 2:46:08 2:46:07 6:21 George Adams 42 M 207 Gilsum NH
Rowley Poker Run 5 Miler
Rowley, MA, September 29, 2012
1 4567 Dan Verrington 1/14 M5059 50 M Bradford MA 28:43 28:44 5:45
2 4486 David Audet 1/8 M4049 47 M Concord NH 30:40 30:40 6:08
3 4516 Brooks Glahn 1/11 M3039 38 M Marblehead MA 30:56 30:57 6:12