The CMS men’s open team finished 6th out of 18 teams at the USATF New England 5 mile road race championship in Carver, MA. The 35th 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 11th overall with a time of 25:21. Scott Leslie ran 25:36 to set a 5 mile personal record which placed him 17th overall. Patrick Rich, still recovering from Cranmore Mountain, placed 25thwith a time of 26:15. Greg Putnam, a master, scored down as the 4thCMS 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 4th out of 13 teams and was led by Greg Putnam who finished as the 3rd 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