The Central Mass Striders competed in the USATF New England 10 mile road race championship in Amherst, MA on Sunday. The sun broke out shortly after the noon time start on the hilly but dry pavement. The open team, led by Dan Vassallo, finished third out of eighteen teams and just missing second place 32.9 seconds. Dan placed 5th overall. The masters team, led by Alan Bernier, won the 40+ team category in a narrow margin, 7.3 seconds, over the BAA. Alan was the 2nd master overall in the race. There were 12 masters teams. The CMS seniors (50+) placed fourth out of 10 teams. They were led by Dan Verrington who was also the 5th Senior overall.
Five College Realtors 10 Miler
Amherst, MA, February 22, 2015
Men Open
Team - Central Mass Striders Finish Position - 3
Team Score (times): 4:35:40.9
Place Bib No Name City Gend Place Place Time Cum. Time
1 321 DAN VASSALLO PEABODY MA M 5 5 52:16.3 52:16.3
2 322 SCOTT LESLIE RUTLAND MA M 14 19 54:27.7 1:46:44.0
3 366 PATRICK RICH SOUTH HAMILTON MA M 17 36 54:43.7 2:41:27.7
4 320 ANDY MCCARRON KEENE NH M 32 68 57:03.5 3:38:31.2
5 323 ALAN BERNIER BRAINTREE MA M 33 101 57:09.6 4:35:40.9
Men Masters
Team - Central Mass Striders Finish Position - 1
Team Score (times): 4:49:48.6
Place Bib No Name City Gend Place Place Time Cum. Time
1 323 ALAN BERNIER BRAINTREE MA M 2 2 57:09.6 57:09.6
2 326 GREG PUTNAM STONEHAM MA M 3 5 57:24.0 1:54:33.7
3 325 JOE SHAIRS PEABODY MA M 4 9 57:35.7 2:52:09.5
4 328 TODD CALLAGHAN BEVERLY MA M 7 16 58:12.3 3:50:21.8
5 324 JAMES PAWLICKI LYNN MA M 13 29 59:26.8 4:49:48.6
Men Seniors
Team - Central Mass Striders Finish Position - 4
Team Score (times): 5:37:33.6
Place Bib No Name City Gend Place Place Time Cum. Time
1 329 DAN VERRINGTON BRADFORD MA M 5 5 1:00:53.7 1:00:53.7
2 330 DAVE DUNHAM BRADFORD MA M 17 22 1:04:18.8 2:05:12.6
3 298 JOHN GRIEGO BLACKSTONE MA M 20 42 1:06:01.0 3:11:13.7
4 260 PHILIP SAVOY SHREWSBURY MA M 34 76 1:11:45.7 4:22:59.4
5 131 DAVID LAPIERRE CHELMSFORD MA M 44 120 1:14:34.2 5:37:33.6
Place Name Team Bib No Age Gend Age Group Time Time Pace
5 DAN VASSALLO Central Mass Stride 321 29 M 5 Top Fin 52:15.8 52:16.3 5:14/M
14 SCOTT LESLIE Central Mass Stride 322 33 M 8 0-39 54:27.7 54:27.7 5:27/M
17 PATRICK RICH Central Mass Stride 366 38 M 11 0-39 54:43.7 54:43.7 5:28/M
32 ANDY MCCARRON Central Mass Stride 320 32 M 26 0-39 57:02.5 57:03.5 5:42/M
33 ALAN BERNIER Central Mass Stride 323 40 M 2 40-49 57:08.9 57:09.6 5:43/M
37 GREG PUTNAM Central Mass Stride 326 45 M 3 40-49 57:23.7 57:24.0 5:44/M
40 JOE SHAIRS Central Mass Stride 325 46 M 4 40-49 57:35.2 57:35.7 5:46/M
48 TODD CALLAGHAN Central Mass Stride 328 45 M 6 40-49 58:09.5 58:12.3 5:49/M
67 JAMES PAWLICKI Central Mass Stride 324 40 M 11 40-49 59:26.0 59:26.8 5:57/M
76 ARTHUR BESSE Central Mass Stride 367 42 M 13 40-49 1:00:09.1 1:00:10.1 6:01/M
92 DAN VERRINGTON Central Mass Stride 329 52 M 5 50-59 1:00:51.6 1:00:53.7 6:05/M
121 NICK TAORMINA Central Mass Stride 327 42 M 21 40-49 1:02:51.3 1:02:58.7 6:18/M
139 DAVE DUNHAM Central Mass Stride 330 50 M 17 50-59 1:04:12.7 1:04:18.8 6:26/M
154 DAVE NMINGORI Central Mass Stride 739 47 M 29 40-49 1:04:38.1 1:04:43.8 6:28/M
160 JOHN GRIEGO Central Mass Stride 298 56 M 19 50-59 1:05:56.9 1:06:01.0 6:36/M
168 STEPHEN TRAINOR Central Mass Stride 264 22 M 90 0-39 1:06:39.5 1:06:42.8 6:40/M
229 PHILIP SAVOY Central Mass Stride 260 52 M 31 50-59 1:11:36.0 1:11:45.7 7:11/M
264 DAVID LAPIERRE Central Mass Stride 131 50 M 38 50-59 1:14:26.1 1:14:34.2 7:27/M
322 WILLIAM GONSORCIK Central Mass Stride 373 48 M 46 40-49 1:19:03.3 1:19:17.7 7:56/M
343 STEPHEN LASKA Central Mass Stride 9881 53 M 55 50-59 1:20:22.6 1:20:32.0 8:03/M