Well, it wasn't pretty but I got it done. I had high hopes of a "fast" time at Lone Gull which served as the USATF New England 10k championships but it just wasn't my day.
The highlight of this race was the drive to the start. Dan picked me up and we rode in his Ural motorcycle with me in the sidecar!
We, as did many, arrived late and had to hurry up the warm-up. Dan and I met up with D-La and we did an easy 2 miles on the course. It was windy but not terrible and the temperature was just about ideal for racing (although not really ideal for riding in a motorcycle). With only moments to go, I nearly sprinted the 1/2 mile from parking to the start line. The race start was then held up about 10 minutes as traffic had been at a stand-still trying to get into the beach parking area.
The start was a bit of a cluster-f as the timing company had a mat that did not go all the way across the road so someone was standing blocking people. Add to that the lack of announcement or any count-down and people were a bit taken off guard by the start. I did hear one of the best lines of the day while standing 10 rows back waiting for the start. Long-time New England runner Craig Fram noted "I remember when I could SEE the starting line".
I got out well, keeping an eye on teammates Martin Tighe and Dan V. I worked through 3 miles with Martin with Dan anywhere from 10-15 seconds ahead. Soon after I moved ahead of Martin but had a "twinge" in my calf. I'd hurt the left calf a couple of times and knew it was a problem immediately. I eased up just a little and then was passed by Doug Martyn (WRT) which got me racing again. I felt okay and started to close a bit on Dan after 5 miles, but then the calf locked up on me and I started to hobble. My last mile and especially the last .2 was just terrible but I finished as best I could trying to kick for every second. I just missed breaking 36 minutes although my chip time was 35:57.
The 50+ team had our best race this year with a third place finish in a pretty stacked field.
My splits:
5:33
5:48 = 11:21
5:33 = 16:54
5:54 = 22:48
5:47 = 28:35
6:03 = 34:38
1:22 = 36:00
CMS results:
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The highlight of this race was the drive to the start. Dan picked me up and we rode in his Ural motorcycle with me in the sidecar!
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| Pic courtesy of Emer O. |
The start was a bit of a cluster-f as the timing company had a mat that did not go all the way across the road so someone was standing blocking people. Add to that the lack of announcement or any count-down and people were a bit taken off guard by the start. I did hear one of the best lines of the day while standing 10 rows back waiting for the start. Long-time New England runner Craig Fram noted "I remember when I could SEE the starting line".
I got out well, keeping an eye on teammates Martin Tighe and Dan V. I worked through 3 miles with Martin with Dan anywhere from 10-15 seconds ahead. Soon after I moved ahead of Martin but had a "twinge" in my calf. I'd hurt the left calf a couple of times and knew it was a problem immediately. I eased up just a little and then was passed by Doug Martyn (WRT) which got me racing again. I felt okay and started to close a bit on Dan after 5 miles, but then the calf locked up on me and I started to hobble. My last mile and especially the last .2 was just terrible but I finished as best I could trying to kick for every second. I just missed breaking 36 minutes although my chip time was 35:57.
The 50+ team had our best race this year with a third place finish in a pretty stacked field.
My splits:
5:33
5:48 = 11:21
5:33 = 16:54
5:54 = 22:48
5:47 = 28:35
6:03 = 34:38
1:22 = 36:00
CMS results:
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4 Nate Jenkins 30:34 4:56 30:34 4:56 33 M3039 North Andover CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
8 Dan Vassallo 31:33 5:05 31:33 5:05 29 M2029 Peabody CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
17 Scott Leslie 32:07 5:11 32:08 5:11 33 M3039 Rutland CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
19 Patrick Rich 32:09 5:11 32:10 5:11 38 M3039 South Hamilton CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
30 Greg Putnam 32:37 5:15 32:38 5:16 44 M4049 Stoneham CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
52 Colby Chrusciel 33:45 5:26 33:48 5:27 22 M2029 Templeton CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
56 Stephen Trainor 33:57 5:28 33:59 5:28 22 M2029 Salem CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
61 Morgan Kennedy 34:07 5:30 34:10 5:30 26 M2029 Grafton CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
62 Alan Bernier 34:13 5:31 34:15 5:31 40 M4049 Braintree CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
69 Joe Shairs 34:30 5:34 34:31 5:34 46 M4049 Peabody CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
72 James Pawlicki 34:40 5:35 34:43 5:36 39 M3039 Lynn CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
74 Todd Callaghan 34:44 5:36 34:46 5:36 45 M4049 Beverly CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
82 Arthur Besse 35:02 5:39 35:04 5:39 42 M4049 Templeton CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
97 Dan Verrington 35:44 5:46 35:48 5:46 52 M5059 Bradford CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
101 Dave Dunham 35:57 5:48 36:01 5:48 50 M5059 Bradford CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
112 Martin Tighe 36:19 5:51 36:22 5:51 56 M5059 Providence CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
130 Derek Dorval 36:49 5:56 36:54 5:57 41 M4049 Kensington CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
145 John Gillis 37:30 6:03 37:35 6:03 50 M5059 Manchester CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
294 David Lapierre 43:49 7:03 43:56 7:05 50 M5059 Chelmsford CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
336 Stephen Laska 45:07 7:16 45:14 7:17 52 M5059 Holdon CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
486 Frank Ruggiero 49:00 7:54 49:19 7:57 55 M5059 Lunenburg CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
1107 Jonathan Knight 1:06:06 10:39 1:06:41 10:44 58 M5059 Worcester CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
MENS SENIOR TEAM RESULTS
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1. WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM
35:03 35:23 35:35 38:06 38:57 ( 40:07) ( 41:40) ( 41:57)
= 3:03:04
Craig Fram 55, Michael Cooney 52, Douglas Martyn 54, Paul Hammond 54,
Paul Doe 55, Jim Quadros 51, Chris Spinney 54, Frank Corsaro 58
2. GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNERS
34:21 36:40 36:44 37:44 41:56 ( 42:54) ( 42:59) ( 43:06)
= 3:07:25
Mark Reeder 54, John Barbour 60, E.J. Hrynowski 52, Jim Garcia 56, Ken
Goodin 59, Thomas Peters 62, Robert Rivard 53, Stephen Sartori 60
3. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
35:48 36:01 36:22 37:35 43:56 ( 45:14) ( 49:19) (1:06:41)
= 3:09:42
Dan Verrington 52, Dave Dunham 50, Martin Tighe 56, John Gillis 50,
David Lapierre 50, Stephen Laska 52, Frank Ruggiero 55, Jonathan
Knight 58
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