USATFNE 20k history

The 20k distance (12.4 miles) is one of the rarely contested distances in the history of the USATF road running grand prix.  This year will be only the seventh time the distance was included in the 7 race series which has been held since 1985.  In 1985 two 20k’s were run with one designated as the “Men’s masters championship” and the other being the overall championship held in Charlton and Springfield MA respectively.  I could not locate results from 1985.  In 1987 the race was held in Marshfield over a hilly double-loop course.  In 1992 Pittsfield hosted the championships and in 2000, 2002, and 2003 the Bedford Lions (Bedford NH) held the last three 20k’s.  CMS was the team champion in 1992 and 2000.  GLRR won in 1987, WRT in 2003, and BAA in 2002.  CMS had an individual champion in 1992 when Dave Dunham edged BRC’s Ed Sheehan by 9 seconds.  Dunham also won while wearing the green of GLRR in 1987.   CMS holds the team record with a time of 5:29:37 which is an average of 1:05:55 for the five scoring members, or an average of 5:19 per mile.

 

09-27-87

1 63:10 Dave Dunham GLRR

2 64:02 Reno Stirrat CMS

3 64:27 Larry Olson TVFR 1^st 40+

4 65:10 Dick Mahoney

5 65:19 Steve Curran BAA

6 66:00 John Noland MRR

7 66:10 Walter Murphy GLRR

8 66:14 Gary Wallace GLRR

9 66:29 Mike Slavin BAA

10 66:58 John Waldron CSU

11 67:28 Jim Garcia CMS

 

Teams

1 GLRR

2 BAA

3 CMS

4 CSU

 

03-28-92

1 64:03 Dave Dunham     CMS

2 64:12 Ed Sheehan       BRC

3 65:22 Jim Zimmerly     CMS

4 65:45 Jeff Staab          BRC

5 65:49 Wayne Jacomb   CMS

6 66:06 Pat Gillooly         BRC

7 66:26 Scott Clark         CMS

8 66:42 Dave Damerjian  CSU

9 67:47 Jim Garcia          CMS

10 68:03            Jeff Mutter         TVF

                       

Team Results

1.     CMS = 5:29:37  

2.     CSU = 5:42:33

3.     BRC = 5:45:45

4.     GLRR = 5:51:33

5.     TVFR = 6:00:26

 

06-25-00

1 1:04:42 PETER HAMMER                        33M      BRC

2 1:05:41 CRAIG FRAM                 41M      WHIRL

3 1:05:42 DAVE DUNHAM             36M      CMS

4 1:07:17 TODD COFFIN              38M      CMS

5 1:07:46 DAN VERRINGTON         37M      CMS

6 1:07:59 LARRY SAYERS              40M      CMS

7 1:08:13 RICHARD BOLT             29M      CMS

 

CMS and some familiar names

12 1:09:37 JIM GARCIA                41M      CMS

17 1:10:05 GARY GARDNER           29M      CMS

22 1:11:28 BYRNE DECKER           33M      CMS

24 1:11:43 BEN NEPHEW             24M      GBTC

41 1:15:49 DAVID WEATHERBIE    32M      CMS

42 1:15:58 JERRY LEARNED          51M      CMS

    

Team Results

   1.  CMS = 5:36:57

   2.  WRT = 5:45:25

   3.  GLRR = 6:04:45

   4.  GBTC = 6:06:37

   5.  TVFR = 6:10:04

 

 

06/23/02

1 1:04:30 CHRIS MAGILL              29M      BAA

2 1:05:03 KEN PLISKA                 36M      WHIRL

3 1:06:29 ANDY SPAULDING         31M      DIRIG

4 1:07:01 KEVEN O'NEIL              32M      BAA

5 1:07:07 ERIC BEAUCHESNE        32M      GLRR

6 1:07:52 LOWELL LADD              26M      BAA

7 1:08:14 CHRIS TEAGUE             32M      GLRR

8 1:08:23 ROD VIENS                  34M      CMS

9 1:08:30 JIM QUADROS              39M      WHIRL

10 1:08:34 STEVEN SNOVER         42M     

 

CMS and some familiar names

16 1:09:31 BEN NEPHEW             26M      GBTC

20 1:10:18 TIMOTHY BOILARD      27M      CMS

30 1:11:40 RICHARD BOLT           31M      CMS

35 1:12:19 ERNIE BRAKE              40M      CMS

38 1:12:43 JEFF MUTTER              42M      CMS

41 1:13:15 DAVE OLIVER             46M      CMS

 

Team Results

   1.  BAA = 5:37:57

   2.  WRT = 5:43:50

   3.  GLRR = 5:47:43

   4.  CMS = 5:55:23

   5.  CSU = 6:08:46

 

06/29/03 – Unfortunately for CMS, the Ascutney hill climb was the day before and the Mountain series was the focus for many of the guys who would also normally do the GP.  Verrington beat the Moulton brothers who would just edge him in age if you added them together.

 

1 1:06:24 David Hinga     27M      WHIRL

2 1:07:18 Craig Fram       44M      WHIRL

3 1:07:42 Dan Verington  41M      CMS

4 1:07:49 Patrick Moulton            21M     

5 1:07:56 Casey Moulton 21M      GLRR

6 1:09:03 Eric Beauchesne           32M      GLRR

7 1:09:09 Terry Shea       29M      BAA

8 1:09:16 Brad Klinedirst  27M      MVS

9 1:09:22 Doug Martyn    43M      WHIRL

10 1:09:27 Chris Teague  32M      GLRR

 

13 1:10:00 James Pawlicki           28M      GBTC

21 1:11:56 Ben Nephew  27M      GBTC

24 1:12:54 Alan Bernier   28M      CMS

44 1:16:07 David Oliver   47M      CMS

47 1:16:38 Richard Bolt   32M      CMS

48 1:16:38 Dave Dunham            39M      CMS

 

Team Results

   1.  WRT = 5:47:15

   2.  GLRR = 5:48:44

   3.  BAA = 6:03:16

   4.  GBTC = 6:06:43

   5.  CMS = 6:09:59