Thursday, September 14, 2017

GBTC XC

I kicked off the XC season this past weekend.  I'm aiming for the USA XC masters nationals (at Franklin Park on Oct 15) so getting in XC races is important prep.

The GBTC hosted the first race in the New England Cross-Country grand prix.  I got there early but the lines were really long at registration (I had pre-entered, but there wasn't a separate line).  Anyway, time was short so I booked it out onto what I thought was the course.  I did run the course but not in the order I'd race it.  No need to worry I knew there would be people to follow.

I met up with teammates Danny V and Arthur Besse as we stayed loose as the start was held up a few minutes for the kids award ceremony.  It looked like a quad meet with BAA, HFC, and GLRR fielding teams (and the rest of us being the fourth team).  Mike Galoob took it out easy (for him) and there was a pretty big pack as we hit the woods and some narrow trail with some roots to navigate.  I found myself in 5th or 6th place in the early going.

Mostly I was focused on Mark Reeder since he was the top 50+ runner.  Titus Mutinda (sub 5 mile earlier this summer) looked strong as he went by me around the mile (541).  I latched onto him and we would close on Reeder then lose ground again.  At about 1.5 Arthur went by and I tried to go with him, I couldn't but he did drag me back up to Titus and a few steps behind Mark.  At 2 miles (1126) I was feeling like I was all-out but as the footing got rough again I was able to get around Titus.  He went back around me with a half-mile to go and I had no answer for that move.  Finally the finish was in sight and Jason Porter (former CMS runner now BAA) blew by like I was standing still.  Nothing I could do, I was already going full tilt.

No complaints with a top 10 finish and a 3rd in the 50+!  Next up will be road 5k, then road 10k before back on the trails.


    1  161 MIKE GALOOB         BAA              PEACE D RI M 43 16:46  5:24
    2  163 ANDREW GARDINER     BAA                         M 52 17:01  5:29
    3  159 JIM CALLAGHAN       BAA              GRAFTON MA M 48 17:37  5:40
    4  165 ARTHUR BESSE        CMS              TEMPLET MA M 45 17:40  5:42
    5  756 TIMOTHY GAVIN       HFC STRIDERS     WESTON  MA M 41 17:52  5:45
    6  456 MARK REEDER         GREATER LOWELL R         MA M 57 17:53  5:46
    7  465 TITUS MUTINDA       GBTC             BOSTON  MA M 52 17:55  5:46
    8  164 JASON PORTER        BAA              BEDFORD MA M 47 17:55  5:46
    9  166 DAVE DUNHAM         CMS              BRADFOR MA M 54 17:57  5:47
   10  197 JUSTIN DAGLISH      GREATER LOWELL R CARLISL MA M 40 18:08  5:51
   11  754 GLEN DIPALMA        HFC STRIDERS     DUXBURY MA M 51 18:23  5:55
   12  160 RYAN DAVENPORT      BAA              HOPKINT MA M 42 18:26  5:56
   13  168 DAN VERRINGTON      CMS              BRADFOR    M 55 18:38  6:00
   14  776 TOM VOSSEN          HFC STRIDERS     NORWOOD MA M 43 18:45  6:02
   15  775 PATRICK TROY        HFC STRIDERS     MEDFIEL MA M 41 18:48  6:03
   16  195 SHAWN CONWAY        GREATER LOWELL R WAKEFIE MA M 46 18:54  6:05
   17  461 BOB COLLINS         BAA                      MA M 56 19:05  6:09
   18  262 EDWARD PARROT       GREATER SPRINGFI AMHERST MA M 47 19:33  6:18
   19  468 DAVID TESSLER       HEARTBREAK HILL  WEST RO MA M 51 19:46  6:22
   20  763 CHRIS KELLY         HFC STRIDERS     WESTWOO MA M 55 19:49  6:23
   21  781 EDWARD BRADFORD     MELROSE RC       MELROSE MA M 52 19:50  6:23
   22  771 PHIL PARKS          HFC STRIDERS     ABINGTO MA M 51 20:05  6:28
   23  773 JOSE SERRANO        HFC STRIDERS     DEDHAM  MA M 42 20:08  6:29
   24  452 MICHAEL URYUSULER   GBTC             MELROSE MA M 50 20:08  6:29
   25  446 BILL NEWSHAM        GBTC             BROOLIN NH M 52 20:17  6:32
   26  770 FRANK NELSON        HFC STRIDERS     BRIDGEW MA M 46 20:28  6:36
   27  750 DAN ATKINSON        HFC STRIDERS     MANSFIE MA M 40 20:39  6:39
   28  169 JON WALDRON         CSU              NEWTON  MA M 59 20:50  6:43
   29  464 JIM BURKE           GREATER LOWELL R LITTLET MA M 59 20:54  6:44
   30  162 KEVIN GRANT         BAA              NORWICH CT M 51 21:12  6:50
   31  177 BRUCE BOND          GBTC             BEDFORD MA M 65 22:17  7:11
   32  777 CHRIS WARGO         HFC STRIDERS     WELLESL MA M 56 22:38  7:17
   33  176 JOEL BARGMANN       GBTC             LINCOLN MA M 65 22:42  7:19
   34  769 JAY MESSINA         HFC STRIDERS     MEDFIEL MA M 56 23:01  7:25
   35  987 STEPHEN PECKICONIS  CSU              ROSLIND MA M 58 23:28  7:34
   36  187 JON BERIT           GBTC             WALTHAM MA M 59 23:55  7:42
   37  766 MATT LYNCH          HFC STRIDERS     NATICK  MA M 58 25:08  8:06
   38  752 STEPHEN BAUSEMER    HFC STRIDERS     WHITMAN MA M 55 25:22  8:10
   39  469 ROGER MILNE                          CANTON  MA M 55 28:24  9:09


I love the Inov-8 Talon 200 - great for XC

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