Longfellow Frostbite race

Next up was the Longfellow Frostbite 2.5km race in Portland Maine.  Longtime teammate Eric Morse was planning on running with his pup (Murdock) and his GF Chris was running with her dog as well (Gracie).  I got in a triple on Saturday running with the guys in Chelmsford then heading to Concord before closing out the day with a run on Mackworth Island (Falmouth ME).  The island had a 1.5 mile loop and featured a pet cemetery for Governor Baxter’s dogs.  The island was quite popular, even on a chilly and breezy winter day. I nabbed one of the few remaining parking spots.  The trail was nice with some pretty ocean views, but mostly I had to keep an eye on my footing as it was a bit icy and muddy.  I met up with Eric and Chris later in the day and then watched the USATF track championships while winding down.

Eric and I got in a 3.5 mile pre-warm-up-warm-up running a couple of loops around the Mall of Maine.  It was a good opportunity  to catch up with Eric and loosen up before heading to downtown Portland.  I was fairly early and grabbed my number at race headquarters before heading out for a proper 3 mile warm-up that included a preview of the course.  Although billed as a 2.5k (1.55 miles) it looked to be about .1 long (1.65 miles).  It would only have two turns, both 180 degrees as we headed uphill for .4 then proceeded downhill past the start and another .4 to the final turn then a slight uphill final .4 to the finish.  I was hoping to break 6’s which is about my current 5k pace.  If all went well I hoped to muster low 5:40 pace (based on running a 5:28 mile earlier this year).  I switched into race flats and did another mile with some strides.  Ugh, I felt tired and slow and just not “feeling it”.

The field was already lined up when I got to the start and the Race Director was going over some instructions.  He yelled at Eric to get to the back “the very back” of the field or he’d disqualify him.  I get it that it isn’t a dog race, but it does allow dogs.  Eric obviously  knows how to race with Murdock and he was well off to the side.  This would now mean that they’d have to pass through the 100 plus people.  Eric didn’t seem too concerned but I thought it unfair.  I’d looked around at the start and didn’t see anyone who looked like they’d be competitive.  Darren Winchenbach had introduced himself, we had raced at the indoor 5k last month, and noted the field looked “weak”.

A little 10-year-old kid shot out at the start and Darren went with him.  I slowly got up to speed and caught Darren about 200 meters in.  The kid was tough, I didn’t catch him until just before the turn at 4/10ths of a mile.  After the turn I knew it’d be a nice steady downhill and I worked it as hard as I could.  Eric gave me a nice cheer as he went by (already into the top 20).  I heard a lot of people cheering for “Kristin” so I knew someone was still pretty close as I went by the start/finish.  It seemed to take forever to get to the final turn.  I counted about 10 seconds before Kristin went by so I had a little less than 20 seconds lead with .4 to go.  I felt I pushed hard for the line and was happy to hold on for a win in 9:26.  Most got 1.65 for a distance (I got 1.63) so I can’t gripe too much about a 5:43 pace…and certainly no griping about a win!  Kristin Barry took second 19 seconds back.  She is a two-time Olympic trials marathon qualifier and a member of the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.  Good company to be in!  Eric and Murdock had a great race running 6:35 pace and cracking the top 10.  Not bad for a 57 year old and a 13 year old dog.

 Place        Time        Pace        Name       Gender     Age          City          State        Age Grade               Div Pl               Division

1             9:26         5:43         Dave Dunham          M             58            Bradford   MA           78.1         1             M50-59
2             9:45         5:55         Kristin Barry            F             49            Scarborough            ME           81.8         1               F40-49
3             9:55         6:01         Darren Winchenbach               M             41            Saco        ME           64.8         1               M40-49
4             10:02       6:05         J Manguson             M             10            Falmouth  ME           73.5         1             M10-19
5             10:08       6:08         Brian Barry              M             49            Scarborough            ME           67.5         2               M40-49
6             10:43       6:30         Michael Griffin         M             59            Yarmouth ME           69.3         2             M50-59
7             10:48       6:33         Peter Lodge             M             58            Biddeford ME           68.2         3             M50-59
8             10:49       6:33         Michael Friedland     M             51            South Portland         ME           64.2         4               M50-59
9             10:50       6:34         Steven Dubois         M             50            Lisbon Falls             ME           63.6         5               M50-59
10            10:52       6:35         Eric Morse               M             57            Berlin       VT           67.2         6             M50-59
11            11:07       6:44         David Edwards         M             63            Pownal     ME           69.2         1               M60+
12            11:09       6:45         Emma Schwartz       F             29            Portland   ME           61.5         1             F20-29
13            11:17       6:50         Evi Englert               X             35            South Portland         ME                                        
14            11:21       6:53         CJ Opperthauser      M             33            Portland   ME           53.7         1             M30-39
15            11:21       6:53         Stephen Lee            M             59            Falmouth  ME           65.4         7             M50-59
16            11:22       6:53         Rebecca Weston      F             45            Bridgton   ME           66.8         2             F40-49
17            11:36       7:02         James O'Keefe         M             59            Yarmouth ME           64            8             M50-59
18            11:38       7:03         James Dorsey          M             51            Buxton     ME           59.7         9             M50-59
19            11:47       7:08         J Magnuson             M             12            Falmouth  ME           59            2             M10-19
20            11:52       7:12         Kevub Ludena          M             45            Scarborough            ME           55.8         3               M40-49

Island running

 On my way to Maine for the Longfellow Frostbite race I stopped at Mackworth Island to check out the trail.  It was a nice 1.5 mile (just a little short) with only a little mud and ice.  It seemed very popular as the lot was nearly full.  Got in my two loops with a quick visit to Gov. Baxter's pet cemetery.

Feeling down

 Listening to Billy Bragg today and feeling down.  Not sure if this song makes me feel better or worse, but it really touches a nerve.

With a bunch of strangers who all share my name
Gathered at the graveside in the pouring rain
Never thought I'd find myself back here again
Yet, here I am standing in the lane

Got a lotta pieces missing in my past
Never really noticed time was moving so fast
So many questions that I wanted to ask
But I let all my chances slip past
They slip past

Pass it on, pass it on
Teach them the words of your song
Voices fall silent but memories live on
Those we remеmber are nevеr gone
Never gone

A wooden box of trinkets in the drawer by the bed
A dusty sheaf of letters from people now dead
A lock of golden hair cut from a baby's head
And so many things left unsaid

Be they sentimental or deeply profound
All the things we've hidden will one day be found
The riches of a family cannot be weighed in pounds
But in the stories that they can hand down
Hand 'em down

Pass it on, pass it on
Teach them the words of your song
Voices fall silent but memories live on
Those we remember are never gone

Pass it on, pass it on
Teach them the words of your song
Voices fall silent but memories live on
Those we remember are never gone
Never gone

Snow or no, we go!

 I won free entry into all 6 of the "snow or no, we go" series when I won the Canterbury XC series last fall.  It has been a while since I last did a snowshoe race, it just wreaks havoc on my arthritic ankle.  Although I've done 126 snowshoe races, 121 of them were in a 15 year period (2000-2014).  I did 1 snowshoe race in 2016 and then 3 in 2017 and swore that I wouldn't do any more.  I gave away a few pair of my racing shoes and only held on to one good pair and a slightly broken pair. I did a cool snowshoe race in 2021 and it only set me back a week (hobbled along but managed to run). The free entry got me dusting off my snowshoes for another go.

Tom & Ellen Raffio were there when I rolled up a little before 9am.  I wanted plenty of time to get ready as getting geared up for snowshoe racing takes some extra time. I checked out the course map and noted that it ran some of the single-track I'd done before (but in the opposite direction) and some single-track I'd never done before.  I chatted up course designer Tom Walton at number pick-up, he'd marked the course the day before but they got a dusting of snow so it might not be easy to see the orange spray paint arrows.

I hit the road for a hilly 3 mile warm-up.  The road was a little sketchy with the dusting of snow making the downhill parts a bit worrisome.  I got back with 25 minutes to spare and spent the next 10 minutes getting into race gear and fitting the snowshoes.  I hoped most would be using snowshoes although the course could be managed in traction devices.  I headed out for a mile in the snowshoes and my ankle was already chatting loudly with me.  A sub-10 minute mile did not seem easy.  Conditions were not terrible with temps in the 30s and bright sun.  The course would be a mix of open fields and twisting single-track and footing would be ice, snow, and stretches of rock, roots and bare ground.  Not so much to be terrible, but enough to keep you concentrating!  Tom Raffio gave a little speech and mentioned that "it is impossible to get lost".  I told him I wasn't so sure about that.  Tom Walton then gave a short talk about how snowshoe racing is generally slower than traction devices (or trail shoes) and he hoped most would take the recommendation of using snowshoes.  Then it was time to go!

There were a couple of guys from Team Prospect Acres who looked strong including one in some fast looking mini-snowshoes (TSLs?). I figured I'd try to hang with whoever went out and then try to run the second lap faster than the first.  I got to the first turn in the lead and was not pushing the pace in the early going.  I could hear footsteps right behind me and just focused on relaxing and not slipping on the ice.  I aired it out a bit on the first long downhill and the footsteps faded away.  I upped the tempo a little bit figuring I'd get out of sight on the single-track.  The first section had a couple of stretches of bare ground but it wasn't too bad.  Then we hit the "new" section of single-track which had mostly good snow on it.  It was twisty and had some tough little climbs.  I was a bit shocked when I checked my watch (it beeps every 1/2 mile) and I'd done a hard 1/2 in 4:55!  Yikes.  On a sharp turn I saw that my pursuer had now closed back in on me, so much for slipping away.  I pushed a little on the climb back up to the starting field and then passed through the first lap in 15:40.

I really concentrated on pushing the pace the second lap.  The icy stuff was a bit chewed up from everyone running the first loop, but it wasn't too bad.  Knowing the loop and exactly how much was left helped.  I kept the effort steady and thanked the people I lapped who let me have the main part of the trail.  Well, maybe "thanked" is a stretch.  I tried to grunt thanks but it may have come out more of a grunt than a thanks.

I was a bit worried that I was being caught but couldn't do anything about it.  I pressed to the finish and was happy to find that I did beat my first lap time (by 24 seconds) with a 2nd lap of 15:16.  I'd held on for the win as well which was a bonus.

Full results (24 finishers - 14 more in the 1 lap version)

Looking back - Feb 2018

 5 Years ago:  I only raced twice during this month, both a classic road race 😊.  I decided to give it a go at the Fudgcicle series 5k.  GLRR has been putting on these races since the 1980s.  It is a great winter series that is held no matter what the weather every weekend in January and February.  The suggested entry fee is $1 and you get a professionally timed race.  On this morning the roads were clear, temps were in the mid-20s, there was very little breeze, and a bright sun.  I was hoping to run right around 6:00s for the slightly long 5k course.  I was able to take 5th place in 5:56 pace.  No complaints!  Dave La had a nice run taking over a minute off his time from last week.  We finished the morning with a final lap around the course. 

 

1 Justin Daglish   1/12  40 M4049 CARLISLE   MA   17:22  5:36 

2 David Perloff     1/2   24 M2029 LOWELL     MA   17:34  5:40 

3 Will Swenson    2/12  46 M4049 ANDOVER    MA  17:42  5:42 

4 David Corbett    1/7   34 M3039 Stoneham   MA   18:00  5:48 

5 Dave Dunham   1/22  53 M5059 Bradford   MA     18:35  5:59 

6 Dan Guttenplan 2/7   37 M3039 LOWELL     MA    18:37  6:00 

7 Brian Hutter      3/7   37 M3039                           20:23  6:34 

8 David Lapierre  2/22  53 M5059 Chelmsford MA     20:39  6:39 

 

The following week I came back for the final Fudgcicle race of the year.  The weather was looking good so I was hoping to chip a few seconds off of my time from last week. The sun was out and temps were in the 40's and there was a little breeze but this looked like a good morning to race.  I caught up with an early leader at about 1/4 mile and moved into the lead just before we turned off the first road (less than 1/2 mile in).  I ended up taking first place in 18:16.  Dave and I teamed up to win the 50+ category in the Twosome and we also had the fastest time of the day by nearly 3 minutes.  Not bad for 2 guys with a combined age of nearly 108 years.

    1 Dave Dunham           1/23  53 M5059 Bradford   MA        18:16  5:53 

    2 Ciara Camire             1/4   29 F2029 Danvers    MA         19:14  6:12 

    3 Michael Luebeck       1/7   32 M3039 MAYNARD    MA      19:26  6:16 

    4 David Lapierre           2/23  53 M5059 Chelmsford MA      20:05  6:28 

    5 Craig Lampert            2/7   33 M3039 GEORGETOWN MA  20:23  6:34 

 

Results (team)

1.  GLRR-50+    18:16   20:05 =   38:21  Dave Dunham, David Lapierre

2.  Fast Guys     19:26   21:44 =   41:10 Michael Luebeck, David Parziale

3.  Misfits          21:51   22:15 =   44:06 John Feehrer, Tom Phair

 

                                       Kicking for the finish (every second counts!)

 

 

 

Looking back - Feb 2013

 10 years ago:  I raced 6 times over the month including 3 snowshoe races in 24 hours.  I started the month at a New England Classic, the Lynn Stew Chase (02/03/13).  I had a good day, rolling along to a 2nd place finish ($25 cash prize) trailing only Jason Porter.  The following weekend I headed to Prospect Mountain (Woodford VT) for a 5.4 mile snowshoe race.  I got as close as 8 seconds behind Greg Hammet at the top of the climb, but he extended the lead to a minute on the downhill section.

Lynn Stew Chase 

  1  Jason Porter          1/25   M4044 43 M CENTRAL MAINE STRIDERS           54:05  5:49 

   2  Dave Dunham        1/22   M4549 48 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS            54:13  5:49 

   3  James Pawlicki       1/46   M0139 38 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS             54:27  5:51 

   4  Ryan Kerrigan        2/46   M0139 32 M SOMERVILLE ROAD RUNNERS        54:29  5:51 

   5  David Corbett         3/46   M0139 29 M MYSTIC RUNNERS                        55:02  5:55                                               

Prospect Mountain Snowshoe

1 50:35 Greg Hammett 35 M CMS 

2 51:50 Dave Dunham 48 M CMS 

3 55:23 Tim Mahoney 31 M CMS 

4 55:33 Jeff Dengate 35 M Central Park Track Club 

5 56:14 Rich Teal 35 M ARE 

The next weekend I got in a lot of snowshoe racing.  I started on 02/16/13 with a rare CMS hosted snowshoe race at Moore State Park (Paxton, MA).  The 3.5 mile course started with a loop around a big open field, Steve Dowsett (WRT) went out hard and in the first half mile I was 30 seconds back.  I’d stay that far back the entire race, taking 2nd place over 4 minutes ahead of third.             

                                                                            

Place     Name                   Age        Time      Club

1          Steve Dowsett     25         27:12     Whirlaway

2          Dave Dunham     48         27:48     CMS

3          Ken Clark           50         32:16     HTC

That evening I headed to Kingman Farm (Madbury, NH) for a night snowshoe race.  This race is a lot of fun (for a snowshoe race).  There is a totally different vibe when racing at night, in the woods, on snowshoes.  I was tired from the morning race.  It took me nearly a mile to get around to the fast starting Principe’s (dad & son), I think this would be the last time I’d beat DJ.  He is now knocking on the sub-4 minute mile door.  Anyway, I caught Ryan Welts and we battled for most of the way until he put 17 seconds on me in the last ½ mile.

                                    

    1 Jim Johnson         35 M  Madison, NH BAA                            23:40  7:24 

    2 Robert Jackman    30 M  Warwick, RI Tuesday Night Turtles   24:31  7:40 

    3 Ryan Welts           32 M  Northwood, NH acidotic RACING      25:20  7:55 

    4 Dave Dunham       48 M  Haverhill, MA CMS                          25:37  8:01 

    5 David Principe       46 M  Johnston, RI Tuesday Night Turtles  26:25  8:16 

    6 David Principe Jr   14 M  Johnston, RI Tuesday Night Turtles   26:42  8:21

The next morning it was off to Merrimack NH for the Horse Hill snowshoe race.  Jim Johnson of the hated BAA Unicorns was out of sight in the first stretch of trail.  Ryan Welts sat on me as we hammered along about the same distance behind JJ as we were ahead of the next guy.  This time I got the better of Ryan putting 6 seconds on him on the final downhill and flat ¼ mile to the finish.                                                         

     

                                                                                                                  

    1   27:35  7:25 Jim Johnson       BAA UNICORNS        35 M   781 Madison NH         

    2   29:20  7:54 Dave Dunham    CMS POLAR BEARS    48 M   776 Bradford MA        

    3   29:26  7:55 Ryan Welts        ACIDOTIC RACING     32 M   200 Northwood NH       

    4   31:15  8:25 Ryan Proulx                                       33 M   782 Portsmouth NH      

    5   32:14  8:40 Chris Dunn        ACIDOTIC RACING      44 M   775 Strafford NH       

 

My final race of the month was the USATF New England 10 mile championships (DH Jones – Amherst, MA).  My only notes on the race are that I finished first in the 45-49 age group (AGR results below).                                                                                      

1          57:51     Dave Dunham     48         CMS                  Bradford MA

2          58:35     Scott Anderson    48         WHIRLAWAY      New Bedford       MA

3          59:20     Wayne Levy        47         BAA                   Waban   MA

4          1:00:40  Titus Mutinda      47         TEAM RUN          Lowell    MA

5          1:01:00  Alejandro Heuck  48         GSH                  A

Relays

 I love running relay races! Relays are a great experience, bringing a team together.  I’ve always been a big advocate of team participation.  You get so much more out of racing as part of a team.

 A couple of weeks ago I ran some unusual distances (for me) getting in a 4x200 for the first time and a 4x400 for the first time since High School.  I’ve done over 1500 races and only 85 have been relays.  I’ve been fortunate enough to race those relays from distances of 200 meters up to 14.6 miles. 

 The 4x440 is the most common distance for me to race in a relay with 19 times.  Basically my junior and senior year in high school I’d run the relay after doing either the mile or 2 mile.  The next most popular distance is 2.5 miles with 15 relays.  Most of those are Lynn Woods with a few “Moose Milers” relays thrown in.

 

Complete list of relays:

Date	Location	St	Dist.	Time	PL	Fin	Info	Type	Notes
01/06/79	Methuen	MA	0.50	2:25.0	R	10	Methuen invitational	I track	9:34.2 2m relay Jay Sullivan, John Dangora, Dan Gee
04/28/79	Taunton	MA	0.50	2:25.0	R	20	Class Relays	O track	Weight 135
01/05/80	Methuen	MA	0.50	2:18.0	R	15	Freshman/Sophomore	I track	Relay Jay Sullivan, Mark Lamothe, Mike Bushnach 9:35.0 1st pl
04/12/80	Wilmington	MA	0.50	2:08.0	R	15	Wilmington Inv Relay	O track	Relay 8:32 jack Healey, Paul Bradford, Eric Thissel 2nd pl
04/26/80	Andover	MA	1.00	4:35.0	R	15	State relays	O track	4 x 1 school record 18:27 2nd to Lexington 1820 Dangora, Cullinane, Sullivan
05/03/80	Wilmington	MA	0.25	:58.0	R	15	Freshman/Sophomore	O track	3rd pl to Haverhill and Chelmsford
05/17/80	Andover	MA	0.50	2:11.0	R	15	Northern area relays	O track	826 1st pl Paul Bradford, Rick Bennet, Ron Caterino
12/27/80	Methuen	MA	0.25	1:00.0	R	15	Methuen invitational	I track	Relay 3:54.0 4th pl
02/07/81	Boston	MA	0.25	:56.0	R	15	State Relay championships	I track	Leg of mile relay
02/07/81	Boston	MA	0.50	2:05.0	R	15	State Relay championships	I track	Team 839 in 2m relay
04/16/81	Andover	MA	0.25	:57.4	R	2	Andover	O track	Relay leg
04/21/81	Billerica	MA	0.25	:53.9	1	2	Lowell	O track	Relay 3:46
04/25/81	Andover	MA	0.75	3:20.0	3	15	State relays	O track	DMR 11:04 3rd
04/29/81	Chelmsford	MA	0.25	:58.0	R	2	Chelmsford	O track	1st pl Relay 3:45.1
05/04/81	Billerica	MA	0.25	:55.6	R	2	Methuen	O track	VS methuen at home
12/30/81	Methuen	MA	0.25	:58.0	R	15	Methuen invitational	I track	6th pl Relay 3:53.1
01/04/82	Lowell	MA	0.25	:57.4	R	2	Chelmsford @ Lowell	I track	Lost 56-30
01/14/82	Lowell	MA	0.25	:56.2	R	2	Lowell	I track	Relay 3:48 dive at finish to win the meet
01/18/82	Lowell	MA	0.25	:58.0	R	2	Andover @ Lowell	I track	2nd Relay 3:56.3
02/06/82	Boston	MA	0.25	:55.3	R	15	BU relay	I track	Relay 3:39.2
02/06/82	Boston	MA	0.50	2:01.0	R	15	BU relay	I track	4th Sprint med relay 3:31.4
02/11/82	Lowell	MA	0.25	:56.0	R	2	Central @ Lowell	I track	Relay 1st 348.5
02/16/82	Methuen	MA	0.25	:57.0	R	15	League meet	I track	5th, 1st metheun in 342.8
02/20/82	Cambridge	MA	0.25	:56.0	R	15	State championships	I track	Relay 3:51
04/24/82	Andover	MA	0.75	3:20.0	R	15	State relays	I track	DMR 11:11 3rd Jim 215/Kev 56/Bush 441
05/05/82	Lowell	MA	0.25	:54.0	R	2	Lowell	O track	1st pl 346.0 Brown/Sul/Burlamachi
05/12/82	Chelmsford	MA	0.25	:56.0	R	2	Chelmsford	O track	2nd Relay Chelms 346.0
05/15/82	Methuen	MA	0.25	:55.0	R	15	League meet	O track	Relay split
05/25/82	Haverhill	MA	0.25	:54.0	R	2	Haverhill	O track	1st Relay, 341
01/08/83	Hanover	NH	1.00	4:18.0	R	20	Dartmouth Relays	I track	4x1 m Quintal 428 Arie 424 J Regan 430 - 1740
01/10/87	Hanover	NH	1.00	4:10.0	R	7	Dartmouth Relays	I track	4x1 Jason 428/  Rick 420 / JC 414
02/01/87	Providence	RI	1.00	4:18.0	R	15	Brown invitational 4x1	I track	Felt awful
10/17/87	Bourne	MA	14.20	1:12:00.0	1	254	P to P relay	Road	Only split at 10m (5054) felt great
12/06/87	Lowell	MA	9.60	48:05.0	1	30	Mill city relay	Road	very cold, long leg of MCR splits of 450/450/500
04/09/88	New York	NY	6.21	29:58.0	6	56	Ekiden Relay	Road	Anchor leg, felt great through 8k
10/22/88	Bourne	MA	14.60	1:15:05.0	R	261	P to P relay	Road	Early race 3rd place team 1 Nike 2 CMS
12/04/88	Tyngsboro	MA	6.60	33:30.0	1	73	Mill city relay	Road	Team 2:28:03.  1st GLRR 2:25:27
04/09/89	New York	NY	4.41	20:44.0	2	52	Ekiden Relay	Road	Gannon 1410/Gorman 10.1k 9th/Dennis 2nd 9.3k, Collins 10th 3012 10k Team 4th
09/15/90	Meredith	NH	6.00	30:50.0	R	50	Lake W relay	Road	7th leg Wdwn by running back 30:50 6.0m leg
12/02/90	Lowell	MA	9.60	48:23.0	1	77	Mill city relay	Road	Team third 23214 GLRR 22945 WC 22955. Mike B/Bob B/Petey/Me/Artie
12/08/90	Northbridge	MA	5.16	27:27.0	1	12	Whitinsville relay	Road	Relay with Petey and Spinney
02/23/91	Westford	MA	3.60	18:11.0	1	68	Twosome relay	Road	14 deg wc -20, me and petey 1st 3716 Artie/Woodie 3821
08/21/91	Lynn	MA	2.50	12:05.0	1	180	Lynn woods relay	Trail	504/954/1205
09/07/91	Brookline	MA	1.86	9:07.0	1	63	Eurocross relay	XC	Pine Manor College 3x3k lost to Baa 2802 to 2807
12/14/91	Northbridge	MA	5.16	25:52.0	1	19	Whitinsville relay	Road	2nd to CMS 7320 to 7533
12/06/92	Tyngsboro	MA	4.60	22:09.0	1	50	Mill city relay	Road	20s windy, felt good.  Scott Spence, Petey, Mike Beeman, Artie, and me.
09/18/93	Laconia	NH	10.70	55:21.0	1	169	Lake W. Relay	Road	Felt lousy, very hilly, 1st 2 w Art Sorrell then alone
09/17/94	Alton	NH	11.00	59:10.0	2	150	Lake W. Relay	Road	Lost to Whirl by 15 min
12/04/94	Lowell	MA	2.30	11:29.0	R	120	Mill city relay	Road	Ran on Dave's team. 516/458/125
09/14/96	Laconia	NH	10.70	55:10.0	1	148	Lake W. Relay	Road	Winni relay.  Drizzle and rain.  W Bob Winn for 7m
12/08/02	Lowell	MA	9.30	54:10.0	R	122	Mill City Relay	Road	Rogue runners leg
08/29/04	Nashua	NH	2.50	14:20.0	R	35	Moose Milers relay	Trail	4x2.5m relay hamstring really bad
12/05/04	Lowell	MA	9.40	54:35.0	R	119	Mill city relay	Road	Felt good, only one guy caught me (SRR) ran pretty even
08/24/05	Lynn	MA	2.50	14:13.0	24	280	Lynn woods relay	Trail	60's humid.  Anchor leg.  Felt lousy, 10 seconds out of 1st 40+ team
09/16/05	Tamworth	NH	4.00	24:29.0	R	285	Reach the Beach leg 12	Road	First leg at 10 pm at night
09/17/05	Hampton	NH	4.95	24:29.0	R	285	Reach the Beach leg 36	Road	3rd leg at 2 pm
09/17/05	Epsom	NH	6.90	41:48.0	R	285	Reach the Beach leg 24	Road	2nd leg at 7 am
03/26/06	Bolton	VT	1.50	11:01.0	19	52	USSSA relay	Snow	Very tired.  Kelli Lusk got baton right before me and I didn't catch her for almost 5 min.
09/15/06	Bethlehem	NH	3.11	18:55.0	R	296	Reach the Beach leg 1	Trail	Relay, 1st leg at 2:30 PM
09/15/06	Tamworth	NH	3.90	23:49.0	R	296	Reach the Beach leg 13	Road	Relay, 2nd leg at 10:00 PM
09/16/06	Allenstown	NH	9.30	1:03:05.0	R	296	Reach the Beach leg 25	Road	Relay, 3rd leg at 6:50 AM
12/03/06	Lowell	MA	9.40	55:19.0	R	142	Mill City relay	Road
08/20/08	Lynn	MA	2.50	14:03.0	14	287	Lynn Woods relay	Trail	Team record, 2nd place overall 55:12.  Joe Shairs 13:18, Dave Q 14:04, Dan 13:47.
08/22/10	Nashua	NH	2.50	13:46.0	R	R	Moose Relay	Trail	Ran much faster than expected.  Felt very good.
08/21/11	Nashua	NH	2.50	13:23.0	R	R	Moose Relay	Trail	Alone from the start, tried to push
08/21/11	Nashua	NH	2.50	14:10.0	R	R	Moose Relay	Trail	40 minutes after leg 1
08/24/11	Lynn	MA	2.50	14:05.0	7	328	Lynn Woods relay	Trail	Anchor leg.  Joe- 14:12, Dave Q-14:15, Dan-14:30
08/19/12	Nashua	NH	2.50	13:23.0	R	15	Moose on the loose relay	Trail	1/2 mile splits on anchor leg of winning team - 238/246/249/248/222  Dan ran 13:57 on 1st leg
08/22/12	Lynn	MA	2.50	14:24.0	12	376	Lynn Woods Relay	XC	Had a slow night, seemed like everyone was slow
12/08/13	Nashua	NH	4.75	28:58.0	R	199	Mill City Relays	Road	A bit harder this time out but felt good.  617/602/558/642?/345?
03/02/14	Woodford	VT	1.55	12:54.0	R	R	USSSA national relay	Snow	Painful relay!
08/17/14	Nashua	NH	2.50	15:55.0	R	R	Moose relay	Trail	Jumped in and did the anchor leg with no warm-up
12/07/14	Lowell	MA	9.50	55:40.0	R	210	Mill City Relay	Road	Team took 2nd to WRT in the 50+ 2:41 to 2:36
08/16/15	Nashua	NH	4.80	29:36.0	R	10	Moose relay	Trail	Hot and humid, ran back to back legs 1445/1451
12/06/15	Methuen	MA	4.75	27:31.0	R	229	Mill Cities Relay	Road	5:47 pace, was aiming for 6's.  Held off Whirlaway 50+ team
08/23/17	Lynn	MA	2.50	14:44.0	R	88	Lynn Woods relay	XC	Senior team record and 5th place overall.  My leg 12th fastest
12/03/17	Lowell	MA	9.60	57:29.0	R	213	Mill City Relay	Road	Relay, very even 6's the entire way.  Hoped to pick it up after 5 but struggled 8 to finish.  15km split 55:54
08/22/18	Lynn	MA	2.50	15:10.0	15	360	Lynn Woods relay	XC	1st leg, 8th place, team ended up in 5th place, Dan 16:15, DQ 18:48, Joe Shairs 15:50
08/21/19	Lynn	MA	2.50	16:18.0	31	344	Lynn Woods relay	XC	Migraine the day before, hungover for this.  8th place team, 2nd in the 50+
12/12/20	Boston	MA	1.35	7:55.0	23	45	USATF NE XC relay	XC	Fun, but short.  3x1.35 with Dan (7:58) and Scott Grandfield (7:09).  Jason Cak only other 50+ with 7:34
08/31/22	Lynn	MA	2.50	17:08.0	44	244	Lynn Woods relay	XC	First run back ran hard but felt very tired, team won with 9th fastest ever for 50+
12/04/22	Nashua	NH	5.62	33:53.0	R	147	Mill Cities Relay	Road	I think top 15 and top 50+ for the first leg of the relay but hard to tell
12/17/22	Boston	MA	0.49	2:39.6	R	4	USATF season opener	In	American Record 4x800 Dan Verrington 240, Me 239, David Principe 235, Scott Grandfield 223.  Under the old record by 18 seconds
01/29/23	Providence	RI	0.12	:34.0	R		USATF NE masters champs	In	Fun, 4x200 with Dan, me, Doug D, David P
01/29/23	Providence	RI	0.24	1:14.0	R		USATF NE masters champs	In	Fun, 4x400 with Dan, me, Doug D, David P