1 17:11.6 Corey Girard M37 PEMBROKE NH
2 17:24.4 Michael Diodati M36 GOFFSTOWN NH MultiSport
3 17:44.4 Laura Hagley F34 HANOVER NH
4 17:50.4 Mark Laprade M46 BEDFORD NH Millennium Running
5 18:06.2 Dave Dunham M55 BRADFORD MA Granite State Racing Team
6 18:11.5 Christopher Neumann M26 ANDOVER MA
7 18:42.9 Brendan Bucksbaum M26 MENDON VT
Next up was the Canterbury XC race (race #4 in the CARS). I had finished in a surprising second place last year but knew that wasn’t going to be the case this year. My goal was to give teammate Scott Clark a good race in the 50. After the warm-up I put on my Inov-8 trail shoes and tried to stay loose doing another easy mile. My back felt crappy and I was sluggish. Over 230 took off at the start and some went out crazy fast. I went by Scott but he stuck with me and on the downhill before the single-track he moved back into the front. I passed Scott on the hill near two miles and was now in 9th place. I tried to drop him on the next climb but he hung tough. As we were reaching the crest at the cow barn Scott went and I could not match him. He ended up 9th with me taking 10th 2 seconds later.
Canterbury 5k XC – May 11, 2019 234 finishers (28 M50+)
1 1/3 MOPEN 17:32 17:32 5:39 Sandu Rebencivc 49 M Penacook NH 83.50%
2 2/3 MOPEN 17:32 17:32 5:39 Jim Johnson 42M Madison NH 79.31%
3 3/3 MOPEN 17:38 17:38 5:41 Andrew Tuttle 23 M Alton NH 73.63%
4 1/6 M2029 18:18 18:18 5:54 Louis Saviano III 28 M Sandown NH 70.97%
5 2/6 M2029 18:30 18:28 5:57 David Martino 26 M Laconia NH 70.31%
6 1/7 M1519 18:35 18:34 5:59 Colin Lessard 17 M Bow NH 70.48%
7 2/7 M1519 18:52 18:49 6:04 Sam Berube 18 M Bow NH 69.03%
8 1/17 M3039 19:10 19:09 6:10 Kevin Crowley 33 M Concord NH 68.61%
9 1/28 M5059 19:12 19:11 6:11 Scott Clark 53 M Gilmanton NH 78.70%
10 2/28 M5059 19:14 19:13 6:12 Dave Dunham 55 M Bradford MA 79.81%
17 4/28 M5059 21:27 21:25 6:54 Darin Brown 52 M Madison NH 69.95%
The next weekend featured the USATF NE 5k championships (May 18, 2019) Race number 3 in the 7 race USATF NE grand prix seemed to take forever to arrive (race 2 was at the end of March). I did not feel ready for a fast 5k and woke up on race morning fearing that I was headed for a migraine (I had one on Tuesday and was "hungover" the rest of the week). The migraine never developed but I was a bit shaky all morning. I picked up teammates Colin Carroll and Dave LaPierre and we got out to Westfield a little before noon for the 1 p.m. race. The course would drop 100 feet and we'd have a tailwind, that meant some speedy times. It was tightly packed at the start. The start was a bit of a cluster with 2 of the three turns in the entire race within the first 200 meters. I saw fellow 50+ runners not far ahead and focused on them (Jeff Walker, Ed Parrot, Kevin Delaney). Charlie Bemis (55+ Whirlaway) flew by at 1.5 miles. I tried to go with him but he was really hauling and I was maxed out. I almost bought it on the speed-bump in the final few yards but kept my feet and hit the finish in 17:38 (17:34 chip time). I was very happy with my 3rd place age-group finish and pretty sure our team took the 50+ title (I was fourth for CMS in the 50+).
1 16:00.6 Tim Van Orden M 51 Bennington VT CMS
2 16:31.8 Kent Lemme M 52 Pittsfield MA GSH
3 16:45.4 Jason Cakouros M 53 Milton MA HFC
4 16:50.9 Joe Shairs M 51 Peabody MA CMS
5 16:56.6 David Principe M 52 Johnston RI CMS
6 17:09.8 Ronald Jacobs M 53 Amherst MA GSH
7 17:14.4 John Sullivan M 58 W Roxbury MA HFC
8 17:15.3 Charlie Bemis M 56 Derry NH WRT
9 17:34.7 Dave Dunham M 55 Bradford MA CMS
10 17:35.1 Kevin Delaney M 50 Arlington MA CSU
11 17:48.9 Scott Grandfield M 54 Rehoboth MA HFC
12 17:49.6 Terry Mcnatt M 54 Needham MA CSU
13 18:01.8 Chris Smith M 53 Woburn MA SRR
14 18:03.9 John Noland M 56 Kingston MA WRT
15 18:06.8 David Lapierre M 55 Chelmsford MA CMS
16 18:08.7 Robert Landry M 50 Ludlow MA GSH
17 18:14.8 Jeff Walker M 53 Falmouth ME Dirigo
18 18:24.1 Paul Hammond M 59 Lexington MA WRT
19 18:29.9 Michael Dufour M 54 Londonderry NH GLRR
20 18:30.3 EJ Hrynowski M 56 Arlington MA GLRR
My final race of the month was Wachusett Mountain (05/25/19). This is one of my favorites. The only race I've done more times than Wachusett is Mt Washington. I felt lousy, but that is typical (and sometimes even a good sign). Over 350 lined up for the start but not that many seemed interested in getting on the starting line, so I put myself up there. Last year I'd finished 11th in 21:42. Based on other races breaking 22 would be a major surprise. In a reversal of the last few years I decided to do both the up AND the down race (you can stop at the summit and call it a day). I got out okay in the top 15 or so but just did not feel good. I had some good back and forth with both Ed Sheldon and Bryan Trinque (both fellow CMS runners). In the end they both took me before the summit. My time of 22:25 is about right I guess, but there were definitely a few guys ahead of me who rarely beat me. A few of the top guys dropped out at the top (normal) and I passed a couple of guys on the descent. Only one guy got me on the down and I had a good 1.5 miles with Steve Brightman before he nuked me. I came in just a bit under 42 minutes.
2 17:24.4 Michael Diodati M36 GOFFSTOWN NH MultiSport
3 17:44.4 Laura Hagley F34 HANOVER NH
4 17:50.4 Mark Laprade M46 BEDFORD NH Millennium Running
5 18:06.2 Dave Dunham M55 BRADFORD MA Granite State Racing Team
6 18:11.5 Christopher Neumann M26 ANDOVER MA
7 18:42.9 Brendan Bucksbaum M26 MENDON VT
Next up was the Canterbury XC race (race #4 in the CARS). I had finished in a surprising second place last year but knew that wasn’t going to be the case this year. My goal was to give teammate Scott Clark a good race in the 50. After the warm-up I put on my Inov-8 trail shoes and tried to stay loose doing another easy mile. My back felt crappy and I was sluggish. Over 230 took off at the start and some went out crazy fast. I went by Scott but he stuck with me and on the downhill before the single-track he moved back into the front. I passed Scott on the hill near two miles and was now in 9th place. I tried to drop him on the next climb but he hung tough. As we were reaching the crest at the cow barn Scott went and I could not match him. He ended up 9th with me taking 10th 2 seconds later.
Canterbury 5k XC – May 11, 2019 234 finishers (28 M50+)
1 1/3 MOPEN 17:32 17:32 5:39 Sandu Rebencivc 49 M Penacook NH 83.50%
2 2/3 MOPEN 17:32 17:32 5:39 Jim Johnson 42M Madison NH 79.31%
3 3/3 MOPEN 17:38 17:38 5:41 Andrew Tuttle 23 M Alton NH 73.63%
4 1/6 M2029 18:18 18:18 5:54 Louis Saviano III 28 M Sandown NH 70.97%
5 2/6 M2029 18:30 18:28 5:57 David Martino 26 M Laconia NH 70.31%
6 1/7 M1519 18:35 18:34 5:59 Colin Lessard 17 M Bow NH 70.48%
7 2/7 M1519 18:52 18:49 6:04 Sam Berube 18 M Bow NH 69.03%
8 1/17 M3039 19:10 19:09 6:10 Kevin Crowley 33 M Concord NH 68.61%
9 1/28 M5059 19:12 19:11 6:11 Scott Clark 53 M Gilmanton NH 78.70%
10 2/28 M5059 19:14 19:13 6:12 Dave Dunham 55 M Bradford MA 79.81%
17 4/28 M5059 21:27 21:25 6:54 Darin Brown 52 M Madison NH 69.95%
The next weekend featured the USATF NE 5k championships (May 18, 2019) Race number 3 in the 7 race USATF NE grand prix seemed to take forever to arrive (race 2 was at the end of March). I did not feel ready for a fast 5k and woke up on race morning fearing that I was headed for a migraine (I had one on Tuesday and was "hungover" the rest of the week). The migraine never developed but I was a bit shaky all morning. I picked up teammates Colin Carroll and Dave LaPierre and we got out to Westfield a little before noon for the 1 p.m. race. The course would drop 100 feet and we'd have a tailwind, that meant some speedy times. It was tightly packed at the start. The start was a bit of a cluster with 2 of the three turns in the entire race within the first 200 meters. I saw fellow 50+ runners not far ahead and focused on them (Jeff Walker, Ed Parrot, Kevin Delaney). Charlie Bemis (55+ Whirlaway) flew by at 1.5 miles. I tried to go with him but he was really hauling and I was maxed out. I almost bought it on the speed-bump in the final few yards but kept my feet and hit the finish in 17:38 (17:34 chip time). I was very happy with my 3rd place age-group finish and pretty sure our team took the 50+ title (I was fourth for CMS in the 50+).
1 16:00.6 Tim Van Orden M 51 Bennington VT CMS
2 16:31.8 Kent Lemme M 52 Pittsfield MA GSH
3 16:45.4 Jason Cakouros M 53 Milton MA HFC
4 16:50.9 Joe Shairs M 51 Peabody MA CMS
5 16:56.6 David Principe M 52 Johnston RI CMS
6 17:09.8 Ronald Jacobs M 53 Amherst MA GSH
7 17:14.4 John Sullivan M 58 W Roxbury MA HFC
8 17:15.3 Charlie Bemis M 56 Derry NH WRT
9 17:34.7 Dave Dunham M 55 Bradford MA CMS
10 17:35.1 Kevin Delaney M 50 Arlington MA CSU
11 17:48.9 Scott Grandfield M 54 Rehoboth MA HFC
12 17:49.6 Terry Mcnatt M 54 Needham MA CSU
13 18:01.8 Chris Smith M 53 Woburn MA SRR
14 18:03.9 John Noland M 56 Kingston MA WRT
15 18:06.8 David Lapierre M 55 Chelmsford MA CMS
16 18:08.7 Robert Landry M 50 Ludlow MA GSH
17 18:14.8 Jeff Walker M 53 Falmouth ME Dirigo
18 18:24.1 Paul Hammond M 59 Lexington MA WRT
19 18:29.9 Michael Dufour M 54 Londonderry NH GLRR
20 18:30.3 EJ Hrynowski M 56 Arlington MA GLRR
My final race of the month was Wachusett Mountain (05/25/19). This is one of my favorites. The only race I've done more times than Wachusett is Mt Washington. I felt lousy, but that is typical (and sometimes even a good sign). Over 350 lined up for the start but not that many seemed interested in getting on the starting line, so I put myself up there. Last year I'd finished 11th in 21:42. Based on other races breaking 22 would be a major surprise. In a reversal of the last few years I decided to do both the up AND the down race (you can stop at the summit and call it a day). I got out okay in the top 15 or so but just did not feel good. I had some good back and forth with both Ed Sheldon and Bryan Trinque (both fellow CMS runners). In the end they both took me before the summit. My time of 22:25 is about right I guess, but there were definitely a few guys ahead of me who rarely beat me. A few of the top guys dropped out at the top (normal) and I passed a couple of guys on the descent. Only one guy got me on the down and I had a good 1.5 miles with Steve Brightman before he nuked me. I came in just a bit under 42 minutes.
The Climb
Place Time Name Gen/Age City, St USATF team
1 20:16.8 Jacob Wormald M23 PELHAM NH GCS
2 20:48.5 Liam Garvey M23 ALLSTON MA
3 20:50.2 Gregory Putnam M49 STONEHAM MA CMS
4 21:12.2 Nicholas Rindenello M32 HARVARD
5 21:12.6 Todd Callaghan M49 BEVERLEY MA CMS
6 21:16.2 Brandyn Naro M32 RAYMOND NH GCS
7 21:16.8 Andrew Greene M34 WORCESTER MA
8 21:23.9 Kim Nedeau F39 LEVERETT MA WMDP
9 21:25.8 Tim Van Orden M51 BENNINGTON VT CMS
10 21:37.2 Stephen Kerr M27 HADLEY MA SMAC
11 21:42.7 Erik Vandendries M54 Chestnut hill ma CMS
12 21:47.8 Xianrong Wang M37 WESTFORD MA BEN RC
13 22:06.6 Kassandra Marin F29 MERRIMACK NH WRT
14 22:10.1 Michael Narcisi M35 ACTON MA Sisu Project
15 22:19.1 Steve Brightman M50 PROVIDENCE RI CMS
16 22:21.1 Ed Sheldon M54 HOOKSETT NH CMS
17 22:24.6 Bryan Trinque M35 CLINTON MA CMS
18 22:25.7 Dave Dunham M55 BRADFORD MA CMS
19 22:29.1 Ryan Lyesiuk M39 ORANGE MA
20 23:03.9 Heath Brewer M34 Twin Mountain NH Sisu Project
The full 10k
Place Time Name Gen/Age City, St Team
1 38:14.1 Liam Garvey M23 ALLSTON MA
2 38:32.5 Nicholas Rindenello M32 HARVARD
3 38:34.0 Jacob Wormald M23 PELHAM NH GCS
4 39:13.5 Tim Van Orden M51 BENNINGTON VT CMS
5 40:13.7 Andrew Greene M34 WORCESTER MA
6 40:47.0 Bryan Trinque M35 CLINTON MA CMS
7 40:54.3 Stephen Kerr M27 HADLEY MA SMAC
8 40:58.0 Kassandra Marin F29 MERRIMACK NH WRT
9 41:00.7 Steve Brightman M50 PROVIDENCE RI CMS
10 41:30.0 Xianrong Wang M37 WESTFORD MA BEN RC
11 41:32.9 Ryan Lyesiuk M39 ORANGE MA
12 41:54.8 Dave Dunham M55 BRADFORD MA CMS
13 42:12.0 Brandyn Naro M32 RAYMOND NH GCS
14 42:25.6 Mike Grasela M28 New Bedford MA
15 42:45.5 Michael Narcisi M35 ACTON MA Sisu Project
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