USATF NE 10km championships (Lone Gull) – It looked like Gloucester would be the coolest place in New England on a warm day. It would get up into the low 90’s inland during the day. It was already “warm” and very humid when Dan Verrington and I arrived 90 minutes before the 9am race start. We got a group of CMS guys together and did a 2 mile warm-up checking out the extended road run to the start (you could walk across the beach and save a mile, but have to dump sand out of your shoes). I was drenched after the start but feeling good about the race. I hoped it wouldn’t feel like a sprint like the 5k did last weekend. My plan was to go out a bit more conservatively and hopefully run a strong second 5k.
Nearly 1,000 lined up for the scenic race along the ocean. There wasn’t any wind this year but there also isn’t any shade on the course. I lined up just behind the USATF women about 6 or 7 rows back and got a clean start. I could see many of the 50+ age group guys up ahead but focused on just relaxing. My watched beeped at the half-mile (2:55) and that got me going a little quicker. Right around that time Mark Reeder (GLRR) and Pete Bottomley (Dirigo) went by and I “sort of” went with them. I didn’t quite latch on and they were a few seconds ahead at the mile (5:46). I concentrated on running the tangents, which isn’t as easy back in 100th place.
The second mile has a couple of twists and a few minor bumps so I was happy to get a 2m split of 11:32 (5:46). I was mostly just working to hold my place and keep Reeder and Bottomley from pulling too far ahead. At 3 miles they were about 10 seconds ahead as I came through in 17:29 (5:57) and the 5km mark in 18:12. Right after the 5k I started working on closing the gap and was really surprised to catch Mark as my watch beep for 3.5 miles. Pete was still about 5 seconds ahead and had just caught Charlie Bemis (WRT). A sub-6 (5:59) for the fourth mile, which is probably the toughest mile of the race got me up to Charlie but still about 5 seconds behind Pete. Not much changed in the 5th mile 5:56 which got me through in 29:24. From 5 to the finish three people passed me (two of the top women and a guy from Somerville RR). They were the only ones to go by in the 2nd half of the race. I passed a few people as well so I didn’t lose any overall places. I moved well in the last mile running a 5:47 but never closed on Pete.
I crossed the line in 36:28 (36:31 gun time) which was a bit of a disappointment but not my worst time at Lone Gull. The competition was tough as it always is here so I can’t complain with an 8th place finish in the 50+ and 100th overall. Only one more race left in the Grand Prix (Baystate Marathon – Oct 22)!
50+ age group
Pl
|
O'all
|
Name
|
Age
|
Team
|
Chip
|
Gun
|
1
|
44
|
Peter Hammer
|
51
|
BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC.
|
33:44.4
|
33:49
|
2
|
63
|
Ed Sheldon
|
53
|
CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
|
34:51.1
|
34:54
|
3
|
78
|
Scott Anderson
|
52
|
WHIRLAWAY
|
35:20.6
|
35:25
|
4
|
86
|
Rob Edson
|
54
|
WHIRLAWAY
|
35:44.2
|
35:49
|
5
|
92
|
David Principe
|
50
|
CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
|
36:14.3
|
36:17
|
6
|
94
|
John Sullivan
|
57
|
HFC STRIDERS
|
36:20.1
|
36:21
|
7
|
97
|
Pete Bottomley
|
55
|
DIRIGO RC
|
36:22.2
|
36:26
|
8
|
100
|
Dave Dunham
|
53
|
CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
|
36:28.9
|
36:31
|
9
|
115
|
Brian Ruhm
|
52
|
GATE CITY STRIDERS
|
36:48.9
|
36:54
|
10
|
119
|
Charlie Bemis
|
54
|
WHIRLAWAY
|
36:51.9
|
36:57
|
11
|
124
|
Mark Reeder
|
57
|
GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNERS
|
37:03.5
|
37:09
|
12
|
136
|
Tony Bates
|
58
|
GREEN MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC ASSOC
|
37:41.5
|
37:46
|
13
|
139
|
Christopher Smith
|
51
|
SOMERVILLE ROAD RUNNERS
|
37:49.1
|
37:56
|
14
|
140
|
E J Hrynowski
|
55
|
GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNERS
|
37:49.3
|
37:57
|
15
|
142
|
Dan Verrington
|
55
|
CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
|
38:04.5
|
38:11
|
16
|
147
|
Kevin Elwood
|
50
|
38:16.7
|
38:24
| |
17
|
152
|
Martin Tighe
|
59
|
CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
|
38:38.6
|
38:45
|
18
|
156
|
Terry McNatt
|
52
|
CAMBRIDGE SPORTS UNION
|
38:45.4
|
38:51
|
19
|
158
|
Norman Bouthillier
|
52
|
WHIRLAWAY
|
38:55.3
|
39:00
|
20
|
166
|
Paul Hammond
|
57
|
WHIRLAWAY
|
39:07.6
|
39:16
|
CMS finishers
Pl
|
Name
|
Age
|
Cat
|
Chip
|
Gun
|
11
|
Nate Jenkins
|
36
|
M3039
|
31:13.1
|
31:15:00
|
21
|
Scott Leslie
|
36
|
M3039
|
32:13.3
|
32:16:00
|
33
|
Dan Vassallo
|
32
|
M3039
|
33:04.5
|
33:09:00
|
52
|
Greg Putnam
|
47
|
M4049
|
34:03.3
|
34:05:00
|
53
|
Alan Bernier
|
43
|
M4049
|
34:15.2
|
34:19:00
|
63
|
Ed Sheldon
|
53
|
M5059
|
34:51.1
|
34:54:00
|
66
|
Daniel Raboin
|
25
|
M2029
|
34:55.5
|
34:59:00
|
75
|
Joshua Perks
|
43
|
M4049
|
35:14.0
|
35:19:00
|
84
|
Todd Callaghan
|
48
|
M4049
|
35:32.5
|
35:37:00
|
87
|
Joe Shairs
|
49
|
M4049
|
35:49.5
|
35:52:00
|
92
|
David Principe
|
50
|
M5059
|
36:14.3
|
36:17:00
|
95
|
Jason Dunklee
|
43
|
M4049
|
36:21.0
|
36:25:00
|
100
|
Dave Dunham
|
53
|
M5059
|
36:28.9
|
36:31:00
|
118
|
Kevin Gorman
|
40
|
M4049
|
36:56.8
|
36:57:00
|
142
|
Dan Verrington
|
55
|
M5059
|
38:04.5
|
38:11:00
|
144
|
Nick Taormina
|
45
|
M4049
|
38:11.4
|
38:18:00
|
152
|
Martin Tighe
|
59
|
M5059
|
38:38.6
|
38:45:00
|
154
|
Robert Jackman
|
35
|
M3039
|
38:37.9
|
38:50:00
|
159
|
Nakri Dao
|
44
|
M4049
|
38:53.2
|
39:03:00
|
252
|
Paul Bazanchuk
|
62
|
M6069
|
43:04.4
|
43:22:00
|
255
|
Philip Savoy Jr.
|
55
|
M5059
|
43:23.0
|
43:29:00
|
338
|
William Gonsorcik
|
50
|
M5059
|
47:29.4
|
47:41:00
|
344
|
Frank Ruggiero
|
58
|
M5059
|
47:41.5
|
47:57:00
|
383
|
Stephen Laska
|
55
|
M5059
|
49:01.1
|
49:16:00
|
428
|
David Krom
|
58
|
M5059
|
51:11.4
|
51:19:00
|
794
|
Larry Morris
|
71
|
M7099
|
11:02.4
|
1:11:19
|
No comments:
Post a Comment