CMS history at the USATF NE 5m championships
This year will marked the 33rd time the 5 mile or 8 kilometer was part of the Grand Prix (1985-2020). The split has been even with the 8k conducted 16 times and this year will be the 17th 5 mile. The 5m has been a staple of the series being included every year starting in 1987 with the lone exception being 2010 when the selection criteria were changed and the distance was not selected. Oddly the 5m/8km has twice been contested over short courses. The Ollie (2009) and Dubliner (1991) both came up short of the stated distance (and as such I did not use the times from those years for “best” lists). I believe that only the Carver Cranberry (Carver, MA), Ribfest (Merrimack, NH), and Bobby Doyle (Narragansett, RI) races still survive. The races which were the championships the most time include Rojacks which hosted the championships 8 times, Ollie 5 times, and Riverside Twilight 3 times and the Ribfest twice.
Only seven teams have ever won the 5m team championships. CMS has taken the title 12 times, BAA has won 14 times, Tracksmith has won twice. WRT, BRC, GLRR and WMDP won once. In the Masters WRT has won 13 times, CMS 9 times, GLRR 6 times, TVFR 3 times and BAA once. The senior team age group has been won by CMS 8 times, GLRR 7 times, WRT 5 times, CSU & BRC 4 times, and BAA once.
CMS owns the fastest time and the only sub-2 hours with a 1:59:54 in 1992. That is an amazing average of 23:59 for five runners! CMS owns 9 of the top 15 team times run. In 1996 CMS took the top 6 spots. Eric Morse ran 24:45 that year for 6th place and failed to score for the team.
Five CMS runners have been USATF (or then NEAC) New England champions at five miles or 8km. Mark Donahue won in 1989 and 1990. Larry Sayers won in 1991, Dave Dunham in 1993, Mike Nahom in 1995, and Scott Bagley in 1996.
The best team times (Did not include 1991 or 2009-Short course):
Open
1 CMS 1:59:54 1992
2 Tracksmith 2:01:06 2020
3 BAA 2:01:55 2003
4 CMS 2:02:03 1996
5 CMS 2:02:06 1993
6 BRC 2:02:14 1994
7 BAA 2:02:31 2001
8 BAA 2:02:36 2020
9 CMS 2:02:52 1998
10 BAA 2:03:10 2002
11 CMS 2:03:14 1995
12 CMS 2:03:18 1997
13 CMS 2:03:20 1990
14 CMS 2:03:20 1999
15 CMS 2:03:30 1994
40+
1 WRT 2:08:06 2003
2 WRT 2:09:25 2002
3 CMS 2:09:43 1998
4 WRT 2:10:08 2001
5 WRT 2:10:19 2000
50+
1 WRT 2:19:42 2012
2 WRT 2:22:23 2011
3 CMS 2:23:15 2020
4 BRC 2:23:36 1993
5 BAA 2:24:34 2020
Best times by CMS runners at a USATF 5m champ
Rank First Last Time Place Date Location State
1 Eric Morse 23:42 3 09/06/92 Lowell MA
2 Rod Ellsworth 23:43 4 09/06/92 Lowell MA
3 Jim Zimmerly 23:44 5 09/06/92 Lowell MA
4 Mark Donahue 23:46 1 06/17/90 Charlestown MA
5 Dave Dunham 23:59 3 05/23/93 Agawam MA
6 Mike Nahom 23:59 1 05/21/95 Agawam MA
7 Frank Conway 24:02 8 09/06/92 Lowell MA
8 Jim Murphy 24:07 5 10/24/87 Jamaica Plain MA
9 Scott Bagley 24:12 1 05/19/96 Agawam MA
10 Mark Donahue 24:14 1 09/09/89 Amherst MA
11 Mike Nahom 24:18 2 05/19/96 Agawam MA
12 Rod Ellsworth 24:21 8 05/23/93 Agawam MA
13 Jack Dwyer 24:21 11 10/04/98 Attleboro MA
14 Craig Fram 24:23 3 05/19/96 Agawam MA
15 Dave Dunham 24:23 4 05/19/96 Agawam MA
16 Scott Clark 24:23 8 10/02/88 Lowell MA
17 Mark Donahue 24:24 17 10/03/99 Attleboro MA
18 Eric Morse 24:24 15 10/02/94 Attleboro MA
19 Scott Clark 24:24 2 06/17/90 Charlestown MA
20 Larry Sayers 24:26 13 09/30/01 Attleboro MA
21 Michael Crawley 24:27 9 10/02/88 Lowell MA
22 Darren Shearer 24:29 14 10/04/98 Attleboro MA
23 Dan Verrington 24:29 16 10/02/94 Attleboro MA
24 Eric Morse 24:30 9 05/23/93 Agawam MA
25 Paul Hammond 24:30 8 10/24/87 Jamaica Plain MA
Top CMS Masters times at a USATF 5m championship:
1 24:24 1999 Mark Donahue
2 24:26 2001 Larry Sayers
3 24:32 1998 Craig Fram
4 25:09 2000 Larry Sayers
5 25:10 1997 Wayne Jacob
6 25:21 2003 Dan Verrington
7 25:29 1995 Geary Daniels
8 25:34 1988 Neil Faugno
9 25:39 1999 Jim Garcia
10 25:42 1994 Geary Daniels
11 25:58 1992 Jerry Learned
12 25:58 1993 Cliff Matthews
13 26:03 2005 Dan Verrington
14 26:03 1998 Wayne Jacob
15 26:07 1996 Wayne Jacob
16 26:08 1992 Cliff Matthews
17 26:08 2006 Dan Verrington
18 26:09 1998 Jim Garcia
19 26:10 2004 Larry Sayers
20 26:10 1998 Geary Daniels
21 26:13 1992 Jim Murphy
22 26:14 1997 Geary Daniels
23 26:17 2014 Greg Putnam
24 26:27 2001 Gregg Cornell
25 26:30 2001 Geary Daniels
Top CMS 50+ times at a USATF 5m championship:
1 27:28 2020 Gregory Putnam
2 27:32 2000 Jerry Learned
3 27:35 2020 David Principe
4 27:45 2013 Dan Verrington
5 27:51 1998 John Boyle
6 27:54 1988 Jim Daley
7 28:00 1993 Ernie Dumas
8 28:10 2017 Ed Sheldon
9 28:15 2005 Geary Daniels
10 28:16 1999 Jerry Learned
11 28:21 2005 John Lee
12 28:25 2003 Jerry Learned
13 28:26 2018 Joe Shairs
14 28:29 2014 Dan Verrington
16 28:33 2004 John Lee
17 28:33 1998 Jerry Learned
18 28:34 2014 Dave Dunham
19 28:36 2001 Jerry Learned
20 28:37 1992 Doug Kenefick
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