5 years ago (Sept 2016): I raced three
times over this month, a mountain race and two road races. I started off
with the Mt Greylock race which was now part of the USATF NE
mountain circuit. Teammates Kevin Tilton and Dave Lapierre for the drive
out. Being part of the Mountain Circuit definitely helped the attendance
as 167 turned out and more than half were USATF members. Teammate Matt Veiga
shot out at the start with Tim Van Orden following. A second pack formed,
and I trailed by 15 seconds at the mile. Not much changed as we entered the
park and the climb got a bit steeper. I knew I was in 6th
place now and also knew that everyone ahead of me was CMS which meant I
wouldn’t score for the team unless I moved up a place. The weather was
ideal, sunny, dry, and just a little breeze. I ended up taking 6th
place and 3rd in the 50+. CMS swept the team titles with take the
first 6 places in the open, top 3 in the 50+ and top 4 in the 40+.
Pl Time Name Age City, St Team
1 55:14 Matthew Veiga 29 Lynn, MA CMS
2 56:51 Tim Van Orden 48 Bennington, VT CMS
3 57:43 Kevin Tilton 34 Conway, NH CMS
4 57:48 Erik Vandendries 51 Chestnut Hill, MA CMS
5 58:33 Ed Sheldon 52 Hooksett, NH CMS
6 58:43 Dave Dunham 52 Bradford, MA CMS
20 1:10:11 David Lapierre 52 Chelmsford, MA CMS
Next up was the USATF NE 20km championships (Seasons 20k). My plan this year was to try and be competitive with my fellow Senior (50-59) runners. Race day was just plain nasty, although not “hot” it was 75 degrees and the dew point in the 70’s made it about as humid as possible without actually raining. Ed went out as he normally does and was 5 seconds up at the mile. Around the mile Jim Pawlicki strode by and I latched on. Jim and I ran together, and he’d gap me on the uphill parts and I’d come back on the down. I was 38:52 at 10k which was only 15 seconds slower than last year, before 8 miles it got ominously dark and then the skies opened up. I pulled away from Jim Pawlicki on the climb after 10 miles. I had my head up looking ahead at the line of guys in front of me when I heard Jim yell out “No!”. I looked back and realized we missed the turn! I started yelling “No, no, no” to the guys ahead who’d missed the turn ahead of me as I quickly reversed direction. In all I ran an extra 50 seconds but others had it much worse. Jason Bui went back by me with 200 to go and powered to the line, I struggled in running 1:18:48 and taking 5th in the 50+.
Pl Time Name Age City, St Team
1 55:14 Matthew Veiga 29 Lynn, MA CMS
2 56:51 Tim Van Orden 48 Bennington, VT CMS
3 57:43 Kevin Tilton 34 Conway, NH CMS
4 57:48 Erik Vandendries 51 Chestnut Hill, MA CMS
5 58:33 Ed Sheldon 52 Hooksett, NH CMS
6 58:43 Dave Dunham 52 Bradford, MA CMS
20 1:10:11 David Lapierre 52 Chelmsford, MA CMS
Next up was the USATF NE 20km championships (Seasons 20k). My plan this year was to try and be competitive with my fellow Senior (50-59) runners. Race day was just plain nasty, although not “hot” it was 75 degrees and the dew point in the 70’s made it about as humid as possible without actually raining. Ed went out as he normally does and was 5 seconds up at the mile. Around the mile Jim Pawlicki strode by and I latched on. Jim and I ran together, and he’d gap me on the uphill parts and I’d come back on the down. I was 38:52 at 10k which was only 15 seconds slower than last year, before 8 miles it got ominously dark and then the skies opened up. I pulled away from Jim Pawlicki on the climb after 10 miles. I had my head up looking ahead at the line of guys in front of me when I heard Jim yell out “No!”. I looked back and realized we missed the turn! I started yelling “No, no, no” to the guys ahead who’d missed the turn ahead of me as I quickly reversed direction. In all I ran an extra 50 seconds but others had it much worse. Jason Bui went back by me with 200 to go and powered to the line, I struggled in running 1:18:48 and taking 5th in the 50+.
50+ (41 finishers)
1 1:12:12 Peter Hammer 50 M BAA
2 1:18:31 Michael Cooney 54 M WRT
3 1:18:34 Scott Anderson 51 M WRT
4 1:18:39 Charlie Bemis 53 M WRT
5 1:18:48 Dave Dunham 52 M CMS
6 1:19:23 Robert Cipriano 56 M SRR
7 1:19:52 Ed Sheldon 52 M CMS
8 1:21:11 Martin Tighe 58 M CMS
15 1:29:42 David Lapierre 52 M CMS
16 1:30:54 Philip Savoy Jr 54 M CMS
My final race of the month was the USATF NE 10km championships (Lone Gull): I was gunning for a sub-36 and would be looking for teammates Ed Sheldon and Jim Pawlicki to key off of. Right from the gun it felt “quick” to me. Every time someone went by I’d want to latch on but it always felt just a little bit too fast. I reached the mile in 5:40 which was right around the time I thought I could run but it felt a lot tougher than I’d hoped. I was fortunate always having someone around me. Jim Pawlicki caught me before 3 miles (17:15) and we strode through 5k together in 17:56. I still felt I had an outside shot at breaking 36 if I could hold pace. Jim took off on the final climb to the 6 mile mark (I suck at hills) and Charlie Bemis (WRT 50+) went by at the crest of the hill. I gave all I had left but every step I lost ground. I crossed the line in 36:11 (clock time) with a chip time of 36:06. The 50+ field was strong and I did not crack the top 10 (finishing 11th). Our team took 3rd behind Whirlaway and a strong Somerville Road Runners squad.
50+
DvPl Name Age ChipTime GunTimeTown Club
1 Peter Hammer 50 0:33:14 0:33:18 Needham BAA
2 Greg Picklesimer 50 0:33:24 0:33:28 Brighton SRR
3 Pete Bottomley 54 0:34:58 0:35:04 Cape Elizabeth Dirigo
4 Robert Cipriano 56 0:35:17 0:35:22 Brighton SRR
5 John Ayers 50 0:35:36 0:35:39 Hamilton WRT
6 Ed Sheldon 52 0:35:42 0:35:45 Hooksett CMS
7 Scott Anderson 51 0:35:47 0:35:52 Truro WRT
8 Mark Reeder 56 0:35:53 0:35:57 Brighton GLRR
9 Douglas Martyn 56 0:35:53 0:35:59 North Andover WRT
10 Charlie Bemis 53 0:36:00 0:36:05 Derry WRT
11 Dave Dunham 52 0:36:06 0:36:11 Bradford CMS
18 Martin Tighe 58 0:37:43 0:37:51 Providence CMS
23 John Pajer 53 0:39:56 0:40:04 Leicester CMS
24 David Lapierre 52 0:40:02 0:40:11 Chelmsford CMS
26 Dan Verrington 54 0:40:03 0:40:12 Bradford CMS
27 Philip Savoy 54 0:40:28 0:40:37 Shrewsbury CMS
1 1:12:12 Peter Hammer 50 M BAA
2 1:18:31 Michael Cooney 54 M WRT
3 1:18:34 Scott Anderson 51 M WRT
4 1:18:39 Charlie Bemis 53 M WRT
5 1:18:48 Dave Dunham 52 M CMS
6 1:19:23 Robert Cipriano 56 M SRR
7 1:19:52 Ed Sheldon 52 M CMS
8 1:21:11 Martin Tighe 58 M CMS
15 1:29:42 David Lapierre 52 M CMS
16 1:30:54 Philip Savoy Jr 54 M CMS
My final race of the month was the USATF NE 10km championships (Lone Gull): I was gunning for a sub-36 and would be looking for teammates Ed Sheldon and Jim Pawlicki to key off of. Right from the gun it felt “quick” to me. Every time someone went by I’d want to latch on but it always felt just a little bit too fast. I reached the mile in 5:40 which was right around the time I thought I could run but it felt a lot tougher than I’d hoped. I was fortunate always having someone around me. Jim Pawlicki caught me before 3 miles (17:15) and we strode through 5k together in 17:56. I still felt I had an outside shot at breaking 36 if I could hold pace. Jim took off on the final climb to the 6 mile mark (I suck at hills) and Charlie Bemis (WRT 50+) went by at the crest of the hill. I gave all I had left but every step I lost ground. I crossed the line in 36:11 (clock time) with a chip time of 36:06. The 50+ field was strong and I did not crack the top 10 (finishing 11th). Our team took 3rd behind Whirlaway and a strong Somerville Road Runners squad.
50+
DvPl Name Age ChipTime GunTimeTown Club
1 Peter Hammer 50 0:33:14 0:33:18 Needham BAA
2 Greg Picklesimer 50 0:33:24 0:33:28 Brighton SRR
3 Pete Bottomley 54 0:34:58 0:35:04 Cape Elizabeth Dirigo
4 Robert Cipriano 56 0:35:17 0:35:22 Brighton SRR
5 John Ayers 50 0:35:36 0:35:39 Hamilton WRT
6 Ed Sheldon 52 0:35:42 0:35:45 Hooksett CMS
7 Scott Anderson 51 0:35:47 0:35:52 Truro WRT
8 Mark Reeder 56 0:35:53 0:35:57 Brighton GLRR
9 Douglas Martyn 56 0:35:53 0:35:59 North Andover WRT
10 Charlie Bemis 53 0:36:00 0:36:05 Derry WRT
11 Dave Dunham 52 0:36:06 0:36:11 Bradford CMS
18 Martin Tighe 58 0:37:43 0:37:51 Providence CMS
23 John Pajer 53 0:39:56 0:40:04 Leicester CMS
24 David Lapierre 52 0:40:02 0:40:11 Chelmsford CMS
26 Dan Verrington 54 0:40:03 0:40:12 Bradford CMS
27 Philip Savoy 54 0:40:28 0:40:37 Shrewsbury CMS
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