I'd been feeling a bit down after the USATF NE XC championship race two weeks ago. I think it was the normal let down after the long build up (since July) focusing on one race. I signed up for Rachel's run as it was the final race in the five race USATF NE cross country grand prix. From past results I knew that this was the slowest race in the series and as such would not help my scores as the series was a 'best 4 of 5'. My head wasn't quite in it and knowing how rough the course was my main goal was to not get hurt during the race. I've been a bit shy about racing on rough surfaces since the injury at Loon.
I got to the race in time to see the women head out and then I jumped onto the two loop 5k course for a preview/warm-up. The course is tricky slow with a fair amount of turns and a lot of roots and rocks. There is really only one hill but the down after it is so steep you (or I) can't really bomb down it. My hope was to help the CMS senior squad which improved every day leading up to the race as some speedsters signed up. I changed into my Inov-8 trail shoes (no spikes for me on this course) and did another mile. I felt pretty flat. Nothing to do about that now but get out there and hope for the best.
CMS had 9 guys line up but no open runners, all masters and seniors.
I got out okay but found myself way back in the field of 81. I was able to pick off some guys on the first steep rocky downhill then looked ahead to focus on main rival Brad Klindenst and teammate Dave Harper.
I got Brad on the downhill just after the mile and then put in my fastest half-mile of the race pulling into the end of the first lap in 10:18. I kept my head up and focused on Dave but never made a dent in his lead. I did catch one guy (Remington Gaetjens) and he repassed me in the last 400 and just buried me.
Takeways from the race: CMS won the masters and seniors with a perfect 15 points (took the top 5 places in both categories). I was 5th man for CMS and 5th overall in the seniors. Only 9 ran in the seniors! I ran very even with a 10:18/10:19 per lap. Cross country is fun in a sick and twisted way.
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1 1/49 OPEN 16:05 5:12 Benjamin Drezek 23 Tracksmith Boston Hares 241 Lowell MA
2 2/49 OPEN 16:13 5:14 Colin Cernik 28 Tracksmith Boston Hares 257 Brighton MA
3 3/49 OPEN 16:34 5:21 Mac Sloan Anderson 21 Battle Road Track Club 230 Shelburne Falls
4 4/49 OPEN 16:48 5:25 Eli Moskowitz 25 Battle Road Track Club 240 Watertown MA
5 5/49 OPEN 16:48 5:26 Mike Durkin 24 Battle Road Track Club 238 Hingham MA
6 6/49 OPEN 16:53 5:27 Jackson Kelly 24 Tracksmith Boston Hares 254 Boston MA
7 7/49 OPEN 16:58 5:29 Matthew Morris 27 Greater Boston Track Club 285 Somerville MA
8 8/49 OPEN 16:58 5:29 Cole Townsend 29 Tracksmith Boston Hares 269 Cambridge MA
9 9/49 OPEN 16:59 5:29 Aaron Lucci 26 Battle Road Track Club 233 Wakefield MA
10 10/49 OPEN 17:01 5:30 Mateo Villa 24 Tracksmith Boston Hares 261 Cambridge MA
11 11/49 OPEN 17:11 5:33 Michael Creedon 29 Greater Boston Track Club 255 Watertown MA
12 12/49 OPEN 17:11 5:33 Trevor Houchens 23 Tracksmith Boston Hares 260 Cambridge MA
13 13/49 OPEN 17:19 5:36 Declan Neary 25 Battle Road Track Club 243 Boston MA
14 14/49 OPEN 17:25 5:38 Aaron Martin 29 Cambridge Running Club 262 Watertown MA
15 15/49 OPEN 17:26 5:38 Kyle Bystrom 26 Cambridge Running Club 227 Cambridge MA
16 1/10 MASTERS 17:37 5:41 Nate Jenkins 42 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 219 North Andover M
17 16/49 OPEN 17:42 5:43 Matthew Pennock 28 Cambridge Running Club 234 Somerville MA
18 17/49 OPEN 17:48 5:45 Tom Manlon 24 Old Goat Track Club 278 Marlborough MA
19 18/49 OPEN 17:48 5:45 William Colgan 26 Cambridge Running Club 284 Cambridge MA
20 19/49 OPEN 17:50 5:45 Austin Scott 27 Old Goat Track Club 274 Douglas MA
21 20/49 OPEN 17:54 5:47 John Sava 26 Battle Road Track Club 231 West Newton MA
22 21/49 OPEN 18:14 5:53 Shaun Dever 36 Greater Boston Track Club 229 Stoneham MA
23 22/49 OPEN 18:18 5:54 David Perloff 29 Greater Lowell Road Runne 244 Chelmsford MA
24 23/49 OPEN 18:27 5:58 Andrew Parker 21 Patriot Pole Vault 226 Tyngsborough MA
25 24/49 OPEN 18:28 5:58 Wesley Mather 31 CAMBRIDGE RUNNING CLUB 215 Chelmsford MA
26 25/49 OPEN 18:29 5:58 Robert Lamarre 29 Greater Boston Track Club 265 Charlestown MA
27 26/49 OPEN 18:30 5:58 Joe Rand 30 SISU Project 288 Haverhill MA
28 2/10 MASTR 18:31 5:59 Iain Ridgway 42 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 221 Holden MA
29 3/10 MASTR 18:37 6:01 Lee Danforth 44 HFC Striders 281 Norwood MA
30 1/9 SENIOR 18:48 6:04 Arthur Besse 50 Central Mass Striders 287 Templeton MA
31 2/9 SENIOR 18:52 6:06 Steve Brightman 53 Central Mass Striders 259 Providence RI
32 27/49 OPEN 18:55 6:07 Jonah Williams 28 CAMBRIDGE RUNNING CLUB 213 Brookline MA
33 28/49 OPEN 18:59 6:08 Sean Kineavy 26 HFC Striders 270 Dedham MA
34 29/49 OPEN 19:04 6:09 Michael Luebeck 37 GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNE 203 Maynard MA 35 3/9 SENIOR 19:07 6:10 Todd Callaghan 53 Central Mass Striders 283 Beverly MA
36 30/49 OPEN 19:09 6:11 John Paquet III 28 GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNE 202 Woburn MA
37 31/49 OPEN 19:13 6:12 Nathan Stomberg 28 Old Goat Track Club 252 North Scituate
38 32/49 OPEN 19:17 6:13 Tony Ly 34 GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNE 211 Lowell MA
39 4/10 MASTR 19:17 6:13 Paulo Amaral 42 GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNE 204 Lowell MA
40 33/49 OPEN 19:20 6:14 David Goodrich 28 Old Goat Track Club 223 Waterford CT
41 34/49 OPEN 19:29 6:17 Will Shahbazian 20 Old Goat Track Club 268 Andover MA
42 35/49 OPEN 19:32 6:18 Michael Narcisi 38 SISU Project 279 Acton MA
43 36/49 OPEN 19:41 6:21 Masaya Ando 30 Cambridge Running Club 224 Watertown MA
44 37/49 OPEN 19:47 6:23 Logan Crow 18 Framingham State 256 Windsor Locks C
45 38/49 OPEN 19:52 6:25 Mark Kenwood 36 HFC Striders 277 Auburndale MA
46 39/49 OPEN 19:53 6:25 Matthew Colturi 28 Cambridge Running Club 228 Cambridge MA
47 40/49 OPEN 19:53 6:25 Micheal Martin 28 SISU Project 280 Fitchburg MA
48 41/49 OPEN 19:57 6:26 Mike Grasela 31 SISU Project 276 New Bedford MA
49 42/49 OPEN 19:57 6:27 David Moyer 33 Greater Boston Track Club 282 Hyde Park MA
50 5/10 MASTR 20:10 6:31 Mark Ansley 40 Greater Lowell Road Runne 250 Lowell MA
51 4/9 SENIOR 20:17 6:33 David Harper 55 Central Mass Striders 246 Leominster MA
52 43/49 OPEN 20:25 6:36 Trent Evans 33 CAMBRIDGE RUNNING CLUB 216 Belmont MA
53 44/49 OPEN 20:30 6:37 Remington Gaetjens 25 Old Goat Track Club 225 Dover NH
54 5/9 SENIOR 20:37 6:39 Dave Dunham 58 Central Mass Striders 239 Haverhill MA
55 6/10 MASTR 20:53 6:44 Chris Mancini 42 Tracksmith Boston Hares 245 Swampscott MA
56 7/10 MASTR 21:05 6:48 Brad Klinedinst 46 Whirlaway Racing Team 249 Hudson MA
57 45/49 OPEN 21:31 6:57 Tyler Leeds 39 Greater Lowell Road Runne 267 Chelmsford MA
58 1/13 VETERN 21:42 7:00 John Barbour 68 Greater Lowell Road Runne 237 West Roxbury MA
59 6/9 SENIOR 21:57 7:05 Michael McKie 55 Central Mass Striders 248 Peabody MA
60 46/49 OPEN 22:06 7:08 Bruno Barbosa 19 Framingham State 272 Framingham MA
61 2/13 VETERN 22:12 7:10 Mark Reeder 63 GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNE 220 Brighton MA
62 8/10 MASTR 22:21 7:13 James Pawlicki 48 Central Mass Striders 258 Lynn MA
63 47/49 OPEN 22:45 7:21 Colin McShane 25 SISU Project 263 Leominster MA
64 7/9 SENIOR 23:02 7:26 David Loutzenheiser 55 Cambridge Running Club 247 Cambridge MA
65 9/10 MASTR 23:08 7:28 Matt Story 49 GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNE 208 Westford MA
66 8/9 SENIOR 23:11 7:29 Fil Faria 58 Greater Lowell Road Runne 232 Lowell MA
67 3/13 VETERN 23:29 7:35 William Timmins 60 Tracksmith Boston Hares 266 Scituate MA
68 4/13 VETERN 24:03 7:46 Peter Lagoy 63 Greater Lowell Road Runne 236 Hopkinton MA
69 10/10 MASTR 24:40 7:58 Jose Naveo 43 Cambridge Running Club 286 Stoneham MA
70 5/13 VETERN 24:49 8:01 Peter Wasylak 67 Greater Lowell Road Runne 251 Dunstable MA
71 48/49 OPEN 24:55 8:03 Matt Murray 18 Johnson and Wales 275 Oradell NJ
72 6/13 VETERN 25:15 8:09 David Penn 62 GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNE 217 Melrose MA
73 7/13 VETERN 25:52 8:21 Ken Goodin 67 GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNE 206 Lowell MA
74 49/49 OPEN 26:02 8:24 Nathan Malorzo 22 Johnson and Wales 273 Nashua NH
75 9/9 SENIOR 26:08 8:26 Timothy Irish 55 Sunrise Striders 201 Attleboro MA
76 8/13 VETERN 27:30 8:53 Matt Lynch 63 HFC Striders 253 Natick MA
77 9/13 VETERN 28:30 9:12 Bill Schulze 63 unattached 271 Chelmsford MA
78 10/13 VETERN 29:03 9:23 Peter Hogan 71 New England Walkers 235 Quincy MA
79 11/13 VETERN 30:42 9:55 Tom Derderian 73 Greater Boston Track Club 242 Winthrop MA
80 12/13 VETERN 40:25 13:03 Richard Paulsen 79 NEW ENGLAND 65+ RUNNING C 209 Woburn MA 81 13/13 VETERN 44:20 14:19 Raymond Boutotte 77 GATE CITY STRIDERS 207 Pepperell MA
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