10 years ago:
New
Bedford Half-Marathon (March 17, 2013). Last
year I had a major bonk during the last 4 miles of the 1/2 marathon, so my goal
this year was to avoid the same fate. It
was brisk (30's) and windy (15+ mph). I
was happy to manage a time nearly a minute ahead of my goal and 1:37 under my
masters personal best.
Top
masters
13 KEVIN COLLINS 42 M 1:09:23 5:18
24 CHRIS MAGILL BAA 40 M 1:10:56
5:25
40 JOSEPH NAVAS WRT 42 M 1:11:54 5:30
45 GREG PICKLESIMER SRR 46 M 1:12:20
5:32
62 KEVEN O'NEIL BAA 43 M 1:14:02
5:39
70 JASON PORTER CMS 43 M 1:14:25 5:41
74 HARRY STANTS BAA 40 M 1:14:49 5:43
77 ANDY SPAULDING Dirigo 42 M 1:15:03
5:44
81 DAVE DUNHAM CMS 48 M 1:15:11 5:45
83 WAYNE LEVY BAA 47 M 1:15:17
5:45
91 JOE SHAIRS CMS 44 M 1:15:52
5:48
Ryan came up with
an interesting course with plenty of twisting and turning and 75% of the 6+
mile course would be on single-track.
The start was a
flurry of snow as a couple of Unicorn runners headed to the front, they were
trailed by CMS Polar Bears (Greg Hammett, Kevin Tilton, a break then, me, and
Jim Pawlicki). The last mile was a struggle. All in all it was
a great day for the CMS crew, we took 2nd through 5th place
and wrapped up the team title with Melissa Donais taking second in the women’s
race and 23rd overall.
1 43:22 Jim
Johnson 35M Madison,
NH BAA
2 46:24 Kevin
Tilton 31M N
Conway, NH Central Mass Striders
3 46:29 James
Pawlicki 38M Lynn,
MA Central
Mass Striders
4 46:30 Greg
Hammett 35M Chesterfield,
NH Central Mass Striders
5 47:27 Dave
Dunham 48M Bradford,
MA Central Mass Striders
6 48:22 Mark
Miller 32M Parts
Unk, NH BAA
7 49:35 Danny
Ferreira 30M Concord,
NH acidotic RACING
8 51:11 Anthony
Parillo 28M Sherborn,
MA
9 51:17 Phil
Erwin 45M Ridge,
NY acidotic
RACING
10 51:25 Chris
Dunn
44M Strafford,
NH acidotic RACING
13
52:32 Kristina
Folcik 35F Northwood,
NH acidotic RACING
23 56:28 Melissa
Donais 29F N
Andover, MA Central Mass Striders
Prospect Mountain 5.8
mile snowshoe race -I was excited when I’d heard that Tim Van Orden (TiVO)
would be hosting a third race at the Prospect Mountain XC ski
area. The fact that the WMAC Snowshoe series is based on your
best six races and I had five race made going to Prospect a given. It
looked like a decent field, with stalwart Ken Clark and pretty much all of the
WMAC regulars. Right before the start I realized Tim was not present
and basically I needed to finish to wrap up the series. We headed
off a little after 10:30 in just about ideal conditions. At 10 minutes
into the race I was 20 seconds behind the leaders and just starting to find a
rhythm. Soon after that I caught Greg who stepped aside to let me
through. I caught Ross on this section right at the 20 minute
mark. I pushed as hard as I could but glanced back at the top
(about 31 minutes) and Ross was right there.
I took a peak back
at 45 minutes and didn’t see Ross. The very final downhill powder
stretch was a hoot; we did a zigzag down the final slope and into the finish
chute. I certainly was surprised and pleased to hold off Ross and
Greg.
I was beat and
glad to be done, but this course was probably my favorite this
year. There was a little bit of everything but a lot of tough slog,
which is my kind of snowshoe race.
1 53:31
Dave
Dunham 48 M 100.00 CMS
2 53:52
Ross
Krause 33 M 97.96 CMS
3 57:41
Greg Hammett 35 M 95.92 CMS
4 57:52
Dave
Merkt 29 M 93.88 Shenipsit
5 59:44
Brian
Northan 38 M 91.84
6 1:01:34
Rich
Teal 35 M 89.80
7 1:02:46
Carolyn
Stocker 20 F 87.76
8 1:04:44
Ken
Clark 50 M 85.71 HTC
9 1:04:55
David
Loutzenheiser 46 M 83.67
10 1:08:34 Gerret
Van Duyne 34 M 81.63
The 25 or so
skiers headed off and 5 minutes later we were in pursuit when the cannon fired.
Kevin went to the lead and I tried to relax and feel comfortable. We ran
together until about 2 miles then I pulled ahead. I hit the Auto road
(2.4 miles into the race) in 19:07 and the fun began. I was able to hold on for the win.
Pl Time Name Sex/Age
1 1:00:07 Dave
Dunham M
48
2 1:02:01 Kevin
Tilton M
31
3 1:12:26 Peter
Keeney M
46
4 1:12:56 Paul
Bazanchuk M 58
5 1:13:39 Bridget
Ferrin-Smith F 31
7 1:14:20 Keith
O’Brien M
48
9 1:22:07 Leslie
Beckwith F 36
Hawley Kiln - I headed out to Hawley for the 15th annual Hawley Kiln
snowshoe race. This race is a classic! As always it is ably
directed by Ed Alibozek. This race was my first snowshoe race EVER,
and I remember asking Ed advice about my snowshoes and what to expect on the
course. 15 years later and I'm still having a blast romping around in the
woods of Hawley. I showed up extra-early so that I'd have time to run the
course as a warm-up. I arrived just as Ed was returning from his final
loop of the course. He'd spent over 6 hours clearing some trees and
marking the course. Guys like Ed are far and few between.
Off we went and the four CMS boys (me, Greg Hammet, Tim Mahoney, and Tim Van
Orden) gapped the field during the first .7 on the snowmobile trail. I
took a big spill during the third mile but Greg was also post-holing a lot so
neither of us really got any separation on the other. Greg stayed
right on me and we hit the final stretch together and then it was over, he sprinted
ahead and took me by 8 seconds for his third win of the season.
Off we went and the four CMS boys (me, Greg Hammet, Tim Mahoney, and Tim Van
Orden) gapped the field during the first .7 on the snowmobile trail. I
took a big spill during the third mile but Greg was also post-holing a lot so
neither of us really got any separation on the other. Greg stayed
right on me and we hit the final stretch together and then it was over, he sprinted
ahead and took me by 8 seconds for his third win of the season.
Off we went and the four CMS boys (me, Greg Hammet, Tim Mahoney, and Tim Van
Orden) gapped the field during the first .7 on the snowmobile trail. I
took a big spill during the third mile but Greg was also post-holing a lot so
neither of us really got any separation on the other. Greg stayed
right on me and we hit the final stretch together and then it was over, he sprinted
ahead and took me by 8 seconds for his third win of the season.
1 44:22 Greg
Hammett M 35 CMS 100.00
2 44:30 Dave
Dunham M 48 CMS 98.18
3 46:18 Tim
Mahoney M 33 CMS 96.36
4 48:36 Tim Van
Orden M 44 CMS 94.55
5 50:15 Dave
Merkt M 29 92.73
6 54:10 Ken
Clark M 50 90.91
7 56:40 Ted
Cowles M 54 89.09
8
57:44 Kelsey
Allen F
87.27
9
60:56 Ashley
Krause F CMS 85.45
10
61:24 Jim
Devine M 52 83
I headed up to Gilmanton
for my final race of March. This would close out the month with 6
races, which would tie the most I’ve ever done in March. A
record field of nearly 300 showed up on a just about ideal morning. The start
was much cleaner than I recall in past years and I found myself leading as we
turned onto Route 140. I could hear a couple of guys right behind me
but no one seemed to want to move into the lead. On the final hill I
was caught by Nacho Hernando. With 400 to go I had a couple of
seconds lead, with 200 to go I had about 3 seconds, with 100 I still had about
3 seconds. At that point Nacho realized he had another
gear! We turned the final corner and I could hear Andy announcing
that I was about to win and right about then I got passed. I was
all-out and with 50 meters to go he put about 3 seconds on me. Ouch
that hurt!
1 17:28 Nacho
Hernando 19 Manchester
NH
2 17:32 Dave
Dunham 49 Bradford
MA CMS
3 17:40 Jotham
Burnett 33 Canaan
NH
4 17:46 Sam
Evans-Brown 27 Concord NH
5 17:50 Scott
Clark 47 Gilmanton
NH CMS
6 18:32 Ryan
Lafrance 15 Gilford
NH
7 18:35 Ernest
Brake 51 North
Sutton NH CMS
8 18:42 Warren
Bartlett 15 Loudon
NH
9 18:49 Neal
Graves 30 Croydon NH
10 19:04 Tim
Cox 39 Northwood
NH CMS
11 19:04 Mark
Richardson 19 Concord NH
12 19:29 Sam
Wood 26 Laconia
NH CMS
10 years ago:
13 KEVIN COLLINS 42 M 1:09:23 5:18
24 CHRIS MAGILL BAA 40 M 1:10:56 5:25
40 JOSEPH NAVAS WRT 42 M 1:11:54 5:30
45 GREG PICKLESIMER SRR 46 M 1:12:20 5:32
62 KEVEN O'NEIL BAA 43 M 1:14:02 5:39
70 JASON PORTER CMS 43 M 1:14:25 5:41
74 HARRY STANTS BAA 40 M 1:14:49 5:43
77 ANDY SPAULDING Dirigo 42 M 1:15:03 5:44
81 DAVE DUNHAM CMS 48 M 1:15:11 5:45
83 WAYNE LEVY BAA 47 M 1:15:17 5:45
91 JOE SHAIRS CMS 44 M 1:15:52 5:48
Ryan came up with an interesting course with plenty of twisting and turning and 75% of the 6+ mile course would be on single-track.
2 46:24 Kevin Tilton 31M N Conway, NH Central Mass Striders
3 46:29 James Pawlicki 38M Lynn, MA Central Mass Striders
4 46:30 Greg Hammett 35M Chesterfield, NH Central Mass Striders
5 47:27 Dave Dunham 48M Bradford, MA Central Mass Striders
6 48:22 Mark Miller 32M Parts Unk, NH BAA
7 49:35 Danny Ferreira 30M Concord, NH acidotic RACING
8 51:11 Anthony Parillo 28M Sherborn, MA
9 51:17 Phil Erwin 45M Ridge, NY acidotic RACING
10 51:25 Chris Dunn 44M Strafford, NH acidotic RACING
13 52:32 Kristina Folcik 35F Northwood, NH acidotic RACING
23 56:28 Melissa Donais 29F N Andover, MA Central Mass Striders
2 53:52 Ross Krause 33 M 97.96 CMS
3 57:41 Greg Hammett 35 M 95.92 CMS
4 57:52 Dave Merkt 29 M 93.88 Shenipsit
5 59:44 Brian Northan 38 M 91.84
6 1:01:34 Rich Teal 35 M 89.80
7 1:02:46 Carolyn Stocker 20 F 87.76
8 1:04:44 Ken Clark 50 M 85.71 HTC
9 1:04:55 David Loutzenheiser 46 M 83.67
10 1:08:34 Gerret Van Duyne 34 M 81.63
1 1:00:07 Dave Dunham M 48
2 1:02:01 Kevin Tilton M 31
3 1:12:26 Peter Keeney M 46
4 1:12:56 Paul Bazanchuk M 58
5 1:13:39 Bridget Ferrin-Smith F 31
7 1:14:20 Keith O’Brien M 48
9 1:22:07 Leslie Beckwith F 36
Hawley Kiln - I headed out to Hawley for the 15th annual Hawley Kiln snowshoe race. This race is a classic! As always it is ably directed by Ed Alibozek. This race was my first snowshoe race EVER, and I remember asking Ed advice about my snowshoes and what to expect on the course. 15 years later and I'm still having a blast romping around in the woods of Hawley. I showed up extra-early so that I'd have time to run the course as a warm-up. I arrived just as Ed was returning from his final loop of the course. He'd spent over 6 hours clearing some trees and marking the course. Guys like Ed are far and few between.
Off we went and the four CMS boys (me, Greg Hammet, Tim Mahoney, and Tim Van Orden) gapped the field during the first .7 on the snowmobile trail. I took a big spill during the third mile but Greg was also post-holing a lot so neither of us really got any separation on the other. Greg stayed right on me and we hit the final stretch together and then it was over, he sprinted ahead and took me by 8 seconds for his third win of the season.
Off we went and the four CMS boys (me, Greg Hammet, Tim Mahoney, and Tim Van Orden) gapped the field during the first .7 on the snowmobile trail. I took a big spill during the third mile but Greg was also post-holing a lot so neither of us really got any separation on the other. Greg stayed right on me and we hit the final stretch together and then it was over, he sprinted ahead and took me by 8 seconds for his third win of the season.
Off we went and the four CMS boys (me, Greg Hammet, Tim Mahoney, and Tim Van Orden) gapped the field during the first .7 on the snowmobile trail. I took a big spill during the third mile but Greg was also post-holing a lot so neither of us really got any separation on the other. Greg stayed right on me and we hit the final stretch together and then it was over, he sprinted ahead and took me by 8 seconds for his third win of the season.
1 44:22 Greg Hammett M 35 CMS 100.00
2 44:30 Dave Dunham M 48 CMS 98.18
3 46:18 Tim Mahoney M 33 CMS 96.36
4 48:36 Tim Van Orden M 44 CMS 94.55
5 50:15 Dave Merkt M 29 92.73
6 54:10 Ken Clark M 50 90.91
7 56:40 Ted Cowles M 54 89.09
8 57:44 Kelsey Allen F 87.27
9 60:56 Ashley Krause F CMS 85.45
10 61:24 Jim Devine M 52 83
2 17:32 Dave Dunham 49 Bradford MA CMS
3 17:40 Jotham Burnett 33 Canaan NH
4 17:46 Sam Evans-Brown 27 Concord NH
5 17:50 Scott Clark 47 Gilmanton NH CMS
6 18:32 Ryan Lafrance 15 Gilford NH
7 18:35 Ernest Brake 51 North Sutton NH CMS
8 18:42 Warren Bartlett 15 Loudon NH
9 18:49 Neal Graves 30 Croydon NH
10 19:04 Tim Cox 39 Northwood NH CMS
11 19:04 Mark Richardson 19 Concord NH
12 19:29 Sam Wood 26 Laconia NH CMS
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