Date:    10/4/2009 10:30 AM
Type:    Race
Course:    Topsfield 8K XC
Distance:    8 kilometers
Duration:    28:00
Pace:    5:38 / mile
Equipment:    ASICS (Trail Shoes)
Weight:    169 lb
Misc:    Quality: 1/10, Effort: 7/10
Field Placement:    17 / 54 (31.5%)
Weather:    83° F, Humid
Event URL:    www.gbtc.org/blog/gbtc/2009/10/complete-results-of-todays-topsfield-xc.html
Notes:    Topsifeld, MA - Sometimes XC just beats you. Today, XC beat me like a baby seal. I didn't have it from the get go and this is a challenging course to not have it and still somehow fake it.

I suspect the combination of a tough Friday run along with some substantial humidity piled onto a hilly course (when I am not hill-ready) did me in pretty well. I went out conservative in 5:19 and just slogged from there.




Team ran nicely, however and we finished second place. I definitely let the team down but I think it would have taken me + 1 other guy at the back to help out our solid 1-3 runners.


Either way, I still love XC.

Shoemaker ran with only one shoe after his spike plate broke and still won.



Men 8k Team results

1 Greater Boston Track Club (GBTC)
2, 3, 9, 11, 13, (16), (21) = 38
2 Boston Athletic Association (BAA)
1, 4, 7, 15, 28, (30), (34) = 55
3 Central Mass Striders (CMS)
6, 8, 14, 17, 18, (19), (22) = 63
4 SISU
5, 10, 12, 25, 26 = 78
5 Greater Lowell Road Runners (GLRR)
20, 24 ,29, 31, 35 = 139
6 New England Track and Trail (NETT)
23, 27, 32, 33, 36 = 151

Men 8k Individual Results

Place Name Club Time Score
1 Jarrod Shoemaker BAA 25:48 1
2 Ryan Place GBTC 25:53 2
3 Dan Smith GBTC 26:17 3
4 Matt Carter BAA 26:17 4
5 Mike Griffin SISU 26:26 5
6 Jim Johnson CMS 26:32 6
7 Peter Mallet 26:47
8 Kevin Gallagher BAA 26:57 7
9 Kevin Tilton CMS 26:57 8
10 Matt Haringa GBTC 27:18 9
11 Ryan Miller SISU 27:27 10
12 Dennis Wolff RIADHA 27:31
13 Junyong Pak GBTC 27:33 11
14 Matt Germain SISU 27:37 12
15 Rob Espinosa GBTC 27:42 13
16 Dan Navaroli CMS 27:45 14
17 Josh Gordon BAA 28:00 15
18 Dan Lounsbury NBB 28:32
19 Ryan Eckel GBTC 28:32 16
20 Jim Pawlicki CMS 28:35 17
21 Dan Verrington CMS 28:49 18
22 Dave Harper CMS 29:01 19
23 John Barbour GLRR 29:10 20
24 Doug Chick GBTC 29:16 21
25 Dave Dunham CMS 29:17 22
26 Dave Hannon NETT 29:17 23
27 Dave Quintal CMS 29:31
28 Bruce Davie GBTC 29:41
29 Mark Reeder GLRR 29:56 24
30 Eric Mendoza GBTC 30:03
31 Jamie Aubuchon SISU 30:05 25
32 Steve Bartholomew SISU 30:10 26
33 Ben Gray NETT 30:17 27
34 Mark Bell BAA 30:29 28
35 Adam Harder GBTC 30:36
36 Peter Lagoy GLRR 31:01 29
37 Scott Bosworth GBTC 31:10
38 John Barrett BAA 31:30 30
39 John Ethington 31:47
40 Brian Beaulieu GBTC 31:52
41 Mick McHugh CSU 31:54
42 Andrew Bianchieri GLRR 32:06 31
43 Frank Kjarnsgard NETT 32:20 32
44 Ben Winther NETT 32:33 33
45 Dave Menard BAA 32:36 34
46 Brian Hare GBTC 32:39
47 Phil Riley GLRR 32:47 35
48 Jon Granger NETT 33:05 36
49 Bruce Bond GBTC 34:04
50 Joel Bargmann GBTC 34:14
51 Ken Ross GBTC 34:18
52 Christopher Stowe SISU 36:06
53 Chris Smith NETT 37:36
54 Chris Dwyer GBTC 37:48











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