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Cheryl Cleary: What it Takes to Win a USATF-NE 30k Championship
2 months ago
Cheryl Cleary of Central Mass Striders (CMS) has more than 15 years of running under her belt, but not until recently did she start running her all-time best. This past weekend, for example, at the Nahant 30k, she took the women’s title in the USATF-NE Grand Prix race, setting a major PR in the process and breaking the course record. Her time of 2:01:05, a 6:30 per mile pace over the course of more than 18.5 miles, is impressive in itself — but what may be most impressive is that Cheryl will be turning 40 in January and has four kids.
Cheryl Cleary of CMS about to taste victory at the Nahant 30k – Photo by Krissy Kozlosky
So, what has been the key to her success? We got the inside scoop from Cheryl herself. Here’s what she had to say.
On her…Recent Racing Successes
- “Winning the USATF-NE Grand Prix Nahant 30k was the greatest moment in my running career to date. After 15+ years of running, my training has jumped to a new level since I decided to accept coaching from Kevin Beck in June. I’ve done everything he has told me to with adjustments along the way and his brilliance and specificity in workouts has obviously done the trick. My goal this summer was to break 18 in a certified 5k, which I did at Canal Diggers 5k, running 17:40 to win and take the course record there in early September. I’ve also set PRs in the 5 mile and 10K. Coming up next is the Hartford Half Marathon and Manchester Marathon.”
…Training and Diet
- “I’ll be 40 years old in January and have four kids ages 7, 5, 3 and 23 months. A lot of my training is on my treadmill with long runs done outside with my training partner Arthur Besse. We’ve hammered out 18 milers with the last 12 around 6:45 per mile pace average, sometimes bringing the final two miles down to under 6:30 pace. I also do two other quality speed sessions per week. In my opinion, the biggest key to my recent success and ability to stay injury free is diet. I don’t eat anything special but have made changes in the direction of ‘clean eating.’ It helps in recovery and I include a lot of raw foods in my diet each day like nuts and avocados and lots of grilled chicken.”
…Pack Racing with the Guys
- “During the Nahant 30k, I joked with a group of guys around mile eight that I was running with, and said ‘so, you guys going to help pace me to win this?’ (I was in third place at the time but could see the two ladies in front of me slowing). I heard some chuckles, but it was those guys that led the way for me, and I thank them dearly. Working together in a race is key and I do not wear a watch but run by feel in races. By mile 15, the group broke up but I managed to catch Justin Soucy of Gate City Striders with a couple miles to go and he talked me through to the finish, keeping me relaxed as I envisioned the feeling of what was about to be mine. It was extremely emotional to capture the victory. A Grand Prix race. All that I have worked for, one moment.”
We congratulate Cheryl on her well-deserved victory and wish her the best of luck in her upcoming races, including the Manchester City Marathon on November 3rd, the final race in the 2013 USATF-NE Road Racing Grand Prix series.
2013 Nahant 30K (GP Race #6)
2 months ago
Plc Name Club TimeGun S Age DvPlNEM TimeChip AG % AG%_Plc 1 Dan Vassallo CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 01:40:41 M 28 1 Y 01:40:39 85.76% 3 2 Brandon Newbould WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM 01:40:52 M 32 2 Y 01:40:52 85.58% 5 3 Peter Omea TEAM RUN 01:42:36 M 35 3 Y 01:42:36 84.47% 9 4 Patrick Rich CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 01:44:05 M 37 4 Y 01:44:04 83.87% 14 5 Neel Tarneja GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB 01:45:13 M 30 5 Y 01:45:13 82.04% 23 6 Scott Leslie CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 01:45:19 M 32 6 Y 01:45:17 81.99% 24 7 Craig McMahon BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 01:45:29 M 24 7 Y 01:45:29 81.83% 26 8 Sean Duncan WESTERN MASS DISTANCE PROJECT 01:45:46 M 24 8 Y 01:45:46 81.61% 27 9 Jason Garrity GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB 01:45:50 M 27 9 Y 01:45:50 81.56% 28 10 Justin Freeman TEAM RUN 01:46:15 M 36 10 Y 01:46:14 82.05% 22 11 Eric Mendoza GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB 01:47:29 M 29 11 Y 01:47:28 80.32% 34 12 Mathew Weissinger WESTERN MASS DISTANCE PROJECT 01:47:32 M 26 12 Y 01:47:32 80.27% 35 13 Morgan Kennedy CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 01:49:04 M 25 13 Y 01:48:58 79.21% 39 14 Tim Catoggio TEAM RUN 01:49:06 M 28 14 Y 01:49:05 79.13% 40 15 Jason Porter CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 01:49:20 M 43 1 Y 01:49:19 84.24% 12 16 Ryan Aschbrenner GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB 01:49:28 M 36 15 Y 01:49:27 79.41% 37 17 Chris Magill BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 01:49:40 M 40 2 Y 01:49:39 81.86% 25 18 David Metzger TEAM RUN 01:49:47 M 27 16 Y 01:49:45 78.65% 46 19 Daniel Princic WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM 01:50:05 M 34 17 Y 01:50:03 78.47% 50 20 Joseph Navas WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM 01:50:54 M 42 3 Y 01:50:53 82.38% 21 21 Alex Hall BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 01:52:26 M 26 18 Y 01:52:23 76.81% 59 22 Christopher Lawrence BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 01:52:27 M 49 1 Y 01:52:26 86.21% 2 23 Wayne Levy BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 01:53:18 M 48 2 Y 01:53:16 84.35% 11 24 Gregory Picklesimer SOMERVILLE ROAD RUNNERS 01:53:30 M 47 3 Y 01:53:28 83.46% 15 25 Jason Baer GREEN MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC ASSOC 01:53:49 M 35 19 Y 01:53:47 76.18% 66 26 Sean McDonough SOMERVILLE ROAD RUNNERS 01:53:59 M 30 20 Y 01:53:56 75.76% 70 27 Mark Albertson GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB 01:54:01 M 21 21 Y 01:53:56 75.82% 69 28 Joe Shairs CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 01:54:28 M 45 4 Y 01:54:27 81.46% 30 29 Martin Tighe CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 01:54:29 M 55 1 Y 01:54:23 89.03% 1 30 Tim Mallard GATE CITY STRIDERS 01:54:43 M 24 22 Y 01:54:41 75.27% 78 31 Richard Tuttle TEAM RUN 01:55:07 M 41 4 Y 01:55:01 78.33% 52 32 Michael Cooney WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM 01:55:14 M 51 1 Y 01:55:11 85.59% 4 33 Bo Wang GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB 01:55:30 M 26 23 Y 01:55:25 74.79% 83 34 Anthony Crudale BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 01:55:35 M 36 24 Y 01:55:32 75.35% 77 35 Jason Bui GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNERS 01:56:46 M 33 25 Y 01:56:42 73.97% 90 36 Ben Schersten BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 01:56:57 M 34 26 Y 01:56:54 73.93% 91 37 James Pawlicki CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 01:57:00 M 38 27 Y 01:56:58 75.63% 72 38 Joe Damron 01:57:00 M 22 1 01:56:57 73.84% 94 39 David Corbett MYSTIC RUNNERS 01:57:05 M 29 28 Y 01:57:01 73.76% 96 40 Robert Cipriano SOMERVILLE ROAD RUNNERS 01:57:27 M 53 2 Y 01:57:20 85.36% 7 41 Kieran Condon SOMERVILLE ROAD RUNNERS 01:57:48 M 36 29 Y 01:57:39 73.88% 92 42 Joe Morasse GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNERS 01:57:50 M 33 30 Y 01:57:46 73.32% 102 43 Richie Spitsberg GREEN MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC ASSOC 01:57:55 M 28 31 Y 01:57:51 73.24% 106 44 Robert Landry GREATER SPRINGFIELD HARRIERS 01:57:56 M 45 5 Y 01:57:54 78.84% 44 45 James Sullivan GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNERS 01:58:01 M 28 32 Y 01:57:56 73.19% 107 46 Vaoan Hall GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB 01:58:02 M 30 2 01:57:11 73.66% 98 47 E J Hrynowski GREATER LOWELL ROAD RUNNERS 01:58:03 M 51 3 Y 01:57:58 83.00% 18 48 Lindsay Smith BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 01:58:19 M 26 3 01:58:16 72.98% 108 49 Paul Doe WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM 01:58:21 M 54 4 Y 01:58:13 85.33% 8 50 Matthew Germain SISU PROJECT 01:58:41 M 31 33 Y 01:58:32 72.82% 111 (more…)
Lone Gull 10k Race Highlights & Photos
2 months ago
Sean Duncan (Western Mass. Distance Project) and Stephanie Reilly (Team RUN) were the individual winners at the Lone Gull 10K this past weekend, a USATF-NE Grand Prix series event, held in Gloucester, MA. In the team competition, Central Mass Striders won both the open and masters men’s scoring, with Whirlaway, Cambridge Sports Union and North Shore Striders winning 50+, 60+ and 70+ age divisions. New Balance Boston won the women’s open race, with Whirlaway taking the 40+ and 50+ age divisions, and North Shore Striders topping the 60+ clubs.
A number of spectators and photographers were onsite to capture photos of the event, which was run mostly along the oceanfront.
Some scenic photos of the competition can be viewed at the following sites:
- JimRhoades.com
- SRR’s Tom Cole’s Flickr Album
- Photos by Krissy Kozlosky
- GLRR’s Jeff Strobel’s Flickr Album
Photo Credit: Tom Derderian
2013 New Bedford Half Marathon (2013 GP Race #2)
8 months ago
PLC NAME CLUB GunTime S AGE DvPl NEM NetTime AG % AG_Pl Town 1 Kevin Johnson WMDP 1:06:04 M 24 1 Y 1:06:04 89.63% 6 West Lebanon NH 2 Matt Pelletier UNATT 1:06:54 M 33 2 Y 1:06:54 88.81% 8 W Greenwich RI 3 ROBERT GOMEZ Dirigo 1:07:16 M 29 3 Y 1:07:14 88.08% 11 Saco ME 4 SEAN DUNCAN WMDP 1:07:22 M 23 4 Y 1:07:22 87.90% 13 Gardner MA 5 DAN HARPER BAA 1:08:04 M 23 5 Y 1:08:03 87.02% 23 Boston MA 6 BRIAN HARVEY BAA 1:08:19 M 25 6 Y 1:08:19 86.68% 24 Boston MA 7 PETER GILMORE BAA 1:08:26 M 23 7 Y 1:08:26 86.53% 25 Allston MA 8 JASON AYR WMDP 1:08:30 M 25 8 Y 1:08:30 86.45% 26 Westfield MA 9 JARED MARKOWITZ BAA 1:08:39 M 30 9 Y 1:08:37 86.30% 27 Cambridge MA 10 BRENNAN BONNER GBTC 1:09:06 M 28 10 Y 1:09:04 85.74% 29 Dorchester MA 11 JOHN MESSER WMDP 1:09:15 M 27 11 Y 1:09:14 85.53% 30 Westfield MA 12 NICK COOPER GMAA 1:09:18 M 29 12 Y 1:09:16 85.49% 31 Colchester VT 13 KEVIN COLLINS Syracuse TC 1:09:23 M 42 1 1:09:23 90.35% 3 Liverpool NY 14 DANIEL MCNEIL 1:09:30 M 27 13 1:09:30 85.20% 34 Glace Bay NS (CAN) 15 KEVIN TREADWAY ARE RT 1:09:51 M 24 14 1:09:50 84.80% 37 Albany NY 16 PETER GURNEY GMAA 1:09:52 M 24 15 Y 1:09:52 84.76% 40 Winooski VT 17 JAIME JULIA ARE RT 1:09:53 M 28 16 1:09:52 84.76% 39 Amsterdam MA 18 BRANDON NEWBOULD WHIRLAWAY 1:09:58 M 31 17 Y 1:09:57 84.66% 41 Nottingham NH 19 BRIAN MCNAMARA GBTC 1:10:08 M 30 18 Y 1:10:07 84.45% 44 Cambridge MA 20 ERIC MACKNIGHT WHIRLAWAY 1:10:32 M 24 19 Y 1:10:31 83.98% 49 Clifton Park NY 21 Dan VASSALLO CMS 1:10:41 M 27 20 Y 1:10:38 83.84% 50 Peabody MA 22 TADESSE GIRMA RUN 1:10:44 M 32 21 Y 1:10:43 83.81% 51 Malden MA 23 ADAM GOODE Dirigo 1:10:49 M 29 22 Y 1:10:45 83.70% 55 Bangor ME 24 Christopher MAGILL BAA 1:10:56 M 40 2 Y 1:10:55 87.17% 20 Cumberland RI 25 SCOTT LESLIE CMS 1:11:04 M 31 23 Y 1:11:00 83.42% 58 Rutland MA 26 JONATHAN BAKER BAA 1:11:05 M 29 24 1:11:03 83.35% 59 Cambridge MA 27 LEE MCCARRON Speed River TFC1:11:07 M 25 25 1:11:06 83.29% 61 Halifax NS (CAN) 28 ANDREW MESSER WMDP 1:11:08 M 27 26 Y 1:11:07 83.27% 62 Westfield MA 29 GREGORY HAMMETT CMS 1:11:10 M 35 27 Y 1:11:09 84.10% 47 Chesterfield NH 30 MICHAEL BURNSTEIN TEAM JANJI 1:11:24 M 23 28 Y 1:11:20 83.01% 64 Brookline MA 31 JOSE ORTIZ WHIRLAWAY 1:11:26 M 24 29 Y 1:11:25 82.92% 65 Methuen MA 32 ANTHONY WALSH GBTC 1:11:34 M 29 30 Y 1:11:33 82.76% 67 Boston MA 33 JOSHUA ZOLLA Dirigo 1:11:37 M 26 31 Y 1:11:29 82.84% 66 Freeport ME 34 RYAN MCCALMON BAA 1:11:37 M 37 32 Y 1:11:35 84.41% 45 Belmont MA 35 DAVID EMERSON BAA 1:11:38 M 25 33 1:11:36 82.70% 69 36 IAN NURSE BAA 1:11:41 M 35 34 1:11:38 83.29% 60 37 DANIEL LOUNSBURY NBB 1:11:43 M 30 35 Y 1:11:42 82.59% 72 Cambridge MA 38 WILLIAM FELDMAN GBTC 1:11:43 M 27 36 Y 1:11:42 82.59% 71 Boston MA 39 SAMUEL JUREK GBTC 1:11:45 M 25 37 Y 1:11:43 82.57% 74 Brighton MA 40 JOSEPH NAVAS WHIRLAWAY 1:11:54 M 42 3 Y 1:11:54 87.45% 17 N Eastham MA 41 Joshua ANDREWS RUN 1:12:03 M 24 38 Y 1:12:01 82.23% 77 Portsmouth NH 42 ROGER DONAGHY BAA 1:12:05 M 34 39 1:11:59 82.59% 70 43 JACOB BARNETT SRR 1:12:11 M 27 40 Y 1:12:10 82.06% 79 Medford MA 44 ANDREW MAGUIRE 1:12:14 M 23 41 1:12:10 82.06% 80 Barrington RI 45 GREGORY PICKLESIMER SRR 1:12:20 M 46 1 Y 1:12:19 90.04% 4 Newton MA 46 ANDREAS HEILMAN BAA 1:12:22 M 28 42 1:12:19 81.89% 83 47 MANUEL GONZALEZ GBTC 1:12:40 M 23 43 1:12:37 81.55% 86 Brighton MA 48 CLATON CONRAD Dirigo 1:12:46 M 30 44 Y 1:12:43 81.43% 88 Portland ME 49 NATHANIEL ERB-SATULLO GBTC 1:12:52 M 27 45 Y 1:12:49 81.32% 90 Cambridge MA 50 SCOTT MCGRATH WHIRLAWAY 1:12:55 M 26 46 Y 1:12:52 81.27% 91 Andover MA 51 SAMUEL MILLER 1:12:59 M 23 47 1:12:35 81.58% 85 Needham MA 52 RYAN IRWIN GBTC 1:13:01 M 28 48 Y 1:12:58 81.16% 92 Newton MA 53 James JOHNSON BAA 1:13:11 M 35 49 Y 1:13:08 81.93% 82 Madison NH 54 DAVID BROWN 1:13:18 M 23 50 1:13:17 80.81% 98 New Brunswick NJ 55 David BROOKS BAA 1:13:21 M 28 51 Y 1:13:15 80.84% 96 Leominster MA 56 STEVE O'BRIEN RUN 1:13:29 M 24 52 Y 1:13:29 80.59% 101 Clinton MA 57 STEPHEN DOHERTY 1:13:33 M 25 53 1:13:32 80.53% 102 Warwick RI 58 JOSH MERLIS ARE RT 1:13:35 M 31 54 1:13:33 80.51% 103 Albany NY 59 JAMES SULLIVAN GLRR 1:13:44 M 27 55 Y 1:13:42 80.35% 108 Chelmsford MA 60 JASON EDDY 1:13:56 M 33 56 1:13:53 80.28% 109 E Bridgewater MA 61 Benjamin COUGHLIN RUN 1:14:01 M 23 57 Y 1:13:59 80.04% 116 Worcester MA 62 KEVEN O'NEIL BAA 1:14:02 M 43 4 Y 1:14:00 85.47% 32 North Kingstown RI 63 ETHAN BROWN RUN 1:14:04 M 27 58 Y 1:14:04 79.95% 117 Lowell MA 64 RICHIE SPITSBERG GMAA 1:14:07 M 27 59 Y 1:14:05 79.93% 118 Burlington VT 65 PETER OMAE RUN 1:14:13 M 34 60 Y 1:14:13 80.38% 107 Lowell MA 66 AARON LOZIER 1:14:16 M 24 61 1:14:11 79.82% 121 Guilderland NY 67 DAVID BEDOYA BAA 1:14:18 M 36 62 Y 1:14:16 80.81% 97 Somerville MA 68 CHRISTOPHER KLUCZNIK SRR 1:14:20 M 30 63 Y 1:14:16 79.74% 122 Somerville MA 69 JASON REILLY BAA 1:14:22 M 30 64 Y 1:14:21 79.65% 125 Cumberland RI 70 JASON PORTER CMS 1:14:25 M 43 5 Y 1:14:16 85.33% 33 Bedford NH 71 MICHAEL QUINTAL CMS 1:14:26 M 35 65 Y 1:14:26 80.16% 113 N Andover MA 72 STEPHEN GRANGER-BEVAN CSU 1:14:36 M 28 66 Y 1:14:33 79.43% 129 Cambridge MA 73 RYAN ASCHBRENNER GBTC 1:14:42 M 35 67 Y 1:14:39 80.19% 110 Nashua NH 74 HARRY STANTS BAA 1:14:49 M 40 6 Y 1:14:45 82.58% 73 Needham MA 75 DANIEL PRINCIC WHIRLAWAY 1:14:53 M 33 68 Y 1:14:51 79.33% 130 Reading MA 76 SEAN HYLAND BAA 1:14:54 M 28 69 1:14:50 79.13% 135 77 Andrew SPAULDING Dirigo 1:15:03 M 42 7 Y 1:14:59 83.76% 54 Freeport ME 78 BERNAT OLLE CRC 1:15:06 M 33 70 Y 1:15:02 79.22% 132 Cambridge MA 79 Mike MERRILL UNATT 1:15:10 M 34 71 Y 1:15:08 79.15% 134 Centerville MA 80 Christopher Lowe GBTC 1:15:11 M 31 72 Y 1:15:09 78.81% 140 Somerville MA 81 DAVE DUNHAM CMS 1:15:11 M 48 2 Y 1:15:09 88.32% 9 Bradford MA 82 ROBERT JACKMAN TNT 1:15:12 M 30 73 1:15:03 78.90% 139 Warwick RI 83 WAYNE LEVY BAA 1:15:17 M 47 3 Y 1:15:14 87.31% 18 Waban MA 84 CODY FREIHOFER GLRR 1:15:21 M 24 74 Y 1:15:18 78.64% 144 Acton MA 85 SCOTT ANDERSON WHIRLAWAY 1:15:25 M 48 4 Y 1:15:23 87.54% 15 New Bedford MA 86 JOSEPH HAYTER ARE RT 1:15:26 M 32 75 1:15:14 78.73% 142 Schenectady NY 87 RYAN Robitaille GMAA 1:15:37 M 29 76 Y 1:15:33 78.38% 150 S Burlington VT 88 CHRISTOPHER KOVALCHIK NAC 1:15:37 M 28 77 1:15:23 78.55% 146 Medford NJ 89 RAYmon WEBSTER GMAA 1:15:38 M 38 78 Y 1:15:36 80.46% 105 Hinesburg VT 90 RYAN STEPHENS 1:15:50 M 26 79 1:15:46 78.16% 155 Dover NH 91 JOE SHAIRS CMS 1:15:52 M 44 8 Y 1:15:50 84.58% 42 Peabody MA 92 STEPHANIE REILLY RUN 1:15:54 F 35 1 Y 1:15:52 87.64% 3 Northbridge MA 93 DUSTIN COLEMAN RMHP 1:15:54 M 27 80 1:15:50 78.09% 157 Providence RI 94 PETE BOTTOMLEY Dirigo 1:16:03 M 51 1 Y 1:15:59 89.21% 7 Cape Elizabeth ME 95 MATTHEW GERMAIN SISU 1:16:03 M 30 81 Y 1:15:53 78.04% 159 Reading MA 96 IVAN CORDERO WMDP 1:16:05 M 26 82 Y 1:16:03 77.87% 162 Springfield MA 97 ERICA JESSEMAN Dirigo 1:16:09 F 24 2 Y 1:16:01 86.60% 5 Scarborough ME 98 RYAN MURDOCH GBTC 1:16:31 M 24 83 Y 1:16:26 77.47% 175 Lawrence MA 99 DOUGLAS MARTYN WHIRLAWAY 1:16:37 M 53 2 Y 1:16:35 89.75% 5 N Andover MA 100 JUSTIN RENZ HFC 1:16:38 M 41 9 Y 1:16:34 81.41% 89 Milton MA (more…)