Boston Road Club CX at Shedd Park Results: Chris Field 15th (3/4), Glen Gollrad 7th & Jamie White 31st and Rob 36th from racer-x contingent (35+) Essex Turkey Trot: Scott Carrier 8th overall/5th in Div, Chris Finn 31st overall/7th in Div Plymouth Cyclocross -   Glen Gollrad win Cat 2,3,4!  Chris Field in 11th...and others... Plymouth Cyclocross 2 - Course 1, Gollrad takes 3rd in Men 2,3,4, Stu Beaulieu 14th in 45+...and others... Harvard Pilgrim Maine Coast Half Marathon : Sarah Carrier ran an 8:47 finishing 221. Porky Gulch Classic : Nick Gilroy stomped out an impressive set of results, 2nd in the Storyland Crit and placed 10th overall...with his dad not that far behind in 18th.  Nice work. Orchard Cross 2010: Chris Field in at 6th in 3/4, Glenn Gollrad 5th in 1/2/3 35+ (which earned some serious points) Canton Cup: Chris Field 1st Place in 4's!  Stu Beaulieu 32nd in 45+ Downeast CX Day 1 : Chris Field 3rd in the 4's! MRC Cyclocross Race : Dave King 10th, Jason Matulewicz does a 2 for with a 32nd in Cat 4 and 39th 35+,  Gollrad 28th in 1/2/3 Providence Cyclocross Festival Day 1 : Glenn Gollrad 11th 35+ TCC Mansfield Hollow Cyclocross Race : Chris Field 2nd in 4/5 Wrentham Halloween Day Duathlon Velo de Mer's Scott Carrier & Shawn Gavin made a late season attempt at Wrenthams Bi-Annual Duathlon; this one being their Halloween Day Duathlon: 3 Mile Run, 11 Mile Bike & 2 Mile Run.  In total, Shawn Gavin came in 4th overall, 1st in Div & Bike  @ a time of 58:33.  Scott Carrier rounded off an amazing season coming in 6th overall, 3rd in Div & 2nd in Bike and 3rd in both run portions @ a time of 59:14!  Boston Globe covers Marti Shea: At 47, Cyclist gets second wind, The Allen Clark Memorial Time Trial was an opportunity for Marti Shea to put the finishing touch on another victory tour. The Marblehead cyclist held a razor thin three-point lead in the BUMPS Challenge (Bike Up the Mountain Point Series), even though she had defeated Kristen Gohr, the second-place rider, in four races this summer. (Each cyclist’s top five scores are counted from the nine-race series).  Shea took matters into her own hands, winning at Mount Greylock in September, and then dominating the Allen Clark race up Vermont’s Appalachian Gap on the first Sunday in October Cyclocrossracing.com/Minuteman Road Club CX Race Results:   Jason Matulewicz placed 32nd and raced the 35+ for 38th..not bad for a doubleheader.... Gloucester Gran Prix : A boat load of riders at this 2 day event, congrats go out to all who raced.. a couple of quick footnotes: Glenn Gollrad 6th, Chris Field 4th, Jason Matulewicz, Suckerbrook 2010: Glenn Gollrad 7th, Chris Field 1st!  And Jason M. rolling in 46th... Velo de Mer Rips up Scituate! We brought a team of 4 to take on 400.  In total Velo de Mer placed: 1st & 2nd in the Mens 35-39 (Shawn Gavin & Scott Carrier respectively), 3rd in the 40-44(Chris Finn) and 1st in the 55-59 (Mike Riordan).  In total, Shawn Gavin placed 5th overall, Scott Carrier 8th, Mike Riordan 23rd and Chris Finn 26th  Ironman 70.3 Syracuse: Mike Riordan, with a time of 5:11:40 place 2nd in his Division and Qualifies to join more than 1,800 domestic and international competitors in the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL! These events consist of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile Bike and 13.1 mile run.   That makes 2 Velo de Mer athletes invited to compete in World Championships for 2010! Crank the Crawford: Ken McCallum climbed to 2nd place in the 45-54 Div and 4th Overall!  Rowley Poker 5K - Scott Carrier snags 1st place! Quadcross 2010 Thanks to Jason Matulewicz for capturing some footage from Quadcross 2010 in Bedford, MA.  In it you'll catch Glen Gollrad, Stu Beaulieu, Jamie White and others making their way through the twists and turns...  Read about Scott Carrier's 2010 Duathlon Championships! In customs my last questioner asked me, “So what was your business in Edinburgh.”  “I was in a race.” .... Green Mountain State Race:    Marti Shea, 11th in Women's Pro Field     Joe Tonon, 18th in Men's 40+    Brian Surette, 24th Men's Stage 3 Open Field CBTT on 9/8 ~ Congrats to Crystal Anthony who bested her 2nd place time and edged out Karen Smyers course record at the Charlie Baker TT setting a new women's record with a time of 22:29.2! 34th Annual Magnolia 5K:  Place Div/Tot Name                               Ag S No. City St                            Time     Pace  47 8/31 CHRIS FINN 44 M 179 MANCHESTER MA 22:21 7:13 Mt Washington Hill Climb: Marti Shea wins the womens race at 1:05:42! Geoff Hamilton 14th in Division at 1:13:07.   http://www.salemnews.com/sports/x1772338329/Marbleheads-Shea-wins-Mt-Washington-Hillclimb ECV full season results: Team TT results yet to be posted     Alex Bulger - 1st in Juniors (we have your medal)     Mike Riordan - 1st in 55+     Ken McCallum - 1st in 45+     Shawn Gavin 2nd in 35+, Scott Carrier 3rd     Crystal Anthony - 1st in Women Topsfield Circuit Race Old Saybrook 5k: Shawn Gavin 8th overall, 1st in age. Concord Criterium: Jackson Heath: 1st in the 10-12 Class & 4th overall in the Juniors race! New York Capital Road Race: Brian Surette 22nd in a very hilly race ECV TT 8/18 : Rounding out top 10: Shawn Gavin (3rd), Scott Carrier (4th), Ken McCallum (5th), Mike Riordan (8th)...Mike Dowd (13th), Alex Bulger (1st in age). Stoaked Xterra Triathlon: Nice work Jason, taking 6th in a very tough age and 24th overall! Pl Bib Name City St Class Swim Bike Run TotaL 6 140    Jason Matulewicz   Salem             MA  Men 35-39      24:25.9 (5)    1:29:24.2 (7)             40:21.1 (5)       2:34:11 age group Gloucester Triathlon Some outstanding results across the board in a field of near 700 with several Pro's (including former Kona Ironman Winner: Karen Smyers): Scott Carrier 3rd in Age 36 overall, Roger Young 24th in Age, local Seaside pro Crystal Anthony (edging Scott by 1 second :-) for 5th in Div, 35th overall. Team Velo de Mer Relay with awesome swimmer Shannon Alger and Shawn Gavin on Bike and run: 1st in Relay, 9th in time overall. Results/Total/Div Class Swim Bike Run Total Time Witch City Triathlon: Mike Riordan not only won the bike leg for his division on a flat tire, but he snagged 2nd in his Division and 24th overall out of over 200!  Not to be outdone, his better half Karen Vitone was 3rd in Division and earned Top 5 times for her division in every discipline. Salem Witches Cup Criterium - Ahem, Geoff Hamilton 1st in 4-5's - beer before or after?   Stu Beaulieu, took wisdom over pride and pulled out after Jessie Anthony/Tim Johnson and co. lapped the Pro field, virtually ending the race. Norwell Circuit Race   Brian Surette, 16th at the Norwell race. Fidelity Investments Gran Prix of Beverly: Congrats to Stu, Glen, Greg, Crystal, Patrick and many others, giving it a go in both pro and 4/5 fields. 7/28 Charlie Baker TT:  Tough field and great results and times:  Joe Tonon back from europe (9th, with limited aero), Marti Shea (15th) NHCC Tour of Hilltowns - Congrats to Brian Surette for battling out a very tough NCC Tour of Hill Towns and climbing to 31st place overall. Mt. Ascutney State Park Bike Climb: Marti, 1st in class, 20th overall, 30:37. ECV TT, July 17th - Numerous Top places again and a few PRs. ECV TTT - Over 17 teams showed up for this weeks TTT.  Several very fast times were clocked in and outstanding results across the board! Newtons Revenge (Mt Washington): Marti Shea, 1st overall Women/Age - Time of 1:09:36 .  Only a few short minutes from Tom Danielson's!  Marti continues to rack up wins and defy gravity in the 2010 BUMPS series.  If you are looking for a new challenge this year, this Hill Climb series could be for you.  To learn more, visit: http://www.hillclimbseries.com/  Or consider reaching out to Marti @ Select Fitness and see how you can fine tune your fitness. Mt. Okemo Bike Climb: Ken McCallum, 25th overall - Time 36:35 9th Annual Rockport Fathers Day 10K: Scott Carrier, 3rd Overall (100 runners) - Time: 39:10 Black Fly Time Trial: Roger rode this with a broken aero bar. Ride Name       Time      Div/Total Placing (175 Riders) Shawn Gavin   10:05        1st / 3rd Mike Riordan    11:26        1st / 25th Roger Young     13:10        86th / 89th Black Fly Triathlon (Individual): Name  Swim: .25   Time/Overall  Bike: 21 Mile  Time/Overall    Run: 5 Mile Time/Overall      Total Time          Age Rank / Total       Scott Carrier  7:20 / 26th  52:14 / 7th  31:55 / 18th  1:34:21  1st in Age/10th Total Roger Young  9:29 / 333rd  1:08 / 267th  50:35 / 361  2:14:30  16th Age/226th Total Karen Vitone  9:35 / 336th  1:16 / 362nd  50:47 / 364th  2:23 20th/ 121 Total Black Fly Triathlon (Relay) TeamSwim (Mike Riordan)Bike (Shawn Gavin)Run (Shawn Gavin)Total TimeRank/Total Velo de Mer   6:30 / 1st   49:28/ 1st   34:22 / 1st   1:33:01   1st Overall 5/29 Summary of results: Crank the Kank:*   Awesome results! Marti Shea, First Place Womens and New Womens course Record - Nice! Joe Tonon, 2nd Place Masters men, 1:06:26 Ken McCallum, 3rd Place Masters men, 1:07:10 Geoff Hamilton, 8th Place Veteran men, 1:10:32   -> YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scUjvK2zTuQ  (I saw everybody above, albeit in the background) 9th Annual Triathlon by the  Sea: <http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp?pubID=3&rsID=93206> Michael Riodan, 37 out of 233, time of 1:06:20 *Charlie Baker TT <http://nebc.us/cbtt/> - full results:http://nebc.us/2010/05/27/5-26-2010-cbtt-results/* Several records broken: Overall Dean's record was broken, Mike Pavlov busted his Single speed record and there was a new Women's record.  There were over 50+ riders on a scorching hot evening.  - Shawn Gavin, 5th, time: 21:34, speed: 27.11mph  - Ken McCallum, 12th, time: 22:19, speed: 26.21mph *The Weeping Willow Mt Bike Race:  *Glenn Gollrad, 18th in men's Elite (including a nasty run in with a boulder). Watch the Youtube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghfJ13QYEgo THE MILLSTONE GRIND 2009   -> Glen Gollrad 3rd overall in EXPERT VETERAN MEN and is leading the EFTA series. Check out the very cool YouTube race video(he's in the Colavita duds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8YubvSgPT4) Plymouth Rock Triathlon:   -> Mike Riordan, 1st in Division, 40th overall...out of about 250.   -> Crystal Anthony, 1st in Female Division, 9th overall Pumpkinman half-ironman **Crystal also won the elite/pro division at Pumpkinman half-ironman up in NH this past Sunday.  She was 14th overall - nice work! Fitness & Fun Stuff:  - Endurance Athletes and Nutrition - When to Consume What http://tinyurl.com/lhfeln  - Does your seatpost limit your saddle angle? http://ff.im/8cCdK  - Speed before Endurance - http://tinyurl.com/lf7mk2  - Rest & Recovery - http://tinyurl.com/lx7sda

ECV TT ~ 6/24

Scott Carrier Takes 1st Place @ Rockport Fathers Day 10K ~ 6/21

Charlie Baker TT results ~ 6/17

ECV TT's  - 5/22 & 6/10/2009

Charlie Baker TT ~ 5/20

ECV TT Series - July 30

Mike Riordan, shown here, crests the last bump in the road before heading down the home stretch.  With only 1 more in the series, Mike took 3rd in 55+ with a time of 28:28 - getting ready for the Triathlon Worlds in France.  Shawn Gavin took 1st overall, with a time of 25:07, followed by Scott Carrier in 5th at 26:12 and Joe Tonon rounded out the top 10 in 7th at 26:41.  Marti Shea took 1st in the womens group at 29:25, while the Heath clan showed that Jackson improves each time he rides...this time coming in at 37:43 and dad Parker, finishing 19th at 30:24.  Photos can be seen HERE.

Marti Shea Wins Mt Washington Climb - Newton Revenge!!!

Marti of the Destination Cycling/Select Fitness contingent, was the first women's finisher, with a time of 1:14:22. To make things more interesting, her chain broke in the last 70 yards and she pushed her bike up the nastiest part of the climb to the finish.  For those that don't know, the race gains 4723 feet in altitude from the lowest point on the Mount Washington Auto Road to the summit, 6288 feet above sea level.  Awesome Marti! 

Check out the YouTube video of the climb and see the suffering in action....

ECV Time trial series - Results Race #3 - 25 June 2008
A new course record set by Dean Phillips, breaking Pro riders Tyler Hamilton and Tim Johnson who held previous records.  Dean's time was 22:37.  Folks, that is an average of 30MPH!  Congrats Dean!  Following Dean was, Ken McCallum who came in 2nd @ 25:04, Shawn Gavin 3rd @ 25:19, Scott Carrier 7th @ 26:35, Parker Heith 31st @ 30:11 and Jackson Heith @38:18 -- out of 43 riders deep.

6/15 - ECV TT #2: Another prime evening brought a 50 rider max limit into the house of pain wednesday.  And while Dean "the Machine" Phillips tied Tyler Hamilton's course record, again!  Shawn Gavin edged out a 3rd place with a 25:12.  Joe Tonon proved that you can do a sub 27 w/o any aero equipment, posting a 26:35.  Scott Carrier took another 20 seconds off and is down to 27:06.  Mike Dowd scraped off about 45 seconds for a 27:29.  Mike Riordan dropped 30 seconds to 27:39 (folks that is 55+)!  And finally Parker Heith nailed a 30:07, while his sub 10 year old son, Jackson did it in 38:17 -- watch out for future VdM guy in 10 years!

6/7 - Waterville Valley TT: This was a unique up and down 32K TT,
with over 1000ft of climbing. Vélo de Mer/Marblehead Cycles produced another solid representation at this newly minted race.  An 85 rider deep field, that had a rather well skilled set of riders from CCB, NEBC, NHCC, Portland Velo and Corner Cycle - set the stage for some terrific performances.  Shawn Gavin ended up 4th in the mens CAT 1-4 with a time of 46:34.  Some other notable CCBer’s also faired quite well: Tyler Monroe placed 1st in the 45+ at 47:15, Jim Nash ended up 3rd in 45+ with 48:39 and Paul Richard of 35+ had a 47:39.
5/28 - ECV TT #1: The first ECV time trial for '08 produced some amazingly fast results and held 47 riders deep.  With a tailwind on 133, riders were gifted to an otherwise tortuous headwind.  In the end several VdMer's placed well.  Joe Tonon* (of the Destination Cycling contingent of VdM) took 3rd in the 40+ and 7th overall.  In the same age bracket, Mike Dowd managed 6th and 12th overall and Parker Heith snagged 10th, 29th overall.  In the 30+ Shawn Gavin grabbed 1st and 4th overall, while Scott Carrier pulled 5th and 12th overall.  Moving into the 50's is actually like stepping into the elite class.  They produced some of the fastest times and in his first race of the season, Mike Riordan pulled a respectable 5th, 18th overall.  Finally Marti Shea* (also of the Destination Cycling contingent) posted what I believe is a personal best, resulting in a 3rd for womens and 28th overall.  Full times can be found <here>.

*It should be noted that both Marti and Joe raced without any aero equipment, and several (like 60+ miles) under their legs just prior.  Some great times for sure!
5/24 - Melody Miles 5K:  **Scott Carrier bagged a PR on this 5K with a 6:07 pace.  He took 1st in the 30-39 age and 3rd overall.  As he transitions toward to the bike for the summer, this caps an outstanding spring for Scott!
5/18 - Beach to Beach 5K:  With a 6:13 pace, Scott Carrier grabbed 2nd in his category, 6th out of a 214 person field.  Scott continues to rack up the points this spring and has made a great showing for Vélo de Mer/Marblehead Cycles  
5/4 - Shoreline 5K: A 6:12 pace takes Scott Carrier to 3rd in the men’s 30+ and 4th overall. 
4/13 - 12th Annual North Shore Wellness 5K: Continuing his domination this spring, Scott Carriers paces to a 3rd in the Mens 30+ and 6th in a field of 230 runners.
3/23 - 6th Annual Olde Salem Greens XC Race: Shaking out his winter legs, Scott Carrier let loose and grabbed 3rd in the men’s 30+ division and 10th overall out of 260 runners.  We’re expecting big things from Scott this spring and the early showings prove he ready to make the grade.