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Welcome to CSU!

The Cambridge Sports Union is one of the Boston area's premier running, skiing and orienteering athletic clubs boasting members from all corners of greater Boston, Massachusetts and beyond. CSU's running section hosts training runs throughout the year in Boston area locations including the Commonwealth Avenue stretch of the Boston Marathon course, Boston University's indoor track, Fresh Pond in Cambridge and the trails of Walden Pond and the historic Battle Road. CSU members participate in a variety of races including the New England Grand Prix series championships, Pub Series, Mt. Washington Road Race and the Boston Marathon among many offerings that make Boston a running Mecca(!?).

Come share in the combined 'centuries of running wisdom' Cambridge Sports Union members have to offer by joining us at a workout!

Latest News

Time to Renew Your Membership!

Believe it or not, it’s March, and spring is around the corner! If you haven’t already renewed your CSU membership for 2010, now is the time to do so.

To make it really easy for you (so you can get out and run!), this year for the first time you can do so on-line through a secure web site provided by SignMeUp, for just a small handling fee. Just go to
“Join CSU” under “Membership” and have a credit card handy. (If you prefer paying by check, you can do so by completing the renewal application under “Membership,” then following the mail-in instructions as indicated.)

Why CSU?
As part of the CSU running community, you already know that your $20 CSU membership is one of the best deals around. You’ll receive bi-monthly mailings of CSU News, the club’s newsletter and events calendar. You can also take advantage of group track workouts, weekend long runs, paid entry into USATF-NE Grand Prix races, and a lively social calendar. Don’t miss the chance to be part of such unforgettable events as the Annual Soup Run, Year-End Awards Celebration Dinner, the Lake Winnepesaukee Relay, and the Tour des Glaces. The Club participates in many races in and around the Boston area, and has regular workouts and group runs where members get together to train and enjoy each other’s company.

Be Heard/Seen on our Website!

After you renew your membership, we encourage you to sign up for member access to the CSU Running web site and discussion forums. The web site is a great way to keep track of upcoming club events and activities, purchase CSU gear, or just find a running partner for a weekend run. To sign up for member access, please send a request to:
CSU Webmaster: webadmin@csurun.org

In addition, the running section maintains a free Listserve for general
discussion of Club events. If you would like to have your email address added to the CSU Listserve, please visit:
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/csu-l

….and follow the instructions.

As an all-volunteer Club, your membership dollars go directly to supporting Club activities. Thank you for helping to support CSU!

Gail Breslow
Chair, CSU Running Section

posted by gbreslow in Uncategorized on March 5, 2010

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Sunday Long @ Firehouse on Comm Ave

When: Sunday, March 7 9:00 AM
Where: Commonwealth Ave across from firehouse, just East of the Commonwealth Ave Rte 16 intersection.

johnny-kelly-heartbreak What: This week’s Sunday group run will be a Comm Ave Run. We will meet on Comm Ave opposite the Newton Fire Station, parking on the access road that parallels Comm Ave.
Look for a group of CSU runners wearing club gear and ready to take on the CommAve hills (or at least some of them). The distance is flexible depending on how long or how short you choice to run.

No RSVP needed this week - just show up ready to run.

Thanks,
Catherine Cagle
cat@csurunorg

Location of Fire Station:
1700 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA

posted by tmcnatt in Training on March 5, 2010

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Congratulations to Amherst 10M teams

Congrats to the hardy folks who raced 10 miles in Amherst on Sunday, February 28, 2010. Some nice performances were turned in, and the Men’s Senior’s team is continuing its winning ways.

Some team results (may not include all CSU runners):

Mens Open:
10. CAMBRIDGE SPORTS UNION = 5:13:14
Tom Dmukauskas - 1:01:05
Jon Waldron - 1:01:13
Kevin Delaney - 1:02:15
Jonathan Wyner - 1:03:54
Gordon McFarland - 1:04:47
Michael McHugh - 1:06:54
Michael Ssenyonjo - 1:11:20
Andrew Barron - 1:19:01

Womens Open:
6. CAMBRIDGE SPORTS UNION = 3:37:11
Suzy West - 1:08:55
Annalisa Pawlosky - 1:14:05
Lisa Doucett - 1:14:11
Delwyn Williamson - 1:21:47
Diane McLaughlin - 1:27:42
Catherine Farrell - 1:31:13

Mens Masters:
9. CAMBRIDGE SPORTS UNION = 5:19:03
Jon Waldron - 1:01:13
Kevin Delaney - 1:02:15
Jonathan Wyner - 1:03:54
Gordon McFarland - 1:04:47
Michael McHugh - 1:06:54
Michael Ssenyonjo - 1:11:20
Stephen Peckiconis - 1:12:29

Womens Masters:
4. CAMBRIDGE SPORTS UNION = 3:44:53
Suzy West - 1:08:55
Lisa Doucett - 1:14:11
Delwyn Williamson - 1:21:47
Diane McLaughlin - 1:27:42
Catherine Farrell - 1:31:13

Mens Veterans:
5. CAMBRIDGE SPORTS UNION = 3:12:54
Jon Waldron - 1:01:13
Gordon McFarland - 1:04:47
Michael McHugh - 1:06:54
Michael Ssenyonjo - 1:11:20
Stephen Peckiconis - 1:12:29
Jim Terry - 1:13:22
Sumner Brown - 1:14:09
Anthony Schreiner - 1:15:05

Womens Veterans:
3. CAMBRIDGE SPORTS UNION = 4:13:06
Lisa Doucett - 1:14:11
Diane McLaughlin - 1:27:42
Catherine Farrell - 1:31:13

Mens Seniors:
1. CAMBRIDGE SPORTS UNION = 3:33:15
Gordon McFarland - 1:04:47
Sumner Brown - 1:14:09
Marshall Randolph - 1:14:19
Charles Hubbard - 1:24:25
John Sharp - 1:32:01
Mark Stern - 1:33:50
Isaiah Shalom - 1:59:21

Notable Age Group Individual results (# finish within age group):
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
4 225 1:08:55* Suzy West 46 F 737
6 106 1:01:13* Jon Waldron 52 M 327
3 316 1:14:11* Lisa Doucett 54 F 314
2 162 1:04:47* Gordon McFarland 61 M 317
1 526 1:27:42* Diane McLaughlin 61 F 319
3 569 1:31:13* Catherine Farrell 65 F 315

Complete Results

posted by PatRobinson in Race Reports on March 5, 2010

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BU Indoor Track Workout 3/4

The marathoners are in 3×2000 mode. The 5-10K gang has a burly ladder.

bu-track Marathon Workout
3 x 2000 with 2-3 min rest at ~10K pace

5-10K
800, 1200, 1600, 1200, 800
All at 5K race pace
Easy 200m jog recovery (2:00 - 3:00)

6:30 pm Warmup
7:00 pm Meet for drills
7:15 pm Start Intervals
7:50 pm Cooldown / stretching

-> Lookup your threshold/interval pace <-

posted by tmcnatt in Training on March 4, 2010

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New England Indoor T&F Champs results

New England Indoor Track & Field Champs report

We had three runners compete in this past weekend’s 2010 USATF New England
Indoor Championships.  All three have been regular attendees at this year’s
indoor track workouts at Boston University on Thursday nights.

17 Mark McDermott               Cambridge Sports       2:00.78  800m
18 Mark McDermott               Cambridge Sports       4:29.02  1 Mile
17 Stephen Granger-Bevan        Cambridge Sports       9:14.93  3000m
2 Stephen Peckiconis        50 Cambridge Sports      16:02.70  3000m RW
5 Stephen Peckiconis       M50 Cambridge Sports       2:38.53  800m Masters

http://www.usatfne.org/track/results/2010indoor.html

TEAM SCORES

MEN
1.Gr.Boston TC 60; 2.Providence Cobras 18; 3.B.A.A. 13; 4.Hill n Harrier 10;
5.New Balance Boson 9; 6.MIT PVC 7; 7.Cambridge Sports Union, NE Walkers, Twilight Throwers 6;
10.Trails End, Y-Speed 4; 12.CMS, Hanover AC, Sisu 3; 15.Gate City, HFC Striders 2;
17.Gr.Springfield Harriers, Patriot PV 1

And with that team we finished in a tie for 7th at the NE Indoor Champs on Sunday.
Scoring is 5,3,2,1 per event.  I am usually able to nab points in the Race Walk due to being the *youngest* participant!
That’s where 5 points came from.  Mark scored 1 point for the first NE Association finisher in the 800.
We finished tied for 7th this year versus tied for 12th last year.  With Mark and Stephen and some more younger runners in the future, we can keep improving on that.
Masters events don’t score, they are exhibition events to encourage participation.

Notice the inimical effect of age on my results over the last year :)

3K RW
2009  4 Stephen Peckiconis        49 Cambridge Sports      15:58.41
2010  2 Stephen Peckiconis        50 Cambridge Sports      16:02.70  -0.45%
800m
2009  5 Stephen Peckiconis        49 Cambridge Sports       2:37.52
2010  5 Stephen Peckiconis       M50 Cambridge Sports       2:38.53  -0.64%

Men 800 Meter Run
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 Name                     Age Team                    Finals
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 1 Anthony Schurz            20 Brown University       1:54.79
 2 Chris Collins             20 Brown University       1:55.79
 3 Shaquille Dill               Bermuda                1:55.85
 4 Peter Najem               23 Unattached             1:56.01
 5 Tim Kaijala               25 New Balance Bost       1:56.05  5
 6 John Loeser               20 Brown University       1:56.45
 7 Michael Elnick            20 Brown University       1:56.63
 8 Erik Berg                 20 Brown University       1:56.84
 9 Nick Ross                 18 Hill N' Harrier        1:57.76  3
 10 Lee Danforth                 Hfc Striders           1:57.78  2
 11 Steven Harshman              Merrimack TC           1:58.15
 12 Alex Stern                20 Brown University       1:58.49
 13 Zach Herring              20 Harvard Universi       1:58.56
 14 Weishen Mead              20 Harvard Universi       1:58.83
 15 Justin Bowman             19 Babson College         1:59.98
 16 Craig Amado                  Unattached             2:00.06
 17 Mark McDermott               Cambridge Sports       2:00.78  1 *** 4th
 18 Phillip Mainwaring        25 New Balance Bost       2:01.57
 Men 1 Mile Run
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 Name                     Age Team                    Finals
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 1 Dan Chanoweth             20 Harvard Universi       4:13.73
 2 Peter Najem               23 Unattached             4:15.96
 3 Nick Ross                 18 Hill N' Harrier        4:16.00  5
 4 Mark Miller               29 Boston Athletic        4:16.70  3
 5 Andrea Sorgato            25 New Balance Bost       4:17.65  2
 6 Brian McNamara            20 Gr. Boston TC          4:19.86  1
 7 Roland Lavallee           25 New Balance Bost       4:20.04
 8 Antoine Gisore            18 Unattached             4:21.89
 9 Eric Jenkins              18 Unattached             4:22.54
 10 Jake Hawkins                 Unattached             4:24.04
 11 Chris McCann              25 New Balance Bost       4:25.06
 12 Miles Richardson          20 Unattached             4:26.72
 13 Ben Stephenson            20 Brown University       4:27.45
 14 Sean Livingston           40 Whirlaway Racing       4:27.93
 15 Bob Wiles                 32 Central Mass Str       4:28.78
 16 Matt Haringa              20 Gr. Boston TC          4:28.81
 17 Aaron Watanabe            18 Unattached             4:28.99
 18 Mark McDermott               Cambridge Sports       4:29.02 ***
 19 Doug Chick                20 Gr. Boston TC          4:30.08
Men 3000 Meter Run
 Name                     Age Team                    Finals
================================================================
 1 Chris Zablocki            20 Dartmouth              8:32.35
 2 Mark Miller               29 Boston Athletic        8:44.85  5
 3 Harry Norton                 Unattached             8:46.40
 4 Benjamin Jenkins          22 Unattached             8:47.11
 5 Ryan Hardiman             19 Brookline TC           8:47.45
 6 Kyle Audet                20 Northeastern Uni       8:48.69
 7 Pete Foote                25 New Balance Bost       8:54.25  3
 8 Steven Noisabiye          17 Unattached             8:55.14
 9 Francis Burdett              Greater Springfi       8:58.06
 10 TJ Unger                  31 Hfc Striders           8:59.22  2
 11 Eric Lonergon                Providence Cobra       9:03.42
 12 Antoine Gisore            18 Unattached             9:06.33
 13 Chris Mentas              20 Northeastern Uni       9:08.16
 14 Eric McCann               18 Comanche Track C       9:09.95
 15 Matthew Germain              Sisu Project           9:10.81  1
 16 Jason Cakouros            44 Hfc Striders           9:11.35
 17 Stephen Granger-Bevan        Cambridge Sports       9:14.93 ***
 18 Michael Burns             18 Unattached             9:15.01
 19 Mark Gosztyla             28 Saucony Harriers       9:15.14
 Men 3000 Meter Race Walk
 Name                     Age Team                    Finals
================================================================
 1 Matthew Forgues           17 Maine Race Walke      13:30.90
 2 Stephen Peckiconis        50 Cambridge Sports      16:02.70 5 ***
 3 Larry Epstein             51 New England Walk      16:48.50 3
 4 Richard McElvery          52 New England Walk      17:36.00 2
 5 Thomas Knatt              69 Unattached            19:02.00
 6 Charles Mansbach          65 New England Walk      20:00.80 1
Mixed 800 Meter Run Masters
 Name                     Age Team                    Finals
================================================================
 1 Bill Newsham             M45 Gr. Boston TC          2:10.85
 2 Darin Brown              M43 Mass Velocity TC       2:12.51
 3 Scott Steeves            M45 Mass Velocity TC       2:19.26
 4 David DeFilippo          M43 Unattached             2:30.65
 5 Stephen Peckiconis       M50 Cambridge Sports       2:38.53 ***
 6 Jonathan Tetherly        M65 Mass Velocity TC       2:49.29
 7 Tom Kolb                 M54 Gcs Triad              2:52.22

posted by Stephen P in Race Reports on February 25, 2010

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