Looking back - May 1995

 30 years ago – (May 1995) - I had a busy month with five races, mixing it up with roads and mountain over distances from 5k to 25k while putting in an average of 90 miles per week.  I started the month (05/07/95) with a second place finish to Scott Bagley at the CMHC 10 mile in Worcester picking up $1,000 for my 50:45.  A pack of 10 formed early with many CMS runners (Rich Marion leading).  I went very hard at 5 miles throwing in a 4:49 mile and only Bagley, Mike Nahom and Gary Gardner went with me.  Bagley pulled away around 8.5 miles and I broke from the others at the same time but could not get back to Bagley. 

      

  

The following weekend I went to Grand Rapids MI for the US 25km National championship (Old Kent Bank River Run). I ended up 13th in 1:20:44. My 3 mile splits showed a pretty steady for the first 9 miles then a bit of a slowdown. (15:20/15:23/15:30/15:57/15:50).

1 Keith Brantly FL    1:15:19                   6 Jeff Jacobs IL              1:18:32 11 Dror Vaknin FL        1:20:18

2 Ed Eyestone UT    1:15:53                   7 Anthony Hamm MI 1:19:27       12 Fred Bunn MI 1:20:36        

3 Travis Walter NC   1:16:32                   8 Michael Smith MI   1:19:37       13 Dave Dunham NH    1:20:44        

4 Mark Curp MO                1:16:56                   9 Paul Aufdemberge  1:19:43          14 John Steinberg MI         1:20:48

5 Danny Gonzales CA         1:17:03                   10 Don Johns MI       1:19:46          15 Chris Rauber PA  1:21:09                  

 

The following weekend (05-21-95) I attempted a double at the Bedford Rotary 5k/12k. I ran the 12k as controlled as possible and took the win in 40:22 with a mad dash to the line (after upping the pace from 5:20’s to 5-flat from 6-7).  Right after that I did a 3 mile warm-up for the 5k then attempted a second win.  Teammate Byrne Decker to it out hard (4:38) to test my legs.  I did not have a response and ended up taking second in 15:08.

12k                                             5k      

1 Dave Dunham 40:25                           1 Byrne Decker 15:01

2 Dean Kimball 40:38                            2 Dave Dunham 15:08

3 Brian Stevens 41:08                           

Hanging out with Byrne

I finished the month (05-27-95) with a win and course record at Wachusett mountain in 24:37. Bob Hodge and I ran together through the tough opening mile (6:02) before I pulled away for the win. 

1 Dave Dunham 24:37

2 Bob Hodge 26:14

3 David Lapierre 26:27

4 Dave Hannon 26:41

5 John Lachance 26:54