I headed out to Waters Farm in Sutton, MA for the first USATF New England Grand Prix XC race of 2025 season with Donald Withee and Shaun Conway as Notch had six 50+ guys signed up. The Old Goat Track Club XC Classic 5K has been kicking off the Grand Prix over the last few years in late August. The weather was sunny and in the mid-70’s for the 11AM men’s start. I was the last Notch guy heading into the opening woods loop but not too far from Brian Davis (Manchester Essex Regional Middle High School XC/Track coach).
I got around him after the 2nd loop in the woods and managed to keep a few runners tracking me in the last mile into the 24:00 finish, 12 seconds behind the ageless, 70 year old Paul Bazanchuk from CMS. I finished 83rd out of 102 men. I felt good about my race/effort which felt consistent while the splits show slowing per mile with 7:43, 8:00, 8:10. I compared the 2025 race to my 2023 race (24:12 for 3.2 miles). The 2025 course was shorter by 0.17 miles per my measurement as I captured 3:03 miles. I was the 5th Notch runner for the senior team which placed 1st in the Senior Team category. Going forward, I plan on getting to a few more XC races this season.
2025 Old Goat Track Club XC Classic Results
Waters Farm, Sutton MA - 8/24/25
5k MALE 50+ TEAM SCORE
1. 15 Notch Run Club
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1 1 JASON WERTZ 20:49
2 2 BRIAN JUNEAU 20:51
3 3 DONALD WITHEE 21:00
4 4 SHAWN CONWAY
22:13
5 5 JAMES PAWLICKI 24:00
6 ( 9) BRIAN DAVIS 24:56
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