Greater Springfield Harriers

The Greater Springfield Harriers, Inc., is an athletic club focused on the specific sports of track and field, cross country, long distance running (particularly road races), and race walking.
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62^nd Walter Childs Marathon

Registration closes Friday, May 1st at midnight.

Results will be posted here...
[HALF MARATHON RESULTS]
[MARATHON RESULTS]

New this year: Live Results
While we are still timing this without bib tags & timing mats, we will be attempting to update the above result links approx every 15 minutes as the runners progress thru their laps (~4.36 miles).

Overall & Awards report on runners with their finish time and place overall in their division.
Split reports both finished runners and those yet to finish with their * projected time based on current pace thru last lap completed.
Make sure to press the Refresh button to ensure you are viewing the most recent update.
All other details answered here...Race Day FAQ

Group Runs & Training Program

Mike Kocsmiersky & Jessica Smith will be leading a 2nd 10 Week Training Program!!!

This is open to runners of all abilities and seeks to build a community for all to enjoy running and train for a 5k or 10k goal race. The 2nd training session will start Jan 11th and run thru Mar 21st culminating with the Holyoke St Patrick's 10K Road Race.

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Online Registration

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Harrier Swag Is Here!!!

Details on this year's club bus will be posted once we get notification from B.A.A. ETA Feb. 1st

USATF New England Night On The Track

Dec 30th, 2022 - Boston, MA

Nat Larson sets a Mens 60 American Record in the 3000 Meters - 9:46.03!
& is your USATF New England December '22 Athlete of the Month

Name 		       Age  Team              Finals
=======================================================================
1 Nat Larson       60   Gr Springfield    9:46.03 *** NEW US M60 RECORD
2 Dan Smith        44   Tracksmith BH     9:56.94    
3 Michael McGrane  52   Boston AA        10:36.48
4 Dave Dunham      58   Central Mass     10:39.93

[RESULTS]

ATHLETE OF THE

MONTH

GSH Team In Action

'24 USATF New England Road Grand Prix

Kicks off Sunday, Feb 11 in Bedford, NH. Contact email? if you are interested in running on the Harriers Racing Team.

Sun	Feb 11	Super Sunday 4 Miler	Bedford NH
Sun	Mar 17	New Bedford Half	New Bedford MA
Sat	Mar 30	Frank Nealon 15K	Upton MA
Sun	May 19	Great Bear 5K	Needham MA
	Mid July	Road Mile - Date & Place TBD
Sun	Aug 11	Bobby Doyle 5 Miler	Narragansett, RI
Sun	Sep 22	Lone Gull 10k	Gloucester, MA
Sun	Oct 13	Cape Cod Marathon	Falmouth MA

[INFO @ USATF-NE] [GSH TEAM PAGE]

'23 USATF Club XC Nationals

Dec 9, 23 - Apalachee Park, Tallahassee , FL

Nat Larson repeats as individual men's 60+ champion
Alejandro Heuck leads the mens 50+ team.

    DIV    Plc   Name               Evnt      Time
    -----  ---   ----------------   ----   -------
    M6064    1   Nat Larson          8KM     29:24

    M5559   14   Alejandro Heuck    10KM     39:58
    M5054   35   Sandu Rebenciuc    10KM     41:41
    M5559   19   Mark Hixson        10KM     40:57
    M5559   39   Francis Burdett    10KM     46:44
    M5559   46   Robert Landry      10KM   1:00:15

[RESULTS]

Berkshire Steel Rail Marathon & Half

May 21st, 23 - Lenox, MA

Mark Rabasco (2nd overall, picture left) & Mark Dinacola (8th overall 1st M50) run strong at this weekend's races in Lenox.

** HALF **
Plc    Div        Name                  time      pace   
----   --------   ----------------   -------      ----   
   2   2ND-OPEN   Mark Rabasco       1:15:47      5:46 

** FULL **
----   --------   ----------------   -------      ----   
   8   1ST-M50    Mark Dinacola      3:20:01 BQ   7:37

[FULL MARATHON RESULTS] [HALF MARATHON RESULTS]

'23 USATF 10 Mile Championships

April 1st, 23 - Sacremento, CA

Nat Larson is on a roll! Wins individual men's 60+ title and sets another American M60-64 age record!

Plc    Div   Name                  time   pace   aggrd%
----   ---   ----------------   -------   ----   ------
16     M60   Nat Larson           57:24*  5:45   93.65%  

* American Men's 60-64 age record

[RESULTS]

Photo Credit: Todd Straka

'23 USATF Indoor Championships

Mar 10-12, 2023 - Louisville, KY

Alejendro Heuck & Francis Burdett compete at '23 Indoor Champs

Francis Burdett 3000M M55-59  7th  11:29.66 
Alejendro Heuck	1500M M55-59  4th   4:44.22
Francis Burdett	1500M M55-59  9th   5:22.11
Alejendro Heuck	 800M M55-59  5th   2:15.59

[RESULTS]

'22 USATF New England Grand Prix 5K

Feb 12, 2023 - Cambridge, MA

Harrier's newest racer Manny Wineman leads the pack to 10^th place in the Mens 40+ Team Division

10. Greater Springfield Harriers (GSH)  1:37:45
===============================================
149    MANNY WINEMAN          M44 17:05
353    SERGIO BRENA           M58 19:32
374    JOE FOIS               M47 20:00
402    MARK DINICOLA          M55 20:20
427    ANDY MACDONALD         M63 20:48
493    ROBERT LANDRY          M54 22:03

[FULL RESULTS]

'23 USATF XC National Championships

Jan 23, 2023 - Richmond, Virgina

Nat Larson, Alejandro Heuck, Mike Nahom, Francis Burdett & Mark Hixson (not pictured) win the Mens 50+ team title

Team Results - 50+ Masters Men 8K
Plc Team                           Scoring               Total Avg/Pace
--- ----------------------------   -------------------   --------------
1   Greater Springfield Harriers   46 3-4-10-14-15       2:28:07  29:38
2   Chattanooga Track Club         50 2-8-11-13-16(17)   2:29:44  29:57
3   Atlanta Track Club             71 5-9-18-19-20(26)   2:32:22  30:29

[RESULTS]

'22 World Masters Outdoor Championships

June 2022 - Tampere, Finland

Alejandro Heuck (USA singlet in photo), Nat Larson & Francis Burdett
compete at World Masters in Tampere, Finland

[RESULTS]

'22 USATF National 10K Road Championships

April 24th, 2022 - Dedham, MA

Great showing by Harriers at the James Joyce Ramble

[RESULTS]

'22 5K Road National Championships

Feb 23, 2022 - Atlanta, Georgia

Rich Larsen is a National Champion!

[NEWS ARTICLE] [RESULTS]

Snowstorm Classics

Start Saturday December 7th with the 10KM Course!

Springfield Big Fourth 5K

Saturday, July 4^th, 2026 at Springfield Hall of Fame
[INFO]

62^nd Walter Childs Marathon

Sunday, May 3^rd, 2026 at Ashley Reservoir.
Registration will open Jan '21st [INFO]

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