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Our Promise is Our Mission
FEATURES
14
RUNNING LEGENDS: LORRAINE MOLLER
18
2009 COLORADO RUNNER EVENT GUIDE
32
YOUTH RUNNING: COLORADO’S INDOOR TRACK SEASON
34
NUTRITION ADVANTAGE: THE BIGGEST LOSER
37
SPRING SHOE REVIEW
54
THE LIGHTER SIDE: RUNNING MEMORIES
DEPARTMENTS
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RUNNING SHORTS
46
RACE REPORTS
50
RACE RESULTS
CREDITS
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>> LETTERS TO COLORADO RUNNER <<
Derek,
I picked up Issue 32 at the Boulder Running Company off of
Bowles and Wadsworth. I want to thank you for the nice write up in “Running Shorts” for that issue about my achievement in the shot put. Not too
many field people in Track & Field are getting much love locally other
than Matt Hemmingway (high jump) a few years back, Casey Malone
(discus) and Pat Manson (pole vault).
Take care,
Milt Girouard,
Aurora
March/April 2009
To register and get more information, visit denvermarathon.com
Jessica Griffiths
Editor’s note: Girouard, 46, set the Colorado masters track and field record with a 16-pound shot put by throwing 50 feet, 5.75 inches. The throw
is now the seventh longest all-time in USA history of any male between
the ages of 45-49.
On October 18, 2009, we’re inviting you to join us for the Denver Marathon – a premier marathon, half-marathon and four-person
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>> RUNNING SHORTS <<
from Durango to compete, finished in the top
10.
The elite women’s race was decided
very early with Nordic ski racer and Olympian
Rebecca Dussault, 28, taking an early lead on
the run and finishing with a time of 1:05:39. The
mother of two placed sixth in last year’s World
Winter Triathlon Championships and hopes to
earn first this year.
Top finishers for men and women in
the elite category receive a $1,000 stipend and
paid entry fee to the World Championships in
Gaishorn, Austria. With a prize purse of $3,000,
the winners earned $1,000 each while the second-place finishers took home $400 apiece and
the third-place finishers earned $100 each.
Denver Paralympian Earns
World Marathon Record
Denver’s Sandy Dukat, 36, set a world
record for above-the-knee amputees at the Rock
‘n’ Roll Marathon in Phoenix, Arizona in January. She finished the 26.2 mile course in a time
of 4 hours, 40 minutes, 46 seconds. It was her
first marathon.
Dukat set a triathlon world record for
above-the-knee amputees at last year’s world
championships in Vancouver, British Columbia.
She is a two-time world triathlon champion and
a three-time Paralympic skiing bronze medalist
in the slalom and super-G. Born without a thigh
bone, her right leg was amputated when she was
4.
Dukat now has her sights set on
breaking the 4:30 barrier, perhaps at the Chicago Marathon or Denver Marathon this fall.
Dita Earns Romanian Sports
Award For Olympic Win
Beijing Olympic Marathon Gold
Medalist Constantina Dita was recognized
with Romania’s National Award for Sports, the
country’s most prestigious annual sports award.
In a gala ceremony presided over by Romanian
President Traian Basescu at the Olympic Complex Izvorani, Dita’s main competition for the
award was from several of Romania’s other
2008 Olympic champions. Following a standing
ovation from the capacity audience and President Basescu, Dita commented, “I am extremely
happy to be awarded with this prize. It is really
an honor to be placed alongside all those sportsmen and sportswomen who have received this
award since 1933.”
The annual award recognizes not only
singular athletic accomplishment, but also lifetime achievement at the highest international
levels. Dita made a special 48-hour visit to Romania for these ceremonies from her residence
in Erie, Colorado, where she is training for the
Flora London Marathon, to be held on April 26,
2009.
Gunnison Athletes Sweep
Winter Triathlon Titles
A pair of experienced winter endurance athletes earned national titles in January in
the 2009 Winter Triathlon National Championships under sunny skies at Mount Bachelor in
Oregon.
Brian Smith from Gunnison won the
run, bike, cross country ski event with a time
of 59 minutes, 3 seconds. Two-time defending
champion Mike Kloser of Vail was second. Legendary mountain biker Ned Overend, who came
March/April 2009
60-year-old Yoshihisa Hosaka
ran a 60 and over age group
world record marathon in
Japan: 2:36:30!
January Brings Travel
For Colorado Runners
While there aren’t too many events
in Colorado held in January, runners from our
state traveled quite a bit to warmer climates.
In fact, 640 out of 22,100 finishers in the P.F.
Chang’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon
were from Colorado and another 226 ran the full
26.2. At the Disney World Marathon and Half
Marathon in Orlando, Florida, there were 380
finishers from the Rocky Mountain state, and
many more from surrounding areas. Incredibly,
65 runners from Colorado completed both the
half marathon and full marathon on back-toback days. In addition, there was one Wyoming
runner and 14 from New Mexico who did both
races, called the “Goofy Challenge.” Also in
January, 77 runners from Colorado ran in the
Houston Marathon and Half Marathon.
Laura Eakin of Commerce City was
the eighth female at the Walt Disney
World Marathon, running 3:02:19.
Senior Lee Emanuel became
the University of New
Mexico’s first indoor subfour minute miler when he
ran a 3:57.91 at the Meyo
Invitational in South Bend, IN
on February 6.
Tougher Olympic Marathon
Trials Qualifying Times
USA Track and Field has tightened its
qualifying times for the 2012 men’s U.S. Olympic trials marathon. They have eliminated the
“A” and “B” standards and adjusted the qualifying time to 2:19:00. Runners will also qualify
with a 1:05:00 half marathon or a 28:30 10,000
meter track race. In addition, the top 10 finishers
at the U.S. marathon championships will be allowed into the marathon trials if they run at least
2:22:00.
Previously, all runners could qualify
with a 2:22:00 mark or better. In the 2008 trials, 179 runners qualified and 130 made it to the
starting line of the race.
The new rules also limit course elevation loss to a maximum of 3.25m/km for setting
acceptable marks, eliminating popular courses
like the St. George Marathon in Utah.
USATF LDR Chairman, Glenn Latim
Left: Andrei Colotelo
Right: ASIPhoto
Constantina Dita receives an award for
her lifetime achievement in running.
er, said that there was broad support amongst his
committee members for the change, designed to
reduce significantly the number of qualifiers to
between 65 and 85.
>> RUNNING SHORTS <<
Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon series, announced the
acquisition of the Denver Marathon and Rocky
Mountain Half Marathon, bringing its portfolio
of national events to 25 with over 250,000 participants.
The largest marathon in the state
of Colorado, the Denver Marathon includes a
marathon, a half-marathon, the ING Marathon
Relay and the Denver Marathon Kids Race. The
2009 race is set for Sunday, October 18th. The
Fifth Annual Rocky Mountain Half Marathon,
featuring a women’s 8K, is scheduled for Sunday, June 14th.
Barringer Sets CU Record
CU senior Jenny Barringer set the
school record in the 3,000-meter run at the
Washington Indoor Invitational. Barringer’s
time of 8 minutes, 53.88 seconds, was an automatic qualifying time for the 2009 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, to be held
March 13-14 in College Station, Texas.
Barringer became the first Buff to run
the 3K in under nine minutes. Sara (Gorton)
Slattery held the 3K record for the past six years
at 9:07.16.
Women Match the Men
Goucher Wins Milrose Mile
Running USA reports that women
have been a driving force during the Second
Running Boom. In 1987, 21% of all finishers
in U.S. road races were women. By 2007, their
percent hovered around 50%, but the more telling stat is the absolute number total which grew
from just over 791,000 female finishers in 1987
to nearly 4.4 million in 2007 - a five-fold plus
increase. There are fewer women-only events
than a decade ago, but the same events averaged
a 4% increase from 2006 to 2007. Most of the
women-only events that appeared to be missing
in recent years were part of the Komen Race for
the Cure Series and evolved into coed 5Ks. In
2007, the successful series had 1.5 million participants, 120 events worldwide and raised more
than $150 million for breast cancer research.
It is important to note that there are
also more men finishing U.S. road races than
ever before as their numbers grew from 2.97
million to 4.48 million for a nice 50% increase
during the same time span.
In front of 11,000 track and field fans
at Madison Square Gardens in New York City,
University of Colorado graduate Kara Goucher
crushed the field in the NYRR women’s mile.
A freshly minted marathoner after placing third
at the 2008 New York City Marathon, Goucher
took the lead at the half mile, then made it a onewoman race. She crossed the line in 4:33.19 for
her second straight Milrose Games win. Shayne
Culpepper of Lafayette finished fifth in 4:38.92.
Culpepper and her husband Alan are the owners
of Colorado’s newest running store, Solepepper
Sports in Lafayette.
At the Reebok Boston Indoor Games,
Goucher won her second track race in eight days
with a time of 8:46.65 in the Women’s 3,000m.
Competitor Group Acquires
Denver Marathon
The Competitor Group, owners of the
USA Triathlon National Championship Events
Collegiate National Championship: Lubbock, TX, April 18
Elite Duathlon: Powerman Alabama, Birmingham, AL, April 19
Short Course Duathlon: National Duathlon Festival, Richmond, VA, April 25
Long Course Duathlon: Auburn International, Auburn, CA, May 31
Sprint Triathlon: Pacific Coast Triathlon, Newport Beach, CA, July 26
Physically Challenged Triathlon: Nautica New York City Traithlon, July 26
Aquathlon: Lake Logan Triathlon, Canton, NC, August 2
Youth and Junior National Championship: Colorado Springs, CO, August 8
Short Course Triathlon: Age Group, U23 and Elite Nationals, Tuscaloosa,
AL, August 22
Athletes looking to qualify for USA Triathlon’s 2009 Age Group National Championship
should consider competing in a USAT Regional Championship. These events - held in each
of USAT’s 10 regions - provide national championship qualifying slots to the top 33 percent
in each age group. The 2009 USAT Age Group National Championship is set for August 22
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Rocky Mountain Regional Championship will be held at the
Loveland Lake to Lake Triathlon in Loveland, CO on June 20, 2009.
March/April 2009
De Reuck Wins Masters Half
Boulder’s Colleen De Reuck easily
took the women’s crown on February 8 at the
USA Masters Half Marathon Championships.
The championships were hosted by the inaugural State Farm Melbourne and Beaches Music
Marathon. De Reuck continued her stranglehold
on the women’s masters field with another impressive victory, winning in 1:13:15.
Gutierrez Captures XC Crown
At the USA Cross Country Championships on February 7 in Maryland, the masters men’s 8K was led by Simon Gutierrez of
Alamosa in 25:15. Mike Wasson of Monument
finished fifth in 26:45. Andy Ames of Boulder
finished second in the 45-49 age group in 26:53
and Richard Kats of Boulder took second in the
60-64 age division.
Fleet Feet Boulder’s master’s female
team took the team title. In the 40-44 age group,
Lisa Goldsmith of Nederland was first while Lesia Atkinson ran to a fourth place finish. Judith
Smythe of Boulder won the 70-74 age group.
In the junior women’s 6K race, Allie McLaughlin of Air Academy High School
in Colorado Springs took the early lead, opening up a 20 meter gap on the field at 2K. Going into the final lap, several runners passed her,
but McLaughlin held on to finish in fourth place
in 21:10, qualifying for the World Championships.
In the junior men’s 8K, Bobby Nicolls
of Regis High School in Aurora was the first
prep runner, finishing 11th in 25:02.
The Torres brothers, Jorge and Edwardo, finished fourth and eighth, respectively,
in the open division in 36:16 and 36:45.
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Shayne Culpepper and Kara Goucher at the start of the mile in the Milrose Games.
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>> RUNNING LEGENDS <<
Q&A with Lorraine Moller
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Lorraine Moller began her career running barefoot on the natural grass
tracks of her native New Zealand in the 1960s. She went on to become
a bronze medalist in the women’s marathon at the 1992 Olympic Games
in Barcelona, Spain. Lorraine concluded her running career with her
fourth Olympic marathon in 1996, becoming the only woman in the
world to have completed each of the first four Olympic marathons for
women. Moller’s many other running accomplishments include three
victories in the Avon International Women’s Marathon, three wins in the
Osaka International Ladies’ Marathon, and a 1984 Boston Marathon title.
Lorraine believes that Arthur Lydiard, the legendary coach from New Zealand who
died in 2004, is one of the most running influential coaches of all time and was key in her development as a competitive runner. In 2006 she co-founded the Lydiard Foundation, www.lydiardfoundation.org, to bring Lydiard’s concepts into the 21st century and to continue spreading his
wisdom.
Moller has lived in Boulder since 1982, where she now resides with her husband and
eight-year-old daughter. Her acclaimed autobiography, On the Wings of Mercury, was released in
2007 by Longacre Press and is available at www.onthewingsofmercury.com.
What made you settle in Colorado?
I came here in 1982. I had been living in Minneapolis, married my coach, and then
got divorced. Since Minneapolis was his hometown, I was the one who had to leave. I came to
Boulder because I heard it was a really good place for runners. It has been a fabulous place and
I have just loved living here for more than just the runner-friendly lifestyle. It’s become home to
me.
What do you remember about the New Zealand running
scene?
When I was growing up in New Zealand, the country had a very strong sporting tradition, probably because it has a climate and terrain that is really conducive to being in the outdoors and the Europeans that settled there were typically hard-working, pioneering types. Any
Saturday morning every field in the country was just filled with kids playing sports. That was the
culture I grew up in.
There was also a very strong club system based on the English club system. Every little
town had its own running club which would do cross country in the winter and track and field in
the summer. I remember running on a grass track without shoes; it was all very simple. The older
people would coach the younger people. It was really fun and I got a very sound basis in training.
Unfortunately the club system has broken down a lot now as the physical habits of kiwis have
changed, like it has in many western countries. With computers and TVs children are just not as
physical as they were back in those days. I feel like I was really, really lucky. Not only did we
have this really strong running tradition and environment that really supported what I was doing,
we had great New Zealand runners we all looked up to.
The limiting factor was being a girl, which was probably not as limiting a factor in
New Zealand as in other countries. Girls just did not run distances. I believe the 1500 meters (for
women) was not run for the first time until the Munich Olympics, so the longest Olympic event
at the time was 880 yards. Prevailing belief systems then did not include women as endurance
creatures and certainly not performers. A huge renaissance in women’s sports started in the late
1960s. I was very lucky because that was the beginning of my athletic career. I had a front side
seat and could watch the whole thing unfold while being a part of it at the same time.
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In my mind the Olympics stand head and shoulders above any other event for an athlete. All four were different. The first (Olympic women’s marathon in Los Angeles) was phenomenal because we knew we were a part of history. I really think that marked the beginning of the
recognition of women as marathon runners. It was after this hallmark event that other women’s
events were added into the Olympic Games. The Olympic governing body old boy networks
were resistant for so long to adding endurance running events for women because they thought
it was unfeminine, physically harmful to women and too boring for spectators. We have come
so far from that. The women’s events are now much watched and are highly acclaimed events in
the Olympics in their own right. I see that the whole process of sports has such significance for
society, particularly for women, because it has helped to break down many barriers and given
women opportunities today that were not available to them a generation ago.
Seoul for me was a very hard event. I finished poorly, 34th overall. However I learned
a lot about dealing with expectation, especially as a public figure. I felt burdened by my country
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and the expectations they had set for me. The lessons I learned from that
Olympics helped set me up for the bronze medal that I won in Barcelona,
where I pulled it all together after many years of experience. I went into
that race as a 37-year-old meeting another social barrier, the age barrier.
The expectations for a woman of my age were low. I think for me that
was my biggest personal trial in running. I can now quite confidently say
to others that you can still keep improving, that experience is one of our
greatest assets, especially for endurance events.
I also found that as I got older the intrinsic rewards became far
more important. When you are young, ambition and material things are
more important. I think that’s just the way it is. But as I got older I wanted
more depth and greater meaning [to my competitive running] and became
very interested in the transformation that the whole experience offered.
What was your preparation like leading up to
the Barcelona Olympics?
Because of my age, my emphasis was much more on mental
preparation than harder physical training for the 1992 Olympics. You have
to remember that by the time I got to Barcelona I had been running for 23
years. As a real Lydiard advocate I had trained with a tremendous base.
My aerobic capacity was really good, and harder, longer training was not
going to be beneficial for me. It was really a matter of putting together
what I already had, so more than anything it was a kind of synthesis. That
meant adopting a mental framework that would allow me to achieve what
I wanted to.
I knew that there were a few things that were not in my favor
and I spent a lot of time going over those in the period leading up to the
Games. One was that it was going to be hot and that the marathon finished
on a huge hill. There were two things that I didn’t consider myself good
at: being a heat runner and an uphill runner. I knew that if I was going to
do well in the Olympics I had to learn to love to do both of them. So my
training program consisted of always finishing up the biggest hill I could
find. I ran up it as if I was running into the Olympic stadium. When I got
to the top I threw my hands into the air as if I had won. I really started to
I’m a real advocate of the Lydiard system, which is a sequential,
progressive system. The first thing you have to do is develop your aerobic
capacity before anything else because that is the basis from which everything else springs. The other thing is the need to tune into your own inner
coach. We all have one: that voice inside that tells us what is optimal
for us at any one time. Just like any relationship it takes time to develop
a rapport. You are going to have plenty of people tell you what to do, but
ultimately its going to be your own inner voice that is going to give you
the guidance that is particularly tailored for you. That’s the only voice you
can rely on when you are in a race.
enjoy hills. It was not a question of being able to do it or not, it was a matter of changing a belief system. I also learned everything I could about
heat training and instigated a really good heat training program. Barcelona
was the hottest Olympics that we’ve had for the marathon. When we got
to the start line it was 96 degrees. The road temperature was 118. When
I ran the race I never felt it was hot. My mental muscle was fairly well
defined at that Olympics.
What has your own training regimen been in recent years?
What advice do you have for Colorado runners
training at altitude and racing at much lower elevations?
I don’t race anymore. I knew that the 1996 Olympics would
be my last race. Then I was faced with the next phase: what do I do? Is
there life after running? My real desire was to have a child, which I had
put off for many years because I had been racing. So I stopped running
altogether for a period because I thought it would help me conceive and
have children.
The other thing was that I had been running for so long that my
life was geared around my running regime and my thinking was in certain
patterns, which were like knee jerk reactions. To get into the mindset of
being a mother I completely cut out the running. I took a break for quite
a few years – I didn’t read running magazines and I stopped looking at
race results. It was a period of having to accept a death in some ways and
remake myself into something completely different. I had a baby at the
age of 45 during the 2000 Summer Olympics. It was wonderful.
Recently I went to the New York City Marathon and I was very
inspired by Steve Jones and Rod Dixon. Steve is the same age as me and
Rod is a little older. Both are fit as ever. I realized I didn’t want to go
into my middle age as sedentary. So I am running now five days a week.
I do it truly for my own pleasure, my physical fitness and also to “invoke
the muse.” That is, to give me really good ideas that I write down when I
come home.
The general rule of thumb when I was racing was that the timing was crucial. They said you had to race within 24 hours or 10 days
and the ideal was about three weeks. So I tried to time it that way, but
then I started doing these races in Japan and they would fly you over five
days in advance – and that was supposed to be completely wrong. But,
I discovered, anything can be overridden with intent. I finally took the
attitude that no matter what the situation was I was going to make it work
for me. I won the races in Japan and other major marathons with less
than ideal preparations. The trick is to take whatever circumstances you
are faced with and decide to make the most of it. Again, it takes tuning
into the inner voice. The fitter you are, the more honed you are, the more
adaptable you are, the better you will do, period. Being prepared is only
half the equation; the other half is maximizing your opportunities at every
moment. The rules are only guidelines until you get tuned in. Then you
can break all the rules.
What was it like being an inaugural inductee of
the Colorado Running Hall of Fame in 2007?
Vasque Golden Leaf
Half Marathon
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Bruce Kirschner has been a runner for 35 years. He founded the Federal Cup 5K road race in 1984 and the Coal Creek Cross Country Challenge in 1999. He first interviewed Lorraine Moller in 1982 for the Rocky
Mountain Running News, a predecessor publication of Colorado Runner.
An extended version of this article will be available online in May.
AUGUST 8
Voted by Colorado Runner in 2008 as the “Best Half Marathon”
I was really deeply touched because I had been recognized in
Colorado as being one of theirs. What was interesting was that Colorado
had inducted me into their Hall of Fame before New Zealand had inducted
me into theirs. The truth is that Colorado’s induction may have spurred
New Zealand to then claim me as one of their own, which was wonderful
too. I’m very proud to be in both Hall of Fames and to have my achievements acknowledged by the communities of both my homes, New Zealand and Colorado.
SWIM
What do you believe is the most important training advice to share with long distance runners?
Lorraine sharing a coffee on Pearl Street in Boulder with
Barcelona Silver Medalist Yuko Arimori of Japan.
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Aspen, Colorado
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PLATTE RIVER HALF MARATHON
EVENT GUIDE ‘09
Colorado Runner Event Guide
Not all race information may be correct.
Some races will change dates or start
times. Please confirm all information before
traveling to an event.
running / walking
KEY
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Chip Timed Events
USATF Certified Course
Prize Money Offered
2009 Colorado Runner Racing Series Event
Crown Hill 3M; 9:00 AM; Crown Hill Park, Wheat
Ridge, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
That Dam Run; 5K; 10:00 AM; Cherry Creek State
Park, Aurora, CO; rundenverseries.com; 303-6942202;
03/07
Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; North Monument
Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org
03/08
Pueblo Chieftain Spring Runoff; 10M, 10K, 5K,
1.6M Walk; 9:00 AM; Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo,
CO; socorunners.org; 719-547-2777
03/14
03/14
03/28
Running For Rachel; 5K; 9:00 AM; USAFA,
Colorado Springs, CO; rachaelsribbonsofhope.org;
719-646-2234
04/19
Strides for Epilepsy 5K; 8:30 AM; Washington
Park, Denver, CO; epilepsycolorado.org; 303-3779774 ext 25;
03/29
Journey Quest 5K; 8:00 AM; Edora Park, Fort
Collins, CO; shoredjourneysfoundation.org; 970231-1690
04/25
Pueblo to Pueblo Run; 11M, 10K, 2M; 9:00
AM; Cortez Cultural Center, Cortez, CO;
cortezculturalcenter.org; 970-565-1151
04/04
Chatfield Double Dip Trail Race; 7.5M; 9:00 AM;
Chatfield State Park, Littleton, CO; runuphillracing.
com; 303-870-0487
04/25
Running Off The Grid Earth Day 5K; 9:00 AM;
Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO;
catamountinstitute.org; 719-471-0910 ext 107
04/04
F4 4-Miler; 4M; 9:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir,
Boulder, CO; f4sports.net; 303-440-1975;
04/25
04/04
Sierra’s Race Against Meningitis; 5K; 8:00
AM; Crossroads Church, Loveland, CO;
sierrasraceagainstmeningitis.com; 970-310-6212;
09
04/04
Provo City Half Marathon; 13.1M, 13.1M Relay,
5K; 8:00 AM; Tabernacle Park, Provo, UT; run13.
com; 801-836-1570,350;
04/25
Spank Blasing Memorial Run; 10K, 5K, 2M; 9:00
AM; ThunderBowl, Pueblo, CO; gothunderwolves.
com; 719-549-2013
04/04
Widowmaker Trail Runs; 11M, 7M; 10:00 AM;
Tabeguache Trailhead, Grand Junction, CO;
[email protected]; 970-241-6478
04/26
Cherry Creek Sneak; 5M, 5K, 1M; 8:00 AM; Cherry
Creek Mall, Denver, CO; ccsneak.com; 303-3947223;
Colorado Parkinson’s Awareness 5K; 5K, 3K;
10:00 AM; America The Beautiful Park, Colorado
Springs, CO; parkies.org; 719-265-9035;
04/26
04/04
Oh My God 10M; 9:00 AM; Idaho Springs, CO;
runuphillracing.com; 303-870-0487
04/26
UCCS Bash The Bluffs; 10K, 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM;
UCCS, Colorado Springs, CO; web.uccs.edu/
recsports; 719-262-7511
05/02
Blossom Day Run; 5M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Centennial
Park, Canon City, CO; ccblossomfestival.com
05/02
Cinco-Cinco 5K; 8:30 AM; CSU Oval, Fort Collins,
CO; cincocinco.colostate.edu; 970-491-4847; $$
05/02
Collegiate Peaks Trail Run; 50M, 25M; 6:30
AM; Community Center, Buena Vista, CO;
collegiatepeakstrailrun.org; 719-395-6612
05/02
Cinco de Mayo Run; 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Highlands
Ranch, CO; highlandsranchrunseries.com; 303-4717053;
05/02
Miles For Miracles; 5K; 8:00 AM; Invesco Field,
Denver, CO; prestigemiraclesfoundation.org; 303268-4246
05/02
05/02
Shiprock Marathon; 26.2M, 26.2M Relay, 13.1M,
10K; 7:00 AM; Shiprock, NM; shiprockmarathon.
com; 435-233-8068;
05/02
Spirit Challenge; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Steamboat
Springs Middle School, Steamboat Springs, CO;
runningseries.com; 970-871-3460
City Park 4M; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.
org; 303-871-8366
2 Mile Challenge Series I; 2M; 8:00 AM;
North Casper Soccer Fields, Casper, WY;
windycitystriders.com
5K for St. Patrick’s Day; 10:00 AM; Acacia Park,
Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com; 719-6358803;
04/05
Platte River Half Marathon; 13.1M, 13.1M Relay;
9:00 AM; Littleton Park-N-Ride Station, Littleton, CO;
platteriverhalf.com; 303-757-1417;
04/05
Race Judicata 5K; 9:00 AM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; bkbltd.com; 303-694-2202;
04/11
2 Mile Challenge Series II; 2M; 8:00 AM;
04/11
Eisenhower Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K,
5K; 7:00 AM; Eisenhower Center, Abilene, KS;
eisenhowermarathon.com; 785-263-3474; $$
04/11
Heritage/Adventure Run; 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM;
Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch, CO;
highlandsranchrunseries.com; 303-471-7053;
09
04/11
Tortoise & Hare Relay; 3M; 10:00 AM; Grand
Junction, CO; [email protected]; 970-270-0774
04/18
Sand Creek 5 Miler; 9:00 AM; Stapleton, Denver,
CO; comastersrun.org; 303-738-0115
03/14
A Run Through Time; 26.2M, 13.1M, 2M; 9:00 AM;
Riverside Park, Salida, CO; salidarec.com/ccrc;
719-539-7626
03/14
Palmer Lake Chilly Clock Trot; 1.5M; 9:00 AM;
Palmer Lake Elementary School, Palmer Lake, CO;
july4funrun.com; 719-481-9128
03/14
Sharin’ O’ the Green; 5K; 7:30 AM; Library Park,
Fort Collins, CO; partnersmentoringyouth.org; 970484-7123;
03/15
Runnin’ of the Green; 7K; 10:00 AM; LoDo, Denver,
09
CO; bkbltd.com; 303-694-2202;
03/15
Shamrock Shuffle; 10M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Aquatic
Center, Rio Rancho, NM; the-athletes-edge.com;
505-856-9377;
03/21
Canyonlands Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5M; 10:00
AM; Moab,UT; moabhalfmarathon.org; 435-2594525;
04/18
Elbert Reflections; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Elbert, CO;
pprrun.org;
03/21
Spring Spree 10K; 9:00 AM; Platte River Bar & Grill,
Littleton, CO; comastersrun.org; 303-791-6166
04/18
05/02
Take 5 in the Garden of the Gods; 5M, 5K; 8:00
AM; Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs,
CO; csgrandprix.com; 719-635-8803;
03/21
St. Patrick’s Day 5K; 8:30 AM; Town Center,
Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchrunseries.
com; 303-791-2500;
Fast and the Furriest; 5K, 1K; 9:00 AM; Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, CO; fastandfurriest@
gmail.com; 970-227-9603
04/18
Fruitvale 5K; 9:30 AM; Matchett Park, Grand
Junction, CO; fruitvale5k.com; 970-254-7698
05/02
Wondergirl 5K; 9:00 AM; Long’s Park, Grand
Junction, CO; gotrwesterncolorado.org; 970-2579267
03/21
The Better-Half Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5M; 9:30
AM; Gateway Canyons Resort, Gateway, CO;
gatewaycanyons.com; 970-931-2458 x2649
04/18
Paws & Sneakers 5K; 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM; Riverside
Park, Evans, CO; weldcountyhumane.org; 970-5069550 ext 31;
05/03
03/21
Widefield 5K; 8:30 AM; Fountain Creek Nature
Center, Fountain, CO; cc.wsd3.org; 719-391-3515
04/18
Windy City Striders Winter Series V; 10K; 9:00
AM; EKW, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com
05/03
03/21
Salt Lake City Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 7:00
AM; Salt Lake City, UT; saltlakecitymarathon.com;
801-456-2540; $$
Colorado Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K,
5K; 6:00 AM; Old Town, Fort Collins, CO;
thecoloradomarathon.com; 970-227-7384; $$
09
Edgeruner 5K; 8:00 AM; Edgewater, CO; bkbltd.
com; 303-694-2202
04/18
Step4Life 5K; 9:00 AM; Adams County Fairgrounds,
Brighton, CO; lungcancerrun.com; 720-771-7297
05/03
03/22
Stop TB Trot; 5K, 1M; 9:30 AM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; active.com; 303-602-7262;
Fairmount 5000; 5K, 1K; 9:00 AM; Fairmount Park,
Golden, CO; FairmountPTA.org; 303-215-9116;
04/18
Unser Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM;
Unser Racing Museum, Albuquerque, NM; theathletes-edge.com; 505-856-9377;
05/03
03/28
Dialysis Dash; 5K; 9:00 AM; Grand Junction, CO;
Stapleton Park 5M; 8:00 AM; Stapleton Central
Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
04/19
Horsetooth Half Marathon; 13.1M; 8:30
AM; New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, CO;
horsetoothhalfmarathon.com; 970-310-3640;
05/03
Run for the Zoo; 10K, 5K, 1M; 7:00 AM; Rio Grande
Zoo, Albuquerque, NM; run4zoo.org; 505-764-6280;
$$
March/April 2009
The 7th annual Platte River Half Marathon and Buckhorn Exchange Relay runs along a point-to-point course from downtown Littleton to the Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant in
Denver. The race is run predominately on a slight downhill grade along the scenic Platte River Trail.
SUNDAY, APRIL 5 - LITTLETON, CO
WWW.PLATTERIVERHALF.COM
SHIPROCK MARATHON & HALF MARATHON
>> EVENT GUIDE <<
EVENT GUIDE ‘09
05/09
2 Mile Challenge Series III; 2M; 8:00 AM;
05/16
Gleneagle Spirit Run; 5K; 8:30 AM; Antelope
Trails Elementary School, Colorado Springs, CO;
gleneaglespirit.com; 719-492-3974
05/17
Wellington Lake Trail Run; 15K; 9:00 AM;
Castle Mountain Recreation Center, Bailey, CO;
05/09
Alex Hoag Run for Sunshine; 5K; 8:30 AM;
Security Service Field, Colorado Springs, CO;
alexhoagrun.org; 719-660-1346; $$
05/16
Jemez Mountain Runs; 50M, 50K, 13.1M; 5:00
AM; Sherrif’s Posse Shack, Los Alamos, NM;
highaltitudeathletics.org; 505-662-5959
05/23
Garfield Grumble; 5M; 8:00 AM; Mt. Garfield
Trailhead, Palisade, CO; mmstriders.com; 970-2454243
05/09
Balarat Trail Run; 10K, 2M; 10:00 AM; Jamestown,
CO; [email protected]; 720-4242940
05/16
Run for Water; 5K; 9:00 AM; Northridge Recreation
Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; greatwesterninstitute.
org; 303-355-4057;
05/23
Native American 5K National Championships;
8:00 AM; Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute,
Albuquerque, NM; nascsports.org; 505-710-3323
05/09
Memorial Run; 10K, 5K; 4:00 PM; Twin Lakes Park,
Denver, CO; comastersrun.org
05/16
05/23
Newton Sunshine Hill Climb; 5.8M; 8:30 AM;
Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, Boulder, CO;
newtonhillclimb.com; 303-323-1920;
05/09
Fire Hydrant 5K; 7:30 AM; Edora Park, Fort Collins,
CO; larimerhumane.org; 970-226-3647
Sky Mesa Pass Trail Marathon; 26.2M; 7:00
AM; Gateway Canyons Resort, Gateway, CO;
gatewaycanyons.com; 970-931-2458
05/16
Spiral Drive Run; 4M; 9:30 AM; Riverside Park,
Salida, CO; salidarec.com/ccrc; 719-530-0223
05/23
05/09
Greenland Trail Races; 50K, 25K, 8M; 8:00
AM; Greenland Open Space, Greenland, CO;
greenland50k.com; 720-985-9047
05/17
AirLife Memorial; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Hudson
Gardens, Littleton, CO; bkbltd.com; 303-694-2202
Sage Burner Trail Race; 50K, 25K; 7:30 AM;
Hartman Rocks Recreation Area, Gunnison, CO;
western.edu/sageburner; 970-943-2104
05/17
Crazy Leg’s Trail Run; 10K; 7:00 AM; Devil’s
Backbone Trail Head, Loveland, CO; crazylegs10k.
info; 970-214-4203
05/24
05/09
Parent Pathways 5K; 5K, 2K; 8:00 AM; Stapleton
Central Park, Denver, CO; parentpathways.org; 303321-6363 ext 208
Wyoming Marathon; 52.4M, 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K;
6:00 AM; Lincoln Monument Rest Area, Laramie,
WY; angelfire.com/wy2/marathon; 307-635-3316
05/17
Fisher DeBerry Foundation 5K; 8:30 AM;
America The Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO;
fisherdeberryfoundation.org; 877-352-6224;
05/25
05/09
Ronald McDonald’s Run of the House; 5K; 8:30
AM; Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO;
ronaldhouse.org; 720-333-2910;
DICK’S Sporting Goods BolderBOULDER; 10K;
7:00 AM; Folsom Field, Boulder, CO; bolderboulder.
com; 303-444-7223; $$
05/17
Miles for Smiles; 5K; 9:00 AM; Broomfield
Commons Park, Broomfield, CO;
twoangelsfoundation.org; 720-940-6078
05/29
05/09
Tony’s Market Highline Canal Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00
AM; deKoevend Park, Centennial, CO; sspr.org;
303-798-7515
Law Day Race; 10K, 5K, 1M; 6:00 PM; South
lawdayrace.org;
05/30
Girls on the Run 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver,
CO; bkbltd.com; 303-694-2202
05/10
Mothers Day Mile; 1M; 1:00 PM; Glenwood
Medical Associates, Glenwood Springs, CO;
advocatesafehouse.org; 970-945-2632
05/30
Pilot Hill 25K; 8:00 AM; Laramie, WY;
highplainsharriers.org; 307-742-3899
05/10
Title 9 Mother’s Day Run; 9K; 9:00 AM; Boulder
Reservoir, Boulder, CO; titlenine.com; 719-227-3674
05/31
Mile High Mile; 1M; 8:00 AM; Civic Center Park,
Denver, CO; milehighmile.com; 303-358-6696;
05/16
Cottonwood Classic; 5K; 8:00 AM; Thornton, CO;
[email protected]; 720-977-5914;
09
05/16
Fortune 5000 Prediction Event; 5K; 8:30 AM;
Riverside Park, Fort Morgan, CO; hpcnc.org; 970867-3300; $$
HALF
MARATHON
05/17
Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon; 26.2M,
26.2M Relay, 13.1M; 6:00 AM; City Park, Denver,
CO; coloradocolfaxmarathon.org; 303-770-9600;
05/17
Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue 5K; 9:00 AM;
Caranci Pavillion and Dog Park, Louisville, CO;
rockymountainlabrescue.com; 303-818-8508
05/31
Bible Park 2M; 8:00 AM; Bible Park, Denver, CO;
rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
05/17
RunFIt Races; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; La Cueva High
School, Albuquerque, NM; the-athletes-edge.com;
505-856-9377;
06/04
Aspen Street One-Mile Run; 6:00 PM; Civic Center,
Fruita, CO; [email protected]; 970-858-3917
05/17
The World’s Toughest 10K; 7:00 AM; Sandia
Casino, Albuquerque, NM; newmexicomarathon.org;
505-489-9484
06/06
Aspen Downtown Mile; 1M; 8:00 AM; Aspen
Meadows, Aspen, CO; [email protected];
970-319-7519
MARATHON
RELAY
2009
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
CASPER, WY
The Shiprock Marathon & Relays are the only events of their kind on the Navajo Nation. This year marks the 26th annual version of the community runs. Events include:
Marathon (USATF certified), 5-person Marathon Relay, Half Marathon and non-competitive 10K Trail Walk. Since its humble beginning in the early ‘80s these races have
attracted runners from all over the world. Every year many Navajo return to run in this high desert classic. It has become a new Navajo tradition.
SUNDAY, MAY 2 - SHIPROCK, NM
WWW.SHIPROCKMARATHON.COM
REGISTRATION INFO:
RUNWYOMING.COM
307.577.4974
1-800-852-1889
March/April 2009
>> EVENT GUIDE <<
06/06
Dolores River Fest Fun Run; 5K, 2M; 8:00 AM;
Joe Rowell Park, Dolores, CO; doloresrotary.org;
970-882-4936; $$
06/06
Fish Hatchery 5K; 9:00 AM; National Fish Hatchery,
Leadville, CO; 605-642-7730 ext 223
06/06
Kiowa Kickin’ 5K; 9:00 AM; Kiowa High School,
Kiowa, CO; [email protected]; 303-646-4307
06/06
06/06
Run the Rock 5K; 8:00 AM; Rhyolite Regional
Park, Castle Rock, CO; crgov.com/recreation; 720733-2284
06/06
Squaw Peak 50M; 5:00 AM; Vivian Park, Provo, UT;
squawpeak50.com; 801-808-4222
06/06
Sunrise Stampede; 10K, 2M; 8:30 AM; Longmont
High School, Longmont, CO; sunrisestampede.com;
303-449-2925; $$
06/17
Summit Trail Running Series II; 10M, 5M;
5:45 PM; French Gulch, Breckenridge, CO;
townofbreckenridge.com; 970-453-1734
07/04
06/18
Bighorn Mountain Wild and Scenic Trail Runs;
100M, 50M, 50K, 30K; 10:00 AM; Dayton, WY;
bighorntrailrun.com
Liberty Run; 4M; 8:00 AM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; bkbltd.com; 303-694-2202;
07/04
06/18
FIBArk Hill Climb; 6:00 PM; Salida, CO; salidarec.
com/FIBArk-Running-Races.html; 719-539-5703
Northern Colorado Race For The Cure; 5K; 8:00
AM; Greeley, CO; komennc.org;
07/04
06/19
MyoMed Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back; 178M; 7:00
AM; Logan, UT; ragnarrelay.com; 877-83-RELAY
07/04
Run for Independence; 5M; 9:00 AM; Winter Park,
CO; playwinterpark.com; 970-726-4221
06/20
Angels on the Runway; 5K; 8:30 AM; Rocky
Mountain Metro Airport, Broomfield, CO; afids.
angelflightwest.org; 303-903-4902
07/04
06/20
Buffalo Creek Scramble Trail Run; 5M; 10:00
AM; Wellington Lake, Bailey, CO; youtriit.com;
303-932-1121
Smokey Bear Fun Run; 10K, 2M; 7:30 AM; Pine
Lodge Road, Capitan, NM; smokeybearfunrun.org;
575-354-7021
07/05
LaSportiva Vail Hillclimb; 7.5M; 8:00 AM; Vail
Mountain, Vail, CO; vailrec.com; 970-479-2280
06/20
Goose Chase; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; William McKinley
Carson Park, Greenwood Village, CO; goosechase.
org; 303-290-9922
07/05
Mountain Madness Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K;
8:00 AM; Howelsen Hill, Steamboat Springs, CO;
runningseries.com; 970-879-1250
07/04
July 4th Fun Run; 4M; 7:00 AM; Santa Fe Trail,
Palmer Lake, CO; july4funrun.com; 719-481-9128
06/06
Teva X-1 Mud Run; 5K; 6:00 PM; Vail, CO;
tevamountaingames.com; 970-926-4799
06/06
Trails Day 5K; 8:00 AM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora,
CO; auroragov.org/trails; 303-739-7160
06/20
LaSportiva Summer Solstice Trail Race; 10K, 5K;
6:00 PM; Beaver Creek Mountain, Beaver Creek,
CO; vailrec.com; 970-479-2280
07/05
Summer Roundup Trail Run; 12K; 7:00
AM; Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO;
summerroundup.com; 719-473-2625
06/06
Turkey Track Trail Marahton; 26.2M, 13.1M;
8:00 AM; Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Springs, CO;
joingecko.org/events; 303-475-6053
06/20
Mt. Evans Ascent; 14.5M; 8:00 AM; Echo Lake,
Idaho Springs, CO; racingunderground.com; 303642-7917; $$
07/08
Summit Trail Running Series III; 10M, 5M; 5:45
PM; Breckenridge Ski Area, Breckenridge, CO;
06/06
Water Tower Desert Run; 5M; 7:00 AM; Grand
Junction, CO; [email protected]; 970-2416478
06/20
Sailin’ Shoes; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Colorado Springs,
CO; pprrun.org; 719-685-9513;
07/10
Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run; 100M; 6:00
AM; Silverton, CO; run100s.com/HR; 970-259-3693
06/07
Casper Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 6:00 AM; Holiday
Inn on the River, Casper, WY; runwyoming.com;
307-577-4974; $$
06/20
Steamworks Animas Valley Half Marathon; 13.1M;
8:00 AM; Bakers Bridge, Durango, CO; go-dmt.org;
970-247-2286;
07/11
2 Mile Challenge Series V; 2M; 8:00 AM;
06/21
Father’s Day 5K; 8:00 AM; Old Town, Fort Collins,
CO; fcgov.com/recreation; 970-221-6358
07/11
06/07
Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 26.M
Relay, 13.1M, 5K, 1K; 7:00 AM; Deadwood, SD;
DeadwoodMickelsonTrailMarathon.com; 605-6413534;
06/21
FIBArk Trail Run; 10K; 8:00 AM; F Street Bridge,
Salida, CO; salidarec.com/FIBArk-Running-Races.
html; 719-539-5703
Evergreen Mountain Trail Race; 10K; 8:00 AM;
Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, Evergreen, CO; www.
healthquestadventures.com; 303-674-7408
07/11
06/21
Purgatory Challenge Mountain Marathon; 26.2M;
8:00 AM; Durango Mountain Resort, Durango, CO;
gravityplay.com; 970-259-7771
Howelsen Hill 8M; 8M, 4M; 9:00 AM; Howelsen
Hill, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com;
970-870-9273
07/11
06/21
Stadium Stampede; 5K, 1K; 8:00 AM; INVESCO
Field @ Mile High, Denver, CO; stadiumstampede.
09
org; 303-837-7043; $$
Hogback Hustle; 5K; 8:30 AM; New Castle Family
Fitness, New Castle, CO; rec@newcastlecolorado.
org; 970-984-3352; $$
07/11
06/27
24 Hours of Laramie; 24 Hours, 100M; 8:00 AM;
Laramie, WY; geminiadventures.com; 303-652-9949
Wine and Cheese Run; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Village
of Los Ranchos, Albuquerque, NM; the-athletesedge.com; 505-856-9377;
07/11
Leadville Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 15M; 8:00 AM;
Leadville, CO; leadvilletrail100.com; 719-486-3502
06/27
Rock ‘N’ Roll Seattle Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M;
Tukwila, Seattle, WA; rnrseattle.com; 800-311-1255;
$$
07/11
06/27
Slacker Half Marathon; 13.1M, 13.1M Relay, 4M;
8:00 AM; Georgetown, CO; slackerhalfmarathon.
com; 303-679-2312;
Monument Downhill 5K; 8:00 AM; Dos Hombres on
the Redlands, Grand Junction, CO; ernakay@aol.
com; 970-640-2746
07/11
06/27
Undy 5000; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; bkbltd.
com; 303-694-2202
Rogers River Run; 5K; 7:30 AM; Boulder County
Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO; ci.longmont.co.us/rec;
303-651-8405;
07/11
06/27
Veterans’ Home Run; 5K; 7:00 AM; Air Academy
High School, USAFA, Colorado Springs, CO;
[email protected]; 719-262-0595;
Sandia Peak Challenge; 7.2M, 4.1M, 2M; 7:30
AM; Sandia Peak Ski Area, Albuquerque, NM;
newmexico.cff.org; 505-883-1455
07/12
Barr Trail Mountain Race; 20K; 7:00 AM; Cog
Railway, Manitou Springs, CO; runpikespeak.com;
719-590-7086; $$
07/12
Stone House Park 2M; 8:00 AM; Stone House Park,
Lakewood, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
07/18
Aspen Race for the Cure; 5K, 1M; 7:30 AM; Rio
Grande Park, Aspen, CO; komenaspen.org; 970920-0250;
07/18
Devil Mountain 50K; 50K, 13.1M; 7:00 AM; Pagosa
Springs, CO; joingecko.org/events; 303-475-6053
07/18
Women’s Distance Festival; 5K; 7:30 AM; North
pprrun.org; 719-635-3833;
06/07
Larabar Spring Runoff; 10K; 8:30 AM; Vail, CO;
tevamountaingames.com; 970-926-4799
06/07
Steamboat Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K; 7:30 AM;
Steamboat Springs, CO; steamboatmarathon.com;
970-875-7002;
06/07
Turquoise Lake Half Marathon; 13.1M; 9:00 AM;
Turquoise Lake, Leadville, CO; 605-642-7730 ext
223
06/10
Summit Trail Running Series I; 10K, 5K;
5:45 PM; Flume Trails, Breckenridge, CO;
06/11
Uni-Hill 2K; 6:00 PM; The Sink & The Fox Theater,
Boulder, CO; 5430sports.com; 303-442-0041; $$
06/13
2 Mile Challenge Series IV; 2M; 8:00 AM;
06/13
South Valley 10K; 8:00 AM; South Valley Park,
Littleton, CO; comastersrun.org; 303-868-7248
06/13
Hayden Cog Run; 8M, 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM;
TownHall, Hayden, CO; runningseries.com; 970276-3741
06/13
Joe Colton’s Off Road Adventure; 15M, 10M, 10K,
5K; 9:00 AM; Rollinsville, CO; joecoltonadventure.
org; 303-258-7113
06/13
Mt. Falcon Trail Race; 8M; 8:00 AM; Mt.
Falcon Open Space, Morrison, CO; www.
06/13
Panoramic at Bear Creek; 4M, 2M, 1M; 7:30 AM;
Bear Creek Park East, Colorado Springs, CO;
pprrun.org; 719-635-3303
06/27
Women’s Distance Festival; 5K; 7:15 AM; City
Park, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org; 719-296-1267
06/28
Cherry Garcia Runs; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Valley High
School, Albuquerque, NM; the-athletes-edge.com;
505-856-9377;
06/28
River Run; 5K; 8:00 AM; Visitor Center, Lyons, CO;
lyons-colorado.com; 303-823-8250; $$
07/04
Firecracker 5K; 9:00 AM; Sweetwater Park, Lone
Tree, CO; firecracker5krace.com; 303-225-4948
07/04
FireKracker 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Fort Collins,
CO; fortcollinsrunningclub.org; 970-493-5220;
06/13
SALOMON Run the Rockies Half Marathon;
13.1M, 10K; 8:30 AM; Frisco, CO; emgcolorado.
com; 303-635-2815;
07/04
Four on the Fourth 4K; 9:00 AM; Boulder, CO;
averybrewing.com; 303-440-4324; 09
07/19
06/14
Estes Park Marathon; 26.2M, 26.2M Relay, 13.1M,
10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Estes Park High School, Estes
Park, CO; epmarathon.org; 970-586-8189;
07/04
Freedom Run 5K; 8:00 AM; Evergreen Middle
School, Evergreen, CO; mtevans.org; 303-6747400;
Chunky Monkey Runs; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Valley
High School, Albuquerque, NM; the-athletes-edge.
com; 505-856-9377;
07/19
06/14
Garden of the Gods 10M; 7:00 AM; Memorial Park,
Manitou Springs, CO; gardentenmile.com; 719-47309
2625; $$
07/04
Gateway Canyons 4th of July Half Marathon;
13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Gateway Canyons Resort,
Gateway, CO; gatewaycanyons.com; 970-931-2458
Mountain Madness 12K; 7:30 AM; Christies of
Genessee, Genessee, CO; comastersrun.org;
303-794-2952
07/19
06/14
Rocky Mountain Half Marathon; 13.1M, Women’s
8K; 7:30 AM; Denver, CO; rockymountainhalf.com;
888-786-5280;
07/04
Independence 5K; 8:30 AM; Town Center,
com; 303-471-7053;
Crag Crest Trail Run; 10.5M; 9:00 AM; Mesa
Lakes, Island Lake, CO; [email protected];
970-241-6478
07/19
F4 4-Miler; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO;
fastforwardsports.net; 303-440-1975;
07/04
Independence 10K; 8:30 AM; Breckenridge, CO;
07/19
Fall Marathon Training Series; 10M; 7:00 AM; City
Park, Westminster, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
March/April 2009
ESTES PARK MARATHON, HALF, 10K, 5K
EVENT GUIDE ‘09
The Estes Park Marathon provides superior, fun, and challenging running events which encourage healthy lifestyles that benefit youth, family, and community in a spectacular
mountain location. With a marathon, marathon relay, half marathon, 10K and 5K on Sunday and a Kid’s Fun Run on Saturday, this event is a great family weekend getaway. “Do
this run to celebrate all that you love about running. . .and to experience the grandeur of a spectacular part of the world.”
SUNDAY, JUNE 14 - ESTES PARK, CO
WWW.EPMARATHON.ORG
LEADVILLE TRAIL 100
>> EVENT GUIDE <<
EVENT GUIDE ‘09
07/19
LaSportiva Vail Half Marathon; 14.5M; 8:00 AM;
Vail Mountain, Vail, CO; vailrec.com; 970-479-2280
07/19
Trail Run Series I; 9:00 AM; Bridle Trail, Casper,
WY; windycitystriders.com
07/22
Summit Trail Running Series IV; 10M, 5M;
5:45 PM; Horseshoe Gulch, Breckenridge, CO;
07/23
07/23
Paint Mines 6K; 6:30 PM; Calhan, CO; trailrunner.
com; 719-573-4133
West End 3K; 6:00 PM; The Daily Camera, Boulder,
CO; 5430sports.com; 303-442-0041; $$
07/25
Classic 10K; 7:00 AM; Woodmen Road & Interstate
25, Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com; 71909
635-8803; $$
07/25
Kennebec Challenge; 14M, 6M; 8:00 AM; La Plata
City Campground, Durango, CO; go-dmt.org; 970385-7230
07/25
Run for Hope; 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Fort Collins,
CO; runforhope.net; 970-229-1366
07/25
Spring Creek Memorial; 9M, 3M; 8:00 AM;
Spring Creek Trailhead, Steamboat Springs, CO;
runningseries.com
07/26
Cheyenne Canon Mountain Race; 12K, 8K; 7:00
AM; North Cheyenne Canon, Colorado Springs, CO;
trailrunner.com; 719-573-4133; $$
07/26
Kids Cure 5K; 7:45 AM; Washington Park, Denver,
CO; brentsplace.org; 303-831-4545;
07/26
Leadville Silver Rush 50M; 6:00 AM; Leadville, CO;
leadvilletrail100.com; 719-486-3502
07/30
Freeman Myre Corporate Challenge 5K; 6:00
PM; Colorado Technology Center, Louisville, CO;
fmcorporatechallenge.com; 720-841-5422;
08/01
Cheatin’ Woodchuck Chase; 5M, 2.3M; 8:00 AM;
Rifle, CO; rifleco.org; 970-625-2151; $$
08/01
Kat’cina Mosa 100K; 6:00 AM; Hobble Creek
Canyon, Springville, UT; squawpeak50.com; 801808-4222
08/01
LaSportiva Eldora Trail 10K; 8:00 AM; Eldora
Resort, Nederland, CO; digdeepsports.com; 303279-6040;
08/01
Mt. Werner Classic Trail Run; 12M, 5M; 8:00
AM; Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com;
970-819-0316
08/01
08/01
Run for Rwanda; 5K; 8:00 AM; Cottonwood Creek
Park, Colorado Springs, CO; runforrwanda.org;
719-352-8772
08/01
Singles Mingle 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver,
CO; singlesmingle5k.com; 720-209-9099
08/02
Evergreen Town Race; 10K, 5K; 8:00
AM; Evergreen Lake, Evergreen, CO;
evergreentownrace.org; 303-674-5706;
08/02
08/02
La Luz Trail Run; 11M; 7:00 AM; Albuquerque, NM;
laluztrailrun.org; 505-797-0791
08/02
LaSportiva Berry Picker Trail Run; 4.3M; 8:00 AM;
Vail Mountain, Vail , CO; vailrec.com; 970-479-2280
08/02
08/08
Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon;
13.1M; 8:00 AM; Georgetown, CO; gtishalf.org; 30309
674-7449;
08/08
Iron Girl 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO;
irongirl.com; 727-942-4767;
08/08
Mayors Cup; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Woodland Park,
CO; city-woodlandpark.org; 719-687-5225
08/12
Fairmount 5K; 6:30 PM; Fairmount Park, Golden,
CO; comastersrun.org; 303-279-3509
08/12
Summit Trail Running Series VI; 10K, 5K;
5:45 PM; Carter Park, Breckenridge, CO;
08/13
Mountain Avenue Mile; 1M; 6:30 PM; Fort Collins,
CO; users.frii.com/jwelzel/; 970-221-1099;
08/13
Pearl Street Mile; 1M; 6:00 PM; Cheesecake
Factory, Boulder, CO; 5430sports.com; 303-4420041; $$
08/14
Epic Relays Cache-Teton Relay; Logan, UT;
epicrelays.com; 970-301-6130
08/15
Basalt Half-Marathon; 13.1M; 7:45 AM; Basalt
Middle School, Basalt, CO; runnerfam@comcast.
net; 970-618-2063;
Trail Run Series II; 9:00 AM; Nordic Trail, Casper,
WY; windycitystriders.com
08/15
08/05
Summit Trail Running Series V; 10M, 5K;
5:45 PM; Baker’s Tank, Breckenridge, CO;
Holy COW Trail Stampede; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM;
Christopher Fields Softball Complex, Westminster,
CO; westminsterfaire.com; 303-658-2208;
08/15
08/07
DeKovend Park BBQ 5K; 6:30 PM; DeKovend
Park, Centennial, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
Pikes Peak Ascent; 13.32M; 7:00 AM; Memorial
Park, Manitou Springs, CO; pikespeakmarathon.org;
719-473-2625; $$
08/15
Run The Rock; 5K; 9:00 AM; Cinfer, CO; rock5k.
com; 720-261-0860;
08/07
Wild West Relay; 195M; 5:30 AM; Budweiser Tour
Center, Fort Collins, CO; wildwestrleay.com; 303800-5353
08/16
08/08
2 Mile Challenge Series VI; 2M; 8:00 AM;
Alfred Packer Cannibal Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM;
Riverfront Event Center, Littleton, CO; bkbltd.com;
303-694-2202
08/16
Continental Divide Trail Run; 16M; 8:00 AM; Fish
Creek Falls, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.
com; 970-879-0385
CHEMOSABEE
A Triathlete’s Journey
Through The First Year
Of Breast Cancer
NANCY REINISCH
The Leadville Trail 100 is known as the “Race Across The Sky” and might be the most famous 100 mile race in the United States. Starting and finishing in downtown Leadville
at an elevation of 10,300’, the out and back course travels over the infamous 12,600’ Hope Pass on its way to the ghost town of Winfield. The LT100 committee also stages a
training camp, a 50 mile event, a marathon, a 15 mile race and a 10K at different times of the year to help runners prepare for the rigors of this high altitude challenge.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 - LEADVILLE, CO
WWW.LEADVILLETRAIL100.COM
As one reader said, “I love this book! It’s a cross between the New England
Journal of Medicine, ESPN Sports Center, and a touch of Oprah!”
Forward by Ironman Champion, Professional Triathlete, Founder and CEO of SkirtSports Inc.
Nicole DeBoom
www.CHEMOSABEE.com
March/April 2009
>> EVENT GUIDE <<
08/16
LaSportiva 10K @10,000 Feet; 9:00 AM; Vail
08/16
Leading Ladies Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 6:00
AM; Spearfish, SD; LeadingLadiesMarathon.com;
605-642-2382;
08/16
LT 100 10K; 12:00 PM; Leadville, CO;
09/12
08/16
Pikes Peak Marathon; 26.2M; 7:00 AM; memorial
Park, Manitou Springs, CO; pikespeakmarathon.org;
719-473-2625; $$
09/13
08/22
Aspen Summer Uphill; 4.8M; 8:00 AM; Aspen, CO;
08/22
Beaver Creek Vertical Ascent; 8:00 AM; Beaver
Creek, CO; beavercreek.snow.com; 970-845-5293
08/22
09/20
Run Around the Block; 5K; 9:00 AM; Sloan’s Lake,
Denver, CO; rmmi.org; 303-893-3838
09/20
Second Wind Fund Run; 3M; 12:30 PM;
Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Golden, CO;
thesecondwindfund.org; 303-988-2645
09/23
Lakewood Trail Series IV; 1M; 6:00 PM; Green
Mountain, Lakewood, CO; lakewood.org; 303-9874807
Chips and Salsa Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K;
8:00 AM; Albuquerque, NM; the-athletes-edge.com;
505-856-9377;
09/26
Great Pumpkin Races; 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM;
Venetucci Farm, Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.
com; 719-389-1251;
09/13
Colorado Springs Race For The Cure; 5K; 7:30
AM; Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs,
CO; www.komencs.org;
09/26
Harvest Challenge; 5K; 9:00 AM; Louisville
Community Park, Louisville, CO; active.com; 720890-1577; $$
Copper Mountain Half Marathon; 13.1M, 12K, 5K;
9:00 AM; Copper Mountain, CO; copperhalf.com;
303-926-1017;
09/13
Credit Union Harvest Run; 5K; 8:00 AM;
Renaissance Boulder Suites Hotel; Broomfield, CO;
cuharvestrun.com; 303-861-7507;
09/26
Hope’s Angel 5K; 9:00 AM; Rocky Mountain High
School, Fort Collins, CO; hopesangel.com; 970377-0800
08/22
Falcon 5K; 8:00 AM; Falcon High School, Falcon,
CO; meridiandentalfalcon.com; 719-495-3131
09/13
Day for Kids Dash; 5K; 9:00 AM; Sloan’s Lake,
Denver, CO; positiveplacedenver.org; 303-892-9200
ext 102;
09/26
Mayor’s Cup; 5K; 9:00 AM; America The Beautiful
Park, Colorado Springs, CO; sppppr.org; 719-5737447;
08/22
Leadville Trail 100; 100M; 4:00 AM; Leadville, CO;
09/13
ElGrito 5K; 9:00 AM; Buckhorn Exchange, Denver,
09
CO; elgrito5k.org; 720-840-8127;
09/26
08/22
Lean Horse Hundred; 100M, 50M, 50K; 6:00 AM;
Hot Springs, SD; leanhorse.com; 605-641-3534
09/13
LaSportiva EverGold Trail 10K; 10:00 AM; Vail
Mountain Chili Cha Cha; 15M, 7M, 3M; 9:00 AM;
Pagosa Springs, CO; joingecko.org/events; 303-4756053; $$
09/26
08/22
Run With The Horses Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M,
10K; 6:30 AM; Expedition Island, Green River, WY;
grchamber.com; 307-875-5711;
Support Your Girls 10K; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Mike
Lansing Field, Casper, WY; [email protected];
307-259-9964; $$
09/26
Vasque Golden Leaf Half Marathon; 13.3M; 8:30
AM; Snowmass Village, CO; utemountaineer.com;
970-429-2093;
09/12
Bergan Peak Trail Race; 11.5M, 5.6M; 9:00 AM;
Elk Meadow Open Space, Evergreen, CO; www.
09/12
FASB Fitness Festival 5K; 9:00 AM; Crescent Park,
Denver, CO; bkbltd.com; 303-694-2202
Golden Gallop; 10K, 5K; 7:15 AM; Splash Aquatic
Park, Golden, CO; goldengallop.org; 303-619-9697;
09/13
Neder-Nederland; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Nederland
High School, Nederland, CO; nederlandchamber.
org; 303-956-2891; $$
08/23
Elk Meadow 10K; 8:00 AM; Elk Meadow Park,
Evergreen, CO; comastersrun.org; 303-979-9592
09/13
Chatfield 8M; 8:00 AM; Chatfield State Park,
Littleton, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
08/23
09/16
09/27
Capulin Volcano Run; 13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Folsom
School House, Folsom, NM; capulinvolcanorun.com;
575-278-3340
08/23
Race For Research; 5K; 8:00 AM; Washington
Park, CO; race4research.com; 720-260-3140;
Lakewood Trail Series III; 6M; 6:00 PM; Bear
Creek Park, Lakewood, CO; lakewood.org; 303987-4807
Autumn Color Run; 13.1M, 10K, 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM;
McPhelemy Park, Buena Vista, CO; fourteenernet.
com/colorrun; 719-221-2867
09/27
09/19
Corrida de Corrales; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Corrales
Rec Center, Corrales, NM; 505-385-4757
09/27
09/19
Endurance Festival; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM;
Park City, UT; EnduranceFestival.com; 208-2333798
John Baker Memorial Road Race; 10K, 5K; 7:00
AM; Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM; theathletes-edge.com; 505-856-9377;
09/27
09/19
Good Samaritan 5K; 8:30 AM; Douglas County
Events Center, Castle Rock, CO; svdpcr.org; 303868-5746;
Zooma Women’s Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5M;
Stapleton, Denver, CO; zoomarun.com; 703-3492230;
09/29
09/19
Octoberfest 5K; 10:00 AM; Breckenridge, CO;
Horizon-Prairie View Cross Country Invitational;
5K; 5:30 PM; Addenbrooke Park, Lakewood, CO;
Oktoberfest 5K; 12:30 PM; Town Center, Highlands
Ranch, CO; highlandsranchrunseries.com; 303-4717044;
10/03
09/19
Bacon Strip Races; 10M, 4M; 9:00 AM; Fort Collins,
CO; users.frii.com/jwelzel/; 970-221-1099
10/03
Journey of Hope 5K; 10:00 AM; Fort Lewis College,
Durango, CO; go-dmt.org; 970-247-3108
09/19
Jelm Mountain Run; 10M; 9:00 AM; Jelm Mountain,
Jelm, WY; albanycountysar.org/jelm; 307-760-4930
10/03
09/19
Oktoberfest Runs; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Penrose
Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com;
719-635-8803;
10/03
Waterton Canyon 10M; 9:00 AM; Waterton Canyon,
Littleton, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
09/19
Run for Congo Women; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Bear
Creek Lake Park, Morrison, CO; runforcongowomen.
org; 303-748-6426
10/03
09/19
Run, Rabbit, Run 50 Mile; 6:00 AM; Steamboat
Springs, CO; steamboat50.com; 970-221-2270
XTERRA Marathon Of Trail Races; 26.2M, 13.1M,
5K; 8:00 AM; Cheyenne Mountain State Park,
Colorado Springs, CO; marathonmajic.com; 404421-3231
10/04
Blue Sky Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 8:00 AM;
Horsetooth Mountain Park, Fort Collins, CO;
blueskymarathon.com; 970-404-2073
08/23
08/29
08/30
08/30
09/02
Trail Run Series III; 9:00 AM; Hogadon Parking Lot,
Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com
Erace Homelessness; 10K, 5K, 2K; 8:00 AM; City
Park, Denver, CO; eracehomelessness.org; 303832-1622 ext 202;
Breckenridge Crest Mountain Marathon;
24.5M, 13.1M, 5M; 7:30 AM; River Walk Center,
Breckenridge, CO; mavsports.com; 970-390-4760
Tiny Miracles Trot; 5K; 9:30 AM; Vallagio at
Inverness, Englewood, CO; tinymiracles.com; 303222-1304;
Lakewood Trail Series I; 4M; 6:00 PM; Bear Creek
Park, Lakewood, CO; lakewood.org; 303-987-4807
09/05
Grand Teton Trail Races; 100M, 50M, 26.2M; 6:00
AM; Grand Targhee Resort, Alta, WY; tetonraces.
com; 208-787-2077
09/05
09/06
10K @ 10,000 Feet; 10K; 10:00 AM; Rabbit Ears
Pass, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com;
970-879-1250
09/06
Coal Creek Crossing; 10M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Louisville
Community Park, Louisville, CO; 4allrunners.com;
303-666-7400
09/06
Dam to Dam Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Albuquerque,
NM; the-athletes-edge.com; 505-856-9377;
09/06
09/07
09/07
New Mexico Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 5:30
AM; Tramway & Encantado, Albuquerque, NM;
newmexicomarathon.org; 505-489-9484;
Aetna Park to Park 10 Miler; 7:00 AM; City Park,
Denver, CO; parktopark10miler.com; 303-757-1417;
09
$$
American Discovery Trail Marathon; 26.2M,
26.2M Relay, 13.1M; 6:30 AM; Palmer Lake, CO;
adtmarathon.com; 719-331-8213; $$
09/09
Lakewood Trail Series II; 5M; 6:00 PM; Bear Creek
Park, Lakewood, CO; lakewood.org; 303-987-4807
09/11
Colorado Relay; 174M, 112M; 5:00 AM;
Georgetown, CO; coloradorelay.com; 303-670-7147
09/12
2 Mile Challenge Series VII; 2M,8:00 AM;
09/12
A Cause for Paws; 5K, 3K; 6:30 AM; Boulder, CO;
boulderhumane.org/events; 303-442-4030 ext 634
March/April 2009
09/19
ThunderStorm 5K; 8:00 AM; Colorado Springs, CO;
active.com; 719-574-7375
09/20
Boulder Marathon; 26.2M, 26.2M Relay, 13.1M;
7:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO;
bouldermarathon.com; 303-859-0244;
10/04
Fall Series I; 3.5M; 11:30AM; North Monument
Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org;
719-598-2953
09/20
Crossroads Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 8:00 AM;
Buckingham Park, Fort Collins, CO; footoftherockies.
com; 970-377-8005;
10/04
Red Rock Scramble; 5M, 5K; 10:00 AM; Lyons
High School, Lyons, CO; coloradoindianbar.org/rrs;
303-447-8760 ext 142;
09/20
Farmers 5000; 5K, 1K; 9:00 AM; Wheat Ridge High
School, Wheat Ridge, CO; farmers5000.org; 303238-5192;
10/04
Sanida Mountain Shadows Trail Run; 10K, 5K;
7:00 AM; Sandia Mountain, Albuquerque, NM; theathletes-edge.com; 505-856-9377;
09/20
Golden Gate Canyon Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M;
9:00 AM; Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Gilpin
County, CO; runuphillracing.com; 303-870-0487
10/10
2 Mile Challenge Series VIII; 2M; 8:00 AM;
09/20
Lead King Loop; 25K, 12.5K; 8:30 AM; Marble, CO;
leadkingloop25k.com; 970-704-1275; 09
10/10
Chuck Severy 5K XC; 8:00 AM; Aspen High School,
Aspen, CO; [email protected]; 970-319-7519
09/20
Oktoberfest 10K; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Larimer
Square, Denver, CO; oktoberfestdenver10k.com;
303-685-8131;
10/10
Compass Montessori Harvest Festival Run; 10K,
5K, 1M; 9:00 AM; Golden, CO; [email protected];
303-456-6188
09/20
Pony Express Trail Run; 15M; 8:00 AM; Rampart
Reservoir, Woodland Park, CO; pprrun.org; 719598-2953
10/10
Backcountry Trail Races; 10M, 5M; 8:30 AM;
Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, CO;
highlandsranchraceseries.com; 303-471-7053;
LASPORTIVA EVERGOLD TRAIL 10K
EVENT GUIDE ‘09
The LaSportiva Evergold Trail 10K awards runners with outstanding vistas as they traverse the slopes of Vail Mountain. The race boasts over 1,800 feet of climbing with a high
point of nearly 9,100 feet on an average grade of 11%! Hosted by the Vail Recreation District, the Evergold Trail 10K is the last race in their summer trail running series. The
other events are: the Summer Solstice Twilight Trail Run (6/20), Vail Hillclimb (7/5), Vail Half Marathon (7/19), Berry Picker Trail Run (8/2), and the 10K @ 10,00 Feet (8/16).
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 - VAIL, CO
WWW.VAILREC.COM
Chosen by Colorado Runner as 2008’s “Best Half Marathon,” the Golden Leaf is one of the most beautiful foot races in the Rockies. This 13.3 mile half marathon traverses
from Snowmass Village to the heart of Aspen on mountain trails and roads, at the height of Colorado’s breathtaking fall colors. Unlike the many fast and flat marathons on city
streets, the Golden Leaf will challenge even the toughest of marathon competitors with its rocky mountain trails.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 - ASPEN, CO
>> EVENT GUIDE <<
WWW.UTEMOUNTAINEER.COM
10/10
Pajarito Trail Fest; 15M, 10K; 9:00 AM; Pajarito
Ski Area, Los Alamos, NM; pajaritotrailfest.com;
505-661-8013
11/21
Bear Creek 10-Spot; 10M; 9:00 AM; Bear Creek
Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; runuphillracing.com;
303-870-0487
10/10
Silent Trails Memorial; 10M; 9:00 AM; Happy Jack
Recreation Area, Laramie, WY; uwyo.edu/silenttrails;
307-760-0954
11/21
Turkey Trot 5K; 8:30 AM; Brighton Recreation
Center, Brighton, CO; brightonco.gov; 303-6552221;
10/10
Tiger Classic; 5K; 8:00 AM; South Monument
Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; coloradocollege.
edu/5KRace; 719-471-7613
11/26
Durango Turkey Trot; 5M, 1M; 10:00 AM; Fort
Lewis College, Durango, CO; go-dmt.org; 970-2475059
10/11
Coal Creek XC Challenge; 5.72M; 9:00 AM;
Louisville, CO; comastersrun.org; 303-666-0864;
$$ 09
11/26
Hobbler Gobbler III; 8:00 AM; 10K, 5K; Aquatic
Center, Rio Ranch, NM; the-athletes-edge.com;
505-856-9377; Chip
10/17
Ski Run Road Challenge; 20K, 12.5M; 8:00
AM; Eagle Creek Sports Complex, Ruidoso, NM;
skirunroadchallenge.com; 575-257-9507
11/26
Pedersen Volvo Thanksgivings Day Run;
4M; 9:00 AM; Old Town, Fort Collins, CO;
timberlinetimng.com; 970-482-0551; $$
10/18
Denver Marathon; 26.2M, 26.2M Relay, 13.1M;
7:00 AM; Civic Center Park, Denver, CO;
denvermarathon.com; 888-RUN-5280; $$
11/26
Turkey Day 5K; 9:00 AM; Shea Statium, Highlands
Ranch, CO; td5k.com; 303-791-3500;
11/26
10/18
Duke City Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K, 1M; 6:00
AM; Albuquerque Civic Plaza, Albuquerque, NM;
DukeCityMarathon.com; 505-880-1414;
United Way Turkey Trot; 4M; 10:00 AM;
Washington Park, Denver, CO; bkbltd.com;
10/18
Fall Series II; 4M; 11:30AM; Bear Creek Park,
Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org; 719-598-2953
10/18
The Other Half; 13.1M; 8:30 AM; Moab, UT;
moabhalfmarathon.org; 435-259-4525;
10/23
Scream Scram 5K; 6:00 PM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; screamagency.com; 303-893-8608
10/24
Galloping Goose; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Quincy
Reservoir, Aurora, CO; auroragov.org/reservoirs;
303-739-7160
10/25
Great Pumpkin Chase; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Kit
Carson Park, Albuquerque, NM; the-athletes-edge.
com; 505-856-9377;
10/31
Denver Gorilla Run; 5.6K; 11:00 AM; Denver, CO;
denvergorillarun.com; 720-244-9938
11/01
Fall Series III; 5.5M; 11:30AM; Ute Valley Park,
Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org; 719-598-2953
11/07
Turkey Trot 5K; 9:00 AM; Cheyenne, WY;
11/07
11/07
Rocky Mountain Cross Country Classic; 5K;
10:00 AM; City Park, Pueblo, CO; jeffaco@earthlink.
net; 719-947-3682
11/08
Athens Marathon; 26.2M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM;
Athens, Greece; athensmarathon.com; 303-7552888
11/08
Race for Fetal Hope; 10:00 AM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; fetalhope.org; 303-932-0553;
11/08
12/05
New Mexico Jingle Bell Run/Walk; 10K, 5K;
10:00 AM; Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque, NM;
newmexicojbrw.kintera.org; 505-867-7430; chip
12/05
12/05
Rock Canyon Half Marathon; 13.1M; 9:00 AM; City
Park, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org; 719-564-9303;
12/05
Winter Sun 10K; 10:00 AM; Moab Golf Course,
Moab, UT; moabhalfmarathon.org; 435-259-4525
12/06
Rudolph Ramble 5K; 10:00 AM; City Park, Denver,
CO; rundenverseries.com; 303-694-2202;
12/06
Wash Park 4.4M; 8:00 AM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
12/12
2 Mile Challenge Series X; 2M; 8:00 AM;
12/12
Aurora Sports Park XC; 12K, 8K, 4K; 9:00 AM;
Aurora Sports Park, Aurora, CO; comastersrun.org;
720-480-2370
12/13
Christmas Classic 4M; 9:00 AM; Foot of the
Rockies, Fort Collins, CO; footoftherockies.com;
970-377-8005
12/13
Farolito Trail Of Lights; 5K; 5:30 PM; Albuquerque
Academy, Albuquerque, NM; the-athletes-edge.com;
505-856-9377;
12/13
Jingle Bell Run 5K; 10:00 AM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; jinglebellrundenver.kintera.org; 303756-8622;
Westminster City Park 9M; 9:00 AM; City Park,
Westminster, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
12/19
Rudolph’s Revenge; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Chatfield
State Park, Littleton, CO; winterdistanceseries.com;
720-985-9047;
11/14
2 Mile Challenge Series IX; 2M; 8:00 AM;
12/31
KRFC 88.9 FM Resolution Run 5K; 7:00 PM;
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; krfcfm.
org; 970-221-5075; chip
11/14
Atalanta Women’s 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Pueblo,
CO; socorunners.org; 719-564-9303;
12/31
Resolution 5K; 6:00 PM; Washington Park, Denver,
CO; emgcolorado.com; 303-635-2815;
11/14
Chatfield Five & Dime; 10M, 5M; 9:00 AM;
Chatfield State Park, Littleton, CO; comastersrun.
org; 303-765-5512
11/14
Wildcat Mountain Half Marathon; 13.1M; 8:30 AM;
com; 303-471-7053;
03/07
Romp to Stomp Out Breast Cancer; 5K, 3K; 9:30
AM; Nordic Center, Frisco, CO; tubbsromptostomp.
com; 802-253-7398
11/14
Longmont Turkey Trot; 10K, 2M; 9:00 AM;
Westview Middle School, Longmont, CO;
ci.longmont.co.us/rec; 303-651-8405;
03/08
Jeremy Wright NA Snowshoe Championships;
10K, 5K; 11:00 AM; McCoy Park, Beaver Creek, CO;
bcsnowshoe.com; 970-476-6797
03/14
America’s Uphill; 2.5M; 7:00 AM; Aspen Mountain,
Aspen, CO; aspenrecreation.com
04/05
Snowshoe Shuffle; 10K, 5K; 11:00 AM; McCoy
Park, Beaver Creek, CO; bcsnowshoe.com; 970476-6797
04/11
Sun Dog’s K-9 Uphill; 2M; 10:00 AM; Buttermilk
Mountain, Aspen, CO; sundogathletics.com; 970925-1069
11/14
Two Turkey Relay; each person runs 2 miles; 9:30
AM; Riverside Park, Salida, CO; salidarec.com/ccrc;
719-539-6231
11/15
Panicking Poultry 5K; 9:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir,
Boulder, CO; panickingpoultry5k.com; 303-8155690;
11/15
Fall Series IV; 7M; 11:30AM; Palmer Park, Colorado
Springs, CO; pprrun.org; 719-598-2953
11/15
Rock ‘N’ Roll San Antonio Marathon; 26.2M,
13.1M; 7:30 AM; Lions Field, San Antonio, TX; rnrsa.
com; 800-311-1255;
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Fall Trail Series II; 9:00 AM; Littleton, CO;
YMCA Turkey Trot; 5K; 9:00 AM; Briargate YMCA,
Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org; 719-495-5103;
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11/26
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>> EVENT GUIDE <<
06/20
03/07
Blue Mountain to Canyonlands Triathlon; 10:00
AM; Monticello, UT; mounticelloutah.org; 435-5872029
Lake to Lake Triathlon; 6:00 AM; North Lake Park,
Loveland, CO; lovelandlaketolake.com; 970-6696372
08/06
Boulder Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder
Reservoir, Boulder, CO; racingunderground.com;
303-642-7917;
06/21
5430 Sprint Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir,
Boulder, CO; 5430sports.com; 303-442-0041; $$
08/08
Aspen High Country Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Aspen
Recreation Center, Aspen, CO; aspenrecreation.
com; 970-429-2093;
03/28
Adventure Xstream Moab; 12H, 50M; Moab, UT;
06/23
Dip & Dash; 6:30 PM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora,
CO; majrae.com; 303-359-8042
03/29
t2 Triathlon Series III; 7:30 AM; Fort Collins Club,
Fort Collins, CO; t2coaching.com; 970-308-4499
06/25
04/19
Orienteering; 3K-10K; 9:30 AM; Cherry Creek State
Park, Aurora, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
303-642-7917;
08/08
Boulder Kids Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Boulder
Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 5430sports.com; 303-4420041;
t2 Triathlon Series IV; 7:30 AM; Fort Collins Club,
Fort Collins, CO; t2coaching.com; 970-308-4499
06/27
04/26
Great Urban Race – Denver; 12:00 PM; Denver,
CO; greaturbanrace.com; 800-487-6817; $$
08/08
Orienteering; 3K-10K; 12:30 PM; Peaceful Valley
Scout Ranch, Elbert, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
t2 Team Trifecta; 5:30 PM; CSU Track, Fort Collins,
CO; www.t2coaching.com; 970-308-4499
06/27
05/05
Orienteering at Observatory; 3K-10K; 12:30 PM;
Nederland, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
08/08
Splash Mash Dash Triathlon; 6:00 AM; Recreation
Center at Northridge, Highlands Ranch, CO;
05/09
Adventure Xstream Buena Vista; 25-85M; Buena
Vista, CO; gravityplay.com; 970-259-7771
06/30
CO; majrae.com; 303-359-8042
08/09
5430 Long Course Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Boulder
Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 5430sports.com; 303-4420041; $$
05/09
Barkin’ Dog Duathlon; 7:30 AM; Cherry Creek
State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.com;
303-642-7917; $$
07/02
303-642-7917;
08/15
Denver Oyster Urban Adventure Race; 8:00 AM;
Denver Aquarium, Denver, CO; denveroyster.com;
303-777-6887; $$
05/09
Orienteering & Night-O; 3K-10K; 6:00 PM; Buena
Vista, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
07/06
t2 Team Trifecta; 5:30 PM; CSU Track, Fort Collins,
CO; www.t2coaching.com; 970-308-4499
08/15
07/07
CO; majrae.com; 303-359-8042
Los Alamos Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Larry Walkup
Aquatic Center, Los Alamos, NM; losalamosnm.
us/rec; 505-662-8173; $$
05/17
Tri the Rock; 8:00 AM; Butterfield Park, Castle
Rock, CO; tritherock.com; 720-733-2284;
08/15
07/09
303-642-7917;
RattleSnake Olympic & Sprint Triathlons; 7:30
AM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; RattleSnakeTri.
com; 303-690-8586;
05/25
Narrow Horse Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Durango, CO;
go-dmt.org; 970-247-2286
07/11
Long-Distance Orienteering; 10:00 AM; Saylor
Park, Woodland Park, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
08/20
Newton Trail Triathlon; 6:00 PM; Boulder
Reservoir, Boulder, CO; trailtriathlon.com; 303-8575031;
07/12
Boulder Peak Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Boulder
Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 5430sports.com; 303-4420041; $$
09/05
Adventure Xstream Moab Finale; Moab, UT;
07/14
CO; majrae.com; 303-359-8042
09/05
Tenderfoot Mountain Duathlon & Triathlon;
7:00 AM; Hot Springs Aquatic Center, Salida, CO;
tenderfoottriathlon.com; 719-539-6738;
07/16
303-642-7917;
09/06
Tenderfoot Mountain Kids’ Triathlon; 8:00
AM; Hot Springs Aquatic Center, Salida, CO;
tenderfoottriathlon.com; 719-207-1194;
07/18
Cabbage Head Duathlon; 8:00 AM;
Wiggins Community Church, Wiggins, CO;
racingunderground.com; 303-642-7917; $$
09/07
Moab Xstream Off Road Triathlon; Moab, UT;
09/12
07/18
HRCA Tri N July; 6:00 AM; Recreation
Center at Eastridge, Highlands Ranch, CO;
Orienteering; 3K-10K; 12:30 PM; Fox Run Regional
Park, Colorado Springs, CO; rmoc.org; 303-8878613
07/18
Tri For Your Cause; 8:00 AM; Cherry Creek State
Park, Aurora, CO; yourcausersports.org; 303-9554135;
07/18
Urban Dare Denver; 12:00 PM; Denver, CO;
urbandare.com; 202-828-5529
07/21
CO; majrae.com; 303-359-8042
07/23
303-642-7917;
07/25
Adventure Xstream Summit; Frisco, CO;
07/25
My Way or the Tri Way; 8:00 AM; Aurora Reservoir,
Aurora, CO; racingunderground.com; 303-6427917;
07/25
Orienteering & Night-O; 3K-10K; 6:00 PM; Frisco
Nordic Center, Frisco, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
07/28
CO; majrae.com; 303-359-8042
Mini Haha Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Broomfield
Community Center, Broomfield, CO;
broomfieldrecreation.com; 303-477-1494
07/30
303-642-7917;
06/14
Orienteering; 3K-10K; 9:30 AM; White Ranch Open
Space, Golden, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
08/01
06/16
CO; majrae.com; 303-359-8042
08/01
06/18
303-642-7917;
XTERRA Indian Peaks; 9:30 AM; Eldora Resort,
Nederland, CO; digdeepsports.com; 303-279-6040;
$$
08/02
Tri for the Cure Denver; 7:00 AM; Cherry Creek
State Park, Denver, CO; triforthecure-denver.com;
303-430-2969;
08/04
CO; majrae.com; 303-359-8042
multi-sport
05/30
Longmont Kids Only Triathlon; 8:00 AM;
Centennial Pool, Longmont, CO; sara.stewart@
ci.longmont.co.us; 303-774-4771;
05/30
Ruidoso Sprint Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Ruidoso, NM;
ruidosoathleticclub.com; 575-257-4900
05/31
Longmont Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Centennial Pool,
Longmont, CO; ci.longmont.co.us/rec; 303-6518405;
05/31
Orienteering; 3K-10K; 9:30 AM; Peaceful Valley
Scout Ranch, Elbert, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
06/04
303-642-7917;
06/06
06/06
06/06
HRCA Tune Up Sprint Triathlon; 6:00 AM;
Westridge Rec Center, Highlands Ranch, CO;
Milkman Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Dexter, NM;
milkmantriathlon.com; 505-734-5415
Tri For Your Cause; 8:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir,
Boulder, CO; yourcausersports.org; 303-955-4135;
06/07
Greeley Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Centennial Pool,
Greeley, CO; greeleytriathlonclub.com/race; 970352-7567;
06/11
303-642-7917;
06/13
BAM-X Duathlon & Doggie Dooathlon; 7:00 AM;
Soldier Hollow, Midway, UT; bamtriathlon.com; 801450-8477;
06/13
Battle at Midway Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Deer Creek
Reservoir, Midway, UT; bamtriathlon.com; 801-4508477;
06/13
06/14
Big Sky Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Bennett Community
Center, Bennett, CO; racingunderground.com; 303642-7917; $$
06/19
Adventure Xstream Purgatory Challenge;
Durango, CO; gravityplay.com; 970-259-7771
06/20
Buffalo Creek XTERRA; 9:00 AM; Wellington Lake,
Bailey, CO; youtriit.com;
March/April 2009
09/12
EVENT GUIDE ‘09
09/13
Fort Collins Duathlon & Triathlon; 7:00 AM; EPIC,
Fort Collins, CO; timberlinetiming.com; 970-4820551;
09/13
The Bearable Adventure Race; 8:30 AM; Bear
Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; thebearable.com;
303-987-4806
09/13
Tri-Glenwood Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Hot Springs
Pool, Glenwood Springs, CO; triglenwood.com;
970-945-2208;
09/19
Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Cherry
Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.
com; 303-642-7917; $$
09/19
DuXtreme at the Endurance Festival; Park City,
UT; DuXtreme.com; 208-233-3798
09/29
Newton 24 & 8 Hours of Triathlon; 9:00 AM;
Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; 24hourevents.com; 303-857-5031; $$
09/27
Colorado Wild Women Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Aurora
Reservoir, Aurora, CO; coloradowildwomen.com;
303-843-9751;
09/27
Orienteering; 3K-10K; 9:30 AM; Bear Creek Lake
Park, Lakewood, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
10/04
Orienteering at Kelly Dahl; 3K-10K; 9:30 AM;
Nederland, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
10/17
Orienteering; 3K-10K; 12:30 PM; Chatfield State
Park, Littleton, CO; rmoc.org; 303-887-8613
KEY
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL RACE FOR FETAL HOPE
$$
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Chip Timed Events
USATF Certified Course
Prize Money Offered
2009 Colorado Runner Racing Series Event
The 6th Annual Race For Fetal Hope 5K (formally the TTTS Race for Hope) is part of a premier national series that raises awareness about fetal syndromes and distresses with
proceeds benefiting the Fetal Hope Foundation. The Race For Fetal Hope encompasses health, the fight against obesity in both adults and our children, as well as highlighting
awareness for and the hope that exists for expecting parents who have been diagnosed with a fetal syndrome.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 - DENVER, CO
WWW.FETALHOPE.ORG
>> YOUTH RUNNING <<
A Look At Colorado’s
Indoor Track Season
Every sport, hobby,
and activity needs to have a youth
pipeline to stay alive. With many sports today, their long-term viability is a question because kids have been pulled away by video
games. The sport of running undoubtedly must have that feeder
program to continue to grow. Many in our community are familiar with high school programs that develop young runners who
eventually become college and professional runners, or simply
recreational runners who enjoy the sport for their lifetimes.
H
owever, the breeding ground for much of
the top youth talent is largely unknown.
The Junior Olympic and USA Track &
Field meets aren’t covered in the newspapers,
and you pretty much have to search the Internet
to learn about these clubs and competitions. Yet
if you ask any of the directors and coaches in
these programs, they’ll tell you that the top performers in the state and nation come from these
grass-roots programs.
“We’re very developmental,” said
Don Sinclair, who for more than 30 years has
been one of the guiding forces behind a series
of indoor track meets that take place each win-
One of the draws to the meets
is that entrants who might
never see each other during
their high school seasons can
compete against others from
different classifications.
ter. “Club kids dominate the state high school
meet. Seventy-five percent of the girls’ records
come out of this program. Most kids who are
state champs come out of here. Vaulters like Pat
Manson and John Green. Pat set a national high
school record of 17 feet at one of our meets.
He’d been in this program since he was nine
years old.”
The USATF-sanctioned series of indoor meets are held every weekend starting the
first weekend of the calendar year. Many clubs
culminate their winter seasons by participating
in the highly-regarded Simplot Games in Pocatello, Idaho the next-to-last weekend of February. Most of the indoor meets are held in the
venerable Balch Fieldhouse on the University of
Colorado campus. The fieldhouse is dark, the
March/April 2009
turns are tight, and there are solid pillars literally inches from the edge of the three-lane Mondo
surface track. But the competition is top-notch,
and the excitement is genuine over the course of
the day. Events range from sprints and hurdle
races as short as 55 meters, distance events up
to 3000 meters, relays, long, triple, and high
jumps, and the shot put. Other meets are hosted
at the beautiful Air Force Academy fieldhouse
on its blue track.
In most meets, competitors range in
age from five years old all the way up to masters
competitors. Because there often aren’t many
adult entrants, they are often lined up against
the high school racers, which I can tell you is a
lot of fun. Most meets begin with the shortest
sprints and hurdles, and these heats can sometimes take hours to complete because of the
enormous throngs of young runners who want
to race the straightaway.
According to Sinclair, most meets
average 400 competitors, with some attracting
as many as 550 to 600. They require up to 50
volunteers to make them run smoothly.
There are more than two dozen youthoriented clubs registered in Colorado. Some,
like the Colorado Flyers, Fort Collins Track
For many of these older youth
runners, the USATF indoor
meets can be their ticket to
college.
Club, and the Landsharks Running Club, are
very well-represented at the indoor meets and
have well-designed uniforms and regularlyscheduled practices. Clubs can be found at
www.usatf.org/clubs.
Veteran coach John Martinez of
Brighton High School and the Platte Valley
Track Club said that many school coaches are
missing out on the excitement of the indoor
track program. “This is where the kids are being developed and more of them should get involved with this program if they really want to
help the sport.”
Jeff Warren, a senior from Highland
Ranch’s Mountain Vista High School, said that
he started with his club when he was 14, finding
it by searching the Internet. “I don’t like to just
straight train in the winter, so the club and these
meets makes things fun. I like to compete and
Because there often aren’t
many adult entrants, they are
often lined up against the
high school racers, which I
can tell you is a lot of fun.
this is good racing.”
One of the draws to the meets is that
entrants who might never see each other during
Stoot faded to 4:32.45.
“I started with a CARA track program
There are more than two
dozen youth-oriented clubs
registered in Colorado. Clubs
can be found at www.usatf.
org/clubs.
(run by a recreation district) in fifth-grade after
playing soccer,” said Fauble, a junior who was
fifth at the state cross country meet in October.
“The indoor meets break up the monotony of
winter base training and not getting any speed.
The competition is very good.” Fauble competes for the Crown Hill Track Club coached by
Scott Chamberlain.
their high school seasons can compete against
others from different classifications. Warren,
from a 5A school, fought a valiant duel in the
1600 of the meet on January 3 with Scott Fauble of 4A Wheat Ridge and Steven Stoot, the
runner-up in the state 2A cross country meet.
Fauble edged Warren 4:19.52 to 4:20.09, while
Photograph by: Scott McClarrinon
by bill stahl and tracy peterson
For many of these older youth runners, the USATF indoor meets can be their
ticket to college. “College coaches know these
programs,” said Sinclair. “Some kids get scholarships based on their 60-meter times, not their
100.”
That fact isn’t lost on Conifer High
School’s Emily Blok. The junior is the defending 4A state champ in the 100, 200, and 400 meters. “I now have a 60 meter time, and my firstever timed 300.” Blok is considering UNLV,
Stanford, Arizona State, Northern Arizona, and
Colorado State among her college choices. She
also enjoys the inter-class rivalries, beating state
5A 400 meter Ashley Lester of Rocky Mountain
High School in the 300 at the January 3 meet.
“The best competition in the state is right here
on Saturdays.”
But the program serves much more
than the cream of the crop. “These kids truly
love the sport and they keep coming back,”
said Sinclair. “It is a positive experience. The
cheering, encouragement, and energy makes
them feel special. Everybody will help each
other. We run lots of slow heats so we can make
sure we can give every one of them a pat on the
back.”
All of this adds up to the kind of experience that leads many of them to join the ranks
of future fit adults.
All photos were taken at the Martin
Luther King meet at the Air Force Academy in
Colorado Springs by Alan Versaw.
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The unfortunate message perpetuated by The Biggest Loser is “eating is cheating.” False. Eating satisfies a physiological
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So how does a person lose undesired
body fat? Not by dieting! We know that diets do
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who has ever been on a diet would be lean. We
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The first six months of food restriction tend
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The Biggest Loser
As I write this article, I’m watching The Biggest Loser on TV. Many people
have been asking my opinion of this popular show, so I feel obliged to
scream out: It’s terrible! It’s horrible! It’s abusive! I also feel like throwing my shoe at the TV. Here’s why—
Now, another contestant is getting
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week. Everyone thinks that is just great, as if
the man is now a success. Yes, he might be fitter
and healthier, but losing weight does not make
anyone a better father, son, mother, or daughter.
Same person, same problems.
What happens in the long run, when
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dedicated to full time weight loss? Inevitably,
without rigid vigilance, the weight will return
with a vengeance. The physiological response
to starvation is to overcompensate (commonly
known as “binge eating” or “blowing the diet”).
This desire to over-eat has little to do with willpower and lots to do with physiology. Just as a
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The messages in The Biggest Loser
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torture. Food is the fattening enemy. The
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pounds in a week (as if they are now better
people), scorned if they lose only two (as if
they are scum of the earth), and ridiculed if
the scale barely moves. The participants get
no credit for having inner beauty that shines
from the inside out, nor do they get treated as if
they are decent people with tender feelings. The
scale is the sole judge of their worthiness.
Right now on the TV, one contestant
is yelling at another one for having failed to lose
enough weight for their team to stay in the contest. It’s an ugly segment, as if the successful
loser is superior to the other one. I doubt that.
Being able to endure starvation is not a sign of
superiority.
creeps back (if not rapidly returns)—plus more.
It’s time to take a different look at
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suggests people chip away at losing undesired
body fat by eating just 100 calories less per day
(and for non-exercisers, moving 100 calories
more). This contrasts to the Biggest Loser approach of skimping on breakfast, nibbling on
salad for lunch, and exercising exhaustively on
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a little bit less at the end of the day: two fewer
Oreos, one less can of soda pop, a smaller snack
while watching TV? How about trading-in grueling workouts to burn off calories for meaningful ways to move your body throughout the day:
training for a fun event, biking to work, playing
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1,185 Finishers - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation:
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The 2009 Colorado Runner Racing Series got under way with the Quicker Quaker in
Lafayette. Boulder’s Peter Remien led 1,100 runners through the streets in route to a win in 15:42.
Adam Rich of Colorado Springs was second in 15:46. The first female was Fiona Docherty of Boulder (in photo, above) in 17:55 with Michele Suszek of Westminster crossing the line a few seconds
later in 18:11. Also of note, Doug Bell of Greeley, 58, ran an impressive 17:58.
Male (Overall): 1. Peter Remien, 28, Boulder, CO,
15:42; 2. Adam Rich, 27, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:46;
3. Josephat Keino, 28, Aurora, CO, 15:57; 4. Ewen
North, 30, Louisville, CO, 16:09; 5. Mike Sharkey, 29,
Arvada, CO, 16:15; 6. Danny Whelan, 25, Greenwood
Village, CO, 16:42; 7. Eric Bunch, 27, Denver, CO,
16:49; 8. John Tribbia, 26, Boulder, CO, 17:00; 9.
Nicholas Cady, 30, Louisville, CO, 17:05; 10. Dominic
Cabada, 16, Boulder, CO, 17:08. Masters (40+): 1.
Todd Straka, 41, Boulder, CO, 17:10; 2. Tim Jones, 47,
Loveland, CO, 17:59; 3. Michael Hegstrom, 40, Denver,
CO, 18:10. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Doug Bell, 58,
Greeley, CO, 17:58; 2. Heath Hibbard, 55, Montrose,
CO, 19:38; 3. Devin Croft, 55, Littleton, CO, 20:02.
Seniors (60+): 1. Dave Dooley, 61, Erie, CO, 19:31;
2. Jeff Dumas, 63, Boulder, CO, 21:36; 3. Steve Joyce,
60, Loveland, CO, 21:50. Female (Overall): 1. Fiona
Docherty, 33, Boulder, CO, 17:55; 2. Michele Suszek,
26, Westminster, CO, 18:11; 3. Noelle Green, 44, Erie,
CO, 19:11; 4. Andrea Viger, 30, Boulder, CO, 19:13;
5. Lisa Goldsmith, 44, Nederland, CO, 19:41; 6. Leisa
Atkinson, 42, Boulder, CO, 19:51; 7. Becki Pierotti, 23,
Boulder, CO, 19:57; 8. Stella Heffron, 41, Parker, CO,
20:35; 9. Christine O’Gorman, 19, Broomfield, CO,
20:40; 10. Kristin Carpenter, 29, Boulder, CO, 21:11.
Masters (40+): 1. Noelle Green, 44, Erie, CO, 19:11;
2. Lisa Goldsmith, 44, Nederland, CO, 19:41; 3. Leisa
Atkinson, 42, Boulder, CO, 19:51. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Carla Augenstein, 50, Colorado Springs, CO,
23:35; 2. Jenny Weber, 51, Greeley, CO, 23:42; 3.
Tina Albert, 57, Boulder, CO, 23:43. Seniors (60+): 1.
Connie Ahrnsbrak, 69, Lakewood, CO, 27:15; 2. Judy
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among the highest attendance the nine-year series has ever seen.
Wealing’s winning time of 56:53 was ahead of Mike Kloser at 57:30, while Andrew
Biglow took third place with a time of 58:46.
In the Women’s 10K division, Keri Nelson claimed first place at 1:01:38, ahead of
Brandy Erholtz at 1:01:45 and Katie Mazzia at 1:06:55.
The Men’s East West 5K Quest saw Jim Buckner clock in a winning time of 31:38,
as Mark Ryan was honored with a second place finish at 31:40, and Trevor Theelke was
awarded third place at 33:46.
Melinda Brandt took the Women’s 5K title at 32:49, followed by Lynda Andros
with a finishing time of 33:16, while Heidi Vosbeck took third place in 33:19.
Other races included the 100-yard “Dash for Cash” and the Kids’ K trot. Andrew
Boglow and Sonja Wieck were “Dash for Cash” champions and received $100 checks at the
postrace ceremony. In the Kids’ K division, Brody Nielsen was awarded first place, followed
by Jack Arnot in second, Jacklyn Law in third and Emily Law in fourth and Elliot Pribramsky
in fifth. Results can be found on page 52.
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2009 Colorado Runner Racing Series
Frosty’s 5 & 10 Not Very Frosty
Sponsored by the Avery Brewing Company, Boulder Running Company, and Colorado Runner
This year’s Frosty’s Frozen 5 & 10 wasn’t so frosty after all.
Near record highs in the 60s welcomed runners to Chatfield State Park in
Littleton on January 18. The unseasonably warm temperatures brought a
record crowd to the race with nearly 650 finishers. The warm weather also
allowed three of four course records to fall.
Jackson Brainerd set a record in the five mile with a time of
27:30 while Jen Henk set the women’s record in 32:18. In the 10 mile
event, Rob Coslick crossed the line in a record 56 minutes.
Finishers enjoyed race t-shirts, hot beverages, muffins, cookies
and bagels, as well as post-race massages and music. The race was a part
of the Winter Distance Series, a three race series that runs from December
through February.
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648 Finishers (235 - 10M, 413 - 5M) - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,455’
- Weather: Sunny, 58 degrees - Course Records: 10M - James McGown, 56:37 (2008); Heather Hunt,
1:04:04 (2008); 5M - Michael Johnson, 29:22 (2008); Tania Pacev, 35:44 (2008)
Nigel Miller, 21, Laramie, WY, 29:05; 5. Sven Haus, 40, Boulder, CO, 29:10. Masters
(40+): 1. Sven Haus, 40, Boulder, CO, 29:10; 2. Bob Bauman, 42, Castle Rock, CO,
33:39; 3. David Hoover, 45, Littleton, CO, 33:48. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Doug Bell,
58, Greeley, CO, 29:23; 2. Brian Frank, 54, Littleton, CO, 36:34; 3. Jim Ahlbrecht,
59, Littleton, CO, 37:09. Seniors (60+): 1. Bob Tafelski, 68, Littleton, CO, 39:40; 2.
Tom Chambers, 65, Littleton, CO, 40:12; 3. Martin Hidalgo, 65, Littleton, CO, 40:24.
Female (Overall): 1. Jen Henk, 32, Indianapolis, IN, 32:18 CR; 2. Kari Samuelson,
26, Denver, CO, 33:59; 3. Tara Richardson, 17, Wiggins, CO, 35:00; 4. Karen Opp,
40, Evergreen, CO, 35:08; 5. Carmen Walker, 29, Denver, CO, 36:03. Masters (40+):
1. Karen Opp, 40, Evergreen, CO, 35:08; 2. Linda Bravdica, 41, Littleton, CO, 37:18;
3. Jane Harbert, 47, Morrison, CO, 38:54. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Beth Brady, 51,
Englewood, CO, 39:03; 2. Chris Losier, 52, Centennial, CO, 43:24; 3. Julie Orr, 58,
Dolores, CO, 49:23. Seniors (60+): 1. Connie Ahrnsbrak, 69, Lakewood, CO, 43:29;
2. Jane Potter, 60, Littleton, CO, 44:34; 3. Nancy Crow, 60, Denver, CO, 52:24.
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45 minutes.
Now you may think that was the moment that made the race, and I do admit that was
a very cool finish, but the day wasn’t over. Each
year, the Jeff Johnston award goes to the runner with the most improved finish between any
two consecutive years. Beverly Schulz, 66, had
her sights set on it - her arms were pumping and
her legs were moving faster than I thought they
could. But Merrianne Brittain, 47, came right up
on Bev’s shoulder near the finish. Schulz wasn’t
going to give up her place and so she gave it
everything she had. Her finish didn’t land the
award, but she was the victor in the second battle of the day decided by five seconds. It’s rare
to see such a fight from runners who finish as 59
and 60 in a field of 72. There’s a lot of courage
in the back of the pack.
-Susan Reynolds
Ghost Town 38.5M
Hillsboro, NM
January 18, 2009
Male (Overall): 1. Tim Long, 41, CO, 5:21:01 CR; 2.
Andy Jones-Wilkins, 41, ID, 5:21:06; 3. Bobby Biles,
42, NM, 5:43:39; 4. Pete Stevenson, 35, CO, 5:45:39;
5. Jason Halladay, 34, NM, 5:52:15. Female (Overall):
1. Rona Van Willigan, 40, NM, 6:51:53; 2. Abi Meadows,
36, TX, 7:45:00; 3. Tammy Parsons, 45, NM, 4:46:17; 4.
Kathleen Wendell, 53, IA, 7:51:50; 5. Karen Plucinski,
45, MO, 7:58:32
Racing
Series
Scoring
Date
January 10
Name
Distance
Oatmeal Festival
Location
5K
Lafayette
February 21
Snowman Stampede
5M
Littleton
March 15
Runnin’ Of The Green
7K
Denver
April 11
HRCA Heritage Run
10K
Highlands Ranch
April 25
Sierra’s Race Against Meningitis
5K
Loveland
May 3
Colorado Half Marathon
13.1M
Fort Collins
May 16
Cottonwood Classic
5K
Thornton
June 14
Garden of the Gods 10M
10M
Manitou Springs
June 21
Stadium Stampede
5K
Denver
July 4
Four on the Fourth
4K
Boulder
July 25
Classic 10K
10K
Colorado Springs
August 8
Georgetown to Idaho Springs
13.1M
Idaho Springs
September 7
Park to Park
10M
Denver
September 13
El Grito
5K
Denver
September 20
Lead King Loop
25K
Marble
October 11
Coal Creek XC Challenge
5M
Lafayette
In each race, points will be awarded to the top 10 male and female finishers in all divisions. The open division
is for runners 39 and under. The masters division is for runners 40-49. The 50-54 division is for runners ages
50-54. The 55-59 division is for runners 55-59. The 60-64 division is for runners ages 60-64. And, the seniors
division is for runners 65 and over. Runners may participate in as many races as they choose, but must compete
in four races to be eligible for awards. For races with multiple starts, finish time will be used to calculate
points. If a race has scoring trouble, it may be removed from the series. For races with multiple events, only the
event listed will be scored. Your division is based on the first race of the year that you score in.
Scoring System
Top: Steve Glass / Glass Photography
Bottom: Susan Reynolds
John Hobbs at a creek crossing.
This was the fourth running of the
Ghost Town, a 38.5 mile race. Reports of 20-30
elk and a dozen wild turkeys on the course were
confirmed. The weather was amazingly warm
with little to no wind and bright skies. By Saturday night’s pasta we were all feeling energized.
104 runners, family and friends sat down in the
Hillsboro Community Center.
If you’d been here, you’d have been
screaming with the rest of us when the first two
finishers came into sight. They’d been together
most of the race. Apparently they’d been chugging along at 6:45 per mile pace from about
10 miles out. Their last mile was at 5:45 pace.
The tug-o-war was on. Who’d make the break,
the accomplished and delightful Andy JonesWilkins or the modest and quiet sleeper Tim
Long?
It was a sight to see. I don’t know
how far out they were, but Tim finally made his
move after having drafted off Andy for some
distance. I’ve never seen anything quite like it
– two men flying down the road after 38 miles.
They finished five seconds apart with Tim the
victor. Andy was smiling his huge grin and telling me what a good run he’d had. Tim was bent
over, trying to recover his breath, and I learned
later, trying not to pass out. Their times were
5:21:01 and 5:21:06. Tim’s finish sets the new
course record, having broken the old record by
UPCOMING SERIES
RACES:
10M Male (Overall): 1. Rob Coslick, 26, Broomfield, CO, 56:00 CR; 2. John Gaudette,
23, Denver, CO, 56:51; 3. Philip Latter, 27, Fort Collins, CO, 56:57; 4. John Nichols,
26, Denver, CO, 59:02; 5. Mark Hussy, 27, Fort Collins, CO, 1:01:45. Masters (40+):
1. Steve Fossel, 40, Evergreen, CO, 1:03:47; 2. Stefan Tiefenbacher, 40, Aurora,
CO, 1:05:56; 3. Jay Survil, 49, Aurora, CO, 1:06:55. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mike
Lanciloti, 51, Denver, CO, 1:09:20; 2. Dave O’Sadnick, 53, Evergreen, CO, 1:09:31; 3.
Bill Watts, 50, Littleton, CO, 1:10:52. Seniors (60+): 1. Lou Huie, 62, Colorado Springs,
CO, 1:20:51; 2. Clyde Landry, 62, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:23:08; 3. Jim ROmero, 68,
Denver, CO, 1:24:39. Female (Overall): 1. Jenni Keil, 31, Louisville, CO, 1:09:30; 2.
Lorel Birmingham, 30, Littleton, CO, 1:11:22; 3. Susan Williams, 39, Littleton, CO,
1:13:06; 4. Jodie Taylor, 37, Parker, CO, 1:13:27; 5. Lianne Evans, 39, Boulder, CO,
1:13:37. Masters (40+): 1. Denise Mitchell, 45, Highlands Ranch, CO, 1:17:41; 2.
Julie Jagger, 42, Denver, CO, 1:18:29; 3. Lori Petrie, 46, Arvada, CO, 1:19:21. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Andrea Bell, 56, Golden, CO, 1:27:39; 2. Jan Huie, 59, Colorado
Springs, CO, 1:29:15; 3. Sherry Roberts, 53, Parker, CO, 1:29:45. Seniors (60+): 1.
No Finishers. 5M Male (Overall): 1. Jackson Brainerd, 18, Littleton, CO, 27:30 CR; 2.
Shris Holt, 18, Centennial, CO, 28:03; 3. Cody Waite, 30, Wheat Ridge, CO, 28:51; 4.
2009 Racing Series Schedule
Place
All Divisions
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
March 15
April 11
April 25
May 3
Denver
Highlands Ranch
Loveland
Fort Collins
March/April 2009
>> RACE RESULTS <<
Jingle Bell Run 5K
Denver, CO
December 14, 2008
409 Finishers - Timing by: InovvoSport - Elevation: Start/Finish =
5,350’ - Course Records: Payton Batliner, 15:09 (2006); Christine
Bolf, 17:10 (2006)
Male (Overall): 1. Aaron Friedland, 18, 17:39; 2. John
McCarthy, 16, Greenwood Village, CO, 17:45; 3. Quent
Bearden, 33, Broomfield, CO, 18:52; 4. William Gillaspie,
33, Golden, CO, 19:05; 5. Steve Pye, 46, 19:09. Masters
(40+): 1. Steve Pye, 46, 19:09; 2. Brian Klink, 43, Aurora,
CO, 20:19; 3. Wade Leasure, 41, 23:01. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Jose Corro, 55, 23:09; 2. Harry Ladewig, 58,
Englewood, CO, 23:19; 3. Sverre Froyen, 57, Lakewood,
CO, 23:35. Seniors (60+): 1. Andy Forberg, 60, 27:29;
2. Robert Ghormley, 70, Arvada, CO, 28:49; 3. Richard
Hemp, 61, Louisville, CO, 29:19. Female (Overall): 1.
Lynde Johnson, 30, Denver, CO, 20:05; 2. Sonja Wieck,
29, 20:33; 3. Shannon St. John, 26, Denver, CO, 22:19;
4. Michelle Ford, 40, 22:37; 5. Melissa Menard, 34,
Denver, CO, 22:42. Masters (40+): 1. Michelle Ford,
40, 22:37; 2. Noel Gannett, 48, Glenwood Springs,
CO, 27:47; 3. Renee Jones, 45, Lakewood, CO, 28:08.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jane Molander, 50, Greeley,
CO, 28:35; 2. Cindy Cain, 51, Centennial, CO, 29:12;
3. Lisa Pobrislo, 51, Greenwood Village, CO, 29:43.
Seniors (60+): 1. Ruth Tollin, 64, 30:27; 2. Nancy Crow,
60, 33:55; 3. Vici Yoder, 61, 34:06.
606 Finishers (297 - 10K, 309 - 5K) - Timing by: Racing Underground
- Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,455’ - Weather: Sunny, 12 degrees with
a light wind - Course Records: 10K - James McGown, 34:54 (2006);
Brandy Erholtz, 39:34 (2006); 5K - Peter Remien, 16:13 (2006);
Alicia Solow-Niederma, 19:07 (2006)
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Runner’s at the Rescue Run enjoyed outstanding views of Pikes Peak.
10K Male (Overall): 1. Robert Castlick, 26, Broomfield,
CO, 35:12; 2. John Gaudette, 23, Denver, CO, 35:50;
3. Andrew Biglow, 38, Littleton, CO, 35:56; 4. Danny
Whelan, 25, Greenwood Village, CO, 36:00; 5. Tristan
Mitchell, 23, Centennial, CO, 36:11. Masters (40+): 1.
David Cook, 43, Denver, CO, 40:11; 2. Jay Survil, 49,
Aurora, CO, 40:28; 3. James Yserbaert, 45, Lafayette,
CO, 42:03. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mark Bell, 51,
Denver, CO, 38:54; 2. Dave O’Sadnick, 53, Evergreen,
CO, 42:25; 3. Dale Peterson, 52, Denver, CO, 42:58.
Seniors (60+): 1. James Moriarty, 62, Houston, TX,
52:39; 2. Clyde Landry, 62, Colorado Springs, CO,
52:53; 3. Lee Bengston, 71, Denver, CO, 1:02:36.
Female (Overall): 1. Lindsay Krause, 30, Littleton,
CO, 41:59; 2. Katie Thompson, 23, Excelsior, MN,
43:23; 3. Jessica Keiter, 23, Arvada, CO, 45:12; 4. Koby
Lochhead, 26, Denver, CO, 45:14; 5. Lianne Evans,
39, Boulder, CO, 45:41. Masters (40+): 1. Pat Parkhill,
48, Westminster, CO, 46:57; 2. Denise Mitchell, 45,
Highlands Ranch, CO, 47:20; 3. Michelle Baade, 42,
Aurora, CO, 49:15. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Cindy
Cain, 51, Centennial, CO, 55:41; 2. Sherry Roberts, 53,
Thornton, CO, 56:03; 3. Cheryl Danni, 50, Evergreen,
CO, 1:00:39. Seniors (60+): 1. Stephanie Wiecks, 62,
Palmer Lake, CO, 50:59; 2. Diane Tribbelt, 60, Denver,
CO, 1:11:00; 3. Nancy Turtle, 61, Littleton, CO, 1:19:58.
5K Male (Overall): 1. Alex Hulse, 18, Aurora, CO, 17:39;
2. Cody Waite, 30, Wheat Ridge, CO, 17:51; 3. Scott
McArthur, 18, Centennial, CO, 18:07; 4. Nigel Miller, 20,
Laramie, WY, 18:21; 5. Scott Kukel, 34, Castle Pines
North, CO, 18:57. Masters (40+): 1. David Hoover, 45,
Littleton, CO, 21:11; 2. Kevin McElory, 41, Lakewood,
CO, 21:33; 3. John Souders, 44, Castle Rock, CO,
22:01. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Michael Brenner, 50,
Aurora, CO, 21:50; 2. John Conrad, 51, Louisville, CO,
23:02; 3. Joe Thede, 50, Arvada, CO, 25:47. Seniors
(60+): 1. Martin Hidalgo, 64, Littleton, CO, 25:37; 2. Tom
Chambers, 65, Littleton, CO, 26:10; 3. Thomas Pluister,
61, Colorado Springs, CO, 27:51. Female (Overall): 1.
Kathryn Eastley, 23, Boulder, CO, 22:07; 2. Kari Price,
32, Lakewood, CO, 22:49; 3. Anne Warren, 36, Littleton,
CO, 22:56; 4. Ada Anderson, 26, Corpus Christi, TX,
23:10; 5. Charla Stephen, 29, Boulder, CO, 23:15.
Masters (40+): 1. Jane Harbert, 47, Morrison, CO,
24:39; 2. Linda Bravdica, 41, Littleton, CO, 24:40; 3.
Lynn McEwen, 46, Denver, CO, 25:22. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Kathy Hull, 52, Westminster, CO, 26:49; 2. Kim
Massey, 50, Denver, CO, 28:13; 3. Nancy Williamson,
53, Littleton, CO, 28:51. Seniors (60+): 1. Debbie
Mefferd, 61, Denver, CO, 34:07; 2. Linda Cordts, 60,
Littleton, CO, 43:39.
Resolution Run 5K
Fort Collins, CO
December 31, 2008
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378 Finishers - Timing by: RunLimited - Elevation: Start/Finish =
5,000’ - Course Records: unknown
Male (Overall): 1. Scott Foley, 16:42; 2. Sean Wilde,
16:54; 3. Harb Ahmed, 17:34; 4. Forrest Newman,
17:35; 5. Rick Bishop, 18:06. Masters (40+): 1. Forrest
Newman, 17:35; 2. Tim Jones, 18:17; Andrew Holton,
19:11. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Rick Bishop, 18:06;
2. Bob Caillouette, 21:47; 3. Robert Roedocker, 22:13.
Seniors (60+): 1. John Roeske, 20:23; 2. Bill Mawhiney,
22:48; 3. Arnie Willems, 24:23. Female (Overall): 1.
Victoria Funk, 20:25; 2. Maya Martinez, 20:29; 3. Lisa
Javernick, 20:49; 4. Nikki Lowg, 20:56; 5. Melanie
Baker, 22:16. Masters (40+): 1. Melanie Baker, 22:16;
2. Roxane Geisler, 22:44; 3. Cathleen Robinson, 23:31.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Connie Demercurio, 23:55; 2.
Jennifer Kathol, 27:01; 3. Kelly Whitney, 27:28. Seniors
(60+): 1. Libby James, 24:01; 2. Cathy Morgan, 25:58;
3. Wanda Willems, 32:31.
Breckenridge, Colorado
Rescue Run 5K/10K
Colorado Springs, CO
January 1, 2009
729 Finishers (332 - 10K, 397 - 5K) - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road
Runners - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,400’ - Weather: Sunny, 50
degrees with a light wind - Course Records: 10K - Simon Gutierrez,
33:09 (2005); Jo Lodge, 36:59 (2004); 5K - Trent Briney, 16:05
(2001); Kim Bugg, 19:41 (1997)
10K Male (Overall): 1. Justin Ricks, 28, Pueblo, CO,
35:01; 2. Pawel Oboz, 27, Grand Junction, CO, 36:47;
3. Andrew Abdella, 22, Elbert, CO, 36:59; 4. Mike
Wasson, 43, Monument, CO, 37:10; 5. Gerald Romero,
38, Colorado Springs, CO, 38:08. Masters (40+): 1.
Mike Wasson, 43, Monument, CO, 37:10; 2. Paul Koch,
40, Colorado Springs, CO, 39:20; 3. Paul Sullivan, 42,
Colorado Springs, CO, 41:13. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Charlie Gray, 54, Pueblo, CO, 39:39; 2. Jim Becker, 50,
Littleton, CO, 43:11; 3. George Jones, 58, Monument,
CO, 45:06. Seniors (60+): 1. Elliott Henry, 62, Frisco,
CO, 46:08; 2. John Courtney, 60, Colorado Springs,
CO, 47:13; 3. Rob Ladewig, 60, Colorado Springs, CO,
48:44. Female (Overall): 1. Beth Polson, 28, Colorado
Springs, CO, 43:19; 2. Danni Wanner, 32, Longmont,
CO, 43:39; 3. Jennifer Whlr-Buengerg, 34, Colorado
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Littleton, CO
December 20, 2008
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35 Finishers - Timing by: Pedal Power Bike Ship - Elevation: Start/
Finish = 10,500’
Male (Overall): 1. Travis Macy, 25, 1:08:32; 2. Matt
Turnbell, 30, 1:11:13; 3. Eric Black, 44, 1:14:51; 4. James
Kovacs, 28, 1:17:57; 5. Kevin Menard, 39, 1:19:40.
Female (Overall): 1. Keri Nelson, 27, 1:08:58; 2. Lisa
Isom, 36, 1:17:59; 3. Kattie Mazzia, 39, 1:18:32; 4. Kelli
Lusk, 38, 1:25:02; 5. Jane Tunnadine, 41, 1:42:05.
Fast And The Flurry-ous 4M
Boulder , CO
January 24, 2009
95 Finishers - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start/
Finish = 5,400’ - Course Records: unknown
Male (Overall): 1. Fernando Cabada, 26, Boulder,
CO, 19:47; 2. Payton Batliner, 24, Boulder, CO, 20:14;
3. Josephat Keino, 28, Aurora, CO, 20:25; 4. Simon
Gutierrez, 42, Alamosa, CO, 20:26; 5. Aric Holmes,
20, Boulder, CO, 20:54. Female (Overall): 1. Colleen
De Reuck, 44, Boulder, CO, 23:12; 2. Tera Moody, 28,
Boulder, CO, 23:31; 3. Susan Nuzum, 42, Boulder, CO,
25:38; 4. Lesia Atkinson, 42, Boulder, CO, 26:16; 5. Teri
Cady, 32, Louisville, CO, 26:36.
Male (Overall): 1. Adam Grice, 22, 15:49; 2. Steve
Lester, 28, 17:37; 3. Brian Glotzbach, 33, Denver, CO,
18:03; 4. Chase Kelly, 27, Denver, CO, 18:41; 5. Paul
Weltzer, 26, Centennial, CO, 18:43. Masters (40+): 1.
Robert Whitten, 48, Aurora, CO, 23:44; 2. Terrell Dye,
42, Denver, CO, 23:49; 3. Kevin Luginbill, 45, Denver,
CO, 24:10. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brian Frank, 54,
Littleton, CO, 21:40; 2. Rick Young, 52, 21:54; 3. Mark
Smith, 51, 22:07. Seniors (60+): 1. George Greco,
61, Colorado Springs, CO, 22:26; 2. Bob Tafelski, 68,
24:29; 3. Michael Cehssnoe, 67, Denver, CO, 24:36.
Female (Overall): 1. Mary Beth Ellis, 31, 18:49; 2.
Jamie Schiel, 24, 19:36; 3. Kathleen Griffin, 21, Denver,
CO, 20:16; 4. Heidi Munger, 36, Aurora, CO, 21:06; 5.
Nikki Stangarone, 30, 21:45. Masters (40+): 1. Martha
Cercey, 49, Littleton, CO, 23:34; 2. Trish Blake, 48,
Littleton, CO, 24:32; 3. Diane Waldron, 46, Arvada, CO,
25:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Cheryl Gordon, 51,
24:58; 2. Dani Phillips, 52, Lakewood, CO, 25:04; 3.
Barbara Malatesta, 50, 26:29. Seniors (60+): 1. Sandra
Rostie, 65, Brighton, CO, 30:24; 2. Wanda Charlie, 65,
Littleton, CO, 36:56; 3. Linda Bondar, 60, Denver, CO,
38:48.
HRCA Super Bowl 5K
Highlands Ranch, CO
February 1, 2009
279 Finishers - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: Start/
Male (Overall): 1. Scott Swaney, 40, 18:28; 2. Phil
Bronsdon, 45, 19:03; 3. Robert Kessler, 53, Highlands
March/April 2009
Beaver Creek Snowshoe Series II 10K/5K
Beaver Creek, CO
February 8, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009 ~ 1:00 PM
Glenwood Springs, CO
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385 Finishers (67 - 10K, 318 - 5K) - Timing by: Highline Sports and
Entertainment - Elevation: Start/Finish = 8,300’
10K Male (Overall): 1. Seth Wealing, 30, 56:53; Mike
Kloser, 49, 57:30; 3. Andrew Biglow, 38, 58:46; 4. Josh
Nota, 27, 59:09; 5. John-Paul Henry, 26, 59:24. Female
(Overall): 1. Keri Nelson, 27, 1:01:38; 2. Brandy Erholtz,
31, 1:01:45; 3. Katie Mazzia, 39, 1:06:55; 4. Anita Ortiz,
44, 1:06:58; 5. Jami Shepeherd, 54, 1:08:43. 5K Male
(Overall): 1. Jim Buckner, 47, 31:38; 2. Mark Ryan, 42,
31:40; 3. Trevor Theelke, 33, 33:46; 4. Clayton Chase,
34, 34:26; 5. Jeffery Franke, 36, 35:32. Masters (40+):
1. Jim Buckner, 47, 31:38; 2. Mark Ryan, 42, 31:40; 3.
Patrick Mulvey, 45, 38:03. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Tony
Orourke, 52, 37:57; 2. Tony Mauro, 50, 43:56; 3. Jeff
Swinehart, 57, 48:03. Seniors (60+): 1. Ken Harper, 63,
44:31; 2. Erik Carlson, 61, 48:38; 3. Marian Smickley,
70, 48:46. Female (Overall): 1. Melinda Brandt, 25,
32:49; 2. Lynda Andros, 32, 33:16; 3. Heidi Vosbeck, 47,
33:19; 4. Rachel Pettengill, 23, 33:38; 5. Marian Cartin,
27, 35:41. Masters (40+): 1. Heidi Vosbeck, 47, 33:19;
2. Robyn Bryant, 45, 40:08; 3. Jeanne Desautels, 40,
40:20. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brenda Harper, 50,
45:20; 2. Marcia Wild, 52, 46:32; 3. Pam Kennedy, 50,
49:08. Seniors (60+): 1. Sandy Shoultz, 62, 1:08:01;
2. Virginia Boschen, 66, 1:09:36; 3. Eula Schulz, 64,
1:18:32.
Frozen Foot 5K
Boulder, CO
February 8, 2009
257 Finishers - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: Start/
Male (Overall): 1. Robert Thayer, 24, Boulder, CO,
16:57; 2. Tim O’Donnell, 28, Boulder, CO, 16:57; 3.
Jake Timm, 30, Boulder, CO, 17:08; 4. Brad Seng, 39,
Boulder, CO, 17:18; 5. Andy Ames, 46, Boulder, CO,
17:25. Masters (40+): 1. Andy Ames, 46, Boulder, CO,
17:25; 2. Todd Straka, 41, Boulder, CO, 17:36; 3. Jon
Cowles, 45, Boulder, CO, 18:47. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Barry Siff, 53, Boulder, CO, 20:49; 2. Geoff Cooper,
53, Boulder, CO, 20:58; 3. Steven Pyle, 50, Boulder,
CO, 21:02. Seniors (60+): 1. Bob Cooper, 60, Thornton,
CO, 21:41; 2. William Hewes, 60, Louisville, CO, 26:30;
3. Charlton Ames, 67, Portland, ME, 28:41. Female
(Overall): 1. Uli Bromme, 27, Boulder, CO, 19:16; 2.
Susan Nuzum, 42, Boulder, CO, 19:32; 3. Mallory Dunn,
25, Boulder, CO, 20:01; 4. Teri Cady, 32, Louisville, CO,
21:01; 5. Kelly Reed, 34, Boulder, CO, 21:18. Masters
(40+): 1. Susan Nuzum, 42, Boulder, CO, 19:32; 2. Dawn
Brandt, 43, Boulder, CO, 24:23; 3. Jennifer Fawcett, 47,
Boulder, CO, 25:28. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jill Miller,
53, Elizabeth, CO, 24:09; 2. Marty Euwema, 51, Parker,
CO, 27:30; 3. Patricia Middleton, 57, Lafayette, CO,
31:11. Seniors (60+): 1. Christy Boutell, 64, Erie, CO,
37:28.
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245 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/
Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Payton Batliner, 15:09 (2006);
Christine Bolf, 17:10 (2006)
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Male (Overall): 1. Justin Mock, 27, 16:46; 2. Omar
Martinez, 23, 17:07; 3. Hector Martinez, 25, 17:30; 4.
Scott kukel, 35, 18:07; 5. Michael Quispe, 42, 18:47.
Female (Overall): 1. Christine Adamowski, 41, 22:28;
2. Samantha Towne, 20, 22:43; 3. Michelle Slingsby,
39, 23:02; 4. Jane Harbert, 47, 24:13; 5. Priya Rao, 23,
26:34.
Ranch, CO, 19:46; 4. Scott Schnitzspahn, 35, 20:52;
5. Scott Christy, 32, 21:03. Masters (40+): 1. Scott
Swaney, 40, 18:28; 2. Phil Bronsdon, 45, 19:03; 3. Tim
Flanigan, 47, 21:38. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Robert
Kessler, 53, Highlands Ranch, CO, 19:46; 2. Georges
Carl, 53, 21:48; 3. William Jennings, 58, 26:02. Seniors
(60+): 1. Tim Ladiewig, 62, 26:49; 2. Charles Westley,
72, 26:56; 3. John Kearns, 69, 33:25. Female (Overall):
1. Jackie Branch, 33, 22:00; 2. Aubree Bieshaar, 28,
22:18; 3. Roxane Geisler, 40, 22:47; 4. Jessica Gerard,
38, 22:55; 5. Meghan Mackenzie, 34, 23:08. Masters
(40+): 1. Roxane Geisler, 40, 22:47; 2. Laurie Williams,
45, 25:21; 3. Kim Zermann, 41, 26:03. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Kay Granath, 51, 31:17; 2. Maureen Rule,
50, 31:08; 3. Robin Kittel, 51, 31:56. Seniors (60+): 1.
Mercedes Miley, 65, 44:49; 2. Josephine Hehdke, 63,
51:39; 3. Maggie Hendrick, 70, 54:22.
Sh
CMRA Lake Arbor 5K
Arvada, CO
January 3, 2009
91 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Master’s Running Association Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,650’
Sharin’ O’ The Green
Springs, CO, 45:09; 4. Amber Tong, 29, Colorado
Springs, CO, 46:33; 5. Kathleen Swart, 42, Colorado
Springs, CO, 47:30. Masters (40+): 1. Kathleen Swart,
42, Colorado Springs, CO, 47:30; 2. Gloria Rios, 43,
Colorado Springs, CO, 47:32; 3. Sharon Greenbaum,
45, Colorado Springs, CO, 49:30. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Cindy Heritage, 52, Colorado Springs, CO, 54:31;
2. Linda Fuqua-Jones, 52, Monument, CO, 56:58; 3.
Debbie Monfre, 50, Colorado Springs, CO, 58:34.
Seniors (60+): 1. Stephanie Wiecks, 62, Palmer Lake,
CO, 52:54; 2. Carol Lyndell, 61, Colorado Springs, CO,
55:18; 3. Joyce McKelvey, 63, Colorado Springs, CO,
56:43. 5K Male (Overall): 1. Levi Medina, 21, Pueblo,
CO, 17:08; 2. Nigel Miller, 20, Laramie, WY, 18:49; 3.
Jeffrey Prata, 36, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:18; 4. Tom
Selke, 41, Colorado Springs, CO, 20:00; 5. Lile Budden,
48, Colorado Springs, CO, 20:15. Masters (40+): 1.
Tom Selke, 41, Colorado Springs, CO, 20:00; 2. Lile
Budden, 48, Colorado Springs, CO, 20:15; 3. Gregory
Burrell, 49, Colorado Springs, CO, 20:32. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Woody Noleen, 53, Colorado Springs,
CO, 20:52; 2. Timothy Smith, 51, Colorado Springs, CO,
21:27; 3. Craig Hafer, 52, Colorado Springs, CO, 22:53.
Seniors (60+): 1. George Greco, 60, Colorado Springs,
CO, 24:15; 2. Lou Huie, 62, Colorado Springs, CO,
24:35; 3. Angus Morrison, 65, Colorado Springs, CO,
25:58. Female (Overall): 1. Stella Heffron, 41, Parker,
CO, 21:54; 2. Nancy Hobbs, 48, Colorado Springs,
CO, 23:37; 3. Sarah Guhl, 16, Colorado Springs, CO,
24:01; 4. Leslie Faylor, 31, Castle Rock, CO, 24:55; 5.
Carla Augenstein, 50, Colorado Springs, CO, 25:07.
Masters (40+): 1. Stella Heffron, 41, Parker, CO, 21:54;
2. Nancy Hobbs, 48, Colorado Springs, CO, 23:37; 3.
Marcia Becker, 45, Littleton, CO, 25:53. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Carla Augenstein, 50, Colorado Springs, CO,
25:07; 2. Susan Repp, 50, Colorado Springs, CO, 25:55;
3. Marijane Martinez, 56, Pueblo, CO, 26:49. Seniors
(60+): 1. Connie Ahrnsbrak, 69, Lakewood, CO, 29:33;
2. Karen Karl, 63, Colorado Springs, CO, 29:42; 3. Mary
Smith, 68, Colorado Springs, CO, 31:35.
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>> THE LIGHTER SIDE <<
I wore when I ran my personal best time in the
mile?” he questioned. “They’re priceless to
me!”
“But they smell!” was my main defense.
Obviously, I had no idea that the
shoes held such meaning. Unfortunately, it’s an
incident that he still brings up on occasion, eight
years later, when we’re arguing. I still think he’s
crazy for wanting a yucky pair of running shoes
that he’s never going to wear again and he thinks
I lack all sentimentality.
It wasn’t until lately that I really held
any attachment toward my running stuff. I typically tossed old race t-shirts, medals and awards
in the trash after an event, if I even bothered to
take the stuff in the first place. To me, running
an event was about the experience and I just
didn’t have the space for all of the extra race
goodies. That’s especially true in the past year
since I have to make room for an ever-increasing pile of baby gear.
But recently, I was at the gym getting
“How could you throw out
the shoes I wore when I
ran my personal best time
in the mile?” he questioned.
“They’re priceless to me!”
“But they smell!” was my
main defense.
Running
Memories
I was sifting through old boxes, trying to clear some
of the clutter from my life (to make way for new clutter, of
course) when I came across the most foul, disgusting, not
to mention smelly pair of running shoes that I had ever
laid eyes on.
“Ewww!” I thought as I gingerly extracted them
from the box of junk and carried them directly
to the trash can. How could my husband have
accidentally kept an old pair of shoes like that
lying around? Plus, they had spikes on the bottom and I knew that my mate’s spike-wearing,
track-stud days were long behind him.
March/April 2009
I didn’t see my husband arrive home
from work later that day, rather, I heard him.
Yelling loud expletives. I don’t think he was
happy to see his prized track spikes discarded
in the garbage pail. He took them out, brushed
them off and gently carried them back to the box
where I had found them.
“How could you throw out the shoes
ready to run on the treadmill on a particularly
cold, gray day when a friend stopped by in a
1998 Marine Corps Marathon finisher’s t-shirt.
“Remember this run?” he asked.
To tell you the truth, I didn’t even remember that he was there at first or that I had
really run it that year. But as I started to reflect, I
thought, Where did he get that shirt? And where
was mine?
I knew I hadn’t kept it, but I suddenly
wished that I had. It had been my first marathon
and I have wonderful memories from the event.
Maybe I should have kept a few more things to
remind me of my varied running experiences,
especially now that I don’t seem to have the
time or the fitness to run and race like I used to.
So I went home and started digging.
I looked on a shelf in my closet and a box in
the corner of the garage and in old boxes in
the basement. I searched high and low for my
Marine Corps Marathon finisher’s medal, something I was sure that I had kept. And when I
found it, I draped it across my computer monitor to bring back memories of that day – and
the feeling of strength and the exhilaration of
finishing something that I wasn’t altogether sure
I could do when I started the race.
The race medal may have been
chipped and scratched from being treated so
recklessly, but it had survived. Maybe I won’t
be quite so quick to toss things in the trash the
next time.

Than 500 Races! - Colorado Runner

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