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Our List of the
Year’s Top Times
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Perform Your Best in the Triathlon
A Record Run on the Colorado Trail
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RUNNING CLUB
r u n n i n g s h o rts
New Running Specialty Stores Open
A trio of new running stores have opened up in the past several
months around Colorado. Ryan Morgan and Molly Mikita have opened
a new store in Breckenridge. Vertical Runner is located at 301 N. Main
Street. It’s a venture more than six years in the making for the Minnesota
and Indiana natives.
“I think it’s a dream come true for both of us because it’s something
we have wanted to do for a while,” Mikita said. “We’re hoping to fill a
community need because there are no specialty running stores between
Glenwood Springs and Golden.”
In Golden, Runner’s High has opened its doors on 103 N. Rubey
Drive. Runners High is owned by Ken Pliska and Deb Spence, who were
married at the finish of the 2008 Boston Marathon. Paige Higgins, the
2008 USA 25K champion with a time of 1:30:49, will be the acting store
manager.
Denver Run House is now open at 3832 Tennyson Street in Denver.
The shop is owned by Patrick Colleran, 32, who renovated an old bungalow-style home complete with a front porch and back deck – designed
to be a place for runners to congregate and to come for knowledge
exchange, as well as new products.
Simpson Takes Silver at 1500 Meters
travis macy of evergreen at the
leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race.
Evergreen’s Travis Macy Sets Leadman Record
With a blazing sprint from 200 meters out, Abeba Aregawi earned
Sweden’s first-ever women’s 1500m title at an IAAF World Championships, beating defending champion Jenny Simpson of Boulder at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, 4:02.67 to 4:02.99.
Aregawi, 23, a former Ethiopian who has only represented Sweden
since last December, ran an excellent tactical race, shadowing Simpson
from the start. Simpson, the former NCAA star for the University of
Colorado, said it was not her plan to lead.
“The whole race I don’t think I ever intended on leading as much as
I did,” Simpson told reporters. “But I definitely wanted to be in control.”
Simpson led through 400 meters in 65.73 seconds, tailed closely by
Kenya’ Hellen Obiri, her 17 year-old teammate Mary Cain, Australia’s
Zoe Buckman and Aregawi. The pace was slow enough that the pack
was still tightly bunched, and the other athletes didn’t want to go around
Simpson, who would continue to lead through 800 meters (2:13:92).
“As soon as I ended up in the lead… my mantra the whole way
was, ‘be hard to beat, be hard to beat. You be the one everyone has to
beat.’”
After 282.3 miles of trail running and mountain biking around
America’s highest incorporated city, Leadville, this summer, endurance
athlete Travis Macy stood atop the podium as Leadman winner. The
pinnacle of the Leadville Race Series, the Leadman is a six-week event
that requires athletes to keep coming back for more as they race for the
lowest combined time in five events: a trail running marathon that tops
at 13,186’, a 50-mile mountain biking or running race that climbs over
7,000’ on gnarly Rocky Mountain mining trails, the legendary Leadville
100 Mountain Bike Race, the “insult to injury”
(according to Macy) 10K Run the day after
What is Fartlek?
biking 100 miles, and, last but not least, one
week later, the storied Leadville Trail 100 Run.
Macy, an endurance coach, ath
Fartlek is a training technique that was developed by the Swedish coach Gosta
lete, and high school teacher from Evergreen
Holmer during the 1930s and 1940s. Fartlek is the Swedish word for speed play. Holmer
credits consistency and family support as keys
developed the training to utilize the walkin cutting almost an hour and a half from the
ing paths across Sweden and give his runners
previous record to finish in a combined time of
something more than intervals, the way most
36 hours and 20 minutes.
“Racing this many long, high altitude
trained at the time. Fartlek can be simple, and
events at a high level over a short time,” noted
it can be complex. My first Fartlek workouts
Macy, “tests an athlete’s commitment and asks
were done on golf courses (early, so we did not
a lot of his or her family. I’m really lucky to
get chased off ). We would charge each hill
have a great support team, and my wife and I
on the course, so for us, about every 300-500
enjoyed camping with our kids at each of the
yards, we had a good hill, we would jog for
events. My dad finished his first Leadville Trail
recovery until the next hill. Another fartlek
100 Run in 1988 when I was five, and winning
Leadman is kind of a homecoming for me – it
workout is to warm up, and do a series of runs,
means as much as any race I’ve done.
say one minute, two minutes, three minutes,
“I’m just trying to show busy adults
four minutes, at 5K race pace, with the same
like me, who have kids and a job, that they
time to recover. Fartlek can go from twenty
really can follow their dreams in athletics and
minutes to two hours. My favorite was on a
otherwise. Having kids is a reason to purball field. Wanting to get off the track, I would
sue greatness, not ignore it, and it’s all about
run the fence, about 200 yards, at mile pace,
making a commitment and using your time
efficiently.”
and jog back, sometimes, repeating it six to
twenty times.
by Larry Eder, RunBlogRun
Photography By Zazoosh Media, Henk Badenhorst, and Boris Yankov
Aregawi ran about 59 seconds for her final lap to get the gold.
Ortiz Wins Gold at Mountain Champs
The 2013 U.S. Mountain Running Team competed at the 29th
World Mountain Running Championships on September 8 in Poland,
with four individual top-ten performances, and no team finish below
fifth place. On a crisp, clear morning with temperatures in the low 50s
for the start of the first race, the U.S. junior women’s team earned a silver
medal led by the gold-medal individual performance of 18-year-old
Mandy Ortiz of Eagle, racing in her first international event. Ortiz’s time
over the 4.6-kilometer course was 22 minutes, 56 seconds. Tabor Scholl,
16, of Kremmling finished in 16th position in 24:51.
In the junior men’s race, Cal Deline, 17, of Vail finished in 28th
place to help his team earn fifth place.
The senior women’s squad included newcomer to the team
Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, 40, and veteran mountain team members Megan Kimmel, 33, of Silverton and Megan Lizotte (formerly Lund), 29, of
Basalt. Lewy-Boulet led the team to fifth place with her 11th place finish
in a time of 44:56. Lizotte finished in 32nd in 47:27. Kimmel finished in
36th with a time of 47:55.
The senior men’s race was the final event. Temperatures had
reached the mid 70s under bright, sunny skies. Of the 137 starters, eight
did not finish including USA’s Max King, who rolled an ankle on the
13.56-kilometer course. Two runners hailing from Colorado Springs,
Alex Nichols, 28, and Ryan Hafer, 27, finished in 27th and 29th position timed in 59:27 and 59:47 respectively. Glenn Randall, 27, of Mesa
finished in 73rd. Team USA was just six points out of third place.
Manning Wins Masters Mountain Title
The WMRA-WMA Masters Mountain Running Championships were staged in Janske Lazne, Czech Republic, on Saturday, August
31, with USA’s Tommy Manning running the fastest time of the day,
Long Run Recovery Smoothie
If you’re putting in long miles to prepare for a marathon, it’s
important to refuel and rehydrate after your workout. Within
one hour post-exercise, especially if you’ve been running for more
than an hour, cool off with a fruit
smoothie. Blend these ingredients
together for a sweet treat after
your workout!
Post-Run Fruit Smoothie
1 cup of ice
1 scoop of protein powder or 1
tablespoon of almond butter
1 cup of berries, fresh or frozen
1 cup of orange juice
37:44, on the mostly uphill 8.6-kilometer course, nearly 3 minutes ahead
of the next finisher. Manning, a school teacher from Colorado Springs,
and three-time member of the U.S. Mountain Running Team, earned the
gold medal in the 35-39 age group. At the event, masters competition
starts at age 35 with the oldest participants at 79 years of age. Each of
the respective five year age categories starts separately making it a “race
within a race,” for age-group individual and team medals.
Among the medals awarded on the day, U.S. athletes won
three. Manning’s gold, a bronze for Nancy Hobbs of Colorado Springs,
who placed third in the 50-54 age category, and a silver team medal for
the men’s age group 45-49.
n utr iti o n advantag e
Fueling the
ultra-distance
runner
If you are an endurance athlete who is training for an Ironman triathlon or
an ultra-run, you need a food plan. Don’t be the fool who comments, “My
training program is good, but my eating is bad.” Performance starts with
fueling, not training. This article provides nutrition tips for ultra-endurance
runners—as well as ordinary runners who want ultra-energy.
By Nancy Clark, MS RD CSSD
Tip #1. Acknowledge the power of being
well fueled. I counsel many already-lean runners
who are convinced they will perform better if they
lose just a few more pounds. They fail to realize
they will perform better by eating, not dieting,
and by being properly fueled. Despite popular
belief, the lightest runner may not be the best
runner. The best runner tends to be well fueled,
well trained, and genetically gifted.
If your hours of exercise have not resulted
in loss of those last few pounds, listen to what
your training buddies and loved ones are saying
about your body. If they agree you have fat to
lose, perhaps you do. But if your mother or spouse
complains you are too thin, listen up! It’s time
to stop dieting and focus more on fueling better
to perform better.
Tip #2. Optimize your daily training diet.
luke nelson runs the trails near
handies peak.
Your goals are to constantly be fueling-up before
workouts and then re-fueling afterwards by eating
on a regular schedule carbohydrate-based meals
and snacks (that also include some protein). By
feeding your body evenly throughout the day (as
opposed to skimping on wholesome breakfasts
and lunches, then overindulging in “ junk” at
night), you’ll have steady energy all day with
no lags. The trick is to make your breakfast and
morning snacks bigger and your evening food
intake smaller.
When I counsel athletes, I sketch out sample
meals that fulfill their energy needs. One ultrarunner needed at least 4,000 calories a day to
fuel his 15-mile daily runs. I divided his calories
into four 1,000-calorie meals/food buckets. The
first bucket (6:00-10:00 a.m.) was to fuel-up and
refuel from his morning run; the second bucket
(10:00-2:00 pm) was for an early hearty lunch;
the third bucket (2:00-6:00 pm) was for a second
smaller lunch plus an energy bar and sports drinks
to energize his 5:00 pm workout; and the fourth
bucket (6:00-10:00 pm) refueled his muscles after
the second workout of the day. Knowing his
calorie goals for each 4-hour block of time helped
him maintain high energy so he could train hard
yet still enjoy the training sessions.
As a hungry endurance athlete, you need to
develop a similar eating strategy to fit your trainPhotography By fredrik marmsater
ing schedule. One triathlete devised this routine:
he drank 16 ounces of juice (i.e., carbs) before his
morning swim, refueled afterwards while driving
to work with breakfast (big bagel with peanut butter, a banana, milk in a travel mug). He ate a hot
dinner-type meal at lunchtime (from the worksite
cafeteria). He also bought at lunchtime a yogurt
to add to his second lunch (granola and raisins,
stocked in his desk drawer) and his evening meal
(turkey sub, chocolate milk). He kept those items
in the office refrigerator. This program ensured
healthful food would be conveniently waiting
for him and prevented him from overeating fatty
take-out food at night.
Tip #3. Create a feeding plan for during
you get “sugared-out” on sports drink during
the marathon? Plan to have a variety of options
available.
Tip #5. Good nutrition starts in the grocery
store. All too often, in the midst of juggling work,
family, friends, sleep plus training, endurance
runners have little time left to plan, shop for,
and prepare balanced sports meals. By having
the right foods ready and waiting for you, you’ll
eat better.
Tip #6. Plan rest days. Because ultra-
distance runners commonly feel overwhelmed
by their impending task, they tend to fill every
possible minute with exercise. Bad idea. Rest
days are essential to reduce the risk of injury and
provide muscles with time to refuel. (Remember:
The bad things happen when you train; the good
things happen when you rest.) Rest days also allow time for you to - tah dah - food shop!
long runs. Knowing your hourly calorie targets
can help you maintain high energy during exercise. A sports nutritionist can help you estimate
your energy needs per hour. You should try to
replace at least one-third or more of the calories
burned during the ultra-distance event. A good
target is about 240 to 360 calories of carbohydrate per hour (60-90 g carb/h). For example,
during an extended 4-hour run, you could stay
well fueled by consuming 1 quart sports drink
(200 cals/50 g carb) + 3 fig newtons (165 cals/33
g carb) per hour, or a Clif Bar (240 cals; 45 g
carb) + a gel (100 cals, 25 g carb) + water. The
goals are to maintain a normal blood glucose; if
you feel dizzy or light-headed, you are failing to
consume enough calories!
Tip #7. Drink enough fluids. Ideally, you
should learn your sweat rate by weighing yourself naked before and after an hour of race-pace
exercise with no fluid intake. One pound lost =
16 ounces of sweat. You can then target the right
amount to drink/hour so you don’t get into a hole.
On a daily basis, monitor your urine. You
should be voiding a light-colored urine every 2
to 4 hours. Morning urine that is dark and smelly
signals dehydration. Drink more!
Tip #4. Practice your event-day fueling.
Tip #8. Be flexible. Although you will have
An essential part of your training is to train your
intestinal tract so you can minimize undesired pit
stops. During long training sessions, you want to
determine which food and fluids you prefer for
fuel during exercise. That is, you need to know
which settles better: Gatorade or Powerade? energy bars or gels? liquids or solids? By developing
a list of several tried-and-true foods, you need
not worry about making the wrong food choice
on race day.
Also think about “taste-bud burn-out.” That
is, how many gels per hour can you endure in a
triathlon? When training, how many days in a
row will you enjoy oatmeal for breakfast? Will
a well-planned fueling program that ensures adequate calorie and fluid intake, you also need to be
flexible. Tastes change during extended exercise!
Your initial approach to consume “healthy foods”
may deteriorate into gummy bears and Pepsi.
Worry more about survival than good nutrition
during events. Any fuel is better than none, and
sugar can help delay fatigue.
Eat wisely, run well, and have fun!
Nancy Clark, MS, RD is the author of several books,
including the Sports Nutrition Guidebook. See
www.nancyclark.com for more info. Also see sportsnutritionworkshop.com for online education.
Seven
tr ai n i n g s marts
reasons
why you perform
below your best
in the triathlon
(and what you can
do about them).
By Roy Stevenson
Training for, and racing, a three-sport event presents
a formidable combination of factors that you can
miscalculate, and which can affect your triathlon
performance. I call it the multiplier effect. Here’s how
it goes: You compete in three events, and your training
for each event involves juggling the frequency (number
of workouts in each discipline), intensity (speed of each
workout), and duration (length of each workout) for
each training session. All of a sudden you have nine
potential training errors you can make, any of which can
lead to overtraining or overreaching.
Compound this with poor (or lack of)
nutritional preparation for your big event, and poor
pacing, and your odds of having a less than ideal race
suddenly skyrocket. With this number of potential
training and performance detractors, it’s a wonder
that we compete as well as we do!
The four most common training-related problems triathletes face are that they are inadequately
trained; or overtrained; they fail to taper adequately
immediately before their triathlon; and their pacing
strategy may be unsound.
The three other major factors triathletes face
immediately before and during their event are all
nutrition related: dehydration, glycogen depletion,
and excessive sodium loss.
It’s difficult to establish the causes and cures for
these factors in a few paragraphs each, but I need
to keep this brief and paint each factor with very
broad strokes.
Inadequate Training - Being inadequately trained
is common amongst novice triathletes who are
eager for their first race. The experts vary in their
opinions on how long beginners should train before
racing their first tri, but a good general rule is to
have a solid year of tri-sport training under your
belt before your first race. And make your first
few races “sprint” triathlons over short distances.
Overtraining - As you become more involved
with the cult of triathlon it’s easy to become sucked
into the training vortex and increase your training by more than your body can adapt to. A good
coach can help here, plus reading some of the
newer triathlon training books written by experts. Training with other triathletes will help
you progress methodically instead of overtraining,
but make sure your training buddies are close to
your level.
Tapering - Tapering is as much an art as a science,
although the research does have some strong recommendations for tapering off before your big competition. Your goals here are to recover from all previous
training, freshen up mentally, and encourage large
stores of glycogen to build up in your muscles.
Cutting back the volume of training in each discipline by 1/2 to 2/3 for the final 7-10 days before
your competition is advised. But the research shows
us that we need to keep some high intensity work
in the program. Joe Friel and Gordon Byrn in their
book “Going Long: Training for Triathlon’s Ultimate Challenge” recommend four to six threshold
intensity interval bursts lasting 90 seconds, at your
race pace, with a complete recovery between each.
These should be done in the middle of 30-45 minute
training sessions, including a 10-15 minute warmup and followed by a 10-15 minute cool-down. If
you feel exhausted during your tapering phase,
simply walk away from the track or pool and call
it a day. Do not do more than one high-intensity
session each day, and allow 2-3 days between high
intensity sessions for each discipline.
Pacing - Your race pacing strategy will depend on
what level triathlete you are. If you’re elite, you’ll
settle into a pack with triathletes of similar ability;
but for beginners you should start out at a slow,
steady pace that you know you can maintain all
the way. The triathlon is really a waiting game,
and your cycling will affect your running section
negatively if you blow your energy in the middle
third of the event.
Therefore, ease into your cycling, rather than
immediately cranking up to your maximal power
stroke. Gradually bring your cycling pace and effort
level up to your cruising speed, and then start eating
and drinking when you feel comfortable.
kerry vargo of parker at the Athleta Iron
Girl Triathlon in Denver on August 24.
The running section is where the money is, so you
need to start this with some semblance of feeling
good, and ever so slowly pick up your pace to your
cruising speed.
Glycogen Depletion - Over the final three days
before the race, you’ll need to carbohydrate load;
which consists of bumping your complex carbohydrate intake up to 70% to 80% of your total calories.
Cut back on fiber and fatty foods, and use a liquid
carbohydrate or loading drink as part of this process.
On race morning, eat only low fiber low-glycemic
index foods, two to three hours before the start.
Dehydration - During the triathlon, you’ll need to
keep your fluids and carbohydrates up by consuming up to 400 calories per hour. Half of this can be
solids (gels, energy bars, other solid foods that work
for you), and half can be sports drinks. The fluids
should have some sodium content - aim for about
1 gram per hour of this electrolyte.
Excessive Sodium Loss - Low sodium levels
have been measured in about one third of all finish12 coloradorunnermag.com
ers who cross the finish line in the Ironman, and
you do not want to be one of them. Low sodium
levels result in muscle weakness, and fatigue. Some
triathletes have trained themselves to take in small
salt tablets, to help maintain their sodium levels.
Many triathletes set their watch to beep every 15
minutes to remind them to eat or drink something.
I’ll end up with some advice about hot conditions. If it is unseasonably hot on race day, throw
your pacing schedules out the window and start at
a very conservative pace, not too far removed from
your average training pace for each event.
Finally, don’t forget the golden rule: nothing new
on race day! This means no new foods, drinks, shoes,
bikes, wetsuits, or other equipment. You should
have experimented with all the foods and drinks
you intend to ingest in your races.
Roy Stevenson has over 300 articles on running, triathlons, sports, fitness and health published in over
sixty regional, national and international magazines.
To view more of Roy Stevenson’s running articles go
to www.Running-Training-Tips.com.
Photography By finisherpix.com
name
age cit y
Campbell Ilfrey 39 Louisville
Zach Watson
36 Boulder
Ewen North
35 Louisville
time
race
1:15:52 GTIS
1:16:06 GTIS
1:16:28 GTIS
40-44
name
Chuck Radford
Mark
Mulholland
Steven Folkerts
Art Siemers
Dave
Scudamore
age cit y
time
race
41 Castle Rock
41 Westminster
1:13:39 EQX
1:14:56 RLW
40 Fort Collins
40 Golden
43 Denver
1:15:00 CR
1:15:46 BHM
1:16:29 BHM
45-49
name
Doug Croft
Rafael Pacheco
Bill Fanselow
Carl Mather
Peter Hopkins
age cit y
47
47
46
48
Erie
Denver
Golden
Highlands
Ranch
49 Boulder
time
race
1:20:19
1:21:04
1:21:35
1:21:45
HRH
GTIS
RAL
PRH
1:22:33 HHM
50-54
name
Jay Survil
Keith Johnson
John Koss
Adam Vinueza
Vince Dicroce
age cit y
54
52
54
50
50
Aurora
Littleton
Fort Collins
Louisville
Denver
time
race
1:23:23
1:23:25
1:23:44
1:24:17
1:25:07
GTIS
GTIS
GTIS
RNR
RNR
55-59
name
Dan Spale
Mike Evans
Alfred Herzl
Kevin O’Brien
David Pierce
age cit y
57
59
57
55
57
Lakewood
Englewood
Littleton
Paonia
Englewood
time
race
1:20:08
1:25:04
1:26:34
1:27:33
1:27:49
SLH
SLH
PRH
SW
EQX
time
race
60-64
name
Were you one of the fastest runners in Colorado last year? We’ve created a
list so you can see who has the fleetest feet in the state. We picked two different distances the half marathon and the 10K - and considered all USATF certified race courses in our rankings.
Also included are the All-Colorado age group records for the marathon and half marathon. Each
athlete’s best time is presented.
We’re humans, not bots. We manually comb
through thousands of names in search of this
year’s top times. But we’re bound to miss
someone. So email [email protected] if you think there’s a mistake and
we’ll print the correction in the next issue.
half Marathon
Times
Times from September 15, 2012 - September 14, 2013
Key:
ACR = Autumn Color Run (9/15/12); CR = Crossroads
(9/16/12); RNR = Rock ‘n’ Roll (9/22/12); EQX = Eqinox
(9/23/12); GWS = Glenwood Canyon Shuffle (10/6/12);
DD = Durango Double (10/7/12); BHM = Boulder Half
(10/21/12); HHM = Heart Half (10/28/12); RCH = Rock
Canyon (12/1/12); SBH = Super Bowl Half (2/3/13);
RAL = Ralston Creek (2/10/13); TDR = That Dam
Run (3/3/13); SFH = Spring Fling (3/30/13); RLW =
Redline Westminster (4/6/13); BSH = Boulder Spring
Half (4/7/13); PRH = Platte River Half (4/7/13); HTH
= Horsetooth (4/21/13); CH = Colorado Half (5/5/13);
LTH = Louisville Trail Half (5/5/13); GNH = Grand
Steve Parker
Nicholas
Fickling
Mark Donelson
Buzz Allen
David Wilson
Valley (5/11/13); RLD = Redline Denver (5/11/13); CVH
= Carbon Valley (5/18/13); CCH = Colfax (5/19/13) Withdrawn due to short course; TOL = Taste of Louisville
(6/1/13); SH = Steamboat (6/2/13); RTR = Run The
Rockies (6/8/13); SSH = Skirt Sports (6/9/13); EPH =
Estes Park (6/16/13); SLH = Slacker (6/22/13); CRH =
Castle Rock (6/29/13); RLL = Redline Longmont (7/6/13);
SC = Sand Creek (7/13/13); AV = Aspen Valley (7/20/13);
DDH = Dog Days (7/27/13); GTIS = Georgetown to
Idaho Springs (8/10/13); MTS = Mt Sneffels (8/10/13);
RLE = Redline Erie (8/24/13); HNS = Heart & Sole
(8/25/13); HRH = Highlands Ranch Half (9/2/13); COL =
Colorado Run (9/2/13); ADT = American Discovery Trail
(9/2/13); 911 = 9/11 Remembrance Run (9/7/13)
Male
Jeremy Freed
Kenyon
Neuman
Mario Macias
Josh Eberly
Hunter Paris
Paul Peterson
Greg Reindl
Kyle Heath
Zachary Hind
Spenser
Lynass
age cit y
time
race
25 Boulder
25 Boulder
1:05:38 EQX
1:06:28 RNR
31
31
28
33
30
26
1:07:00
1:07:30
1:07:39
1:07:54
1:08:58
1:09:18
Manitou Spgs
Gunnison
Fort Collins
Fort Collins
Golden
Colorado Spgs
MTS
RNR
EQX
EQX
RNR
RNR
age cit y
24 Boulder
22 Fort Collins
time
race
1:09:23 RNR
1:09:39 EQX
29 and under
name
Andrew
Catalano
Andy Wacker
Michael
Chavez
Jackson Friesth
Kory Skattum
age cit y
time
race
26 Colorado Spgs 1:10:23 TDR
24 Boulder
27 Fort Collins
1:10:37 BHM
1:11:06 HTH
20 Louisville
19 Broomfield
1:11:25 LTH
1:13:31 RNR
30-34
name
Overall
name
name
Matt Levassiur
Ryan Herzog
Brian
Grudowski
Tyler Sewald
Lonnie Cruz
age cit y
time
race
31 Colorado Spgs 1:10:03 MTS
33 Superior
1:10:54 SLH
30 Denver
1:12:24 RNR
30 Greeley
30 Denver
1:13:00 HHM
1:13:26 GTIS
35-39
name
Peter Vail
Matt Flachs
age cit y
38 Denver
35 Fort Collins
time
race
1:11:18 SLH
1:14:19 GTIS
name
age cit y
61 Denver
62 Edwards
1:33:43 GTIS
1:35:54 LTH
61 Evergreen
62 Centennial
63 Cedaredge
1:36:19 MTS
1:36:53 PRH
1:37:43 MTS
65-69
name
Jesse Long
John Lonsdale
Thomas
Nelson
Lou Huie
Sam Shaw
age cit y
65 Montrose
65 Fort Collins
67 Steamboat
Springs
66 Fort Collins
65 Boulder
time
race
1:34:26 RNR
1:46:50 CH
1:48:07 AV
1:48:35 CR
1:50:46 CR
70+
name
Donald Van
Dell
Bill Faulkner
John Roth
Jim Romero
Ed Youngberg
age cit y
time
race
70 Loveland
1:46:25 HHM
71
70
73
70
1:55:21
1:56:18
1:56:06
1:58:59
Broomfield
Telluride
Denver
Evergreen
SLH
MTS
RLW
GTIS
Female
Overall
name
Rui Aoyama
Nuta Olaru
Moeno
Nakamura
Brianne Nelson
Wendy Thomas
Christie Foster
Nicole Feest
Joanna Zeiger
Boulder’s Kenyon Neuman leads Andrew
lemoncello of Flagstaff, AZ (202) and Josh
Eberly of Gunnison at the Rock ‘N’ Roll Half.
age cit y
time
race
23 Boulder
42 Longmont
22 Boulder
1:14:35 RNR
1:15:00 RNR
1:16:01 RNR
31
33
24
28
43
1:16:21
1:17:11
1:18:00
1:18:06
1:18:27
Golden
Windsor
Colorado Spgs
Fort Collins
Boulder
Photography By marathonfoto.com
RNR
RNR
RNR
EQX
CH
age cit y
Heather Utrata 30 Englewood
Lidia Simon
39 Boulder
time
race
1:18:56 HHM
1:19:01 HNS
29 and under
name
Rachel GiosciaRyan
Ellie Peterson
Abby
Depperschmidt
Kara Henry
Karen Bertasso
age cit y
time
race
26 Boulder
1:21:05 HNS
24 Windsor
28 Fort Collins
1:21:58 COL
1:22:29 EQX
27 Boulder
29 Fort Collins
1:24:12 RNR
1:24:25 GTIS
30-34
name
Yuri Kano
Kara Ford
Shawna
McClain
Kristen
Sorensen
Uli Broome
age cit y
34 Boulder
34 Broomfield
30 Broomfield
time
race
1:20:35 COL
1:21:02 CH
1:21:23 EQX
31 Englewood
1:22:23 GTIS
31 Boulder
1:23:14 RAL
35-39
name
Sarah Rebick
Bean Wrenn
Melody
Fairchild
Nicole Chyr
Bridget
Tschappat
age cit y
time
race
37 Boulder
39 Boulder
39 Boulder
1:21:37 CR
1:22:17 CR
1:23:04 BHM
35 Englewood
36 Highlands
Ranch
1:24:15 TDR
1:26:21 GTIS
40-44
name
Stacey
Chamberlin
age cit y
42 Boulder
time
name
Connilee
Walter
Amanda
Lovato
Karen Franklin
Lisa Malinak
age cit y
time
race
40 Colorado Spgs 1:27:59 PRH
40 Boulder
1:28:34 BHM
41 Boulder
40 Parker
1:29:55 HHM
1:30:34 CH
45-49
name
Colleen De
Reuck
Diane Gates
Noelle Green
Christine
Adamowski
Leslie Hoffman
age cit y
time
race
49 Boulder
1:23:11 HNS
48 Boulder
48 Erie
45 Evergreen
1:23:13 GTIS
1:27:28 HHM
1:28:16 PRH
47 Louisville
1:29:10 GTIS
50-54
name
Laura Bruess
Ellen Hart
Teresa Rider
Andrea
Espinosa
Janet Healy
age cit y
51
54
54
50
Boulder
Denver
Boulder
Littleton
52 Louisville
time
race
1:29:09
1:30:43
1:30:54
1:32:55
EQX
RNR
CH
PRH
1:35:54 SLH
55-59
name
Patti Galleher
Connie
Demercurio
Georgann
Richardson
Sherry Buckner
Patricia Wassik
age cit y
55 Denver
56 Windsor
time
race
1:32:23 RNR
1:39:42 EQX
58 Colorado Spgs 1:42:14 SLH
57 Firestone
55 Denver
1:44:51 RNR
1:45:53 BSH
race
1:27:27 HNS
60-64
name
Alyn Park
age cit y
61 Denver
time
race
1:39:22 RNR
name
Andrea Bell
Jan Berch
Debbie
Hathaway
Jan Peart
age cit y
time
race
60 Golden
61 Littleton
61 Boulder
1:46:57 GTIS
1:47:38 HRH
1:50:22 CH
61 Ridgway
1:51:15 CH
65-69
name
Cathy Morgan
Stephanie
Wiecks
Carol Kinzy
Janet Sandoval
Gloria Montoya
age cit y
time
race
65 Fort Collins
66 Palmer Lake
1:53:19 EQX
1:53:45 RCH
65 Pueblo
65 Golden
65 Pueblo
1:59:21 SBH
1:59:29 GTIS
2:04:54 CH
70+
name
Libby James
Grace Dyck
Faustine Settle
Diane Fuller
Kathy
Jakubowski
age cit y
76
71
70
71
70
Fort Collins
Denver
Fort Collins
Boulder
Denver
time
race
1:58:45
2:06:31
2:20:44
2:21:30
2:23:04
HTH
RNR
CH
GTIS
RNR
10K Times
Times from September 15, 2012 - September 14, 2013
Key:
pt = Panerathon Westminster (9/16/12); FOTF = Fans
on the Field (9/16/12); JR = Justice Run 10K (10/7/12);
MF = Move Forward 10K (10/13/12); EE = Eerie Erie
(10/27/12); LTT = Longmont Turkey Trot (11/10/12); HSH
= Home Sweet Home 10K (11/10/12); CCC = Christmas
Carol Classic 10K (12/22/12); RR = Rescue Run (1/1/13);
TR = The Resolve 10K (1/19/13); YC = Yeti Chase
(1/27/13); SH = Sweetheart 10K (2/9/13); LCL = Le Cours
de L’Amour 10K (2/16/13); SRO = Spring Runoff (3/3/13);
LL = Lucky Laces 10K (3/16/13); HH = Hippity-Hop 10K
(3/30/13); SPN = Spank Blasing 10K (4/20/13); CM =
Colorado Marathon 10K (5/5/13); HCR = Highline Canal
Run (5/11/13); ALM = AirLife Memorial (5/11/13); RTS
= Run To The Shrine (5/18/13); BB = Bolder Boulder
(5/27/13); SB = Steamboat 10K (6/2/13); LOH = Leaves
of Hope 10K (6/2/13); SRS = Sunrise Stampede (6/8/13);
RTR = Run The Rockies (6/8/13); EPO = Estes Park
Optimist (6/16/13); STS = Stadium Stampede (6/22/13);
SBS = Strawberry Shortcut (6/23/13); LC = Loveland
Classic 10K (7/20/13); GPC = Grand Prix Classic
(7/20/13); PTC = Panerathon Colorado Springs (8/3/13);
ETR = Evergreen Town Race (8/3/13); rat = Rat Race
(8/10/13); HNS = Heart & Sole 10K (8/25/13); BR =
Broncos Back to Football Run (9/7/13)
Overall
Brandon
Johnson
Austin
Richmond
Brent Vaughn
Augustus
Maiyo
Josh Eberly
AJ Richmond
Andrew Lesser
Sean Quigley
Brandon
Birdsong
Neil
McDonagh
age cit y
25 Denver
time
race
30:30 ETR
27 Boulder
30:36 ETR
29 Black Hawk
30:37 BB
age cit y
time
30 Colorado Spgs
32
27
23
28
25
Gunnison
Colorado Spgs
Fort Collins
Lafayette
Colorado Spgs
31 Manitou Spgs
race
30:37 BB
30:40
30:43
30:45
30:47
30:47
GPC
GPC
GPC
HNS
HNS
30:48 ETR
name
Kenyon
Neuman
Jeremy Freed
Robert
Cheseret
Curtis Begley
Tyler
McCandless
age cit y
time
race
26 Boulder
30:54 BB
25 Boulder
29 Boulder
30:58 BB
30:59 BB
26 Boulder
26 Boulder
31:05 ETR
31:08 BB
30-34
Joseph Chirlee
Paul Petersen
Adam Rich
Ryan
Kirkpatrick
Tommy Neal
age cit y
33
33
32
34
Colorado Spgs
Fort Collins
Colorado Spgs
Lafayette
30 Colorado Spgs
time
race
31:18
31:32
31:45
31:54
BB
BB
GPC
LTT
32:01 GPC
35-39
name
Lee Troop
Tim Don
Jeremy Parks
Clint Wells
Michael Lovata
age cit y
39
35
36
38
39
Boulder
Boulder
Westminster
Boulder
Boulder
time
race
31:52
32:23
33:35
33:51
33:58
YC
BB
BB
HNS
LTT
time
race
40-44
name
Lee Troop
Dave
Scudamore
Jeff Turner
Russell Stein
Richie
Cunningham
age cit y
40 Boulder
43 Denver
31:26 BB
33:18 ETR
42 Colorado Spgs
40 Denver
40 Boulder
34:18 GPC
34:21 GPC
34:22 HNS
45-49
name
Robert Weiner
Dan Vega
Simon
Guiterrez
Andy Ames
Brad Cooper
age cit y
time
race
48 Evergreen
45 Colorado Spgs
47 Colorado Spgs
33:48 BB
34:19 GPC
34:23 BB
49 Boulder
46 Littleton
35:37 EE
35:40 CCC
50-54
name
Peter Fleming
Andy Ames
David Minter
Scott Tucker
Raul Carrizalez
age cit y
52
50
52
50
52
Colorado Spgs
Boulder
Colorado Spgs
Lafayette
Evans
time
race
33:46
34:41
36:03
36:31
36:32
GPC
ETR
GPC
LTT
ETR
55-59
name
Kyle Hubbart
Kevin Berg
John Victoria
Kevin O’Brien
David Pierce
age cit y
56
56
58
55
58
Broomfield
Littleton
Colorado Spgs
Paonia
Englewood
time
race
37:50
39:51
40:51
40:57
40:57
BB
BB
RR
BB
ETR
name
Doug Bell
Jim Reynolds
Doug Chesnut
Jim Bruskewitz
Nicholas
Fickline
Photography By Dee budden
name
age cit y
62
63
60
60
62
Greeley
Lafayette
Louisville
Boulder
Edwards
time
race
39:42
42:21
42:36
42:37
43:08
BB
LTT
BB
BB
RTR
65-69
Dave Dooley
Elliott Henry
Charles Lowrie
Ray Eck
Bob Cooper
age cit y
66
66
66
66
65
Erie
Frisco
Denver
Colorado Spgs
Thornton
time
race
42:42
45:48
46:27
47:02
47:29
BB
SRO
BB
BB
BB
age cit y
Stacey
Chamberlin
Kerrie Wlad
name
Don Van Dell
Don Larson
Greg
Feinsinger
Dick Sutton
Neil
MacFarlane
age cit y
time
race
70 Loveland
72 Boulder
72 Carbondale
46:36 BB
48:06 BB
50:26 SBS
77 Colorado Spgs
70 Westminster
50:55 GPC
51:38 PT
Female
name
Kristen
Fryburg-Zaitz
Lidia Simon
Laura Thweatt
Mattie Suver
Wendy Thomas
Rachel GiosciaRyan
Brianne Nelson
Ellie Keyser
Nuta Olaru
Alia Gray
age cit y
time
race
32 Broomfield
33:37 ETR
39
24
25
34
27
Boulder
Boulder
Colorado Spgs
Windsor
Boulder
34:05
34:11
34:42
34:53
35:00
BB
GPC
HNS
GPC
GPC
32
24
42
24
Golden
Fort Collins
Longmont
Boulder
35:01
35:13
35:25
35:26
BB
BB
ETR
GPC
time
race
29 and under
name
Nicole Feest
Kara
Lubieniecki
Christie Foster
Abby
Depperschmidt
Nicole Mericle
age cit y
28 Boulder
24 Boulder
35:44 GPC
35:59 BB
25 Colorado Spgs
29 Fort Collins
36:06 GPC
36:11 ETR
25 Boulder
36:16 ETR
30-34
name
Heather Utrata
Kelsey Martin
Uli Bromme
Lara Johnson
Kara Ford
age cit y
31
31
32
31
34
Englewood
Denver
Boulder
Boulder
Broomfield
time
race
36:45
37:13
37:21
37:26
37:36
GPC
BB
BB
LTT
ETR
time
race
35-39
name
Jeanne Cooper
Bridget
Tschappat
Melody
Fairchild
Nicole Chyr
Sarah Rebick
age cit y
35 Eagle
36 Highlands
Ranch
39 Boulder
39:16 SBS
39:25 LC
35 Englewood
38 Boulder
40:10 BB
40:36 BB
39:28 BB
40-44
name
age cit y
43 Boulder
40 Boulder
40 Colorado Spgs
time
race
37:13 BB
37:37 BB
38:43 GPC
race
39:15 BB
41 Boulder
39:32 BB
45-49
name
age cit y
Colleen De
Reuck
Rochelle
Persson
Diante Gates
Noelle Green
Susan Nuzum
time
race
49 Boulder
37:20 SRS
45 Colorado Spgs
39:01 ETR
48 Boulder
47 Erie
46 Boulder
39:57 GPC
40:18 EE
40:53 BB
50-54
age cit y
Laura Bruess
Stephanie
Scholl
Heidy Lozano
Teresa Rider
Catriona
Dowling
time
race
52 Boulder
50 Kremmling
40:38 ETR
42:08 GPC
50 Boulder
54 Boulder
54 Boulder
42:14 STS
42:48 SRS
43:11 LTT
55-59
name
Overall
time
41 Boulder
name
70+
Joanna Zeiger
Natalie Davey
Connilee
Walter
Kristen Fryburg-Zaitz of Broomfield
leads Laura Thweatt of boulder at the
Classic 10K.
60-64
name
29 and under
name
male
name
name
age cit y
Ellen Hart
Patti Galleher
Catriona
Dowling
Ann Campbell
Amy Lease
time
race
55 Denver
55 Denver
55 Boulder
42:11 BB
42:17 BB
45:36 BB
56 Boulder
59 Denver
47:13 BB
47:18 GPC
60-64
name
age cit y
Mary Scott
Alyn Park
Tina Albert
Jan Hughes
Carla Pederson
62
61
62
62
61
Colorado Spgs
Denver
Erie
Boulder
Estes Park
time
race
42:54
47:25
48:54
49:39
50:17
GPC
BR
BB
BB
BB
time
race
65-69
name
age cit y
Laurie
Rugenstein
Rima Lurie
Cathy Morgan
Bogie Bogner
Joyce
McKelvey
65 Boulder
47:06 BB
65
66
65
68
52:41
54:39
55:45
56:01
BB
BB
SRS
GPC
time
race
Boulder
Fort Collins
Boulder
Colorado Spgs
70+
name
age cit y
Elizabeth
James
Constance
Ahrnsbrak
Betty Valent
Diane Fuller
Rose Boyle
76 Fort Collins
50:39 BB
73 Lakewood
57:19 BB
73 Boulder
71 Boulder
70 Arvada
1:02:41 BB
1:02:43 BB
1:03:32 BB
All-Colorado records
male marathon
age
name
<19 John Bramley
20-24 Creighton King
25-29 Norberto
Segura
30-34 Chris Siemers
35-39 Stan Curran
40-44 Ken Schei
45-49 Ardel Boes
50-54 Tom Bailey
55-59 Tom Bailey
60-64 Steve Parker
65-69 Parks Williams
70+ Nico Solomos
time
race
male half marathon
year
age
name
2:40:44 Mile High
2:22:12 Rawhide
2:18:06 Rawhide
1972
1983
1984
2:18:48 RNR Denver
2:22:21 Rawhide
2:31:44 Rawhide
2:29:30 Rawhide
2:40:07 unknown
2:42:20 Rawhide
3:10:47 Colorado
3:44:17 Colorado
3:51:48 Denver
2011
1982
1982
1982
1981
1984
2012
2010
2008
<19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
Matt Strand
Jon Sinclair
Mario Macias
Craig Holm
Silvio Guerra
40-44 Damien Koch
45-49 Bernie
Boettcher
50-54 Pete Ybarra
55-59 Dan Spale
60-64 Ronald Davis
65-69 Ronald Davis
70+ Jose Cardenas
female marathon
age
name
<19 Hannah Green
20-24 Kate Bricker
25-29 Masako
Chiba
30-34 Mizuho
Nasukawa
35-39 Nuta Olaru
40-44 Martha Tenorio
45-49 Mercedes Gil
50-54 Laura Bruess
55-59 Diane
Ridgeway
60-64 Carol Kinzy
65-69 Joyce
McKelvey
70+ Myra Rhodes
time
race
2010
1983
2004
2:37:05 RNR Denver
2012
2:42:18 Denver
2:46:41 Denver
3:00:41 Colorado
3:16:11 Colorado
3:21:18 Old Town
2008
2007
2008
2013
2004
3:36:28 Colorado
4:28:23 ADT
2011
2010
4:09:12 Colorado
2006
time
year
1986
1982
2011
1984
2007
1984
2010
1:15:42 Georgetown 1993
1:20:08 Slacker
2013
female half marathon
year
3:09:24 Boulder
2:49:36 Rawhide
2:41:05 Boulder
race
1:11:12 Georgetown
1:04:06 Rawhide
1:02:50 Georgetown
1:04:03 Rawhide
1:06:56 Rocky
Mountain
1:08:58 Rawhide
1:12:02 Slacker
age
name
<19 Jana Thomas
20-24 Rui Aoyama
25-29 Maureen
Custy
30-34 Luminita
Talpos
35-39 Nuta Olaru
40-44 Nuta Olaru
45-49 Colleen De
Reuck
50-54 Ellen Hart
55-59 Patti Galleher
60-64 Alyn Park
65-69 Jo Ann Meyer
70+ Libby James
time
race
year
1:18:28 Georgetown
unk
1:14:35 RNR Denver 2012
1:14:08 Rawhide
1984
1:14:20 Rocky
2006
Mountain
1:13:28 Rocky
2007
Mountain
1:15:00 RNR Denver 2012
1:19:45 Crossroads
2010
1:27:42 Platte River
2012
1:32:33 RNR Denver 2012
1:39:22 RNR Denver 2012
1:44:35 Colorado
2010
1:47:54 Crossroads 2006
Renaissance Man
by Bobby Reyes
He’s winding along the road that runs
parallel to the creek, gradually climbing
up and up above 9,000 feet with
mountains on all sides. The dirt is packed
beneath his feet and the sun is behind
him. Despite the altitude, he’s running
with a ghostly lack of effort. His strong
quads carry him up as he powers his
arms. The only noticeable sign of fatigue
is the look of concern on his face,
though that doesn’t slow him down, or
deter him from his task: two hours of
hard running at high altitude.
Five miles into his run, the
valley opens up in front of his eyes,
and 13,000 ft snow-capped mountains are visible in the distance. This
is why he loves running Rollinsville
early in the summer. He’s got his
whole team behind him on the road,
his coach, his support group, and his
friends. With big goals and big mountains ahead of him, he’s drawing from
all sources of motivation, and inspiration. Tyler McCandless has literally
reached new heights this year.
Last winter, McCandless took
on former Marathon World Record
holder Steve Jones as his coach, and
began following his philosophies to a
T, even when that meant ditching the
watch and just running based on feel,
not an easy task for a scientific mind.
Though, results came quick, as with
McCandless, it appeared all that was
really needed was a new approach.
One that would effect his daily life,
and would help ultimately bring him
to one of the busiest, yet most successful seasons he’s had in his career.
Forget traveling to big races to compete against the best runners in the
country, forget the 110 mile weeks
and the countless hours spent devoted
to The Task, Tyler McCandless isn’t
your every-day professional runner.
He’s not napping for hours between
runs, or counting miles or calories on
an Alter-G Machine. In the world
of running, McCandless has made
a well-known name for himself, but
it’s his extra curricular activities that
set him apart.
In the month of June alone, he successfully passed the PhD Comprehensive exams in Penn State’s Department of Meteorology, making him
one step closer to being “Dr. Tyler
McCandless”. The day he passed the
comprehensive exam, he woke early
and headed to the office to write code
and data analysis before meeting with
his training partners at 7:30 am for
some gut-wrenching interval work.
After the sweat had dried on another
great workout, he headed back to the
lab to complete the task of nailing
the exam. Over eight hours later, he
put the cherry on top: “I thoroughly
enjoyed a beer” he said, after another
six miles of running of course, totaling
17 for the day.
If pursuing his doctorate wasn’t
difficult enough (while juggling
his pursuits as a professional runner), McCandless also added a new
task: serving as race director for the
Inaugural Denver Double Road
Race. The event created new logistical challenges, including finding a
venue suitable enough to carry out
two race distances - the 5K and the
10K double. “Being a race director was
very challenging,” McCandless said,
“But when all was said and done I
had 200 runners having a great time.”
With a highly competitive field, the
race was yet another success to add
to his already stellar summer. In the
midst of pursing his doctorate degree,
directing an inaugural event in Denver, he also squeezed in a few races
on weekends.
In June, McCandless placed 11th at
the US Half-Marathon Championships in Duluth, Minnesota, running
a 1:03:16 PR for the distance. He also
finished the highest of any American
since 1991 at the Boilermaker 15K in
July, running 45:16 for 6th overall in
a sea of Africans. Surely, a white-guy
from Pennsylvania with a Colorado
tan would cause such a stir among
the front pack, as they blitzed Mile
5 in 4:24. When the race was over,
McCandless found himself just four
seconds behind 2009 Boston Marathon Winner, Deriba Merga. Needless to say, McCandless has put his
name on the map.
In August he ventured back to the
Kauai Marathon, where he was the
two-time defending champ. Though,
it wasn’t just running that brought him
back to the island for another go, “I
went to help organize the Keiki Races
(Kids races),” he says. “The elementary
school with the highest number of
participants received a $500 donation
to their school, in addition to the 90
pairs of shoes Newton Running has
generously donated for kids on the
island.” “Doubling” isn’t a term solely
used for running twice a day for McCandless, as with most races he runs,
he ventures into charity-work as well,
“The staff at the Kauai Marathon are
fantastic, and I couldn’t be happier to
be helping with the event and making
a difference in the community.”
Clearly, McCandless has become
methodical in his approach to life,
and has earned every success, though
he’s quick to give credit where he feels
credit is due. “My parents have been
supremely supportive of me,” he says,
“and there’s no way I can’t mention my
past and current coaches.” As with all
great athletes, McCandless has a very
tight knit bond with his coaches, who
have also doubled as mentors. “Steve
Jones has been very influential, as not
only has his training brought my fitness to a new level, but he’s helped
bring my confidence to a new level,
and helped me enjoy the purity of
the sport.”
The philosophies of Jonesy are
ones that McCandless has learned
to apply in all aspects of his life, as
Jonesy believes, “It’s all in dynamic.”
When most professional runners
would balk at the idea of pursuing
a Doctorate degree while directing
an inaugural event, and training full
time, McCandless sees these pursuits
as the reason for his success. “I’m in
a graduate school program where I
have a livable salary and am making
progress in my career,” McCandless
says of his current state, “This takes
the stress off needing to run fast to
make money.” His race results are
proof of this philosophy.
“I have a great coach, and a wonderful group of friends that share in the
hard work with me,” McCandless says
of his training dynamic, “This creates an environment where I can feel
free to hammer out workouts harder
than before, with Jonesy’s words of
encouragement.” With the support
of his coach and training partners,
McCandless’ success in running
circles has skyrocketed. There’s no
secret workouts or special fluids, it’s
all simplified into one mixed bowl of
Hard Work.
“The focus is on quality over quantity,” McCandless says, “but most
weeks I still average 110 miles a week.”
With the quality of each workout,
McCandless is ironically still running a good amount of miles, and
each minute of effort is just adding
another penny in the bank. “I had a
string of days where 11 of the previous 12 days were either run hard, or
long,” he says of the consistency, “But
the most important aspect is the mental fortitude, and the confidence you
build doing these workouts.” With
the intensity risen, McCandless has
also found new limits by chucking
common training tools, “Ditching the
GPS watch has blown away the limits
I had on myself,” he says, “Now when
I get into a race, I simply compete to
the best I can without a watch and by
taking risks.” Coming from a guy who
brought his 1:04:55 half-marathon
PR down to 1:03:16 in the span of
six months under Jonesy’s training,
clearly, the simplified, watch-less running is working.
McCandless is inching forward on
becoming a contender in national-
caliber events, and with the 2016
Olympic Trials Marathon looming on
the horizon, he’s right on time. “My
focus in the upcoming years is to make
US teams for World Championships
and Pan American Games,” he says,
“and I want to be a contender who is
fighting for a spot to represent Team
USA at the 2016 Olympic Games.”
Despite these lofty goals, McCandless
is quick to add, “Outside of running,
my research focuses on renewable energy forecasting. I have a few business
ideas I’ve started working on.”
Tyler McCandless, the Renaissance
Man, isn’t satisfied with just running
pursuits. He knows “it’s all in the dynamic”, and by striving for greatness
in all that he enjoys, he’s improving
on that dynamic. It’s what keeps him
grounded and hungry, and it’s what
keeps him happy. “Even if I was to
run a great marathon and have some
lucrative contract, I would still work in
academia to keep the balance,” he says,
“but regardless of where I’m at in five
or ten years, I know that three times a
week, you’ll likely see me in Boulder
with Jonesy blowing his whistle to
start each workout.”
With the snow-capped mountains
behind him now, McCandless runs
back into the sun along the creek.
With his sweat dripping from his elbows and his support crew of teammates and coach not too far behind
him, McCandless starts dropping sixminute miles as he knows he’s got to
get back home and write more code.
He keeps his effort moderate and
thinks of races to come, his renewable energy forecasting, and his race
directing. He’s juicing every moment
because there’s one thing he knows:
There’s much work to be done.
Bobby Reyes is a freelance writer in
Colorado. He runs competitively for
BRC/Adidas, and trains under coach
Steve Jones, alongside Tyler McCandless. He holds the USATF Club 10,000
meet record of 29:51.
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Shoes, Watch…Sunglasses!
How Performance Prescription Eye Wear
Can Elevate Your Running Performance
By Morgan Gonzalez
You are running and powering down endless miles
of single track surrounded by towering peaks and
lush meadows. As you nimbly navigate the rocks
beneath your feet, nothing can stop the euphoria
you are experiencing. That is - until a gust of wind
tosses dirt into the clean mountain air and directly
into your eyes.
For any runner, an annoyance like dirt
in the eyes means interrupting your rhythm to
wipe it out and clear your vision. Even worse,
for a runner wearing contacts, the
burning eye sensation can
result in an immediate
end to your run with
a sketchy walk back
to the car. Although
quick to include top of
the line training shoes and
GPS watches, runners are notorious
for
neglecting other technical equipment such as
sunglasses. Running with sunglasses year-round
offers a myriad of benefits that, alongside allowing you to clearly see your path, include protection
from damaging UV light - especially in Colorado
which claims 300 days of sunshine a year. For
runners amongst the 80% of the population that
wear glasses or contacts, a pair of prescription
sunglasses is likely an overlooked performance
and enjoyment-enhancing necessity.
For 17 years, SportRx has led the way in performance prescription eye wear with technology
and style way beyond the not-so-stylish inserts
most people envision. With labs that specialize in the most challenging prescription needs,
SportRx is able to create lens/frame combos that
many optometrists and brand direct labs cannot
produce. As a licensed dealer of all the top performance sunglass brands
(Nike, Oakley, Spy, Rudy
Project and more), SportRx
is committed to creating the
perfect custom sunglasses.
“Most runners don’t even consider prescription sunglasses to be an option,” says SportRx’s
Lead Optician Rob Tavakoli. “We offer a free
consultation with SportRx’s team of opticians
(who are also athletes) to help determine the best
frames and lenses for your prescription, running
needs, and brand and style preferences.” In
addition, the innovative new SportRx
website puts online consumers
in the optician’s
chair and walks them through
the selection process to ensure they are
getting the most ideal pair of sunglasses
to meet their needs.
Whether you wear prescription or not, Tavakoli offers key features to consider when shopping
for running sunglasses. He emphasizes that first
and foremost, grip and comfort should be consid-
ered. “You want glasses that have grip either on
the nose pad or the temple pieces, if not both,”
he explains. Tavakoli’s advice also follows the
protocol runners are familiar with for all new
gear. “If the glasses are not super comfy when you
try them on for the first time, they will not feel
good at mile 22.” Another consideration when
shopping for sunglasses is compatibility with
other equipment. Tavakoli, known for his love of
style and function, points out that it may sound
crazy, “but if you have a favorite hat when you
run or a certain kind of headphones, take them
along when you try on sunglasses to make sure
the whole combo feels and looks good.”
SportRx carries its own line of five custom
built lenses designed to enhance your vision in
any weather or lighting conditions. For runners
in average conditions, Tavakoli recommends the
“Over It” lens which was invented to increase
contrast and offer protection in low to medium
light settings. This lens has ultra premium antireflective coating that repels dirt, oil, water and
glare. Tavakoli cautions against the dangers of
using a super dark lens while running, especially
when on trails, as it can impede your ability to
see and avoid obstacles. “I recommend a brown,
rose or copper lens with a fun mirror to help
with brightness but not interfere with contrast.”
Top frame picks for runners include the lightweight Adidas A405 S Raylor, the women’s specific Oakley Commit SQ ,
Rudy Project’s Stratofly with
adjustable nose bridge and the
Oakley Racing Jacket. The
best option is to take advantage of the free consultation
that SportRx provides. After all,
when was the last time your running
shoes were custom built to your feet?
For more information on SportRx, visit www.
sportRx.com. For a personal consultations with a
Sport’s Optician, call 1-888-831-5817.
by Tim Bergsten
The shadows danced on
the alpine tundra high in
the San Juan Mountains.
Childlike, they flowed and
stretched across short
grass and ground-hugging
wildflowers as the sun
rolled away on the horizon.
One of those shadows
connected to Scott Jaime,
a determined 44-year-old
ultrarunner from Highlands
Ranch. He had dreamed
and planned for those
perfect minutes on his
record-setting run along
the 486-mile Colorado
Trail.
“The San Juans have always been my favorite
mountain Range,” Jaime said. “We were up there
at about 7:30 at night. The sun was setting. The air
was still, there was sunlight coming through the
clouds. It was high alpine tundra and there were
four of us. There is just something so serene, so
pure, so natural. Nothing needs to be said about
what that means to us. That was a very special
moment. That was being an ultrarunner. And
that’s what we all do. We look for those moments.
It doesn’t get any better than that.”
It’s hard to argue the point, because this August
Jaime discovered the knockout beauty and the
emotional and gut-punching physical challenges
of the Colorado Trail. He began the journey at
5:02 a.m. Friday, August 16, at Junction Creek
Trailhead near Durango. From there the famous
singletrack led him northeast through the heart
of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains - over the spine
of the continent - to his finish at about 12:42
p.m. on Saturday, August 24, in the hot mouth
of Waterton Canyon in Littleton. He completed
the journey with the “Fastest Known Time” of
8 days, 7 hours and 40 minutes. His friends and
family greeted him with joyful tears and bear
hugs. They came to celebrate Jaime’s accomplishment - and their own.
His father-in-law Rick Robinson served as crew
chief for Team Jaime, an eager gang of about 35
who helped support the effort. Along the way,
Jaime’s wife, Nicole, photographer and friend
Matt Trappe, and Robinson followed the runner, intercepting him where the trail intersected
Family, friends
“I’ve always supported him,” Nicole Jaime said
of her husband of 19 years. “But this has been one
of the most challenging and emotional things I’ve
ever done. It certainly is one of the most rewarding. He wanted to see what he is made of. I know
Scott is out there to make himself a better father,
son, co-worker, and husband. When he runs, he
has time to think of these things.”
Robinson, a big and sincere man who could have
been the Skipper on Gilligan’s Island, wiped a tear
away as he talked about the previous week’s events.
“I feel so blessed and fortunate to have this
week and this group of people here,” he said. “We
got to experience greatness. This has been surreal
and spiritual and everything rolled up into one.”
Trappe realized the importance of the record
attempt and began shooting a video in May. He
documented the entire trip and managed to pace
for 140 miles, as well. His documentary of Jaime’s
Colorado Trail record run, “Achieving Balance:
The Colorado Trail” is scheduled for release in
the spring of 2014.
“It was hard to look through the camera lens
because I felt emotionally attached,” Trappe said.
“So I had to focus on the task at hand. It was so
inspiring just to be with the family.”
Jaime’s mother, Alverna, said the boy she remembers was stubborn.
“He had to do everything his way,” she said.
“He was extremely independent, and he had to
try everything. He ran his first marathon when he
was 11. And he had to do every sport, track, cross
country, soccer. They overlapped and he missed
his classes too many times. But he finished with
all A’s and one A-minus. He even tried drama,
which I never thought he’d do. He played a bartender and sang in the school play, and that isn’t
like Scott. But he had to do it.”
Reflecting on his reasons for pushing himself
to the record, Jaime confirmed that hard-headed
attitude. But now that attitude has roots in his
love for his sons Jaxon, 14, and Myles, 5.
“Why do this? To define my limits, to see what
I’m capable of,” he said. “It has nothing to do
with anybody else but me and what I’m capable
of. And I love defining that for myself and being
an example to my kids. Cause if they see me doing things like this, the more inspired they’ll be
to do things on their own to define their limits.”
Perfection
Nicole Jaime said her husband is a driven perfectionist who kept the previous record time of 8 days,
12 hours and 14 minutes (set by Paul Pomeroy)
posted above his computer. Robinson said Jaime’s
plan to blitz the Colorado Trail was flawless.
“You can’t miss a turn with this record,” Robinson said. “And we didn’t miss a beat. We didn’t
miss a turn. Frankly, I believed this record would
happen from the beginning. I knew when we went
after this Scott would have it.”
There was something missing from the plan:
sleep. But the omission was necessary for record
breaking. Jaime slept a total of 14 hours during
and singletrack:
The story of Scott Jaime’s
Colorado Trail record run
highways and passable roads. Sometimes they had
to use 4-wheel-drive, or hike to meet him. The
effort included a motor home with an all-terrain
vehicle in tow, plus the family’s pickup stuffed
with supplies.
Jaime began planning the record attempt after he’d finished an 11-day run-through on the
Colorado Trail in 2009. Those around him knew
he could throw down a faster time.
Thoughtful and polite, he is humbled by the
fragile environments he visits. A leggy and efficient runner, he is a tough seven-time finisher
of the grueling Hardrock 100 in his beloved San
Juan Mountain Range. He ran his first marathon
at age 11. He sustained a severely broken leg in
an avalanche in the early 90s, then promptly left
home with a long pin in his thigh to serve in Desert Storm as a pharmacist in the National Guard.
“He can endure pain like no other,” said Robinson.
While their runner descended from the foothills with pacers Harsha Nagaraj, Rick Hessek
and Brandon Stapanowich, family members and
supporters relaxed in the shade and tied balloons
near the trail’s “Mile 0” marker.
It was the end of their trip, too, and they felt the
weight of the important final day. They’d played a
part in Colorado Trail history, a story belonging
to all who have left tracks in its crushed granite.
After 15 years of planning and hard work - largely
by volunteers - the Colorado Trail opened in
September, 1987.
Photography By Matt Trappe
his eight-day odyssey. From 1 a.m. on Thursday
until his finish on Saturday afternoon, he had one
five-minute nap. At about 4:30 a.m. Saturday with
soft morning light in the eastern sky, he could no
longer fight the deprivation.
“I was falling asleep on my feet,” he said. “I
caught myself twice falling forward toward the
ground and I had no control to stop that. I finally
said, ‘Hey guys, I just need to rest my eyes for five
minutes.’ I got on the side of the hill, laid my head
back. Five minutes is all I needed. I got up and
one of my pacers said, ‘I know you were sleeping
because you were breathing hard, almost snoring.’
But it changed my day because that’s the only
thing (sleep) that I had since Thursday.”
Stapanowich couldn’t believe it when the zombie-like runner plucked himself from his grassy
bed somewhere east of the Lost Creek Wilderness
and ordered his soldiers to action.
“He said let’s go,” Stapanowich said. “Once the
sun came up, I noticed that he picked up speed.”
The crew needed some Z’s, as well.
“Toward the end we’d crunch the numbers
each night to see if we were on track and then
call somebody to have them crunch them, too,”
Robinson said.
“We were just as fried as Scott was,” Trappe
added.
Introspection
With hours to run alone in the woods (though
there were pacers with him most of the way) Jaime
had time for introspection. He knows well the
man inside.
“This is the second time I’ve done the trail,”
he said. “The first time I just did it to finish on
my 40th birthday. No records were being set,
but I honestly believed that the trail was going
to change me. But what I learned last time is you
can’t change who you are, but it can help focus who
you are. What matters to you most? So while I’m
out there all week long, I’m totally disconnected
and you really get to define your focus on what
is important to you and that is all this trail has
really done to me. It just makes me appreciate
life, family and things that are important to me.”
Jaime blazed 72 miles on the first day and had
189 behind him after three. From there it was a
matter of running smart and following the plan.
Of course, Colorado’s high country in a summer
of freakish rainstorms cares little for the plans of
ultrarunners.
The deluge hit in midweek. Lightning popped
the mountain tops in Summit County. The running had to wait. Jaime could feel the clock inside
winding down.
“I had to go 60 (miles that day), but I only went
42,” Jaime said. “I thought it was over because I
knew how far behind I was.”
A day later his mother-in-law, Rae Jean Robinson, brought Jaime’s boys to see him. It was a
game-changing experience, a shot of adrenaline
that surged deep.
“My son said something very important to me,”
Jaime said. “He’s a 14-year-old boy and he’s crying
and he’s telling me in my ear that I inspire him.
More than anything else, it made me feel responsible that I had to finish this trail and I had to do
it to the best of my ability. That’s when it clicked
for me that nothing was going to change that and
I had to sacrifice everything at that point. No
sleeping any more. I’ve had three hours of sleep,
but I made the commitment I’m going to do this.
It doesn’t matter, I’m not going to let anything
else distract me.”
Jaime covered the immense distance, but he’s
quick to credit his crew and others whose hearts
were in the effort. Running the final mile, he
realized his greatest fortunes.
“I was talking to Brandon, I said look up there,
look around. How many people are here supporting one person’s project? You never have to
ask anybody twice, they just come out and do
something for this whole (ultrarunning) community. It’s an amazing community. And I feel
very fortunate, not only for my friends, but for
my family, my father in law, my wife, they were
so flawless in providing me everything I needed,
when I needed it.”
Jaime raised his hands to the sun-soaked sky at
the finish. A few people cheered and then all were
silent, caught in the heavy realization of one man’s
special dream. His run had come to an end and
he fell into the arms of Nicole, Jaxon and Myles.
Tim Bergsten is the owner and manager of PikesPeakSports.us, an online magazine and social network for runners and cyclist in the Pikes Peak Region. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Evergreen Town Race Hosts USATF Title Race
austin richmond of boulder leads
denver’s brandon johnson near
the finish of the 10K.
A picturesque morning in Evergreen greeted participants of the Evergreen
Town Race 10K and 5K, host of the USATF
Colorado 10K Championship for the third
consecutive year. Both the 5K and 10K courses
wind gradually down Upper Bear Creek, with
a finish near Evergreen Lake. This course
treated participants to one of the most scenic
and fastest races in Colorado, and that’s a big
deal for those competing in the USATF CO
10K Championship race. USATF members
competed for a hefty $2,500 prize purse in the
championship race.
25-year old Brandon Johnson of
Denver took top honors in the 10K, beating
out second place finisher Austin Richmond by
a mere 6 seconds. Johnson finished up in 30:30
and 27-year old Richmond in 30:36. Neil McDonagh of Manitou Springs crossed the line
in third in 30:48. Also up for prize money were
fourth and fifth place finishers Curtis Begley
and Robby Young, respectively. Boulder’s Begley finished in 31:05, and 28-year old Young in
31:37. Abu Kebede was the race’s overall fifth
place finisher in 31:36, but was ineligible for
USATF placing due to non-membership. Dave
Scudamore, 43, grabbed the Masters title in
33:18.
In the women’s championship race,
2012 runner-up Kristen Fryburg-Zaitz of
Broomfield won with a wide lead in 33:37, setting a new women’s course record. Second place
finisher Nuta Olaru finished in second place in
35:25. Abby Depperschmidt, 29, rounded out
the top three in 36:11, but was ineligible for
USATF placing due to non-membership. Thus,
third and fourth place finishers were Nicole
Mericle and Emma Keenan, both 25 years old
and from Boulder. Mericle finished up in 36:16
and Keenan in 36:47. Kara Ford grabbed the
last payout slot in fifth place with a finishing
time of 37:36. The overall Masters title went to
45-year old Rochelle Persson in 39:01.
The Evergreen Town Race also hosts
a 5K race. In the men’s race, 35-year old Pat
Hunt took the win in 15:06. Both 17-year-old
Connor Lockwood and 18-year-old Jackson
Saylor crossed the finish line in 15:34.
Evergreen’s own Leslie Luna took
the women’s 5K win in 17:01, with 16-year old
Tabor Scholl grabbing second in 17:18. Rounding out the top three was 17-year old Darby
Gilfillan in 17:53.
The race beneficiary is the Alpine
Rescue Team, a group of highly trained nonpaid professional rescue mountaineers based in
Evergreen.
1,055 Finishers (10K = 408, 5K = 647) - Timing by: Racing
Underground - Elevation: 10K Start = 7,450’, 5K Start = 7,250’, Finish
= 7,075’ - Course Records: 10K - Robert Cheseret, 29:44 (2012);
Brianne Nelson, 33:52 (2012); 5K - Jason Hubbard, 14:07 (1998);
Nicole Jefferson, 16:29 (2002)
10K Overall Male: 1. Brandon Johnson, 25, Denver, CO,
30:30; 2. Austin Richmond, 27, Boulder, CO, 30:36; 3. Neil
McDonagh, 31, Manitou Springs, CO, 30:48; 4. Curtis
Begley, 26, Boulder, CO, 31:05; 5. Abu Kebede, 22, Aurora,
CO, 31:36. Masters (40+): 1. Dave Scudamore, 43, Denver,
CO, 33:18; 2. Gerald Romero, 41, Colorado Springs, CO,
36:41; 3. Tony Tochtrop, 49, Northglenn, CO, 37:04. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Andy Ames, 50, Boulder, CO, 34:41; 2. Raul
Carrizalez, 52, Evans, CO, 36:32; 3. Jay Survil, 54, Aurora, CO,
37:00. Seniors (60+): 1. Richard Park, 60, Colorado Springs,
CO, 44:29; 2. Bill Bedell, 67, Evergreen, CO, 48:01; 3. Mike
Murphy, 64, Golden, CO, 48:34. Overall Female: 1. Kristen
Fryburg-Zaitz, 32, Broomfield, CO, 33:37 CR; 2. Nuta Olaru,
42, Longmont, CO, 35:25; 3. Abby Depperschmidt, 29, Fort
Collins, CO, 36:11; 4. Nicole Mericle, 25, Boulder, CO, 36:16;
5. Emma Keenan, 25, Boulder, CO, 36:47. Masters (40+): 1.
Nuta Olaru, 42, Longmont, CO, 35:25; 2. Rochelle Persson,
45, Colorado Springs, CO, 39:01; 3. Sabine Preisinger, 44,
Bailey, CO, 40:41. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Laura Bruess, 52,
Boulder, CO, 40:38; 2. Laura Urban, 51, Aurora, CO, 46:19;
3. Carolyn Weiss, 54, Golden, CO, 46:27. Seniors (60+): 1.
Katie Krieves, 61, Evergreen, CO, 1:00:54; 2. Bonnie Becker,
62, Parker, CO, 1:01:59; 3. Mary Zulack, 70, Brooklyn, NY,
1:02:48.
5K Overall Male: 1. Pat Hunt, 35, Lakewood, CO, 15:06; 2.
Connor Lockwood, 17, Arvada, CO, 15:34; 3. Jackson Sayler,
18, Evergreen, CO, 15:34; 4. Alexander Nelson, 19, Arvada,
CO, 15:44; 5. Lonnie Cruz, 30, Denver, CO, 15:49. Masters
(40+): 1. CJ Hitz, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:41; 2. Steve
Fossel, 45, Evergreen, CO, 17:45; 3. David Cook, 47, Denver,
CO, 18:39. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Steve Gallegos, 58,
Golden, CO, 17:32; 2. Dean Maruna, 53, Erie, CO, 17:47;
3. Mike Evans, 59, Englewood, CO, 18:42. Seniors (60+):
1. Chuck Lowrie, 66, Denver, CO, 21:27; 2. Daniel Ross, 60,
Denver, CO, 24:46; 3. Eric Stene, 60, Lakewood, CO, 25:46.
Overall Female: 1. Leslie Luna, 27, Evergreen, CO, 17:01; 2.
Tabor Scholl, 16, Kremmling, CO, 17:18; 3. Darby Gilfillan, 17,
Denver, CO, 17:53; 4. Ruth Waller, 29, Boulder, CO, 18:07;
5. Amanda Lee, 24, Boulder, CO, 18:08. Masters (40+): 1.
Caroline Szuch, 40, Evergreen, CO, 19:26; 2. Mary Welch,
47, Evergreen, CO, 20:37; 3. Roxane Geisler, 44, Highlands
Ranch, CO, 21:06. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Stephenie
Scholl, 50, Kremmling, CO, 19:44; 2. Dana Hornecker, 51,
Golden, CO, 25:36; 3. Cheryl Sevcik, 51, Arvada, CO, 25:42.
Seniors (60+): 1. Edie Stevenson, 64, Boulder, CO, 21:01;
2. Darlyne Handley, 61, Evergreen, CO, 26:20; 3. Kathy
Klesmit, 61, Golden, CO, 26:26.
Fast Times at Monument Downhill 5K
Fast, Perfect, Wow! The Monument Downhill 5K represented
Grand Junction in the Colorado Runner Race Series this year on Saturday, July 27. Those who participated were treated to perfect conditions
– calm, cloud cover after a great sunrise and a fast course. The course is
gradual down from the East entrance to the Colorado National Monument to the Colorado River which gives altitude (4,800') runners the
perfect equalizer for achieving sea level times.
The “Wow!” was the competition, despite the absence of several
top age group locals who are injured. The course record was smashed by
32 year old Adam Rich of Colorado Springs who hammered a 14:15
(4:36/mile) to break the course record of 14:55 that he set back in 2005
when he ran for Western State College. He had to run that fast to win
as Kopec Wojciech of Poland finished a mere 8 seconds back in 14:23
for his PR after Adam eased away after the mile mark. Kopec has been
in the U.S. for six or seven years and ran for Harding College in Searcey,
Arkansas and is training near Gunnison with hopes of making the Polish
Olympic team in the marathon and has run 2:18 in one of the several
marathons he has run this year to earn money to train. He won a 10K in
Grand Junction in late June and came back for this 5K. He also brought
his friend Lukas Oskierku of Warsaw, Poland with him and he was 5th
in 15:19. Kory Cool of Manhattan, Kansas also traveled a ways to run
and his 14:48 also eclipsed the old record. In 4th was last years winner, 17 year old, Liam Meirow of Dillon who ran an excellent 15:07, 35
seconds up on last year.
The lady’s winner, Darby Gilfillan, is a 17 year old George
Washington High School senior with a West Slope connection. Her
father, Tom, trained out of Silt after Adams State and ran many races in
that area before moving to and racing well in the Denver area. Darby’s
17:07 (5:35/mile) pushed her past another super teen’s record, Tabor
Scholl who ran 17:13 two year ago. Darby’s was a much easier win as
second was 45-year-old Jill Whinnery who ran a good 19:54 for her PR.
The race paid age-graded money (except to the youngsters)
and the fast guys dominated here unlike in previous years. Adam Rich’s
91% is international class and 12 others achieved National class above
80%. Mark Donelson of Evergreen (61) led the way for the “experienced”
crowd with 83.4% ahead of Bob Thome’s (59) 81.5%. Of special note,
9-year-old Santiago Renteria ran 20:51 while his 14 year old brother,
Xavier, ran 17:55. The oldest runner this year, Barbara Sanchez, 74, of
Collbran ran 40:16, breaking her age group record by almost a minute
and age grading 59%.
-Larry Ingram
Photography By dee budden, paul vanderheiden, and amanda hodges
Runners Take on the Wild, Wild West
While there weren’t any shoot outs or
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid sightings, the Wild West Relay featured 200 miles
of running from Fort Collins to Steamboat
Springs, hosting hundreds of runners of all
abilities, testing their strength, endurance, and
ability to run on little to no sleep!
Over the past several years, running relays have begun to pop up all over the
country. The Wild West Relay, now in its 10th
year, is one of the most prevalent relays due to
its beautiful course scenery, well-organized race
logistics, and well-established host organization: Roads Less Traveled Relays. Couple all of
that with the recent popularity of “adventure
racing,” and you have a stocked melting pot of
participants taking on the Wild, Wild West.
So, what does it take to conquer 200
miles of road, trails and
mountain passes, you
ask? Most teams are
comprised of 12 runners,
broken down into seven
competitive categories
to choose from: Men’s,
Women’s, Mixed, Open,
Masters, or Flatlanders
(all team members live
below 2,500 feet). Each
person on a competitive
12-person team runs
three legs of the race
in rotation, with legs
ranging from 2.5 to 10
miles each. The especially
ambitious runners have
the ability to participate
in the relay as an ultrateam, comprising of 4-6
runners who average
33.3 miles each. What’s more, the Super Ultra
option is for ultra-runners taking on the relay
route solo or on a team of up to three runners.
The Wild West Relay course record for a solo
completion of the 200-mile relay route was set
in 2009 by “Two Cheeks Over the Peaks” in 57
hours, 53 minutes, 22 seconds.
The Wild West Relay race begins by
the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Fort
Collins, and finishes in the gorgeous ski and
summer resort town of Steamboat Springs.
Held on open public roads, much of the scenic
and remote course runs through National Forests or on dirt roads. The route winds through
Roosevelt, Medicine Bow, and Routt National
Forests, and through small mountain and
ranching communities. Starting at an elevation
of approximately 5,000 feet, the relay takes
teams up and over two mountain passes: Deadman and Rabbit Ears, finishing at an elevation
of 6,835 feet, totaling 16,459 feet of elevation
gain and 14,667 feet of elevation loss.
In the end, though, it’s not about the
relay route or the bragging rights; it’s not about
the shiny finisher’s medal or even a competitive
top finisher award; it’s about the camaraderie
with your team and the stories and new or
closer friends you have when it’s all said and
done. You see, running a relay race is not an
easy feat, nor is it like any other race you’ve ever
ran. The combination of running multiple race
legs in remote areas with a team of participants
you may not know very well, as well as a lack of
sleep and substantial food intake forces you to
find strength in the support of your teammates
and the group as a whole.
“It wasn’t about the race anymore
– not at 3:00 o’clock in the morning running
under a full moon. It was about the experience;
it was about doing well for my team; most of all
it was about a new feeling I had while running
– a feeling of joy and fulfillment you can’t get
when you’re by yourself,” said one 2013 firsttime Wild West Relay participant
Most individuals look at running as
a solo sport, and right they are. Taking part in
a relay race provides a change to the running
road warriors that consistently pound the pavement by themselves. New or recreational runners can take part in a race that opens them up
to new experiences and running connections.
In recognition of their achievement,
runners who are on teams that complete both
the Roads Less Traveled Wild West Relay and
this September’s Flaming Foliage Relay will be
awarded a unique award - a Colorado Mountain Goat Belt Buckle.
- Amanda Hodges
Elites Compete at Heart and Sole in Boulder
Hundreds of participants converged on the Boulder Reservoir on Sunday, August 25 for the Heart & Sole Half Marathon, 10K
and SUP Cup races. The beautiful morning saw top Colorado athletes
competing in all races, as well as runners and walkers of all shapes and
sizes enjoying the well-organized and fully-stocked event.
The men’s half marathon race saw two of Colorado’s top
male competitors finish 1-2 in the event. Kenyon Neuman of Boulder
grabbed top honors with a finishing time of 1:08:03, with Manitou
Springs’ Mario Macias close behind, finishing second in 1:08:21. Third
place belonged to ultrarunning phenom Dakota Jones who crossed the
line in 1:14:08.
In the women’s half marathon, Olympian Lidia Simon took
top honors with a finishing time of 1:19:05. Nuta Olaru, 42, grabbed
second in 1:20:16, and Rachel Gioscia-Ryan of Boulder rounded out
the top three in 1:21:09.
The men’s 10K event saw an all-out fight to the finish
between Boulder Track Club’s Sean Quigley and Boulder Running
Company’s Brandon Birdsong. Results state Quigley as the victor, but
both posted a finishing time of 30:48. Mike Krasnic, 23, finished third
in 31:09.
Colorado Springs’ Mattie Suver grabbed the win in the
women’s 10K in 34:43. Japan’s Mai Kuroda finished second in 35:01,
and Boulder’s own Laura Thweatt rounded out the top three in 35:08.
kenyon neuman
wins the half
marathon.
r ac e r e s u lts
Jeffery Switzer nears the finish line of the
Estes Park 10K.
Sailin’ Shoes 5K/10K
June 15, 2013
Colorado Springs, CO
578 Finishers (10K = 225, 5K = 350) - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road
Runners - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,035’ - Course Records: 10K
= Matt Carpenter, 31:18 (1991); Allison Holinka, 37:25 (2002); 5K =
Augustus Maiyo, 14:47 (2011); Alisha Williams, 17:00 (2009)
10K Overall Male: 1. Adam Rich, 32, 33:14; 2. Joseph
Negreann, 23, 34:27; 3. Nick Baca, 20, 34:56; 4. Brent Bailey,
26, 35:41; 5. Marshall Zellinger, 32, 37:04. Masters (40+): 1.
Gerald Romero, 41, 37:50; 2. Erik Schneider, 44, 39:33; 3.
Paul Koch, 45, 39:40. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Scott Trimboli,
54, 41:49; 2. Tom Ferguson, 50, 41:55; 3. James Kahkoska,
53, 42:38. Seniors (60+): 1. Richard Park, 60, 45:59; 2. Mike
McCorckle, 60, 46:17; 3. Elliott Henry, 67, 46:30. Overall
Female: 1. Sarah Guhl, 20, 41:28; 2. Kimberly Chinn, 24,
43:30; 3. Ashlee Romani, 26, 44:13; 4. Sharon Jacob, 45,
46:31; 5. Brenna Ramlo, 48, 48:09. Masters (40+): 1. Sharon
Jacob, 45, 46:31; 2. Brenna Ramlo, 48, 48:09; 3. Laura
Havrilesky, 44, 53:10. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Georgann
Richardson, 58, 50:01; 2. Andrea Joblinske, 51, 52:48; 3.
Debra Harrison, 56, 53:33. Seniors (60+): Coleen Hansen,
66, 50:40; 2. Mary Scott, 62, 1:34:59.
5K Overall Male: 1. Scott Dahlberg, 27, 15:06; 2. Austin
Richmond, 27, 15:32; 3. Brandon Johnson, 24, 15:35; 4.
Curtis Begley Jr., 26, 15:38; 5. Tommy Neal, 30, 15:44.
Masters (40+): 1. Cody Hill, 40, 16:37; 2. Dan Vega, 45,
16:56; 3. Adolpho Carillo, 42, 17:22. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Peter Fleming, 52, 16:54; 2. David Minter, 52, 17:46; 3.
Timothy Barry, 52, 19:51. Seniors (60+): 1. Michael Schenk,
60, 21:48; 2. Dave Diaz, 64, 22:58; 3. Frank Morrey, 71,
26:58. Overall Female: 1. Ellie Keyser, 24, 17:07; 2. Brianne
Nelson, 31, 17:23; 3. Mattie Suver, 27, 17:23; 3. Rachel
Gioscia-Ryan, 27, 17:28; 4. Wendy Thomas, 31, 17:31; 5.
Sydney Harris, 20, 18:05. Masters (40+): 1. Nadine Garcia,
40, 23:04; 2. Renee Renn, 40, 23:08; 3. Kat Kiser, 40, 25:04.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Deborah Chandler, 52, 27:24;
2. Deanna Clark, 52, 27:39; 3. Leona Chavez, 58, 28:20.
Seniors (60+): 1. Marijane Martinez, 60, 25:18; 2. Gloria
Montoya, 65, 27:46; 3. Joyce Hanagan, 62, 29:37.
Stadium Stampede 5K/10K
June 22, 2013
Denver, CO
Castle Rock Half Marathon/10K
June 29, 2013
Castle Rock, CO
Vail Hill Climb
July 6, 2013
Vail, CO
762 Finishers (10K = 290, 5K = 472) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports
- Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,230’ - Course Records: 10K = Jonathan
Huie, 33:09 (2012); Makayla Cappel, 44:12 (2012); 5K = Simon
Cheprot, 14:24 (2010); Constantina Tomescu, 16:10 (2002)
386 Finishers (13.1M = 299, 10K = 87) - Timing by: Hallucination
Sports - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,244’ - Course Records: New
Race
467 Finishers - Timing by: Vail Recreation District - Elevation: Start
= 8,186’, Finish = 10,340’ - Course Records: Matt Carpenter, 46:53
(1993); Sarah Shepard, 56:52 (2008)
13.1M Overall Male: 1. Garrett Wilson, 22, Highlands Ranch,
CO, 1:17:02; 2. Lars Kjerengtroen, 34, Castle Rock, CO,
1:18:15; 3. Brennen Keen, 18, Boise, ID, 1:19:59; 4. Matt
Thrasher, 30, Castle Rock, CO, 1:22:41; 5. Drew Pearson,
24, Parker, CO, 1:24:47. Masters (40+): 1. Michael Jean, 45,
Castle Rock, CO, 1:39:44; 2. Patrick Flanagan, 40, Castle
Rock, CO, 1:43:53; 3. Andrew Yandell, 42, Castle Rock, CO,
1:44:19. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Tim Gentry, 51, Castle
Rock, CO, 1:31:11; 2. Gary Fraser, 54, Highlands Ranch, CO,
1:48:49; 3. David Holien, 59, Parker, CO, 1:50:31. Seniors
(60+): 1. Richard Park, 60, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:46:45;
2. John R. Smith, 61, Parker, CO, 2:07:00; 3. Tom Weis, 61,
Lubbock, TX, 2:21:58. Overall Female: 1. Molly Smith, 33,
Denver, CO, 1:30:42; 2. Marti Schuham, 45, Winnetka, IL,
1:38:34; 3. Trisha Vigil, 31, Aurora, CO, 1:40:23; 4. Shauna
Boyd, 35, Castle Rock, CO, 1:43:42; 5. Alessandra Angueira,
19, Castle Rock, CO, 1:43:58. Masters (40+): 1. Marti
Schuham, 45, Winnetka, IL, 1:38:34; 2. Susan Malone, 43,
Castle Rock, CO, 1:47:20; 3. Cindi Sather, 42, Littleton,
CO, 1:56:26. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Donna Goldberg,
54, Denver, CO, 1:50:13; 2. Sue Van Hout, 51, Castle Rock,
CO, 2:08:24; 3. Christy Siders, 50, Castle Rock, CO, 2:09:01.
Seniors (60+): 1. Claradene Stewart, 64, Englewood, CO,
2:02:48.
10K Overall Male: 1. Caleb Thompson, 14, Castle Rock, CO,
34:17; 2. Tom Wesley, 29, Castle Rock, CO, 36:24; 3. Bill Mr.,
52, Castle Rock, CO, 37:20; 4. Gary Forrest, 43, Parker, CO,
39:16; 5. Sean Beirne, 49, Castle Rock, CO, 40:45. Masters
(40+): 1. Gary Forrest, 43, Parker, CO, 39:16; 2. Sean Beirne,
49, Castle Rock, CO, 40:45; 3. Robert Matson, 46, Colorado
Springs, CO, 48:03. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bill Mr., 52,
Castle Rock, CO, 37:20; 2. Larry Bauer, 53, Castle Rock, CO,
43:43. Seniors (60+): 1. Wayne Cox, 60, Westminster, CO,
57:58; 2. John Kearns, 73, Larkspur, CO, 1:03:34; 3. Kent
Peterson, 62, Denver, CO, 1:14:17. Overall Female: 1. Kim
Meeks, 38, Centennial, CO, 43:23; 2. Elizabeth Dillinger, 32,
Aurora, CO, 43:48; 3. Leanne Olson, 52, Englewood, CO,
44:10; 4. Jaclyn Wesley, 33, Englewood, CO, 44:38; 5. Kristy
Grau, 33, Castle Rock, CO, 45:47. Masters (40+): 1. Gwen
Martinez, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 46:34; 2. Darlene Davis,
40, Castle Rock, CO, 47:34; 3. Donna Toland, 41, Monument,
CO, 51:20. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Leanne Olson, 52,
Englewood, CO, 44:10; 2. Lynn Humphrey, 51, Boise, ID,
50:59; 3. Laura Daniels, 50, Castle Rock, CO, 56:10. Seniors
(60+): 1. Peggy Hanley, 60, Westminster, CO, 1:28:20; 2.
Virginia Gallup, 72, Castle Rock, CO, 1:32:57.
Overall Male: 1. Simon Gutierrez, 47, 51:34; 2. Greg
Ruckman, 39, Breckenridge, CO, 52:07; 3. Jonny Stevens,
23, Vail, CO, 52:45; 4. Sylvan Ellefson, 26, 53:18; 5. Andy
Ames, 50, Boulder, CO, 54:00. Masters (40+): 1. Simon
Gutierrez, 47, 51:34; 2. Mark Misch, 40, Colorado Springs,
CO, 56:22; 3. Dave Walick, 41, San Antonio, TX, 57:55.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Andy Ames, 50, Boulder, CO,
54:00; 2. Eric Hermann, 51, Vail, CO, 58:13; 3. Mike Kloser,
53, Vail, CO, 59:17. Seniors (60+): 1. Steve Parker, Denver,
CO, 1:09:01; 2. Nicholas Fickling, 62, Edwards, CO, 1:10:41;
3. Victor Selenow, 61, Buena Vista, CO, 1:16:38. Overall
Female: 1. Ashlee Nelson, 32, Colorado Springs, CO,
58:09; 2. Rachel Viele, 32, 58:37; 3. Aurora Leon, 44, Vail,
CO, 1:02:43; 4. Celeste Lorenzo, 25, 1:03:25. 5. Tammy
Jacques, 46, 1:03:44; 5. Masters (40+): 1. Aurora Leon, 44,
Vail, CO, 1:02:43; 2. Tammy Jacques, 46, 1:03:44; 3. Lizi
Bolanos-Nauth, 40, Boulder, CO, 1:04:28. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Heidi Vosbeck, 51, Glenwood Springs, CO, 1:10:18;
2. Stephenie Scholl, 50, Kremling, CO, 1:12:48; 3. Lisa
Gonzales-Gile, 55, Edwards, CO, 1:18:37. Seniors (60+):
1. Helen McQueeney, 61, Glenwood Springs, CO, 1:26:18;
2. Sally Clair, 63, Vail, CO, 1:29:53; 3. Virginia Landes, 63,
Lafayette, CO, 1:34:05.
10K Overall Male: 1. Shadrack Kosgel, 28, Englewood,
CO, 32:19 CR; 2. Brandon Johnson, 25, Denver, CO, 33:03;
3. Adam Rich, 32, Colorado Springs, CO, 33:19; 4. Kelly
Christensen, 31, Fort Collins, CO, 34:50; 5. Yusuf Ahmed,
26, Thornton, CO, 36:18. Masters (40+): 1. George Forbes,
44, Bailey, CO, 40:03; 2. Michael Collyer, 42, Superior, CO,
40:25; 3. Brian Mazeski, 40, Aurora, CO, 40:55. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Bob Weber, 54, Golden, CO, 45:20; 2.
Sebastian Preisinger, 57, Bailey, CO, 45:52; 3. Bill Rodgers,
55, Denver, CO, 46:57. Seniors (60+): 1. Fred Lian, 63,
Highlands Ranch, CO, 49:05; 2. David Hill, 62, Denver,
CO, 51:09; 3. Wayne Stewart, 66, Englewood, CO, 56:12.
Overall Female: 1. Sarah Young, 26, Colorado Springs,
CO, 41:08 CR; 2. Heidy Lozano, 50, Boulder, CO, 42:14; 3.
Shannon Brink, 26, Denver, CO, 42:37; 4. Meredith Furtney,
29, Denver, CO, 47:58; 5. Hannah Bailey, 37, Lone Tree, CO,
48:18. Masters (40+): 1. Christy Aragon, 44, Parker, CO,
49:27; 2. Dana Jacobsen, 47, Denver, CO, 52:53; 3. Bethany
Van Beek, 40, Pine, CO, 55:35. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Heidy Lozano, 50, Boulder, CO, 42:14; 2. Jane Braaten, 50,
Highlands Ranch, CO, 55:20; 3. Karen Price, 54, Denver, CO,
55:45. Seniors (60+): 1. Claradene Stewart, 64, Englewood,
CO, 53:30; 2. Carol Robbins, 70, Denver, CO, 1:03:48; 3.
Joyce Fisher, 63, Appleton, WI, 1:04:12.
5K Overall Male: 1. Shaddrack Kosgel, 28, Englewood, CO,
15:24; 2. Jess Palmer, 32, Indian Hills, CO, 16:48; 3. Cody
Hill, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:56; 4. Andy Rinne, 37,
Colorado Springs, CO, 17:42; 5. Adolfo Carrillo, 42, Colorado
Springs, CO, 17:45. Masters (40+): 1. Cody Hill, 40, Colorado
Springs, CO, 16:56; 2. Adolfo Carrillo, 42, Colorado Springs,
CO, 17:45; 3. Steven Fossel, 45, Evergreen, CO, 19:25.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Salvador, 52, Wheat Ridge, CO,
22:47; 2. Dan Thorp, 57, Denver, CO, 23:06; 3. Guy Mendt,
57, Windsor, CO, 25:48. Seniors (60+): 1. Michael McCorkle,
60, Colorado Springs, CO, 22:37; 2. Dennis Rademacher, 60,
Thornton, CO, 24:15; 3. Jim Romero, 73, Denver, CO, 26:01.
Overall Female: 1. Sabine Preisinger, 44, Bailey, CO, 20:57;
2. Emily Mauser, 19, Denver, CO, 21:18; 3. Shannon Sharlay,
32, Arvada, CO, 21:53; 4. Amy Bricco, 35, Morrison, CO,
22:04; 5. Heather Marees, 26, Highlands Ranch, CO, 22:28.
Masters (40+): 1. Sabine Preisinger, 44, Bailey, CO, 20:57;
2. Michelle Schnick, 40, Castle Rock, CO, 25:44; 3. Cecilia
Mitchell, 44, Denver, CO, 27:55. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Jane Molander, 55, Greeley, CO, 26:46; 2. Karen McKean,
58, Lakewood, CO, 28:58; 3. Jenna Slavik, 51, Littleton, CO,
30:48. Seniors (60+): 1. Nancy Fuller, 63, Tucson, AZ, 28:31;
2. Bonnie Clark, 68, Fort Collins, CO, 30:32; 3. Jacqueline
Urban, 60, Highlands Ranch, CO, 34:21.
Purple Stride 5K
June 23, 2013
Denver, CO
535 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing - Elevation: Start/
Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Payton Batliner, 15:09 (2006);
Christine Bolf, 17:10 (2006)
Overall Male: 1. Cerake Geberkidane, 17, 15:57; 2. Francisco
Pantoja, 36, 19:00; 3. Lucas Droste, 17, 19:31; 4. John
McCormick, 25, 19:35; 5. Matt Reynolds, 19:50. Masters
(40+): 1. Jim Kasic, 45, 19:59; 2. Brian Vanden-Broek, 40,
20:44; 3. Gary Kruck, 41, 21:06. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Jeff Morey, 52, 23:51; 2. Brian Brian, 51, 24:39; 3. Joe
Humerickhoust, 51, 25:42. Seniors (60+): 1. Edward King,
60, 24:44; 2. Blaine Rodgers, 66, 29:32; 3. E. Crawford, 66,
30:43. Overall Female: 1. Jessamyn Lockhart, 29, 20:51; 2.
Megan Stenbeck, 31, 20:53; 3. Sarah Quinn, 36, 22:16; 4.
Alma Martinez, 31, 23:06; 5. Amanda Hodges, 27, 23:35.
Masters (40+): 1. Heather Hopkins, 41, 24:09; 2. Jennifer
Bredsdorff, 41, 25:17; 3. Jennifer Dickman, 41, 26:15. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Bridget Witsell, 50, 26:08; 2. Suzzanne
Johson, 55, 26:38; 3. Ruth Ruth, 50, 27:00. Seniors (60+):
1. Carmen Kitts, 62, 27:16; 2. Karen Saunders, 60, 30:15; 3.
Jan Debell, 60, 35:27.
Barr Trail Mountain Race
July 14, 2013
Manitou Springs, CO
261 Finishers - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road Runners - Elevation:
Start/Finish = 6,570’ - Course Records: Ryan Hafer, 1:29:05 (2010);
Brandy Erholtz, 1:47:57 (2010)
Overall Male: 1. Alex Nichols, 28, Colorado Springs, CO,
1:34:23; 2. David Roche, 25, Millington, MD, 1:35:05;
3. Scott Spillman, 27, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:39:44; 4.
Matthew Byrne, 38, Scranton, PA, 1:40:07; 5. Jace Nye,
28, Kaysville, UT, 1:45:09. Masters (40+): 1. George Zack,
43, Broomfield, CO, 1:53:33; 2. Brad Poppele, 42, Manitou
Springs, CO, 1:54:38; 3. Brett Wilson, 45, Hiko, NV, 1:56:59.
Grand Masters (50+): Jeffrey Pierce, 54, Colorado Springs,
CO, 2:05:14; 2. Bill Wright, 51, Louisville, CO, 2:08:27; 3.
Senovio Torres, 59, Cordova, NM, 2:08:57. Seniors (60+): 1.
Doug Brandmier, 62, Longmont, CO, 2:21:57; 2. Ray Eck, 66,
Colorado Springs, CO, 2:22:02; 3. Richard Park, 60, Colorado
Springs, CO, 2:27:09. Overall Female: 1. Laura Haefeli,
45, Del Norte, CO, 1:56:56; 2. Alison Bryant, 34, Elkin,
NC, 2:02:52; 3. Amanda Ewing, 32, Colorado Springs, CO,
2:05:42; 4. Kristi Anderson, 50, Longmont, CO, 2:06:50; 5.
Sophia Torres, 21, Cordova, NM, 2:07:53. Masters (40+): 1.
Laura Haefeli, 45, Del Norte, CO, 1:56:56; 2. Shari Marshall,
46, Crested Butte, CO, 2:09:11; 3. Sheri Foster, 40, Calgary,
AB, 2:13:18. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kristi Anderson, 50,
Longmont, CO, 2:06:50; 2. Kimberly Greer, 52, Larkspur, CO,
2:28:32; 3. Sharon Greenbaum, 50, Colorado Springs, CO,
2:32:20. Seniors (60+): 1. Shane Holonitch, 62, Englewood,
CO, 2:53:25; 2. Paulette Arns, 60, Pueblo, CO, 2:59:33; 3.
Lynn Alford, 61, Las Cruces, NM, 3:29:40.
Silver Rush 50M
July 14, 2013
Leadville, CO
403 Finishers - Timing by: RaceRite - Elevation: Start/Finish =
9,950’ - Course Records: Duncan Callahan, 6:50:55 (2010); Lynette
Clemons, 8:03:46 (2008)
Overall Male: 1. Andrew Catalano, 6:56:46; 2. Mike Patrizi,
7:08:07; 3. Marco Peinado, 7:24:59; 4. Michael Aish, 7:35:11;
5. Jonathan Clinthorne, 7:27:10. Masters (40+): Chuck
Radford, 7:29:27; 2. Paul Landry, 7:50:31; 3. Andy Palmer,
7:54:15. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Charles Corfield, 8:14:02;
2. Kirt Courkamp, 9:06:05; 3. Jim Turosak, 9:20:50. Seniors
(60+): 1. Jerry Riddick, 10:22:56; 2. Victor Vella, 10:43:29; 3.
Joe Burleson, 11:24:47. Overall Female: 1. Leila Degrave,
8:03:26 CR; 2. Helen Cospolich, 8:16:45; 3. Katrin Silva,
8:54:36; 4. Christine O’Gorman, 8:56:25; 5. Amy (Schneider)
O’Connell, 8:58:13. Masters (40+): 1. Katrin Silva, 8:54:36;
2. Megan Morrissey, 9:40:41; 3. Wendy Mader, 9:43:12.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jeanne McCurnin, 10:24:33; 2. KT
Desantis, 10:51:28; 3. Jill Parker, 10:52:15. Seniors (60+): 1.
Marge Hickman, 12:16:47; 2. Mari Bashor, 13:27:21.
Donor Dash 5K
July 21, 2013
Denver, CO
3,836 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/
Overall Male: 1. Christian Martin, 18, 16:32; 2. Joey Schultz,
18, Littleton, CO, 17:15; 3. Keenan O’Brien, 18, Aurora,
CO, 17:33; 4. Lenny Laraio, 39, Centennial, CO, 17:51; 5.
Freedom Run 5K
July 4, 2013
Evergreen, CO
798 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing - Elevation: Start =
7,750’, Finish = 7,500’ - Course Records: Craig Dickson, 15:03 (1995);
Brooke Kish, 17:58 (2012)
Overall Male: 1. Bob Weiner, 48, 16:20; 2. Joey Villarreal, 22,
Aurora, CO, 16:22; 3. Stephen Rice, 18, Lafayette, CO, 17:14;
4. Kevin Johnson, 17, 18:02; 5. Mathew Kline, 15, 18:27.
Masters (40+): 1. Bob Weiner, 48, 16:20; 2. Steve Fossel,
45, 18:31; 3. David Rotherburger, 44, 20:14. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Dave O’Sadnick, 57, Evergreen, CO, 20:38; 2. Ted
Sells, 54, Evergreen, CO, 21:34; 3. Andy Valenzuela, 50,
21:55. Seniors (60+): 1. Andre Nieuwenhuizen, 60, 23:34; 2.
Kelvin Garfit, 62, Lakewood, CO, 24:09; 3. Dan Lincoln, 71,
Evergreen, CO, 24:48. Overall Female: 1. Sabine Preisinger,
44, Bailey, CO, 20:18; 2. Mary Miller, 32, 20:49; 3. Gabrielle
Valenzuela, 18, 21:10; 4. Madelyn Fahnline, 14, Evergreen,
CO, 23:13; 5. Samantha Sagaser, 18, 23:22. Masters (40+):
1. Sabine Preisinger, 44, Bailey, CO, 20:18; 2. Kristine Gewin,
40, Evergreen, CO, 24:50; 3. Gail Mosey, 45, Evergreen, CO,
25:01. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Trish Blake, 52, Littleton,
CO, 24:31; 2. Susan Cooney, 56, Black Hawk, CO, 24:41;
3. Nicola Baer, 52, Evergreen, CO, 26:25. Seniors (60+): 1.
Nancy Pudwill, 60, Evergreen, CO, 28:45; 2. Katie Krieves,
61, Evergreen, CO, 30:45; 3. Mary Smith, 62, Morrison, CO,
34:18.
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Running along the South Platte River in the
Stadium Stampede.
r ac e r e s u lts
Overall Male: 1. Matt Kempton, 28, 1:12:01; 2. Hector
Martinez, 29, Denver, CO, 1:12:59; 3. Lonnie Cruz, 30,
Denver, CO, 1:13:26; 4. Matthew Flachs, 35, Fort Collins,
CO, 1:14:19; 5. Frank Therrian, 29, Arvada, CO, 1:14:48.
Masters (40+): 1. Pepi Peterson, 45, Hudson, MA, 1:17:15;
2. Rafael Pacheco, 47, Denver, CO, 1:21:05; 3. Scott Dailey,
47, Centennial, CO, 1:23:05. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan
Spale, 57, 1:23:19; 2. Jay Survil, 54, Aurora, CO, 1:23:23; 3.
Keith Johnson, 52, 1:23:25. Seniors (60+): 1. Steve Parker,
61, Denver, CO, 1:33:43; 2. Tom Zeiner, 63, Lakewood, CO,
1:38:49; 3. Steve Santana, 62, Fort Collins, CO, 1:40:55.
Overall Female: 1. Kristen Sorensen, 31, Englewood, CO,
1:22:23; 2. Dianne Gates, 48, Boulder, CO, 1:23:13; 3.
Karen Bertasso, 29, Fort Collins, CO, 1:24:25; 4. Kari-Anne
Samuelson, 31, Denver, CO, 1:24:43; 5. Bean Wrenn, 40,
Boulder, CO, 1:25:21. Masters (40+): 1. Dianne Gates, 48,
Boulder, CO, 1:23:13; 2. Bean Wrenn, 40, Boulder, CO,
1:25:21; 3. Leslie Hoffmann, 47, Louisville, CO, 1:29:10.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Peggy Sleeth, 52, Highlands
Ranch, CO, 1:25:35; 2. Karen Louise White, 50, Eugene,
OR, 1:38:16; 3. Diane Witonsky, 51, Littleton, CO, 1:38:27.
Seniors (60+): 1. Alyn Park, 62, Denver, CO, 1:41:47; 2.
Andrea Bell, 60, Golden, CO, 1:46:57; 3. Marnie Klein, 60,
Golden, CO, 1:56:17.
Pancake Stampede 5K
August 11, 2013
Littleton, CO
152 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing - Elevation: Start/
Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: New Race
runners tackle the climb at the Blue moon
trail run in colorado springs.
Rick Johnson, 52, Englewood, CO, 17:52. Masters (40+):
1. Steven Fossel, 45, Evergreen, CO, 18:30; 2. James
McKenna, 42, Littleton, CO, 19:39; 3. Mark Kozlowski,
45, 19:56. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Rick Johnson, 52,
Englewood, CO, 17:52; 2. Dan Spale, 57, Lakewood, CO,
18:31; 3. Kevin Berg, 56, Littleton, CO, 19:29. Seniors (60+):
1. Rob Gray, 62, 22:46; 2. Rick Partridge, 60, 22:51; 3. Jim
Martin, 62, 22:53. Overall Female: 1. Kelsey Martin, 31,
Denver, CO, 18:15; 2. Shelley Brake, 36, Denver, CO, 19:31;
3. Jena Pohle, 33, Breckenridge, 19:32; 4. Anissa Schymik,
42, Broomfield, CO, 19:46; 5. Elise Mutz, 12, 20:19. Masters
(40+): 1. Anissa Schymik, 42, Broomfield, CO, 19:46; 2.
Dolores Engel, 49, Highlands Ranch, CO, 23:14; 3. Michelle
Cleminson, 42, Boulder, CO, 23:14. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Anne Dea, 51, Denver, CO, 23:33; 2. Robin Atwood, 50,
Flora, IL, 24:48; 3. Nancy Berg, 51, Denver, CO, 26:50.
Seniors (60+): 1. Christine McCarty, 65, Golden, CO, 24:48;
2. Marijane Martinez, 61, Pueblo, CO, 26:02; 3. Donna
Martinez, 61, Arvada, CO, 28:02.
Destination Health 5K
July 27, 2013
Denver, CO
198 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/
Overall Male: 1. Jared Todd, 15, Denver, CO, 21:20; 2.
Michael Guenther, 51, Monument, CO, 21:20; 3. Ryon
Depinet, 16, Colorado Springs, CO, 22:37; 4. Bill Fulton,
Denver, CO, 22:47; 5. Greg Depinet, 46, Colorado Springs,
CO, 23:06. Masters (40+): 1. Greg Depinet, 46, Colorado
Springs, CO, 23:06; 2. Michael Wilkins, 41, Aurora, CO,
27:21; 3. Andy Frasure, 41, Denver, CO, 29:54. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Michael Guenther, 51, Monument, CO,
21:20; 2. Russ Miller, 56, Denver, CO, 24:37; 3. George Ware,
59, Denver, CO, 26:33. Seniors (60+): 1. Phillip Malone, 72,
Denver, CO, 27:42; 2. Gregory Sides, 67, Aurora, CO, 31:51;
3. Larnell Ross, 71, Denver, CO, 32:09. Overall Female: 1.
Josie Russell, 16, Boulder, CO, 21:42; 2. Kirsten Kindt, 48,
Boulder, CO, 21:43; 3. Cassandra Caldwell, 44, Aurora, CO,
25:03; 4. Mary English, 61, Denver, CO, 25:09; 5. Courtney
Sabine, Lakewood, CO, 25:16. Masters (40+): 1. Kirsten
Kindt, 48, Boulder, CO, 21:43; 2. Cassandra Caldwell, 44,
Aurora, CO, 25:03; 3. Jackie Davis, 49, Aurora, CO, 31:52.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Sheryl Alexander, 59, Denver, CO,
32:35; 2. Kathy Pugh, 52, Denver, CO, 33:13; 3. Beth Snider,
59, Colorado Springs, CO, 33:22. Seniors (60+): 1. Mary
English, 61, Denver, CO, 25:09; 2. Happy Haynes, 60, 32:46;
3. Diane Tribbett, 64, Denver, CO, 33:10.
Kid’s Cure For Cancer 5K
July 28, 2013
Denver, CO
359 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/
Overall Male: 1. Max Gerken, 23, Denver, CO, 17:08; 2.
Michael Hicks, 28, Denver, CO, 17:31; 3. Drew Athey, 34,
Littleton, CO, 18:52; 4. Robert Iriye, 16, Centennial, CO,
18:59; 5. J. Cantrell, 28, Leadville, CO, 19:02. Masters (40+):
1. Jeff Brandimarte, 42, Denver, CO, 20:30; 2. Sean Beirne,
49, Castle Rock, CO, 23:26; 3. Kevin Chase, 47, Toronto,
Canada, 24:47. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Tim Gentry, 51,
Castle Rock, CO, 19:34; 2. Mike Evans, Englewood, CO,
23:45; 3. Charles Smith, 53, Lakewood, CO, 24:43. Seniors
(60+): 1. Buzz Allen, 63, Centennial, CO, 21:59; 2. Jim
Martin, 62, Boulder, CO, 22:59; 3. Edward King, 60, Littleton,
CO, 23:35. Overall Female: 1. Amanda Morgenstern, 25,
Golden, CO, 20:14; 2. Megan Stenbeck, 31, Englewood, CO,
21:02; 3. Julia Hart, 19, Parker, CO, 21:10; 4. Lisa Kolodny,
35, Denver, CO, 22:22; 5. J’Ne Day-Lucore, Denver, CO,
22:56. Masters (40+): 1. Bobbi Browner, 40, Ridgeway, CO,
27:02; 2. Alie Olsen, 49, Denver, CO, 28:31; 3. Shannon
Abler, 42, Parker, CO, 29:28. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Nancy
Breit, 57, Denver, CO, 26:41; 2. Davene Cervantes, 50,
Englewood, CO, 27:52; 3. Lisa Yagi, 51, Arvada, CO, 27:52.
Seniors (60+): 1. Ellen Selig, 63, Denver, CO, 31:48; 2. Karen
Clark, 64, Idaho Springs, CO, 37:24; 3. Caryn Ellison, 61,
Boulder, CO, 45:04.
Georgetown to Idaho Springs
Half Marathon
August 10, 2013
Idaho Springs, CO
3,026 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start
= 8,468’, Finish = 7,575’ - Course Records: Mario Macias, 1:02:50
(2011); Junko Kataoka, 1:15:02 (1999)
Overall Male: 1. Eric Kosters, 32, Denver, CO, 18:24; 2.
Lenny Archuleta, 31, 19:17; 3. Dylan Thompson, 16, 19:42;
4. Rick Zieser, 16, Centennial, CO, 20:06; 5. Doug Landwehr,
42, Castle Rock, CO, 21:21. Masters (40+): 1. Doug
Landwehr, 42, Castle Rock, CO, 21:21; 2. Shawn Olivier, 47,
Hampton, NH, 25:32; 3. Kenley Graves, 47, Englewood, CO,
26:06. Grand Masters (50+): 1. John Barnard, 51, 23:28; 2.
Dan Main, 52, Portsmouth, NH, 25:35; 3. Nick Zieser, 56,
Centennial, CO, 26:57. Seniors (60+): 1. Edward King, 60,
Littleton, CO, 22:59; 2. Mike Blake, 63, Littleton, CO, 25:05;
3. J. Gutierrez, 60, Greeley, CO, 27:55. Overall Female: 1.
Nicole Chyr, 35, Englewood, CO, 19:37; 2. Megan Cooney,
18, Aurora, CO, 20:05; 3. Amanda Hodges, 27, Denver, CO,
22:30; 4. Anne Spiessbach, 30, Littleton, CO, 22:45; 5.
Michelle Patton, 19, 23:27. Masters (40+): 1. Cynthia Sather,
42, Roxborough, CO, 23:40; 2. Nancy Carr, 45, Greenwood
Village, CO, 25:47; 3. Sherry Nies, 43, Highlands Ranch, CO,
27:08. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Trish Blake, 53, Littleton, CO,
25:31; 2. Sally Munoz, 58, Centennial, CO, 25:58; 3. Cindy
Edwards, 52, 30:25. Seniors (60+): 1. Cyndi Medlicott, 63,
Highlands Ranch, CO, 48:43.
Pikes Peak Marathon/Ascent
August 17-18, 2013
Manitou Springs, CO
2,148 Finishers (26.2M = 707, 13.1M = 1,641) - Timing by: Pikes
Peak Road Runners - Elevation: Start = 6,320’, Marathon Finish
= 6,350’, Ascent Finish = 14,100’ - Course Records: 26.2M = Matt
Carpenter, 3:16:39 (1993); Lynn Bjorklund, 4:15:18 (1981); 13.1M =
Matt Carpenter, 2:01:06 (1993); Kim Dobson, 2:24:58 (2012)
26.2M Overall Male: Touru Miyahara, 30, Gotemba-shi, JPN,
3:43:25; 2. Alex Nichols, 28, Colorado Springs, CO, 3:43:48;
3. Jason Delaney, 33, Polson, MT, 3:53:46; 4. Galen Burrell,
34, Mill Valley, CA, 3:56:12; 5. Cameron Clayton, 25, Boulder,
CO, 4:00:46. Masters (40+): 1. Dave Mackey, 43, Boulder,
CO, 4:02:01; 2. Gary Gellin, 44, Menlo Park, CA, 4:14:11; 3.
Marco Zuniga, 41, Durango, CO, 4:15:50. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Paul Hooge, 50, Boulder, CO, 5:06:28; 2. Gebhard
Dohr, 51, Voitsberg, AUT, 5:16:28; 3. Dan Turk, 52, Fort Collins,
CO, 5:17:24. Seniors (60+): 1. Chris Reveley, 61, Estes Park,
CO, 5:28:53; 2. Michael Fields, 63, Garland, TX, 6:05:30; 3.
William Cordova, 60, Colorado Springs, CO, 6:09:11. Overall
Female: 1. Stevie Kremer, 29, Crested Butte, CO, 4:17:13;
2. Salynda Fleury, 28, Conifer, CO, 4:46:48; 3. Laia Trias, 34,
Spain, 4:49:57; 4. Karoline Dohr, 55, Voitsberg, AUT, 4:51:56;
5. Michele Yates, 31, Littleton, CO, 4:56:11. Masters (40+):
1. Connilee Walter, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 5:10:33; 2.
Katie Katalin, 43, Colorado Springs, CO, 5:31:43; 3. Amy
Barnish, 48, Colorado Springs, CO, 5:45:17. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Karoline Dohr, 55, Voitsberg, AUT, 4:51:56; 2. Kristi
Anderson, 50, Longmont, CO, 5:35:22; 3. Kimberly Greer, 52,
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Larkspur, CO, 5:59:03. Seniors (60+): 1. Lori
Smith, 60, Park City, UT, 7:12:42; 2. Shane
Holonitch, 62, Englewood, CO, 7:12:38;
3. Paulette Arns, 60, Pueblo, CO, 7:26:39.
13.1M Overall Male: 1. Eric Blake, 34, West
Hartford, CT, 2:13:45; 2. Greg Ruckman,
39, Breckenridge, CO, 2:22:57; 3. Simon
Gutierrez, 47, Colorado Springs, CO,
2:27:27; 4. David McKay, 26, Iowa City, IA,
2:30:03; 5. Brian Folts, 26, Lakewood, CO,
2:32:57. Masters (40+): 1. Simon Gutierrez,
47, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:27:27; 2. Chris
Grauch, 40, Boulder, CO, 2:33:31; 3. Dave
Mackey, 43, Boulder, CO, 2:34:17. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Mike Kloser, 53, Vail,
CO, 2:39:48; 2. John Schopp, 50, Cherry
Hills Village, CO, 3:08:22; 3. Charlie Gray,
59, Pueblo, CO, 3:10:18. Seniors (60+): 1.
Ron Hendricks, 61, Larkspur, CO, 3:11:05;
2. Bob Evers, 62, Park City, UT, 3:16:06;
3. Herb Tanzer, 61, Woodland Park, CO,
3:34:58. Overall Female: 1. Kim Dobson,
29, Grand Junction, CO, 2:41:43; 2. Ashlee
Nelson, 32, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:48:58;
3. Hayley Benson, 31, Littleton, CO,
2:55:05; 4. Connilee Walter, 40, Colorado
Springs, CO, 2:58:45; 5. Monica Bishop, 27,
Lakewood, CO, 3:05:52. Masters (40+): 1.
Connilee Walter, 40, Colorado Springs, CO,
2:58:45; 2. Elizabeth Gold, 41, Englewood,
CO, 3:07:55; 3. Stacey Chamberlain, 42,
Boulder, CO, 3:13:11. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Laura Kelecy, 50, Colorado Springs, CO,
3:24:09; 2. Deborah Evans, 56, Colorado
Springs, CO, 3:34:13; 3. Sharon Greenbaum,
50, Colorado Springs, CO, 3:43:26. Seniors
(60+): 1. Virginia Lanes, 63, Lafayete, CO,
4:35:05; 2. Jane Potter, 64, Centennial, CO,
5:19:36; 3. Nan Madden, 70, San Francisco,
CA, 5:19:26.
60, Longmont, CO, 2:08:47; 3. Kathy Turner,
60, Northridge, CA, 2:12:37.
10K Overall Male: 1. Sean Quigley, 28,
Lafayette, CO, 30:48 CR; 2.
Brandon
Birdsong, 25, Colorado Springs, CO, 30:48;
3. Mike Krasnic, 23, Colorado Springs, CO,
31:09; 4. Andy Wacker, 24, Boulder, CO,
31:17; 5. Brandon Johnson, 24, Denver,
CO, 31:25. Masters (40+): 1. Richie
Cunningham, 40, Boulder, CO, 34:23; 2.
Art Siemers, 40, Fort Collins, CO, 34:36;
3. Stuart Geer, 46, Boulder, CO, 41:53.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kyle Hubbart, 57,
Broomfield, CO, 38:24; 2. Keith Johnson,
52, Littleton, CO, 38:56; 3. Nicholas Flores,
55, Bouulder, CO, 44:25. Seniors (60+): 1.
Jim Reynolds, 64, Lafayette, CO, 44:35; 2.
Ed Terrell, 62, Boulder, CO, 47:29; 3. Chris
Dice, 62, Broomfield, CO, 48:07. Overall
Female: 1. Mattie Suver, 25, Colorado
Springs, CO, 34:43; 2. Mai Kuroda, 23,
Japan, 35:01; 3. Laura Thweatt, 24, Boulder,
CO, 35:08; 4. Yuka Hakoyama, 23, Japan,
35:20; 5. Nene Kawanishi, 19, Japan,
35:28. Masters (40+): 1. Susie Rinehart,
42, Boulder, CO, 40:52; 2. Heather Crosby,
40, Parker, CO, 43:23; 3. Betsy Fisher, 48,
Fort Collins, CO, 45:59. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Vicki Hunter, 52, Boulder, CO,
48:24; 2. Susan Noe, 58, Boulder, CO,
50:59; 3. Kathy Johnson, 52, Littleton, CO,
52:34. Seniors (60+): 1. Patricia Burgess,
62, Austin, TX, 50:56; 2. Gisela Bennett, 61,
Louisville, CO, 59:24; 3. Anita Polner, 60,
Boulder, CO, 1:06:49.
Heart & Sole Half Marathon
August 25, 2013
Boulder, CO
818 Finishers (13.1M = 632, 10K = 186) - Timing by:
Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start = 5,315’,
Finish = 5,330’ - Course Records: 10M = George
Towett, 48:57 (2011); Wendy Thomas, 57:37 (2011);
5M = Charles Hillig, 25:16 (2012); Tera Moody,
28:39 (2012)
914 Finishers (13.1M = 579, 10K = 335) - Timing
by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start/
Finish = 5,220’ - Course Records: 13.1M =
Kenyon Neuman, 1:06:56 (2012); Alisha Williams,
1:15:45 (2012); 10K = Scott Larson, 31:10 (2003);
Laura Thweatt, 34:37 (2012)
13.1M Overall Male: 1. Kenyon Neuman,
26, Boulder, CO, 1:08:03; 2. Mario Macias,
31, Manitou Springs, CO, 1:08:21; 3. Dakota
Jones, 22, Boulder, CO, 1:14:08; 4. Hector
Hernandez, 41, Chula Vista, CA, 1:16:38; 5.
Russell Stein, 40, San Francisco, CA, 1:17:57.
Masters (40+): 1. Hector Hernandez, 41,
Chula Vista, CA, 1:16:38; 2. Russell Stein,
40, San Francisco, CA, 1:17:57; 3. Darren
De Reuck, 48, Boulder, CO, 1:22:55. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Charles Boatwright, 57,
Mt. Laurel, NJ, 1:32:39; 2. Fred Beavers,
56, Longmont, CO, 1:40:00; 3. Brendan
Reilly, 53, Boulder, CO, 1:40:26. Seniors
(60+): 1. Wesley Patrick, 61, San Antonio,
TX, 1:55:40; 2.
Steve Corcoran, 62,
Longmont, CO, 1:55:46; 3. Robert Reed,
66, Boulder, CO, 1:57:29. Overall Female:
1. Lidia Simon, 39, 1:19:05; 2. Nuta Olaru,
42, Longmont, CO, 1:20:16; 3. Rachel
Gioscia-Ryan, 26, Boulder, CO, 1:21:09; 4.
Colleen De Reuck, 49, Boulder, CO, 1:23:16;
5. Christie Foster, 26, Colorado Springs,
CO, 1:24:28. Masters (40+): 1. Nuta Olaru,
42, Longmont, CO, 1:20:16; 3. Rachel
Gioscia-Ryan, 26, Boulder, CO, 1:21:09; 2.
Colleen De Reuck, 49, Boulder, CO, 1:23:16;
3. Stacey Chamberlain, 42, Boulder, CO,
1:27:32. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Katie
Hegg, 50, Boulder, CO, 1:38:16; 2. Bev
Zimmermann, 50, Monument, CO, 1:41:21;
3.
Laurie Brockway, 51, Boulder, CO,
1:42:37. Seniors (60+): 1. Joanne Harms,
61, Fort Collins, CO, 2:03:55; 2. Mary Poole,
Bakke, 42, Highlands Ranch, CO, 34:03;
2. Tyrone Vincent, 44, Denver, CO, 36:39;
3. James Mattson, 47, Aurora, CO, 39:22.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Tim Gentry, 51,
Castle Rock, CO, 32:20; 2. Jim Langley, 56,
Littleton, CO, 37:55; 3. Antonio Olmos, 58,
41:14. Seniors (60+): 1. Robert Tafelski, 73,
Littleton, CO, 43:22; 2. Tom Chambers, 70,
44:13; 3. Bill Chapman, 70, East Lake, CO,
45:59. Overall Female: 1. Karen Bertasso,
29, Fort Collins, CO, 31:48; 2. Megan Fibbe,
34, Louisville, CO, 32:42; 3. Anna Shults, 11,
33:32; 4. Lauren Jortberg, 15, Boulder, CO,
37:06; 5. Kathy Davis, 45, Black Hawk, CO,
37:18. Masters (40+): 1. Kathy Davis, 45,
Black Hawk, CO, 37:18; 2. Valerie Shockley,
47, Greenwood Village, CO, 38:17; 3. Laura
Lee Gastis, 44, Denver, CO, 42:30. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Bonnie Jortberg, 53,
Boulder, CO, 38:00; 2. Joanie Holden, 54,
Littleton, CO, 41:27; 3. Susan Girardeau,
50, 44:21. Seniors (60+): 1. Patricia Kinkel,
64, Denver, CO, 49:17; 2. Bonnie Parks, 66,
Westminster, CO, 54:16; 3. Nancy Crow, 64,
55:42.
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Park to Park 10M
September 2, 2013
Denver, CO
10M Overall Male: 1. Mario Macias, 31,
Manitou Springs, CO, 51:15; 2. Sean Brown,
25, Aurora, CO, 54:31; 3. Jesse Chettle, 30,
Gunnison, CO, 55:02; 4. Tyler Sewald, 31,
Englewood, CO, 55:41; 5. Tristan Mitchell,
27, Centennial, CO, 55:54. Masters (40+):
1. Dave Scudamore, 43, Denver, CO, 58:47;
2. Todd Strake, 46, Boulder, CO, 1:01:44; 3.
Steven Fossel, 45, Evergreen, CO, 1:03:49.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jay Survil, 54,
Aurora, CO, 1:04:49; 2. Daniel Blausey, 50,
Boulder, CO, 1:05:29; 3. Mike Evans, 59,
Englewood, CO, 1:07:50. Seniors (60+):
1. Mark Donelson, 61, Evergreen, CO,
1:12:44; 2. Michael McCorkle, 60, Colorado
Springs, CO, 1:19:18; 3. Michael Klee, 67,
Centennial, CO, 1:20:17. Overall Female:
1. Bethany Chang, 36, Denver, CO, 1:03:02;
2. Kelsey Martin, 32, Denver, CO, 1:04:01;
3. Bean Wrenn, 40, Boulder, CO, 1:05:41;
4. Bridget Tschappat, 36, Littleton, CO,
1:05:46; 5. Sarah Rebick, 38, Boulder, CO,
1:06:10. Masters (40+): 1. Bean Wrenn, 40,
Boulder, CO, 1:05:41; 2. Sabine Preisinger,
44, Bailey, CO, 1:11:42; 3. Kathy Collins,
46, Cherry Hills Village, CO, 1:14:21. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Fran Rogers, 52, Boulder,
CO, 1:19:37; 2. Deb Levina, 51, 1:23:21;
3. Christine Rodriguez, 56, Lakewood,
CO, 1:24:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Marilyn
Stapleton, 66, Greeley, CO, 1:23:13; 2. Anita
Zonker, 63, Centennial, CO, 1:28:51; 3.
Elizabeth Conner, 60, Golden, CO, 1:37:58.
5M Overall Male: 1. Charles Hillig Jr.,
27, Denver, CO, 26:36; 2. Brian Runyon,
32, Fort Collins, CO, 27:27; 3. Paul SovikSkimens, 30, 28:22; 4. Kevin Hickman, 36,
Denver, CO, 29:47; 5. Chaiwat Engtrakul, 37,
Louisville, CO, 30:07. Masters (40+): 1. Chris
eve nt g u i d e
Not all race information may be
correct. Some races will change
dates or start times. Please confirm
all information before traveling to an
event. Our complete free calendar
is always available year round
online at www.coloradorunnermag.
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running / walking
OCTOBER
10/05
10/05
10/05
4Mile Firefighter Challenge 9M
Hill Climb; 8:30 AM; Boulder
Mountain Lodge, Boulder, CO;
fourmilechallenge.com
Chuckie’s Friends Run; 10K,
4M; 7:30 AM; Goose Gossage
Park, Colorado Springs, CO;
chuckiesplace.org; 719-649-6861
CSU Homecoming 5K; 8:00 AM;
CSU Oval, Fort Collins, CO; hes.
cahs.colostate.edu
10/05
Dayspring Dash 5K; 9:00 AM;
Dayspring Christian Church, Fort
Collins, CO; dayspringdash.com;
970-218-2046
10/05
Epic Mountain Challenge; 8:00
AM; Hot Springs Resort & Spa,
Pagosa Springs, CO; joingecko.
org; 970-398-0612
10/05
Great Pumpkin Races;
10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Venetucci
Farms, Colorado Springs, CO;
csgrandprix.com
10/05
HRCA Backcountry
Half Marathon; 8:30 AM;
Southridge Recreation
Center, Highlands Ranch, CO;
highlandsranchraceseries.com;
303-471-8838
10/05
Journey of Hope 5K/10K; 7:30
AM; Durango, CO; mhffnd.org;
970-764-2800
10/05
Nielson Challenge 2M; 8:00 AM;
North Monument Valley Park,
Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org
10/05
RMRR Cherry Creek 10M; 9:00
AM; Cherry Creek Trail, Parker,
CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
10/05
Respect Life 5K; 9:00 AM; Light
of the World Roman Catholic
Church, Littleton, CO; 303-9948972
10/05
Roadrunner XC Invitational; 8K,
6K; 10:00 AM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; gometrostate.com;
303-556-2730
10/06
Hot Chocolate Run; 15K, 5K;
7:00 AM; Civic Center Park,
Denver, CO; hotchocolate15k.
com
10/06
Justice Run; 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM;
Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO;
thejusticerun.org; 303-521-5939
10/06
Pikes Peak Road Ascent;
10K; 8:00 AM; Cascade, CO;
trailrunner.com
10/06
PPRR Fall Series I 3.5M; 11:30
AM; North Monument Valley park,
10/06
10/06
Run Crazy Horse; 26.2M,
13.1M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Crazy
Horse Memorial, Hill City, SD;
runcrazyhorse.com; 605-3906137
Westminster Trail Half
Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 9:00
AM; Westin Hotel, Westminster,
CO; enduranceraceseries.com;
858-775-7104
10/12
5K Rescue Run; 10:00
AM; Douglas County School
District Building, Castle Rock,
CO; therescuerun.com;
888-ORPHANS
10/12
RMRR Westminster City Park
9M/5K; 9:00 AM; City Park,
Westminster, CO; rmrr.org; 303871-8366
11/28
Mile High United Way
Turkey Trot 4M; 10:15 AM;
Washington Park, Denver, CO;
hallucinationsports.com
11/09
CMRA Veterans Run 5K; 10:00
AM; Hildebrand Ranch Park,
Littleton, CO; comastersrun.org
11/28
Montrose Turkey Trot; 4M, 2M;
9:00 AM; Oak Grove School,
Montrose, CO; sjmr.com
11/09
Denver Veteran’s Day 5K; 8:00
AM; Auraria Campus, Denver,
CO; dvd5k.com
11/28
11/09
Home Sweet Home 5K/10K;
9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO;
feetonthestreetinc.com
NCMC Turkey Trot 5K; 9:00 AM;
North Colorado Medical Center,
Greeley, CO; ncmcturkeytrot@
gmail.com; 370-350-6170
11/09
US BANK Rim Rock Marathon;
8:00 AM; Colorado National
Monument, Fruita, CO;
rimrockmarathon.com
11/09
Veteran’s Day 5K; 8:00 AM; CSU
Oval, Fort Collins, CO; veterans.
colostate.edu/veterans-day-5K
11/10
The Great Candy Run 5K; 9:00
AM; Washington Park, Denver,
CO; thegreatcandyrun.com; 303522-4387
Ball Aerospace Turkey Trot
5K; 9:00 AM; Ball Aerospace,
Boulder, CO
Blue Bench 5K; 10:00 AM;
Stapleton Central Park, Denver,
CO; bkbltd.com
10/26
Bare Leg Run 5K; 9:00
AM; City Park, Denver, CO;
rockymountainveterans.org
11/16
10/12
Demon Dash 5K; 9:00 AM;
Golden High School, Golden, CO;
runraceregister.com
10/26
CSU Triathlon Team Halloween
5K; 9:00 AM; CSU Oval, Fort
Collins, CO; csutri.com
10/12
Durango Double Trail Races;
50K, 25K; 8:00 AM; Durango, CO;
durangodouble.com
10/26
10/12
Firebird Frenzy 5K; 8:00 AM;
Boardwalk Park, Windsor, CO
10/12
10/12
Mine to Mine Challenge; 9K;
10:00 AM; Mollie Kathleen
Mine, Cripple Creek, CO;
visitcripplecreek.com
10/12
Preemie 5K; 10:00 AM; Platte
River Grill, Littleton, CO;
helphealthechildren.org; 303229-6245
10/12
Race for Freedom 5K; 9:30
AM; Bear Creek Regional Park,
Colorado Springs, CO; race-forfreedom.com
10/12
Tiger Classic 5K; 8:00 AM;
South Monument Valley Park,
Colorado Springs, CO; ourcc.
coloradocollege.edu; 719-3896107
10/13
CMRA Coal Creek XC
Challenge; 5M; 9:00 AM;
Louisville Community Park,
Louisville, CO; comastersrun.org
10/13
Durango Double Road Races;
26.2M, 13.1M; 7:00 AM; Durango,
CO; durangodouble.com
10/13
Gluten Free Gallop 5K; 9:30 AM;
denverceliacs.org; 303-279-9382
10/13
North Rim 20K; 20K, 8K;
10:00 AM; Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Park,
Crawford, CO; blackcanyonraces.
com
10/20
PPRR Fall Series II 4M; 11:30
AM; Bear Creek Park, Colorado
Springs, CO; pprrun.org
11/03
11/16
Safari Run; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM;
Twin Rivers Park, Greeley, CO;
networkbeyond.org; 970-4751971
Golden Gallop; 10K, 5K; 8:30
AM; Golden, CO; digdeepsports.
com; 303-960-8129
10/19
Peace Officers’ Memorial Valor
Run; 5K; 9:00 AM; America the
Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs,
CO; peaceofficermemorial.com
iTrot Thanksgiving Day 5K; 9:00
AM; Ken Caryl Ranch House,
Littleton, CO
10/20
10/05
10/06
10/19
Galloping Goose Race; 10K,
5K; 8:00 AM; Quincy Reservoir,
Aurora, CO; auroragov.org; 303690-1286
11/28
The Other Half; 13.1M; 8:30 AM;
Moab, UT; moabhalfmarathon.
com; 435-259-4525
10/13
Blue Sky Marathon; 26.2M,
13.1M; 7:00 AM; Horsetooth
Mountain Park, Fort Collins, CO;
blueskymarathon.com
10/18
Scream Scram 5K; 6:00 PM;
hallucinationsports.com; 303522-4387
PPRR Fall Series III 5.5M; 11:30
AM; Ute Valley Park, Colorado
Aspen TNT 10K; 9:00 AM; Koch
Park, Aspen, CO; aspentntms.
webconnex.com/reg13
10/05
10/06
10/13
Run the Rocks 5K; 9:30 AM; Red
Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison,
CO; hallucinationsports.com;
303-522-4387
11/03
10/20
24 Hours of Boulder; 8:00 AM;
Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO;
geminiadventures.com; 303249-1112
10/05
Prairie Fire Marathon;
26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM;
Hyatt Regency, Wichita, KS;
prairiefiremarathon.com; 316265-6236
Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon;
26.2M, 13.1M; 7:00 AM; Civic
Center Park, Denver, CO;
runrocknroll.com
Run for Revolution 5K; 10:00
AM; America The Beautiful
runforrevolution.com; 719-3317894
XTERRA Marathon Of Trail
Races; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 8:00
AM; Cheyenne Mountain State
marathonmajic.com; 404-4213231
10/13
Girls on the Run 5K; 10:00
AM; Venetucci Farm, Colorado
Springs, CO; girlsontherunrockies.
org; 719-331-1011
11/16
Frightening Five 5K; 9:00 AM;
Recreation Center East, Peyton,
CO; runraceregister.com; 719495-2009
Pumpkin Pie 5K/10K; 9:00
pumpkinpie5k.com
11/17
PPRR Fall Series IV 7M; 11:30
AM; Palmer Park, Colorado
10/26
Gorilla Run; 5K; 11:00 AM;
Wynkoop Brewing Company,
Denver, CO; denvergorillarun.com
11/23
10/26
Hoofin’ It Through the Hollows
5K; 5:45 PM; deKoevend Park,
Centennial, CO; runningguru.com/
event/hoffinit; 303-483-7029
Bear Creek 10-Spot; 10M, 5K;
9:00 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park,
Morrison, CO; runuphillracing.
com; 303-870-0487
11/23
10/26
Kooky-Spooky Half Marathon;
13.1M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM;
NAAC Stadium, Golden, CO;
alloutmultisport.com
Gobble Wobble 5K; 9:00 AM;
Green Valley Ranch Golf Club,
Denver, CO; hallucinationsports.
com; 303-522-4387
11/23
10/26
Phantom 4-Miler; 9:00 AM;
Embassy Suites, Loveland, CO;
phantom4miler.com; 970-6122385
Strider Tom Turkey 6M
Prediction Run; 10:30 AM;
Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction,
CO; [email protected]; 970270-0774
11/23
10/26
YMCA Creepy Crawlers 5K; 9:00
AM; Santa Fe Trail, Palmer Lake,
CO; ppymca.org
11/28
10/27
Halloween Hustle 5K; 9:00 AM;
Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO;
hallucinationsports.com; 303522-4387
11/02
Home for the Holidays 5K;
9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO;
homefortheholidays-5k.org; 303312-9640
Turkey Trot Predict 5K; 10:00
AM; Memorial Park, Colorado
Anthem Turkey Day 5K; 9:00
AM; Parkside Community Center,
Broomfield, CO; 3wraces.com
11/28
Clement Park Gobble Wobble
5K; 8:30 AM; Clement Park,
Littleton, CO; gobblewobblerun.
org; 303-396-7300
11/28
Turley’s Turkey Trot 5K; 10:00
AM; CU Research Park, Boulder,
CO; boulderroadrunners.org
11/28
Durango Turkey Trot 5M; 10:00
AM; Durango, CO; go-dmt.org
november
11/02
Family Fun Zombie Run;
8:45 AM; America the Beautiful
pikespeakchildrensmuseum.org;
719-357-7726
11/28
Fireman’s Turkey Trot 5K; 8:30
AM; Saur Physical Therapy,
Grand Junction, CO; gjturkeytrot.
org; 970-255-8370
11/02
11/28
11/02
Step out to Stop Diabetes 5K;
8:30 AM; Downtown Aquarium,
Denver, CO; Diabetes.org; 720855-1102 x7001
Fort Collins Club Thanksgiving
Day Run 4M; 9:00 AM; The
Beach House Grill, Fort Collins,
CO; timberlinetiming.com
11/28
HRCA Turkey Day 5K; 9:00 AM;
Shea Stadium, Highlands Ranch,
CO; highlandsranchraceseries.
com; 303-471-8838
11/28
Pueblo YMCA Turkey Trot 5K;
9:00 AM; YMCA, Pueblo, CO;
socorunners.org
11/28
Redline Turkey Day 5K/10K;
9:00 AM; Broomfield Commons
Open Space, Broomfield, CO;
redlinerunningcompany.com
11/30
11/30
CCMRD Easter Seals RMV
Turkey Trot-Off 5K; 10:30
AM; Easter Seals Rocky
Mountain Village, Empire, CO;
clearcreekrecreation.com
Moustache Must Dash 5K; 9:00
AM; Trail Winds Park, Thornton,
CO; fitsoldiers.com
december
12/01
RMRR Wash Park 4.5M; 9:00
AM; Washington Park, Denver,
CO; rmrr.org
12/01
Rudolph Ramble 5K; 10:00
rundenverseries.com; 303-5224387
12/01
Superior Stocking Run 5K; 9:00
AM; Purple Park, Superior, CO;
stockingrun.com
12/07
ColderBOLDER 5K; 8:00 AM;
University of Colorado, Boulder,
CO; bolderboulder.com
12/07
Fa La La Half Marathon; 13.1M,
10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park,
Westminster, CO; alloutmultisport.
com
11/28
Steamboat Springs Turkey Trot
5M; 9:00 AM; Steamboat Springs,
CO; winter.runningseries.com
11/28
Turkey Chase; 10K, 5K ; 9:00
AM; Two Roads Charter School,
Arvada, CO; RunningGuru.com
11/28
Turkey Day 5K; 8:00 AM; Parker
Recreation Center, Parker, CO;
parkeronline.org
12/07
Turkey Rock Trot 5K; 9:30 AM;
Douglas County Fairgrounds,
Castle Rock, CO; rocktrot.com
12/07
Rock Canyon Half Marathon;
9:00 AM; City Park, Pueblo, CO;
socorunners.org
12/07
Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K;
11:30 AM; Monument Valley Park,
Colorado Springs, CO; jtp.com/
uglysweaterrun; 719-464-4153
11/28
11/28
YMCA Turkey Trot 5K; 9:00 AM;
Briargate Family YMCA, Colorado
Springs, CO; ppymca.org
S AT U R D AY
January 11, 2014
Bob L. Burger Recreation Center, 111 W. Baseline
Pioneer Elementary, 101 E. Baseline
Resolution 5K; 5:00 PM;
resolution5k.com
12/07
Winter Sun 10K; 10:00 AM;
Moab Golf Course, Moab, UT;
moabhalfmarathon.com
12/08
Jingle Bell Run 5K; 8:00 AM;
hallucinationsports.com
12/14
Christmas Classic 4M; 10:00
AM; Altitude Running, Fort
Collins, CO
10/12
7 Summits Adventure Race
I; 9:00 AM; Boulder, CO;
7summitsrace.com
12/14
CMRA Stapleton Central Park
XC 12K; 10:00 AM; Stapleton
Central Park, Denver, CO;
comastersrun.org
10/12
LoziLu Women’s Mud Run; 9:00
AM; Dick’s Sporting Goods Park,
Commerce City, CO; lozilu.com
12/14
Jingle Fest 5K; 9:30 AM;
Fountain Valley YMCA, Fountain,
CO; pprrun.org
10/13
7 Summits Adventure Race
II; 9:00 AM; Boulder, CO;
7summitsrace.com
12/14
Santa Stampede; 10K, 5K; 9:00
AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton,
CO; winterdistanceseries.com
10/19
Commando Extreme;
9:00 AM; Spruce Mountain
Ranch, Larkspur, CO;
commandoextreme.com
12/14
Stocking Shuffle 5K; 9:00 AM;
Colorado College Washburn
Field, Colorado Springs, CO;
stockingshuffle.org
10/26
The Great Pumpkin Haul;
9:30 AM; Chatfield Botanic
Gardens, Littleton, CO;
thegreatpumpkinhaul.com
12/21
Christmas Carol Classic; 10K,
5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver,
CO; feetonthestreetinc.com
12/21
Ugly Sweater Run 5K; 11:00
AM; LoDo, Denver, CO;
theuglysweaterrun.com
12/24
Santa Sendoff 5K; 8:00
AM; Colorado Springs, CO;
runningguru.com
12/31
KRFC 88.9 FM Resolution Run
5K; 6:00 PM; CSU Clark Building,
Fort Collins, CO; devdir@krfcfm.
org; 970-221-5075
12/31
adventure/mud runs
october
triathlon/duathlon
OCTOBER
10/05
Desert’s Edge OFF-Road
Triathlon; 9:00 AM; Highline
Lake State Park, Fruita, CO;
racingunderground.com
10/06
Desert’s Edge Triathlon; 9:00
AM; Highline Lake State Park,
Fruita, CO; racingunderground.
com; 303-642-7917
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Blue Bench 5K, Denver
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October 27
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Gobble Wobble 5K, Denver
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Mile High United Way Turkey Trot,
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December 1
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Explaining
There’s often a consistent theme
when participants discuss a performance in which the results were
not what they would have hoped
for. Many people initially own up to
their unduly disappointing performance by saying, “No excuses.”
However, that prefatory comment
is often followed by the old qualifying conjunction of “but.” As in
the rather feeble, “I really have no
excuses for not running better, but
I have been fighting pneumonia
the last few days, I forgot to taper,
the dew point was too high, and I
think I pulled my adductor magnus
or perhaps my peroneus longus.
Also, they only had rigatoni at the
pasta bar last night, and I only run
well with angel hair. Plus it was above 64.7 degrees
Fahrenheit, and that’s my Achilles’ heel. And the
sport drink at the aid stations was lemon-lime and
I’m more of a fruit punch guy. But again, like I said,
no excuses.”
by Bob Schwartz
Sports bring a high level of creativity to athletes in explaining their performances. Runners are no exception, and that includes elite runners. Khalid
Khannouchi was a great runner and holds the American marathon record.
However, when he dropped out of the marathon at the World Championships years back, his excuse for his poor performance was that he’d developed
blisters because of the slow pace (irrespective of the fact that he could control
the pace), requiring him to take more steps. His then wife and coach Sandra
said, “He doesn’t know how to run slow. When he runs slow, he gets tired.”
Khalid added, “My legs just got too heavy because of the slow pace.” So let
me get this straight. The slower he goes, the more tired he becomes? Kind of
like a reverse tempo run. And it must therefore follow that he doesn’t tire as
easily the faster he goes? Hmmm. Perhaps that’s the genetic makeup it takes
to run a 2:05 marathon like Khalid has done, although it’s kind of like saying
“I would have done a lot better on that exam if it hadn’t been so simple.” I
never had that problem; the more elementary the better. Test me with Is a 10K
longer than a 5K? How many letters in bonk? Provide a word that rhymes with
“pace” and feel free to use “race.” What city does the Boston Marathon finish
in? I’m good with that quiz. Don’t even need the curve.
It’s obviously not just the elites who feel compelled to offer excuses. I’ve
heard (and offered) many explanations for poor race performances. There’s
the prevalent yet flawed justification of “I was just
using the race as a training run.” Rigghhtt! You just
paid a $50 entry fee, drove 90 minutes on a Saturday
morning to the race, internally debated for hours about
your pre-race snack, broke out your lucky singlet and
new race shorts, and made sure you were in the first
row of runners at the starting line, all to run a training
run in a torrential downpour? Yeah, sure. Anyone who
believes that, well, I’ll sell you my new training program
on how to run a three-hour marathon on 17 miles per
week and a diet of donuts, hot dogs, soda, and fries.
There’s an almost endless stream of excuses proffered
by runners, such as I went out too fast, I went out too
slow, my shoelaces were too tight, I overtrained, I
undertrained, I had to go to the bathroom, I chafed, I
blistered, I had a stomachache, the mile markers were
off, and so on. But why do we offer excuses? When you
get right down to it, who cares? Our co-workers and
non-running friends wouldn’t really know a horrible
performance from a heroic performance, and our running friends have all had their share of bad races, so
they understand a tough day on the roads. And what do
you care since you know that any excuse you provide is
far from the truth. Oh sure, there are plenty of us, me
included, who push it as hard as we can for the best time possible on that given
day. But that’s just it. The bottom line is to give it your max effort, and if your
time or place is not what you hoped, then it’s simply the fact that some days
you hit the wall and some days you get the pleasure of being escorted around it.
There’s also a growing category of runner for whom some of us could take
a lesson. Race results aren’t significant enough to them to even bother with
manufacturing excuses. They run more for the pure enjoyment of the activity
and to finish and couldn’t care less if they just achieved their fastest race time
or were completely depleted of energy at the end. They aren’t dialed into the
creed of former marathon world record holder Steve Jones who said, “If I am
still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a board and knock me down,
because that means I didn’t run hard enough.” Mr. Jones’ approach is not
exactly high in their list of motivating quotations.
The fact is as I became older, I jumped the proverbial shark. Or in the case of
my running times getting slower, the clock jumped me. When you’re physically
incapable of matching your best results from years past, you can either hang
up the shoes or choose to define success in other ways. Legendary UCLA
basketball coach John Wooden said it best, “Do not let what you cannot do
interfere with what you can do.” Oh, I still have my finishing time as a focus. But I’m satisfied if, on that
day, I’ve given my max effort, and Steve Jones would be proud of my energy
depletion at the finish line. We can all enjoy the journey, without excuses,
whichever way we choose. Hey, one runner’s torment is another runner’s thrill.
Who needs excuses when accepting reality works just fine?
Bob is the author of the best selling humor book “ I Run, Therefore I Am – NUTS!” and
the new sequel, “ I Run, Therefore I Am STILL Nuts!” Check out @RunningLaughs
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