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>> CONTENTS <<
Features
The Fast Lane with Elva Dryer... Page 12
Organic Food for Athletes... Page 14
Speed Work 101... Page 16
Olympic Distance Triathlon Training... Page 18
Heart Disease Warnings and Risk... Page 21
Denver’s North High School Team... Page 22
Women’s Running... Page 25
Hit the Dirt at Apex Park... Page 60
Five Ways to Ruin Your Race... Page 62
Departments
Race Reports... Page 46
Running Shorts... Page 10
USATF News... Page 42
Race Reports... Page 46
Race Results... Page 53
Race Calendar... Page 56
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Derek Griffiths
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Jessica Griffiths
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Contributing Writers
Nancy Clark, Scott Fliegelman, Nancy Hobbs,
Tim Monaco, Jeff Recker, Don Shepan, Ken
Sheridan, Julie Winkles, Jaime Woodley
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On The Cover
James Carney, 28, of Longmont finishes sixth in
Florida’s Gate River Run on March 10.
Photo by Victor Sailer/www.PhotoRun.net
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>> LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER <<
Hall of Fame Class Announced
The inaugural class of the Colorado
Running Hall of Fame will be inducted at a reception on May 18. The reception will be held in
connection with the Colorado Colfax Marathon.
Seven worthy members will be welcomed into
the class. They include:
•Ted Castaneda, a former CU runner whose record for the mile in Colorado has stood for 41
years at four minutes, 4.86 seconds.
•Colleen De Reuck, a four-time Olympian who
is still running strong as a masters runner, winning the U.S. women’s marathon trials in 2004
at age 40.
•Lorraine Moller, a bronze medalist in the 1992
Olympic marathon.
•Pat Porter, a runner who won eight straight
U.S. cross country titles.
•Frank Shorter, a gold medalist in the 1972
Olympic marathon and a silver medalist in the
1976 Olympics.
•Jon Sinclair, a Fort Collins coach who earned
countless road racing victories in the 1980s.
•Joe Vigil, a coach who produced 425 AllAmericans and 14 national championships during his three-decade reign at Adams State.
There are more than a dozen extraordinary runners and contributors to the sport that
I think were left out, but I know that it was a
tough job for the selection committee to narrow
down the list. I think the idea of a Colorado Running Hall of Fame is fantastic and look forward
to seeing who else gets chosen in the future.
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September 8, 2007 ~ 8:00 AM
Park City, UT
Happy trails!
Derek
>> LETTERS TO COLORADO RUNNER <<
Derek,
Thank you and everyone at Colorado
Runner magazine for putting together a great
magazine for runners. In my opinion, it ranks
among the best of the regional running magazines that I have had the pleasure of reading.
Rob Pyzel,
Frisco
Hello Jessica,
I’m a relatively new subscriber to
Colorado Runner and I’m really enjoying your
magazine. I just wish I could run more Colorado
races because they all sound awesome! Keep up
the great work on the magazine. I really look
forward to reading it!
Sincerely,
Holly Palmer,
Albuquerque
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Hello!
We love your magazine. My husband
and I read it front to back and look forward to
every edition! Thank you for publishing such a
wonderful magazine.
Regards,
Chris and Charlie Anderson,
Boulder
Hello,
I am a subscriber to your magazine
and have really enjoyed it. I also want to thank
you for including several photos of me competing throughout the year. Running means more
to me now than ever as I am not only a marathoner, but also a mother, and I am very proud of
that balance. So I really appreciate the recognition and exposure through your magazine.
Thank you very much,
Nikole Johns,
Fort Collins
Hi Jessica!
I was so excited to see that my story,
“Running in God’s Country” made it into the
March/April issue of Colorado Runner Magazine! Thank you so much for taking the time
and effort to read and publish it! I love the magazine, especially the calender with events, and
likewise all the info on races on your website!
Blessings,
Esme DeLange,
Colorado Springs
Editor’s Note: We love to receive articles that
are written by our readers. If you have a unique
running experience to share, send it our way.
May/June 2007
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>> RUNNING SHORTS <<
McKeever Earns
All-American Honors
Moody Wins Shamrock Shuffle
Seven Duke women competed in three
events at the NCAA Indoor Championships on
March 9 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Sophomore
Maddie McKeever, a former Heritage High
School standout from Littleton, ran a 16:10.40
in the 5,000 meter finals to place ninth. With
three foreign runners in the top eight, McKeever was automatically named an All-American
award winner. McKeever’s time was also the
second-best in school history.
USA Triathlon Athletes
of the Year Recognized
USA Triathlon has announced its age
group Athlete of the Year Award winners for
2006. Diane Ridgeway of Arvada was recognized as the grand masters female athlete of the
year after she won five age group titles at major
races like Hawaii and the Boulder Peak Triathlon.
Tim Hola of Highlands Ranch received an honorable mention for male athlete
of the year. Heidi Grimm of Colorado Springs
and Wendy Mader of Fort Collins were given
an honorable mention for female athlete of the
year. Daniel Kehoe of Arvada was recognized
in the junior female category, and blind triathlete Nancy Stevens of Glenwood Springs was
honored in the physically challenged division.
Jasmine Oeinck of Littleton received an honorable mention as an Under 23 competitor.
Final rankings for all age groups are
now available at www.usatriathlon.org.
2007 Nike Summit
Trail Running Series
Tera Moody, 26, of Boulder won the
women’s competition of the Shamrock Shuffle
in Chicago, Illinois in 27:07. Nearly 30,000 participants, the largest field in the history of the
race, ran the 8K race on March 25 under mostly
sunny skies and warm temperatures. Luke Watson from Madison, Wisconsin won the overall
race in 23:25.
“The race went great,” Moody said.
“My training has been going really well lately
and I knew I could get a personal record even on
a really bad day. My previous PR was 28:52. It
was a lot warmer than I anticipated but I decided
to go out on pace anyway. I felt really relaxed
pretty much the entire time. Olga Romanova
went out about 10 seconds ahead of me for the
first mile. I know she’s an excellent athlete and
has run some amazing times so I tried not to
worry about it. I ended up catching her at two
miles. It was an amazing feeling to break the
tape at the finish line of such a big race.”
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Jamie Donaldson, an ultrarunner
from Littleton, finished second overall at the
Umstead 100 outside Raleigh, NC on March 31.
The Umstead 100 is run as eight 12.5 mile loops
on fine dirt trails in Umstead State Park. Donaldson was able to maintain almost a two hour per
loop consistency. Her finishing time of 16:56:06
was a new course record. “My husband David
paced me on the last lap and really pushed me to
break the record,” she said afterwards. “I had no
idea was I was even close to it!”
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Denver’s Michael Hancock placed 6th in
the 60m hurdles at Nike Indoor Nationals.
Colorado Prep Stars Shine at
Nike Indoor Nationals
The Nike Indoor Nationals were held
March 10 and 11 at Prince George’s Sports
Complex in Landover, MD. The top six finishers in each event are named to the American
Track and Field Magazine All-American team.
In the boy’s events, Jeremy Rankin
from Aurora won the 60m in 6.71. He is a sophomore at Overland High School. Adam Linz,
a senior at Crested Butte Academy was fifth in
the 5000 meter run in 15:23. Denver’s Michael
Hancock placed sixth in the 60m hurdles.
In the girl’s events, Ashley Cruder of
Aurora was second in the 60m in 7.48. She is a
senior at Eaglecrest High School. Kristen McGlynn of Bailey was eighth in the two mile in
10:45.29 and second in the 5000m in 17:36.60.
LeeAnn Ganzer, a senior at Littleton HS,
placed seventh in the 800m in 2:14.18.
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Peggy Nelson-Panzer, 45, of Aurora placed
third in the More Magazine Marathon in
New York City on March 25. The race
is only open to women over 40.
Dave Mackey, 37, of Boulder won
the inaugural 250K Rock and Ice Ultra in northern Canada. The race began on March 23 and
finished six days later in the town of Yellowknife. Temperatures never topped five degrees,
and two-thirds of the field quit after the first day.
Mackey won a diamond worth approximately
$10,000 for his efforts.
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Marriott Tech Center. Two women and one program were inducted into the Sportswomen Hall
of Fame: University of Colorado volleyball star
Ashley Nu’u, USAFA track and field standout
Dana Pounds and the Adams State College
Cross-Country Program.
Running awards were presented to
Sara Slattery of Lafayette, the University of
Colorado Cross-Country Team, Kaitlyn Vanatta of Ralston Valley High School, and Jenny
Barringer of the University of Colorado. Nancy Hobbs of Colorado Springs was presented
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>> THE FAST LANE <<
with Elva Dryer
One of America’s best distance runners, Elva Dryer may be best known nationally
for finishing as the top American in the 10,000
meters at the 2004 Olympic Games. In Colorado, most fans remember watching her win the
Bolder Boulder 10K in 2005.
As a runner at Western State College
in Gunnison, she won four NCAA Division II
titles at 3,000 meters. Now, the 35-year-old Durango native once again lives in Gunnison, at
least in the warm weather months. In the cooler
months, you can find her running the roads in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dryer just ran her first marathon last
year at Chicago, placing twelfth, and she recently won the U.S. Half Marathon Championships
in Houston.
(anything under two minute repeats), a longer
interval session (between three to five minute
repeats) a tempo or longer steady run, and an
over distance run of one hour and 30 minutes
to two hours. Every few weeks I will reduce my
mileage a bit and maybe only have two hard sessions and a long run, and use that as a bit of a
rejuvenation week, before another more intense
block of training.
What are your current goals?
I am currently preparing to run outdoor track. My goal is to get a qualifier for the
U.S. Track and Field Championships, as well as
achieve the World Championship and Olympic
Standard in both the 5,000m and 10,000m.
Do you have a favorite racing distance?
I have enjoyed competing in everything from the 1500m to the marathon. I think
the variety is part of what I like about racing.
What has been the highlight of your career?
Making the Olympic team in 2000
and 2004 are definitely highlights in my career.
I would also say winning the Bolder Boulder
10K would be one of my greatest running moments.
What was it like running in the Olympics?
Running in the Olympic Games was
like nothing else I have ever experienced or expect to ever experience. There is no other event
in the world that creates the same buzz worldwide. Everyone comes away feeling its impact.
How did it feel to win the Bolder Boulder?
To win the Bolder Boulder was one of
my greatest running moments. The international team concept is unique and fun to be a part of.
The spectator crowd is energizing. To be part of
a winning team and win the individual title gave
me one of my best running highs.
What is a typical training week like?
At this time of year, a typical training
week might be between 70-90 miles a week. I
do doubles three to five days out of the week.
My week usually includes a speed session
Dryer’s Personal Bests
1500m - 4:10.02 (1998)
3000m - 8:46:09 (2001)
5000m - 15:03.56 (2001)
10,000m - 31:21.92 (2005)
Half Marathon - 1:11:42 (2007)
Marathon - 2:31.38 (2006)
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Do you supplement your running
with other activities?
I do pilates with a private instructor once a week, using the reformer and other
equipment, and then I do one other pilates session on my own in the week. In addition, I do
some other core and light weight sessions.
This is the part in the movie where all hope is lost
and it looks like the bad guys are going to win.
Is your husband still your coach? Is it tough
to separate coaching from marriage?
My husband has provided coaching,
guidance, and support in helping me to be the
best runner that I can be for 15 years now. We
do our best to try and keep the coach and athlete
relationship separate from the husband and wife
relationship.
As a professional athlete, what is
the current competition like?
The bar continues to be raised as records are broken and participation increases.
We have great depth in the U.S. as well as internationally right now. Women today are not satisfied only to win, but strive to set records and win
Olympic medals as well.
Why did you start running?
Initially I started running because of
the social aspect of it, but I soon discovered I
enjoyed the competition aspect of it. I liked that
I could hang out with my friends, be part of a
team, and yet have the opportunity to set my
own individual goals.
And then something unexpected happens.
Have you suffered any setbacks
in your career?
I have been running professionally for
10 years now and along the way have faced the
occasional set back of illness or injury. Nonetheless, I have learned many valuable lessons
that I can apply to many aspects of life, most importantly, don’t give up. You never know what is
around the corner.
life is about taking advantage of opportunities
and creating your own, and many people that I
have crossed paths with have left an impression
and helped me to aspire to be the best that I can
be.
Do you have a running idol?
I am grateful to the women who came
before me demanding opportunities for women
in sport and opened doors and created opportunities for women of all ages. I believe much of
Is there anything your fans might
be interested in learning about you?
I’m really not any different than anyone else out there trying to be good at something.
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Organic foods - are they better, safer, more nutritious?
That’s what many active people want to know. After all,
when you are training hard to enhance your performance,
you might as well enhance your health at the same time
- and that means eating wisely and well. Questions arise:
should eating organic foods be a part of your sports diet?
This article addresses some questions athletes commonly
ask about whether or not to go organic.
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The meaning of organic
To start, what does “organic” actually
mean? Organic refers to the way farmers grow
and process fruits, vegetables, grains, meat,
poultry, eggs and dairy products. Only foods that
are grown and processed according to USDA organic standards can be labeled “organic.” The
food label terms “natural,” “hormone free,” or
“free-range” do not necessarily mean “organic.”
Organic farming practices are designed to conserve soil and water and to reduce pollution. For
example, organic farmers do not use chemical
fertilizers, insecticides or weed killers on crops.
Nor do they use growth hormones, antibiotics
and medications to enhance animal growth and
prevent disease.
Why go organic?
Organic fruits and vegetables can cost
about 30% more than standard produce, if not
more. If you are a hungry athlete who requires
a lot of food, you might be wondering: Are organic products worth the extra cost? In terms of
taste, some athletes claim organic foods taste
better. Taste is subjective and may relate to the
fact that freshly grown foods have more flavor.
In terms of nutrition, some research suggests
organic foods may have slightly more minerals and antioxidants than conventionally grown
counterparts, but the differences are insignificant. You could adjust for the difference by simply eating a larger portion of standard broccoli.
One important reason to buy organic
- preferably locally grown organic - is to help
sustain the earth and replenish its resources.
Buying locally grown foods supports the small
farmers and helps them earn a better living from
their farmland. Otherwise, farmers can easily be
tempted to sell their land for house lots or industrial parks - and there goes more beautiful open
green space.
Yet, if you buy organic foods from
a large grocery store chain, you should think
about the whole picture. Because organic fruits,
for example, are in big demand, they may need
to be transported for thousands of miles. This
transportation process consumes fuel, pollutes
the air - and hinders the establishment of a better
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environment. Does this really fit the ideal vision
of organic? The compromise is to buy locally
grown produce whenever possible.
A second potential reason to choose
organic relates to reducing the pesticide content
in your body and the potential risk of cancer
and birth defects. The Environmental Protection
Agency (www.EPA.gov) has established standards that require a 100- to 1,000-fold margin
of safety for pesticide residues. They have set
limits based on scientific data that indicates a
pesticide will not cause “unreasonable risk to
human health.”
According to Richard Bonanno, PhD,
agricultural expert at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a farmer himself, 65% to
75% of conventionally grown produce has no
detectable pesticides. When used properly and
applied at the right times, pesticides degrade
and become inert. Results of testing vegetables
from farms in Massachusetts showed no pesticide residues in 100% of the samples. Bonanno
reports only 0.5% of conventionally grown
foods (but 3-4% of imported foods) are above
EPA standards. A 2005 survey of 13,621 food
samples revealed pesticide residue exceeding
the tolerance was 0.2%. Yet, watchdog groups
such as www.beyondpesticides.org and www.
foodnews.org wave red flags and remind us, for
example, that small amounts of pesticides can
accumulate in the body. This may be of particular concern during vulnerable periods of growth,
such as with young children.
Conflicting values
Clearly, whether or not to buy organic foods becomes a matter of personal values.
Bonanno sees “organic,” in part, as a marketing ploy, with organic foods portrayed as being
safer and better. He argues we have a two-tier
food system in the U.S. - with wealthier people
who can afford to buy organic foods being the
recipients of safer foods.
Your options
So what’s a hungry but poor athlete to
do?
• Eat a variety of foods, to minimize exposure to
a specific pesticide residue.
• Carefully wash and rinse fruits and vegetables
under running water; this can remove 99% of
any pesticide residue (depending on the food
and the pesticide).
• Peel fruits, such as apples, potatoes, carrots
and pears (but then, you also peel off important
nutrients).
• Remove the tops and outer portions of celery,
lettuce and cabbage.
• Buy organic versions of the foods you eat most
often.
• Sometimes (if not all the time), buy organic
versions of the fruits and veggies that are known
to have the highest pesticide residue, even after
having been washed. According to the Environmental Working Group (www.foodnews.org),
the “Dirty Dozen” includes these fruits: apples,
cherries, imported grapes, nectarines, peaches,
pears, strawberries, red raspberries; and these
vegetables: potatoes, bell peppers, celery, spinach.
• Save money by choosing conventionally grown
versions of the “Clean Dozen” (with little or
no pesticide residue): banana, kiwi, pineapple,
mango, papaya (note that foods like papaya,
mango and banana have their own protective
shell, so this reduces pesticide exposure on the
flesh of the fruit); asparagus, avocado, broccoli,
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Speed work
get faster by hitting the track
by DEREK GRIFFITHS
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For me, track workouts are a reminder of my high school and college running days when Tuesday and Thursday after-
noons were spent running endless laps around
the oval with my teammates. We usually did the
old standby workouts, like the 5 x 1 mile, the 8
x 800 meters or the 12 x 400 meters. Other days
we groaned when our coach said that we had
to complete thigh-burning ladders, such as 8001,200-1,600-1,200-800-1,200-1,600-1,200-800.
I would try to pace my laps to get progressively
stronger and faster, kicking my legs high and
pumping my arms.
As an adult, it can be tough to get motivated to go to the track. Even though I know
it will make me faster and stronger, I’m not an
elite athlete, so I’m limited in how much time
I can devote to my workouts. It’s easier to lace
up my running shoes and start my run from the
front door than it is to drive to the local track for
speed work. But because I know how much faster I run when I have logged miles at the track, I
am back in the game, running on the track once
a week. If you’ve never tried it, here is a basic
primer on track workouts.
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Before you start any track workout,
you need to sufficiently warm up your muscles.
If you sprint at full speed from the gun, you’re
just asking for an injury. If you are lucky enough
to have a track near your home, you could warm
up by jogging to the track. If you drive to the
track, running a few easy laps once you arrive is
the best option. Your warm up should last 10 to
15 minutes and be run at a very easy pace. After you warm up, you may want to take a break
to lower your heart rate by doing some light
stretching and taking a few sips from your water
bottle. Also, make sure to do some easy stride
outs to let your body know what is ahead.
The Work Out
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Running short intervals,
such as 200s or 400s, will help
build speed, power and efficiency.
Longer intervals, like 1,600s, build
your aerobic strength and improve
your lactic acid threshold. I recommend varying between short and
long intervals each week. If you
are more advanced, you can do
one of each in the same week; just
make sure to take a few easy days
in between.
At your first track session,
you may try 8 x 200 with as much
rest as you need, followed by 4
x 400 with 200 to 400 meters of
walking or jogging for your recovery. This means that you will run
two miles fast on the track, with
another two or three miles for your
warm up and cool down. For fitter runners, you can add more intervals, shorter
rest, or longer warm ups and cool downs, but try
not to overdo it the first day out. You don’t want
to be too sore to run the rest of the week.
By your second week, try longer intervals, such as 3 x 1 mile with 400 meters of
walking or jogging recovery. If you’ve never
been to a track before, on most outdoor tracks,
one lap equates to 400 meters.
The Pace
Pacing is a key element to any track
workout. It will take some testing at the beginning of the season to see what level you’re at
and what works best. Some coaches recommend
that you do your mile repeats at 5K race pace.
I do mine about 10 seconds faster than that. If
you are running 400 meters, aim for about mile
race pace. If you are doing a workout with 200
meters, this should be slightly faster than mile
race pace. At the beginning of the season, your
paces will be much slower than at the end of the
season. If you try to run the same paces as you
did right before your peak race of the previous
season, you might end up getting hurt or being
too sore to run for a few days. If you want a better idea of what times you should be running,
check out the complete chart of speed work paces in Daniels Running Formula by Jack Daniels,
Ph.D, which is likely available at your local specialty running store or bookstore.
Remember when you’re first starting,
don’t run so hard on your first two or three intervals that you are struggling to stay upright by
the fourth. You should aim to maintain a similar
pace on each interval and not fade. You should
finish the workout feeling like you could run
two or three more intervals. You do not want to
do your racing on the track and then be too tired
when it comes time to actually race.
The Recovery
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This means doing enough to stimulate improvements, but not so much that you are unable to
absorb the training load.
With this in mind, you will get the
most reward for doing several key workouts per
week:
1) Race Pace Swimming – In the
last six to eight weeks before your race, include
1600m of race pace swimming in one workout
each week. You can break the efforts into different intervals for variety and training effect.
Examples: 4 x 400m (:30 sec recovery); 3 x 600m (:45 sec recovery); 2 x 800m
(1:00 recovery); 1 x 1600. All workouts should
include a good warm up and cool down. Do
your last workout at least one week out from
your goal race.
2) Tempo BRICK – Building up as
your goal race approaches, do increasingly long
run-bike bricks at goal race pace. Set up your
transition like you would for a race. This will
give you a chance to practice this challenging
part of the race.
Examples: 10 mile bike + 2 mile run;
15 mile bike + 3 mile run; 20 mile bike + 5 mile
run. All workouts should include a good warm
up and cool down. Do the last workout at least
one week out from your goal race.
Executing these workouts will prepare
you to go into your next race with confidence
and ready to take it to the next level.
Olympic Distance Triathlon Training
How to Start and How to Get Better
by Tim Monaco
Here are some questions to consider.
How will you prepare for each of the legs of
your race? Will you be ready for the physical
and logistical challenges of transitions? How
will you prepare to maintain optimal speed and
proper pacing? Will you have a race day nutrition strategy?
In each of the following segments, I
will discuss the special considerations for each
level of athlete.
Triathlon Beginner
As a first timer or relative newcomer to this event, your primary focus is getting
comfortable with doing the three different disciplines and building confidence to take into your
race. Whether you are an experienced swimmer
or not, facing a mass start open-water swim is
usually the most daunting part of doing a triathlon. The next biggest concern is the unique
physical and logistical challenges of the transitions. Lastly, you must face the task of getting
to the finish line as swiftly as possible and in as
good a condition as possible.
In your race, you will be faced with
open water swimming with several hundred
(or thousands) of your close friends. This is always a scary proposition and it is deservedly so.
There is real danger if you get yourself in the
wrong position at the wrong time. Most of the
faster, more experienced swimmers will position themselves in the front of the pack closest to
the buoy lines, which is the most advantageous
line. However, for most participants, it is wise
and prudent to stay on the opposite perimeter of
the group and in a realistic position relative to
your ability. Even though most participants are
fun-loving people and not overly competitive,
the nature of the swim seems to bring out the
worst in people. The survival instinct is strong
and most people won’t hesitate to claw their
way over you if you are in the way. Play it safe
and work the perimeter; it will give you the option to escape to open water if you start to feel
uncomfortable in the pack.
Getting comfortable with swimming,
biking and running is simply a matter of getting
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out there and doing it. There are many different
beliefs around doing different types of workouts
in certain orders (BRICKS), but I believe that
doing these sports in any combination will help
you gain confidence and the ability to adapt in
transitions. It is certainly important to include
some traditional BRICK workouts (swim-bike,
bike-run) to be familiar with the specific challenges you will face, but you don’t need to do
this every day. You will need to build up to
your race distances in your training, but don’t
be fooled into thinking you need to train “like a
pro” to be ready to race.
In preparing for a triathlon, it is important to understand the demands of each of the
sports. To simplify it, running is a very structurally demanding sport and needs to be progressed at a much more conservative pace. With
swimming and cycling you will be able to progress more quickly, but throwing running into
the equation makes it a very delicate balance.
My advice is to be conservative in your training progression and get yourself through your
first few races without getting injured. Once you
have established a base of all three sports you
can think about increasing your training volume
or intensity and look forward to harder or longer
racing.
You will need to figure out while training how to stay fueled and hydrated, and proper
pacing. It is always a good idea to try to simulate the race course and conditions as closely as
possible so you will be prepared on race day.
Additionally, your pre-race preparation should
include scouting the swim venue, understanding the flow of the transition areas, knowing the
bike and run courses and any variance in the
running surfaces, weather considerations (hot/
cold/windy/humidity/altitude), and nutrition
available on course. You will need to figure out
what combination of fluids/gel/food works best
during your training. It may work out that what
the race has to offer at aid stations works well
for you or you may need to carry your own fuel.
It will be a question of personal preference and
gut tolerance as to what you decide.
Triathlon Intermediate
Now that you have a few races under
your belt, it is time to start thinking about things
that you can do to optimize your performance.
You now have the experience of going through
the training build up and in completing your
race. You also have learned a thing or two about
mistakes you may have made.
Overall, the training that you do on a
weekly basis may vary greatly. Depending on
your training history, whether or not you cross
train, personal time and energy constraints, or
individual tolerance will vary your mileage considerably. There are no rules when it comes to
how much training anyone needs to do to race
their best. The most important thing is doing the
appropriate amount and intensity for your needs.
Triathlon Advanced
Your experience in racing has grown
and it now becomes a question of, “How fast
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Advanced: You have been racing for
at least one season and have progressed
your training and racing to the point
where you are “racing” your event. This
means there is no question you will finish
(barring unforeseen events) and you are
fit enough, experienced enough and well
prepared enough to be competitive.
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athletic ability, but also a test of
your time and resource management. Each individual brings their unique
personal athletic background from which
they can draw from. You may have experience in one or more of swimming, biking
and running, or you may have none. It is
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can I go?” By now you have already incorporated all the training techniques that I covered
in the previous two sections. To get the most out
of yourself on race day, try adding these workouts:
1) Swim Lactate Threshold Intervals – In the last 6-8 weeks before your goal
event include this workout once a week. Your
goal is to do your intervals at above race-pace
intensity to stimulate lactate clearing, give you
an extra “gear’ for accelerating in race situations, and allow you to be more comfortable at
your race pace. You may do as much as you can,
as long as you can maintain the proper intensity.
Examples: 20 x 50m (:05 sec recovery); 10 x 100m (:10 sec recovery); 5 x 200m
(:15sec recovery). All workouts should include
a good warm up and cool down. Do the last
workout at least one week out from your goal
race.
2) Bike Time Trial – In the last six
to eight weeks leading up to your goal race, include this workout once a week. This workout
is a true test to see what you can handle over
the 40K distance and allows you to stretch your
limits physically and mentally. You should try
to hold a pace that is two to three miles per hour
faster than your race pace or three to five beats
per minute higher for your heart rate. Build up
your distance/time as the race approaches, executing your last hard workout 10-14 days before.
Examples: 2 x 5 miles (2 minute recovery); 10 miles, 15 miles, 2 x 10 miles (3:00
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>> AVOIDING INJURY <<
Heart Disease
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by Ken Sheridan
recently had the chance to run the
stairs at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, a very popular workout for us
locals. The day was sunny, warm
and windless, and more importantly,
we had a chance to run the stairs, and
(sorry) step up our workouts in preparation for America’s Uphill, a climb
straight up the Aspen ski area.
We arrived at the top of the amphitheater and looked down, hardly any snow, it’s
a go! Making our way to the stairs along the
side, we encountered a chain link fence with a
sign that said something to the effect – “Bowl is
closed due to icy conditions, no admittance, you
are on camera!”
As frustration set in we inquired as to
the status of the closure at the visitor’s center.
The security guard informed us that someone
went down into the bowl, slipped on the ice and
broke his leg. Of course, being an American, he
was suing the City of Denver over his misfortune. Not because he was clumsy, but because
of the ice, which hadn’t been cleared enough to
allow a “dumb-a*# free zone” in the bowl.
Now believe me, I could turn this article into a page long rant about how “the American way” has come to mean blaming others for
accidents and taking no responsibility for our
own lack of common sense. You see, I’m from
Jersey; such rants lay dormant in my genetic
code. Instead it got me thinking…
What if there was something out there
that claimed over 872,000 American lives in
2004? What kind of outrage would that raise?
How many lawsuits would be filed? Now what
if I told you that this “killer” was mostly preventable, and that the blame can be placed on
one individual? How many lawsuits? What
kind of outrage?
Well this killer is out there and it can
be blamed on one thing. I’m talking about heart
disease, the #1 killer of Americans, beating out
all forms of cancer combined. But how much
do you hear about this compared to breast cancer or even colon cancer?
The only time we hear about heart
disease is when someone we know has had heart
surgery or has died of heart failure. Such stories
make it seem inevitable that heart disease will
affect people and the only thing we can do about
it is wait until we’re ready for medication (for
high blood pressure or high cholesterol) and it’s
just a matter of time. Wrong!
Coronary heart disease is the result of
the accumulation of plaque in the walls of the
arteries that supply the muscle of the heart. Most
people with heart disease show no evidence of
the illness for decades as the disease progresses
before the first onset of symptoms, often a “sudden” heart attack, finally arise.
There is someone to blame for heart
disease and it’s the individual who suffers from
it that is at least partly to blame. That’s because
most of the factors contributing to heart disease
are “Lifestyle Factors” and are related to how
we choose to live our lives. You are reading this
magazine because you are a runner, walker or
triathlete. You choose to run past golf courses
and people eating breakfast on weekend mornings, you choose the salad instead of the cream
soup, you choose the baked potato instead of the
fries (at least sometimes).
The following is a list of the risk factors for heart disease. Pass it on to someone you
care about who may benefit from it. Take the
time to share with them the benefits of a healthier, more active lifestyle, like taking in the view
from the top of a fourteener.
According to the American Heart Association, the coronary heart disease risk factors
are as follows:
Unchangeable factors (3):
1. Age: I’m willing to deal with this risk, beats
the alternative.
2. Gender: Men are at greater risk, and at an
earlier age.
3. Heredity: Children of parents with heart disease are more likely to develop it themselves.
Changeable factors (6):
1. Smoking: the risk is 2-4 times that of nonsmokers, second hand smoke also increases this
risk.
2. High Blood Cholesterol: This is affected by
age, sex, heredity and diet.
3. High Blood Pressure: Increases the heart’s
workload and makes the heart walls thicker and
stiffer.
4. Physical Inactivity: Physical activity can
help control blood cholesterol, diabetes and
obesity, as well as help lower blood pressure in
some people.
5. Obesity: People who have excess body fat,
especially if a lot of it is at the waist, are more
likely to develop heart disease and stroke even
if they have no other risk factors.
6. Diabetes Mellitus: Even when blood sugar
levels are controlled, diabetes increases the risk
of heart disease and stroke, but the risks are
greater if blood sugar levels are not well controlled.
Physical activity is so important that
an active smoker is actually at less risk than an
inactive nonsmoker. As runners, walkers and
triathletes, we are models of what an active lifestyle is. Give this article to someone you know
may benefit from the information. It truly is
never too late to make a change when it comes
to heart disease prevention. Pass it on!
Dr. Ken Sheridan is a certified chiropractic
sports physician who specializes in the treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries at Active Care Chiropractic and Rehab in Golden.
He can be reached at 303-279-0320.
Heart Attack Warning Signs
Some heart attacks are sudden and intense
where no one doubts what’s happening. But
most heart attacks start slowly, with mild
pain or discomfort. Often people affected
aren’t sure what’s wrong and wait too long
before getting help. Here are signs that can
mean a heart attack is happening:
1. Chest discomfort: Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest
that lasts more than a few minutes, or that
goes away and comes back. It can feel like
uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness
or pain.
2. Discomfort in other areas of the upper
body: Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw
or stomach.
3. Shortness of breath with or without chest
discomfort.
4. Other signs may include breaking out in a
cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.
As with men, women’s most common heart
attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort.
But women are somewhat more likely than
men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of
breath, nausea/vomiting, and back or jaw
pain.
Courtesy: American Heart Association
May/June 2007
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>> INSPIRATIONAL ATHLETES <<
The Denver North High School Team
Winning Against the Odds
by Jessica Griffiths
Manilafasha wins the state
cross country meet.
Some of the runners
have volunteered with Young at
spay and neuter clinics on Indian Reservations. He also pays
for their entry fees into races that
raise money for charity. In addition, the group started the North
Side Stride 5K and 10K race at
Sloan’s Lake in Denver. The
summer race raises money to
give to underprivileged students
who can’t afford to compete in
athletics and art programs.
Young says he wants
to keep the team busy so that
they have something to do and
stay out of trouble. “One reason
we travel is to get the kids out of
the city and expose them to new
J
eff Young has coached the Denver North High School cross
country team since 1993 and, despite the odds, he’s turned it
into one of the strongest programs in the state. Young volunteered
as a coach his first year, then took the reigns. He’s put a lot of
work into not only turning the students into better runners, but
into better citizens.
The program is very
small, but it boasts a 98% high
school graduation rate, and Young
says 80% of the runners go on to
college. Many are able to get track
or cross country scholarships,
which is important, since many
don’t have the financial means to
pay for a college education.
Young says he demands
that his runners work hard on the
track and in the classroom. The 15
years of coaching dedication has
paid off for Young, who has former runners returning to the track
on a weekly basis to train with the
team. And while the school fielded
the smallest cross country team at
the state 4A level for the past two
22
years, they’ve managed to earn
sixth place as a team both years.
Young also coaches
the Denver North track program,
along with coach Sylvia Martinez,
but has had a tough time finding
enough kids to compete. He says it
can be difficult to recruit kids who
are willing to put in the time and
effort he demands.
“I tell them that this will
be one of the hardest things you
will ever do.” Also, many of the
students aren’t eligible because of
poor grades or citizenship issues.
Currently,
Denver
North’s top star is sophomore Joseph Manilafasha, who became
the first Vikings runner to win the
state cross country meet last Oc-
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tober. Manilafasha ran the race in
15:39, more than 20 seconds faster
than the next closest competitor.
As a native of the African nation of
Burundi, Manilafasha had a record
setting cross country season, despite the fact that he had only been
running for a year.
As the surprise class 4A
champion, the soft-spoken Manilafasha is now setting his sights
on the state track championships,
where he hopes to win the mile and
two mile events.
He said, “I want to run
sub-nine for the two mile and 4:15
for the mile.” He’ll have plenty of
tough competition, but the 16-yearold likes setting high goals for himself.
When asked what motivates him to run so hard, he said,
“It’s painful, but pain is good. I
really enjoy it and it keeps me
healthy.”
Manilafasha’s brother,
Eric Ndikumana, is also a fierce
competitor on the team and placed
sixth overall at last fall’s state cross
country championships. As a junior, Ndikumana is looking beyond
high school and setting his sights
on a collegiate running career.
“I want to run in college
and I really want to go to Stanford,”
he said.
Ndikumana and Manilafasha are refugees whose father
was killed in the Burundi civil war.
The brothers came to America six
years ago with their mother and
older brother. Both are straight A
students.
Ndikumana says he loves
to run because it helps him cope
with stress, but also, “Competing
on the team is a lot of fun.”
Both young runners give
a lot of credit to their coach. When
Young is not training the team, he
works at his veterinarian practice
Planned Pethood Plus in Denver.
He has traveled internationally to
teach others how to spay and neuter
pets and has opened spay and neuter clinics in Slovakia and Mexico.
He is currently working to open a
similar clinic in the Philippines.
Young is dedicated to
community service, and he tries to
teach his runners its importance. “I
want to teach the kids to give back.
I think it’s a coach’s job to teach
them more than just sports.”
A group of runners train at the Denver North High School track.
things, but also to get them away
from distractions.”
The team spent spring
break in Grand Junction, but have
traveled as far away as Montana
and Mexico. Even during track
season when they can’t go far,
Young takes the team out of the
city to run local trails, like Green
Mountain in Lakewood.
Sophomore Jared Unsain said he joined the team because he needed a physical education credit, but now he enjoys
working out with the team and
traveling to new places. “It’s
been a good experience. And I’ve
gotten to go to Loveland, Grand
Junction, and other places I’d
never been.”
The team traveled to
Fort Collins to compete in the
Wild West Relay in 2006, where
they walked away with a win and
a new course record. Young says
events like the relay help teach
the runners to work as a team and
not let each other down.
Young calls his runners
the Planned Pethood Posse. The
program is geared toward keeping
the students running long term,
so a lot of graduates come back
and train with the team and travel
to races with them on the weekends. Young uses his veterinary
practice to fund the purchase of
the kid’s running shoes, race entry fees and travel. He sometimes
even pays for them to get sports
massages and physical therapy if
they are suffering from an injury.
Sophomore
Irving
Riza says he joined the team on a
whim, but now plans to stick with
it throughout high school. “Now I
run to be healthy. On days when
I don’t run, I feel bad.” He adds,
“It’s fun too.”
The combination of a
little fun and a lot of hard work
seem to be paying off for the runners at Denver North.
Young leads the team in stretches after practice.
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1. Location
2. Race organization
3. Race distance
4. Date of the race
5. Quality of the field
6. Size of the race
NEW FOR 2007:
An award will be given
to the runner who runs
in the most races!
The Cool Down
When you finish your speed work,
it’s important to complete a proper cool down
so that you don’t have too much lactic acid
building in your legs. If you ran to the track,
that’s great because you will be forced to jog
home. Otherwise, run at least a mile or two after
you’ve slugged down some water or electrolyte
replacement drink. After your cool down jogging, you may want to once again do some light
stretching. Also, many experts say you should
get some protein and carbs into your system
within 15 to 20 minutes to help speed recovery.
If you are really brave, fill your bathtub with
cold water and sit in it for 15 minutes when you
get home. This also helps aid in recovery.
Racing
Series
Scoring
the team
There are many groups and clubs that
meet regularly for track workouts. Although the
other runners in a group may be at a slower or
faster level, training on the track with a group
may help motivate you to show up. Plus, it will
allow you to socialize and meet other runners.
Don’t be intimidated if you think that you are
not fast enough to join a track group. I can typically run two laps on the track for every one that
my wife runs, yet she says she loves going to
track workouts with me and others for the camaraderie and the benefit she sees in her running
performance, even if she is the last one to finish.
Often in group workouts, the faster runners will
run more laps than the slower runners so that everyone finishes at approximately the same time.
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May/June 2007
Name
Distance
Location
Mar 11
Runnin’ of the Green
7K
Denver
Mar 17
Sharin’ O’ The Green
5K
Ft. Collins
Apr 1
Platte River Half Marathon
Half Marathon
Denver
Apr 14
Greenland Trail Races
8M
Greenland
May 6
Colorado Marathon
Marathon
Ft. Collins
May 12
Alex Hoag Run For Sunshine
5K
Colorado Springs
May 20
Colorado Colfax Half Marathon
Half Marathon
Denver
Jun 10
Garden of the Gods 10M
10M
Manitou Springs
Jun 16
Steamworks Half Marathon
Half Marathon
Durango
Jul 4
Palmer Lake Run For Independence
4M
Palmer Lake
Jul 28
Spring Creek Memorial Trail Run
9M
Steamboat Springs
Aug 11
Georgetown to Idaho Springs
Half Marathon
Georgetown
Sept 16
Farmer’s 5000
5K
Wheat Ridge
Sept 30
Boulder Backroads Half Marathon
Half Marathon
Boulder
Nov 11
TTTS Run For Hope 5K
5K
Denver
In each race, points will be awarded to the top 10 male and female finishers in all divisions. The open
division is for runners aged 39 and under. The masters divsion is for runners 40-49. The grand masters
division is for runners aged 50-59. The seniors divsions is for runners 60 and over. Runners may participate
in as many races as they choose. For races with multiple starts, finish time will be used to calculate points.
If a race has scoring trouble, it may be removed from the series. For races with multiple events, only the
events listed will be scored. Your division is based on the first race of the year that you score in.
Scoring System
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RACES:
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Every interval at the track needs a recovery period. This is one of the magical things
about working out at the track versus running
endless miles from home. You get to rest! But
don’t take this too lightly. The recovery is one of
the most important parts of the workout (along
with the correct pacing). It is what teaches your
body to adapt to the stresses you are putting on
it. A workout of 3 x 1 mile with 60 seconds rest
is a much different workout than 3 x 1 mile with
4 minutes rest. When you are running 200s and
you only take a minute rest, then you may lose
form after a few intervals. This defeats the purpose of working on speed AND efficiency. Plus,
it increases your risk for injury. With the correct
pacing and recovery, your workout should feel
hard, but not so hard that you will never do another one.
2007 Racing Series Schedule
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7
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9
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100
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80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
May 6, 2007
May 12, 2007
May 20, 2007
June 10, 2007
June 16, 2007
Ft. Collins, CO
Col. Springs, CO
Denver, CO
Col. Springs, CO
Durango, CO
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New Mexico
New Mexico
Beach Wins Indoor Championships
Team USA Competes at the
World Cross Country Championships
by Jamie Woodley
Curtis Beach, a high school sophomore at Albuquerque Academy, won the boy’s
pentathlon at the National Scholastic Indoor
Championships held at the Armory Indoor
Track in New York City on March 9-10. He
won the competition with 3,785 points, which
established a new national high school sophomore record. Beach was in second place going
into the final event - the 1,000m run. He ran
a 2:35.30, beating Aaron King by 29 seconds
(3:04.40) and winning the competition by 175
points.
Curtis is no stranger to outstanding
meet performances. During the 2006 Farmers
All-City Boys Track & Field Championships
held last April in Albuquerque, he was high
point performer as a high school freshman scoring 26-½ points. Curtis then led his Albuquerque Academy team to the New Mexico Class
4A State Track & Field Championship by scoring 27 of their 109 team points. Beach won the
110m and 300m hurdles and long jump. He attributes much of his personal performance suc-
cess to training for the multi-event competitions
- pushing hard when being tired is part of that
multi event preparation.
During the 2006 Great Southwest
Track & Field Classic, Beach finished 5th in the
decathlon. He won the final event, the 1,500m
run, with a time of 4:32.03 scoring 731 points.
By surpassing 6,050 points in the meet, Beach
qualified for the Junior National Outdoor Track
& Field Championships held in Indianapolis.
Besides competing for Albuquerque
Academy during the school year, Curtis has
competed for the Albuquerque Track Club for
seven years in both track & field and cross country. He has competed successfully at both the
Junior Olympic Championships and Youth National Championships for several years.
Curtis has been named a candidate for
the USA team in the World Youth Championships to he held in July 2007 in Ostraba, Czech
Republic, competing in the octathlon. Selections
for the team are to be completed in May.
“It was really hot, and I started having problems after 800 meters, but fortunately
I stuck it out for the team, and I could see my
teammates around me, which really helped.”
Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands
earned her country’s first world championship
medal with her victory on her former native soil,
navigating the 8-kilometer course in 26:23. Ethiopia took top team honors with 19 points, with
the host nation taking second with 26 points.
The races were contested under sunny
but humid conditions with temperatures in the
mid 90s and humidity around 63 percent.
The Men’s Race
National Trails Race Day
by Julie Winkles
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nmrailstotrails.org. Lodging and
camping information, as well as
area information on Cloudcroft,
the Sacramento Mountains, and
White Sands National Monument
are available online at www.
cloudcroft.net.
The New Mexico
Rails-to-Trails Association is a
non-profit organization whose
principle goal is to convert the
old, abandoned Alamogordo and
Sacramento Mountains Railroad
grade, also known as the Cloud
Climbing Railroad, into a multiuse, recreational trail which will
eventually link with other trails to
form a fifty mile loop. The loop,
to be known as the Enchanted
Trail, will lead from Cloudcroft
to Sunspot to Oliver Lee State
Park to Alamogordo to La Luz
to High Rolls and back to Cloudcroft. Each year, dedicated volunteers work on restoring another section of the
railroad bed, building trails, restoring trestles,
clearing brush, debris, and rocks. They also undertake larger projects. Currently, they are raising the funds necessary to restore the Mexican
Canyon Trestle. Built in the late 1800’s, this
landmark trestle was in continuous use until the
last train run in 1947. You can see the trestle
from the race course as well as from the lookout
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Tebo leads a pack of runners.
The Women’s Race
MOMBASA, KENYA - In her first
appearance in a national uniform, Cack Ferrell
of Eugene, Oregon placed 30th, leading Team
USA to an eighth place team finish in the senior women’s 8K race at the IAAF World Cross
Country Championships. The race was held at
the Mombasa Golf Course in the east Kenyan
seaport city on Saturday, March 25.
She was followed by Renee Metivier
Baillie of Boulder, Colorado, who saw her best
performance at the championship to date, finishing six places behind in 29:47.
The Junior Race
Kenny Klotz of Eugene, Oregon was
the first American across the line in the junior
men’s 8-kilometer race, running 27:11 to finish
56th. Adams State College student Ryan McNiff of Los Alamos, New Mexico was 86th in
28:28.
“It was going alright. I may have gone
out too fast. I did everything I could to try and
finish. It was a good experience for us,” McNiff
McNiff battles the heat.
USATF New Mexico thanks the following local sponsors for their support:
alongside US Highway 82 just before entering
Cloudcroft from the west.
The Village of Cloudcroft is one of
our state’s best destinations at 9,000 feet “above
stress level” in the southern-most Rocky Mountains of central New Mexico. Come up and test
yourself on the race course, then reward yourself with a relaxing weekend of dining, sightseeing, hiking, shopping and staying in any of
the numerous lodging or camping facilities.
This page: Gary Murray and Judy Bunn
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he New Mexico Rails-to-Trails Association is hosting a National Trails Day Race
in Cloudcroft, New Mexico on June 2. It
is an 8.1 mile run/walk along a portion of the
historic Cloud Climbing Railroad. Sanctioned
by USATF, and an event of the NM Association
Grand Prix, the course is challenging. The start/
finish, at 8,665 feet above sea level, drops to a
low of 7,750’ at mile four, before completing the
loop to the finish.
Race information, pre-registration,
and a course map are available online at www.
Michael Spence of Ogden, Utah
made his first appearance at the World Cross
Country Championships and placed 55th in the
senior men’s 12K race, running 39:32 to lead
Team USA to an 11th place finish. Celedonio
Rodriguez from Alamosa, Colorado finished
112th in 41:59.
In an unexpected twist to the dramatic senior men’s race Zersenay Tadese from
Eritrea, the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist at
10,000 meters, won the world title in 35:50,
wresting it away from defending champion
Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia on the final lap.
Moses Mosop (36:13) earned silver and Bernard
Kiprop Kipyego of Kenya (36:37) won bronze.
Bekele failed to finish. Mosop and Kipyego led
a parade of six straight Kenyans across the line,
to earn the host country yet another team world
championship.
said.
Matt Tebo from Albuquerque, New
Mexico rounded out the American finishers in
100th (30:56). “It wasn’t our day. I was fine except for my right foot. I didn’t feel good, and
I couldn’t put pressure on it. I tried to finish. I
was really hoping to get a team score. I was confident that my right foot would hold out, but it
didn’t work out.”
In the junior men’s race, Asbel Kiprop
led four straight Kenyans across the line, winning the gold medal in a time of 24:07. Kenya
won the junior men’s world title with a perfect
score of 10 points. Team USA did not have
enough finishers to earn a team score.
Team USA did not field a junior women’s squad.
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Fast Forward Express
Dryer and Hartmann of Colorado Earn Third
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Hartmann ran 44:12 on the 15K course.
Olympic Marathon bronze medalist Deena Kastor ran 47:20, to win her fifth national 15K title,
while 2004 Olympic Marathon sliver medalist
Meb Keflezighi took an unprecedented sixth
men’s crown in 43:40 at the USA 15K Championships in Jacksonville, Florida on March 10.
Kastor also captured this year’s Equalizer Bonus of $5,000 for being the first athlete
- male or female - to cross the finish line. The
top-seeded women started five minutes before
the men, with the “head start” based on the time
differential of the U.S. 15K records.
Kastor charged to the front early, running her first three mile splits in 5:04, 5:01, and
4:58, under pace for her American Record, set
at this race four years ago. But her quick splits
on the hilly and winding second and third miles
combined with warm, humid conditions took
their toll on the record attempt. Despite never
being challenged en route to her win, Kastor
missed her event and American record, and the
accompanying $8,000 in bonuses, by a scant
five seconds.
Two-time USA 15K champion Jen
Rhines of Ardmore, Pennsylvannia finished
second in 48:58, with Elva Dryer of Gunnison,
Colorado third in 49:40.
Meanwhile, Keflezighi had plenty of
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company, with reigning USA Half-Marathon
Champion Ryan Hall of Big Bear Lake, California, Team USA World Cross Country squad
member Fasil Bizuneh of Flagstaff, Arizona and
journeyman Christian Hesch of Morro Bay, California accompanying him through two miles.
As the trio of Hall, Bizuneh, and Keflezighi separated themselves on the march towards the finish line, each took turns in the lead
until just past halfway, when Bizuneh attempted
to break things up with a hard surge.
Following another move by Bizuneh
at five miles, Keflezighi kept on pressing,
quickly distancing himself from the former Arizona State standout. Though the two had gapped
Hall, he proved to still have some fight left in
him, passing Bizuneh and cutting Keflezighi’s
onetime 30-second lead in half by the time eight
miles had been reached at the top of the massive
Hart Bridge.
It wasn’t enough, though, as Keflezighi, looking effortless, powered down the
other side of the bridge towards the finish line in
the shadow of Alltel Stadium for the win.
“I really thought it was going to come
down to the last downhill,” Keflezighi said later.
“But Fasil made a huge move at five miles. I followed him, and it kind of broke things open for
me.”
Following Keflezighi was Hall, 21
seconds back, with Jason Hartmann of Boulder,
Colorado closing well to pass Bizuneh for third
in 44:12.
Marking the 14th year that the USA
15K Championships has been hosted by the
Gate River Run, Kastor and Keflezighi each
took home $12,000 for their victories as part of
a total prize purse of $58,000 for the championships.
Zoila Gomez of Alamosa ran 52:39.
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Eastler, Vaill win Pan Am
Race Walk Cup Trials
Reigning U.S. 20K men’s champion
Kevin Eastler of Aurora and two-time U.S.
women’s 20K champion Teresa Vaill were
the respective winners at the 2007 USA Pan
American Race Walk Cup Trials in Palmetto
Bay, Florida.
The championships, which serve as
the selection event for the 2007 Pan American Race Walk Championships in Brazil,
were hosted by the City of Palmetto Bay and
the Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation Department.
Eastler and his 2004 Olympic teammate Tim Seaman entered their last lap in
unison and stayed that way until the final
straight when Eastler pulled away to claim
the first place prize money of $900. Eastler’s
winning time was one hour, 24 minutes, 12
seconds, with Seaman finishing close behind
as the runner-up in 1:24:21. Both performances bettered the Olympic “B” qualifying
standard. John Nunn held on for third place
finishing in 1:27:55 and Matt Boyles placed
fourth with a new personal best of 1:28:50.
Boyles previous best mark was 1:30:30.
In the women’s race, Teresa Vaill
opened a 40-second gap at the 2.5K mark
over fellow Americans Sam Cohen, Jolene
Moore and Maria Michta. However guest
athletes Yeliz Ay of Turkey and Miriam Ramon of Cuenca, Ecuador were right in Vaill’s
shadow as all three passed in 11:39.
Vaill went on to win the race in
1:35:44. Turkey’s Yeliz Ay, who had been
training at altitude in Colorado, was second
in 1:36:22, with Ramon finishing third in
1:36:29. No other women would better the
Olympic “B” standard as Sam Cohen grabbed
the second USA spot on the Pan American
Cup team in 1:42:48. Jolene Moore was
fifth overall in 1:43:51 and Loretta Schuellin earned a spot on her first-ever USA international team by finishing sixth in 1:44:17.
The first four finishers under one hour and 48
minutes qualified for the Team USA roster.
The Junior Men’s 10K race was
dominated by the Vergara twins from Edinburg, Texas, as Ricardo Vergara crossed the
finish line first in 48 minutes, two seconds,
with his brother Roberto finishing eight seconds back. Abraham Villarreal was third in
54:52, with Evan Crowdus fourth in 57:22
and Patrick Shaffer fifth in 1:01:36.
The Junior Women’s 10K race was
won by Lauren Forgues of Boothbay, Maine
in 50 minutes, 35 seconds. The runner-up
was Le’erin Voss in 53:18 and Christina Peters finishing in third place in 53:51. Rounding out the top-five finishers were Jenna Monahan (4th-55:25) and Pamela Alva of Lima,
Peru (5th-56:06).
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Cantwell and Flanagan Grab Visa
Championship at AT&T USA Indoors
hristian Cantwell put an exclamation
point on his indoor season at the 2007
AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field
Championships, held at the Reggie
Lewis Track & Athletic Center on February 25.
The #2 world-ranked shot putter easily won the
men’s Visa Championship as the athlete with
the top performance of the Indoor Visa Championship Series. The women’s 3,000-meter winner, Boulder-native Shalane Flanagan, won the
women’s Visa Championship.
Flanagan easily won the women’s
3,000m in 8:56.75, running what was essentially a conservative time trial in a race in which
she was never challenged. USA outdoor steeplechase champion Lisa Galaviz was second in
9:10.75.
Just a few months after giving birth to
her second child, 2004 Olympic Trials 5,000m
champion and Colorado resident Shayne Culpepper continued her impressive return to competition, winning her first indoor title in the
women’s mile. The two-time U.S. indoor 3,000
meter champion and 2004 World Indoor bronze
medalist at that distance took the lead with 400
meters to go and won in 4:34.42. Sarah Schwald
was second in 4:36.12.
Culpepper said, “I told myself that
with 500 meters to go I was going to the lead
no matter what the pace was. I feel like I should
be running a bit faster at this distance. I probably should be closer to four minutes for 1,500
meters. That’s where I’ll have to be in order to
compete better internationally. It’s difficult com-
ing back from the birth of my second child. I’ve
learned some things, but unfortunately seem to
make the same training mistakes over again.”
The Nike men’s mile provided excitement, if not a blinding pace. Known for his affinity for leading from the front, two-time outdoor champion Alan Webb sat back in a pack
that passed through the first 400 meters in 62.8
seconds. When 2000 Olympic Trials champion
Gabe Jennings took the lead with 600 meters left,
however, the pace took a decided upturn. Webb
showed fine closing speed to win in 4:01.07,
with 2004 indoor champ Rob Myers second in
4:01.78 and Jennings third in 4:01.93.
Two-time Olympian and multiple national record holder Tim Seaman made history
with his 10th consecutive career victory in the
men’s 5,000m race walk, finishing in 19:24.38.
With his win, Seaman matched the 10 national
indoor walk titles won by National Track &
Field Hall of Famer Henry Laskau between
1948 and ‘57. Kevin Eastler of Aurora, Colorado was second in 19:28.63.
Sam Cohen won her first indoor
3,000m race walk title in 13:51.29 with Lauren Forgues second in 13:55.90, after five-time
winner Joanne Dow was disqualified for loss of
contact while in the lead.
Rising distance star Matt Tegenkamp
and three-time indoor champion Jonathan Riley
towed the field in the men’s 3000m, but Tegenkamp moved away strongly in the final lap to
win in 7:46.08, with Riley second in 7:49.73.
Famiglietti Wins 8K Title
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Kastor and Keflezighi Run to 15K Titles
Fast Forward Express
Steeplechaser Anthony
Famiglietti won the U.S.
Men’s 8K Championship in
Central Park in New York
on March 18, his first victory
at the event. The 28-yearold New Yorker covered the
three-loop criterium course
in 22:35, six seconds ahead
of second place Abdi Abdirahman of Tucson, Arizona,
Bolota Asmerom of
Oakland, California was third
in 22:48. Boulder’s Jorge
Torres (pictured left) placed
seventh in 23:02.
Famiglietti, an Olympian, won $11,000 including
a $1,000 prime for being one
of the top three athletes at
the 5K mark. The event was
delayed for one day due to
heavy snow.
Culpepper breaks the tape in the mile.
Team USA takes second at
Yokohama International Women’s Ekiden
One of the greatest Team USA rosters ever assembled for an Ekiden
posted its best finish ever, taking second in a 14-team field at the 2007 Yokohama
International Women’s Ekiden in Yokohama, Japan. Team Russia, the defending
champion, was timed in 2:14:48 with the U.S. in 2:16:04.
Jen Rhines led off strong for Team USA, running her opening 5K in
15:05 as Lilia Shobukhova of Russia opened with a leg record 14:45. In the second leg, a 10K distance, U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor made up 11
seconds of the 20 second deficit by half way, passing 5K in 15:22 on her way to
running 31:09, but Galina Bogomolova regained the time over the second half to
win the leg in 31:08.
Stage three saw the Russian team begin to steadily pull away from the
U.S. despite strong showings from Carrie Tollefson, who finished her 6K leg in
19:30, and USA 10K track champ Amy Rudolph, who ran the next 6K in 19:58.
Another highlight for Team USA came on the 10K fifth leg where Katie
McGregor ran 32:59 to win the leg over 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist
Catherine Ndereba of Kenya.
Beginning the sixth and final leg, Russia had a 59-second advantage
over Team USA as Elva Dryer of Gunnison, Colorado brought the U.S. home
with a 17:23 for the final 5.195K, marking the best finish ever for Team USA at
Yokohama. Ayumi Hashimoto, the captain of the host team from Japan, made a
dramatic charge on the last leg to finish only three seconds behind the U.S.
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Record Crowds at
Runnin’ of the Green
Blizzard Conditions at Snowman Stampede
Snowman Stampede 10M/20M
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO
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The second annual Snowman Stampede was held, despite National Weather Service warnings of blizzard-like conditions in
metro Denver on race morning. More than 200
runners battled icy roads and gusty winds.
In the 20 mile event, Boulder’s Humberto Zelaya was victorious in 2:01:36, averaging 6:05 pace on the road course despite the
weather. Zelaya was 16 minutes faster than the
next closest competitor.
In the women’s race, Tania Pacev of
Littleton decided to run the 20 mile race just
minutes before the start. She won the event in
2:30:06.
In the 10 mile race, 16-year-old Denver North High School student Joseph Manilafasha was the first runner across the tape in 57:09.
He was chased closely by Omar Martinez who
finished second in 57:23.
Kris Lawson of Parker won the women’s event in 1:10:49. Sara Whitis drove down
from Gillette, Wyoming to run the race and finished a close second in 1:11:02.
The race was the third and final event
in the Winter Distance Series, which was sponsored by Runner’s Roost.
Lawson leads the women’s 10 mile.
202 Finishers (144 - 10M, 58 - 20M) - AMB Chip Timing by: Racing Underground
- Weather: Snow and wind early with clearing skies through the day, 30-50
degrees - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,500’
20M Male (Overall): 1. Humberto Zelaya, 32, Boulder, CO,
2:01:36; 2. Hector Martinez, 23, Northglenn, CO, 2:17:35; 3.
Mauro Martinez, 17, Denver, CO, 2:20:54; 4. Andrew Holton, 39,
Pine, CO, 2:21:41; 5. Carl Mather, 42, Highlands Ranch, CO,
2:23:04; 6. Travis Mattern, 32, Littleton, CO, 2:23:26; 7. Michael
O, 41, Denver, CO, 2:25:02; 8. Anthony Lee, 34, Highlands
Ranch, CO, 2:26:48; 9. Todd Gangelhoff, 34, Denver, CO,
2:27:03; 10. Joe Wolf, 39, Denver, CO, 2:27:56. Masters (40+): 1.
Carl Mather, 42, Highlands Ranch, CO, 2:23:04. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Sebastia Preisinger, 50, Bailey, CO, 2:48:26.Seniors
(60+): No Finishers. Female (Overall): 1. Tania Pacev, 47,
Littleton, CO, 2:30:06; 2. Holly Klamer, 23, Fort Collins, 2:34:49;
3. Melissa Menard, 32, Denver, CO, 2:38:11; 4. Peggy NelsonPanzer, 44, Aurora, CO, 2:40:20; 5. Gayle Zorrilla, 35, Denver,
CO, 2:43:20; 6. Rachel Harvey, 27, Denver, CO, 2:54:58; 7.
Bobby Radakovich, 34, Morrison, CO, 2:55:02; 8. Suzanne Scott,
30, Denver, CO, 2:56:46; 9. Sabine Preisinger, 38, Bailey, CO,
3:03:25; 10. Heather Carlson, 32, Littleton, CO, 3:04:20. Masters
(40+): 1. Tania Pacev, 47, Littleton, CO, 2:30:06. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Shane Holonitch, 56, Littleton, CO, 3:11:20. Seniors
(60+): No Finishers. 10M Male (Overall): 1. Joseph Manilafasha,
16, Denver, CO, 57:09; 2. Omar Martinez, 21, Denver, CO, 57:23;
3. Jayson Swigart, 27, Boulder, CO, 58:24; 4. Gordo Byrn, 38,
Boulder, CO, 59:39; 5. Eric Nedikumana, 17, Denver, CO, 1:03:05;
6. Ron Lipka, 29, Fort Collins, CO, 1:04:28; 7. Gabriel Floud, 25,
Cheyenne, WY, 1:06:34; 8. Michael Quispe, 40, Colorado Springs,
CO, 1:07:41; 9. Dennis Meeker, 36, Boulder, CO, 1:08:09; 10. Will
Stacy, 19, Fort Collins, CO, 1:08:56. Masters (40+): 1. Michael
Quispe, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:07:41. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Michael DeSegush, 53, Denver, CO, 1:17:52. Seniors
(60+): 1. Martin Hidalgo, 63, Littleton, CO, 1:26:57. Female
(Overall): 1. Kris Lawson, 27, Parker, CO, 1:10:49; 2. Sara
Whitis, 29, Gillette, WY, 1:11:02; 3. Susan Bellard, 35, Littleton,
CO, 1:13:37; 4. Monica Byrn, 30, Boulder, CO, 1:14:23; 5. Erika
Black, 29, Crested Butte, CO, 1:14:43; 6. Elizabeth Campaga,
27, Denver, CO, 1:15:11; 7. Heather Shockey, 38, Denver, CO,
1:15:51; 8. Lilia Paradis, 24, Denver, CO, 1:16:07; 9. Laurel Dale,
39, Littleton, CO, 1:17:43; 10. Valerie Shockley, 41, Greenwood
Village, CO, 1:17:45. Masters (40+): 1. Valerie Shockley, 41,
Greenwood Village, CO, 1:17:45. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Cassi
Bailey, 52, Louisville, CO, 1:30:33. Seniors (60+): 1. Martha
Fulford, 60, Denver, CO, 2:02:04.
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4,026 Finishers (1,279 - Marathon, 2,222 - Half Marathon, 525 - 5K) ChampionChip Timing by: Little Rock Marathon - Weather: Sunny and windy,
30-50 degrees - Elevation: Start/Finish = 250’
Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Przemek Bodbowski, 26, Searcy, AR,
2:27:09; 2. Krzysztof Baldyga, 35, Albuquerque, NM, 2:28:50; 3.
Justin Gillette, 24, Niles, MI, 2:31:14. Area Finishers 1. Krzysztof
Baldyga, 35, Albuquerque, NM, 2:28:50; 2. Derek Griffiths, 31,
Littleton, CO, 3:47:32; 3. David Macbean, 35, Morrison, CO,
3:49:26; 4. Jonathan Robinson, 61, Orem, UT, 3:56:14; 5. John
Harrington, 44, Roclada, NM, 3:57:45; 6. Daniel Wilson, 49,
Thornton, CO, 4:00:41; 7. Jim Lynch, 49, Denver, CO, 4:08:02;
8. Buddy Duvall, 42, Colorado Springs, CO, 4:25:00. Female
(Overall): 1. Maria Cleofe Portilla, 34, Albuquerque, NM, 2:47:12;
2. Christy Nielsen, 31, Omaha, NE, 2:59:03; 3. Melissa Lehman,
24, Niles, MI, 3:01:17. Area Finishers 1. Maria Cleofe Portilla,
34, Albuquerque, NM, 2:47:12; 2. Patsy Closs, 52, Albuquerque,
NM, 4:54:22; 3. Carol Crane, 55, Springfield, CO, 6:01:37; 4.
Azada Casper, 53, La Veta, CO, 6:24:54. Half Marathon Male
(Overall): 1. Jason Warick, 33, Saskatoon, SK, 1:07:42; 2. Robby
Leblanc, 29, Little Rock, AR, 1:09:32; 3. John Aerni, 27, St. Louis,
MO, 1:10:11. Area Finishers 1. Steve Slotter, 44, Castle Rock,
CO, 1:29:09; 2. Tom Shahnazarian, 48, Denver, CO, 1:57:32; 3.
Lawrence Williams, 59, Denver, CO, 2:00:25; 4. Tony Bernard,
39, Denver, CO, 2:00:31. Female (Overall): 1. Lesley Hocking,
26, Columbia, MO, 1:22:57; 2. Wendy Ragle, 26, Memphis, TN,
1:26:47; 3. Melissa Davis, 32, Springfield, MO, 1:27:34. Area
Finishers 1. Angela Bernard, 34, Denver, CO, 2:00:32; 2. Heather
Connell, 27, Edwards, CO, 2:08:34; 3. Joann Hinman, 54, Kanab,
UT, 2:31:54; 4. Helene Hvlzd-Morris, 48, Ruldoso, NM, 2:36:05.
5K Male (Overall): 1. Wil Norris, 12, Mountain Home, AR, 19:02;
2. Stephen Clement, 17, Little Rock, AR, 19:10; 3. Jonathan
Buzzitta, 14, Jacksonville, AR, 19:43. Area Finishers 1. William
Morris, 51, Ruldoso, NM, 30:47. Female (Overall): 1. Haley Filat,
12, Little Rock, AR, 20:22; 2. Beverly Smith, 40, North Little Rock,
AR, 21:26; 3. Rachel Garrett, 15, Little Rock, AR, 21:40. Area
Finishers No Finishers.
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LoDo, Denver, CO
The 19th annual Runnin’ of the Green drew one of its largest
fields ever with nearly 2,500 runners in the timed race and many more in
the untimed walk. Race officials reported that more than 5,000 runners
and walkers registered for the event.
The Colorado Youth Pipe band entertained crowds before the
race start. After the race, young Irish step dancers delighted crowds and an
Irish band performed. Runners were treated with juice, milk, beer, corned
beef sandwiches, and an assortment of yogurt and bagels. The race was
voted Best Post Race Party last year by readers in Colorado Runner Magazine. The run raised approximately $35,000 for Volunteers of America.
Unfortunately, the two lead runners, Joseph Manilafasha and
Ramiro Paris, who were said by onlookers to be averaging a blazing 4:45
pace, were turned off course by volunteers in the final two blocks of the
race. Ken Pliska of Broomfield, who was in third place, knew where to
turn and officially won the race in 22:02. Peter Vail of Boulder and Mike
Sharkey of Arvada were a close second and third.
Superior’s Lauren Young won the women’s race in 25:08 with
Tanya Poel of Boulder second in 25:17.
was Derek Griffiths of Littleton, who crossed
the line in 3:47:32. Steve Slotter of Castle Rock
was the top Colorado finisher in the half marathon, running 1:29:02.
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Male (Overall): 1. Ken Pliska, 41, Broomfield, CO, 22:02; 2. Peter Vail, 32, Boulder, CO, 22:05; 3.
Mike Sharkey, 27, Arvada, CO, 22:09; 4. Andy Ames, 44, Boulder, CO, 22:27; 5. Ofer Barniv, 25,
Denver, CO, 22:44; 6. Omar Martinez, 21, Denver, CO, 22:51; 7. Cody Hill, 34, Colorado Springs,
CO, 23:00; 8. Jerry Rief, 42, Cheyenne, WY, 23:10; 9. Brad Cooper, 40, Littleton, CO, 23:18; 10.
Steve Roch, 42, 23:19. Masters (40+): 1. Ken Pliska, 41, Broomfield, CO, 22:02. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Steve Gallegos, 52, 24:27. Seniors (60+): 1. Robert Hibschweiler, 60, Littleton, CO, 30:53.
Female (Overall): 1. Lauren Young, 27, Superior, CO, 25:08; 2. Tanya Poel, 41, Boulder, CO, 25:17;
3. Paige Higgins, 24, Littleton, CO, 25:21; 4. Patty Rogers, 32, Denver, CO, 25:39; 5. Heather
Hunt, 32, Englewood, CO, 26:02; 6. Jocelyn Petrella, 27, Denver, CO, 26:38; 7. Noelle Green, 42,
Erie, CO, 26:44; 8. Kris Lawson, 27, Parker, CO, 27:06; 9. Michelle Quinlan, 24, 27:09; 10. Bridget
MacKinnon, 30, Denver, CO, 27:50. Masters (40+): 1. Tanya Poel, 41, Boulder, CO, 25:17. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Peggy Muhn, 54, Wheat Ridge, CO, 29:39. Seniors (60+): 1. Lola Ackerman, 62,
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was top notch with water stops every two miles
and volunteers adding just the perfect touch of
southern hospitality. The city shows up to support the race by lining the streets with crowds of
spectators.
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in the world, and they aren’t kidding. It is by
far the biggest medal you will ever see and will
likely make your neck hurt if you try to wear it
after the race.
Participants at this year’s race received two shirts: a t-shirt with their registration
and a micro-fiber finisher’s shirt afterwards.
Runners also enjoyed a post-race party when
they crossed the finish line.
For an extra fee, runners could purchase a pass to the Perks Tent at the finish line.
The tent offered free pizza and beer, shorter
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Hagerman celebrates at the finish.
Canyonlands Half Marathon & 5M
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Moab, UT
by Jeff Recker
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Befitting of St. Patrick’s Day, Race
Director Ranna Bieschke turned the field green
this year. Many runners chose to discard their
planned race T’s in favor of the high performance, green race shirts given to the participants. The result was a field of green looking
much like a St. Patrick’s Day parade along Scenic Route 128 that hugs the Colorado River.
“The river ran green today,” said one
excited participant. In fact, nearly 4,000 runners
completed this year’s races. Still, a lottery system left many others home green with envy.
St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time
– a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams
into summer’s magic, wrote Adrienne Cook.
Those dreams were realized by race winners David Danley, 26, and Holly Hagerman, 38. The
win was a first for Danley on this course with a
time of 1:09:25. For Hagerman, it was a repeat
victory with the first coming a decade ago. Her
time was 1:21:01, a 6:11 pace, and about four
minutes faster than her first victory here.
The Canyonlands Half Marathon has
always benefited from its early season timing,
the promise of an early thaw from a winter’s
chill ever present among the running community. This year, the 32nd annual, greeted
runners with perfect spring temperatures and
brought hope of record breaking performances.
At 10 a.m. Moab recorded 54 degrees, and 64
by noon. And noticeably absent was the oftenpresent head wind that feeds through the mouth
of the canyon, slowing times.
Ken Pliska, 41, of Broomfield, CO,
didn’t disappoint, smashing a 15-year-old master’s record held by Olympian Benji Durden.
Ken’s time was 1:10:24 and placed him third
overall.
For the second straight year, the Sheri
Haymore award, presented to the first master’s
female, was won by last year’s overall winner
Julie Cassidy of Park City, UT. Julie’s time was
1:26:42.
See you next year and for all you competitive runners remember the Irish Proverb: A
hound’s food is in its legs.
3,836 Finishers (2,955 - Half Marathon, 881 - 5M) - ChampionChip Timing by:
Moab Half Marathon - Weather: Sunny, 55 degrees - Elevation: Start/Finish =
5,300’
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Half Marathon Male (Overall): 1. David Danley, 26, Roosevelt,
UT, 1:09:25; 2 Bj Christenson, 28, N. Salt Lake City, UT, 1:10:16;
3. Ken Pliska, 41, Broomfield, CO, 1:10:24; 4. Neal Gassmann,
39, Salt Lake City, UT, 1:10:27; 5. Kenneth Richardson, 27,
Ogden, UT, 1:13:39; 6. Scott Creel, 44, Bozeman, MT, 1:16:21;
7. Michael Lewis, 37, Draper, UT, 1:16:22; 8. Josh Steffen, 26,
Salt Lake City, UT, 1:16:40; 9. Grant Rotunda, 20, Salt Lake
City, UT, 1:16:49; 10. Walter Brown, 35, South Jordan, UT,
1:17:39. Masters (40+): 1. Ken Pliska, 41, Broomfield, CO,
1:10:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mark Holland, 50, Park City,
UT, 1:25:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Mike Berberian, 60, Pocatello,
ID, 1:28:59. Female (Overall): 1. Holly Hagerman, 38, Provo,
UT, 1:21:01; 2. Lisa Paxton, 24, South Jordan, UT, 1:21:48; 3.
Julie Thomas, 34, Salt Lake City, UT, 1:23:38; 4. Katie Crapo,
29, St. Anthony, UT, 1:24:40; 5. Janae Richardson, 24, Ogden
UT, 1:25:54; 6. Keri Nelson, 25, Grand Junction, CO, 1:26:12;
7. Kris Lawson, 27, Parker, CO, 1:26:23; 8. Julie Cassidy, 46,
Park City, UT, 1:26:42; 9. Jenny Barsness, 37, Glenwood Springs,
CO, 1:27:13; 10. Esther Jurasek, 43, Anchorage, AK, 1:28:33.
Masters (40+): 1. Julie Cassidy, 46, Park City, UT, 1:26:42.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Blondie Vucich, 58, Vail, CO, 1:37:24.
Seniors (60+): 1. Libby James, 70, Ft. Collins, CO, 1:54:21. 5M
Male (Overall): 1. Jacob Kirwa, 24, Shiprock, NM, 26:49; 2. Mike
Evans, 33, Salt Lake City, UT, 27:25; 3. Tony Perez, 18, Shiprock,
NM, 27:54; 4. Matt Bell, 15, Denver, CO, 28:03; 5. James Nduati,
23, Shiprock, NM, 28:12; 6. Rodell Williams, 18, Shiprock, NM,
28:14; 7. Chad Derum, 34, Salt Lake City, UT, 28:46; 8. Matthew
Dorton, 23, Lehi, UT, 29:19; 9. Cody Tipler, 19, Shiprock, NM,
29:23; 10. Erwin Chaco, 20, Shiprock, NM, 30:17. Masters (40+):
1. Ron Thomasson, 41, Longmont, CO, 31:27. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Scott Kelly, 51, Salt Lake City, UT, 37:06. Seniors (60+):
1. Jack Sutton, 60, 39:41. Female (Overall): 1. Marta Lewinski,
33, Edina, UT, 32:56; 2. Karen Opp, 38, Evergreen, CO, 35:07;
3. Allie Erickson, 15, Sandy, UT, 35:27; 4. Erin Summers, 31,
Rigby, UT, 35:45; 5. Lauren Fuller, 20, Salt Lake City, UT, 36:53;
6. Wendy Rasmussen, 37, Salt Lake City, UT, 37:07; 7. Shantell
Willie, 18, Shiprock, NM, 37:23; 8. Zena Archie, 21, Shiprock, NM,
37:48; 9. Amanda Theobald, 18, Salt Lake City, UT, 37:51; 10.
Allison Parks, 21, Salt Lake City, UT, 37:55. Masters (40+): 1.
Deirdre Garvey, 47, Boulder, CO, 38:14. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Vicki Pedler, 58, Moab, UT, 38:46. Seniors (60+):1. Gail Carlson,
63, Longmont, CO, 38:55.
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level. The race results evaluated mile split times
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The 29th annual Pueblo-Chieftain
Spring Runoff was held at Dutch Clark Stadium
on March 4. More than 600 runners competed in
five different events: a 10 mile race, a 10K run, a
5K event, a 2 mile walk, and a kid’s fun run.
In his first race of the season, Scott
Lebo, 40, won the 10 mile race for a second year
in a row. He ran a personal best time of 55:58.
Nederland’s Lisa Goldsmith, 42, endured a long drive to get to the race, but it paid
off with a win. Goldsmith finished the 10 mile
race in one hour, 6.01 minutes. Typically known
as a trail runner, Goldsmith hit the roads this
year to train for the Boston Marathon.
Steve Roch, 42, of Lafayette, won
the 10K race in 35:04. Lindsey Schryver, 24, a
registered nurse from Pueblo ran a personal best
time of 43:22 to win the women’s race.
Colorado Running Company employee Adam Rich, 26, won the 5K in 15:49.
Fifteen-year-old Anna Marshall, a freshman at
Pueblo West High School won the women’s
event in 20:24.
618 Finishers (95 - 10M, 118 - 10K, 257 - 5K, 82 - 2M Walk, 66 - Kid’s Run)
- Timing by: Southern Colorado Runners - Weather: Sunny, 40 degrees Elevation: Start = 4,740’, Finish = 4,710’
Steve Roch wins the 10K.
New Record at Platte Half Marathon
10M Male (Overall): 1. Scott Lebo, 40, Colorado Springs, CO,
55:58; 2. Christopher Borton, 31, Golden, CO, 56:13; 3. Paul
Dewitt, 38, Monument, CO, 57:33; 4. Steve Cathcart, 42, Ft.
Collins, CO, 1:01:58; 5. Paul Koch, 38, Colorado Springs, CO,
1:02:26. Masters (40+): 1. Scott Lebo, 40, Colorado Springs, CO,
55:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dave O’Sadnick, 51, Evergreen,
CO, 1:06:31. Seniors (60+): 1. Kent Mitchell, 65, Erie, CO,
1:26:37. Female (Overall): 1. Lisa Goldsmith, 42, Nederland,
CO, 1:06:01; 2. Elizabeth Watkins, 24, Colorado Springs, CO,
1:06:22; 3. Shannon Meredith, 36, Colorado Springs, CO,
1:07:42; 4. Lisa Rainsberger, 45, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:12:53;
5. Cathi Webber, 37, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:14:35. Masters
(40+): 1. Lisa Goldsmith, 42, Nederland, CO, 1:06:01. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Polly Zimmerman, 51, Golden, CO, 1:22:29.
Seniors (60+): 1. Sally Kennett, 64, Salida, CO, 1:33:43. 10K
Male (Overall): 1. Steve Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 35:04; 2. Jim
Hallberg, 29, Lamar, CO, 35:45; 3. Gerald Romero, 35, Colorado
Springs, CO, 36:36; 4. Alan Tarr, 49, Pueblo, CO, 38:16; 5. Paul
Murphy, 38, Pueblo West, CO, 38:21. Masters (40+): 1. Steve
Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 35:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Woody
Noleen, 51, Colorado Springs, CO, 39:52. Seniors (60+): 1. Ben
Esquibel, 60, Pueblo, CO, 52:32. Female (Overall): 1. Lindsey
Schryver, 24, Pueblo, CO, 43:22; 2. Tara Smith, 35, Pueblo West,
CO, 43:31; 3. Lorie Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 45:36; 4. Jill Ann
Montera, 40, Pueblo West, CO, 46:00; 5. Jennifer Kottenstette, 26,
Pueblo, CO, 47:17. Masters (40+): 1. Lorie Roch, 42, Lafayette,
CO, 45:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Marijane Martinez, 54, Las
Vegas, NV, 53:32. Seniors (60+): 1. Betty Duran, 64, Pueblo, CO,
1:02:52. 5K Male (Overall): 1. Adam Rich, 26, Colorado Springs,
CO, 15:49; 2. Steven Stoot, 16, Colorado Springs, CO, 17:00; 3.
Ryan Crocker, 20, Akron, OH, 17:18; 4. Mike Schmidt, 16, Pueblo
West, CO, 17:57; 5. Johannes Von Bueren, 18, Colorado Springs,
CO, 18:04. Masters (40+): 1. Lile Budden, 46, Colorado Springs,
CO, 18:17. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Scott Palmer, 51, Colorado
Springs, CO, 20:11. Seniors (60+): 1. John Roman, 62, Pueblo,
CO, 23:25. Female (Overall): 1. Anna Marshall, 15, Pueblo West,
CO, 20:24; 2. Sydney Mondragon, 24, Pueblo, CO, 20:50; 3.
Rachelle Christensen, 25, Pueblo, CO, 21:54; 4. Abbigail Duran,
13, Pueblo, CO, 22:05; 5. Jennifer Moore, 24, Canon City, CO,
23:19. Masters (40+): 1. Terri Tibbs, 43, Pueblo West, CO, 23:25.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Francine Borton, 60, Pueblo, CO, 27:51.
Seniors (60+): 1. Francine Borton, 60, Pueblo, CO, 27:51.
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Jason Delaney sets a course record.
Platte River Half Marathon
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Denver, CO
unners were treated to sunny skies and
mild temperatures for the fifth annual
Platte River Half Marathon and Buckhorn Exchange Relay. More than 800 runners
completed the 13.1 mile run.
The race course travels from downtown Littleton to the Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant in Denver along the Platte River Trail, a
paved bike path.
Jason Delaney, 26, of Golden set a
new course record of 1:09:01. His winning time
shattered the previous mark by 20 seconds. Delaney won $500 for his efforts. James McGown,
32, traveled to Denver from Sidney, Nebraska
and finished a close second in 1:09:49.
The race featured a total of $2,500 in
prize money, which was awarded to the top men
and women overall and the top masters runners.
Age group award winners won Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant gift certificates.
Paige Higgins, 24, of Littleton ran a
strong race and barely missed the course record
as she cruised to a 1:16:53 finish. Defending
champion Kara Roy, 32, of Fort Collins tried to
stay with Higgins early in the race, but couldn’t
match her tempo throughout, falling to second
in 1:19:30.
Boulder’s Andy Ames won the mas-
ters crown in 1:12:24. Tanya Poel of Boulder
finished third overall and placed as the first master in 1:23:58.
The post race party featured live music by the Littleton Community Band, free massages by the Colorado School of Healing Arts,
and a grilled lunch that included hamburgers,
bratwurst, fruit, cookies, and chips.
Proceeds from the race benefit the
Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society.
948 Finishers (822 - Half Marathon, 126 - Relay) - Timing by: Boulder Road
Runners - Weather: Sunny, 50 degrees - Elevation: Start = 5,450’, Finish =
5,250’
Male (Overall): 1. Jason Delaney, 26, Golden, CO, 1:09:01; 2.
James McGown, 32, Sidney, NE, 1:09:49; 3. Mike Sharkey, 27,
Littleton, CO, 1:10:47; 4. Jason Saitta, 29, Parker, CO, 1:10:58;
5. Andy Ames, 44, Boulder, CO, 1:12:24; 6. Jonathan Peeters,
28, Boulder, CO, 1:13:29; 7. Todd Hagadone, 21, Fort Collins,
CO, 1:13:55; 8. Steve Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 1:15:25; 9.
Christopher Borton, 31, Golden, CO, 1:16:24; 10. Johannes
Rudolph, 41, Boulder, CO, 1:16:59. Masters (40+): 1. Andy
Ames, 44, Boulder, CO, 1:12:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brad
Pace, 51, Fort Collins, CO, 1:19:05. Seniors (60+): 1. Robert
Hibschweiler, 60, Greenwood Village, CO, 1:40:03. Female
(Overall): 1. Paige Higgins, 24, Littleton, CO, 1:16:53; 2. Kara
Roy, 32, Fort Collins, CO, 1:19:30; 3. Tanya Poel, 41, Boulder,
CO, 1:23:58; 4. Patty Rogers, 32, Denver, CO, 1:24:14; 5. Uli
Bromme, 26, Boulder, CO, 1:25:36; 6. Elizabeth Watkins, 24,
Colorado Springs, CO, 1:28:21; 7. Tania Pacev, 48, Littleton, CO,
1:28:41; 8. Bridget MacKinnon, 30, Centennial, CO, 1:29:56; 9.
Jennifer Labaw, 25, New Castle, CO, 1:31:09; 10. Emily Robbins,
32, Wheat Ridge, CO, 1:32:51. Masters (40+): 1. Tanya Poel,
41, Boulder, CO, 1:23:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Alyn Park,
56, Denver, CO, 1:37:40. Seniors (60+): 1. Lola Ackerman, 62,
Longmont, CO, 1:55:05.
29th Annual
Georgetown to Idaho Springs
1/2 Marathon
AUGUST 11, 2007
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Lead King Loop 25K
Quarry Climb 12.5K
9.16.2007
Marble, Colorado
www.leadkingloop25k.com
JUNE 23, 2007
FORT COLLINS RUNNING CLUB
The Highest
Downhill
TORTOISE & HARE RACE SERIES:
Half Marathon in the country
From Loveland Ski Area to Georgetown
Edora Park 8K
Lee Martinez Park 10K
This is a “handicap” race series. Computer predicted times allow runners of all
levels to compete equally. Free breakfast after race!
For more information call (970) 482-5470.
Check out our website: www.fortcollinsrunningclub.org
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
July 4, 2007 - FireKracker 5K
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Start your July 4th with a scenic run in the mountains!
Join us at the Freedom Run 5K—a race benefiting
Mt. Evans Hospice & Home Health Care
For more information: www.mtevans.org or 303-674-6400
This page: Larry Volk
May 13
June 3
1000 FEET OF VERTICAL DESCENT
for more information or to register: WWW.BKBLTD.COM or 303-694-2202
Hey Slackers!
Come join us for the half marathon,
3-person relay**, or 4 mile run.
BENEFICIARIES
Clear Creek-Gilpin Animal Shelter
Youth Empowerment Program
Mount Evans Hospice
COST
$28 per racer with early
registration discounts
**RELAY PARTICIPANTS
This year, the relay has two options: 1. The relay is open to everyone - just get three people!
AND 2. Our historical relay still exists where you must have a physically challenged teammate to
complete the second portion of the half marathon relay!
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Colorado Runner Racing Series Results through the Platte River Half Marathon
"A FANTASTIC marathon! The scenery is incredible,
and the marathon was well organized and supported.
I enjoyed my stay in Estes Park and found everyone
to be friendly and helpful."
Open (39 & Under) Men
Masters (40-49) Men
1. Mike Sharkey, Littleton, 140
2. Joe Manilafasha, Denver, 100
2. Craig Greenslit, 100
2. Jason Delaney, Golden, 100
5. Ramiro Paris, Boulder, 90
5. Ragan Driver, 90
5. James McGown, Sidney, NE, 90
All others with 80 or less points
1. Andy Ames, Boulder, 190
2. Steve Roch, Lafayette, 150
3. Brad Cooper, Littleton, 140
4. Ken Pliska, Broomfield, 100
4. Tim Jones, 100
6. Steve Cathcart, Ft. Collins, 90
Open Women
1. Paige Higgins, Littleton, 190
2. Patty Rogers, Denver, 160
3. Lauren Young, Superior, 100
3. Jennifer Kintzley, 100
5. Bobbie Erbes, 90
5. Kara Roy, Ft. Collins, 90
7. Sarah Hansen, 80
7. Bridget MacKinnon, Centennial, 80
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Estes Park, Colorado
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Mike Sharkey of Littleton
is leading the Open Men’s division
after the first three races. He was
the only person to participate in
two events. Joe Manilafasha and
Ramiro Paris were given points
based on their places in the Runnin’
of the Green with 200 meters to go
when they were directed off course
by a volunteer.
Paige Higgins, also of
Littleton, had a strong showing in
both the Runnin’ of the Green and
the Platte River Half Marathon.
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Masters Women
1. Tanya Poel, Boulder, 300
2. Noelle Green, Erie, 90
2. Catriona Dowling, Boulder, 90
2. Tania Pacev, Littleton, 90
2. Valerie Shockley, G. Village, 90
6. Janet Rooney, Louisville, 80
6. Mary Shore, Ft. Collins, 80
6. Nancy Thonen, Thornton, 80
Andy Ames of Boulder is
leading a strong field in the masters
division. He is followed closely
by Steve Roch and Brad Cooper.
All three ran great efforts at the
Runnin’ of the Green and the Platte
River Half Marathon.
Defending
champion
Tanya Poel of Boulder has shot out
of the gate early, winning the first
three events.
Jim Hallberg of Lamar finishes second
in the 10K at the Spring Runoff in Pueblo.
Grand Masters (50-59) Men
1. Brad Pace, Ft. Collins, 200
2. Dave O’Sadnick, Evergreen, 160
3. Bob Basse, Denver, 120
3. Rich Hadley, Florence, 120
5. Steve Gallegos, 100
6. Pablo Vigil, Loveland, 90
6. Wayne Chick, Albuquerque, 90
Grand Masters Women
1. Maria Korb, Ft. Collins, 190
2. Alyn Park, Denver, 180
3. Peggy Muhn, Wheat Ridge, 100
3. Jan Huie, Colorado Springs, 100
5. Mary Brock, 90
5. Jamie Erskine, 90
7. Carole Schaefer, Englewood, 80
Brad Pace of Ft. Collins
won both the Sharin’ O’ The Green
and the Platte River Half Marathon,
giving him a slight edge over Dave
O’Sadnick of Evergreen,
In the female division,
Maria Korb and Alyn Park are neck
and neck in the early going, with
Alyn edging Maria at the Platte
River Half Marathon.
President’s Day 5K
Denver, CO
February 18, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Washington Park • 8am - 10:30am
5K run/walk • 1K walk • kids race
Run The Register Stair Climb
Denver, CO
February 25, 2007
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Male (Overall): 1. Rickey Gates, 25, Boulder, CO, 5:23; 2. Micah
Martin, 27, Denver, CO, 5:56; 3. Scott Hackett, 41, Lakewood,
CO, 6:03; 4. Kirk Framke, 33, Denver, CO, 6:05; 5. Justin Little,
32, Denver, CO, 6:14; 6. Scott Elliott, 42, Boulder, CO, 6:16;
7. Brent Hanlin, 37, Denver, CO, 6:17; 8. Christian Fuller, 32,
Boulder, CO, 6:24; 9. Paul Moreau, 40, Golden, CO, 6:25; 10.
Adam Feerst, 46, Denver, CO, 6:25. Masters (40+): 1. Scott
Hackett, 41, Lakewood, CO, 6:03. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Douglas Van Zet, 53, Denver, CO, 7:24. Seniors (60+): 1. G. Noel
Vargo, 62, Arvada, 10:56. Female (Overall): 1. Kristin Moreau,
39, Golden, CO, 7:39; 2. Caitlin Hedberg, 24, Denver, CO, 8:01;
3. Caitlin Hedberg, 24, Denver, CO, 8:01; 4. Sheri Mounteer, 36,
Denver, CO, 8:06; 5. Cassi Wilbanks, 22, Littleton, CO, 8:11;
6. Lisa Wilkinson, 28, Denver, CO, 8:12; 7. Emily Gloeckner,
37, Denver, CO, 8:27; 8. Lori Crane, 49, Golden, CO, 8:36; 9.
Bob Hibschweiler has
stated in the early going that he is
going for the title in 2007. With
two wins and a second in the first
three races, he has started strong.
However, Lou Huie and Jay Wissot
have posted favorable efforts in the
early going as well.
2005 Champion Lola
Ackerman has won all three races
so far, but 74-year-old sensation
Myra Rhodes has also posted great
times in the early going.
Snowshoe Shufle 10K/5K
Beaver Creek, CO
March 3, 2007
501 Finishers (66 - 10K, 435 - 5K) - Timing by: Highline Sports
10K Male (Overall): 1. Josiah Middaugh, 51:39; 2. Greg Krause,
51:46; 3. Bernie Boettcher, 51:59; 4. Dave Mackey, 54:07; 5.
Josh Nota, 55:21; 6. Buzz Burrell, 58:45; 7. Mike Gibbs, 58:54;
8. Travis Daniels, 1:02:20; 9. Keith Bushaw, 1:03:38; 10. Ryan
Sutter, 1:04:35. Female (Overall) 1. Anita Ortiz, 1:00:25; 2.
Lisa Isom, 1:06:18; 3. Katie Mazzia, 1:06:31; 4. Heidi Vosbeck,
1:07:16; 5. Liz Turner, 1:10:38; 6. Megan Boord, 1:11:48; 7.
Linda Mcdonald, 1:12:27; 8. Alejandra Aldunate, 1:12:50; 9.
Nancy Sandberg, 1:13:36; 10. Jeanne Blatter, 1:15:26. 5K Male
(Overall): 1. Josiah Middaugh, 51:39; 2. Greg Krause, 51:46; 3.
Bernie Boettcher, 51:59; 4. Dave Mackey, 54:07; 5. Josh Nota,
55:21; 6. Buzz Burrell, 58:45; 7. Mike Gibbs, 58:54; 8. Travis
Daniels, 1:02:20; 9. Keith Bushaw, 1:03:38; 10. Ryan Sutter,
1:04:35. Female (Overall) 1. Sarah Giovagnoli, 32:54; 2. Sonja
Wieck, 34:54; 3. Mary Plumb, 36:15; 4. Heather Price, 36:21; 5.
Nicole Heiden, 36:25; 6. Marian Christen, 37:01; 7. Lori Boyer,
38:16; 8. Amanda Evans, 38:23; 9. Allicia Pribramsky, 39:00; 10.
Kelly Gardner, 39:12.
1446 Finishers - ChampionChip Timing by: BKB Ltd. - Elevation: Start at 5,280’
and climb 47 flights of stairs to the top of the Well’s Fargo Building
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Senior Women
1. Lola Ackerman, Longmont, 300
2. Myra Rhodes, Centennial, 230
3. Connie Ahrnsbark, Lakewood, 180
4. Wanda Willems, Laramie, 130
4. Kay Chernoff, Denver, 130
6. Elisabeth Kandel, Lafayette, 90
7. Joan Lockwood, 70
Stephanie Smith, 99, Denver, CO, 8:37; 10. Megan Ackley, 37,
Denver, CO, 8:41. Masters (40+): 1. Lori Crane, 49, Golden, CO,
8:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mary Webb, 50, Aurora, CO, 9:09.
Seniors (60+): 1. Kumi Horiuchi, 69, Brighton, CO, 12:40.
150 Finishers - Timing by: BKB Ltd. - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,350’
Male (Overall): 1. Michael Johnson, 17, Littleton, CO, 17:11;
2. Abe Sauer, 36, 17:17; 3. Bruce Rahmig, 35, 17:42; 4. Chase
Kelly, 25, 17:55; 5. Brian Glotzbach, 31, Denver, CO, 18:18; 6.
Christopher Anacker, 19, 18:21; 7. Jean-Paul Henry, 24, 18:48;
8. Steve Merschel, 30, 19:13; 9. Nickolas Moeckel, 27, Boulder,
CO, 19:15; 10. Kristopher Swygert, 29, Englewood, CO, 19:20.
Masters (40+): 1. Keith Golding, 46, 21:12. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. George Greco II, 59, Colorado Springs, CO, 21:29.
Seniors (60+): 1. Greg Langham, 60, 28:52. Female (Overall):
1. Tera Moody, 26, 17:28; 2. Jennifer Valentine, 24, Boulder, CO,
20:43; 3. Dominique Gerard, 13, Highlands Ranch, CO, 20:54; 4.
Karen Murphy, 46, 21:05; 5. Dawn King, 43, 21:43; 6. Jacqueline
Mariash, 27, Superior, CO, 21:53; 7. Noreen Shea, 45, 22:10;
8. Claire Rustad, 19, Denver, CO, 22:34; 9. Jennifer Merschel,
30, 22:55; 10. Stephanie Anderson, 17, 23:07. Masters (40+):
1. Karen Murphy, 46, 21:05. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Patty
Wheeler, 54, 29:30. Seniors (60+): 1. Betty Duran, 64, Pueblo,
CO, 30:07.
Seniors (60 & Over) Men
1. Bob Hibschweiler, G. Village, 290
2. Lou Huie, Colorado Springs, 210
3. Jay Wissot, Denver, 180
4. Arnie Willems, Laramie, 140
5. Rich Romero, Denver, 110
6. Bill Mawhiney, 100
7. Bill Bedell, Evergreen, 80
YMCA Frostbite 5M
Pueblo, CO
March 10, 2007
41 Finishers - Timing by: Southern Colorado Runers - Elevation: Start/Finish
= 4,900’
Male (Overall): 1. Matthew Drake, 18, Pueblo West, CO, 29:40; 2.
Michael Cernoia, 14, Pueblo West, CO, 30:11; 3. Andrew Hackler,
39, Pueblo West, CO, 32:18; 4. Bobby Valentine, 42, Pueblo,
CO, 32:52; 5. Rubin Sisneros Jr, 25, Raton, NM, 33:50; 6. Ken
Valentine, 39, New York, NY, 34:21; 7. Steve Wall, 43, Pueblo, CO,
34:42; 8. John Montoya , 49, Raton, NM, 35:09; 9. Fred Mielke,
42, Pueblo West, CO, 35:22; 10. Robert Santoyo, 44, Pueblo,
CO, 36:02. Masters (40+): 1. Bobby Valentine, 42, Pueblo, CO,
32:52. Grand Masters (50+): 1. John Roman, 62, Pueblo, CO,
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James Dunkleberger, 33, 19:08; 10. Ryan Carpenter, 27, 19:20.
Masters (40+): 1. Keith Johnson, 45, Littleton, CO, 17:35. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Paul Cogoes, 51, 20:36. Seniors (60+): 1.
Curtis Miller, 63, 27:45. Female (Overall): 1. Eleanor Fulton,
13, 20:11; 2. Sarah Lewandowski, 22, Centennial, CO, 21:12; 3.
Laurie Mizener, 37, Boulder, CO, 21:35; 4. Lori Franks, 29, 21:50;
5. Roxanne Geisler, 38, 22:11; 6. Anna Moseley, 21, 22:14; 7.
Heather Haugen, 34, Highlands Ranch, CO, 23:01; 8. Carolina
McVicker, 29, 23:10; 9. Kathy Johnson, 45, 23:23; 10. Lindsey
Alexander, 99, 23:33. Masters (40+): 1. Kathy Johnson, 45,
23:23. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Marcela Salazar, 51, 26:09.
Seniors (60+): 1. Barb Sailor, 66, 32:12.
A Run Through Time
Marathon & Half Marathon
Salida, CO
March 17, 2007
181 Finishers (90 - Marathon, 91 - Half Marathon) - Timing by: Chaffee County
Running Club - Elevation: Start/Finish = 7,000’ with a max of 9,000’ in the
marathon and 8,800’ in the half marathon.
36:16. Seniors (60+): 1. John Roman, 62, Pueblo, CO, 36:16.
Female (Overall): 11. Lorie Moreno-Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO,
34:31; 2. Abbigail Duran, 13, Pueblo, CO, 38:06; 3. Carol Kinzy,
59, Pueblo, CO, 38:11; 4. Paula McCabe, 34, Pueblo, CO, 38:32;
5. Karen Ortiz, 42, Pueblo, CO, 40:54; 6. Juanita Peters, 46,
BonCarbo, CO, 42:36; 7. Alice Anne Fitzgerald, 45, Trinidad, CO,
42:41; 8. Carol Brimmeier, 54, Trinidad, CO, 42:44; 9. Crystal
Campbell, 23, Pueblo West, CO, 43:28; 10. Janice Huie, 57,
Colorado Springs, CO, 43:32. Masters (40+): 1. Lorie MorenoRoch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 34:31. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Carol
Kinzy, 59, Pueblo, CO, 38:11. Seniors (60+): 1. No Finishers.
5K on St. Patrick’s Day
Colorado Springs, CO
March 17, 2007
1215 Finishers - ChampionChip Timing by: ChampionChip of the Rockies Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,025’
Male (Overall): 1. Ryan Kirkpatrick, 28, 14:44; 2. Justin Chaston,
38, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:31; 3. Adam Rich, 26, Colorado
Springs, CO, 15:41; 4. Greg Augspurger, 29, Colorado Springs,
CO, 16:00; 5. Logan Wealing, 25, Colorado Springs, CO,
16:02; 6. Jason Hodgson, 99, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:02; 7.
Cody Hill, 34, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:37; 8. Jermaine Mays,
24, Coloroad Springs, CO, 16:48; 9. Jeff Turner, 36, Colorado
Springs, CO, 16:53; 10. Sammy Ngatia, 47, Colorado Springs,
CO, 16:58. Masters (40+): 1. Sammy Ngatia, 47, Colorado
Springs, CO, 16:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Scott Palmer, 51,
Colorado Springs, CO, 20:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Boughter, 63,
Colorado Springs, CO, 20:16. Female (Overall): 1. Tera Moody,
26, Boulder, CO, 17:19; 2. Tracy Robertson-Frack, 29, Colorado
Springs, CO, 18:18; 3. Michelle Kelly, 29, Colorado Springs, CO,
18:27; 4. Stacey Chaston, 36, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:31; 5.
Stephanie Jones, 36, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:36; 6. Shannon
Meredith, 36, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:03; 7. Sheila Geere, 43,
Colorado Springs, CO, 19:16; 8. Elizabeth Watkins, 24, Colorado
Springs, CO, 19:24; 9. Amy Regnier, 44, Colorado Springs, CO,
19:49; 10. Sydney Mondragon, 24, Pueblo, CO, 20:43. Masters
(40+): 1. Amy Regnier, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:49. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Sharon Dieter, 52, Colorado Springs, CO,
23:04. Seniors (60+): 1. Joyce McKelvey, 61, Colorado Springs,
CO, 25:36.
St. Patty’s Run For The Green 5K
Highlands Ranch, CO
March 17, 2007
497 Finishers - ChampionChip Timing by: BKB Ltd. - Elevation: Start/Finish =
5,750’
Male (Overall): 1. Nick Miller, 19, 16:38; 2. Will Laia, 25, 17:01;
3. Keith Johnson, 45, Littleton, CO, 17:35; 4. Kyle Bernhardy,
33, 17:39; 5. Justin Ofle, 99, 18:31; 6. Brian Kearns, 19, 18:38;
7. Greg Tyndall, 32, 18:49; 8. Justin McMillan, 34, 18:53; 9.
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May/June 2007
Pacev, 48, Littleton, CO, 35:25; 3. Kristin Moreau, 40, Lakewood,
CO, 35:34; 4. Karen Voss, 41, Denver, CO, 35:49; 5. Denise
Glenn, 39, 38:40; 6. Jill Sellers, 38, 38:52; 7. Theresa Jockers,
45, 40:22; 8. Kathy Johnson, 46, 41:36; 9. Janet daGrozia, 51,
44:15; 10. Leslie Mitchell, 45, 44:27. Masters (40+): 1. Kristi
Jordan, 43, 33:56. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Janet daGrozia, 51,
44:15. Seniors (60+): 1. Leslie Woods, 60, 1:09:00.
Eisenhower Marathon, Half Marthon, 10K
Abilene, KS
April 7, 2007
DU College of Law LRAP LAP 5K
Denver, CO
April 1, 2007
369 Finishers (155 - Marathon, 139 - Half Marathon, 40 - 10K, 34 - 5K)
68 Finishers - Timing by: BKB Ltd. - Weather: Sunny, 50 degrees - Elevation:
Start/Finish = 5,350’
Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Gannon White, 31, Greeley, CO,
2:39:34; 2. Justin Gillette, 24, Niles, MI, 2:43:34; 3. Fernando
Martinez, 30, Wichita, KS, 2:52:27; 4. Michael Adams, 36,
Manhattan, KS, 2:56:24; 5. Mark Schiefelbein, 28, Springfield,
MO, 3:09:23; 6. Kenneth Snyder, 53, Lincoln, NE, 3:09:34; 7.
Blaine Herdegen, 44, Eagan, MN, 3:10:22; 8. Benji Durden, 55,
Boulder, CO, 3:12:30; 9. Brad Rhoden, 54, Topeka, KS, 3:15:47;
10. Noah Sandler, 41, Hopkins, MN, 3:21:40. Masters (40+): 1.
Kenneth Snyder, 53, Lincoln, NE, 3:09:34. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Kenneth Snyder, 53, Lincoln, NE, 3:09:34. Seniors (60+):
1. Jim Skibo, 60, Cedar Hill, TX, 3:23:24. Female (Overall): 1.
Melissa Lehman, 24, Niles, MI, 3:07:17; 2. Amy Regnier, 44,
Colorado Springs, CO, 3:15:54; 3. Laura Girard, 34, Kansas
City, MO, 3:24:00; 4. Marla Rhoden, 51, Topeka, KS, 3:26:10; 5.
Kris Westhoff, 34, Hutchinson, KS, 3:32:41; 6. Amy Yanni, 52,
Rapid City, SD, 3:37:57; 7. Patricia Brening, 42, Hutchinson,
KS, 3:41:40; 8. Belinda Young, 37, Chatsworth, GA , 3:46:12;
9. Kimberly Culpepper, 40, Naples, FL, 3:55:06; 10. Gretchen
Carlson, 39, Rogersville, MO, 3:56:00. Masters (40+): 1. Amy
Regnier, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 3:15:54. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Marla Rhoden, 51, Topeka, KS, 3:26:10. Seniors
(60+): 1. No Finishers. Half Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Luke
Kimmel, 27, Conshohocken, PA, 1:17:30; 2. Mark Mulholland,
35, Westminster, CO, 1:17:51; 3. Jeramie Lippman, 28, Topeka,
KS, 1:19:10; 4. Eric Barten, 22, Manhattan, KS, 1:23:16; 5.
Aaron Davis, 23, Columbus, NE, 1:24:35; 6. Anthony Surage, 47,
Manitou Springs, CO, 1:24:54; 7. Michael White, 52, Salina, KS,
1:27:15; 8. Ben Cheek, 37, McPherson, KS, 1:27:20; 9. Bruce
Coffman, 46, Haysville, KS, 1:27:42; 10. Greg Jordan, 37, Wichita,
KS, 1:27:54. Masters (40+): 1. Anthony Surage, 47, Manitou
Springs, CO, 1:24:54. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Michael White,
52, Salina, KS, 1:27:15. Seniors (60+): 1. Francis Hendricks
JR, 63, Abilene, KS, 1:54:47. Female (Overall): 1. Jenn West,
31, Lawrence, KS, 1:33:41; 2. Samatha Green, 39, Overland
Park, KS, 1:35:55; 3. Elaine Chavez, 46, Wichita, KS, 1:36:16;
4. Bridget Morton, 33, Omaha, NE, 1:36:56; 5. Adeline Kluth, 23,
Male (Overall): 1. Michael Johnson, 17, Littleton, CO, 16:54;
2. Chip Hazewski, 26, Denver, CO, 17:44; 3. Lile Budden, 46,
Colorado Springs, CO, 18:45; 4. Patrick Colleran, 25, Denver,
CO, 19:11; 5. Roman Ginzburg, 24, Boulder, CO, 20:10; 6.
Matthew Thompson, 24, Denver, CO, 21:30; 7. Patrick Smola, 17,
Aurora, CO, 22:53; 8. Chris Frenz, 24, Denver, CO, 23:11; 9. Jose
Vazquez, 39, Commerce City, CO, 23:14; 10. Jason Korb, 25,
Parker, CO, 23:33. Masters (40+): 1. Lile Budden, 46, Colorado
Springs, CO, 18:45. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dennis Scharinger,
52, Aurora, CO, 27:35. Seniors (60+): 1. No Finishers. Female
(Overall): 1. Susan Brooker, 43, Lafayette, CO, 20:47; 2. Krista
Lindsay, 55, Highlands Ranch, CO, 22:39; 3. Suzanne Scott,
30, Denver, CO, 22:57; 4. Heather Fredriksen, 30, Denver, CO,
23:07; 5. Jess Ryan, 23, Boulder, CO, 24:56; 6. Bridget Mathieu,
20, Denver, CO, 25:03; 7. Masawee Suthikant, 33, Denver, CO,
25:06; 8. Jessica Savage, 20, Denver, CO, 26:11; 9. Sue Oran,
46, Denver, CO, 26:43; 10. Carly Simpson, 23, Denver, CO,
26:46. Masters (40+): 1. Susan Brooker, 43, Lafayette, CO,
20:47. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Krista Lindsay, 55, Highlands
Ranch, CO, 22:39. Seniors (60+): 1. Elna Cain, 69, Denver, CO,
40:43.
CMRA Sand Creek 5M
Denver, CO
April 7, 2007
63 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Masters Running Association - Weather:
Cloudy, Light Snow, 28 degrees - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,275’
Male (Overall): 1. Niklas Kroehn, 35, 28:20; 2. Hans Funke, 46,
Boulder, CO, 29:00; 3. Keith Johnson, 45, Littleton, CO, 29:18; 4.
Hector Martinez, 23, Northglenn, CO, 29:50; 5. Steve Sellers, 46,
30:06; 6. Jeff Bruche, 32, Denver, CO, 30:30; 7. Chris Voeler, 37,
31:14; 8. Adam Feerst, 47, Denver, CO, 31:20; 9. Kraig Koski, 40,
31:34; 10. Derek Griffiths, 31, Littleton, CO, 32:58. Masters (40+):
1. Hans Funke, 46, Boulder, CO, 29:00. Grand Masters (50+):1.
Bob Caillouette, 52, 36:12. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Romero, 67,
39:02. Female (Overall): 1. Kristi Jordan, 43, 33:56; 2. Tania
The start of the 5K on St. Patrick’s Day in Colorado Springs.
Scottsbluff, NE, 1:38:58; 6. Wendy Viola-Burton, 48, Winfield, KS,
1:41:54; 7. Sheida Vandervoort, 43, Salina, KS, 1:47:09; 8. Tami
Wise, 38, Colorado Spring, CO, 1:48:46; 9. Christina Scherberg,
29, Olathe, KS, 1:50:22; 10. Melanie Miller Garr, 33, Newton,
KS, 1:51:16. Masters (40+): 1. Elaine Chavez, 46, Wichita,
KS, 1:36:16. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Carol Ann Anderson, 57,
Lincoln, NE, 2:16:06. Seniors (60+): 1. Linda Breen, 65, Lincoln,
NE, 2:19:16. 10K Male (Overall): 1. Jon Gose, 35, Abilene,
KS, 47:37; 2. Jody Marshall, 41, Gardner, KS, 47:52; 3. John
Fourham, 49, Fort Riley, KS, 50:28; 4. Joshua Foley, 32, Salina,
KS, 53:02; 5. Kirk Stover, 32, Salina, KS, 53:02. Masters (40+): 1.
Jody Marshall, 41, Gardner, KS, 47:52. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
James Hague, 70, Abilene, KS, 1:01:18. Seniors (60+): 1. James
Hague, 70, Abilene, KS, 1:01:18. Female (Overall): 1. Sue Hollis,
44, Seattle, MO, 48:07; 2. Mary Weis, 36, Gypsum, KS, 49:13;
3. Julie Mohn, 34, Abilene, KS, 52:32; 4. Emelie Radford, 32,
Wichita, KS, 52:37; 5. Allison Harris, 23, Branson, MO, 52:53.
Masters (40+): 1. Sue Hollis, 44, Seattle, MO, 48:07. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Karen Taylor, 51, Salina, KS, 59:43. Seniors
(60+): 1. No Finishers.
SPRING MARKETPLACE 2007 ::::::::::: FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE MARKETPLACE: CALL TRACY COLLINGS - 847.675.0200 X203
Lorrie Roch wins the YMCA
Frostbite 5M in Pueblo.
Carbon Valley 5K
Frederick, CO
March 17, 2007
497 Finishers - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,010’
Male (Overall): 1. Rick Buress, 47, 18:42; 2. Eric Bolton, 30,
19:00; 3. Kevin Bax, 44, 19:07; 4. Kevin Fitzgerald, 27, 19:21;
5. Steve Manroney, 42, 19:36; 6. Christopher Fox, 37, 19:37; 7.
Nicholas Kadlec, 14, 19:38; Todd Burgess, 38, 19:56; 9. Micah
Martin, 27, 20:26; 10. John Zamora, 15, 21:03. Masters (40+): 1.
Rick Buress, 47, 18:42. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jesse Tijerina,
55, 21:51. Seniors (60+): 1. Chuck Otoupalik, 63, 24:47. Female
(Overall):1. Laura Bruess, 46, 20:32; 2. Colleen Bunbury, 55,
20:53; 3. Karen Smidt, 40, 21:11; 4. Tamara Gaffney, 35, 22:51;
5. Nicky Willis, 31, 22:53; 6. Melissa Palacio, 35, 23:00; 7. Jen
Jepsen, 34, 23:42; 8. Stephanie Munro, 33, 23:49; 9. Katy Willey,
24, 24:20; 10. Coreene Hanson, 45, 24:22. Masters (40+):
1. Laura Bruess, 46, 20:32. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Colleen
Bunbury, 55, 20:53. Seniors (60+): 1. Eunice Shepard, 83,
40:48.
Sharin’ Of The Green 5K
Ft. Collins, CO
March 17, 2007
501 Finishers - Timing by: RunLimited - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,000’
Male (Overall): 1. Craig Greenslit, 16:26; 2. Ragan Driver, 16:31;
3. Tim Jones, 17:29; 4. Brad Pace, 17:37; 5. Steve Cathcart,
17:48; 6. Brian Murphy, 17:55; 7. Pablo Vigil, 18:28; 8. Jim Elwell,
18:30; 9. Gabriel Flood, 18:34; 10. Paul Stofko, 18:38. Masters
Opposite Left: Jessica Griffiths / Colorado Runner
Opposite Right: Larry Volk
This Page: Dee Budden
Runners compete in the Colfax Training
Series 15 Mile in Westminster.
Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Michael Selig, 28, Golden, CO,
3:09:21; 2. Johannes Rudolph, 41, Boulder, CO, 3:19:18; 3. Ryan
Burch, 27, Fort Collins, CO, 3:33:28; 4. Jason Halladay, 32, Los
Alamos, NM, 3:38:29; 5. Harry Harcrow, 39, Woodland Park, CO,
3:41:25; 6. Rick Jones, 54, Gunnison, CO, 3:50:35; 7. Dan Schmidt,
49, Denver, CO, 3:52:26; 8. Todd Holmes, 50, Lakewood, CO,
3:53:39; 9. Kirk Apt, 44, Crested Butte, CO, 3:59:47; 10. James
Mejia, 40, Denver, CO, 4:02:00. Masters (40+): 1. Johannes
Rudolph, 41, Boulder, CO, 3:19:18. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Rick Jones, 54, Gunnison, CO, 3:50:35. Seniors (60+): 1. John
Hobbs, 61, Evergreen, CO, 6:16:42. Female (Overall): 1. Tania
Pacev, 42, Littleton, CO, 3:55:51; 2. Michele Jensen, 36, Littleton,
CO, 4:06:13; 3. Katy Fasset, 40, Boulder, CO, 4:36:15; 4. MarieHelene Faurie, 39, Fort Collins, CO, 4:36:15; 5. Carol Gerber, 43,
Lakewood, CO, 4:38:31; 6. Mary Zier, 38, Salida, CO, 4:41:25;
7. Jamie Justice, 26, Boulder, CO, 4:44:54; 8. Cindy Stonesmith,
43, Louisville, CO, 4:46:18; 9. Diane Ridgway, 58, Arvada, CO,
4:57:17; 10. Shane Holonitch, 56, Littleton, CO, 5:02:09. Masters
(40+): 1. Tania Pacev, 42, Littleton, CO, 3:55:51. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Diane Ridgway, 58, Arvada, CO, 4:57:17. Seniors
(60+): 1. No Finishers. Half Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Kenny
Wilcox, 28, Salida, CO, Salida; 2. Isaac Watkins, 25, Colorado
Springs, CO, 1:32:39; 3. Westcott Hyde, 36, Dillon, CO, 1:34:58;
4. Zebulon Lang, 26, Denver, CO, 1:35:44; 5. Heath Hibbard, 53,
Montrose, CO, 1:38:49; 6. Steve Becker, 38, Broomfield, CO,
1:39:33; 7. Ray Blum, 50, Denver, CO, 1:44:20; 8. Dan Tallon,
52, Placitas, NM, 1:45:58; 9. Tony Niemann, 40, Salida, CO,
1:48:28; 10. Kirk Hilbelink, 39, Littleton, CO, 1:53:21. Masters
(40+): 1. Heath Hibbard, 53, Montrose, CO, 1:38:49. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Heath Hibbard, 53, Montrose, CO, 1:38:49.
Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Romero, 66, Denver, CO, 2:03:55. Female
(Overall): 1. Callie Bradley, 23, Leadville, CO, 1:41:21; 2. Wendy
Shomion, 42, Salida, CO, 1:44:48; 3. Nan Keith Frates, 46,
Crested Butte, CO, 1:45:53; 4. Tassa Saldi, 28, Firestone, CO,
1:52:00; 5. Desiree Dallaguardia, 20, Glenwood Springs, CO,
1:56:37; 6. Kristin Snowden, 31, Pine, CO, 1:57:37; 7. Nancy
Duncan, 50, Buena Vista, CO, 1:59:07; 8. Nancy Stevenson, 53,
Golden, CO, 2:01:10; 9. Colleen LaVelle, 43, Dillon, CO, 2:01:41;
10. Erica Schaapveld, 29, Boulder, CO, 2:03:03. Masters (40+):
1. Wendy Shomion, 42, Salida, CO, 1:44:48. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Nancy Duncan, 50, Buena Vista, CO, 1:59:07. Seniors
(60+): 1. Donna Nicholas-Griesel, 60, Coaldale, CO, 2:55:57.
(40+): 1. Tim Jones, 17:29. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brad Pace,
17:37. Seniors (60+): 1. Bill Mawhiney, 20:22. Female (Overall):
1. Tanya Poel, 18:11; 2. Jennifer Kintzley, 19:49; 3. Bobbie Erbes,
20:11; 4. Catriona Dowling, 20:15; 5. Sarah Hansen, 20:52; 6.
Ryann Frahn, 21:16; 7. Mary Shore, 21:45; 8. Kerry Lefebvre,
21:53; 9. Julie Hansen, 22:06; 10. Tina Sono, 22:22. Masters
(40+): 1. Tanya Poel, 18:11. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lola
Ackerman, 23:51. Seniors (60+): 1. Lola Ackerman, 23:51.
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>> EVENT GUIDE <<
running/walking
05/12
Dandelion Dash; 5K,8:30 AM; Sopris Park, Carbondale, CO; 970-384-5694; www.rffrc.com
05/26
Wilderness Run; 8M, 5K, 2M; 8:00 AM; Fort Bayard, NM; 505-388-2325; zianet.com/ftbayardrun/
06/13
Lincoln Park Mile; 6:00 PM; Lincoln Park, Greeley,
CO; 303-443-1297; www.coloradowalks.org
05/27
Narrow Gauge Runs; 10M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Durango,
CO; 970-884-9257; www.go-dmt.org
06/14
Bighorn Mountain Trail Runs; 100M, 50M, 50K,
30K; 10:00 AM; Dayton, WY; bighorntrailrun.com
05/27
Wyoming Marathon; 52.4M, 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K;
6:00 AM; Lincoln Monument Rest Area, Laramie,
WY; 307-635-3316; angelfire.com/wy2/marathon
06/16
Goose Chase; 10K, 5K; 7:45 AM; William McKinley
Carson Park, Greenwood Village, CO; 303-2909922; www.goosechase.org
05/28
Bolder Boulder; 10K; 7:00 AM; Folsom Field,
Boulder, CO; 303-444-7223; www.bolderboulder.com
06/16
Hot Springs Short Cut Run; 9:00 AM; Steamboat
Springs, CO; 970-879-7637; www.runningseries.com
06/02
Baby Bear Hugs 5K; 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM; Limon, CO;
719-743-2526; gretchenb2004@yahoo.com
06/16
06/02
Dolores Rotary Fun Run; 5K, 2M; 8:00 AM; Dolores, CO; 970-560-4794; doloresrotary@hotmail.com
La Sportiva Trail Race Trifecta; 5M, Hill Climb,
13.1M; 9:00 AM; Snowmass Village, CO; 970-3331159; www.runtherockies.com
Fish Hatchery 5K; 9:00 AM; National Fish Hatchery,
Leadville, CO; 719-486-0189; www.active.com
06/16
06/02
Mt. Evans Ascent; 14.5M; 8:00 AM; Echo Lake,
Idaho Springs, CO; 303-642-7917; www.racingunderground.com
06/02
Girls On The Run 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver,
CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
06/16
Mt. Falcon Trail Race; 8M; 8:00 AM; Mt. Falcon,
Morrison, CO; 303-674-6441; www.evergreenrecreation.com
06/02
Children’s Home 5K; 8:00 AM; Racetrack, Sunland
Park, NM; 915-544-8777; leeandbeulahmoor.org
06/16
Sailin’ Shoes; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Colorado Springs,
CO; 719-685-9513; www.pprrun.org
Trails Day Race; 8.1M; 8:00 AM; Trestle Rec Area,
Cloudcroft, NM; 505-434-3787; nmrailstotrails.org
06/16
06/02
Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; North Monument
Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; www.pprrun.org
06/16
Spirit Sprint; 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO;
303-694-2030; www.bkbltd.com
06/02
RMRR Trophy Series; 2.4M; 8:00 AM; Stone House
Park, Lakewood, CO; 303-871-8366; www.rmrr.org
06/16
06/02
Run For Rio; 5K; 8:00 AM; Rye, CO; 719-947-3682;
www.socorunners.org
Steamworks Animas Valley Half Marathon; 13.1M;
8:00 AM; Bakers Bridge, Durango, CO; 970-3752413; www.go-dmt.org
06/17
Butterfly Run; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Pojoaque Pueblo,
Santa Fe, NM; 505-455-9355; www.active.com
06/17
Desert R.A.T.S.; 148M; 7:00 PM; Kokopelli Trail,
Moab, UT; 303-249-1112; geminiadventures.com
06/17
Estes Park Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00
AM; Estes Park, CO; 970-586-4908; epmarathon.org
06/17
Joe Colton’s Off Road Adventure; 15M, 10M, 10K,
5K, 1M; 9:00 AM; Rollinsville, CO; 303-258-7113;
www.joecoltonadventure.org
05/01
Dash and Dine #4; 5K; 6:30 PM; Coot Lake, Boulder, CO; 303-818-7797; www.Dash-n-Dine.com
05/12
Flat Out 5K; 8:00 AM; FlatIron Crossing, Broomfield,
CO; 303-444-7223; www.bolderboulder.com
05/05
Blossom Day 5K; 8:00 AM; Canon City, CO; 719269-8790; www.ccblossomfestival.com
05/12
Highline Canal Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; DeKoevend
Park, Centennial, CO; 303-798-7515; www.ssprd.org
05/05
Bob Turner 5K; 8:00 AM; Turner Middle School,
Berthoud, CO; 970-613-7455
05/12
Mamma Mia 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO;
303-694-2202; www.hivcarelink.com
05/05
Cinco Cinco 5K; 8:00 AM; CSU Oval, Ft. Collins,
CO; 970-491-4847; www.cincocinco.colostate.edu
05/12
Parent Pathways; 5K; 9:00 AM; Cheesman Park,
Denver, CO; 303-321-6363; parentpathways.org
05/05
Cinco de Mayo 5K; 10:00 AM; Nottingham Park,
Avon, CO; 970-748-3128; www.active.com
05/12
Rockin’ Ridge Run; 5K; 8:00 AM; Northridge ES,
Highlands Ranch, CO; 303-387-6590; dcsdk12.org
05/13
Spina Bifida 5K; 9:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; 303-918-8648; coloradospinabifida.org
05/13
Tortoise and Hare; 8K; 8:00 AM; Edora Park , Ft.
Collins, CO; 970-224-9114; fortcollinsrunningclub.org
05/13
Mothers Day Mile; 1:00 PM; Glenwood Springs,
CO; 970-945-2632; www.glenwoodraces.com
05/05
Cinco de Mayo 5K; 8:30 AM; Eastridge Recreation
Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; 303-471-7053; www.
highlandsranchrunseries.com
05/05
Collegiate Peaks Trail Run; 25M, 50M; 6:30 AM;
Community Center, Buena Vista, CO; 719-395-3674;
www.collegiatepeakstrailrun.org
05/05
Corinth Elementary Family 5K; 5K, 1M Kids Fun
Run; 7:45 AM; Corinth Elementary School, Prairie
Village, KS; 816-225-2811; www.corinthdragons.com
05/05
Fisher DeBerry Foundation 5K; 8:30 AM; America
the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; 877-3526224; www.affinityusa.com/fdf/Default.aspx
05/05
Furry Scurry; 2M; 9:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; 303-751-5771 ext 1378; www.ddfl.org
05/05
KBCO Kinetics Race Around the Rez; 5K; 9:00
AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 303-444-5600;
www.boulderroadrunners.org
05/05
Pose Method Running Clinic; Sports Club, Durango, CO; 970-259-2579; www.posetech.com
05/05
05/05
Race For The Zoo; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Spring River
Zoo, Roswell, NM; www.dfn.com/runners/
05/05
Shiprock Marathon; 26.2M, 26.2M Relay, 13.1M,
10K Trail Walk, 1K Kids Run; 7:00 AM; Shiprock,
NM; 505-368-6302; www.shiprockmarathon.com
05/05
05/05
Spirit Challenge; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Steamboat
Springs Middle School, Steamboat Springs, CO;
970-871-3460; www.runningseries.com
Take 5 in the Garden of the Gods; 5M, 5K; 8:00
AM; Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs,
CO; 719-635-8803; www.csgrandprix.com
05/05
Women’s River 5K; 9:00 AM; Pepsi Plant, Grand
Junction, CO; 970-257-9267; www.mmstriders.org
05/06
Cinco de Mayo; 10K, 5K; 9:30 AM; Fair Grounds,
Pueblo, CO; 719-549-7659; socorunners.org
05/06
Colorado Marathon; 26.2M, 15M, 10K, 5K; 6:15
AM; Old Town, Fort Collins, CO; 970-227-7384;
www.thecoloradomarathon.com
05/06
Colorado Rockies Home Run; 5K; 8:00 AM; Coors
Field, Denver, CO; 303-430-2817; ww.active.com
05/06
Fairmount 5000; 5K; 9:00 AM; Fairmount Park,
Golden, CO; 303-215-9116; marla@wispertel.net
05/06
NIKETOWN 5K; 8:00 AM; NIKETOWN, Denver, CO;
303-623-6453 ext 2814; www.niketown5k.com
05/06
RMRR Trophy Series; 5M; 8:00 AM; Carson Nature
Center, Littleton, CO; 303-871-8366; www.rmrr.org
05/06
Run for the Zoo; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Rio Grande
Zoo, Albuquerque, NM; 505-764-6280; run4zoo.org
05/06
Run with the Warriors; 5K; 8:00 AM; Westin Hotel,
Westminster, CO; 303-427-2283; www.active.com
05/08
05/12
24 Hrs of Utah/Moab 100; 24 Hrs, 100M; 8:00 AM;
Moab, UT; 303-652-9949; geminiadventures.com
05/12
Alex Hoag Run for Sunshine; 5K, 1M; 8:00 AM;
Security Service Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO;
719-660-1346; www.alexhoagrun.org
05/13
Telegraph Trail Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Horse
Gulch, Durango, CO; 970-375-7313; active.com
05/13
Title 9K; 9:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO;
800-342-4448; www.titlenine.com
05/13
Yappy Dog; 8.6M; 8:00 AM; Mesa Elementary,
Pueblo, CO; 719-543-6982; www.socorunners.org
05/15
05/19
Balarat Trail Run; 6M, 2M; 10:00 AM; Jamestown,
CO; 720-424-2940; www.active.com
05/19
Cottonwood Classic; 5K; 8:00 AM; Thornton, CO;
303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
05/19
Federal Cup; 5K; 8:15 AM; Federal Center, Lakewwod, CO; 303-844-3677 ext 125; www.fedcup5k.com
05/19
Fire Hydrant 5K; 5K, 3K; 8:30 AM; Edora Park, Fort
Collins, CO; 970-226-3647; www.larimerhumane.org
05/19
Cog Run; 8.4M, 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Town Hall,
Hayden, CO; 970-276-3741; www.runningseries.com
06/02
06/02
06/02
Santa Fe Run Around; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Santa Fe,
NM; 505-983-8944; www.santafestriders.org
Squaw Peak 50M; 5:00 AM; Vivian Park, Provo, UT;
801-808-4222; www.squawpeak50.com
06/02
Teva Spring Runoff; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Vail, CO;
970-926-4799 ext 10; www.vailrec.com
06/02
Water Tower 5M; 7:30 AM; Grand Junction, CO;
970-241-6478; www.mmstriders.org
06/03
Casper Marathon; 26.2M, 26.2M Relay, 13.1M;
6:30 AM; Holiday Inn on the River, Casper, WY; 307577-4974; www.runwyoming.com
05/19
Hope Lives Pink Boa 5K; 7:45 AM; Runners Roost,
Ft. Collins, CO; 970-225-6200; www.hopelives.org
05/19
Jemez Mountain Run; 50M, 50K, 13.1M; 5:00 AM;
Sherrif’s Posse Shack, Los Alamos, NM; 505-6625959; www.highaltitudeathletics.org
06/03
Tortoise and Hare; 10K; 8:00 AM; Lee Martinez
Park, Ft. Collins, CO; 970-224-9114; www.fortcollinsrunningclub.org
05/19
Mike The Headless Chicken 5K; 9:00 AM; Civic
Center, Fruita, CO; 970-858-0360; www.fruita.org
06/03
Steamboat Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K; 7:00 AM;
Hahns Peak Village, Steamboat Springs, CO; 970879-0882 ext 203; www.steamboatmarathon.com
05/19
Race for Ability; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Mt. Logan MS,
Logan, UT; 435-713-0288; www.cgadventures.org
05/19
Spiral Drive Run; 4M; 9:00 AM; Riverside Park,
Salida, CO; 719-530-0223; www.salidarec.com/ccrc
05/19
Ogden Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Ogden, UT; 801-399-1773; www.ogdenmarathon.com
05/20
AirLife Memorial; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
05/20
Armed Forces Day Half-Marathon; 13.1M, 5K;
7:00 AM; Veterans Memorial, Albuquerque, NM; 505846-5100; www.active.com
05/20
Castlewod Canyon Trail Run; 6.5M; 8:30 AM;
Castlewood Canyon State Park, Franktown, CO;
303-870-0487; www.runuphillracing.com
05/20
Deer Creek Challenge Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K,
2.8m Walk; 9:00 AM Deer Creek Canyon Park, Littleton, CO; 720-352-2530; www.trailescape.org
05/20
Dolphin Dash; 5K, 1M, Popsicle Dash; 9:00 AM;
Meade Park, Cherry Hills Village, CO; 303-8069018; www.chvedadsclub.org
Dan Peterson Mile; 6:30 PM; Civic Center, Fruita,
CO; 970-260-4612; cschnittker@Hotmail.com
06/09
Charity Chase 5K; 9:00 AM; Greenway Park, Denver, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
06/09
CMRA South Valley 10K; 8:00 AM; South Valley
Park, Littleton, CO; www.comastersrun.org
06/09
Run the Rockies Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:30
AM; Frisco, CO; 303-635-2815; emgcolorado.com
06/09
Sunrise Stampede; 10K, 2M; 8:30 AM; Longmont,
CO; 303-449-2828; www.sunrisestampede.com
06/10
Arby’s Rocky Mountain Half-Marathon; 13.1M,
5.5K; 7:30 AM; Riverfront Park, Denver, CO; 877845-3647; www.rmrunning.com
$5,000 in prize money for the top four M/F
presented by Carmichael Training Systems
06/10
Cart to Cart Trail Run; 17M, 8M; 8:00 AM; Camp
4 Coffee, Crested Butte, CO; 970-349-5326; www.
cbmountainrunners.org
Part of the Colorado Runner Racing Series
06/10
Garden of the Gods 10M; 7:00 AM; Memorial
Park, Manitou Springs, CO; 719-473-2625; www.
gardentenmile.com
06/10
Horsetooth Trail Races; 13.1M, 8M; 7:30 AM;
Horsetooth Mountain Park, Fort Collins, CO; 970224-9114; www.runnersroostftcollins.com
05/12
05/20
RunFit Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; La Cueva HS, Albuquerque, NM; 505-856-9377; the-athletes-edge.com
05/12
CMRA Memorial Run; 5K; 4:00 PM; Writer’s Vista
Park, Littleton, CO; www.comastersrun.org
05/20
The World’s Toughest 10K; 7:00 AM; Albuquerque,
NM; 505-489-9484; www.newmexicomarathon.org
06/10
Seagate Women’s 8K; 7:30 AM; Riverfront Park,
Denver, CO; 877-845-3647; www.rmrunning.com
05/12
Run For Remembrance; 5K; 8:00 AM; Columbine
HS, Littleton, CO; 303-982-4471; sc.jeffco.k12.co.us
05/23
Fountain Creek Migration 5K; 6:00 PM; Fountain
Creek Nature Center, Fountain, CO; 719-520-6745
06/10
Spring for SPAN Run With US 5K; 8:00 AM; Centennial Middle School, Boulder, CO; 303-449-8623;
www.safehousealliance.org
May/June 2007
06/22
Miles for Miracles; 5K; 8:00 AM; Invesco Field,
Denver, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
06/23
Aspen Downtown Mile; 8:00 AM; Aspen Meadows,
Aspen, CO; 970-925-2172; clkeleher@hotmail.com
06/23
Belmont Butt Buster; 5M; 7:30 AM; Nature Center,
Pueblo, CO; 719-544-1029; www.socorunners.org
06/23
Desert R.A.T.S. Marathon; 26.2M; 7:00 AM; Moab,
UT; 303-652-9949; www.geminiadventures.com
06/23
Buffalo Creek Trail Run; 12K; 8:00 AM; Pine Valley
Ranch Open Space Park, Pine, CO; 303-870-0487;
www.runuphillracing.com
06/23
Panoramic at Bear Creek; 4M, 2M, 1M; 7:30 AM;
Bear Creek Park East, Colorado Springs, CO; 719635-3303; www.pprrun.org
06/23
Run the Caldera Marathon; 26.2M; 7:00 AM; Valles
Caldera National Preserve, Los Alamos, NM; 505667-8027; www.highaltitudeathletics.org
06/23
Slacker Half Marathon; 13.1M, 13.1m Relay, 4M;
8:00 AM; Georgetown, CO; 303-519-0357; www.
slackerhalfmarathon.com
06/23
TriY 5K; 5:00 PM; Santa Fe Trail, Colorado Springs,
CO; 719-481-8728; www.pprrun.org
06/24
Cherry Garcia Run; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Valley High
School, Albuquerque, NM; 505-856-9377; www.theathletes-edge.com
06/24
Columbine Run/Walk; 5K; 8:00 AM; Columbine
Health Systems Campus, Fort Collins, CO; 970-4946446; www.columbinehealth.com
Lyons River Run; 5K; 8:00 AM; Lyons Visitor Center, Lyons, CO; 303-823-8250; www.active.com
06/24
Northside Stride; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Sloan’s Lake,
Denver, CO; 720-937-5082; drneuter@hotmail.com
06/24
Race for the Mountains; 10M trail run, 5K road run;
9:00 AM; Oasis 9600, Breckenridge, CO; 970-3460754; www.mountain2mountain.com
06/24
Run For The Future; 10K, 5K; 7:30 AM; Eagle, CO;
970-328-2327; www.active.com
06/24
Teva 10K @ 10,000 Feet; 9:00 AM; Top of Gondola,
Vail, CO; 970-479-2280; www.vailrec.com
06/24
Turkey Flats Loop; 9.6M; 8:30 AM; Glade Park,
Grand Junction, CO; 970-241-9497; mmstriders.org
06/24
Uni-Hill 2K; 6:30 PM; Boulder, CO; 303-441-3002;
www.boulderraceseries.com
06/27
Summit Trail Running Series; 5:45 PM; Breckenridge, CO; 970-453-1734; townofbreckenridge.com
06/30
24 Hrs of Laramie/Laramie 100; 24 Hrs, 100M;
8:00 AM; Laramie, WY; 303-652-9949; www.geminiadventures.com
06/30
Mountain Park Classic Trail Run; 7M, 4M, 1M;
8:30 AM; Durango’s Mountain Park, Durango, CO;
970-375-7313; www.durangogov.org
06/30
USATF 10K Trail National Championships; 9:00
AM; Steamboat Ski Area, Steamboat Springs, CO;
06/30
Women’s Distance Festival; 5K; 7:30 AM; City
Park, Pueblo, CO; 719-676-7343; socorunners.org
07/01
RYKA Iron Girl Denver; 5M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Veteran’s
Park, Denver, CO; 727-942-4767; www.IronGirl.com
07/01
Veteran’s Home Run; 5K, 3K; 7:00 AM; Falcon Stadium, USAFA, CO; 719-636-2696; www.pprrun.org
07/04
4th of July 5K; 8:00 AM; Georgetwon, CO; 303-5190357; bluther@co.clear-creek.co.us
07/04
Blue Ribbon Trail Race; 10K; 7:30 AM; Memorial
Park, Silverton, CO; 970-387-5654
Summer Roundup
Trail Run 12K
Sunday, July 8, 2007 @ 7:00am
06/07
Black Canyon Ascent; 6M; 8:00 AM; Montrose, CO;
970-252-0230; www.sjmr.org
Summer Solstice Race; 5K; 6:30 PM; City Park,
Denver, CO; 303-430-2817; www.active.com
06/24
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Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon; 26.2M,
26.2M Relay, 13.1M; 6:00 AM; Denver, CO; 303435-7683; www.coloradocolfaxmarathon.org
06/17
Strawberry Shortcut; 10K, 5K, 1M; 7:30 AM;
Glenwood Springs, CO; 970-945-7760; www.StrawberryShortcutRace.com
June 10, 2007 @ 7am – Manitou Springs, Colorado
Turquoise Lake Half-Marathon; 13.1M; 9:00 AM;
National Fish Hatchery, Leadville, CO; 719-4865317; www.active.com
Miles for Smiles 5K; 9:00 AM; Broomfield Commons Park, Broomfield, CO; 720-940-6078; www.
twoangelsfoundation.org
Stadium Stampede; 5K, 1K; 8:00 AM; Invesco
Field, Denver, CO; 303-837-7043; stadiumstampede.org
Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run®
06/03
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970-944-2269; www.lakecity50.com
06/17
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Spectacular road race which starts and finishes in Manitou Springs
and features eight miles in one of Colorado’s most amazing parks
High School running teams will be competing for your votes in an
Aid Station Challenge to win money for their running teams
presented by the Colorado Running Company
1st leg of the Triple Crown of Running—there are
still Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon spots left for series runners
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719-473-2625
Info@GardenTenMile.com
A 12K trail race that pushes you to the limit!
The trails are well-groomed with lots of spectacular
scenery.
The out-and-back course is mostly uphill on the way
out, and mostly downhill on the way back.
The elevation gain at the turn-around is about 1,000
feet and then you turn around and
fly back to the finish. Woo-Hoo!
2nd leg of the Triple Crown of
Running—there are still Pikes
Peak Ascent and Marathon
spots left for series runners
www.SummerRoundup.com
719-473-2625
Info@SummerRoundup.com
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07/04
Boogie’s Diner Buddy Run; 5M; 8:00 AM; Boogie’s
Diner, Aspen, CO; www.buddyprogram.org
07/07
Pecos Valley Roundup; 20K, 10K; 8:00 AM; Cahoon Park, Roswell, NM; www.dfn.com/runners/
07/14
Monument Downhill 5K; 8:00 AM; Redlands, Grand
Junction, CO; 970-260-4612; www.mmstriders.org
07/22
Miles For Miracles 5K; 8:00 AM; Invesco Field,
Denver, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
07/04
CU 4th of July 5K; 8:00 AM; University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO; 303-492-8776; boulderroadrunners.org
07/07
07/14
Rogers River Run; 5K; 7:30 AM; Fairgrounds,
Longmont, CO; 303-651-8405; ci.longmont.co.us
07/22
Teva Vail Half Marathon; 13.1M; 8:00 AM; Vail, CO;
970-479-2280; www.vailrec.com
07/04
Firecracker 10K; 8:30 AM; Breckenridge, CO; 970453-1734; www.townofbreckenridge.com
07/07
07/14
Stump Jumpin’ Trail Stomp; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM;
Clinton Lake, Lawrence, KS; midwesttrailruns.com
07/24
Morning News Marathon; 26.2M, 10K; 5:30 AM;
Salt Lake City, UT; 303-694-2202; desnews.com
07/04
FireKracker 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Fort Collins,
CO; 970-493-5220; Firekracker5K@gmail.com
Sabetha Firecracker 5K; 8:00 AM; Leman Recreation Complex, Sabetha, KS; 785-284-2303; www.
runsabetha.com
Tortoise and Hare; 4K; 8:00 AM; Rolland Moore
Park, Ft. Collins, CO; 970-224-9114; www.fortcollinsrunningclub.org
07/15
Barr Trail Mountain Race; 12M; 7:00 AM; Cog Railway, Manitou Springs, CO; www.runpikespeak.com
07/24
07/08
West End 3K; 6:30 PM; Boulder, CO; 303-4413002; www.boulderraceseries.com
07/15
CMRA Mountain Madness; 12K; 7:30 AM; Christies
of Genessee, Genessee, CO; comastersrun.org
07/25
Mountain Madness Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K;
8:00 AM; Howelson Hill, Steamboat Springs, CO;
07/15
Donor Dash; 5K; 8:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; 303-694-2030; www.bkbltd.com
07/26
Teva Paint Mines 6K; 6:30 PM; Paint Mines Park,
Calhan, CO; 719-520-6384; elpasocountyfair.com
07/04
Fourth of July Fun Run; 5K; 9:00 AM; Rotary Park,
Durango, CO; 970-375-7313; www.durangogov.org
07/04
Freedom Run; 5K; 8:00 AM; Evergreen, CO; 303694-2202; www.mtevans.org
07/08
07/04
Gothic to Crested Butte 1/3 Marathon; 8.3M; 8:00
AM; Gothic, CO; 970-349-7231; www.rmbl.org
07/08
RMRR Trophy Series; 2M; 8:00 AM; Bible Park,
Denver, CO; 303-871-8366; www.rmrr.org
07/15
High Mountain Trail Runs; 50K, 25K; 8:00 AM;
HMI, Leadville, CO; 210-573-3997; www.hminet.org
07/28
Classic 10K; 7:00 AM; Colorado Springs, CO; 719635-8803; www.csgrandprix.com
07/04
HRCA Independence Day Sunrise 10K; 10:30
AM; Highlands Ranch, CO; 303-471-7044; www.
highlandsranchrunseries.com
07/08
Summer Roundup Trail Run; 12K; 7:00 AM; Stratton Open Space, Colorado Springs, CO; 719-4732625; www.summerroundup.com
07/15
Marathon Training Series; 10M; 7:00 AM; City
Park, Westminster, CO; 303-871-8366; www.rmrr.org
07/28
Gut Buster 5K; 9:00 AM; Granby Elementary
School, Granby, CO; 970-887-3961; www.active.com
07/04
Northern Colorado Race For The Cure; 5K; 8:00
AM; Greeley, CO; 970-356-6964; komennco.org
07/08
Teva Vail Hill Climb; 7.5M; 8:00 AM; Mountain
Haus, Vail, CO; 970-479-2280; www.vailrec.com
07/14
US Half Marathon Copper Mountain; 13.1M, 12K,
5K; 8:00 AM; Copper Mountain, CO; 415-2US-HALF;
www.copperhalf.com
07/28
Kid’s Cure for Cancer; 5K, 1K; 8:00 AM; Metro
Park at Inverness, Englewood, CO; 303-831-4545;
www.kidscure.org
07/04
Liberty Run; 4M; 8:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
07/08
07/21
07/28
Sandia Peak Challenge; 8:00 AM; Sandia Peak Ski
Resort, Albuquerque, NM; 505-883-1455; cff.org
Run For Independence 4M; 7:30 AM; Palmer Lake,
CO; 719-481-1747; ples.lewispalmer.org
Aspen Race for the Cure; 5K, 1M; 8:00 AM; Rio
Grande Park, Aspen, CO; 970-920-0250; www.
aspenraceforthecure.com
07/04
Trespass Trail Challenge; 10M, 5M; 8:00 AM;
Nederland Elementary School, Nederland, CO; 303786-9255; www.TrespassChallenge.com
07/08
Women’s Distance Festival; 5K; 7:00 AM; SIPI,
Albuquerque, NM; 505-323-9161; www.aroadrun.org
07/21
07/28
Spring Creek Memorial Trail Run; 9M, 5K; 8:00
AM; Spring Creek Trail, Steamboat Springs, CO;
07/11
Summit Trail Running Series ; 5:45 PM; Breckenridge, CO; 970-453-1734; townofbreckenridge.com
Kendall Mountain Trail Race; 13M; 7:30 AM; Grand
Imperial Hotel, Silverton, CO; 970-387-5654; ebussilvertonws.ebusbuilder.com
07/21
Golden Gate Canyon Trail Run; 12.7M, 5K; 8:00
AM; Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Gilpin County,
CO; 303-870-0487; www.runuphillracing.com
07/29
Run to Break the Silence; 20K, 10K, 5K; 6:30 AM;
Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, NM; 505-820-2273;
judyputman@aol.com
05/26
Pelican Fest Tri; 8:00 AM; Windsor, CO; 970-6865828; www.pelicanfest.com
06/28
Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
06/02
HRCA Tune up Sprint Triathlon; 6:30 AM;
Westridge Recreation Center, Highlands Ranch, CO;
303-471-7053; www.highlandsranchrunseries.com
06/30
Lake To Lake Tri; 6:30 AM; North Lake Park, Loveland, CO; 970-669-6372; lovelandlaketolake.com
06/03
Longmont Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Centennial Pool,
Longmont, CO; 303-651-8405; ci.longmont.co.us
07/01
Battle at Midway Tri; 7:00 AM; Deer Creek Reservoir, Midway, UT; 801-450-8477; bamtriathlon.com
06/03
Spring Tri IT; 10:00 AM; Joe Rowell Park, Dolores,
CO; 970-565-2000 ext 23; brendaksmith@remax.net
07/05
06/07
07/07
Cabbage Head Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Wiggins, CO;
303-642-7917; www.racingunderground.com
06/09
Big Sky Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Community Center,
Bennet, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
07/10
Dip & Dash; 6:00 PM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora,
CO; 303-359-8042; www.majrae.com
06/09
Tri the Creek Tri; 7:00 AM; Cherry Creek State
Park, Aurora, CO; 720-931-6732; trithecreek.com
07/12
06/10
Mini Haha Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Broomfield, CO; 303464-5500; www.broomfieldrecreation.com
07/14
Lory Off-Road Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Lory State Park,
Ft. Collins, CO; 970-224-9114; www.runnersroostftcollins.com
06/12
07/15
Danskin Women’s Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; 800-452-9526; www.danskin.com
06/14
07/15
Table Mountain Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Arvada, CO;
303-422-4977; www.tablemountaintriathlon.com
06/16
XTERRA Buffalo Creek Off-Road Triathlon; Buffalo Creek, Bailey, CO; 303-932-1121; youtriit.com
07/15
Tri It High Sprint Tri; 9:00 AM; Aquatic Center,
Leadville, CO; 719-486-4142; lakecountyco.com
06/17
5430 Sprint Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir,
Boulder, CO; 303-442-0041; www.5430sports.com
07/17
06/19
07/19
06/21
07/22
Boulder Peak Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 303-442-0041; 5430sports.com
06/24
My Way or The Tri Way; 7:30 AM; Aurora Reservoir,
Aurora, CO; 720-934-2345; www.thetriway.com
07/24
07/04
Scar Top Mountain Run; 12K; 8:00 AM; Coal Creek
Community Center, Coal Creek Canyon, CO; 303642-7917; www.racingunderground.com
07/04
Spruce Canyon 5K; 8:00 AM; Coal Creek Community Center; Coal Creek Canyon, CO; 303-642-7917;
www.racingunderground.com
07/13
Hardrock Hundred Run; 100M; 6:00 AM; Silverton
High School, Silverton, CO; www.hardrock100.com
Alien Chase; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Civic Center,
Roswell, NM; www.dfn.com/runners/
07/14
Evergreen Mountain Trail Race; 10K; 8:00 AM;
Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, Evergreen, CO; 303674-6441; www.evergreenrecreation.com
07/21
Santiago Fiesta Runs; 10k, 5K; 8:00 AM; San Jose
Church, Los Ojos, NM; 505-756-4217; santiagofiestaruns@yahoo.com
05/06
South Rim Duathlon; 10:00 AM; Durango, CO; 970375-7308; calliesra@ci.durango.co.us
07/07
Cherry Days 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Paonia, CO;
970-260-7962; www.mmstriders.org
07/14
Howelsen Hill 8M; 9:00 AM; Howelsen Hill, Steamboat Springs, CO; 970-870-9273; runningseries.com
07/21
Women’s Distance Festival; 5K; 7:30 AM; N.
Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; 719635-3833; www.pprrun.org
05/12
06/24
Prospect Lake Tri; 7:30 AM; Colorado Springs, CO;
719-337-2737; prospectlaketriathlon.com
07/26
07/07
Leadville Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 15M; 8:00 AM;
Leadville, CO; 719-486-3502; leadvilletrail100.com
07/14
Lory Trail 5K; 8:00 AM; Lory State Park, Ft. Collins,
CO; 970-224-9114; www.runnersroostftcollins.com
07/22
Crag Crest Trail Run; 10.5M; 9:00 AM; Island Lake,
Grand, CO; 970-241-6478; ernakay@aol.com
Barkin’ Dog Duathlon; 7:00 AM; Cherry Creek
State Park, Denver, CO; 303-642-7917; www.
racingunderground.com
05/13
Little Foot Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Bear Creek Lake
Park, Morrison, CO; 303-271-3753; littlefoottri.com
06/26
07/29
Crested Butte Bank XTERRA; 9:00 AM; Crested
Butte, CO; 970-349-0170; www.cbbanktri.com
07/07
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was called the “Apex and Gregory Wagon Road.” It cost 60 cents to pass
if you had a wagon with a pair of horses. Mules, horses, and cattle driven
loose cost five cents each and sheep cost a penny a head. The toll road
operated profitably during the 1860’s and 70’s, but then floods destroyed
part of the road and the cost was too great to repair it. Other access routes
to Central City were at Mt. Vernon Canyon and Golden Gate Canyon. Mt.
Vernon Canyon ultimately became the preferred route for travelers; it is
now known as I-70.
The lower end of the Apex and Gregory Wagon Road was
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and suppliers who were traveling to the gold fields. It was also an area
where travelers and horses could rest before beginning the demanding
uphill climb. The townspeople sometimes took the law into their own
hands, instead of allowing crooks to be tried in the Denver courts. Legend says that a horse thief was lynched on a cottonwood tree leading into
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5 Ways To Ruin Your Race
by Jessica Griffiths
You’d think it would be obvious.
Unfortunately, it’s not, especially for new runners. Here’s an example. In college, my best
friend Pam and I were training for the Athens
Half Marathon. Four days before the race, Pam
decided to run 10 miles. It was her longest run
ever. She was surprised that she was sore at the
start of the race, and then she ran sluggishly
through 13 miles.
I asked her why she would run a distance that far, especially right before the race.
She replied, “I wanted to make sure that I would
be able to finish.” She did finish the race, but
then she was injured for two months afterward.
By her example, I learned early in my
running career that not tapering is a quick and
painful way to destroy a race.
Lesson learned: You need to let your
body recover before race day.
2. Wear New Shoes
Or Clothes
You know who you are. Don’t try to
hide. While wandering through the race expo the
day before the big event, you are overwhelmed
with the urge to buy a new neon yellow running
singlet so that your friends and family will be
able to spot you from two blocks away on the
course. To add insult to injury, you just can’t
resist purchasing a cool, new pair of running
shoes, especially since your old pair is so old
that you have to strap them together with duct
tape to keep them on.
But, what’s this? During the race,
blisters are forming on your toes. The new shirt
is chafing your underarms. Each step stings. By
mid-race, you’ve slowed to a walk. Your train46
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ing goals are trashed.
Lesson learned: Test all running
clothes and shoes before race day, preferably
by running a long run in the new gear to avoid
nasty surprises on race day.
3. Change Your
Eating Habits
I admit it. I’m guilty. Before my first
marathon, I read lots of books and articles on
carbo-loading and avoiding dehydration. I took
the advice to an extreme by overloading on fluids and eating too many bagels and muffins the
three days before the race. I didn’t want to ruin
my race by being thirsty or not having enough
energy to reach the finish. Unfortunately, all of
the water and food had a negative impact. The
good news: I finished the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C. in four hours, ten minutes. The bad news: I went to the port-a-john
three times during the race. I would have shaved
30 seconds a mile off my finish time if I hadn’t
been forced to wait in lines for the bathroom on
the race course, not to mention the discomfort of
running in that condition.
My husband has also learned a lesson
about changing eating habits before a race. At
the pasta party the night before the Shamrock
8K in Virginia Beach, he was happily surprised
to find free beer. When one cup of brew just
wouldn’t do, he put down about three pints. He
also loaded up on several plates of pasta. Needless to say, his race pace the next morning was
disrupted by stomach problems. Now when he’s
trying to race at an event, he saves the big dinners and alcoholic drinks for the post-race celebration.
Lesson learned: Don’t change your
diet or overload on fluids at the last minute.
4. Arrive Late
A great way to screw up your race
is to arrive late to the starting line. How often
have you gotten stuck in traffic on the way to
the race or taken a wrong turn when trying to
find the start line? You finally arrive only to discover that you can’t find a parking space. We’ve
all done it. It’s a stressful situation. Race road
closures or course changes can give you a headache. Then you dash to the starting line and have
to choose between starting on time or first making a pit stop at the port-a-potty. Don’t feel too
bad though. One time my husband showed up
for a run on the wrong day. Now that’s a surefire
way to have a bad race.
Lesson learned: Give yourself extra
time to arrive on time.
5. Underestimate
The Weather
Given Colorado’s unpredictable
weather, it’s a tough job trying to figure out
what to wear for your run. You choose a cotton t-shirt only to get soaked in a cool, spring
thunderstorm mid-way through the race; hypothermia sets in and your teeth are chattering
so loudly that other racers ask you if you need
help. Or you throw away your gloves after the
race starts only to find that you need them again
when it starts to snow.
I recently ran a 5K in Highlands
Ranch. Everyone was huddled together at the
start of the race as 40 mile an hour wind gusts
ripped through. I was thankful to have worn a
windbreaker. It’s difficult to run well when you
aren’t properly dressed.
Lesson learned: Prepare for changing
weather conditions.
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Nine events nationwide in 2007.
www.IronGirl.com
7.1.07 • Veteran’s Park State Capitol
Women’s 5-Mile & 5K Run/Walk
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