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Race Day Checklist
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There are dozens of great
running and triathlon events taking
place during the next few months
around the state. As an avid racer,
all types of products have made
their way into my race bag over
the last two decades. But since
most runners don’t want to lug a
50-pound suitcase with them on
race morning, here is a condensed
checklist to get you through the
day with the most essential items,
especially if you’re traveling out of
town for that all important event.
1. Timing chip and bib
number – You can remember all
of the gear you want, but if you
forget your timing chip and bib
number, it’s like you never got out
of bed. You want to make your
race count, so make sure you put
on your timing chip as soon as you
get it. For a big race, I often put
my bib number on my shirt and the chip on my shoe the night before, so I won’t forget.
2. Shoes – I’m serious! It seems so obvious, but make sure you pack your
favorite running shoes. My wife once went all the way to the Maui Marathon without
her running shoes. She was trying not to over pack for the trip and ended up without the
most important item. And don’t wear new shoes on race day, unless you want to risk
painful blisters.
3. Body glide – No need to be modest here. We all have embarrassing areas
that end up red and sore, or worse, bleeding, during the hot summer months. Whether
you use petroleum jelly or a product officially made for chaffing, I find that rubbing some
gunk on the right spots is a must before racing.
4. Sunglasses and a hat – Protecting your eyes from the sun makes the race
much more enjoyable, and wearing a light-colored, well ventilated hat not only protects
your face from the sun’s harmful rays, but offers the added bonus of keeping sweat out
of your eyes.
5. Water bottle – I know that a lot of runners don’t like to carry a water bottle
or a hydration pack with them on their runs, but for longer events, I always like to carry
my own. Keeping properly hydrated can make or break your performance, not to mention
the risk of side cramps and stomach pains if you lack fluids. A lot of trail races don’t have
many aid stations and running at altitude and in the heat can really drain you if you don’t
keep up on the fluids.
Other items you might want to consider are a race belt, and if you’re competing
in a triathlon, don’t forget your goggles, swim cap, and if needed, a wet suit. I also
always keep a towel and a change of clothes in my car for after the race. With these key
items, hopefully you’re well-prepared. Good luck!
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Running Hall of Fame
Inducts New Class
On May 4th, the Colorado Running
Hall of Fame added seven luminaries in Colorado running to its ranks at a banquet at
the Denver Athletic Club. Colorado has one
of the highest concentrations of world and
American record holders and Olympic and
world championship medal winners. The
Colfax Marathon Board of Directors established the Colorado Running Hall of Fame in
2007 to recognize Colorado residents who
have achieved national and international
recognition on the long-distance running
stage. This year’s inductees included Adam
Goucher, Elva Dryer, Mike Sandrock, Danny
Reese, Shayne Culpepper, Patty Sue Plummer, and Herb Lindsay.
For the first time, high school students were also recognized at the event.
Denver’s Mayor Hickenlooper was on hand
to provide opening remarks and congratulate the inductees.
More than 400 Colorado
Runners Finish Boston
paige higgins is the first american female
finisher at the boston marathon.
Paige Higgins ran 2:36:00 to lead
the American women in April’s Boston
Marathon. Just one month prior, Higgins
dropped out of the LA Marathon in despair when race start delays and nutrition
issues forced the former Littleton resident
to her first DNF at mile 16. In a few short
weeks, Higgins picked up her training and
her spirits, as well as a Saucony sponsorship, to turn her sights towards Boston.
Higgins was only a few minutes off her personal best of 2:33:06 (Chicago 2008) on the
tough Boston course.
Near perfect weather and neck-toneck races made for a record setting day all
around. Ryan Hall set an American course
record in 2:08:41 while Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot of Kenya ran 2:05:52 to smash the
all time B.A.A. Boston course record by a
minute and twenty-two seconds.
More than 22,000 runners finished
this years race with 405 runners from Colorado crossing the finish line.
Weather conditions created a few
wrinkles for the teams; two days of driving
rain finally broke on race day. However, due
to water and air temperatures, the Olympicdistance national championship swim was
cut to 750 meters.
Colorado Elites Run USA 25K
Several elite runners from Colorado took part in the USA 25K Championships
on May 8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At the
Fifth Third River Bank Run, Jason Hartmann
of Boulder placed fourth in 1:15:38 to win
$1,000. Josh Eberly of Gunnison earned
fifth. In the women’s race, Megan Lund of
Basalt placed eighth.
Cold, breezy conditions met the
5,500 plus strong field at the start as the
country’s largest 25K hosted the national
championships for the 17th time.
Colorado Wins Collegiate Tri Title
The University of Colorado brought
home the overall team crown on April 17 at
USA Triathlon’s Collegiate National Championship. Cedric Wane and Jessica Broderick overcame blustery conditions at Buffalo Springs Lake Park in Lubbock, Texas,
to place second as the top scorers for the
men’s and women’s CU teams.
Colorado used a first-place finish in
the men’s team standings and a runner-up
showing on the women’s side to claim its
first overall title since winning three straight
from 2003-05.
Mock Wins London Marathon
Justin Mock from Arvada was
the top American finisher at the rainy 2010
London Marathon in April. He placed 52nd
overall with a time of 2:29:29.
Mock, a 28-year-old accountant,
has won many local road races, including
the Colorado Colfax Marathon in 2008, but
he is a relative unknown on the national
scene.
The London Marathon had approx-
imately 35,000 finishers, led by Ethiopian
Tsegaye Kebede in 2:05:19, just nine seconds outside the course record.
Arnold Wins Flying Pig
Cynthia Arnold, a 26-year-old resident of Glenwood Springs, won the Flying
Pig Marathon in 2:55:02. Arnold is the reigning USA Trail Marathon champion. Arnold
decided to compete in the Cincinnati, Ohio
event while visiting family nearby. She was
nursing a foot injury and had just received a
cortisone shot.
“I didn’t know how fast I could run
today (because of the injury), but I was in
the front pretty much,” said Arnold. “When
the half broke off, I was by myself and the
crowd kept telling me how I was doing. In
fact, that’s my favorite part of these races,
the crowd support. In trail races, nobody
knows where you are.”
The May event featured 18,520
runners and walkers in the marathon, halfmarathon, and 4-person relay.
Suszek Wins Marathon
Red Cross.
Lagat Breaks 5K Record
2010 World Indoor 3,000m champion Bernard Lagat set the American record
over 5,000 meters at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway. A two-time
Olympic and three-time World Outdoor
medalist, Lagat ran a strategic race and
finished in 12:54.12 to break the previous
American record of 12:56.27 set by Dathan
Ritzenhein last year. Chris Solinsky finished
in a personal best 12:56.66, just outside
the previous record. However, incredibly,
the Americans didn’t top the podium in the
race. Imane Merga Ethiopia won the race in
12:53.81 and 2008 World Indoor 3,000 meter champion Tariku Bekele of Ethiopia was
second in 12:53.97. Lagat was third and Solinsky was sixth.
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Michele Suszek, 28, of Longmont,
was the first female at the Run for the Red
Marathon in Stroudsburg, PA on May 16.
Suszek finished seventh overall in a time of
2:39.03. The course traversed the Pocono
Mountains as a benefit for the American
9th Annual
Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010
Start/Finish at Buckingham Park
First Street and Lincoln Ave.
Half Marathoners
Receive Finisher
Medals
Photography By Victor Sailer / PhotoRun.net
Cash Awards
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The Crossroads Half Marathon is the final race in the 2010 Colorado Runner Racing Series
July/August 2010
trai n i n g s marts
How to Run Your Best
Half Marathon
ith logic dictating that you should be able to complete
a half comfortably before attempting a
marathon, many beginners run it as a rite
of passage to prepare for the 26.2 miler.
Equally enticing for novices, the half
doesn’t require the volume of training
needed for the marathon. Experienced
marathoners race the half because it’s a
good tune up for the full monty, giving
a good indicator of one’s conditioning
and lactate threshold pace. Plus, it only
takes two weeks to recover from a half, so
marathon training is not compromised.
It’s not surprising then, that new
“halfs” spring up each year, many in
conjunction with marathons. How to
best prepare for the half? Coaches tend
to stand in two camps about training for
the half. One group says you don’t need
long mileage to do a good half. They
claim you should focus on getting faster
over the 10K, which will in turn reduce
your half marathon time. The other
group claims you need some serious
overdistance training to be able to gut
out a solid half and finish strongly. The
main points of contention in this debate
are about how much weekly mileage and
how long your endurance runs should be
to successfully race the half.
Here’s my take on this controversy.
The half is not an event to be taken
lightly. It’s over twice the distance of
a 10K - and those are tough enough.
Therefore your training should reflect
this greater distance by doing some solid
endurance runs, while still allowing for
the slightly faster (about 5%) tempo of
the half over your full marathon pace.
So exactly how much, and what type
of running is recommended to race the
half successfully? First, let’s look at the
novice half marathoner who wants to
finish the half.
July/August 2010
Goal: To Finish the Half Marathon
If your goal is solely to complete the half,
you can get away with running as little as
10 miles in your longer training efforts. I’ve
known half marathon completers who ran no
further than 6-8 miles in training. However,
for these runners, we can’t guarantee it
will be a pleasant experience, and nor will
they recover as quickly as someone who has
trotted through 15 -18 miles in training.
Thus, it’s strongly recommended that
you complete 13 miles in training a few
times, if only for the psychological benefit
of knowing you can complete the distance.
Here’s an example of a typical training week
for runners wanting to finish their first half.
Several (6-10) weeks of following this basic
training program, working on developing
your endurance, will have you crossing the
finish line only slightly the worse for wear, if
you run at an intelligent pace.
see chart #1
Goal: Racing the Half Marathon
What about the hard-core competitor, who
wants to race the half marathon or get a
personal best? Several over distance training
jaunts in the 15-18 mile range are necessary
here. Your prime training mission during the
conditioning phase should be to run at least
one long run each weekend, gradually building
up to 18 miles, and following through with
another lengthy run in mid week in the 1315 mile range. By placing a few (2-3) shorter
recovery runs of 5-10 miles around those long
runs to maintain your aerobic fitness, you’ll
have no problems handling the distance at
racing pace. Here’s a suggested conditioning
schedule for serious runners.
see chart #2
The length of this conditioning mileage
phase depends somewhat on your previous longevity in distance running. If you’ve
run consistently for more than 3 years,
your aerobic capacity will be close to your
maximum genetic potential. If this is the
case, 6-8 weeks of long running will develop
your maximal oxygen consumption to its
optimum.
Then, if you follow this with several (4-6)
weeks of tempo running and/or interval sessions, your leg speed will be finely tuned for
the half. These tempo and interval workouts,
some tune up races over 8K and 10K, and a
time trial or two will have you in fine fettle
for race day. However, it is very important
that you maintain one, and preferably two
longer runs each week, when you switch to
the shorter, faster running. Here are some
suggested weekly schedules for this phase of
your training.
see chart #3
Time trials
These higher intensity efforts will mesh your
speed and stamina by running distances
shorter than the half marathon at your anaerobic threshold, or the point where you start
accumulating lactic acid. By improving your
ability to run closer to your maximal aerobic
capacity for longer, time trials help your body
adapt to half marathon pace.
Time trials are done between 75% and 85%
of your maximal heart rate (which is calculated by subtracting your age from 220). E.g.
If you’re 40 years old, your estimated maximal
heart rate will be around 180. Start at the low
end of your heart rate range and increase your
pace if it is too easy. A heart rate monitor is
invaluable for this type of training.
If you don’t want to mess around with
heart rate monitors, I came across a prediction equation for the half marathon based
on current best 10K time that you can use to
establish pace guidelines for your tempo runs,
time trials, and your half marathon race. Take
your current best 10K time and multiply it by
2.222 to get your goal half marathon time.
Then divide this time by 13.1 to get your
average pace per mile. Here’s an example:
If your current 10K best is 45:00, your total
half marathon time extrapolates out to 99.99
minutes (we’ll round that up to 100 minutes
or 1:40). This, divided by 13.1, yields an
average pace of 7.63 minutes/mile, or 7:38 per
mile. Thus your tempo runs and time trials
should be somewhere close to this pace.
Although time trials are hard work, you
should be left with some reserves when you
finish, and not be exhausted. Do a 10-15
minute cool down jog to ease your muscles
and resynthesize the waste products that have
built up.
Ideal distances for time trial to prepare
for the half are 10K and 10 miles. If you race
one or two 8K and 10K’s during the final 4-6
weeks, you only need to insert one or two
time trials between them.
Tune Up Races
Shorter distance races can be used instead
of tempo running, to prepare you for the
rigors of the half marathon. But you should
not race every weekend leading up to the
July/August 2010
Amy Hafner of Westminster and Mike Hafner of Camas, WA are all smiles as the crest the final hill in the Horsetooth Half Marathon. Photo by Steve Glass / Glass Photography
At age 51, Jay Survil of Aurora finishes the 2010 Colorado Half Marathon as the first masters runner in a personal record time of 1:22:59. Photo by Paul Minne
The Half Marathon is a rare bird really, sort of betwixt and between the 10K and marathon distances.
Because it’s not an Olympic distance, few distance runners specialize in it. Yet the 13.1-miler has gained
great popularity in the past decade for many reasons. –By Roy Stevenson
1
3
DAY
workout
MONDAY
5–8 mile run, medium
pace
TUESDAY
4-6 miles slow pace
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
week 1
week 2
week 3
week 4
MONDAY
5 mile slow
jog OR Rest
Day
5 mile slow
jog OR Rest
Day
5 mile slow
jog OR Rest
Day
5 mile slow
jog OR Rest
Day
TUESDAY
Tempo Run
Workout #1
(see chart
#4)
Time Trial:
10K
Tempo Run
Workout #2
(see chart
#4)
Time Trial: 10
miles
WEDNESDAY
13-15 miles
slow/steady
pace
13-15 miles
slow/steady
pace
13-15 miles
slow/steady
pace
13-15 miles
slow/steady
pace
THURSDAY
5-8 mile slow
jog
5-8 mile slow
jog
5-8 mile slow
jog
5-8 mile slow
jog
Rest Day
Rest Day
Rest Day
Rest Day
Race: 8K
Interval
Session (see
chart #5)
Race 10K
Interval
Session (see
chart #5)
16-18 miles
slow pace
16-18 miles
slow pace
16-18 miles
slow pace
16-18 miles
slow pace
DAY
10-12 mile long run,
steady, comfortable
cruising pace
4-5 miles slow
Rest day
10-13 miles long run,
steady, comfortable
cruising pace
FRIDAY
SUNDAY
Rest day
SATURDAy
TOTAL miles
for week
33-44 miles
SUNDAY
2
DAY
MONDAY
10 mile run, slow pace
TUESDAY
Rest Day
WEDNESDAY
half. One race every 3 weeks is adequate.
The races should be over 8K or 10K, and
you should aim to run them slightly slower
than your normal 8K or 10K pace in the first
2-3 miles, and pick your pace up over the
remainder of the race. You should be storming across the finish line with these efforts,
finishing strongly.
Tempo Runs
Track Intervals
Here, you run a certain number of repetitions
over a set distance, at a predetermined speed,
with walking or recovery jogging between
the fast bursts. Some sample interval workouts aimed at the half marathon follow.
Suggested Interval Workouts
for Half Marathoners.
see chart #5
Tapering for the Half Marathon
Your training has gone well and you don’t
have any niggling injuries, so it’s time to let
July/August 2010
Race Day Tips
The biggest mistake you’re likely to make
in a half marathon is starting too fast. It’s
crucial that you resist the urge to go out fast
at the start because you’re excited. Do not
get caught up with the general fast surge that
most runners make from the start line. This
has destroyed many a runner, reducing them
to a survival shuffle to the finish. Start out at
your goal pace, or even slightly slower.
If it’s a large race, avoid weaving in and
out of the runners at the start - this wastes
a lot of energy. You should have settled into
your desired goal pace somewhere around
the first mile. Keep things under control
until you’re past 5 miles, and gradually start
picking up your tempo. Do not pick your
pace up in a short fast burst - it should be
done over a half-mile or more. Speed up
almost imperceptibly.
No matter how fit you are, attempt to run
the half marathon at a steady, even pace the
entire distance, so the two halves of your race
are nearly identical. Distributing your effort
evenly along the course is the sanest and
surest way to get a personal best.
If the headwind is blustering on race day,
shelter about one meter behind other runners.
When the wind is behind you, come out wide
from the pack, set your sails, and pick up
your pace.
Try running with a group - this helps tremendously. Sharing the goal and motivating
each other reduces your perceived effort. Just
make sure the pack is running at your pace.
No matter how well you pace yourself,
you’ll be feeling discomfort by the last few
miles of the half. Concentrate on relaxing,
holding your form, and maintaining your
pace. Monitor your breathing, temperature,
and rhythm, and adjust your pace up or down
as you feel. If you tend to slump towards the
end of your races, some core strengthening
will help keep your posture upright when you
are fatigued.
This then, is my training and racing advice
to help you squeeze the most out of yourself
in your autumn half marathon. If you have
followed anything resembling these schedules you can line up knowing that you’re
going to have a good day. Good luck in your
half; race smartly, and you’ll be fine.
Roy Stevenson has a master’s degree in
exercise physiology and coaching.
As a freelance writer, Roy has over 200
articles on running, triathlons, sports, fitness
and health.
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
TOTAL miles
for week
Most half marathons now offer finishers medals. Photo by Victor Sailor / PhotoRun.net
These are a hybrid workout - a cross between
a long track (or road) interval workout and
a time trial. Because tempo runs are over
shorter distances than time trials, they are
done at a slightly faster pace than time trials
- somewhere between 78% and 91% of your
maximal heart rate.
They are best described by sample workouts, as follows:
see chart #4
all your hard work come through in the final
10 days before the half. Trim your mileage
by 60% in the final 10 days, and jog slowly,
to allow your muscles to repair and build up
their glycogen stores. Your tapering week
should go something like this.
see chart #6
workout
CHARTS
#1 = Goal: To Finish the Half Marathon, #2 & #3 = Goal: Racing the Half
Marathon, #4 = TEMPO RUNS, #5 = SUGGESTED INTERVAL WORKOUTS FOR HALF
MARATHONERS, #6 = TAPERING FOR THE HALF MARATHONS.
13-15 mile run, steady
pace
5-8 miles slow
5
Rest day
DISTANCE OF
FAST BURST
NUMBER OF
REPETITIONS
LENGTH OF
RECOVERY
INTERVAL
SPEED OF
FAST BURST
RECOVERY
MODE
16-18 mile run, steady
pace
800 METERS
4–5
800 METERS
5K RACE PACE
WALK/JOG
5-7 mile run slow, OR
Rest Day
1200 METERS
3–4
1000 METERS
5K RACE PACE
WALK/JOG
49-58 miles
1600 METERS
2–3
1200 METERS
8K RACE PACE
WALK/JOG
6
4
DAY
TEMPO
WORKOUT #1
Warm up 1 mile easy pace, then
2 miles at 10K pace. Repeat.
Cool down afterwards.
TEMPO
WORKOUT #2
Warm up 2 miles easy
pace, then three 10-minute
intervals at 10K pace,
with 5-minute recovery
jog between. Cool down
afterwards.
TEMPO
WORKOUT #3
Warm up 2 miles easy pace,
then 15 minutes @ half
marathon pace, 5 minute
jog. Repeat. Cool down
afterwards.
workout
SUNDAY
Easy one-hour jog with 3 - 4 x 400 meter stride
outs at 10K race pace. Recovery jog between.
MONDAY
Rest Day
TUESDAY
45 minute jog
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
30 minute jog with 5 stride-outs (like a quick leg
turnover sprint) over 100 meters on soft surface.
Rest Day
20 minute jog
Half Marathon Race
July/August 2010
Electrolytes
After extended sweaty exercise, you should plan to replace
sodium if—
1) you are craving salt, and
2) you are covered with a layer of salt on your skin.
Many tired athletes report the salt helps revive them so they feel
better. Plus, it helps with rehydration because it holds water in
your body.
You can also consume salty foods, such as chicken broth or
ramen noodles before extended sweaty exercise, so the sodium
will be in your system, helping to retain fluid and maintain hydration. Experiment with consuming pre-exercise sodium during
training. Some athletes complain of intestinal upset or heaviness.
You are an experiment of one!
Assuming the longer and harder you exercise, the hungrier
you’ll get and the more sodium-containing foods and fluids
you’ll eat - and easily consume more than enough electrolytes
during and after the workout. Standard snacks (yogurt, bagels)
and meals (pizza, pasta) have more sodium than you may realize.
Nibbling on olives, pickles, crackers & cheese can easily replace
sodium losses. (See the table and read food labels for sodium
content.) As for potassium, chugging 16-ounces of chocolate
milk for a recovery drink more than replaces the potassium a
marathoner might lose.
What Are They?
When he entered my office holding a Gatorade at 9:00 a.m, and mentioned he wouldn’t be training until 2:00,
I wondered why he was sipping a sports drink right then. His response: “For the electrolytes - not that I even
know what electrolytes are…!” Like many of my clients, this runner was confused about electrolytes: Did he
need them? How to replace them? Are engineered sports foods the best sources? If you are also confused about
this topic, keep reading! –By Nancy Clark
What about commercial sports foods with sodium?
If you are tempted to replace sodium losses with commercial
sports foods and fluids, note that most of these engineered
products are relatively poor sources of sodium. (See the table
below.) Some frugal ultra-distance athletes simply lick a small
packet of salt from their palm or suck on a bouillon cube. Tastes
great if you crave it!
Sodium in Popular Recovery Foods
Do active people need extra electrolytes?
If you are a fitness exerciser, you are unlikely to need extra electrolytes
to replace those lost in sweat. If you exercise hard for more than four
hours in the heat (such as triathletes, marathoners and even tennis
players), you may benefit from replacing sodium losses, particularly
if you sweat a lot or have been consuming only plain water or even a
standard sports drink. In that case, salty recovery snacks could be a
smart choice - particularly if you are prone to muscle cramps.
Potassium deficiency is unlikely to occur in athletes because the
body contains much more potassium than even a marathoner might
lose during a hot, sweaty race. Never the less, you can rule out this
issue by enjoying potassium-rich fruits and vegetables (oranges,
bananas, raisins, potato) and dairy (milk, yogurt). You can easily
replace the 200 to 600 milligrams of potassium you might lose in an
hour of hard training by snacking on a medium to large banana (450600 mg potassium).
To consume the electrolyte calcium, plan to include calcium-rich
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foods each day, such as (soy) milk+cereal, yogurt, a (decaf) latte. For
magnesium, as often as possible, enjoy a pile of magnesium-rich green
leafy vegetables, as well as whole grains, nuts, peanut butter, dried
beans and lentils.
Who needs to worry about replacing sodium?
Not many people! When you exercise, you lose some sodium via
sweat, but you are unlikely to deplete your body’s stores under
ordinary conditions. Problems arise when people overhydrate during
exercise with too much plain water or standard sports drink. The very
small amount of sodium in a sports drink is added to enhance fluid
retention, not to replace sodium losses
The concentration of sodium in your blood actually increases
during exercise because you lose proportionately more water than
sodium. Hence, your first need is to replace the fluid. You can easily
replace the 800 mg of sodium lost in two pounds of sweat during a
hard hour-long workout by enjoying a recovery snack of chocolate
milk and a bagel with peanut butter.
Keep in mind, most health organizations recommend we reduce
our sodium intake because the typical diet contains too much sodium
for the typical person who is unfit, overfat and at risk for high blood
pressure and stroke.
I am training for an Ironman triathlon. Should I consume
extra sodium?
Photography By Victor Sailer / PhotoRun.net
What are electrolytes?
Electrolytes are electrically charged particles that help the body
function normally. Some of the more familiar electrolytes include
sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Calcium and magnesium help muscles contract and relax. Sodium and potassium help
water stay in the right balance inside and outside of cells. Sodium is
the electrolyte lost in the highest concentration in sweat.
Food
Chicken noodle soup, 1 can Campbell’s
Pizza, 1 small Domino’s cheese
Ramen noodles, Maruchan, 1 packet
Spaghetti sauce, 1 cup Ragu
Bouillon, 1 cube Herb-Ox Chicken
Salt, 1 small packet
Pretzels, 1 oz (30 g) Rold Gold thins
Bagel, 1 Thomas’ New York style (3.7 oz)
V-8 Juice, 8 ounces
American cheese, 1 slice Kraft
SaltStick capsule, 1
Cheerios, 1 cup multigrain
Yogurt, 6 oz Stonyfield Farms vanilla
Bread, 1 slice Pepperidge Farm hearty slices
Saltine crackers, 5
Potato chips, 20 Lay’s
Chocolate milk, Nesquik, 8 oz
Gatorade, 8 ounces
Endurolytes (electrolytes), 1 capsule
Powerade, 8 ounces
Beer, 12 ounce can
Coke, 12 ounce can
Orange juice, 8 ounces
Potential loss in a 2 hr workout
Sodium (mg)
2,350
2,330
1,580
1,160
1,100
590
560
540
480
250
215
200
115
190
180
180
150
110
100
70
15
10
5
1,000-2,000
Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD is the author of the Sports
Nutrition Guidebook and food guides for new runners,
marathoners, and soccer players. Her books are available at
www.nancyclarkrd.com. See also sportsnutritionworkshop.com.
July/August 2010
YO UTH R UNNING
The first lap of the 5A boys 1600.
Valley’s Derek Schneider, who finished sixth, leads Sterling Zehnder of
Platte Valley (finished 3rd), eventual winner Eric Versaw of The Classical
Academy, and Faith Christian’s Sam Yeager (2nd) in the 3A boys 800.
New Records Bring High
Drama at State Track Meet
The Colorado High School State Track Meet saw tight team
finishes, thrilling competition, good weather, and the usual
share of shouts of joy and tears of defeat. –by Bill Stahl
After years of contending, the 5A boys’ title went to Fountain-Fort
Carson with 73 points, followed closely by Cherry Creek (67), Regis Jesuit
(62), and Arapahoe (57). Doherty senior star Kenneth Chambers took the
100 meters in a blazing 10.74 seconds, but he could see the mantle being
passed to two young F-FC sprinters, sophomore Markest Woodson in
second-place and freshman Solyde Bankson in third. Woodson also was runner-up to Chambers in the 200, teammate Brandon Parsons claimed the
400 crown in 49.09 seconds, and Jamarius Mathis won
said coach Chris Faust. “He qualified (for State) in
the shotput with a heave of just over 59 feet. The Trojans the 100, 200, and 400, including a 48.4 open 400,
but we knew we couldn’t win the meet, so we came in
also got 16 points toward their title with runner-up finwith the goal to win all three (relays).”
ishes in the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relays.
Rising star Connor Winter of Arapahoe pulled off
Astoundingly, those relays, along with the 4x400 relay
another surprising sweep in the 800, 1600, and 3200
meter runs against very stout competition. Winter
were all won by Cherokee Trail, possibly a first in the
began on Thursday with the longest event, the 3200.
annals of 5A Colorado State track. The one most in
Cherry Creek ace Walter Schafer took the early lead
doubt was the 4x400, where Rangeview had built a solid
and began to pull away from the pack halfway in,
passing the mile mark in 4:41. Winter and Danny
lead. But the Cougars’ third leg and then their anchor,
Nicolls of Regis were the last runners to stay in touch
Steffan Dickens, came roaring back to win in a blazing
with Schafer as the Bruins’ senior passed 800 meters
time of 3:19.23. “He (Dickens) took one for the team,”
to go in 7:13. The two challengers closed on their
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prey with 300 meters left, and then Winter
overtook the 5A state cross country champ
at the 200 mark en route to a 9:17.17 victory.
Fellow Foot Locker finalist Nicolls snuck
by Schafer with 20 meters left to finish in
9:18.06, to Schafer’s 9:18.19.
“I knew he (Schafer) was going to come
back,” said Winter, “I just didn’t think he’d
come back that fast. I’m glad Danny was
pushing me or we might not have caught
him that quickly.”
Winter used the comeback strategy to perfection again the next day, coming from 10
meters back and sprinting past Smoky Hill’s
Matthieu Caldwell on the final curve to win
the 800 title in 1:52.56. The Warrior’s junior
went for the sweep on Saturday in the 1600.
After a pedestrian 70-second first lap, the
pack accelerated into a 65-second next lap,
and a 67-second third lap. Caldwell burst
ahead with 350 meters to go only to have
Winter surge around him on the curve and
pull away for a convincing win. Caldwell was
second with Schafer in third.
“I saw Caldwell take it out, but (Cherokee
Trail’s Alex) Dillenbeck was there, so I just
kind of sat on him,” Winter said. “I was
enjoying the pace because I know I have one
of the best kicks out there. Then Kirk Webb
(of Monarch) came out of nowhere. I saw
him go and knew it was a little early. It was
a good move, but he didn’t make it definitive
enough, so I was just tracking him down the
last 100 meters.”
While Fountain-Fort Carson didn’t
claim the 5A girls title, their sophomore
star GinAsia Hamilton made jaws drop
throughout the stadium all three days,
winning the maximum-possible four gold
medals, including the 200 (24.15), 400
(55.98), and as part of the 4x200 meter
relay, and 800 meter sprint medley. “I’m
really excited that I won my events,” said
Hamilton, who said the 4x200 relay was the
one event in the most doubt. “When I got
the baton, we weren’t in the best of places,
but I figured I had more closing speed than
the other girl, and it worked.”
The award for taking-the-suspense-outof-races had to go to Eleanor Fulton of
Highlands Ranch. Dominating wire-towire, the senior crushed the field with a 16second triumph over Pine Creek’s Heather
Bates in the 3200 in 10:43.44, and then
cruised by 4.5 seconds over Bates again in
the 1600 in a relatively comfortable 5:02.76.
The 5A girls’ team title went to a very
well-balanced team from Loveland. The
Indians didn’t win an event, and in fact,
didn’t even have an individual runner-up.
But they amassed enough points in numerous events to claim their first team crown
with 68, 15 points ahead of Cherry Creek
despite the herculean efforts of the Bruins’
Olivia Anderson. Anderson won the very
difficult 300 hurdles - 800 meter run double,
as well as taking third-place in the 400
meters. After hitting a hurdle on the curve,
Anderson had to employ a late surge to get
ahead of three other girls over the last two
hurdles. “I was definitely nervous about my
position,” said Anderson, “but I felt myself
picking up and the other girls weren’t, so I
was open to go for the win and hoped my
speed would carry me through.”
Loveland accumulated 35 points with
their relays alone, snagging two seconds, a
third, and two fourths. “To me, they epitomize a track TEAM,” said Loveland coach
Paul Quere’, immediately after successfully
executing a celebratory back flip. “Every girl
on this team fought for every point to win
a state title against the quality we have in
Colorado, and we didn’t win an event.”
In Class 4A, the Thompson
Valley girls were dethroned by
Windsor, which claimed its first-ever girls
title, 59-49 over the Eagles. “Thompson
Valley is a class program,” said Wizards
coach Brock Boettcher. “I don’t think there’s
a team in the Northern Conference that
doesn’t want to look like them. And to bring
this back to the Windsor community that
has been through so much (the tornado a
couple of years back), this is special.”
To add insult to injury, Windsor’s Samantha Kee erased the 400 state record of
Thompson Valley’s Liz Tremblay, set just
last year, in 55.05 seconds. The 1600 has
always been a strength of the Eagles, and
it appeared that would be the case again as
Karina Ernst and Becky Schmitt led the
field through pokey laps of 83, 78, and 80
seconds. Eventually, Ernst pulled away and
appeared headed to victory, but Alamosa’s
Jenny DeSouchet showed her resolve and
closed a 10-meter gap in the last 20 meters
to stun Ernst by just .07 of a second in
5:10.69. Schmitt fell to sixth, but earlier had
won the 3200 in 11:07.19, breaking open a
close duel over the final 800 meters to beat
DeSouchet’s sister Nicki by 25 meters.
Longmont (51½ points) squeezed past
Valor Christian (46), and Wasson and
Mullen (45 each) to claim the boys’ 4A title.
Like Loveland, the Trojans didn’t win an
individual event, but got strong contributions from Aaron Praska, who was second in
both the 110 meter and 300 meter hurdles,
and Scotland Coyle, who was second to
Fort Lupton’s Reece James in the discus.
Both times, Praska was looking at the back
of Wasson’s Trevor Brown, who was also
second in the triple jump. Brown lowered
Derek Applewhite’s 1998 300 hurdles State
meet record to 36.81 seconds.
Drama ran high in the 4A boys’ distance
races. David Perry of Niwot turned in the
fastest 3200 time of the meet. Perry and
future University of Portland roommate
Scott Fauble of Wheat Ridge ran back-andforth for the first 6½ laps, passing the mile
mark in 4:39. Perry’s strong surge 500 meters
from the finish put Fauble away en route to
a stellar 9:11.34 clocking. “Scott made that
race,” said Perry. “Having him keep going in
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front of me is an ego shot. You say, ‘Maybe
I’ll just give it to him.’ It’s hard as hell to try
to get back in front because you’re running as
hard as you can.”
“I knew (Perry) was going to come out
fast,” said Fauble. “I tried to stay with him
but just didn’t have it in myself. He ran great
and deserved to win that race.”
Foot Locker finalist Fauble turned the
tables on Perry in the 1600, starting his
finish kick from 200 meters out, which was
almost too soon as Fauble had to hold off
a hard-charging Chris Ganem of Castle
View. Fauble found one last gear to hold off
Ganem by two meters in 4:19.85, with Perry
just a step further behind.
The Classical Academy seized
both the boys’ and girls’ team
crowns, but the routes to do so were entirely
different. The Titan boys found themselves
in a dogfight for all three days with Faith
Christian. As is usually the case in tight
meets, the final verdict would come in the
last event, the thrilling 4x400 relay. Defending champ TCA lagged by seven points to
the Eagles, who didn’t qualify their team
for the final, so the Titans needed to finish
at least second to win the championship
outright. Ben Hinckfoot’s third leg opened
up a tight battle, providing most of the 2½second margin ahead of not only third-place,
but to win the event. TCA edged Faith 9188 despite valiant efforts by many Eagles, including Hayden Loudenslager, who cleared
6’7” in the high jump to place second, and
soaring 22’3.75” in the long jump, also good
for second-place, and triple jumping 44’1”
for third. What proved to be a pivotal point
swing occurred on Friday when Eric Versaw
surged ahead of Faith’s Sam Yeager to win
the 800. A reversal of their positions would
have swung four points, handing the Eagles
the title instead.
The 3A boys’ distance races weren’t to be
outdone by the other classes for drama, either.
Amos Bowen of Brush pulled away from
TCA’s Josh Simkins and an illness-weakened
Ryan Poland of Denver Christian to win the
3200. In the 1600, Brandon Fritz of Eaton
led the pack in a quick first lap of 62 seconds.
The pace slowed considerably on the second
lap in heavy wind, with Faith’s Evan Fortney
taking the top spot, and Poland on his shoulder.
“It was a tough strategic race,” said
Poland, a Foot Locker finalist. “I didn’t
want to lead. I was glad Evan Fortney took
the lead, but he’s strong, so I knew if I gave
him too much he would take it from me,
so I knew I had to stick with him.” The
saner pace bunched up the pack, and with
250 meters to go, Poland tangled feet with
TCA’s Simkins and went down. The resulting adrenaline rush propelled Simkins to a
10-meter lead on the curve. The determination showed clearly on Poland’s face. “I saw
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Poland
“
hammered
down the
straightaway
and held off a
valiant effort
by Simkins to
regain the lead.
Their times
were 4:31.96 and
4:32:01.”
Shawn Dubbs of Cripple Creek (middle) on his
way to winning the 2A boys 1600.
him (Simkins) go after he clipped my heel.
It was a little angering, but it worked out for
me.” Poland hammered down the straightaway and held off a valiant effort by Simkins
to regain the lead. Their times were 4:31.96
and 4:32:01.
Machebeuf ’s Devon White won the 3A
triple crown of sprint events, taking first in
the 100 (11.36 seconds), 200 (21.97, breaking
the 3A state meet record), and 400 (48.94).
As has been the case for the past five
years, the TCA girls didn’t leave much
drama in the team race, amassing an eyepopping 148 points, 91 ahead of runner-up
Lyons. The face of the program has been
CSU-bound Kaitlin Hanenberg, who swept
the 1600 and 3200 titles for the third year in
a row, comfortably ahead of Kara Slavoski of
St. Mary’s both times. “It’s been a great four
years and I’ve been so blessed to be on this
team,” said Hanenberg. “Winning as a team
just tops everything off.”
Versatile Samantha Berggren of Middle
Park displayed her breadth of talents once
again. She conquered the 400 for the third
straight year in 55.97 seconds, two seconds
ahead of the field in windy conditions. She
lost the 200 by just .05 seconds to Rachel
Hinker of Lyons, and looked tired by the
time she placed fifth in the 1600 on Saturday. But she had good reason for that after
her epic duel in the 800 on Friday. Berggren and TCA’s Emily LaValley battled at
the front of the pack for the first lap before
pulling away in the second. LaValley attempted to surge away on the back-straight,
only to see the Panthers’ junior fight back
and draw slightly ahead on the final straight.
But LaValley summoned up one more effort
and outlasted Berggren in 2:11.24, ahead by
.14, and in the process seizing her foe’s state
record by almost 1.5 seconds.
The girls’ 2A race didn’t stand
out as much as two individuals did, distance runner Johanna Reed of
Paonia, and sprinter Marissa Smith of
Holyoke. Smith garnered four gold medals,
including the 100 (12.73), 200 (25.51), 400
(56.63), and as anchor of the Dragons’ 4x200
relay that broke the 2A state record.
Reed took gold with Paonia’s 4x800 relay
that won by 18 seconds on Thursday, then
smoked the field in the 800 on Friday by
more than five seconds in 2:16.16. She finished fifth in a thrilling 3200 that featured
a heated battle between Nederland’s Kelley
Robinson, and Birdie Hutton from Boulder’s Shining Mountain Waldorf School.
Hutton made an emphatic surge in the sixth
lap, to which Robinson responded with one
of her own on the next lap. Hutton strode
ahead again with 300 meters left, but in
the middle of the curve, Robinson charged
past and led to the tape, putting down an
80-second last 400. “I just didn’t see her
coming, I couldn’t react in time,” said an
emotional Hutton afterward.
Akron copped the 2A girls title with
82.5 points to Paonia’s 65. Junior Sydney
Clarkson, who is all-state in volleyball and
basketball, spearheaded the Rams’ attack, including anchoring the 800 medley (first), running
the 800 (fourth), and anchoring the 4x200 relay
(second), all within a 40-minute span. “She does
whatever you ask her to do,” said Akron coach
Tom Meyer, who in his 31st year has garnered
eight State titles to go along with eight runner-up
finishes. “We’ve got some talent, but the athletes
buy into what we do and our tradition. We have
focused on our relays for a long, long time. You
need some points in other events, but we always
expect to get big points in relays.”
Burlington clipped Wray 67½ to 62 for the
boys’ 2A title. Landry Cogburn of Baca County
stood out with crowns in both hurdles events,
and Bryar DeSanti won the 100 and 200 titles.
Shawn Dubbs of Cripple Creek went out in style,
kicking from 300 meters to pull away from a
fading Ty Williams of Norwood to win the 1600.
Earlier, he’d beaten Williams by 16 seconds in
the 3200 with help of a 66-second last lap, and
was third in the 800 behind winner Brandon
Tortorelli of Hoehne.
CHSAA Assistant Commissioner Rhonda
Blanford-Green deemed the State track meet
successful. “With the suggestions of coaches
and meet officials, the adjustments have been a
great upgrade for the meet, but I think there are
things we can tweak to make it better,” she said.
“We had some down time for awards that we can
cut out of the schedule. I’m looking at some very
nice field tweaks. I’ll probably add more advancers in non-lane events, such as 12 long jumpers.
I’m looking forward to the ranking system for all
classifications next year and adding 1A. The 2A
and 3A events won’t have as many heats (with
the ranking system), so adding 1A won’t add to
the schedule.”
As Blanford-Green mentioned, 1A will be a
separate track classification, and 2A and 3A will
forgo the traditional Regional qualifying format
in favor of the statewide ranking system now employed in 4A and 5A. But at least in 2010, unlike
last year and perhaps next year, the action on the
track completely overshadowed talk about format
changes, which is the way it should be.
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Racing for
Hope
When a disease threatened to end their twin’s
lives, this Littleton couple had few places to
turn for help. Now they are using their passion for running to help other parents facing
the same anguish. - by marnie lansdown
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70 Miles at 70
by Constance Ahrnsbrak
On April 3, 2010, Jim Romero reached a new milestone,
The Big 70. Jim is well known not only locally, but throughout
the state as a top competitor in his age group. Year after year he
repeatedly captures his age group, running way outside the lines.
Therefore, to celebrate his 70th birthday, Jim decided to run 70
miles. The ideal place to begin was Colorado Springs and finish on
the Platte River Trail adjacent to the entrance of the Platte River
Bar & Grill in Littleton.
Jim’s support crew included his wife, Marie, and his
daughter, Rhonda; they manned the sag wagon. His entire family,
including his grandchildren, supported him at every possible turn.
There was also a secondary support crew involved. The Tuesday
Nighters, a small group from the Colorado Masters Association
and the Denver Trail Runners Club, relayed the course with him.
Some ran high maintenance miles, while one Colorado Master’s
member, Mean Ed Green, supported Jim for 54 miles.
Jim began his run on the Santa Fe Trail at 2:45 a.m. He
first had to create a dog tail to give him the 70 miles, so he ran
south to Filmore Street and then turned around and proceeded
north. His first running mate, a local runner from Colorado
Springs, ran the first leg with him to the north entrance of the Air
Force Academy. From there, Jim had about four miles of lone time
to Babista Road.
Four miles south of Monument, Ed Green hooked up
with Jim, 14 quick miles toward his goal. Once he got on the other
side of Monument, the real estate for the Santa Fe Trail ended.
From this point, they hopped onto Highway 105 to Palmer Lake
chipping away another 3.2 miles.
It was on this leg that Jim and Ed encountered fierce
winds; it got so cold that at one point they discussed throwing in
the towel. However, Jim’s tenacious running nature allowed for
only one direction.
From there, most of the surface was on asphalt, a long
stretch of road through Perry Park to Sedalia, plus the wind. Jim
was met on various stretches of this road by eleven of the Tuesday
July/August 2010
Bob talfelski, pat crespi, ed green, jim romero
and mark koppa (left to right)
Nighters, which Jim said made it much easier and fun, sharing the
load.
Upon reaching Sedalia, with 45 miles behind him, Jim
and his group had to jump onto a frontage road. The support crew
had to drive back to Santa Fe in order to exit Titan Road heading
west. Coming off the frontage road, runners headed west on Titan
Road to the Highline Canal. By now, the long miles were taking
their toll, so the sag wagon and support cars were stopping every
two miles or so for moral support.
Just before Titan Road veers and becomes Rampart
Road, a trail head opens up to the Highline Canal. Five miles
later, the group entered the Waterton Canyon parking lot. Jim had
chalked up 58 miles.
Jim had lost track of time at this point, but no worries,
the wind had almost died down, the sun was shining through with
less than a half marathon to go. After a short pause, the final relay
exchange took place.
The final group took to the roads at Chatfield; it was
quiet, like the calm before the storm. Just under C-470, the runners reached the Platte River trail and headed north to the Carson
Nature Center. Here Jim arrived with quite an entourage of family,
friends, lots of cheers, and two miles left!
Running his last two miles, Jim’s supporters multiplied,
looking more like a big running quilt of numerous shapes, sizes and
colors. Jim ran his goal in 16 hours and 44 minutes, crossing the
finish line at approximately 7:29 p.m, thus completing 70 miles at
70 for a great birthday day.
Jim has completed 71 marathons to date, including
running a marathon on all seven continents. He has completed
the Leadville 100 twice (1998 and 2001). After completing the
Antarctica Marathon, he ran the Fin Del Mundo Marathon in
Ushuaia, Argentina one week later. He also ran the Kilimanjaro
Marathon twice and a day later took the 4-day trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro. Not your average runner’s schedule.
onnie Somers is a busy man. In addition to operating CPA and
investment banking firms and owning a race-timing company
with his wife, Michelle, Lonnie is a runner - a fast one. He can
run a 5K in less than twenty minutes and recently qualified for Boston
with a 3:12 marathon.
Michelle Somers also has a background in accounting and
finance. She and Lonnie proved that wishes really do come true at
Disney World when they met there during a summer program through
their respective universities in 1994. They were married three years later.
Michelle is an avid runner in her own right, having notched a third-place
finish in the women’s division at the Snow Mountain Trail Marathon
near Winter Park, Colorado. You might think running is their passion,
and you might be right. But the Somers’ have another passion.
In late 2002, Lonnie and Michelle were elated to learn they
would be the parents of identical twin girls. Their joy soon turned to
fear, however. During an ultrasound at 20 weeks gestation, their doctor
informed them that the twins were suffering from Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), a malformation of the placenta found only in
identical twin pregnancies. Left untreated, TTTS is nearly always fatal
for one or both of the twins.
In TTTS, one twin passes all its nutrients through shared
blood vessels on the placenta to the other twin. This “donor” twin will
stop growing and its amniotic sac will be much smaller than usual. The
“recipient” twin will get more nutrition than it can handle, causing undue
pressure on its heart and other organs. This twin’s sac can also quickly
become dangerously large, causing tremendous discomfort for the
mother and boosting the chance of premature labor. Both twins are at
an elevated risk of developing lifelong disabilities as well. The syndrome
is not well known, treatment options were limited, and the Somers twins’
prognosis was grave. The Somers’ doctor offered to terminate the pregnancy, but Lonnie and Michelle were determined not to lose their baby
girls.
After spending the next few days doing research, Lonnie and
Michelle boarded a plane for Tampa, Florida, where Michelle underwent
a promising, innovative type of treatment for TTTS: fetal laser surgery.
The fetal surgeon used a small laser to seal off the blood vessels between
the fetuses, thereby ending the transfer of nutrients. Fourteen weeks
later, Ashley and Aspen were born small but healthy. Today they are
happy, delightful first graders.
After their experience, Lonnie and Michelle wanted to do
more to help other parents going through the same anguish. In 2004,
they started the TTTS Race for Hope 5K in Denver and in 2006
launched the Fetal Hope Foundation, a resource for parents experiencing a variety of fetal distress syndromes. As of 2009 the race has been
renamed the Race for Fetal Hope to reflect the foundation’s expanded focus. The races are now an annual tradition in Denver, Charlotte, Seattle,
and Jacksonville, with the Denver race alone attracting over 1,200 people.
All the races are designed with families in mind, including a kid’s race,
family festival, and stroller division in the race. Races are currently being
planned in other cities as well.
The Fetal Hope Foundation is an all-volunteer organization. It
has no paid staff and operates with the help of a core group of dedicated
volunteers. Lonnie is the public face of the organization, talking to community groups, parents, and supporters. Michelle is the logistical expert,
handling transportation matters, counseling families via telephone, man-
aging donor relations and fulfilling financial grant requests. The races are
a good source of income. Moreover, Lonnie and Michelle are creative
and energetic fund-raisers. In 2007, Lonnie ran 33 miles to celebrate
his 33rd birthday, taking pledges to benefit Fetal Hope. They also work
closely with a few Denver-area restaurants, arranging occasional benefits
to help families afflicted with fetal syndromes.
Lonnie and Michelle put in long hours working and supporting parents. They do it so other families can be helped and more babies
can be saved. Running provides them with a healthy way to release
stress, stay fit, feel better, and enjoy a sense of accomplishment. Lonnie
says running is a metaphor for life - nothing comes easy, but if you have
a goal and stay focused, and if you keep putting one foot in front of the
other, you can reach the finish line. As Michelle says, “I run because I
can.”
Marnie Lansdown lives in Castle Rock, Colorado with her husband and twin
daughters. She recently finished her tenth half-marathon.
July/August 2010
>> RACE REPORTS <<
Apple Pie Served at
Mother’s Day Mile
Heat Impacts Desert RATS Racers
A record number of racers lined up for the Desert R.A.T.S. 25
and 50 mile races held in Fruita on Saturday, along with a 5 and 10 mile
event held on Sunday. The Race Across The Sand crew puts on the event,
which serves as an unofficial kickoff to the racing season.
210 racers made up the field for Saturday’s events, making
it the largest field ever. In addition, both races sold out in record time.
“We increased our numbers this year and we sold out earlier than ever,”
commented race director Reid Delman. “We get racers from all over the
country. I think our bigger races kind of get the word out about this one,”
he said.
The 25 and 50 mile races were held on a single loop course
with 25 milers doing one loop and the 50 milers doing two. The course
featured a mix of mostly dirt roads and trails with some rocky sections
to keep runners focused. Each loop had over 4,000 feet of elevation gain
to add to the challenge with spectacular views of the surrounding mesas,
Colorado River, and rock formations.
The men’s 50 mile race was won by 19-year-old Dakota Jones
in a course record time of 7:15:17, with Nick Clark in second and Ryan
Burch rounding out the podium.
In the women’s 50 mile race, Darcy Africa and Becky Wheeler
were close throughout the day until Africa pulled away near the end. “I
actually was feeling sick, like I was coming down with something in the
last few days, like a sore throat. I just wanted to finish and do as well as
I could,” said Africa afterwards. Her time of 8:39:33 gave her a margin
of victory of over 15 minutes. Helen Cospolich took the final spot on the
podium.
In the 25 mile race, Pawel Oboz took the top spot for the men
by over eleven minutes in a course record time of 3:04:35. Chris Grauch
followed in second, and Michael Trahan finished third. For the women,
Cynthia Arnold crossed the line first, followed by Elinor Fisch and Ashley
Arnold.
Heat was an issue for many racers. Despite temperatures only
topping out in the 70s, for many racers it is their first taste of hotter
weather. “A big part of what people are not used to is they’re not used to
drinking enough water, they’re not used to taking those electrolytes, it’s
been awhile since they’ve had to regulate that side of it,” said Delman.
On Sunday, 147 runners lined up under sunny skies and light
winds. The 5 mile course was an out and back while 10 milers raced
along a looped course. In the 5 mile event, the winners were Jesus Lazo
for the men and in the women’s division it was Teresa Legg taking the top
spot. Legg was also second overall. In the 10 mile race, Mario Martinez
darcy africa is the first female to finish the 50 mile.
took home the top spot for the men, while Cynthia Arnold, fresh of her
victory in the 25 mile race the day before, claimed another top podium
position, setting a course record of 1:19:37.
The festival provides runners with a great opportunity to test their early season fitness. “Everybody comes in and they get nailed hard by
the heat, get nailed hard with the distance because it’s the start of their training and they’re not quite ready for it,” said Delman. “I think what people
like is they know where the start line is, they know what time it’s starting, they know what we have at the aid stations, and by having the same staff
year after year, they know what they’re doing.”
-AJ Johnson
On Mother’s Day, Glenwood Medical Associates’ parking lot was filled with more than 750 finish line participants, 100
volunteers, and another 100 spectators for the 11th annual running of the Mother’s Day Mile to benefit the domestic and sexual
violence programs of the Advocate Safehouse Project of Garfield
County. New this year was the chip timing system sponsored
by U.S. Banks of Glenwood Springs and the participants enjoyed
the timely race results and finish line announcements. Participants were treated to fresh roses at the finish line and homemade apple pie for their post race snack.
Race Director, Nancy Reinisch said, “The Mother’s Day
Mile is a celebration as well as a race. It celebrates families, fitness, health, and community. And a few fast runners as well!” Winners were treated to beaded necklaces and key chains hand crafted
by HIV positive women from the Imani Workshop, of Eldoret, Kenya. Complete race results can be found at www.advocatesafehouse.
org and podium finish line photos can be found at www.glenwoodmedical.com.
-Nancy Reinisch
Mother’s Day Mile
May 9, 2010
Glenwood Springs, CO
309 Timed Finishers - Timing by: Mother’s Day Mile - Elevation: Start/Finish = 8,000’ - Course Records: unknown
Overall Male: 1. Marco Salmen, Glenwood Springs, CO, 4:55.89; 2. Dean Vigil, 41, 5:08.59; 3. Jeffrey Alden, 26, 5:09.95; 4. Bernie Boettcher, 47, 5:21.00; 5. Greg Albrecht, 43, 5:21.70.
Masters (40+): 1. Dean Vigil, 41, 5:08.59; 2. Bernie Boettcher, 47, 5:21.00; 3. Greg Albrecht, 43, 5:21.70. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Candelario Deluera, 52, 6:04.59; 2. Peter Wiley, 52, 7:02.24;
3. Chuck Knuth, 57, Carbondale, CO, 7:44.06. Seniors (60+): 1. Tim Mason, 63, Carbondale, CO, 7:33.70; 2. Fred Trentaz, 68, 8:23.12; 3. Mike Wells, 61, Glenwood Springs, CO, 9:38.82.
Overall Female: 1. Myriah Blair, 33, Glenwood Springs, CO, 5:38.69; 2. Misty Landoll, 29, 6:20.51; 3. Christine Smalley, 26, 6:27.00; 4. Delaney Gaddis, 13, 6:41.96; 5. Karah Levely-Rinaldi,
36, 6:58.04. Masters (40+): 1. Julynn Saunders, 40, New Castle, CO, 7:22.44; 2. Katherine Haber, 40, Glenwood Springs, CO, 7:30.53; 3. Heidi McGuire, 49, Carbondale, CO, 7:36.09. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Helen McQueeney, 58, Glenwood Springs, CO, 7:10.00; 2. Jeanne Blatter, 52, 7:32.18; 3. Linda Bishop, 54, 8:07.69. Seniors (60+): 1. Barbara Mason, 60, Carbondale, CO,
7:50.90; 2. Gheryl Guay, 63, 11:06.78; 3. Shelia Markowitz, 68, 11:12.64.
Records Set at Collegiate Peaks
350 Finishers (46 - 50M, 163 - 25M, 105 - 10M, 36 - 5M) - Timing by: Gemini Adventures - Elevation: Start/Finish = 4,000’ - Course Records: 50M = Duncan Callahan, 7:41:36 (2007); Darcy Africa, 8:04:34 (2006); 25M =
Justin Mock, 3:05:37 (2007); Keri Nelson, 3:30:47 (2007); 10M = Eric Nolikumana, 1:10:44 (2006); Myrah Blair, 1:23:06 (2006); 5M = Joseph Manilafasha, 34:36 (2006); Lynda Andros, 44:51 (2006)
50M Overall Male: 1. Dakota Jones, 19, 7:15:17 CR; 2. Nick Clark, 35, 7:32:18; 3. Ryan Burch, 23, 7:37:53; 4. Marty Wacker, 39, 8:07:50; 5. Bryan Goding, 38, 8:10:38. Overall Female: 1.
Darcy Africa, 35, 8:39:33; 2. Becky Wheeler, 35, 8:55:29; 3. Helen Cospolich, 33, 9:10:07; 4. Megan Morrissey, 40, 10:08:14; 5. Caroline Soong, 28, 10:43:38.
25M Overall Male: 1. Pawel Oboz, 29, 3:04:35 CR; 2. Chris Grauch, 37, 3:15:42; 3. Michael Trahan, 24, 3:20:54; 4. Gavin McKenzie, 26, 3:37:16; 5. Robert Woerne, 45, 3:40:12. Masters (40+):
1. Robert Woerne, 45, 3:40:12; 2. Jim Mallory, 43, 3:46:30; 3. Shane Martin, 43, 3:47:28. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Daniel Schmidt, 52, 4:00:56; 2. Allen Hadley, 52, 4:10:52; 3. Gilles Cotes,
53, 4:13:41. Seniors (60+): 1. Joe Salette, 60, 4:52:39; 2. Bill Moyle, 71, 6:56:44; 3. Richard Newlund, 62, 7:29:35. Overall Female: 1. Cynthia Arnold, 27, 3:42:41; 2. Elinor Fisch, 35, 4:17:33;
3. Ashley Arnold, 23, 4:19:57; 4. Joy Schneiter, 27, 4:20:33; 5. Tina Stoner, 39 , 4:21:02. Masters (40+): 1. Kate Lapides, 46, 4:22:37; 2. Kerry Page, 42, 4:40:26; 3. Louisa Jenkins, 44, 4:52:14.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Marianne Martin, 52, 5:38:08; 2. Shane Holonitch, 59, 5:48:23; 3. Linda DeNure, 52, 6:20:44. Seniors (60+): 1. Cathy Daly, 60, 8:09:50.
10M Overall Male: 1. Mario Martinez, 20, 1:14:26.2; 2. Jeremy Duncan, 28, 1:14:31.0; 3. Jeffrey Alden, 26, 1:17:51.4; 4. AJ Johnson, 33, 1:19:30.5; 5. Duane Rorie, 41, 1:22:22. Masters (40+):
1. Duane Rorie, 41, 1:22:22.0; 2. John Stroud, 46, 1:29:05.3; 3. Jorge Rufat-Latre, 48, 1:29:47. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Charley Mace, 51, 1:34:46.9; 2. Steven Vanderhoof, 52, 1:38:59.8; 3.
Carl Moak, 52, 1:45:54.5. Seniors (60+): 1. Carl Koecher, 71, 1:59:42. Overall Female: 1. Cynthia Arnold, 26, 1:19:37.0 CR; 2. Myriah Blair, 33, 1:22:31.7; 3. Karen Thorpe, 39, 1:27:50.3; 4.
Melissa Goodman, 35, 1:29:29.7; 5. Jennifer Mendez, 37, 1:30:51. Masters (40+): 1. Nancy Sheldenn, 45, 1:37:46.2; 2. Mary Skowron, 40, 1:47:03.5; 3. Dawn Brandt, 44, 1:48:38. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Suzanne Richman, 52, 1:34:32.6; 2. Nancy Dolan, 53, 1:35:14.9; 3. Barbara Dolan, 53, 1:43:16. Seniors (60+): 1. Kathy Bergman, 63, 2:21:58.
5M Overall Male: 1. Jesus Lazo, 15, 39:48.2; 2. Daniel Barron, 15, 51:28.0; 3. Chris Hansen, 46, 51:40.8; 4. Bob Akright, 47 , 52:30.9; 5. Christopher Sierra, 52, 54:50. Overall Female: 1.
Teresa Legg, 29, 47:07.7; 2. Jill Whinnery, 41, 48:03.5; 3. Tracy Emmanuel, 31, 48:33.2; 4. Bonnie Hildreth, 30, 53:41.0; 5. Stacy Pemberton, 38, 56:30.
July/August 2010
Photography By Courtney JOhnson and Bernie Boettcher
Desert RATS Trail Races
April 17-18, 2010
Fruita, CO
With a one-year break in 2003, participants recently celebrated
the 21st year and 20th Anniversary Running of the 25/50-mile Collegiate
Peaks Trail Run. Activities started Friday afternoon, April 30, with
registration and packet pickups, pasta dinner, and a pre-race meeting.
Race day started out early Saturday, May 1, with runners beginning their
adventure with a 6:30 AM start.
Temperatures ranging from the mid-20s at race start to low 50s
in the afternoon combined with mostly clear skies to provide for great
overall course conditions. A great community event and tradition, this
year’s CPTR was again a wonderful fundraiser for its sponsor, the Buena
Vista Optimist Club – a long standing local organization that focuses
its resources, and the energies of its volunteers, on the youth in our
community.
Beginning and ending near the Arkansas River in Buena Vista,
the 25-mile looped course primarily follows trails and Jeep roads along
part of the old, historic, Midland Railroad as well as through other scenic
areas north and east of town. Participants have the option of signing up
for the 25-mile course (one loop) or the 50-mile course (two loops – first
clockwise, then again counter clockwise). With the low elevation point
on the course being 8,000 feet at the start/finish, over 3,400 feet of gain
and loss is delivered in each loop.
While Colorado continues to account for the majority of
participants, this year’s event, the largest field ever, also included
runners from Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming.
This year witnessed the highest percentage ever of firsttime participants. Even more rewarding was the number of runner’s
attempting their respective race distances for the first time.
It is also important to note this year’s top finishers. In the
25 miler, Ryan Burch, 30, of Gunnison, won in 3:05:13 with Melody
Fairchild, 36, of Boulder, as the top woman in 3:24:32. Melody’s time
was just 28 seconds shy of tying the course record – set in 2009 by Keri
Nelson of Gunnison.
In the 50-Mile, Andy Henshaw, 24, of Colorado Springs, set a
new course record time of 6:52:05, besting Tony’s Krupicka’s 2007 time
of 6:53:18. Ashley Arnold, 23, of Carbondale, was the top female in
8:08:44. This was also a particularly rewarding finish for Ashley – as this
was her very first 50-mile race!
-Burke Kaiser, Race Director
Collegiate Peaks Trail Races
May 1, 2010
Buena Vista, CO
367 Finishers (79- 50M, 288 - 25M) - Timing by: Collegiate Peaks Trail Race - Elevation: Start/Finish =
8,000’ - Course Records: 50M = Tony Krupicka, 6:53:18 (2007); Helen Cospolitch, 7:58:28 (2009); 25M =
Justin Ricks, 2:57:09 (2008); Keri Nelson, 3:24:04 (2009)
50M Overall Male: 1. Andrew Henshaw, 24, Colorado Springs, CO, 6:52:05 CR; 2. Bill
Fanselow, 43, Golden, CO, 7:06:56; 3. John Anderson, 31, Boulder, CO, 7:12:16; 4. Jason
Koop, 31, Colorado Springs, CO, 7:22:04; 5. Marco Peinado, 22, Leadville, CO, 7:35:32.
Overall Female: 1. Ashley Arnold, 23, Carbondale, CO, 8:08:44; 2. Elinor Fish, 35, Basalt,
CO, 9:27:12; 3. Leila Degrave, 32, Evergreen, CO, 9:28:44; 4. Vicki Hunter, 49, Boulder,
CO,9:34:18; 5. Carolyn Holden, 37, Aurora, CO, 9:36:21.
25M Overall Male: 1. Ryan Burch, 30, Gunnison, CO, 3:05:13; 2. Matt Turnbull, 31, Leadville,
CO, 3:09:15; 3. Kreighton Bieger, 36, Boulder, CO, 3:28:33; 4. Tim Waggoner, 38, Golden, CO,
3:31:43; 5. Teejay Gomez, 20, Clifton, CO, 3:36:28. Masters (40+): 1. Mark Waters, 41, Buena
Vista, CO, 3:44:22; 2. Scott Blair, 41, Steamboat Springs, CO, 3:45:01; 3. Steve Shelafo, 47,
Gunnison, CO, 3:49:41. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bill Hintze, 50, Fort Collins, CO, 3:53:24;
2. Allen Hadley, 52, Crested Butte, CO, 3:58:19; 3. Dale Petersen, 53, Denver, CO, 3:59:23.
Seniors (60+): 1. Roe Erlandson, 66, Fitchburt, WI, 4:56:25; 2. Bill Faulkner, 68, Broomfield,
CO, 5:05:40; 3. Carl Koecher, 71, Salida, CO, 5:39:44. Overall Female: 1. Melody Fairchild,
36, Boulder, CO, 3:24:32; 2. Myriah Blair, 33, Glenwood Springs, CO, 3:41:22; 3. Samantha
Sigle, 35, Boulder, CO, 3:45:49; 4. Michele Bierstedt, 39, Littleton, CO, 3:54:32; 5. Chamane
Skold, 46, Evergreen, CO, 3:57:12. Masters (40+): 1. Chamane Skold, 46, Evergreen, CO,
3:57:12; 2. Margaret Kelly, 43, Longmont, CO, 4:19:48; 3. Michelle R, 42, Leadville, CO,
4:21:23. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Stacey Mark Davidson, 53, Davidson, NC, 4:30:02; 2.
Shane Holonich, 59, Littleton, CO, 5:05:39; 3. Jane Moser-Cox,, 51, Fairplay, CO, 5:05:54.
Seniors (60+): 1. Patricia Tolleson, 61, Westminster, CO, 5:14:15; 2. Margrit Trenker, 66,
Manitou Springs, CO, 5:25:40; 3. Kathryn Aguilar, 66, Albuquerque, NM, 5:27:28.
July/August 2010
>> RACE REPORTS <<
Ethiopia Sweeps BolderBOULDER 10K Titles Again
July/August 2010
Sponsored by the Avery Brewing Company, Runner’s Roost, and Colorado Runner
The Colorado Runner Racing
Series is a scored series of races
throughout the state. Runners will
be scored based on their finishing
place in each race. The winners in
each division will win $300 and
be featured in Colorado Runner
magazine. The second and third
place winners in each division will
win gift certificates from Runner’s
Roost.
Criteria used in determining
Racing Series races
(in this order):
runners crest the final hill in the citizen’s race.
Bolder Boulder 10K
May 31, 2010
Boulder, CO
50,421 Finishers - Timing by: End Results - Elevation: Start = 5,300’,
Finish = 5,345 - Course Records: Tilahun Regassa, 28:17 (2009);
Mamito Daska, 32:48 (2009)
Overall Male Elite: 1. Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopia, 29:17; 2.
Tilahun Regassa, Ethiopia, 29:17; 3. Tadese Tola, Ethiopia,
29:18; 4. Brent Vaughn, Boulder, CO, 29:56; 5. John Korir,
Kenya, 30:02; 6. Jhon Cusi Huaman, Peru, 30:08; 7. James
Carney, Boulder, CO, 30:12; 8. Simon Cheprot, Kenya, 30:28;
9. Vladimir Guerra, Ecuador, 30:30; 10. Aaron Braun, Alamosa,
CO, 30:32. Overall Female Elite: 1. Mamitu Daska, Ethiopia,
32:28; 2. Amane Gobena, Ethiopia, 33:11; 3. Emily Chebet,
Kenya, 33:40; 4. Jelliah Tenega, Kenya, 33:57; 5. Dulce Maria
Rodriguez, Mexico, 34:03; 6. Belianesh Zemedkun, Ethiopia,
34:10; 7. Caroline Rotich, Kenya, 34:25; 8. Marisol Romero
Rosales, Mexico, 34:38; 9. Renee Metivier-Baille, Boulder,
CO, 34:51; 10. Yuri Kano, Japan, 34:53.
Overall Male Citizen: Brian Medigovich, 22, Alamosa, CO,
30:16; 2. Josh Eberly, 29, Gunnison, CO, 30:50; 3. Ryan
Hafer, 24, Colorado Springs, CO, 31:17; 4. Matt Levassiur,
28, Alamosa, CO, 31:24; 5. Austin Baillee, 27, CO, Boulder,
31:30;; 6. Charles Hillig, 23, Denver, CO, 31:35; 7. Joel
Hamilton, 25, Golden, CO, 31:45; 8. Jason Delaney, 30,
Golden, CO, 31:52; 9. Greg Reindl, 25, Denver, CO, 31:52; 10.
Joshua Glaab, 27, Superior, CO, 31:53; 11. John Supsic, 31,
Boulder, CO, 32:05; 12. Robby Young, 24, Colorado Springs,
CO, 32:12; 13. Matthew Beamer, Boulder, CO, 32:15; 14.
James Matlack, 24, Denver, CO, 32:18; 15. Christopher
Hammer, 24, Aurora, CO, 32:21; 16. Patrick Sullivan, 28,
Golden, CO, 32:30; 17. Ben Zywicki, 21, Golden, CO, 32:31;
18. Art Siemers, 37, Golden, CO, 32:36; 19. Chris Mulvany,
23, Littleton, CO, 32:47; 20. Martin Cox, 40, Boulder, CO,
32:47. Masters (40+): 1. Martin Cox, 40, Boulder, CO, 32:47;
2. Andy Ames, 47, Boulder, CO, 34:02; 3. James Johnson,
41, Boulder, CO, 34:13. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Doug Bell,
59, Greeley, CO, 36:26; 2. Paul Giannobile, 50, Minnetonka,
MN, 37:12; 3. Ted Benning, Longmont, CO, 37:21. Seniors
(60+): 1. Dave Dooley, 63, Erie, CO, 40:04; 2. Elliott Henry,
64, Colorado Springs, CO, 42:00; 3. Bernie Violand, 60,
Wildwood, MO, 42:16. Overall Female Citizen: 1. Cassie
Slade, 26, Highlands Ranch, CO, 35:13; 2. Nan Kennard, 28,
Westminster, CO, 35:51; 3. Bevin Kennelly, 26, Thornton,
CO, 36:03; 4. Wendy Thomas, 31, Windsor, CO, 36:09; 5.
Olaru Nuta, 39, Longmont, CO, 36:18; 6. Rachel Gioscia, 23,
Boulder, 36:52; 7. Magdalena Donahue, 28, Albuquerque,
NM, 37:11; 8. Melody Fairchild, 36, Boulder, CO, 37:21;
9. Shannon Filar, 25, Westminster, CO, 37:42; 10. Becky
Sondag, 40, Casper, WY, 37:48; 11. Emma Keenan, Boulder,
CO, 37:50; 12. Kelsey Jones, 28, Denver, CO, 37:53; 13.
Maren Eberly. Gunnison, CO, 38:06; 14. Sam Lewis, 15,
Boulder, CO, 38:13; 15. Sydney Laws, 23, Golden, CO,
38:24; 16. Andrea Viger, 32, Boulder, CO, 38:25; 17. Flora
Duffy, 22, Boulder, CO, 38:26; 18. Tara Richardson, 18,
Wiggins, CO, 38:34; 19. Lavenna Mullenbach, 22, Colorado
Springs, CO, 38:41; 20. Kristen McGlynn, 38, Longmont,
CO, 38:52. Masters (40+): 1. Becky Sondag, 40, Casper, WY,
37:47; 2. Susan Nuzum, 43, Boulder, CO, 39:04; 3. Mary
Alico, 47, Boulder, CO, 39:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Ellen
Hart, 52, Denver, CO, 40:44; 2. Delcia Litt, 51, Jefferson, CO,
43:47; 3. Valerie Eipper, 50, Longmont, CO, 44:02. Seniors
(60+): 1. Edie Stevenson, 60, Boulder, CO, 44:11; 2. Marilyn
Stapleton, 63, Greeley, CO, 46:28; 3. Laurie Rugenstein, 62,
Boulder, CO, 46:28.
1. Location - 2. Race organization - 3. Race
distance - 4. Date of the race - 5. Quality of the
field - 6. Size of the race
PRIZE MONEY!
$3,600 Total Prize
Purse donated by Avery
Brewing Company
Racing
Series
Scoring
July 3
2010 Racing Series Schedule
Date
Name
Distance
Location
January 9
Quicker Quaker
5K
Lafayette
February 27
Snowman Stampede
5M
Littleton
March 13
5K on St. Patrick’s Day
5K
Colorado Springs
April 11
Platte River Half Marathon
13.1M
Littleton
April 24
Sierra’s Race Against Meningitis
5K
Loveland
May 9
Colorado Half Marathon
13.1M
Fort Collins
June 13
Garden of the Gods 10M
10M
Manitou Springs
July 3
Vail Hill Climb
7.5M
Vail
July 4
Four on the Fourth
4K
Boulder
July 24
Classic 10K
10K
Colorado Springs
August 1
Evergreen Town Race
5K
Evergreen
August 28
Erace Homelessness
5K
Denver
September 6
Aetna Park to Park 10M
10M
Denver
September 12
El Grito
5K
Denver
September 19
Crossroads Half Marathon
13.1M
Fort Collins
In each race, points will be awarded to the top 10 male and female finishers in all divisions. The open division
is for runners 39 and under. The masters division is for runners 40-49. The 50-54 division is for runners ages
50-54. The 55-59 division is for runners 55-59. The 60-64 division is for runners ages 60-64. And, the seniors
division is for runners 65 and over. Runners may participate in as many races as they choose, but must compete
in four races to be eligible for awards. For races with multiple starts, finish time will be used to calculate
points. If a race has scoring trouble, it may be removed from the series. For races with multiple events, only the
event listed will be scored. Your division is based on the first race of the year that you score in.
Scoring System
UPCOMING SERIES
RACES:
in sight,” continued Vaughn, who passed
Korir at the statue of Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter, at the bottom of the final
hill just before the 6-mile mark. “I got a jolt
of adrenaline from the crowd in the stadium.
Representing Team Colorado was special. We
are all friends and do a little training together
(the Team Colorado and Team USA runners).
We definitely have bragging rights now.”
As he relaxed with his family
afterwards, Vaughn received some praise from
daughter Ciara. “That was fun watching you
race,” the 3-year-old said. Ciara will soon have
a little sister. The due date? June 26th, same day
as the 5,000 meters at the U.S. track nationals
in Des Moines, Iowa.
“I don’t know what is going to happen. We will just have to wait and see how it
plays out,” said Vaughn, who will run either the
5,000 or 10,000 meters at the USA Outdoors.
There were more than 50,400 finishers at the 32nd BolderBOULDER 10K, the
most ever.
-Mike Sandrock, Running USA Wire
Photography By Dee Budden
A very pregnant Sara Vaughn
nearly gave birth to her second child when she
jumped up in excitement, cheering along with
the other 50,000 fans packing the University
of Colorado football stadium, when she saw
husband Brent Vaughn sprint in for fourth
place at the 32nd Dick’s Sporting Goods BolderBOULDER 10K.
With Vaughn, a Colorado prep
and college star who clocked 29 minutes, 56
seconds for 6.2 miles at altitude, and Team
Colorado teammates James Carney (7th, 30:12)
and Aaron Braun (10th, 30:32) all placing in
the top 10, the in-state runners placed second
in the 13th International Team Challenge.
Teams they beat included Kenya and Team
USA (2008 Olympian Jorge Torres, 11th; Jason
Hartmann, 12th and Andrew Carlson, 16th).
Up front, it was a near perfect day for
Ethiopia. In the men’s race, defending Bolder
champion Tilahun Regassa, along with Lelisa
Desisa and Tadese Tola, looked like they were
out for a training run. Running three abreast,
they held hands as they ran into a roaring
stadium, finishing together. Desisa and Regassa
clocked 29:17, with the former getting the nod
as the winner and Ethiopia earning a perfect
team score of 6 with its 1-2-3 finish, to defend
the ITC title.
The Ethiopian women were nearly
perfect, with defending champion Mamitu
Daska (32:28, the second fastest woman’s time
at BolderBOULDER) and Amane Gobena
(33:11) placing 1-2. With teammate Belianesh
Zemedkun, who trains in Flagstaff, Ariz. in
6th, Ethiopia also defended the women’s team
title with 9 points. Kenya, paced by 2010 World
Cross Country champion Emily Chebet in
third, finished second, with Team USA third.
The U.S. women - Renee MetivierBaillie (9th), Amy Hastings (11th) and 2008
Olympian Magdalena Lewy Boulet (14th)
- also comprised part of the U.S. bronze-medal
winning squad at the recent World Cross
Country Championships in Poland.
“It was so hard,” Metivier-Baillie
recounted. “Next year, we want to have a training camp before the race, to get ready for the
course. The hills were harder than I thought
they would be.”
Metivier-Baillie admitted going
out too fast, passing the mile in 5:07. The six
runners from Teams Kenya and Ethiopia all
went through the mile in 4:53. Hastings caught
Metivier-Baillie in the second mile, and the
two were able to work together.
Teamwork was also the strategy that
Vaughn and Carney used in the men’s race,
the two hanging back when Regassa, Desisa
and Tola, along with Kenyans John Korir and
Simon Cheprot, went through the mile in a
very fast 4:16.
“James gave me a lot of confidence,”
said Vaughn. “He knows this course better than
anybody. I let them (the leaders) go and figured
I would pick up the scraps.”
That he did, along the way also
picking up $2,500 for his individual finish, to
go along with his share of Team Colorado’s
$27,500.
“I kept my head up and the Kenyans
2010 Colorado Runner Racing Series
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>> RACE RESULTS <<
Boulder Distance Carnival
April 25, 2010
Boulder, CO
335 Finishers (151 - 15K, 184 - 5K) - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners
- Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,430’ - Course Records: unknown
Melissa Eddy of Loveland runs the
Horsetooth Half Marathon.
Spank Blasing 10K/5K
April 18, 2010
Pueblo, CO
251 Finishers (82 - 10K, 169 - 5K) - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing
- Course Records: Unknown
10K Overall Male: 1. Aaron Levinson, 21, Pueblo, CO, 38:00;
2. Charlie Gray, 55, Pueblo, CO, 38:04; 3. Jim Coulson, 33,
Canon City, CO, 39:12; 4. Chris Kamke, 26, Pueblo, CO,
40:27; 5. Jason Roney, 37, 41:34. Overall Female: 1. Carrie
Laut, 18, Pueblo, CO, 41:57; 2. Emily Batson, 32, Pueblo
West, CO, 48:02; 3. Crystal Fairbairn, 28, Pueblo West, CO,
48:58; 4. Jen Hale-Coulson, 34, Canon City, CO, 49:27; 5.
Melissa Myers, 32, Pueblo, CO, 49:36.
5K Overall Male: 1. Levi Medina, 22, 17:29; 2. David Luna,
14, 17:53; 3. Luke Aragon, 18, 19:55; 4. Rich Hadley, 54,
20:01; 5. Roger Giordano, 45, Pueblo, CO, 20:30. Masters
(40+): 1. Roger Giordano, 45, Pueblo, CO, 20:30; 2. Michael
Guenther, 48, 20:49; 3. Don Solberg, 41, 21:16. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Rich Hadley, 54, 20:01; 2. Danio Gracin,
54, Colorado Springs, CO, 23:40; 3. Jessie Jackson, 51, Rye,
CO, 24:24. Seniors (60+): 1. John Roman, 65, Pueblo, CO,
23:50; 2. Patrick Swank, 62, Pueblo, CO, 26:33; 3. Ron Dehn,
61, Pueblo West, CO, 28:18. Overall Female: 1. Jenna
Dorsey-Spitz, 25, Pueblo, CO, 19:23; 2. Jessica Kleven, 14,
21:58; 3. Edelina Calle, 36, Colorado Springs, CO, 22:18;
4. Kami Dahlberg, 22, Pueblo, CO, 23:35; 5. Cheryl Farrer,
37, 23:37. Masters (40+): 1. Mary Humphreys, 47, 24:59; 2.
Deedee Young, 42, Pueblo, CO, 27:16; 3. Dawn Lervik-Roney,
42, 28:35. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Marijane Martinez, 57,
Pueblo, CO, 25:43; 2. Sheri Giordana, 51, Pueblo, CO, 27:18;
3. Deb Hadley, 53, Florence, CO, 27:35. Seniors (60+): No
Finishers.
Horsetooth Half Marathon
April 18, 2010
Fort Collins, CO
1,206 Finishers - Timing by: Morning Star Timing - Elevation: Start =
5,175’, Finish = 4,960’ - Course Records: Austin Vigil, 1:11:48 (2006);
Nikole Johns, 1:25:50 (2006)
Overall Male: 1. Steve Folkerts, 37, Fort Collins, CO, 1:14:59;
July/August 2010
15K Overall Male: 1. Kelsey Cody, 23, Boulder, CO, 52:04; 2.
Bobby Reyes, 25, Longmont, CO, 52:57; 3. Jayson Swigart,
30, Boulder, CO, 53:44; 4. Robert Thayer, 26, Denver, CO,
54:01; 5. Justin Daerr, Boulder, CO, 54:35. Masters (40+):
1. Steven Sellars, 49, Superior, CO, 59:26; 2. Mark Plaatjes,
48, Boulder, CO, 1:02:08; 3. Dave Lehn, 43, Louisville, CO,
1:08:29. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Les Noe, 54, Boulder, CO,
1:01:30; 2. David Wheeler, 52, Boulder, CO, 1:02:49; 3. Rich
Sandoval, 56, Boulder, CO, 1:06:03. Seniors (60+): 1. Dave
Dooley, 63, Erie, CO, 1:02:04; 2. Tom Lemire, 66, Boulder, CO,
1:13:30; 3. Lou Huie, 63, Fort Collins, CO, 1:15:47. Overall
Female: 1. Noelle Green, 45, Erie, CO, 1:01:49; 2. Susan
Nuzum, 43, Boulder, CO, 1:02:05; 3. Stacey Chamberlain,
38, Boulder, CO, 1:02:44; 4. Kristin Carpenter, 30, Boulder,
CO, 1:04:09; 5. Ashley Wallace, 29, Lafayette, CO, 1:04:55.
Masters (40+): 1. Noelle Green, 45, Erie, CO, 1:01:49; 2.
Susan Nuzum, 43, Boulder, CO, 1:02:05; 3. Jennifer Cubillas,
40, Louisville, CO, 1:05:18. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lynn
O’Donnell, 50, Longmont, CO, 1:16:07; 2. Paula Vaughan,
58, Boulder, CO, 1:28:51; 3. Christine Markel, 58, Boulder,
CO, 1:29:25. Seniors (60+): 1. Diane Ridgway, 61, Arvada,
CO, 1:17:57; 2. Marci Roschke, 61, Boulder, CO, 1:32:04; 3.
D Wild, 60, Boulder, CO, 1:38:22.
5K Overall Male: 1. Greg Reindl, 25, Denver, CO, 15:33;
2. Chris Mulvany, 23, Boulder, CO, 15:44; 3. Ewen North,
31, Louisville, CO, 15:46; 4. Peter Remien, 30, Boulder,
CO, 16:08; 5. John Tribbia, 28, Boulder, CO, 17:30. Masters
(40+): 1. Chris Bittinger, 43, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:02; 2.
Michael Regan, 46, Boulder, CO, 19:45; 3. Adam Vinueza, 47,
Louisville, CO, 20:53. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jon Jones,
51, Boulder, CO, 22:50; 2. Mike Thompson, 54, Boulder, CO,
23:59; 3. John Morrison, 53, Denver, CO, 23:57. Seniors
(60+): 1. Jeff Dumas, 64, Boulder, CO, 21:55; 2. Michael
Blakley, 60, Boulder, CO, 23:11; 3. Steve Foster, 60, Boulder,
CO, 23:40. Overall Female: 1. Lavenna Mullenbach, 22,
Colorado Springs, CO, 19:26; 2. Leora Jordan, 25, Fort
Collins, CO, 20:50; 3. Tanya Santee, 32, Boulder, CO, 22:10;
4. Jeana Delamarter, 25, Denver, CO, 22:16; 5. Slipper
Jones, 12, Boulder, CO, 22:50. Masters (40+): 1. Emily
Werner, 40, Boulder, CO, 23:38; 2. Erin Moran, 46, Boulder,
CO, 23:55; 3. Namino Glaintz, 40, Boulder, CO, 23:59. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Diane Thompson, 52, Boulder, CO, 23:20;
2. Ellen Rickert, 57, Lafayette, CO, 25:52; 3. Marcia Jordan,
55, Boulder, CO, 26:36. Seniors (60+): 1. Jo Ann Meyer, 67,
Longmont, CO, 23:25; 2. Teresa Huck, 61, Lyons, CO, 27:05;
3. Judy Moir, 68, Nederland, CO, 28:11.
Cherry Creek Sneak
April 25, 2010
Denver, CO
CO, 18:20; 10. James Dunkleberger, 37, Littleton, CO, 18:25.
Masters (40+): 1. Dave Scudamore, 40, Denver, CO, 16:48;
2. Keith Johnson, 48, Littleton, CO, 18:05; 3. John Costello,
42, Denver, CO, 18:19. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Steve
Gallega, 55, Golden, CO, 17:15; 2. Lile Budden, 50, Colorado
Springs, CO, 18:48; 3. Michael Roach, 53, Highlands Ranch,
CO, 20:04. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Martin, 60, Boulder, Co,
22:25; 2. John Anderson, 62, Englewood, CO, 23:39; 3. Paul
Lewandowski, 63, Centennial, CO, 24:35. Overall Female:
1. Rachel Gioscia, 23, Boulder, CO, 18:09; 2. Lydia Van Vleet,
21, Boulder, CO, 19:35; 3. Amy Smirh, 22, Denver, CO,
19:36; 4. Mary Shore, 44, Fort Collins, CO, 21:10; 5. Ryan
Morgan, 49, Wheat Ridge, CO, 21:15; 6. Shawna Sajdak, 34,
Parker, CO, 21:18; 7. Erinkate Springer, 33, Georgetown, CO,
21:32; 8. Nancy Thonen, 44, Denver, CO, 21:35; 9. Ginger
Stoker, 34, Greenwood Village, CO, 21:50; 10. Delcia Litt,
51, Jefferson, CO, 22:04. Masters (40+): 1. Mary Shore, 44,
Fort Collins, CO, 21:10; 2. Ryan Morgan, 49, Wheat Ridge,
CO, 21:15; 3. Nancy Thonen, 44, Denver, CO, 21:35. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Delcia Litt, 51, Jefferson, CO, 22:04; 2. Lea
Jones, 57, Denver, CO, 24:23; 3. Lu Ann Taylor, 55, Arvada,
CO, 25:25. Seniors (60+): 1. Trish Waltz, 63, Denver, CO,
24:24; 2. Terri Schneider, 61, Centennial, CO, 28:17; 3. Anne
Wright, 65, Evergreen, CO, 28:49.
7,592 Finishers (3,971 - 5M, 3,621 - 5K) - Timing by: Timberline Timing
- Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: 5M = Derek Kite,
25:06 (2007); Patty Murray, 29:06 (2005); 5K = Justin Ogle, 16:36
(2009); Sarah Pizzo, 18:07 (2009)
5M Overall Male: 1. Adam Rich, 29, Colorado Springs, CO,
25:33; 2. Robby Young, Colorado Springs, CO, 26:08; 3.
Charles Hillig Jr, 23, Denver, CO, 26:19; 4. Peter Vail, Boulder,
CO, 26:22; 5. Ryan Hafer, 23, Colorado Springs, CO, 27:09;
6. Andy Bruckner, 37, Denver, CO, 27:36; 7. Andrew Biglow,
39, Littleton, CO, 27:37; 8. John Gaudette, 25, Denver,
CO, 27:41; 9. Gabriel Small, 24, Lafayette, CO, 27:46; 10.
Luke Crespin, 25, Littleton, CO, 28:30. Masters (40+): 1.
Michael Hewitt, 40, Denver, CO, 29:08; 2. Raul Carrizalez,
49, Evans, CO, 29:23; 3. Luke Siekmeier, 42, Denver, CO,
29:40. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jay Survil, 51, Aurora, CO,
30:45; 2. Neal Mclaughlin, 51, Highlands Ranch, CO, 32:13;
3. Dave O’Sadnick, 54, Evergreen, CO, 33:11. Seniors (60+):
1. Craig Carver, 61, Denver, CO, 37:07; 2. Arlet Stanley, 62,
Pinecliffe, CO, 37:19; 3. Joe Stommel, 60, Pueblo, CO, 37:36.
Overall Female: 1. Kathleen Griffin, 22, Boulder, CO, 32:11;
2. Megan Boord, 32, Edwards, CO, 32:57; 3. Molly Smith,
29, Denver, CO, 33:05; 4. Amanda Ewing, 29, Colorado
Springs, CO, 33:06; 5. Jodie Taylor, 38, Parker, CO, 33:08;
6. Janet Rooney, 46, Louisville, CO, 33:37; 7. Alison Steele,
29, Longmont, CO, 33:46; 8. Bethany Belote, 26, Brighton,
CO, 33:52; 9. Emily Steele, 29, Fort Collins, CO, 33:57; 10.
Erika Ross, 22, Denver, CO, 34:19. Masters (40+): 1. Janet
Rooney, 46, Louisville, CO, 33:37; 2. Sharon Argenio, 44,
Littleton, CO, 35:17; 3. Michelle Ford, 41, Aurora, CO, 35:26.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Helen Hertzog Mang, 56, Denver,
CO, 40:24; 2. Hakala Laurie, 58, Denver, CO, 42:38; 3. Kathy
Christy, 55, Colorado Springs, CO, 43:02. Seniors (60+): 1.
Laurie Rugenstein, 62, Boulder, CO, 37:28; 2. Marilyn Bell,
65, Evergreen, CO, 38:18; 3. Nancy Mussetter, 60, Littleton,
CO, 46:16.
5K Overall Male: 1. Andy Rinne, 34, Colorado Springs,
CO, 16:48; 2. Dave Scudamore, 40, Denver, CO, 16:48; 3.
Steve Gallega, 55, Golden, CO, 17:15; 4. Trent Joseph, 26,
Denver, CO, 17:27; 5. Keith Johnson, 48, Littleton, CO,
18:05; 6. Justin Walk, 28, Lone Tree, CO, 18:07; 7. John
Costello, 42, Denver, CO, 18:19; 8. Daniel Lupa-Chazan,
29, Boulder, CO, 18:19; 9. Jack Robb, 14, Columbine Valley,
Greenland Trail Races
May 1, 2010
Larkspur, CO
519 Finishers (116 - 50K, 186 - 25K, 217 - 8M) - Timing by: The
Colorado Running Company - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,850’ Course Records: 50K = Justin Ricks, 3:23:11 (2008); Tania Pacev,
4:22:01 (2007); 25K = Justin Ricks, 1:36:27 (2009); Heather Hunt,
1:49:18 (2006); 8M = Andy Ames, 46:33 (2006); Gina Lucrezi, 53:19
(2009)
Andy Rinne (left) and Dave
Scudamore sprint to the finish of the
Cherry Creek Sneak 5K.
Photography By Steve Glass, Dee Budden and Paul Minne
2. Joe McDaniel, 27, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:16:26; 3. Andy
Ames, 47, Boulder, CO, 1:17:41; 4. Zack Crandall, 30, 1:19:34;
5. Bryon Malang, 20, Fort Collins, CO, 1:22:17; 6. Sammy
Sternburg, 20, Fort Collins, CO, 1:23:27; 7. Brian Bradley,
23, Laramie, WY, 1:24:03; 8. Tony Dragan, 45, Ft. Collins,
CO, 1:24:16; 9. Brian Rahaley, 42, 1:25:33; 10. Dan Turk, 48,
Fort Collins, CO, 1:25:38. Masters (40+): 1. Andy Ames, 47,
Boulder, CO, 1:17:41; 2. Brian Rahaley, 42, 1:25:33; 3. Dan
Turk, 48, Fort Collins, CO, 1:25:38. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Brad Pace, 52, Fort Collins, CO, 1:28:34; 2. Bruce Pulford,
55, Ft. Collins, CO, 1:28:40; 3. Jonathan Zeif, 56, Fort Collins,
CO, 1:43:58. Seniors (60+): 1. Jeff Dumas, 64, Boulder, CO,
1:45:44; 2. Bruce Mihalek, 60, Fort Collins, CO, 1:57:33; 3.
Jerry Egge, 61, Cheyenne, WY, 1:57:46. Overall Female: 1.
Kara Roy, 29, Fort Collins, CO, 1:24:09 CR; 2. Leora Jordan,
25, Fort Collins, CO, 1:33:10; 3. Melissa Eddy, 31, Loveland,
CO, 1:33:39; 4. Kimberly Royle, 25, Broomfield, CO, 1:34:02;
5. Laura Wheatley, 32, Loveland, CO, 1:36:43; 6. Ann Marie
Zeller, 28, Fort Collins, CO, 1:37:07; 7. Teresa Schoger, 29,
Fort Collins, CO, 1:37:22; 8. Lorel Birmingham, 31, Littleton,
CO, 1:37:26; 9. Jessica Cooney, 34, Greeley, CO, 1:37:49; 10.
Emily Steele, 29, Fort Collins, CO, 1:38:20. Masters (40+):
1. Melanie Baker, 45, Fort Collins, CO, 1:42:49; 2. Catherine
Thomas, 40, Fort Collins, CO, 1:43:34; 3. Kate Schulte, 47,
Fort Collins, CO, 1:43:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Maria
Korb, 56, Fort Collins, CO, 1:49:43; 2. Thanis McLaughlin, 50,
Lakewood, CO, 1:50:37; 3. Ann Campbell, 53, Boulder, CO,
1:53:40. Seniors (60+): 1. Cathy Morgan, 63, Fort Collins,
CO, 2:02:03; 2. Carol Hepler, 60, Eagle River, AK, 2:10:40; 3.
Bonnie Clark, 65, Fort Collins, CO, 2:13:17.
50K Overall Male: 1. W. Jared Scott, 29, 3:52:15; 2. Hendrik
Moorlag, 47, Broomfield, CO, 3:55:15; 3. Jason Romero,
40, Denver, CO, 4:09:54; 4. NK Martin, 45, Johnstown,
CO, 4:11:04; 5. Wyatt Hornsby, 36, 4:14:59. Masters
(40+): 1. Hendrik Moorlag, 47, Broomfield, CO, 3:55:15; 2.
Jason Romero, 40, Denver, CO, 4:09:54; 3. NK Martin, 45,
Johnstown, CO, 4:11:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1. John
McMillan, 51, Estes Park, CO, 4:33:43; 2. Bret Crock, 52,
Parker, CO, 4:36:07; 3. Tom Edwards, 53, Evergreen, CO,
4:40:16. Seniors (60+): 1. Fred Jorgensen, 62, Denver,
CO, 5:42:51; 2. Bob Findlay, 62, Littleton, CO, 6:23:49; 3.
Daniel Miller, 62, Brooksville, 6:44:55. Overall Female: 1.
Gayle Zorrilla, 38, 4:28:25; 2. Katie Hedley, 23, 5:01:36; 3.
Clara Coffman, 26, 5:10:40; 4. Dana Kracaw, 25, 5:10:50; 5.
Tammy Wuerth, 42, Colorado Springs, CO, 5:14:59. Masters
(40+): 1.Tammy Wuerth, 42, Colorado Springs, CO, 5:14:59;
2. Sheri Atkinson, 46, Broomfield, CO, 5:16:52; 3. Rachel
Dehner, 40, Denver, CO, 5:17:02. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
JulieAnn Bergman, 55, Boulder, CO, 6:30:19. Seniors (60+):
No finishers.
25K Overall Male: 1. Jason Schlarb, 31, Boulder, CO, 1:36:16
CR; 2. John Gaudette, 24, Denver, CO, 1:38:12; 3. Luke
Crespin, 25, 1:39:32; 4. William Gray, 41, Colorado Springs,
CO, 1:50:32; 5. Scott Dailey, 44, Centennial, CO, 1:51:00.
Masters (40+): 1. William Gray, 41, Colorado Springs, CO,
1:50:32; 2. Scott Dailey, 44, Centennial, CO, 1:51:00; 3.
David Sheppard, 45, Highlands Ranch, CO, 1:52:37. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Bob Basse, 55, Denver, CO, 2:02:43; 2.
Dave Yanchek, 53, Cheyenne, WY, 2:11:27; 3. Scott Palmer,
54, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:11:40. Seniors (60+): 1. John
Caldwell, 65, Longmont, CO, 2:42:18; 2. Bob Wilmot, 65,
Castle Rock, CO, 2:45:40; 3. Durant Carpenter, Centennial,
CO, 2:56:29. Overall Female: 1. Lindsay Krause, 32, Littleton,
CO, 1:55:16; 2. Shari Marshall, 43, Crested Butte, CO,
2:07:53; 3. Judy Mufti, 26, 2:09:07; 4. Chrissy Steigerwald,
41, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:12:15; 5. Carey Haller, 37,
2:14:33. Masters (40+): 1. Shari Marshall, 43, Crested Butte,
CO, 2:07:53; 2. Chrissy Steigerwald, 41, Colorado Springs,
CO, 2:12:15; 3. Kathleen Swart, 43, Colorado Springs, CO,
2:15:32. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Amy Plummer, 51, Estes
Park, CO, 2:25:16; 2. Kelly Campbell, 50, Louisville, CO,
2:25:28; 3. Shelley Doggett, 51, Estes Park, CO, 2:31:52.
Seniors (60+): 1. Jane Potter, 61, Centennial, CO, 2:55:29;
2. Donna Brockman, 62, Colorado Springs, CO, 3:30:03; 3.
Cheryl Ames, 62, Arvada, CO, 3:48:10.
8M Overall Male: 1. Rob Kosick, 32, 48:25; 2. Caleb
Mathewson, 21, 52:43; 3. Derek Engard, 34, 53:18; 4. Jeff
Rath, 32, 55:54; 5. Wes Thurman, 38, 57:49. Masters (40+):
1. Jeff McIntosh, 49, Monument, CO, 1:03:28; 2. Craig
Hilton, 42, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:04:14; 3. Jim Hendricks,
46, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:04:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Steve Barker, 56, Estes Park, CO, 1:03:22; 2. Terry Jones, 54,
Franktown, CO, 1:12:03; 3. Ron Nelson, 51, Colorado Springs,
CO, 1:13:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Rick Stubbs, 61, Golden, CO,
1:16:06; 2. Tom Minnery, 61, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:17:46;
3. Eric Steiner, 63, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:18:14. Overall
Female: 1. Caitlin Thorn, 27, Dayton, OH, 1:01:11; 2. Katie
Thompson, 24, 1:02:15; 3. Shannon Davey, 41, Palmer Lake,
CO, 1:06:44; 4. Jenny Georges, 29, 1:07:18; 5. Becca Staed
Bisho, 25, 1:08:33. Masters (40+): 1. Shannon Davey, 41,
Palmer Lake, CO, 1:06:44; 2. Julie Lind, 47, Castle Rock, CO,
1:08:33; 3. Jayne Sims, 49, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:10:08.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Vicky Dorvee, 50, Niwot, CO,
1:10:34; 2. Kathy Hull, 53, Westminste, CO, 1:21:31; 3. Sally
Alderwick, 53, Northglenn, CO, 1:21:54. Seniors (60+): 1.
Lorrie Werner, 63, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:55:24.
Cinco-Cinco 5K
May 1, 2010
Fort Collins, CO
393 Finishers - Timing by: RunLimited - Elevation: Start/Finish =
5,000 - Course Records: unknown
Overall Male: 1. Ryan Donovan, 27, Fort Collins, CO, 16:44;
2. Tim Jones, 49, Loveland, CO, 17:41; 3. Erick Carlson, 25,
Fort Collins, CO, 17:48; 4. Thomas Dillon, 31, Fort Collins,
CO, 18:14; 5. Steve Anderson, 47, Fort Collins, CO, 18:23.
Masters (40+): 1. Tim Jones, 49, Loveland, CO, 17:41;
2. Steve Anderson, 47, Fort Collins, CO, 18:23; 3. Leroy
Engholm, 44, Parker, CO, 19:45. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Mike Maher, 50, Fort Collins, CO, 19:22; 2. John Trull, 57,
Greeley, CO, 21:09; 3. William Doe, 57, Fort Collins, CO,
21:28. Seniors (60+): 1. Tom Tucker, 61, Fort Collins, CO,
24:58; 2. Joe Perea, 61, Cheyenne, WY, 27:16; 3. Phil
Nissen, 65, Earleville, CO, 27:24. Overall Female: 1. Kristin
Scheumann, 27, Fort Collins, CO, 19:16; 2. Kathryn Murray,
19, Fort Collins, CO, 19:49; 3. Karen Anderson, 49, Fort
Collins, CO. 20:24; 4. Eilleen Herbst, 43, Longmont, CO,
21:12; 5. Mary Naylor, 23, Fort Collins, CO, 21:35. Masters
(40+): 1. Karen Anderson, 49, Fort Collins, CO, 20:24; 2.
Eilleen Herbst, 43, Longmont, CO, 21:12; 3. Melanie Baker,
45, Fort Collins, 22:09. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Barbara
Malatesta, 51, Cheyenne, CO, 26:40; 2. Judy Kwiatkowski,
59, Loveland, CO, 28:16; 3. Kathleen Mineo, 58, Fort Collins,
CO, 28:54. Seniors (60+): 1. Cathy Morgan, 63, Fort Collins,
CO, 24:59; 2. Patsy Perea, 60, Cheyenne, WY, 31:09; 3. Tillie
Trujillo, 61, Fort Collins, CO, 38:10.
Race For Wishes 5K
May 8, 2010
Denver, CO
420 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/
Finish = 5,300 - Course Records: New Race
Overall Male: 1. Charles Hillig Jr, 23, 15:20; 2. Matthew
Drake, 21, 17:20; 3. Antonio Cuevas, 30, 17:28; 4. Antonio
Molina, 29, 17:30; 5. Juan Ortiz-Navarro, 18, 18:14. Masters
(40+): 1. Matt Seebaum, 44, 20:32; 2. Mark Deckard, 46,
20:40; 3. Jesus Guijarro, 42, 6:52. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Dan Valerio, 50, 21:31; 2. Stuart Schwartz, 50, 22:37; 3.
Stewart Layhe, 51, 23:06. Seniors (60+): 1. John Anderson,
62, 23:14; 2. Andy Forberg, 61, 25:41; 3. Bob Ghormley, 71,
28:59. Overall Female: 1. Amy Smith, 22, 20:11; 2. Brittney
Smith, 22, 21:26; 3. Amy Mosser Romero, 38, 22:26; 4.
Tara Wilkins, 32, 22:46; 5. Brandi Kuhn, 13, 23:04. Masters
(40+): 1. Danel Segura-Ford, 40, 24:21; 2. Jane Monroe, 44,
24:32; 3. Nancy Fitzpatrick, 46, 27:07. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Trudianne Anderson, 50, 24:38; 2. Patti Galleher, 52, 24:56;
3. Patti Forsythe, 56, 27:26. Seniors (60+): 1. Eileen Danahy,
60, 38:28; 2. Dori Spydell, 63, 39:30; 3. Georgia Field, 62,
40:12.
Colorado Marathon
May 9, 2010
Fort Collins, CO
3,415 Finishers (975- 26.2M, 1,446 - 13.1M, 702 - 10K, 292 - 5K) Timing by: Timberline Timing - Elevation: Marathon Start = 6,090’,
Half Marathon Start = 5,400’, Finish = 4,950’ - Course Records:
26.2M = Daniel Shaw, 2:25:55 (2004); Kara Roy, 2:46:30 (2007); 13.1M
= Mark Lonac, 1:10:43 (2009); Danielle Korb, 1:16:55 (2008); 10K =
Brice young, 34:03 (2008); Lyndsi Benedict, 36:50 (2006); 5K = Eric
Bergman, 17:00 (2009); Tina Stoner, 22:27 (2008)
26.2M Overall Male: 1. Daniel Kenney, 25, CO, 2:38:20;
2. Ryan Herzog, 30, CO, 2:39:05; 3. Shawn Monk, 24, CO,
2:40:06; 4. Zach Crandall, 30, CO, 2:40:59; 5. Michael Hewitt,
Adriana Pirtea sets a new course
record of 1:15:40 at the Colorado Half
Marathon.
40, CO, 2:41:32; 6. Nicolas Ramey, 39, CO, 2:47:37; 7. Ron
Lipka, 33, CO, 2:48:34; 8. Mark Mulholland, 37, CO, 2:50:07;
9. Mark Saunders, 34, CO, 2:50:41; 10. Sammy Sternburg, ,
20, CO, 2:51:31. Masters (40+): 1. Michael Hewitt, 40, CO,
2:41:32 2. Brian Hutcheson, 43, CO, 2:51:33; 3. Tom Norris,
44, CO, 3:02:41. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Fred Beavers, 53,
CO, 3:11:04; 2. John Koss, 50, CO, 3:14:12; 3. Alex Alvarez,
52, CO, 3:17:52. Seniors (60+): 1. Parks Williams, 68, CO,
3:44:17; 2. John Lonsdsale, 62, CO, 3:49:58; 3. Michael Klee,
64, CO, 3:52:16. Overall Female: 1. Kristine Klotzbach, 30,
CO, 3:06:53; 2. Caitlin Thorn, 27, OH, 3:14:40; 3. Ruby Bode,
29, CO, 3:16:09; 4. Maryann Kos, 41, NM, 3:16:38; 5. Tina
Stoner, 39, CO, 3:20:13; 6. Molly McKendry, 28, CO, 3:21:54;
7. Shannan O’Brien, 45, TX, 3:22:50; 8. Jennifer Edgerley, 43,
CO, 3:23:44; 9. Amy Hayes, 49, CO, 3:24:06; 10. Madeline
Rebol, 21, 3:24:10. Masters (40+): 1. Maryann Kos, 41, NM,
3:16:38; 2. Shannan O’Brien, 45, TX, 3:22:50; 3. Jennifer
Edgerley, 43, CO, 3:23:44. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Wendy
Crandall, 58, CO, 3:35:04; 2. Rhonda McGownd, 51, CO,
3:47:00; 3. Connie Demercurio, 53, 3:55:20. Seniors (60+):
1. Caroline Luttrull, 70, CO, 4:54:40; 2. Pamela Nathan, 60,
CO, 5:00:24; 3. Merle Hines, 65, IN, 5:18:03.
13.1M Overall Male: 1. Steve Folkerts, 37, CO, 1:10:32 CR;
2. Luke Crespin, 25, CO, 1:13:47; 3. Jeremy Nelson, 28, CO,
1:14:33; 4. Curtis Pottle, 20, CO, 1:14:53; 5. Eric Bergman,
33, CO, 1:16:02; 6. Scott Schrader, 25, CO, 1:19:17; 7. Tim
Hebert, 33, 1:19:18; 8. Churck Radford, 38, CO, 1:20:58; 9.
Saul Evanoff, 24, 1:22:07; 10. Jay Survil, 51, CO, 1:22:59.
Masters (40+): 1. Steve Cathcart, 45, CO, 1:24:11; 2. Thomas
Neuhauser, 44, CO, 1:26:08; 3. Ed Delosh, 42, CO, 1:28:14.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jay Survil, 51, CO, 1:22:59; 2.
David Pierce, 55, CO, 1:25:59; 3. Bruce Kirschner, 56, CO,
1:31:12. Seniors (60+): 1. Dave Dooley, 63, CO, 1:28:11;
2. Steve Joyce, 61, CO, 1:33:45; 3. Doug Saari, 68, NM,
1:36:28. Overall Female: 1. Adriana Pirtea, 30, CO, 1:15:40
CR; 2. Stella Heffron, 42, CO, 1:27:31; 3. Maggie Abbott, 26,
1:27:54; 4. Dawn Caffrey, 25, 1:30:40; 5. Jamie Schiel, 25,
CO, 1:30:54; 6. Jamilyn Kraft, 32, 1:32:10; 7. Jessica Cooney,
34, CO, 1:32:43; 8. Kimberly McConnell, 42, CO, 1:33:22;
9. Melanie Baker, 45, CO, 1:33:53; 10. Judy Mufti, 26, CO,
1:34:36. Masters (40+): 1. Stella Heffron, 42, CO, 1:27:31;
July/August 2010
>> RACE RESULTS <<
2. Kimberly McConnell, 42, 1:33:22; 3. Melanie Baker, 45,
CO, 1:33:53. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Pamela Boudreau,
53, CO, 1:39:58; 2. Maria Korb, 57, CO, 1:42:22; 3. Jenny
Weber, 53, CO, 1:45:18. Seniors (60+): 1. Joann Meyer, 67,
CO, 1:44:35; 2. Cathy Morgan, 63, CO, 1:53:25; 3. Libby
James, 73, CO, 1:53:33.
10K Overall Male: 1. Philip Latter, 28, CO, 33:33 CR; 2.
Chris McCullough, 33, CO, 34:56; 3. Frank Antonelli, 31,
CO, 35:22; 4. Gregory Picklesimer, 43, MA, 35:36; 5. Adam
Burrack, 27, CO, 36:23; 6. Steven Anderson, 47, 37:50; 7.
Alex Masarie, 22, CO, 37:55; 8. Brad Pace, 54, CO, 39:00; 9.
Brad Forth, 30, CO, 40:23; 10. Lee Roerson, 26, CO, 40:25.
Masters (40+): 1. Gregory Picklesimer, 43, MA, 35:36; 2.
Steven Anderson, 47, CO, 37:50; 3. Dennis Perry, 44, WY,
44:13. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brad Pace, 54, CO, 39:00;
2. Dan Korb, 57, CO, 41:44; 3. Marty Damrell, 54, CO,
42:29. Seniors (60+): 1. John Hagin, 66, CO, 51:13; 2. Frank
Seaman, 62, CO, 54:50; 3. Chuck Crowley, 62, CO, 57:51.
Overall Female: 1. Teresa Schoger, 29, CO, 40:29; 2. Esther
Hartsky, 33, CO, 42:54; 3. Mary Ann Shea, 41, NY, 43:50; 4.
Robyn Austin, 39, CO, 44:38; 5. Jane McCullough, 41, CO,
45:02; 6. Janelle Hazlett, 25, CO, 45:13; 7. Julie Monaco, 36,
CO, 45:34; 8. Dianne Flynn, 40, CO, 46:12; 9. Alma Blagg, 39,
CO, 46:21; 10. Emily Clark, 35, CO, 46:49. Masters (40+): 1.
Mary Ann Shea, 41, NY, 43:50; 2. Jane McCulough, 41, CO,
45:02; 3. Dianne Flynn, 40, CO, 46:12. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Debbie Buehler, 51, CO, 51:39; 2. Sally Alderwick, 53, CO,
52:47; 3. Marcee Camenson, 52, CO, 59:09. Seniors (60+):
1. Nancy McKendry, 61, CO, 53:25; 2. Bonnie Clark, 65, NY,
55:52; 3. Ana Chimbanda, 63, CO, 1:02:57.
5K Overall Male: 1. Mark Lonac, 24, CO, 16:25 CR; 2. Mark
Hussey, 28, CO, 17:21; 3. Jacques DeGinestel, 17, CO,
18:30; 4. Brian Glotzbach, 35, CO, 18:35; 5. Sid Murthy, 28,
WY, 19:36. Masters (40+): 1. John Vattano, 42, CO, 24:35; 2.
Brent Eskew, 41, CO, 27:29; 3. Robin Dixon, 40, CO, 30:15.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Patrick ODea, 52, CO, 22:34; 2. Paul
Speck, 56, CO, 23:04; 3. Joe Flake, 56, KS, 24:03. Seniors
(60+): 1. Tom Tucker, 61, CO, 24:17; 2. Roger Schumann, 64,
NV, 34:12; 3. Craig Foreman, 61, CO, 38:43. Overall Female:
1. Imani Thomas, 13, CO, 21:51 CR; 2. Marisa Rudolpp, 14,
CO, 22:21; 3. Danielle Wellman, 12, CO, 23:23; 4. Helen
Hertzgog-Mang, 56, CO, 24:20; 5. Cindy Van Damme, 32,
CO, 25:38. Masters (40+): 1. Erin Senseman, 40, CO, 28:44;
2. Erin Eskew, 41, CO, 30:05; 3. Jackie Koekkoek, 43, CO,
31:17. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Helen Hertog-Mang, 56, CO,
24:20; 2. Gail Osterbur, 54, CO, 31:58; 3. Kathy Stanfield,
52, CO, 34:41. Seniors (60+): 1. Gloria Montoya, 62, CO,
29:39; 2. Sandy Herk, 62, CO, 30:31; 3. Margaret Cox, 62,
CO, 36:12.
The Gift of Life and Breath 5K
May 15, 2010
Aurora, CO
639 Finishers - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: Start/
Finish = 5,500 - Course Records: unknown
Overall Male: 1. Ryan Stranahan, 32, Highlands Ranch,
CO, 18:39; 2. Harry Hollines, 40, Englewood, CO, 19:18; 3.
Langley Erickson, 20, The Woodlands, TX, 19:49; 4. John Leill,
42, Aurora, CO, 20:02; 5. Mintatec Papwormt, 27, Denver,
CO, 20:24; 6. Matthew Day, 32, Centennial, CO, 20:50; 7.
Doug Perry, Englewood, CO, 20:56; 8. Rytis Prekeris, 41,
Centennial, CO, 21:27; 9. Jeff Gotes, Englewood, CO, 21:33;
10. Clint Waldron, 33, Centennial, CO, 21:37. Masters (40+):
1. Harry Hollines, 40, Englewood, CO, 19:20; 2. John Leill,
42, Aurora, CO, 20:02; 3. Rytis Prekeris, 41, Centennial, CO,
21:27. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mark Zolle, 56, Aurora, CO,
25:06; 2. David Powell, 56, Elizabeth, CO, 25:24; 3. Vince
Sortman, 50, Aurora, CO, 26:02. Seniors (60+): 1. Wayne
Stewart, 63, Englewood, CO, 22:54; 2. Bill Welch, 66,
Centennial, CO, 26:02; 3. Manuel Espinoza, 61, Pueblo, CO,
36:44. Overall Female: 1. Emily Stewart, 21, Denver, CO,
19:59; 2. Tara Wilkins, 32, Superior, CO, 20:27; 3. Shannon
Kerch, 40, Highlands Ranch, CO, 20:38; 4. Suzy Bossart, 25,
Denver, CO, 20:53; 5. Shauna Boyd, Englewood, CO, 20:56;
6. Kacee Mollman, 28, Fort Collins, CO, 22:03; 7. Keesha
Erickson, 22, The Woodlands, TX, 22:31; 8. Lina Krueck, 11,
Englewood, CO, 22:36; 9. Camille Smith, 48, Littleton, CO,
22:58; 10. Malinda Koehler, 27, Greenwood Village, CO, 23:11.
Masters (40+): 1. Shannon Kerch, 40, Highlands Ranch, CO,
20:38; 2. Camille Smith, 48, Littleton, CO, 22:58; 3. Mollie
Young, 42, Aurora, CO, 24:03. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Jacqueline Thorburn, 51, Denver, CO, 24:16; 2. Karen Parks,
57, Aurora, CO, 33:22; 3. Sandy Kerrigan, 50, Castle Rock,
CO, 33:34. Seniors (60+): 1. Susie Ryan, 65, Centennial,
CO, 34:43; 2. Kathy McNally, 61, Aurora, CO, 35:16; 3. Judith
Albino, 65, Denver, CO, 37:22.
Colorado Colfax Marathon
May 16, 2010
Denver, CO
3,679 Finishers (605 - 26.2M, 3,074 - 13.1M) - Timing by: End Result
- Elevation: Marathon Start/Finish = 5,300’ - Course Records: 26.2M
= Matthew Kempton, 2:41:00 (2009); Lisa Goldsmith, 3:12:50 (2008);
13.1M = Andrew Smith, 1:10:43 (2009); Becki Pierotti, 1:25:11 (2009)
26.2M Overall Male: 1. Doug Wilson, 28, Centennial, CO,
July/August 2010
CO, 21:09; 4. Megan Halling, 24, Thornton, CO, 21:44; 5.
Eilleen Herbst, 43, Niwot, CO, 21:44; 6. Gidget Cathcart,
37, Fort Collins, CO, 21:47; 7. Josh Miller, 36, Thornton, CO,
21:52; 8. Joy Schwarting, 39, Erie, CO, 21:57; 9. Nicole
Decker, 11, Northglenn, CO, 22:06; 10. Kristin Roche, 32,
Commerce City, CO, 22:37. Masters (40+): 1. Noelle Green,
45, Thornton, CO, 19:03; 2. Eilleen Herbst, 43, Niwot, CO,
21:44; 3. Carol Stephens, 49, Westminster, CO, 24:57.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kristin Granderson, 51, Thornton,
CO, 24:42; 2. Katrina Warner, 51, Broomfield, CO, 25:23; 3.
Sherry Roberts, 53, Thornton, CO, 27:11. Seniors (60+): 1.
Taunya Wilson, 63, Thornton, CO, 27:30; 2. Ana Chimbanda,
63, Thornton, CO, 30:04; 3. Donna Miller, 63, Denver, CO,
36:09.
Miles For Smiles 5K
May 23, 2010
Broomfield, CO
313 Finishers - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start/
Overall Male: 1. Jackson Friesth, 17, Louisville, CO, 17:24;
2. Jordan Danger Rickert, 15, Georgetown, CO, 18:03; 3.
Derik Harrison, 17, Centennial, CO, 18:06; 4. Kyle Hubbart,
53, Broomfield, CO, 18:41; 5. Nick Personett, 17, Centennial,
CO, 19:00. Masters (40+): 1. John Coffey, 46, Broomfield,
CO, 20:07; 2. Matt Reynolds, 42, Denver, CO, 20:36; 3. Joe
Kosenski, 48, Superior, CO, 20:51. Grand Masters (50+): 1.
Kyle Hubbart, 53, Broomfield, CO, 18:41; 2. Robert Killorin,
54, Broomfield, CO 20:53; 3. Kent Blythe, 53, Longmont,
CO, 24:57. Seniors (60+): 1. Fred Glover, 73, Boulder, CO,
26:28; 2. Gene Anderson, 65, West Burlington, IA, 26:50; 3.
George Lombardi, 63, Brighton, CO, 27:39. Overall Female:
1. Lori Walker, 27, Henderson, CO, 18:22; 2. Jenna Van Horn,
34, Broomfield, CO, 22:42; 3. MacKenzie Eberhart, 17, Erie,
CO, 22:54; 4. Erin Watson, 31, Louisville, CO, 23:03; 5.
Kate Swando, 31, Broomfield, CO, 23:53. Masters (40+):
1. Deanna Webster, 40, Broomfield, CO, 26:19; 2. Kiki
Chanders, 40, Lafayette, CO, 26:49; 3. Monica Lengyel,
42, Denver, CO, 27:52. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kathy
Maline, 54, Arvada, CO, 31:28; 2. Kristi Kriehn, 50, Arvada,
Pelican Fest 5K
May 29, 2010
Windsor, CO
114 Finishers - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: Start/
Overall Male: 1. Davey Lind, 16, Windsor, CO, 19:03; 2.
Mark Deckard, 46, 19:37; 3. Robin Sagel, 39, Greeley,
CO, 20:23; 4. Greg Nichols, 35, Loveland, CO, 22:00; 5.
Christopher Fiene, 31, Loveland, CO, 23:10. Masters (40+):
1. Mark Deckard, 46, 19:37; 2. Pier Parisi, 46, Fort Collins,
CO, 24:37; 3. Chris Allen, 42, 24:41. Grand Masters (50+):
1. Randy Fitzgerald, 50, Windsor, CO, 24:24; 2. Rob Cartner,
59, 26:51; 3. Dennis Vanderheiden, 51, 28:21. Seniors (60+):
1. Ross Westley, 73, Arvada, CO, 25:45; 2. John Becker, 72,
Windsor, CO, 26:57; 3. Stephen Lake, 69, Fort Collins, CO,
29:58. Overall Female: 1. Lauren Gregory, 10, Windsor, CO,
19:24; 2. Jenny Weber, 53, Greeley, CO, 21:32; 3. Alexus
Lopez, 17, Fort Collins, CO, 22:52; 4. Michelle Hopper, 34,
23:08; 5. Shelley Heier, 36, Fort Collins, CO, 23:14. Masters
(40+): 1. Denise Emnett, 43, Windsor, CO, 28:50; 2. Penny
Rittenhouse, 43, 28:51; 3. Susan Steidl, 41, Erie, CO, 29:42.
Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jenny Weber, 53, Greeley, CO,
21:32; 2. Terri Runyan, 51, Greeley, CO, 26:05; 3. Joanne
Harma, 58, Fort Collins, CO, 26:36. Seniors (60+): 1. Debbie
Kellogg, 61, Fort Collins, CO, 28:25; 2. Sandy Helgeson, 64,
Windsor, CO, 42:22.
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Heather Utrata defends her title at
the Colorado Colfax Marathon.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
9:00 AM - Half Marathon
10:00 AM - 5K Run/Walk
Race along the scenic Glenwood Canyon bike trail.
Benefits Literacy Outreach
For more info: www.literacyoutreach.org
Register at: www.active.com
Cottonwood Classic 5K
May 22, 2010
Thornton, CO
mfredendall@rof.net | 970-945-5282
797 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/
Finish = 5,400’ - Course Records: Peter Remien, 15:48 (2008); Bevin
Kennelly-Thomps, 17:43 (2009)
Overall Male: 1. Zach Mares, 22, Northglenn, CO, 16:47;
2. Andy Rinne, 34, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:56; 3. Nick
Mockeridge, 28, Thornton, CO, 17:17; 4. Tyler Sewald, 28,
Greeley, CO, 17:37; 5. Stephen Rodriguez, 17, Thornton, CO,
17:58; 6. David Iteffa, 39, Denver, CO, 18:00; 7. Peter Tel,
46, Akron, CO, 18:10; 8. Tyson Tel, 24, Denver, CO, 18:12;
9. Doug Bell, 59, Greeley, CO, 18:19; 10. Bret Naber, 32,
Greeley, CO, 18:49. Masters (40+): 1. Peter Tel, 46, Akron,
CO, 18:10; 2. Henk Moorlag, 47, Westminster, CO, 19:16;
3. Stuart Proffit, 44, Denver, CO, 19:56. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Doug Bell, 59, Greeley, CO, 18:19; 2. Lile Budden,
50, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:22; 3. Mark Moyer, 54,
Westminster, CO, 22:11. Seniors (60+): 1. Bill Schwerin, 65,
Highlands Ranch, CO, 20:34; 2. Jim Reynolds, 61, Lafayette,
CO, 20:58; 3. Jeff Dumas, 64, Boulder, CO, 21:32. Overall
Female: 1. Wendy Thomas, 31, Windsor, CO, 17:59; 2. Noelle
Green, 45, Thornton, CO, 19:03; 3. Mary Price, 34, Denver,
CO, 35:08; 3. Phyl Schechter, 58, Westminster, CO, 35:19.
Seniors (60+): 1. Tommie Atanasoff, 68, Boulder, CO, 31:01;
2. Kathy Compton, 61, Longmont, CO, 39:05; 3. Diane
Lombardi, 62, Brighton, CO, 41:01.
Glenwood Canyon Shuffle
Race For Literacy
Photography By Dee Budden and ASI Photo
A string of runners compete at the Cottonwood Classic 5K in Thornton.
2:46:52; 2. Eric Walker, 34, Greeley, CO, 2:54:19; 3. Brooks
Williams, 27, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:55:14; 4. Omar
Martinez, 24, Denver, CO, 2:55:25; 5. Chase Kelly, 28,
Denver, CO, 2:56:06; 6. Michael Hegstrom, 41, Denver, CO,
2:56:48; 7. Raul Carrizalez, 49, Evans, CO, 2:57:11; 8. Scott
Hosie, 26, Littleton, CO, 2:57:12; 9. David Rothenburger,
41, Lakewood, CO, 2:59:33; 10. Justin Walker, 29, Colorado
Springs, CO, 2:59:53. Masters (40+): 1. Michael Hegstrom,
41, Denver, CO, 2:56:48; 2. Raul Carrizalez, 49, Evans,
CO, 2:57:11; 3. David Rothenburger, 41, Lakewood, CO,
2:59:33. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Gilles Cote, 53, Basalt,
CO, 3:14:07; 2. Alfred Herzl, 54, Littleton, CO, 3:20:24; 3.
James O’Donnell, 53, Littleton, CO, 3:25:25. Seniors (60+):
1. Jim Bosik, 60, Evergreen, CO, 3:46:22; 2. William Boyd,
60, Denver, CO, 4:19:31; 3. Mike Murphy, 61, Golden, CO,
4:28:24. Overall Female: 1. Heather Utrata, 28, Englewood,
CO, 3:07:13 CR; 2. Amy Schneider, 32, Denver, CO, 3:08:48;
3. Mary Cote, 45, Basalt, CO, 3:20:14; 4. Kristin Moreau,
43, Golden, CO, 3:20:43; 5. Sara Nelson, 24, Broomfield,
CO, 3:25:16; 6. Dnae Demildt, 24, Colorado Springs, CO,
3:29:36; 7. Emily Robbins, 35, Wheat Ridge, CO, 3:29:39;
8. Sophie Doro, 20, Highlands Ranch, CO, 3:30:56; 9. Abby
Ruby, 31, Manitou Springs, CO, 3:33:00; 10. Angela Mendez,
44, Parker, CO, 3:34:01. Masters (40+): 1. Mary Cote, 45,
Basalt, CO, 3:20:14; 2. Kristin Moreau, 43, Golden, CO,
3:20:43; 3. Angela Mendez, 44, Parker, CO, 3:34:01. Grand
Masters (50+): 1. Lisa Knowlton, 53, Denver, CO 4:00:58; 2.
Barbara Franzen, 56, Denver, CO, 4:15:50; 3. Karen Naimoli
Frost, 55, Littleton, CO, 4:25:02. Seniors (60+): 1. Diane
Ridgway, 61, Arvada, CO, 3:51:16; 2. Carol Kinzy, 62, Pueblo,
CO, 4:09:48.
13.1M Overall Male: 1. Bobby Reyes, 25, Longmont, CO,
1:12:23; 2. Andrew Smith, 34, Denver, CO, 1:12:58; 3.
Justin Hurd, 28, Boulder, CO, 1:14:03; 4. Jim Hallberg, 32,
Longmont, CO, 1:15:44; 5. Dave Scudamore, 40, Denver,
CO, 1:17:15; 6. Jeremy Parks, 33, Westminster, CO, 1:19:12;
7. Evan MacFarlane, 27, Denver, CO, 1:19:17; 8. John Nichols,
27, Denver, CO, 1:19:29; 9. Jeff Turner, 39, Colorado Springs,
CO, 1:19:41; 10. Scott Schrader, 25, Parker, CO, 1:19:48.
Masters (40+): 1. Dave Scudamore, 40, Denver, CO, 1:17:15;
2. Michael Quispe, 43, Littleton, CO, 1:20:51; 3. Philip
Regnier, 44, Westminister, CO, 1:24:35. Grand Masters
(50+): 1. Dan Spale, 54, Lakewood, CO, 1:24:14; 2. Jay Survil,
51, Aurora, CO, 1:25:42; 3. Alan Lind, 50, Castle Rock, CO,
1:29:48. Seniors (60+): 1. Michael Clark, 64, Phoenix, AZ,
1:38:21; 2. Larry Smith, 63, Evergreen, CO, 1:40:44; 3. Luis
Grados, 60, Lima, PE, 1:41:00. Overall Female: 1. Rebecca
Prichard, 31, Denver, CO, 1:23:09 CR; 2. Nicole Chyr, 32,
Englewood, CO, 1:25:03; 3. Shannon Filar, 25, Westminster,
CO, 1:25:09; 4. Lauren Rinck, 25, Denver, CO, 1:30:31; 5.
Alison Steele, 29, Boulder, CO, 1:30:53; 6. Caroline Szuch,
37, Evergreen, CO, 1:30:55; 7. Dianne Gates, 45, Boulder,
CO, 1:31:09; 8. Erica Wedel, 33, Aurora, CO, 1:31:25; 9.
Ellen Hart, 51, Denver, CO, 1:31:26; 10. Stephanie Meredith,
27, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:32:35. Masters (40+): 1. Dianne
Gates, 45, Boulder, CO, 1:31:09; 2. Andrea Espinosa, 47,
Centennial, CO, 1:33:59; 3. Kris Minne, 45, Parker, CO,
1:35:17. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Ellen Hart, 51, Denver,
CO, 1:31:26; 2. Patricia Wassik, 52, Denver, CO, 1:37:36;
3. Judy Maguire, 51, Sylmar, CA, 1:40:30. Seniors (60+):
1. Virginia Vinyard, 73, Denver, CO, 1:53:06; 2. Constance
Ahrnsbrak, 70, Lakewood, CO, 2:10:01; 3. Annette Durlam,
65, Thornton, CO, 2:12:37.
Saturday
August 21, 2010
Westminster, CO
8:00 AM
Westminster Christopher Field Softball Complex
(5875 W. 104th Avenue)
register online begining May 3rd at www.active.com
registration forms are available at all Westminster Recreation Centers and City Hall
for more information, contact Melissa at 303.658.2208 or visit www.westminsterfaire.com
July/August 2010
>> EVENT GUIDE <<
KEY
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Chip Timed Events
USATF Certified Course
Prize Money Offered
2010 Colorado Runner Racing Series Event
JULY
07/03
Cuchara Dog Bar 5K; 8:30 AM; Dog Bar & Grill,
Cuchara, CO; huerfanojournal.com; 719-738-1415
07/03
LaSportiva Vail Hill Climb; 7.5M; 8:00 AM; Vail
Village, Vail, CO; vailrec.com; 970-479-2280; 10
07/03
Leadville Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 15M; 8:00 AM;
Leadvile, CO; leadvilletrail100.com; 719-486-3502
07/03
Mountain Madness Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K;
8:00 AM; Howelson Ice Rink, Steamboat Springs,
CO; runningseries.com
07/03
Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; North Monument
Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org
07/03
Run For Independence; 5M; 9:00 AM; Winter Park,
CO; playwinterpark.com; 970-726-4118
07/03
Veterans’ Home Run 5K; 7:00 AM; USAFA
Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org
07/04
4th of July 5K; 8:00 AM; Georgetown, CO;
bluther@co.clear-creek.co.us; 303-519-0357
07/04
4th of July Fun Run; 4M; 7:15 AM; Palmer Lake,
CO; july4funrun.com; 719-481-9128;
07/04
Blue Ribbon 10K; 9:00 AM; Town Park, Silverton,
CO; silvertonspecialevents.com
07/04
Boogie’s Diner Buddy Run; 5M; 8:00 AM; Boogie’s
Diner, Aspen, CO; bkbltd.com;
07/04
Buena Vista Freedom 5K; 8:45 AM; Community
Center, Buena Vista, CO; buenavistacolorado.org;
719-395-2324
07/04
Copper Mountain Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 9:00
AM; Copper Mountain, CO; copperhalf.com; 303926-1017;
07/04
Firecracker 5K; 9:00 AM; Sweetwater Park, Lone
Tree, CO; firecracker5krace.com; 303-225-4948
Grand Prix Classic 10K; 7:00 AM; Colorado
Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com; 719-635-8803;
$$ 10
07/24
Kennebec Challenge Mountain Run; 14M; 8:00
AM; Durango, CO; go-dmt.org; 970-385-7230
Rogers River Run; 5K; 7:30 AM; Boulder County
Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO; ci.longmont.co.us/rec;
303-651-8405;
07/24
Mt. Falcon Trail Race; 15K; 8:00 AM; Mt Falcon
Open Space, Morrison, CO; evergreenrecreation.
com; 720-880-1221
07/10
Run For Hope; 5K, 3K; 7:00 AM; Memorial Park,
Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org; 719-365-6707
07/24
Run For Hope 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Fort Collins,
CO; runforhope.net; 970-229-1366
07/10
Sagebrush Series Run; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM;
Recreation Center, Rawlins, WY; rawlins-wyoming.
com; 307-324-PLAY
07/24
Spring Creek Memorial Trail Run; 9M, 5K; 8:00
AM; Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com
07/25
Kids Cure for Cancer; 5K; 8:00 AM; Washington
Park, Denver, CO; kidscure.org; 720-343-2800
07/28
Freeman Myre Corporate Challenge; 5K; 6:15 PM;
Colorado Tech Center, Louisville, CO; withoutlimits.
$$
com; 303-408-1195;
07/29
Mountain R.A.T.S.; Four Day Stage Race; 1:00 PM;
geminiadventures.com; 303-249-1112
07/31
Granby Gut Buster 5K; 9:00 AM; Town Hall,
Granby, CO; townofgranby.com; 970-887-3961
07/31
Parker Family 5K; 9:00 AM; Stroh Ranch Park,
Parker, CO; 720-851-7400
07/31
Reece’s Roundup 5K; 8:00 AM; Butterfield Park,
Castle Rock, CO; rubinofamily.net; 303-909-8064
07/31
YMCA Mud Run; 4M; 10:00 AM; John Metcalf Park,
Falcon, CO; pprrun.org; 719-382-1561
2M Challenge Series; 8:00 AM; Casper, WY;
windycitystriders.com; 317-267-8593
07/10
Howelsen Hill Trail Run; 8M, 4M; 8:00 AM;
Olympian Hall, Steamboat Springs, CO;
runningseries.com
07/10
07/11
Race To Remember 5K; 8:00 AM; Fort Collins, CO;
Kya_02@hotmail.com
07/11
Radio Flyer 5K; 8:30 AM; CSU, Fort Collins, CO;
krfcfm.org; 970-221-5075
07/11
Red Mountain Trail Race; 14M; 8:00 AM;
Red Mountain Open Space, Fort Collins, CO;
blueskyredstone.com
07/11
Stone House 2.4M; 8:00 AM; Stone House Park,
Lakewood, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
07/11
Summer Roundup Trail Run; 12K; 7:00 AM;
Colorado Springs, CO; summerroundup.com; 719473-2625;
07/17
Alex Hoag Run For Sunshine; 5K; 7:00 AM;
Security Service Field, Colorado Springs, CO;
alexhoagrun.org; 719-660-1346;
07/17
Allenspark Run Like the Wind; 10K, 5K; 9:00
AM; Allenspark, CO; allensparkoldgallery.com;
303-747-2840
08/01
07/17
Devil Mountain 50M; 50M, 50K, 13.1M; 7:00
AM; Turkey Springs Area, Pagosa Springs, CO;
joingecko.com; 303-475-6053
Evergreen Town Race; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM;
Evergreen Lake House, Evergreen, CO;
evergreentownrace.org; 303-674-0800;
08/01
LaSportiva Berry Picker Trail Run; 5K; 8:00 AM;
Vail Village, Vail, CO; vailrec.com; 970-479-2280
07/17
Kendall Mountain Run; 26.2M, 13.2M; 8:00
AM; Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton, CO;
kendallmountainrun.com
08/04
Summit Trail Running Series Race VI; 5:45 PM;
Breckenridge, CO; breckenridgerecreation.com;
970-453-1734
07/17
Loveland Classic; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; DavidsonGebhardt Chevrolet, Loveland, CO; lovelandclassic.
com; 970-635-2726
08/06
deKoevend Park 5K; 6:30 PM; deKoevend Park,
Centennial, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
07/17
North Fork Trail Run; 50M, 50K; 7:00 AM;
northfork50.com; Pine Valley Ranch Park, Pine, CO;
303-816-0905
08/06
Wild West Relay; 200M; 5:00 AM; Budweiser Tour
Center, Fort Collins, CO; wildwestrelay.com
07/17
Race For The Cure 5K; 7:30 AM; Rio Grande Park,
Aspen, CO; komenaspen.org; 970-920-0250;
08/07
Battle at Midway Trail Runs; 10K, 5K; 6:00 AM;
Soldier Hollow, Midway, UT; bamtriathlon.com;
801-450-8477
07/17
ZOOMA Colorado Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K;
7:00 AM; Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO;
zoomarun.com; 901-233-7090;
08/07
Cheatin’ Woodchuck Chase; 5M, 2.3M; 8:00 AM;
Fish Hatchery, Rifle, CO; rifleco.org; 970-625-2151
07/18
Barr Trail Mountain Race; 12M; 7:00 AM; Cog
Railway, Manitou Springs, CO; runpikespeak.com;
719-590-7086; $$
08/07
07/04
Firecrackers & Flapjacks 4M; 8:30 AM; EB Rains
Park, Northglenn, CO; northglenn.org/recxpress;
303-450-8899
Mt Werner Classic Trail Runs; 9M, 5K; 8:00 AM;
Mt Werner Ski Area, Steamboat Springs, CO;
runningseries.com
FireKracker 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Fort Collins,
CO; fortcollinsrunningclub.org; 970-493-5220;
07/18
Chunky Monkey VI; 10K, 5K, Kids K; 7:00 AM;
Albuquerque, NM; stephenpino@hotmail.com
08/07
07/04
07/04
Four on the Fourth 4K; 9:00 AM; Avery Brewing
Company, Boulder, CO; averybrewing .com; 10
08/07
ReadyTalk Race for Charities 5K; 9:30 AM; City
Park, Denver, CO; readytalk.com/race; 303-2091622
08/07
Run for Rwanda; 5K; 8:00 AM; Cottonwood Creek
Park, Colorado Springs, CO; runforrwanda.org;
719-352-8772;
07/04
Freedom Run 5K; 8:00 AM; Evergreen Middle
School, Evergreen, CO; mtevans.org;
07/04
Gothic to Crested Butte 1/3 Marathon; 8.5M; 8:00
AM; Gothic, CO; www.rmbl.org; 970-641-3751
07/04
HRCA July 4th Independence Day 5K; 8:30
AM; Town Center, Highlands Ranch, CO;
highlandsranchrunseries.com; 303-471-7039;
07/04
Independence 10K; 8:30 AM; Carter Park,
Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com; 970453-1734
07/04
Liberty Run; 4M; 8:00 AM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; bkbltd.com; 303-694-2202;
07/04
Smoky Bear Fun Run; 10K, 2M; 7:30 AM; Capitan,
NM; smokeybearfunrun.org; 575-354-7201;
07/04
Superior Downhill Mile; 7:00 AM; Superior, CO;
$$
active.com;
07/07
Summit Trail Running Series Race IV; 5:45 PM;
970-453-1734
07/09
Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run; 100M; 6:00
AM; Silverton, CO; hardrock100.com; 970-259-3693
July/August 2010
07/18
Donor Dash 5K; 8:00 AM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; donoralliance.org; 303-380-5633;
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November 13, 2010
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10
07/18
Gold Rush Days Mountain Race; 9M; 9:30 AM;
Victor, CO; victorcolorado.com; 719-689-3601
07/18
LaSportiva Vail Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Vail
Village, Vail, CO; vailrec.com, 970-479-2280
08/07
Singles Mingle 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver,
CO; singlesmingle5k.com;
07/18
Leadville Silver Rush 50M; 6:00 AM; Leadville, CO;
leadvilletrail100.com; 719-486-3502
08/07
Thigunawat 10K Trail Run; 9:30 AM; Powderhorn
Resort, Mesa, CO; thigunawat.com; 970-314-2352
07/18
Mountain Madness 12K; 7:30 AM; Christies of
Genesee, Golden, CO; comastersrun.org
08/08
LaSportiva Eldora Trail Race; 11K; 7:30
AM; Eldora Mountain Resort, Nederland, CO;
digdeepsports.com; 303-279-6040;
07/18
Trail Series I; 3M; 10:00 AM; Rotary Park, Casper,
WY; windycitystriders.com; 307-267-8593
08/08
Trail Series II; 5K; 8:00 AM; Nordic Lodge, Casper,
WY; windycitystriders.com; 307-267-8593
07/18
Women’s Distance Festival; 5K; 7:30 AM; North
Monumnet Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO;
pprrun.org; 719-635-3833;
08/11
Fairmount 5K; 6:30 PM; Fairmont Park, Golden,
CO; comastersrun.org; 303-279-3509
07/21
Summit Trail Running Series Race V; 5:45 PM;
970-453-1734
08/12
Mountain Avenue Mile; 1M; 6:30 PM; Old Town,
Fort Collins, CO; mountainmile.com;
08/14
07/22
Teva Paint Mines 6K; 6:30 PM; Pint Mines Park,
Calhan, CO; pprrun.org; 719-573-7133
07/24
Gleneagle Spirit Run; 5K; 8:30 AM; Antelope Trails
Elementary School, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.
org; 719-492-3974
08/14
Basalt Half Marathon; 7:45 AM; Basalt Middle
School, Basalt, CO; hgrunning.com; 970-618-9763;
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08/14
AIDS Run 5K; 9:00 AM; Cheesman Park, Denver,
CO; aidswalkcolorado.org; 303.861.9255;
08/14
Gold’s Gym Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 7:30 AM;
Grand Junction, CO; ascentproductions.net; 770595-4556
08/14
Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon;
8:00 AM; Idaho Springs, CO; gtishalf.org; 303-6747449;
08/14
Holy Cow Trail Stampede; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM;
Christopher Fields Softball Complex, Westminster,
CO; westminsterfaire.com; 303-658-2208;
08/14
Mayor’s Cup; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Ute Pass Cultural
Center, Woodland Park, CO; city-woodlandpark.org;
719-687-5225
08/14
Panerathon; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Colorado Springs,
CO; panera-colorado.com;
08/14
Run The Rock 5K; 9:00 AM; Beaver Ranch Open
Space Park, Conifer, CO; rock5k.com; 720-2610860;
08/14
Sagebrush Series Run; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM;
Recreation Center, Rawlins, WY; rawlins-wyoming.
com; 307-324-PLAY
08/14
So Long to Summer 5K; 8:00 AM; Salisbury Park,
Parker, CO; parkerrec.com; 303.805.3278
08/14
Sue DiNapoli Ovarian Cancer 5K; 8:00 AM;
America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO;
beovaryaware.org;
08/15
LaSportiva Vail 10K @ 10,000 ft; 9:00 AM; Vail
Village, Vail, CO; vailrec.com; 970 479 2280
08/15
LT100 10K; 9:00 AM; Leadville, CO; leadvilletrail100.
com; 719-486-3502
08/28
Danapalooza Trail Run; 5K; 9:00 AM; Ecology
Park, Canon City, CO; danapalooza.com; 719-4313472
09/05
10,000 Meters at 10,000 Feet; 10:00 AM; Rabbit
Ears Pass, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.
com
Maryn’s Hope 5K; 8:00 AM; Hogback Hill Park,
Littleton, CO; marynshopefoundation.org; 303-4950175;
08/28
Erace Homelessness; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park,
Denver, CO; eracehomelessness.org; 303-83210
1622;
09/05
Park City Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K; 6:30 AM;
Park City, UT; pcmarathon.com;
08/28
Loryfest 8K Trail Race; 9:30 AM; Lory State Park,
Fort Collins, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195
09/05
Coal Creek Crossing 10M; 10M, 5K; 7:00 AM;
Community Park, Louisville, CO; louisvillerecreation.
com; 303-666-7400;
Peachy Cheek on the Move 5K; 8:00 AM; St.
Michaels Town Square, Greeley, CO; hpcnc.org;
970-352-8487; $$
08/28
Police Athletic League 5K; 8:30 AM; North
Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO;
pprrun.org; 719-444-7618
09/05
Grand Teton Trail Races; 100M 50M, 26.2M, 10k;
7:00 AM; Alta, WY; tetonraces.com; 208-787-2077
Pikes Peak Ascent; 13.3M; 7:00 AM; Memorial
Park, Manitou Springs, CO; pikespeakmarathon.org;
719-473-2625; $$
08/28
Silverton Alpine Marathon; 50K, 26.2M; 6:00 AM;
Silverton, CO; ultrasignup.com; 602-361-7440
09/06
Aetna Park to Park 10 Miler; 7:00 AM; City Park,
Denver, CO; parktopark10miler.com; 303-220-1037;
$$ 10
08/28
Snowmass Village Half & Half 10K; 9:00 AM;
Aspen, CO; snowmassmtnchallenge.com;
09/06
08/29
Elk Meadow Trail Race; 10K; 8:00 AM; Elk Meadow
Open Space Park, Evergreen, CO; comastersrun.
org; 303-979-9592
American Discovery Trail Marathon; 26.2M,
13.1M; 6:30 AM; America The Beautiful Park,
$$
Colorado Springs, CO; adtmarathon.com;
09/06
08/29
Marathon Training Series I; 20M, 10M; 7:00 AM;
City Park, Westminster, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366
Colorado Run; 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; CSU Campus,
Fort Collins, CO; coloradorun.com; 970-213-0855;
$$
09/08
Lakewood Trail Running Series II; 5M; 6:00 PM;
Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; lakewood.
org; 303- 987-4807
09/11
09/12
09/11
Emerald Mountain Trail Run; 12K; 9:00
AM; Howelson Hill, Steamboat Springs, CO;
runningseries.com
09/11
FASB Fitness Festival; 5K; 8:30 AM; Crescent
Park, Greenwood Village, CO; fasbfitnessfestival.
com;
08/21
Jericho Jog; 5K; 8:00 AM; St. Thomas More
Catholic Church, Centennial, CO; active.com
08/21
Leadville Trail 100; 100M; 4:00 AM; Leadville, CO;
leadvilletrail100.com, 719-486-3502
08/21
08/21
08/21
08/21
Warrior Dash; 5K; 9:00 AM; Copper Mountain, CO;
warriordash.com
08/22
Continental Divide Trail Run; 16M; 8:00 AM; Fish
Creek Falls, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.
com
08/22
Glenwood Springs Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K;
9:00 AM; Community Center, Glenwood Springs,
CO; GlenwoodSpringsHalf.com; 303-926-1017
08/22
GORE-TEX® TransRockies Run; 9:00 AM; Buena
$$
Vista, CO; transrockies.com; 403-668-7537;
08/22
Heart & Sole Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 7:00 AM;
Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; indiansummerhalf.
$$
com; 303-517-7046;
Pikes Peak Marathon; 7:00 AM; Memorial Park,
Manitou Springs, CO; pikespeakmarathon.org; 719473-2625; $$
08/19
Eldorado Springs Cure 4-Miler; 6:15 PM; Eldorado
Springs Pool, Eldorando Springs, CO; withoutlimits.
com; 303-408-1195;
08/22
08/20
Colorado Relay; 7:00 AM; Evergreen, CO;
coloradorelay.com; 303-926-1017
08/22
08/21
Beaver Creek Vertical Ascent; 8:00 AM; Beaver
Creek, CO; beavercreek.com; 970-845-5293
Drop Your Drawers & Run Wild; 5K; 6:30 PM;
Denver Zoo, Denver, CO; underwearness.org; 303997-5208;
Holw COW Trail Stampede; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM;
Westminster, CO; westminsterfaire.com
08/21
08/27
09/04
08/21
Race for Research; 5K; 8:00 AM; Washington Park,
Denver, CO; race4research.com; 720-260-3140;
08/29
Tiger Prowl 5K; 8:00 AM; Lakewood High School,
Lakewood, CO; lhsfoundation.com; 303-232-1877
08/29
Tiny Miracles Trot; 5K; 9:30 AM; Vallagio at
Inverness, Englewood, CO; tinymiracles.com; 303222-1304;
08/29
Trail Series III; 10K; 8:00 AM; Hogadon Parking Lot,
Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com; 307-267-8593
SEPTEMBER
09/01
Lakewood Trail Running Series I; 4M; 6:00 PM;
org; 303-987-4807
09/11
09/04
Bergan Peak Trail Race; 11.5M, 5.6M; 9:00
AM; Elk Meadow Open Space, Evergreen, CO;
evergreenrecreation.com
09/11
09/11
Marathon Training Series II; 20M, 10M; 7:00 AM;
09/11
Paws & Sneakers 5K; 9:00 AM; Riverside Park,
Evans, CO; weldcountyhumane.org; 970-506-9550
09/12
Denver Half Marathon; 9:00 AM; Cherry Creek
State Park, Denver, CO; denverhalf.com; 303-9261017;
09/12
El Grito 5K; 9:00 AM; Buckhorn Exchange, Denver,
10
CO; elgrito5k.org; 720-840-8127;
09/12
Fans on the Field; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Invesco Field,
Denver, CO; fansonthefield.com;
09/12
LaSportiva Evergold 10K; 10:00 AM; Vail Golf
Club, Vail, CO; vailrec.com; 970-479-2280
09/12
Neder-Nederland; 13K, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM;
Nederland High School, Nederland, CO;
nederlandchamber.org;
09/12
Our Great Race; 5K; 8:00 AM; North Monument
Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org;
719-338-8639;
09/12
Panerathon; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Westminster, CO;
panera-colorado.com;
09/12
Platte River Trailhead Park 8M; 8:00 AM; Platte
River Trailhead Park, Thornton, CO; rmrr.org; 303871-8366
09/19
Race For The Cure; 5K; 7:50 AM; Garden of the
Gods Park, Colorado Springs, CO; komencs.org;
09/19
Crossroads Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 8:00 AM;
Buckingham Park, Fort Collins, CO; footoftherockies.
$$ 10
com; 970-377-8005;
Lakewood Trail Running Series III; 6.5M: 6:00 PM;
org; 303- 987-4807
09/19
09/15
Farmers 5000; 9:00 AM; Wheat Ridge High School,
Wheat Ridge, CO; farmers5000.org;
09/19
Hop, Skip & Jump Start 5K; 9:00 AM; Denver, CO;
mykidsmuseum.org; 303-561-0110;
09/18
Alzheimer’s Memory Walk 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park,
Denver, CO; alz.org; 303-813-1669
09/19
Golden Gallop: 10K, 5K; 7:30 AM; Splash Aquatic
Park, Golden, CO; goldengallop.org; 303-619-9697;
Lead King Loop; 25K, 8M; 8:30 AM; Marble, CO;
leadkingloop25k.com; 970-704-1275
09/18
Autumn Color Run; 13.1M, 10K, 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM;
McPhelemy Park, Buena Vista, CO; fourteenernet.
com/colorrun; 719-221-2867
09/19
Imogene Pass Run; 17M; 8:30 AM; Ouray, CO;
imogenerun.com;
09/18
Casper Mountain Challege; 10K; 9:00 AM; Rotary
Park, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com; 307-2678593
Mountain Air Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 7:30
AM; Western State College, Gunnison, CO;
runmountainairmarathon.com;
Breckenridge Crest Mountain Marathon;
24.5M, 13.1M, 5M; 7:30 AM; River Walk Center,
Breckenridge, CO; mavsports.com; 970-390-4760
09/18
Good Samaritan 5K; 8:30 AM; Douglas County
Events Center, Castle Rock, CO; svdpcr.org; 303868-5746;
09/18
HRCA Oktoberfest 5K; 12:30 PM; Town Center,
Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchrunseries.
com; 303-471-7039;
09/18
Jelm Mountain Run; 10M; 9:00 AM; Jelm WY,
highplainsharriers.org
09/18
Oktoberfest 5K; 10:00 AM; South Gondola Parking
Lot, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com
09/18
Run Fore Home; 8:30 AM; Highland Meadows Golf
Course, Windsor, CO; n2n.org; 970-488-2372;
09/18
Run, Rabbit, Run 50M Trail Run; 6:00 AM;
Steamboat Springs Ski Area; Steamboat Springs,
CO; steamboat50.com
09/18
Thunderstorm 5K; 8:30 AM; Discovery Canyon
Campus, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org; 719234-1820
09/19
Boulder Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 7:30 AM;
Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bouldermarathon.
$$
com;
Chips and Salsa Half Marathon; 7:30 AM;
Albuquerque, NM; stephenpino@hotmail.com;
THEBEARCHASE
RUN WILD
THROUGH THE
MOUNTAINS!
June 19 LaSportiva Beaver Creek
5 p.m.
Summer Solstice Trail Run
50 mile, 50k, Half Marathon and the Baby Bear 10k Trail Race
at beautiful Bear Creek Lake Park, in Lakewood, CO. Runners
will experience a variety of challenging terrain and enjoy
sweeping panoramic views throughout the race.
DATE: Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
DISTANCES: 50 mile, 50k, half marathon, and 10k
LOCATION: Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO
For more information, course maps, pictures of the course and
registration, visit us at: www.bearchaserace.com
www.runnersedgeoftherockies.com
www.runnersroost.com
July 3
8 a.m.
LaSportiva Vail HillClimb
Trail Run
July 18
8 a.m.
LaSportiva Half Marathon
Trail Run
Aug. 1
8 a.m.
LaSportiva Berry Picker
Trail Run
Aug. 15
9 a.m.
LaSportiva 10K @
10,000 Feet Trail Run
Sept. 12 LaSportiva EverGold
10 a.m. Trail Run
For more information and
to register, contact:
VRD SPORTS
970-479-2280
www.vailrec.com
July/August 2010
9th
Annual
15200 W. 6th Ave. Golden, CO 80401
VRD is an equal opportunity service provider and operates
under special permission from the White River National Forest.
SPONSORED BY:
SUNDAY, SEPT. 19, 2010
REGISTER between 8:30am & 12:15pm
3 MILE W/R/R or 1 MILE WALK
TOP RUNNING PRIZES in multiple categories
FREE BBQ, entertainment, t-shirt and massages
July/August 2010
PRE- register
donate
sponsor
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09/19
Pony Express Trail Run; 15M; 8:00 AM; Rampart
Reservoir, Woodland Park, CO; pprrun.org; 719598-2953
07/13
AQUAMAN Swim/Run Series III; 6:15 PM; Cherry
Creek State Park, Denver, CO; withoutlimits.com;
203-313-3546
09/19
Run Around the Block; 5K; 8:00 AM; Sloan’s Lake,
Denver, CO; rmmi.org; 303-893-3838;
07/15
Springs Splash and Dash IV; 5:30 PM; Prospect
Lake, Colorado Springs, CO; traininggoals.com
09/19
Second Wind Fund 5K; 12:30 PM; Jefferson
County Fairgrounds, Golden, CO; swfmd.org
07/15
Stroke & Stride VII; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir,
Boulder, CO; racingunderground.com;
09/19
Stone House 9M; 9:00 AM; Stone House Park,
Lakewood, CO; comastersrun.org; 303-781-1738
07/17
09/22
Lakewood Trail Running Series IV; 1.3M; 6:00 PM;
Green Mountain Park, Lakewood, CO; lakewood.
org; 303- 987-4807
HRCA Tri N July & Kids’ Tri; 6:00 AM; Recreation
Center at Eastridge, Highlands Ranch, CO;
highlandsranchrunseries.com; 303-471-7039;
07/18
09/25
Mayor’s Cup Challenge; 15K, 5K; 8:00 AM;
America The Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO;
spppr.org; 719-337-2737;
West Side Duathlon; 7:00 AM; JeffCo North Athletic
Complex, Arvada, CO; www.westsidedu.com; 303$$
642-7917;
07/20
09/25
Mountain Chile Cha Cha; 15M, 7M, 3M; 9:00
AM; Reservoir River Ranch, Pagosa Springs, CO;
joingecko.com; 303-475-6053; $$
AQUAMAN Swim/Run Series IV; 6:15 PM; Cherry
203-313-3546
07/22
Stroke & Stride VIII; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir,
09/25
Running of the Bulls; 3.75M; 10:00 AM;
Lakes Estes Marina, Esates Park, CO;
partnersmentoringyouth.org; 970-577-9348
07/24
My Way or the Tri Way; 8:00 AM; Aurora Reservoir,
Aurora, CO; thetriway.com; 303-642-7917;
07/27
AQUAMAN Swim/Run Series V; 6:15 PM; Cherry
203-313-3546
09/25
Sundance Trail Run; 50K, 10K; 7:00 AM;
Sundance, WY; sundancetrailrun.com
09/25
Support Your Girls 10K; 9:00 AM; Crossroads
Park, Casper, WY; dochshund@yahoo.com; 307265-2177
09/25
Vasque Golden Leaf Half Marathon; 13.4M; 9:00
AM; Aspen, CO; aspenrecreation.com;
09/26
Crested Butte Fall Color Classic Half Marathon;
9:00 AM; Crested Butte, CO; cbfallcolorclassic.com;
970-641-0798
09/26
Marathon Training Series III; 20M, 10M; 7:00 AM;
09/26
OctoberFEST 10K; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Denver,
CO; octoberfest10k.com; 303-926-1017;
09/26
Shells Bells 5K; 9:00 AM; Prairie Sky Park, Lone
Tree, CO; shellsbellsrun.com;
09/26
Squash Blossom Classic Half Marathon; 13.1M,
5K; Gallup, NM; squashblossomclassic.com
multi-sport
JULY
08/21
PLR Kids Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Platteville, CO;
kidsinnocence.org; 970-785-6455;
08/22
Outdoor Divas Sprint Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Union
Reservoir, Longmont, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303408-1195;
08/28
Team Trek n’ Trot; 9:00 AM; Crossroads, Loveland,
CO; crossroadscolorado.com; 970-669-6212;
08/29
Aflac Iron Girl Women’s Triathlon; 7:00 AM;
Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; irongirl.com; 813868-5938;
08/29
Xterra Lory; 8:00 AM; Lory State Park, Fort
Collins, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195;
09/04
Tenderfoot Mountain Triathlon/Duathlon; 7:00
AM; Hot Springs Aquatic Center, Salida, CO;
tenderfoottriathlon.com; 413-896-9837;
09/11
Boulder Sunset Triathlon/Duathlon; 3:30 PM;
Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; yourcausesports.
org;
september
08/01
09/12
Bearable Adventure Race; 8:30 AM; Bear Creek
Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; thebearable.com; 303987-4806
08/03
AQUAMAN Swim/Run Series VI; 6:15 PM; Cherry
Creek State Park, Denver, CO; withoutlimits.com,
203-313-3546
09/12
Harvest Moon Triathlon, Duathlon, Aquabike;
7:30 AM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO;
withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195;
08/03
Springs Splash and Dash VI; 5:30 PM; Prospect
09/12
Tri-Glenwood Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Glenwood
Springs, CO; triglenwood.com; 970-945-2208;
Stroke & Stride VIII; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir,
Boulder, CO; racingunderground.com; 303-6427917;
09/18
08/05
GOLD MAN Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Highline State
Park, Loma, CO; ascentproductions.net
09/18
Kokopelli Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Sand Hollow State
Park, South Hurricane, UT; bbsctri.com;
08/07
Aspen High Country Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Aspen,
CO; aspenrecreation.com;
09/19
08/07
Cherry Streak Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Cherry Creek
State Park, Denver, CO; yourcausesports.org; 303955-4135;
Crescent Moon Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Cherry Creek
State Park, Denver, CO; crescentmoontri.com; 303$$
642-7917;
09/19
Fort Collins Triathlon/Duathlon; 7:00 AM; Fort
Collins, CO; timberlinetiming.com; 970-482-0551;
09/26
Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Union
Reservoir, Longmont, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303408-1195;
AUGUST
Battle at Midway Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Soldier
Hollow, Midway, UT: bamtriathlon.com; 801-4508477;
07/06
AQUAMAN Swim/Run Series II; 6:15 PM; Cherry
203-313-3546
08/07
Great Urdan Race; 12:00 PM; Skyline Park, Denver,
CO; greaturbanrace.com
08/08
Ironman 70.3 Boulder; 7:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir,
$$
Boulder, CO; ironmanboulder.com;
08/12
Springs Splash and Dash VI; 5:30 PM; Prospect
Lake, Colorado Springs, CO; traininggoals.com;
719-337-2737
Boulder Peak Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Boulder
$$
Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 5430sports.com;
Oyster Urban Adventure Race; 8:00 AM; Denver
Aquarium, Denver, CO; oysterracingseries.com;
877-328-2783
Tri for the Cure - A Women’s Triathlon; 7:00 AM;
Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; triforthecuredenver.com; 303-430-2969;
08/07
07/11
08/21
Stroke & Stride IX; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir,
Stroke & Stride V; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir,
Pagosa Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Pagosa Springs, CO;
acvap.org; 970-264-9075
Los Alamos Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Los Alamos, NM:
losalamosnm.us; 505-662-8173;
07/29
07/01
07/10
08/21
Springs Splash and Dash V; 5:30 PM; Prospect
07/01
Stroke & Stride VI; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir,
HRCA Splash Mash Dash Triathlon & Kids’ Tri;
6:00 AM; Northridge Recreation Center, Highlands
Ranch, CO; highlandsranchrunseries.com; 303-4717039;
07/29
Springs Splash and Dash III; 5:30 PM; Prospect
07/08
08/21
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th e li g hte r s i d e
MY CRAZIEST RACES
Local runners recall the zaniest races they’ve ever run.
Nearly Naked Mile. It was a clothing drive for charity. You had to
donate five articles of clothing to register. The students ran in their
underwear. At 9:00 pm in the dark. In chilly November. 700 students
ran on sidewalks wide enough for two runners, over bridges, through
archways, all around the campus. And the course wasn’t marked,
or marshaled. The girl on the lead bike wasn’t fast enough to keep
up with the lead runners, so she was pedaling as fast as she could,
careening around corners, yelling at us to make turns. Three-quarters
of the way through the race I as in fifth place and lost sight of the
runner ahead of me. Then I was running down the final 200 meters
and I heard two runners behind me. I sprinted as hard as I could, but
they came up fast. The three of us broke the tape at the finish line.
It seemed odd to have a tape across the finish line for fifth place. I’d
missed a turn and unintentionally taken a short cut.
That was last year. This year’s Nearly Naked Mile corralled
the students behind the alumni building before the start. The race
didn’t have a start time or a starter. The crowd just started running
- from the alumni building instead of from the start line. I waited a
minute, then realized that the race had started, and I took off. After
a quarter-mile I got through the crowd. At a half-mile I caught the
leaders. Then they dropped me and I finished seventh. Then there was
an announcement that due to the false start the race would be run a
second time. -Thomas K.
I won a big belly contest and won free pizza for a year. This happened
when I did the Bolder Boulder 28 weeks pregnant with my twins
because I didn’t want to miss a year doing the race. -Leah S.
At a local half marathon, the course was rerouted and extended by a
mile or so. Runners were pretty irked they had to go the extra mile,
until we learned it was because a dead homeless man was found on
the course. It sure put things in perspective. -Rick C.
I ran the Albuquerque Marathon about five years ago, and at mile
18, started to bonk. I saw a convenience store, and thought, “Man, I
could use a Coke.” So I went into the store and bought one. I drank
Coke and water the rest of the race and finished. The best part was
when the clerk at the convenience store asked me if I needed anything else! -Kathy H.
I love the races that students put on at the local university. What they
lack in organizational skills they make up for in enthusiasm. Take the
July/August 2010
I was psyched to run last year’s Bolder Boulder in under 50 minutes. Right out of the gate, somebody stepped on my left heel and I
walked right out of my shoe. Since I was at the front of the pack, I
had to basically stand still and let them all run around me before I
could look for my wayward shoe. I knew I had less than 60 seconds
before the next surge of runners would be upon me. I found it,
jammed my foot in and quickly tied the shoe. I started running again
just as the next wave began. -Doug T.
Photography By Victor Sailer
At age 47, I was feeling pretty good about myself by qualifying for
the A wave of the Bolder Boulder. Two miles into the race I was running comfortable 6:05 minute miles when I passed a college age guy
who was JUGGLING TENNIS BALLS AS HE RAN! It totally
burst my bubble, and I suddenly realized how one person’s race pace
is another person’s easy clip. I managed to stay ahead of him for the
rest of the race, and the high point of the day for me was beating the
legendary Bill Rodgers who finished a minute and a half behind me.
I don’t know how Bill did against the tennis ball guy. -Tom E.
I was running my first marathon with a pace group in 2007. Suddenly, the pace leader disappeared. None of us knew where she went.
Then, when we reached the half-way point, we found that we were
somehow several minutes off our pace. Utterly demoralized, we kind
of scattered. I managed to finish, swearing to never run another
marathon. The next day, I found out that a half mile had somehow
been added to the course near the half-way point. Someone had
misplaced the cones! I ran the same marathon the next year triumphantly. -Lisa H.

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