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FeaturesThe Fast Lane with Elva Dryer... Page 12Organic Food for Athletes... Page 14Speed Work 101... Page 16Olympic Distance Triathlon Training... Page 18Heart Disease Warnings and Risk... Page 21Denver’s North High School Team... Page 22Women’s Running... Page 25Hit the Dirt at Apex Park... Page 60Five Ways to Ruin Your Race... Page 62
Running Shorts... Page 10USATF News... Page 42Race Reports... Page 46Race Results... Page 53Race Calendar... Page 56
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Credits
Race Reports... Page 46
PublisherDerek Griffiths
EditorJessica Griffiths
Contributing WritersNancy Clark, Scott Fliegelman, Nancy Hobbs, Tim Monaco, Jeff Recker, Don Shepan, Ken
Sheridan, Julie Winkles, Jaime Woodley
Contributing PhotographersDee Budden, Judy Bunn, Steve Glass, Patty
Griffiths, Alan Hughes, Kevin Maguire, Michael Patton, Victor Sailer, Larry Volk
Front Range AdvertisingDerek Griffiths
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On The CoverJames Carney, 28, of Longmont finishes sixth in
Florida’s Gate River Run on March 10.Photo by Victor Sailer/www.PhotoRun.net
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The inaugural class of the Colorado Running Hall of Fame will be inducted at a re-ception on May 18. The reception will be held in connection with the Colorado Colfax Marathon. Seven worthy members will be welcomed into the class. They include: •Ted Castaneda, a former CU runner whose re-cord for the mile in Colorado has stood for 41 years at four minutes, 4.86 seconds.•Colleen De Reuck, a four-time Olympian who is still running strong as a masters runner, win-ning the U.S. women’s marathon trials in 2004 at age 40.•Lorraine Moller, a bronze medalist in the 1992 Olympic marathon.•Pat Porter, a runner who won eight straight U.S. cross country titles.•Frank Shorter, a gold medalist in the 1972 Olympic marathon and a silver medalist in the 1976 Olympics.•Jon Sinclair, a Fort Collins coach who earned countless road racing victories in the 1980s.•Joe Vigil, a coach who produced 425 All-Americans and 14 national championships dur-ing his three-decade reign at Adams State. There are more than a dozen extraor-dinary runners and contributors to the sport that I think were left out, but I know that it was a tough job for the selection committee to narrow down the list. I think the idea of a Colorado Run-ning Hall of Fame is fantastic and look forward to seeing who else gets chosen in the future.
Happy trails!Derek
>> LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER <<
Publisher Derek Griffiths proudly wears the biggest marathon medal he’s ever received after the Little
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>> LETTERS TO COLORADO RUNNER <<
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Derek, Thank you and everyone at Colorado Runner magazine for putting together a great magazine for runners. In my opinion, it ranks among the best of the regional running maga-zines that I have had the pleasure of reading.
Rob Pyzel,Frisco
Hello Jessica, I’m a relatively new subscriber to Colorado Runner and I’m really enjoying your magazine. I just wish I could run more Colorado races because they all sound awesome! Keep up the great work on the magazine. I really look forward to reading it!
Sincerely,Holly Palmer,Albuquerque
Hello! We love your magazine. My husband and I read it front to back and look forward to every edition! Thank you for publishing such a wonderful magazine.
Regards,Chris and Charlie Anderson,
Boulder
Hello, I am a subscriber to your magazine and have really enjoyed it. I also want to thank you for including several photos of me compet-ing throughout the year. Running means more to me now than ever as I am not only a mara-thoner, but also a mother, and I am very proud of that balance. So I really appreciate the recogni-tion and exposure through your magazine.
Thank you very much,Nikole Johns,
Fort Collins
Hi Jessica! I was so excited to see that my story, “Running in God’s Country” made it into the March/April issue of Colorado Runner Maga-zine! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to read and publish it! I love the mag-azine, especially the calender with events, and likewise all the info on races on your website!
Blessings,Esme DeLange,
Colorado Springs
Editor’s Note: We love to receive articles that are written by our readers. If you have a unique running experience to share, send it our way.
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Colorado Sportswomen Honored Sportswomen of Colorado, Inc. paid tribute to Colorado’s outstanding female ath-letes and to persons who have contributed to girls and women’s athletics at its 33rd Annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, March 11th at the Marriott Tech Center. Two women and one pro-gram were inducted into the Sportswomen Hall of Fame: University of Colorado volleyball star Ashley Nu’u, USAFA track and field standout Dana Pounds and the Adams State College Cross-Country Program. Running awards were presented to Sara Slattery of Lafayette, the University of Colorado Cross-Country Team, Kaitlyn Vana-tta of Ralston Valley High School, and Jenny Barringer of the University of Colorado. Nan-cy Hobbs of Colorado Springs was presented with a dedication award and Cindi Toepel was given an award for XTERRA Triathlon. A spe-cial honor was also given to Taz, the dog of Ad-venture Racer Danelle Ballengee, for being a woman’s best friend.
USA Triathlon Athletesof the Year Recognized
USA Triathlon has announced its age group Athlete of the Year Award winners for 2006. Diane Ridgeway of Arvada was recog-nized as the grand masters female athlete of the year after she won five age group titles at major races like Hawaii and the Boulder Peak Triath-lon. Tim Hola of Highlands Ranch re-ceived an honorable mention for male athlete of the year. Heidi Grimm of Colorado Springs and Wendy Mader of Fort Collins were given an honorable mention for female athlete of the year. Daniel Kehoe of Arvada was recognized in the junior female category, and blind triath-lete Nancy Stevens of Glenwood Springs was honored in the physically challenged division. Jasmine Oeinck of Littleton received an honor-able mention as an Under 23 competitor. Final rankings for all age groups are now available at www.usatriathlon.org.
McKeever EarnsAll-American Honors
Seven Duke women competed in three events at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 9 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Sophomore Maddie McKeever, a former Heritage High School standout from Littleton, ran a 16:10.40 in the 5,000 meter finals to place ninth. With three foreign runners in the top eight, McKeev-er was automatically named an All-American award winner. McKeever’s time was also the second-best in school history.
Colorado Prep Stars Shine at Nike Indoor Nationals
The Nike Indoor Nationals were held March 10 and 11 at Prince George’s Sports Complex in Landover, MD. The top six finish-ers in each event are named to the American Track and Field Magazine All-American team. In the boy’s events, Jeremy Rankin from Aurora won the 60m in 6.71. He is a soph-omore at Overland High School. Adam Linz, a senior at Crested Butte Academy was fifth in the 5000 meter run in 15:23. Denver’s Michael Hancock placed sixth in the 60m hurdles. In the girl’s events, Ashley Cruder of Aurora was second in the 60m in 7.48. She is a senior at Eaglecrest High School. Kristen Mc-Glynn of Bailey was eighth in the two mile in 10:45.29 and second in the 5000m in 17:36.60. LeeAnn Ganzer, a senior at Littleton HS, placed seventh in the 800m in 2:14.18.
Denver’s Michael Hancock placed 6th inthe 60m hurdles at Nike Indoor Nationals.
Peggy Nelson-Panzer, 45, of Aurora placed third in the More Magazine Marathon in
New York City on March 25. The raceis only open to women over 40.
Moody Wins Shamrock Shuffle Tera Moody, 26, of Boulder won the women’s competition of the Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago, Illinois in 27:07. Nearly 30,000 par-ticipants, the largest field in the history of the race, ran the 8K race on March 25 under mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. Luke Wat-son from Madison, Wisconsin won the overall race in 23:25. “The race went great,” Moody said. “My training has been going really well lately and I knew I could get a personal record even on a really bad day. My previous PR was 28:52. It was a lot warmer than I anticipated but I decided to go out on pace anyway. I felt really relaxed pretty much the entire time. Olga Romanova went out about 10 seconds ahead of me for the first mile. I know she’s an excellent athlete and has run some amazing times so I tried not to worry about it. I ended up catching her at two miles. It was an amazing feeling to break the tape at the finish line of such a big race.”
Littleton Ultrarunner Sets100 Mile Record
Jamie Donaldson, an ultrarunner from Littleton, finished second overall at the Umstead 100 outside Raleigh, NC on March 31. The Umstead 100 is run as eight 12.5 mile loops on fine dirt trails in Umstead State Park. Donald-son was able to maintain almost a two hour per loop consistency. Her finishing time of 16:56:06 was a new course record. “My husband David paced me on the last lap and really pushed me to break the record,” she said afterwards. “I had no idea was I was even close to it!”
Donaldson at the Umstead 100.
Mackey Wins Rock and Ice Ultra Dave Mackey, 37, of Boulder won the inaugural 250K Rock and Ice Ultra in north-ern Canada. The race began on March 23 and finished six days later in the town of Yellow-knife. Temperatures never topped five degrees, and two-thirds of the field quit after the first day. Mackey won a diamond worth approximately $10,000 for his efforts.
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O One of America’s best distance run-ners, Elva Dryer may be best known nationally for finishing as the top American in the 10,000 meters at the 2004 Olympic Games. In Colo-rado, most fans remember watching her win the Bolder Boulder 10K in 2005. As a runner at Western State College in Gunnison, she won four NCAA Division II titles at 3,000 meters. Now, the 35-year-old Du-rango native once again lives in Gunnison, at least in the warm weather months. In the cooler months, you can find her running the roads in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dryer just ran her first marathon last year at Chicago, placing twelfth, and she recent-ly won the U.S. Half Marathon Championships in Houston.
What are your current goals? I am currently preparing to run out-door track. My goal is to get a qualifier for the U.S. Track and Field Championships, as well as achieve the World Championship and Olympic Standard in both the 5,000m and 10,000m.
What has been the highlight of your career? Making the Olympic team in 2000 and 2004 are definitely highlights in my career. I would also say winning the Bolder Boulder 10K would be one of my greatest running mo-ments.
What was it like running in the Olympics? Running in the Olympic Games was like nothing else I have ever experienced or ex-pect to ever experience. There is no other event in the world that creates the same buzz world-wide. Everyone comes away feeling its impact.
How did it feel to win the Bolder Boulder? To win the Bolder Boulder was one of my greatest running moments. The internation-al team concept is unique and fun to be a part of. The spectator crowd is energizing. To be part of a winning team and win the individual title gave me one of my best running highs.
What is a typical training week like? At this time of year, a typical training week might be between 70-90 miles a week. I do doubles three to five days out of the week. My week usually includes a speed session
(anything under two minute repeats), a longer interval session (between three to five minute repeats) a tempo or longer steady run, and an over distance run of one hour and 30 minutes to two hours. Every few weeks I will reduce my mileage a bit and maybe only have two hard ses-sions and a long run, and use that as a bit of a rejuvenation week, before another more intense block of training.
Do you supplement your runningwith other activities?
I do pilates with a private instruc-tor once a week, using the reformer and other equipment, and then I do one other pilates ses-sion on my own in the week. In addition, I do some other core and light weight sessions.
Do you have a favorite racing distance? I have enjoyed competing in every-thing from the 1500m to the marathon. I think the variety is part of what I like about racing.
Is your husband still your coach? Is it tough to separate coaching from marriage?
My husband has provided coaching, guidance, and support in helping me to be the best runner that I can be for 15 years now. We do our best to try and keep the coach and athlete relationship separate from the husband and wife relationship.
As a professional athlete, what isthe current competition like?
The bar continues to be raised as re-cords are broken and participation increases. We have great depth in the U.S. as well as inter-nationally right now. Women today are not satis-fied only to win, but strive to set records and win Olympic medals as well.
Why did you start running? Initially I started running because of the social aspect of it, but I soon discovered I enjoyed the competition aspect of it. I liked that I could hang out with my friends, be part of a team, and yet have the opportunity to set my own individual goals.
Have you suffered any setbacksin your career?
I have been running professionally for 10 years now and along the way have faced the occasional set back of illness or injury. None-theless, I have learned many valuable lessons that I can apply to many aspects of life, most im-portantly, don’t give up. You never know what is around the corner.
Do you have a running idol? I am grateful to the women who came before me demanding opportunities for women in sport and opened doors and created opportu-nities for women of all ages. I believe much of
life is about taking advantage of opportunities and creating your own, and many people that I have crossed paths with have left an impression and helped me to aspire to be the best that I can be.
Is there anything your fans mightbe interested in learning about you?
I’m really not any different than any-one else out there trying to be good at some-thing.
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Dryer’s Personal Bests1500m - 4:10.02 (1998)3000m - 8:46:09 (2001)5000m - 15:03.56 (2001)
10,000m - 31:21.92 (2005)Half Marathon - 1:11:42 (2007)
Marathon - 2:31.38 (2006)
Dryer at the 2007 USATF CrossCountry Championships in Boulder.
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Organic FoodFor Athletes
by Nancy Clark
>> NUTRITION ADVANTAGE <<
The meaning of organic To start, what does “organic” actually mean? Organic refers to the way farmers grow and process fruits, vegetables, grains, meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products. Only foods that are grown and processed according to USDA or-ganic standards can be labeled “organic.” The food label terms “natural,” “hormone free,” or “free-range” do not necessarily mean “organic.” Organic farming practices are designed to con-serve soil and water and to reduce pollution. For example, organic farmers do not use chemical fertilizers, insecticides or weed killers on crops. Nor do they use growth hormones, antibiotics and medications to enhance animal growth and prevent disease.
Why go organic? Organic fruits and vegetables can cost about 30% more than standard produce, if not more. If you are a hungry athlete who requires a lot of food, you might be wondering: Are or-ganic products worth the extra cost? In terms of taste, some athletes claim organic foods taste better. Taste is subjective and may relate to the fact that freshly grown foods have more flavor. In terms of nutrition, some research suggests organic foods may have slightly more miner-als and antioxidants than conventionally grown counterparts, but the differences are insignifi-cant. You could adjust for the difference by sim-ply eating a larger portion of standard broccoli. One important reason to buy organic - preferably locally grown organic - is to help sustain the earth and replenish its resources. Buying locally grown foods supports the small farmers and helps them earn a better living from their farmland. Otherwise, farmers can easily be tempted to sell their land for house lots or indus-trial parks - and there goes more beautiful open green space. Yet, if you buy organic foods from a large grocery store chain, you should think about the whole picture. Because organic fruits, for example, are in big demand, they may need to be transported for thousands of miles. This transportation process consumes fuel, pollutes the air - and hinders the establishment of a better
environment. Does this really fit the ideal vision of organic? The compromise is to buy locally grown produce whenever possible. A second potential reason to choose organic relates to reducing the pesticide content in your body and the potential risk of cancer and birth defects. The Environmental Protection Agency (www.EPA.gov) has established stan-dards that require a 100- to 1,000-fold margin of safety for pesticide residues. They have set limits based on scientific data that indicates a pesticide will not cause “unreasonable risk to human health.” According to Richard Bonanno, PhD, agricultural expert at the University of Massa-chusetts-Amherst and a farmer himself, 65% to 75% of conventionally grown produce has no detectable pesticides. When used properly and applied at the right times, pesticides degrade and become inert. Results of testing vegetables from farms in Massachusetts showed no pesti-cide residues in 100% of the samples. Bonanno reports only 0.5% of conventionally grown foods (but 3-4% of imported foods) are above EPA standards. A 2005 survey of 13,621 food samples revealed pesticide residue exceeding the tolerance was 0.2%. Yet, watchdog groups such as www.beyondpesticides.org and www.foodnews.org wave red flags and remind us, for example, that small amounts of pesticides can accumulate in the body. This may be of particu-lar concern during vulnerable periods of growth, such as with young children.
Conflicting values Clearly, whether or not to buy organ-ic foods becomes a matter of personal values. Bonanno sees “organic,” in part, as a market-ing ploy, with organic foods portrayed as being safer and better. He argues we have a two-tier food system in the U.S. - with wealthier people who can afford to buy organic foods being the recipients of safer foods.
Your options So what’s a hungry but poor athlete to do?• Eat a variety of foods, to minimize exposure to
a specific pesticide residue. • Carefully wash and rinse fruits and vegetables under running water; this can remove 99% of any pesticide residue (depending on the food and the pesticide). • Peel fruits, such as apples, potatoes, carrots and pears (but then, you also peel off important nutrients). • Remove the tops and outer portions of celery, lettuce and cabbage.• Buy organic versions of the foods you eat most often. • Sometimes (if not all the time), buy organic versions of the fruits and veggies that are known to have the highest pesticide residue, even after having been washed. According to the Environ-mental Working Group (www.foodnews.org), the “Dirty Dozen” includes these fruits: apples, cherries, imported grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, strawberries, red raspberries; and these vegetables: potatoes, bell peppers, celery, spin-ach. • Save money by choosing conventionally grown versions of the “Clean Dozen” (with little or no pesticide residue): banana, kiwi, pineapple, mango, papaya (note that foods like papaya, mango and banana have their own protective shell, so this reduces pesticide exposure on the flesh of the fruit); asparagus, avocado, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, sweet corn, and green peas. For a complete list of 43 fruits and veggies, see www.foodnews.org.
Conclusion When all is said and done, whether or not to make the extra shopping trip and pay the higher price is an individual decision. But for athletes who are concerned about the environ-ment, there’s no question that buying organic foods help save the small farms - and the future of our planet.
Nancy Clark is a board certified specialist in sports dietetics. Her Sports Nutrition Guide-book, Food Guide for Marathoners and Cy-clist’s Food Guide are available via www.nan-cyclarkrd.com.
Organic foods - are they better, safer, more nutritious? That’s what many active people want to know. After all, when you are training hard to enhance your performance, you might as well enhance your health at the same time - and that means eating wisely and well. Questions arise: should eating organic foods be a part of your sports diet? This article addresses some questions athletes commonly ask about whether or not to go organic.
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F For me, track workouts are a re-minder of my high school and college run-ning days when Tuesday and Thursday after-noons were spent running endless laps around the oval with my teammates. We usually did the old standby workouts, like the 5 x 1 mile, the 8 x 800 meters or the 12 x 400 meters. Other days we groaned when our coach said that we had to complete thigh-burning ladders, such as 800-1,200-1,600-1,200-800-1,200-1,600-1,200-800. I would try to pace my laps to get progressively stronger and faster, kicking my legs high and pumping my arms. As an adult, it can be tough to get mo-tivated to go to the track. Even though I know it will make me faster and stronger, I’m not an elite athlete, so I’m limited in how much time I can devote to my workouts. It’s easier to lace up my running shoes and start my run from the front door than it is to drive to the local track for speed work. But because I know how much fast-er I run when I have logged miles at the track, I am back in the game, running on the track once a week. If you’ve never tried it, here is a basic primer on track workouts.
The Warm Up Before you start any track workout, you need to sufficiently warm up your muscles. If you sprint at full speed from the gun, you’re just asking for an injury. If you are lucky enough to have a track near your home, you could warm up by jogging to the track. If you drive to the track, running a few easy laps once you arrive is the best option. Your warm up should last 10 to 15 minutes and be run at a very easy pace. Af-ter you warm up, you may want to take a break to lower your heart rate by doing some light stretching and taking a few sips from your water bottle. Also, make sure to do some easy stride outs to let your body know what is ahead.
The Work Out
Running short intervals, such as 200s or 400s, will help build speed, power and efficiency. Longer intervals, like 1,600s, build your aerobic strength and improve your lactic acid threshold. I recom-mend varying between short and long intervals each week. If you are more advanced, you can do one of each in the same week; just make sure to take a few easy days in between. At your first track session, you may try 8 x 200 with as much rest as you need, followed by 4 x 400 with 200 to 400 meters of walking or jogging for your recov-ery. This means that you will run two miles fast on the track, with another two or three miles for your warm up and cool down. For fit-
ter runners, you can add more intervals, shorter rest, or longer warm ups and cool downs, but try not to overdo it the first day out. You don’t want to be too sore to run the rest of the week. By your second week, try longer in-tervals, such as 3 x 1 mile with 400 meters of walking or jogging recovery. If you’ve never been to a track before, on most outdoor tracks, one lap equates to 400 meters.
The Pace Pacing is a key element to any track workout. It will take some testing at the begin-ning of the season to see what level you’re at and what works best. Some coaches recommend that you do your mile repeats at 5K race pace. I do mine about 10 seconds faster than that. If you are running 400 meters, aim for about mile race pace. If you are doing a workout with 200 meters, this should be slightly faster than mile race pace. At the beginning of the season, your paces will be much slower than at the end of the season. If you try to run the same paces as you did right before your peak race of the previous season, you might end up getting hurt or being too sore to run for a few days. If you want a bet-ter idea of what times you should be running, check out the complete chart of speed work pac-es in Daniels Running Formula by Jack Daniels, Ph.D, which is likely available at your local spe-cialty running store or bookstore. Remember when you’re first starting, don’t run so hard on your first two or three in-tervals that you are struggling to stay upright by the fourth. You should aim to maintain a similar pace on each interval and not fade. You should finish the workout feeling like you could run two or three more intervals. You do not want to do your racing on the track and then be too tired when it comes time to actually race.
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>> TRIATHLON <<
Training for an Olympic distance triathlon is a test of not only your athletic ability, but also a test of your time and resource manage-
ment. Each individual brings their unique personal athletic background from which they can draw from. You may have experi-ence in one or more of swimming, biking and running, or you may have none. It is an advantage to have established fitness at one of the sports, but there are dangers to be aware of when embarking into triathlon. The specific demands of triathlon are un-like anything you will face in individual sports. Here are some questions to consider. How will you prepare for each of the legs of your race? Will you be ready for the physical and logistical challenges of transitions? How will you prepare to maintain optimal speed and proper pacing? Will you have a race day nutri-tion strategy? In each of the following segments, I will discuss the special considerations for each level of athlete.
Triathlon Beginner As a first timer or relative newcom-er to this event, your primary focus is getting comfortable with doing the three different disci-plines and building confidence to take into your race. Whether you are an experienced swimmer or not, facing a mass start open-water swim is usually the most daunting part of doing a tri-athlon. The next biggest concern is the unique physical and logistical challenges of the transi-tions. Lastly, you must face the task of getting to the finish line as swiftly as possible and in as good a condition as possible. In your race, you will be faced with open water swimming with several hundred (or thousands) of your close friends. This is al-ways a scary proposition and it is deservedly so. There is real danger if you get yourself in the wrong position at the wrong time. Most of the faster, more experienced swimmers will posi-tion themselves in the front of the pack closest to the buoy lines, which is the most advantageous line. However, for most participants, it is wise and prudent to stay on the opposite perimeter of the group and in a realistic position relative to your ability. Even though most participants are fun-loving people and not overly competitive, the nature of the swim seems to bring out the worst in people. The survival instinct is strong and most people won’t hesitate to claw their way over you if you are in the way. Play it safe and work the perimeter; it will give you the op-tion to escape to open water if you start to feel uncomfortable in the pack. Getting comfortable with swimming, biking and running is simply a matter of getting
out there and doing it. There are many different beliefs around doing different types of workouts in certain orders (BRICKS), but I believe that doing these sports in any combination will help you gain confidence and the ability to adapt in transitions. It is certainly important to include some traditional BRICK workouts (swim-bike, bike-run) to be familiar with the specific chal-lenges you will face, but you don’t need to do this every day. You will need to build up to your race distances in your training, but don’t be fooled into thinking you need to train “like a pro” to be ready to race. In preparing for a triathlon, it is im-portant to understand the demands of each of the sports. To simplify it, running is a very struc-turally demanding sport and needs to be pro-gressed at a much more conservative pace. With swimming and cycling you will be able to prog-ress more quickly, but throwing running into the equation makes it a very delicate balance. My advice is to be conservative in your train-ing progression and get yourself through your first few races without getting injured. Once you have established a base of all three sports you can think about increasing your training volume or intensity and look forward to harder or longer racing. You will need to figure out while train-ing how to stay fueled and hydrated, and proper pacing. It is always a good idea to try to simu-late the race course and conditions as closely as possible so you will be prepared on race day. Additionally, your pre-race preparation should include scouting the swim venue, understand-ing the flow of the transition areas, knowing the bike and run courses and any variance in the running surfaces, weather considerations (hot/cold/windy/humidity/altitude), and nutrition available on course. You will need to figure out what combination of fluids/gel/food works best during your training. It may work out that what the race has to offer at aid stations works well for you or you may need to carry your own fuel. It will be a question of personal preference and gut tolerance as to what you decide.
Triathlon Intermediate Now that you have a few races under your belt, it is time to start thinking about things that you can do to optimize your performance. You now have the experience of going through the training build up and in completing your race. You also have learned a thing or two about mistakes you may have made. Overall, the training that you do on a weekly basis may vary greatly. Depending on your training history, whether or not you cross train, personal time and energy constraints, or individual tolerance will vary your mileage con-siderably. There are no rules when it comes to how much training anyone needs to do to race their best. The most important thing is doing the appropriate amount and intensity for your needs.
Olympic Distance Triathlon TrainingHow to Start and How to Get Better
What Level DoYou Fall Into?
Beginner: You are a first timer in your event or you have only completed your event several times. You are still a little worried about getting through your event. You are coming into your event with limited experience in one or more of the required disciplines.
Intermediate: You have completed several races and you are confident that you will finish your event. You have seen some improvements with your training and race results. You are starting to think about how well you will finish your event.
Advanced: You have been racing for at least one season and have progressed your training and racing to the point where you are “racing” your event. This means there is no question you will fin-ish (barring unforeseen events) and you are fit enough, experienced enough and well prepared enough to be competitive.
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>> TRIATHLON <<This means doing enough to stimulate improve-ments, but not so much that you are unable to absorb the training load. With this in mind, you will get the most reward for doing several key workouts per week: 1) Race Pace Swimming – In the last six to eight weeks before your race, include 1600m of race pace swimming in one workout each week. You can break the efforts into differ-ent intervals for variety and training effect. Examples: 4 x 400m (:30 sec recov-ery); 3 x 600m (:45 sec recovery); 2 x 800m (1:00 recovery); 1 x 1600. All workouts should include a good warm up and cool down. Do your last workout at least one week out from your goal race. 2) Tempo BRICK – Building up as your goal race approaches, do increasingly long run-bike bricks at goal race pace. Set up your transition like you would for a race. This will give you a chance to practice this challenging part of the race. Examples: 10 mile bike + 2 mile run; 15 mile bike + 3 mile run; 20 mile bike + 5 mile run. All workouts should include a good warm up and cool down. Do the last workout at least one week out from your goal race. Executing these workouts will prepare you to go into your next race with confidence and ready to take it to the next level.
Triathlon Advanced Your experience in racing has grown and it now becomes a question of, “How fast
can I go?” By now you have already incorpo-rated all the training techniques that I covered in the previous two sections. To get the most out of yourself on race day, try adding these work-outs: 1) Swim Lactate Threshold Inter-vals – In the last 6-8 weeks before your goal event include this workout once a week. Your goal is to do your intervals at above race-pace intensity to stimulate lactate clearing, give you an extra “gear’ for accelerating in race situa-tions, and allow you to be more comfortable at your race pace. You may do as much as you can, as long as you can maintain the proper inten-sity. Examples: 20 x 50m (:05 sec recov-ery); 10 x 100m (:10 sec recovery); 5 x 200m (:15sec recovery). All workouts should include a good warm up and cool down. Do the last workout at least one week out from your goal race. 2) Bike Time Trial – In the last six to eight weeks leading up to your goal race, in-clude this workout once a week. This workout is a true test to see what you can handle over the 40K distance and allows you to stretch your limits physically and mentally. You should try to hold a pace that is two to three miles per hour faster than your race pace or three to five beats per minute higher for your heart rate. Build up your distance/time as the race approaches, ex-ecuting your last hard workout 10-14 days be-fore. Examples: 2 x 5 miles (2 minute re-covery); 10 miles, 15 miles, 2 x 10 miles (3:00 minute recovery); 20 miles. All workouts should
include a good warm up and cool down. I fyou do your “homework” you will reap the rewards on race day. Good luck and enjoy ev-ery moment of your jour-ney.
Tim Monaco is a multi sport coach, licensed mas-sage thera-pist, correc-tive exercise specialist and holistic life-style coach. He is a former professional triathlete who has won Vine-man Ironman, Buffalo Springs Lake Half Ironman and has completed 15 International Ironman events. He can be contacted at 541-948-7018 or www.mo-nacobodyworks.net.
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>> AVOIDING INJURY <<
by Ken Sheridan
Heart DiseaseWarning Signs
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Irecently had the chance to run the stairs at the Red Rocks Amphithe-ater, a very popular workout for us locals. The day was sunny, warm
and windless, and more importantly, we had a chance to run the stairs, and (sorry) step up our workouts in prepa-ration for America’s Uphill, a climb straight up the Aspen ski area. We arrived at the top of the amphi-theater and looked down, hardly any snow, it’s a go! Making our way to the stairs along the side, we encountered a chain link fence with a sign that said something to the effect – “Bowl is closed due to icy conditions, no admittance, you are on camera!” As frustration set in we inquired as to the status of the closure at the visitor’s center. The security guard informed us that someone went down into the bowl, slipped on the ice and broke his leg. Of course, being an American, he was suing the City of Denver over his misfor-tune. Not because he was clumsy, but because of the ice, which hadn’t been cleared enough to allow a “dumb-a*# free zone” in the bowl. Now believe me, I could turn this arti-cle into a page long rant about how “the Ameri-can way” has come to mean blaming others for accidents and taking no responsibility for our own lack of common sense. You see, I’m from Jersey; such rants lay dormant in my genetic code. Instead it got me thinking… What if there was something out there that claimed over 872,000 American lives in 2004? What kind of outrage would that raise? How many lawsuits would be filed? Now what if I told you that this “killer” was mostly pre-ventable, and that the blame can be placed on one individual? How many lawsuits? What kind of outrage? Well this killer is out there and it can be blamed on one thing. I’m talking about heart disease, the #1 killer of Americans, beating out all forms of cancer combined. But how much do you hear about this compared to breast can-cer or even colon cancer? The only time we hear about heart disease is when someone we know has had heart surgery or has died of heart failure. Such stories make it seem inevitable that heart disease will affect people and the only thing we can do about it is wait until we’re ready for medication (for high blood pressure or high cholesterol) and it’s just a matter of time. Wrong!
Coronary heart disease is the result of the accumulation of plaque in the walls of the arteries that supply the muscle of the heart. Most people with heart disease show no evidence of the illness for decades as the disease progresses before the first onset of symptoms, often a “sud-den” heart attack, finally arise. There is someone to blame for heart disease and it’s the individual who suffers from it that is at least partly to blame. That’s because most of the factors contributing to heart disease are “Lifestyle Factors” and are related to how we choose to live our lives. You are reading this magazine because you are a runner, walker or triathlete. You choose to run past golf courses and people eating breakfast on weekend morn-ings, you choose the salad instead of the cream soup, you choose the baked potato instead of the fries (at least sometimes). The following is a list of the risk fac-tors for heart disease. Pass it on to someone you care about who may benefit from it. Take the time to share with them the benefits of a health-ier, more active lifestyle, like taking in the view from the top of a fourteener. According to the American Heart As-sociation, the coronary heart disease risk factors are as follows:
Unchangeable factors (3):1. Age: I’m willing to deal with this risk, beats the alternative.2. Gender: Men are at greater risk, and at an earlier age.3. Heredity: Children of parents with heart dis-ease are more likely to develop it themselves.
Changeable factors (6):1. Smoking: the risk is 2-4 times that of non-smokers, second hand smoke also increases this risk.2. High Blood Cholesterol: This is affected by age, sex, heredity and diet.3. High Blood Pressure: Increases the heart’s workload and makes the heart walls thicker and stiffer.4. Physical Inactivity: Physical activity can help control blood cholesterol, diabetes and obesity, as well as help lower blood pressure in some people. 5. Obesity: People who have excess body fat, especially if a lot of it is at the waist, are more likely to develop heart disease and stroke even if they have no other risk factors.6. Diabetes Mellitus: Even when blood sugar levels are controlled, diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, but the risks are
greater if blood sugar levels are not well con-trolled.
Physical activity is so important that an active smoker is actually at less risk than an inactive nonsmoker. As runners, walkers and triathletes, we are models of what an active life-style is. Give this article to someone you know may benefit from the information. It truly is never too late to make a change when it comes to heart disease prevention. Pass it on!
Dr. Ken Sheridan is a certified chiropractic sports physician who specializes in the treat-ment and rehabilitation of sports injuries at Ac-tive Care Chiropractic and Rehab in Golden. He can be reached at 303-279-0320.
Heart Attack Warning SignsSome heart attacks are sudden and intense where no one doubts what’s happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren’t sure what’s wrong and wait too long before getting help. Here are signs that can mean a heart attack is happening:
1. Chest discomfort: Most heart attacks in-volve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain. 2. Discomfort in other areas of the upper body: Symptoms can include pain or dis-comfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. 3. Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort. 4. Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. As with men, women’s most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other com-mon symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, and back or jaw pain.
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The Denver North High School TeamWinning Against the Odds
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The program is very small, but it boasts a 98% high school graduation rate, and Young says 80% of the runners go on to college. Many are able to get track or cross country scholarships, which is important, since many don’t have the financial means to pay for a college education. Young says he demands that his runners work hard on the track and in the classroom. The 15 years of coaching dedication has paid off for Young, who has for-mer runners returning to the track on a weekly basis to train with the team. And while the school fielded the smallest cross country team at the state 4A level for the past two
years, they’ve managed to earn sixth place as a team both years. Young also coaches the Denver North track program, along with coach Sylvia Martinez, but has had a tough time finding enough kids to compete. He says it can be difficult to recruit kids who are willing to put in the time and effort he demands. “I tell them that this will be one of the hardest things you will ever do.” Also, many of the students aren’t eligible because of poor grades or citizenship issues. Currently, Denver North’s top star is sophomore Jo-seph Manilafasha, who became the first Vikings runner to win the state cross country meet last Oc-
tober. Manilafasha ran the race in 15:39, more than 20 seconds faster than the next closest competitor. As a native of the African nation of Burundi, Manilafasha had a record setting cross country season, de-spite the fact that he had only been running for a year. As the surprise class 4A champion, the soft-spoken Ma-nilafasha is now setting his sights on the state track championships, where he hopes to win the mile and two mile events. He said, “I want to run sub-nine for the two mile and 4:15 for the mile.” He’ll have plenty of tough competition, but the 16-year-old likes setting high goals for him-self. When asked what moti-vates him to run so hard, he said, “It’s painful, but pain is good. I really enjoy it and it keeps me healthy.” Manilafasha’s brother, Eric Ndikumana, is also a fierce competitor on the team and placed sixth overall at last fall’s state cross country championships. As a ju-nior, Ndikumana is looking beyond high school and setting his sights
on a collegiate running career. “I want to run in college and I really want to go to Stanford,” he said. Ndikumana and Manila-fasha are refugees whose father was killed in the Burundi civil war. The brothers came to America six years ago with their mother and older brother. Both are straight A students. Ndikumana says he loves to run because it helps him cope with stress, but also, “Competing on the team is a lot of fun.” Both young runners give a lot of credit to their coach. When Young is not training the team, he works at his veterinarian practice Planned Pethood Plus in Denver. He has traveled internationally to teach others how to spay and neuter pets and has opened spay and neu-ter clinics in Slovakia and Mexico. He is currently working to open a similar clinic in the Philippines. Young is dedicated to community service, and he tries to teach his runners its importance. “I want to teach the kids to give back. I think it’s a coach’s job to teach them more than just sports.”
A group of runners train at the Denver North High School track.
Jeff Young has coached the Denver North High School cross country team since 1993 and, despite the odds, he’s turned it
into one of the strongest programs in the state. Young volunteered as a coach his first year, then took the reigns. He’s put a lot of work into not only turning the students into better runners, but into better citizens.
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Some of the runners have volunteered with Young at spay and neuter clinics on In-dian Reservations. He also pays for their entry fees into races that raise money for charity. In addi-tion, the group started the North Side Stride 5K and 10K race at Sloan’s Lake in Denver. The summer race raises money to give to underprivileged students who can’t afford to compete in athletics and art programs. Young says he wants to keep the team busy so that they have something to do and stay out of trouble. “One reason we travel is to get the kids out of the city and expose them to new
things, but also to get them away from distractions.” The team spent spring break in Grand Junction, but have traveled as far away as Montana and Mexico. Even during track season when they can’t go far, Young takes the team out of the city to run local trails, like Green Mountain in Lakewood. Sophomore Jared Un-sain said he joined the team be-cause he needed a physical edu-cation credit, but now he enjoys working out with the team and traveling to new places. “It’s been a good experience. And I’ve gotten to go to Loveland, Grand Junction, and other places I’d never been.” The team traveled to Fort Collins to compete in the Wild West Relay in 2006, where they walked away with a win and a new course record. Young says events like the relay help teach the runners to work as a team and not let each other down. Young calls his runners the Planned Pethood Posse. The program is geared toward keeping the students running long term, so a lot of graduates come back and train with the team and travel to races with them on the week-ends. Young uses his veterinary practice to fund the purchase of the kid’s running shoes, race en-try fees and travel. He sometimes even pays for them to get sports massages and physical therapy if they are suffering from an injury. Sophomore Irving Riza says he joined the team on a whim, but now plans to stick with it throughout high school. “Now I run to be healthy. On days when I don’t run, I feel bad.” He adds, “It’s fun too.” The combination of a little fun and a lot of hard work seem to be paying off for the run-ners at Denver North.
Young leads the team in stretches after practice.
Manilafasha wins the statecross country meet.
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Every interval at the track needs a re-covery period. This is one of the magical things about working out at the track versus running endless miles from home. You get to rest! But don’t take this too lightly. The recovery is one of the most important parts of the workout (along with the correct pacing). It is what teaches your body to adapt to the stresses you are putting on it. A workout of 3 x 1 mile with 60 seconds rest is a much different workout than 3 x 1 mile with 4 minutes rest. When you are running 200s and you only take a minute rest, then you may lose form after a few intervals. This defeats the pur-pose of working on speed AND efficiency. Plus, it increases your risk for injury. With the correct pacing and recovery, your workout should feel hard, but not so hard that you will never do an-other one.
The Cool Down When you finish your speed work, it’s important to complete a proper cool down so that you don’t have too much lactic acid building in your legs. If you ran to the track, that’s great because you will be forced to jog home. Otherwise, run at least a mile or two after you’ve slugged down some water or electrolyte replacement drink. After your cool down jog-ging, you may want to once again do some light stretching. Also, many experts say you should get some protein and carbs into your system within 15 to 20 minutes to help speed recovery. If you are really brave, fill your bathtub with cold water and sit in it for 15 minutes when you get home. This also helps aid in recovery.
the team There are many groups and clubs that meet regularly for track workouts. Although the other runners in a group may be at a slower or faster level, training on the track with a group may help motivate you to show up. Plus, it will allow you to socialize and meet other runners. Don’t be intimidated if you think that you are not fast enough to join a track group. I can typi-cally run two laps on the track for every one that my wife runs, yet she says she loves going to track workouts with me and others for the cama-raderie and the benefit she sees in her running performance, even if she is the last one to finish. Often in group workouts, the faster runners will run more laps than the slower runners so that ev-eryone finishes at approximately the same time. D
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The New Mexico Rails-to-Trails Associa-tion is hosting a National Trails Day Race in Cloudcroft, New Mexico on June 2. It
is an 8.1 mile run/walk along a portion of the historic Cloud Climbing Railroad. Sanctioned by USATF, and an event of the NM Association Grand Prix, the course is challenging. The start/finish, at 8,665 feet above sea level, drops to a low of 7,750’ at mile four, before completing the loop to the finish. Race information, pre-registration, and a course map are available online at www.
nmrailstotrails.org. Lodging and camping information, as well as area information on Cloudcroft, the Sacramento Mountains, and White Sands National Monument are available online at www.cloudcroft.net. The New Mexico Rails-to-Trails Association is a non-profit organization whose principle goal is to convert the old, abandoned Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountains Railroad grade, also known as the Cloud Climbing Railroad, into a multi-use, recreational trail which will eventually link with other trails to form a fifty mile loop. The loop, to be known as the Enchanted Trail, will lead from Cloudcroft to Sunspot to Oliver Lee State Park to Alamogordo to La Luz to High Rolls and back to Cloud-croft. Each year, dedicated vol-unteers work on restoring another section of the railroad bed, building trails, restoring trestles, clearing brush, debris, and rocks. They also un-dertake larger projects. Currently, they are rais-ing the funds necessary to restore the Mexican Canyon Trestle. Built in the late 1800’s, this landmark trestle was in continuous use until the last train run in 1947. You can see the trestle from the race course as well as from the lookout
alongside US Highway 82 just before entering Cloudcroft from the west. The Village of Cloudcroft is one of our state’s best destinations at 9,000 feet “above stress level” in the southern-most Rocky Moun-tains of central New Mexico. Come up and test yourself on the race course, then reward your-self with a relaxing weekend of dining, sight-seeing, hiking, shopping and staying in any of the numerous lodging or camping facilities.
Curtis Beach, a high school sopho-more at Albuquerque Academy, won the boy’s pentathlon at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships held at the Armory Indoor Track in New York City on March 9-10. He won the competition with 3,785 points, which established a new national high school sopho-more record. Beach was in second place going into the final event - the 1,000m run. He ran a 2:35.30, beating Aaron King by 29 seconds (3:04.40) and winning the competition by 175 points. Curtis is no stranger to outstanding meet performances. During the 2006 Farmers All-City Boys Track & Field Championships held last April in Albuquerque, he was high point performer as a high school freshman scor-ing 26-½ points. Curtis then led his Albuquer-que Academy team to the New Mexico Class 4A State Track & Field Championship by scor-ing 27 of their 109 team points. Beach won the 110m and 300m hurdles and long jump. He at-tributes much of his personal performance suc-
cess to training for the multi-event competitions - pushing hard when being tired is part of that multi event preparation. During the 2006 Great Southwest Track & Field Classic, Beach finished 5th in the decathlon. He won the final event, the 1,500m run, with a time of 4:32.03 scoring 731 points. By surpassing 6,050 points in the meet, Beach qualified for the Junior National Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Indianapolis. Besides competing for Albuquerque Academy during the school year, Curtis has competed for the Albuquerque Track Club for seven years in both track & field and cross coun-try. He has competed successfully at both the Junior Olympic Championships and Youth Na-tional Championships for several years. Curtis has been named a candidate for the USA team in the World Youth Champion-ships to he held in July 2007 in Ostraba, Czech Republic, competing in the octathlon. Selections for the team are to be completed in May.
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Team USA Competes at the World Cross Country Championships
The Women’s Race MOMBASA, KENYA - In her first appearance in a national uniform, Cack Ferrell of Eugene, Oregon placed 30th, leading Team USA to an eighth place team finish in the se-nior women’s 8K race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The race was held at the Mombasa Golf Course in the east Kenyan seaport city on Saturday, March 25. She was followed by Renee Metivier Baillie of Boulder, Colorado, who saw her best performance at the championship to date, finish-ing six places behind in 29:47.
“It was really hot, and I started hav-ing problems after 800 meters, but fortunately I stuck it out for the team, and I could see my teammates around me, which really helped.” Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands earned her country’s first world championship medal with her victory on her former native soil, navigating the 8-kilometer course in 26:23. Ethi-opia took top team honors with 19 points, with the host nation taking second with 26 points. The races were contested under sunny but humid conditions with temperatures in the mid 90s and humidity around 63 percent.
The Men’s Race Michael Spence of Ogden, Utahmade his first appearance at the World Cross Country Championships and placed 55th in the senior men’s 12K race, running 39:32 to lead Team USA to an 11th place finish. Celedonio Rodriguez from Alamosa, Colorado finished 112th in 41:59. In an unexpected twist to the dra-matic senior men’s race Zersenay Tadese from Eritrea, the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist at 10,000 meters, won the world title in 35:50, wresting it away from defending champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia on the final lap. Moses Mosop (36:13) earned silver and Bernard Kiprop Kipyego of Kenya (36:37) won bronze. Bekele failed to finish. Mosop and Kipyego led a parade of six straight Kenyans across the line, to earn the host country yet another team world championship.
The Junior Race Kenny Klotz of Eugene, Oregon was the first American across the line in the junior men’s 8-kilometer race, running 27:11 to finish 56th. Adams State College student Ryan Mc-Niff of Los Alamos, New Mexico was 86th in 28:28. “It was going alright. I may have gone out too fast. I did everything I could to try and finish. It was a good experience for us,” McNiff
said. Matt Tebo from Albuquerque, New Mexico rounded out the American finishers in 100th (30:56). “It wasn’t our day. I was fine ex-cept for my right foot. I didn’t feel good, and I couldn’t put pressure on it. I tried to finish. I was really hoping to get a team score. I was con-fident that my right foot would hold out, but it didn’t work out.” In the junior men’s race, Asbel Kiprop led four straight Kenyans across the line, win-ning the gold medal in a time of 24:07. Kenya won the junior men’s world title with a perfect score of 10 points. Team USA did not have enough finishers to earn a team score. Team USA did not field a junior wom-en’s squad.
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Olympic Marathon bronze medalist Deena Kas-tor ran 47:20, to win her fifth national 15K title, while 2004 Olympic Marathon sliver medalist Meb Keflezighi took an unprecedented sixth men’s crown in 43:40 at the USA 15K Champi-onships in Jacksonville, Florida on March 10. Kastor also captured this year’s Equal-izer Bonus of $5,000 for being the first athlete - male or female - to cross the finish line. The top-seeded women started five minutes before the men, with the “head start” based on the time differential of the U.S. 15K records. Kastor charged to the front early, run-ning her first three mile splits in 5:04, 5:01, and 4:58, under pace for her American Record, set at this race four years ago. But her quick splits on the hilly and winding second and third miles combined with warm, humid conditions took their toll on the record attempt. Despite never being challenged en route to her win, Kastor missed her event and American record, and the accompanying $8,000 in bonuses, by a scant five seconds. Two-time USA 15K champion Jen Rhines of Ardmore, Pennsylvannia finished second in 48:58, with Elva Dryer of Gunnison, Colorado third in 49:40. Meanwhile, Keflezighi had plenty of
company, with reigning USA Half-Marathon Champion Ryan Hall of Big Bear Lake, Cali-fornia, Team USA World Cross Country squad member Fasil Bizuneh of Flagstaff, Arizona and journeyman Christian Hesch of Morro Bay, Cal-ifornia accompanying him through two miles. As the trio of Hall, Bizuneh, and Ke-flezighi separated themselves on the march to-wards the finish line, each took turns in the lead until just past halfway, when Bizuneh attempted to break things up with a hard surge. Following another move by Bizuneh at five miles, Keflezighi kept on pressing, quickly distancing himself from the former Ari-zona State standout. Though the two had gapped Hall, he proved to still have some fight left in him, passing Bizuneh and cutting Keflezighi’s onetime 30-second lead in half by the time eight miles had been reached at the top of the massive Hart Bridge. It wasn’t enough, though, as Ke-flezighi, looking effortless, powered down the other side of the bridge towards the finish line in the shadow of Alltel Stadium for the win. “I really thought it was going to come down to the last downhill,” Keflezighi said later. “But Fasil made a huge move at five miles. I fol-lowed him, and it kind of broke things open for me.” Following Keflezighi was Hall, 21 seconds back, with Jason Hartmann of Boulder, Colorado closing well to pass Bizuneh for third in 44:12. Marking the 14th year that the USA 15K Championships has been hosted by the Gate River Run, Kastor and Keflezighi each took home $12,000 for their victories as part of a total prize purse of $58,000 for the champion-ships.
Kastor and Keflezighi Run to 15K TitlesDryer and Hartmann of Colorado Earn Third
Eastler, Vaill win Pan Am Race Walk Cup Trials
Reigning U.S. 20K men’s champion Kevin Eastler of Aurora and two-time U.S. women’s 20K champion Teresa Vaill were the respective winners at the 2007 USA Pan American Race Walk Cup Trials in Palmetto Bay, Florida. The championships, which serve as the selection event for the 2007 Pan Ameri-can Race Walk Championships in Brazil, were hosted by the City of Palmetto Bay and the Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation De-partment. Eastler and his 2004 Olympic team-mate Tim Seaman entered their last lap in unison and stayed that way until the final straight when Eastler pulled away to claim the first place prize money of $900. Eastler’s winning time was one hour, 24 minutes, 12 seconds, with Seaman finishing close behind as the runner-up in 1:24:21. Both perfor-mances bettered the Olympic “B” qualifying standard. John Nunn held on for third place finishing in 1:27:55 and Matt Boyles placed fourth with a new personal best of 1:28:50. Boyles previous best mark was 1:30:30. In the women’s race, Teresa Vaill opened a 40-second gap at the 2.5K mark over fellow Americans Sam Cohen, Jolene Moore and Maria Michta. However guest athletes Yeliz Ay of Turkey and Miriam Ra-mon of Cuenca, Ecuador were right in Vaill’s shadow as all three passed in 11:39. Vaill went on to win the race in 1:35:44. Turkey’s Yeliz Ay, who had been training at altitude in Colorado, was second in 1:36:22, with Ramon finishing third in 1:36:29. No other women would better the Olympic “B” standard as Sam Cohen grabbed the second USA spot on the Pan American Cup team in 1:42:48. Jolene Moore was fifth overall in 1:43:51 and Loretta Schuel-lin earned a spot on her first-ever USA inter-national team by finishing sixth in 1:44:17. The first four finishers under one hour and 48 minutes qualified for the Team USA roster. The Junior Men’s 10K race was dominated by the Vergara twins from Edin-burg, Texas, as Ricardo Vergara crossed the finish line first in 48 minutes, two seconds, with his brother Roberto finishing eight sec-onds back. Abraham Villarreal was third in 54:52, with Evan Crowdus fourth in 57:22 and Patrick Shaffer fifth in 1:01:36. The Junior Women’s 10K race was won by Lauren Forgues of Boothbay, Maine in 50 minutes, 35 seconds. The runner-up was Le’erin Voss in 53:18 and Christina Pe-ters finishing in third place in 53:51. Round-ing out the top-five finishers were Jenna Mo-nahan (4th-55:25) and Pamela Alva of Lima, Peru (5th-56:06).
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Team USA takes second atYokohama International Women’s Ekiden
One of the greatest Team USA rosters ever assembled for an Ekiden posted its best finish ever, taking second in a 14-team field at the 2007 Yokohama International Women’s Ekiden in Yokohama, Japan. Team Russia, the defending champion, was timed in 2:14:48 with the U.S. in 2:16:04. Jen Rhines led off strong for Team USA, running her opening 5K in 15:05 as Lilia Shobukhova of Russia opened with a leg record 14:45. In the sec-ond leg, a 10K distance, U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor made up 11 seconds of the 20 second deficit by half way, passing 5K in 15:22 on her way to running 31:09, but Galina Bogomolova regained the time over the second half to win the leg in 31:08. Stage three saw the Russian team begin to steadily pull away from the U.S. despite strong showings from Carrie Tollefson, who finished her 6K leg in 19:30, and USA 10K track champ Amy Rudolph, who ran the next 6K in 19:58. Another highlight for Team USA came on the 10K fifth leg where Katie McGregor ran 32:59 to win the leg over 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya. Beginning the sixth and final leg, Russia had a 59-second advantage over Team USA as Elva Dryer of Gunnison, Colorado brought the U.S. home with a 17:23 for the final 5.195K, marking the best finish ever for Team USA at Yokohama. Ayumi Hashimoto, the captain of the host team from Japan, made a dramatic charge on the last leg to finish only three seconds behind the U.S.
Christian Cantwell put an exclamation point on his indoor season at the 2007 AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, held at the Reggie
Lewis Track & Athletic Center on February 25. The #2 world-ranked shot putter easily won the men’s Visa Championship as the athlete with the top performance of the Indoor Visa Cham-pionship Series. The women’s 3,000-meter win-ner, Boulder-native Shalane Flanagan, won the women’s Visa Championship. Flanagan easily won the women’s 3,000m in 8:56.75, running what was essen-tially a conservative time trial in a race in which she was never challenged. USA outdoor stee-plechase champion Lisa Galaviz was second in 9:10.75. Just a few months after giving birth to her second child, 2004 Olympic Trials 5,000m champion and Colorado resident Shayne Cul-pepper continued her impressive return to com-petition, winning her first indoor title in the women’s mile. The two-time U.S. indoor 3,000 meter champion and 2004 World Indoor bronze medalist at that distance took the lead with 400 meters to go and won in 4:34.42. Sarah Schwald was second in 4:36.12. Culpepper said, “I told myself that with 500 meters to go I was going to the lead no matter what the pace was. I feel like I should be running a bit faster at this distance. I prob-ably should be closer to four minutes for 1,500 meters. That’s where I’ll have to be in order to compete better internationally. It’s difficult com-
ing back from the birth of my second child. I’ve learned some things, but unfortunately seem to make the same training mistakes over again.” The Nike men’s mile provided excite-ment, if not a blinding pace. Known for his af-finity for leading from the front, two-time out-door champion Alan Webb sat back in a pack that passed through the first 400 meters in 62.8 seconds. When 2000 Olympic Trials champion Gabe Jennings took the lead with 600 meters left, however, the pace took a decided upturn. Webb showed fine closing speed to win in 4:01.07, with 2004 indoor champ Rob Myers second in 4:01.78 and Jennings third in 4:01.93. Two-time Olympian and multiple na-tional record holder Tim Seaman made history with his 10th consecutive career victory in the men’s 5,000m race walk, finishing in 19:24.38. With his win, Seaman matched the 10 national indoor walk titles won by National Track & Field Hall of Famer Henry Laskau between 1948 and ‘57. Kevin Eastler of Aurora, Colo-rado was second in 19:28.63. Sam Cohen won her first indoor 3,000m race walk title in 13:51.29 with Lau-ren Forgues second in 13:55.90, after five-time winner Joanne Dow was disqualified for loss of contact while in the lead. Rising distance star Matt Tegenkamp and three-time indoor champion Jonathan Riley towed the field in the men’s 3000m, but Tegen-kamp moved away strongly in the final lap to win in 7:46.08, with Riley second in 7:49.73.
Cantwell and Flanagan Grab VisaChampionship at AT&T USA Indoors
Famiglietti Wins 8K Title Steeplechaser Anthony Famiglietti won the U.S. Men’s 8K Championship in Central Park in New York on March 18, his first victory at the event. The 28-year-old New Yorker covered the three-loop criterium course in 22:35, six seconds ahead of second place Abdi Abdi-rahman of Tucson, Arizona, Bolota Asmerom of Oakland, California was third in 22:48. Boulder’s Jorge Torres (pictured left) placed seventh in 23:02. Famiglietti, an Olym-pian, won $11,000 including a $1,000 prime for being one of the top three athletes at the 5K mark. The event was delayed for one day due to heavy snow.
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TLittle Rock Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
Sunday, March 4, 2007Little Rock, AR
The Little Rock Marathon is a tour of the capital city of Arkansas, a small state with only 2.5 million people. The race organization was top notch with water stops every two miles and volunteers adding just the perfect touch of southern hospitality. The city shows up to sup-port the race by lining the streets with crowds of spectators. The Little Rock Marathon markets itself as providing the largest finisher’s medal in the world, and they aren’t kidding. It is by far the biggest medal you will ever see and will likely make your neck hurt if you try to wear it after the race. Participants at this year’s race re-ceived two shirts: a t-shirt with their registration and a micro-fiber finisher’s shirt afterwards. Runners also enjoyed a post-race party when they crossed the finish line. For an extra fee, runners could pur-chase a pass to the Perks Tent at the finish line. The tent offered free pizza and beer, shorter bathroom lines, pre and post race massages, and a private pre-race gear check. The course featured many hills be-tween miles 10 through 18. A lot of runners were not prepared for them, as evident by race splits. This year, the top Colorado runner
was Derek Griffiths of Littleton, who crossed the line in 3:47:32. Steve Slotter of Castle Rock was the top Colorado finisher in the half mara-thon, running 1:29:02.
4,026 Finishers (1,279 - Marathon, 2,222 - Half Marathon, 525 - 5K) - ChampionChip Timing by: Little Rock Marathon - Weather: Sunny and windy, 30-50 degrees - Elevation: Start/Finish = 250’
Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Przemek Bodbowski, 26, Searcy, AR, 2:27:09; 2. Krzysztof Baldyga, 35, Albuquerque, NM, 2:28:50; 3. Justin Gillette, 24, Niles, MI, 2:31:14. Area Finishers 1. Krzysztof Baldyga, 35, Albuquerque, NM, 2:28:50; 2. Derek Griffiths, 31, Littleton, CO, 3:47:32; 3. David Macbean, 35, Morrison, CO, 3:49:26; 4. Jonathan Robinson, 61, Orem, UT, 3:56:14; 5. John Harrington, 44, Roclada, NM, 3:57:45; 6. Daniel Wilson, 49, Thornton, CO, 4:00:41; 7. Jim Lynch, 49, Denver, CO, 4:08:02; 8. Buddy Duvall, 42, Colorado Springs, CO, 4:25:00. Female (Overall): 1. Maria Cleofe Portilla, 34, Albuquerque, NM, 2:47:12; 2. Christy Nielsen, 31, Omaha, NE, 2:59:03; 3. Melissa Lehman, 24, Niles, MI, 3:01:17. Area Finishers 1. Maria Cleofe Portilla, 34, Albuquerque, NM, 2:47:12; 2. Patsy Closs, 52, Albuquerque, NM, 4:54:22; 3. Carol Crane, 55, Springfield, CO, 6:01:37; 4. Azada Casper, 53, La Veta, CO, 6:24:54. Half Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Jason Warick, 33, Saskatoon, SK, 1:07:42; 2. Robby Leblanc, 29, Little Rock, AR, 1:09:32; 3. John Aerni, 27, St. Louis, MO, 1:10:11. Area Finishers 1. Steve Slotter, 44, Castle Rock, CO, 1:29:09; 2. Tom Shahnazarian, 48, Denver, CO, 1:57:32; 3. Lawrence Williams, 59, Denver, CO, 2:00:25; 4. Tony Bernard, 39, Denver, CO, 2:00:31. Female (Overall): 1. Lesley Hocking, 26, Columbia, MO, 1:22:57; 2. Wendy Ragle, 26, Memphis, TN, 1:26:47; 3. Melissa Davis, 32, Springfield, MO, 1:27:34. Area Finishers 1. Angela Bernard, 34, Denver, CO, 2:00:32; 2. Heather Connell, 27, Edwards, CO, 2:08:34; 3. Joann Hinman, 54, Kanab, UT, 2:31:54; 4. Helene Hvlzd-Morris, 48, Ruldoso, NM, 2:36:05. 5K Male (Overall): 1. Wil Norris, 12, Mountain Home, AR, 19:02; 2. Stephen Clement, 17, Little Rock, AR, 19:10; 3. Jonathan Buzzitta, 14, Jacksonville, AR, 19:43. Area Finishers 1. William Morris, 51, Ruldoso, NM, 30:47. Female (Overall): 1. Haley Filat, 12, Little Rock, AR, 20:22; 2. Beverly Smith, 40, North Little Rock, AR, 21:26; 3. Rachel Garrett, 15, Little Rock, AR, 21:40. Area Finishers No Finishers.
TSnowman Stampede 10M/20MSaturday, February 24, 2007
Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO
The second annual Snowman Stam-pede was held, despite National Weather Ser-vice warnings of blizzard-like conditions in metro Denver on race morning. More than 200 runners battled icy roads and gusty winds. In the 20 mile event, Boulder’s Hum-berto Zelaya was victorious in 2:01:36, aver-aging 6:05 pace on the road course despite the weather. Zelaya was 16 minutes faster than the next closest competitor. In the women’s race, Tania Pacev of Littleton decided to run the 20 mile race just minutes before the start. She won the event in 2:30:06. In the 10 mile race, 16-year-old Den-ver North High School student Joseph Manilafa-sha was the first runner across the tape in 57:09. He was chased closely by Omar Martinez who finished second in 57:23. Kris Lawson of Parker won the wom-en’s event in 1:10:49. Sara Whitis drove down from Gillette, Wyoming to run the race and fin-ished a close second in 1:11:02. The race was the third and final event in the Winter Distance Series, which was spon-sored by Runner’s Roost.
202 Finishers (144 - 10M, 58 - 20M) - AMB Chip Timing by: Racing Underground - Weather: Snow and wind early with clearing skies through the day, 30-50 degrees - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,500’
20M Male (Overall): 1. Humberto Zelaya, 32, Boulder, CO, 2:01:36; 2. Hector Martinez, 23, Northglenn, CO, 2:17:35; 3. Mauro Martinez, 17, Denver, CO, 2:20:54; 4. Andrew Holton, 39, Pine, CO, 2:21:41; 5. Carl Mather, 42, Highlands Ranch, CO, 2:23:04; 6. Travis Mattern, 32, Littleton, CO, 2:23:26; 7. Michael O, 41, Denver, CO, 2:25:02; 8. Anthony Lee, 34, Highlands Ranch, CO, 2:26:48; 9. Todd Gangelhoff, 34, Denver, CO, 2:27:03; 10. Joe Wolf, 39, Denver, CO, 2:27:56. Masters (40+): 1. Carl Mather, 42, Highlands Ranch, CO, 2:23:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Sebastia Preisinger, 50, Bailey, CO, 2:48:26.Seniors (60+): No Finishers. Female (Overall): 1. Tania Pacev, 47, Littleton, CO, 2:30:06; 2. Holly Klamer, 23, Fort Collins, 2:34:49; 3. Melissa Menard, 32, Denver, CO, 2:38:11; 4. Peggy Nelson-Panzer, 44, Aurora, CO, 2:40:20; 5. Gayle Zorrilla, 35, Denver, CO, 2:43:20; 6. Rachel Harvey, 27, Denver, CO, 2:54:58; 7. Bobby Radakovich, 34, Morrison, CO, 2:55:02; 8. Suzanne Scott, 30, Denver, CO, 2:56:46; 9. Sabine Preisinger, 38, Bailey, CO, 3:03:25; 10. Heather Carlson, 32, Littleton, CO, 3:04:20. Masters (40+): 1. Tania Pacev, 47, Littleton, CO, 2:30:06. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Shane Holonitch, 56, Littleton, CO, 3:11:20. Seniors (60+): No Finishers. 10M Male (Overall): 1. Joseph Manilafasha, 16, Denver, CO, 57:09; 2. Omar Martinez, 21, Denver, CO, 57:23; 3. Jayson Swigart, 27, Boulder, CO, 58:24; 4. Gordo Byrn, 38, Boulder, CO, 59:39; 5. Eric Nedikumana, 17, Denver, CO, 1:03:05; 6. Ron Lipka, 29, Fort Collins, CO, 1:04:28; 7. Gabriel Floud, 25, Cheyenne, WY, 1:06:34; 8. Michael Quispe, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:07:41; 9. Dennis Meeker, 36, Boulder, CO, 1:08:09; 10. Will Stacy, 19, Fort Collins, CO, 1:08:56. Masters (40+): 1. Michael Quispe, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:07:41. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Michael DeSegush, 53, Denver, CO, 1:17:52. Seniors (60+): 1. Martin Hidalgo, 63, Littleton, CO, 1:26:57. Female (Overall): 1. Kris Lawson, 27, Parker, CO, 1:10:49; 2. Sara Whitis, 29, Gillette, WY, 1:11:02; 3. Susan Bellard, 35, Littleton, CO, 1:13:37; 4. Monica Byrn, 30, Boulder, CO, 1:14:23; 5. Erika Black, 29, Crested Butte, CO, 1:14:43; 6. Elizabeth Campaga, 27, Denver, CO, 1:15:11; 7. Heather Shockey, 38, Denver, CO, 1:15:51; 8. Lilia Paradis, 24, Denver, CO, 1:16:07; 9. Laurel Dale, 39, Littleton, CO, 1:17:43; 10. Valerie Shockley, 41, Greenwood Village, CO, 1:17:45. Masters (40+): 1. Valerie Shockley, 41, Greenwood Village, CO, 1:17:45. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Cassi Bailey, 52, Louisville, CO, 1:30:33. Seniors (60+): 1. Martha Fulford, 60, Denver, CO, 2:02:04.
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Runners sprint to the lead at the start of the Lucky 7K.
Runnin’ of the Green 7KSunday, March 11, 2007
LoDo, Denver, CO
The 19th annual Runnin’ of the Green drew one of its largest fields ever with nearly 2,500 runners in the timed race and many more in the untimed walk. Race officials reported that more than 5,000 runners and walkers registered for the event. The Colorado Youth Pipe band entertained crowds before the race start. After the race, young Irish step dancers delighted crowds and an Irish band performed. Runners were treated with juice, milk, beer, corned beef sandwiches, and an assortment of yogurt and bagels. The race was voted Best Post Race Party last year by readers in Colorado Runner Mag-azine. The run raised approximately $35,000 for Volunteers of America. Unfortunately, the two lead runners, Joseph Manilafasha and Ramiro Paris, who were said by onlookers to be averaging a blazing 4:45 pace, were turned off course by volunteers in the final two blocks of the race. Ken Pliska of Broomfield, who was in third place, knew where to turn and officially won the race in 22:02. Peter Vail of Boulder and Mike Sharkey of Arvada were a close second and third. Superior’s Lauren Young won the women’s race in 25:08 with Tanya Poel of Boulder second in 25:17.
2,454 Finishers - ChampionChip Timing by: BKB Ltd. - Weather: Sunny, 50 degrees - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,300’
Male (Overall): 1. Ken Pliska, 41, Broomfield, CO, 22:02; 2. Peter Vail, 32, Boulder, CO, 22:05; 3. Mike Sharkey, 27, Arvada, CO, 22:09; 4. Andy Ames, 44, Boulder, CO, 22:27; 5. Ofer Barniv, 25, Denver, CO, 22:44; 6. Omar Martinez, 21, Denver, CO, 22:51; 7. Cody Hill, 34, Colorado Springs, CO, 23:00; 8. Jerry Rief, 42, Cheyenne, WY, 23:10; 9. Brad Cooper, 40, Littleton, CO, 23:18; 10. Steve Roch, 42, 23:19. Masters (40+): 1. Ken Pliska, 41, Broomfield, CO, 22:02. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Steve Gallegos, 52, 24:27. Seniors (60+): 1. Robert Hibschweiler, 60, Littleton, CO, 30:53. Female (Overall): 1. Lauren Young, 27, Superior, CO, 25:08; 2. Tanya Poel, 41, Boulder, CO, 25:17; 3. Paige Higgins, 24, Littleton, CO, 25:21; 4. Patty Rogers, 32, Denver, CO, 25:39; 5. Heather Hunt, 32, Englewood, CO, 26:02; 6. Jocelyn Petrella, 27, Denver, CO, 26:38; 7. Noelle Green, 42, Erie, CO, 26:44; 8. Kris Lawson, 27, Parker, CO, 27:06; 9. Michelle Quinlan, 24, 27:09; 10. Bridget MacKinnon, 30, Denver, CO, 27:50. Masters (40+): 1. Tanya Poel, 41, Boulder, CO, 25:17. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Peggy Muhn, 54, Wheat Ridge, CO, 29:39. Seniors (60+): 1. Lola Ackerman, 62, Longmont, CO, 34:14.
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Canyonlands Half Marathon & 5MSaturday, March 17, 2007
Moab, UTby Jeff Recker
Befitting of St. Patrick’s Day, Race Director Ranna Bieschke turned the field green this year. Many runners chose to discard their planned race T’s in favor of the high perfor-mance, green race shirts given to the partici-pants. The result was a field of green looking much like a St. Patrick’s Day parade along Sce-nic Route 128 that hugs the Colorado River.
“The river ran green today,” said one excited participant. In fact, nearly 4,000 runners completed this year’s races. Still, a lottery sys-tem left many others home green with envy. St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time – a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic, wrote Adrienne Cook. Those dreams were realized by race winners Da-vid Danley, 26, and Holly Hagerman, 38. The win was a first for Danley on this course with a time of 1:09:25. For Hagerman, it was a repeat victory with the first coming a decade ago. Her time was 1:21:01, a 6:11 pace, and about four minutes faster than her first victory here. The Canyonlands Half Marathon has always benefited from its early season timing, the promise of an early thaw from a winter’s chill ever present among the running com-munity. This year, the 32nd annual, greeted runners with perfect spring temperatures and brought hope of record breaking performances. At 10 a.m. Moab recorded 54 degrees, and 64 by noon. And noticeably absent was the often-present head wind that feeds through the mouth of the canyon, slowing times. Ken Pliska, 41, of Broomfield, CO, didn’t disappoint, smashing a 15-year-old mas-ter’s record held by Olympian Benji Durden. Ken’s time was 1:10:24 and placed him third overall. For the second straight year, the Sheri Haymore award, presented to the first master’s female, was won by last year’s overall winner Julie Cassidy of Park City, UT. Julie’s time was 1:26:42. See you next year and for all you com-petitive runners remember the Irish Proverb: A
hound’s food is in its legs.
3,836 Finishers (2,955 - Half Marathon, 881 - 5M) - ChampionChip Timing by: Moab Half Marathon - Weather: Sunny, 55 degrees - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,300’
Half Marathon Male (Overall): 1. David Danley, 26, Roosevelt, UT, 1:09:25; 2 Bj Christenson, 28, N. Salt Lake City, UT, 1:10:16; 3. Ken Pliska, 41, Broomfield, CO, 1:10:24; 4. Neal Gassmann, 39, Salt Lake City, UT, 1:10:27; 5. Kenneth Richardson, 27, Ogden, UT, 1:13:39; 6. Scott Creel, 44, Bozeman, MT, 1:16:21; 7. Michael Lewis, 37, Draper, UT, 1:16:22; 8. Josh Steffen, 26, Salt Lake City, UT, 1:16:40; 9. Grant Rotunda, 20, Salt Lake City, UT, 1:16:49; 10. Walter Brown, 35, South Jordan, UT, 1:17:39. Masters (40+): 1. Ken Pliska, 41, Broomfield, CO, 1:10:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mark Holland, 50, Park City, UT, 1:25:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Mike Berberian, 60, Pocatello, ID, 1:28:59. Female (Overall): 1. Holly Hagerman, 38, Provo, UT, 1:21:01; 2. Lisa Paxton, 24, South Jordan, UT, 1:21:48; 3. Julie Thomas, 34, Salt Lake City, UT, 1:23:38; 4. Katie Crapo, 29, St. Anthony, UT, 1:24:40; 5. Janae Richardson, 24, Ogden UT, 1:25:54; 6. Keri Nelson, 25, Grand Junction, CO, 1:26:12; 7. Kris Lawson, 27, Parker, CO, 1:26:23; 8. Julie Cassidy, 46, Park City, UT, 1:26:42; 9. Jenny Barsness, 37, Glenwood Springs, CO, 1:27:13; 10. Esther Jurasek, 43, Anchorage, AK, 1:28:33. Masters (40+): 1. Julie Cassidy, 46, Park City, UT, 1:26:42. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Blondie Vucich, 58, Vail, CO, 1:37:24. Seniors (60+): 1. Libby James, 70, Ft. Collins, CO, 1:54:21. 5M Male (Overall): 1. Jacob Kirwa, 24, Shiprock, NM, 26:49; 2. Mike Evans, 33, Salt Lake City, UT, 27:25; 3. Tony Perez, 18, Shiprock, NM, 27:54; 4. Matt Bell, 15, Denver, CO, 28:03; 5. James Nduati, 23, Shiprock, NM, 28:12; 6. Rodell Williams, 18, Shiprock, NM, 28:14; 7. Chad Derum, 34, Salt Lake City, UT, 28:46; 8. Matthew Dorton, 23, Lehi, UT, 29:19; 9. Cody Tipler, 19, Shiprock, NM, 29:23; 10. Erwin Chaco, 20, Shiprock, NM, 30:17. Masters (40+): 1. Ron Thomasson, 41, Longmont, CO, 31:27. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Scott Kelly, 51, Salt Lake City, UT, 37:06. Seniors (60+): 1. Jack Sutton, 60, 39:41. Female (Overall): 1. Marta Lewinski, 33, Edina, UT, 32:56; 2. Karen Opp, 38, Evergreen, CO, 35:07; 3. Allie Erickson, 15, Sandy, UT, 35:27; 4. Erin Summers, 31, Rigby, UT, 35:45; 5. Lauren Fuller, 20, Salt Lake City, UT, 36:53; 6. Wendy Rasmussen, 37, Salt Lake City, UT, 37:07; 7. Shantell Willie, 18, Shiprock, NM, 37:23; 8. Zena Archie, 21, Shiprock, NM, 37:48; 9. Amanda Theobald, 18, Salt Lake City, UT, 37:51; 10. Allison Parks, 21, Salt Lake City, UT, 37:55. Masters (40+): 1. Deirdre Garvey, 47, Boulder, CO, 38:14. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Vicki Pedler, 58, Moab, UT, 38:46. Seniors (60+):1. Gail Carlson, 63, Longmont, CO, 38:55.
Hagerman celebrates at the finish.
Runners Battle Storms at Fast Forward 4
Fast Forward 4 MilerSaturday, March 24
Boulder, COby Scott Fliegelman
A time trial such as the one held on March 24 un-der rainy skies at the Boulder Reservoir was a perfect way to get a jump start on training smart for spring races, like the Bolder Boul-der, the Cherry Creek Sneak or the Arby’s Rocky Moun-tain Half Mara-thon. Nearly 200 enthusias-
tic runners braved the weather so that they could collect data to help with their upcoming spring training. Runners competed in the time trial as a training tool to help them assess their fitness
level. The race results evaluated mile split times and target pace training zones. “Many beginning runners make the mistake of going out and running the same route, at the same speed, several times a week, for months or years on end,” said Scott Fliegel-man, Executive Director of FastForward Sports, “After some time, their running and fitness hits a plateau and they stop seeing any progress. The key to a great training program is to mix up the workouts a bit, to find the perfect balance between each of four different training zones.” The FastForward Sports training pro-gram breaks pace intensities into four zones. Zone one, below 75 percent of maximum heart rate, is used to build muscle endurance, improve base fitness and used during recovery periods. A zone two effort of 75-85 percent of maximum heart rate can be sustained for long periods of time. Known as tempo, this moderate pace is optimal for races of 10K and longer. Done in in-tervals lasting no longer than 30 minutes, a zone three effort is of a higher intensity which will increase lactate tolerance and stamina. Zone four can be an all out effort which increases an-aerobic capacity and is equal to a 5K pace.
Runners brave the rain at the start of the race.
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Get up to our high altitude paradise where the air is clean and the people are friendly! Take in some of the Rockies most dramatic scenery among the aspen’s and wildflowers. Experiencethe deafening silence of the Gunnison National Forest and only thesound of your heart beating. And, that’s not it… May through Septemberparticipate in over a dozen runs with the Crested Butte Mountain Runners Fun RunSeries. June 9th is the Cart to Cart Fun Run, Crested Butte to CB South. Four weeks inJune and July catch the Rocky Mountain Cross Country Running Camps with the CrestedButte Academy and September 16th is the 2nd Annual Crested Butte to GunnisonMountainAir Marathon, 10-mile & 5K.
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Pueblo Chieftain Spring RunoffSunday, March 4, 2007
Pueblo, CO
The 29th annual Pueblo-Chieftain Spring Runoff was held at Dutch Clark Stadium on March 4. More than 600 runners competed in five different events: a 10 mile race, a 10K run, a 5K event, a 2 mile walk, and a kid’s fun run. In his first race of the season, Scott Lebo, 40, won the 10 mile race for a second year in a row. He ran a personal best time of 55:58. Nederland’s Lisa Goldsmith, 42, en-dured a long drive to get to the race, but it paid off with a win. Goldsmith finished the 10 mile race in one hour, 6.01 minutes. Typically known as a trail runner, Goldsmith hit the roads this year to train for the Boston Marathon. Steve Roch, 42, of Lafayette, won the 10K race in 35:04. Lindsey Schryver, 24, a registered nurse from Pueblo ran a personal best time of 43:22 to win the women’s race. Colorado Running Company em-ployee Adam Rich, 26, won the 5K in 15:49. Fifteen-year-old Anna Marshall, a freshman at Pueblo West High School won the women’s event in 20:24.618 Finishers (95 - 10M, 118 - 10K, 257 - 5K, 82 - 2M Walk, 66 - Kid’s Run) - Timing by: Southern Colorado Runners - Weather: Sunny, 40 degrees - Elevation: Start = 4,740’, Finish = 4,710’
10M Male (Overall): 1. Scott Lebo, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 55:58; 2. Christopher Borton, 31, Golden, CO, 56:13; 3. Paul Dewitt, 38, Monument, CO, 57:33; 4. Steve Cathcart, 42, Ft. Collins, CO, 1:01:58; 5. Paul Koch, 38, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:02:26. Masters (40+): 1. Scott Lebo, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 55:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dave O’Sadnick, 51, Evergreen, CO, 1:06:31. Seniors (60+): 1. Kent Mitchell, 65, Erie, CO, 1:26:37. Female (Overall): 1. Lisa Goldsmith, 42, Nederland, CO, 1:06:01; 2. Elizabeth Watkins, 24, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:06:22; 3. Shannon Meredith, 36, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:07:42; 4. Lisa Rainsberger, 45, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:12:53; 5. Cathi Webber, 37, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:14:35. Masters (40+): 1. Lisa Goldsmith, 42, Nederland, CO, 1:06:01. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Polly Zimmerman, 51, Golden, CO, 1:22:29. Seniors (60+): 1. Sally Kennett, 64, Salida, CO, 1:33:43. 10K Male (Overall): 1. Steve Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 35:04; 2. Jim Hallberg, 29, Lamar, CO, 35:45; 3. Gerald Romero, 35, Colorado Springs, CO, 36:36; 4. Alan Tarr, 49, Pueblo, CO, 38:16; 5. Paul Murphy, 38, Pueblo West, CO, 38:21. Masters (40+): 1. Steve Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 35:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Woody Noleen, 51, Colorado Springs, CO, 39:52. Seniors (60+): 1. Ben Esquibel, 60, Pueblo, CO, 52:32. Female (Overall): 1. Lindsey Schryver, 24, Pueblo, CO, 43:22; 2. Tara Smith, 35, Pueblo West, CO, 43:31; 3. Lorie Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 45:36; 4. Jill Ann Montera, 40, Pueblo West, CO, 46:00; 5. Jennifer Kottenstette, 26, Pueblo, CO, 47:17. Masters (40+): 1. Lorie Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 45:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Marijane Martinez, 54, Las Vegas, NV, 53:32. Seniors (60+): 1. Betty Duran, 64, Pueblo, CO, 1:02:52. 5K Male (Overall): 1. Adam Rich, 26, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:49; 2. Steven Stoot, 16, Colorado Springs, CO, 17:00; 3. Ryan Crocker, 20, Akron, OH, 17:18; 4. Mike Schmidt, 16, Pueblo West, CO, 17:57; 5. Johannes Von Bueren, 18, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:04. Masters (40+): 1. Lile Budden, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:17. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Scott Palmer, 51, Colorado Springs, CO, 20:11. Seniors (60+): 1. John Roman, 62, Pueblo, CO, 23:25. Female (Overall): 1. Anna Marshall, 15, Pueblo West, CO, 20:24; 2. Sydney Mondragon, 24, Pueblo, CO, 20:50; 3. Rachelle Christensen, 25, Pueblo, CO, 21:54; 4. Abbigail Duran, 13, Pueblo, CO, 22:05; 5. Jennifer Moore, 24, Canon City, CO, 23:19. Masters (40+): 1. Terri Tibbs, 43, Pueblo West, CO, 23:25. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Francine Borton, 60, Pueblo, CO, 27:51.Seniors (60+): 1. Francine Borton, 60, Pueblo, CO, 27:51.
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Platte River Half MarathonSunday, April 1, 2007
Denver, CO
Runners were treated to sunny skies and mild temperatures for the fifth annual Platte River Half Marathon and Buck-
horn Exchange Relay. More than 800 runners completed the 13.1 mile run. The race course travels from down-town Littleton to the Buckhorn Exchange Res-taurant in Denver along the Platte River Trail, a paved bike path. Jason Delaney, 26, of Golden set a new course record of 1:09:01. His winning time shattered the previous mark by 20 seconds. Del-aney won $500 for his efforts. James McGown, 32, traveled to Denver from Sidney, Nebraska and finished a close second in 1:09:49. The race featured a total of $2,500 in prize money, which was awarded to the top men and women overall and the top masters runners. Age group award winners won Buckhorn Ex-change Restaurant gift certificates. Paige Higgins, 24, of Littleton ran a strong race and barely missed the course record as she cruised to a 1:16:53 finish. Defending champion Kara Roy, 32, of Fort Collins tried to stay with Higgins early in the race, but couldn’t match her tempo throughout, falling to second in 1:19:30. Boulder’s Andy Ames won the mas-
ters crown in 1:12:24. Tanya Poel of Boulder finished third overall and placed as the first mas-ter in 1:23:58. The post race party featured live mu-sic by the Littleton Community Band, free mas-sages by the Colorado School of Healing Arts, and a grilled lunch that included hamburgers, bratwurst, fruit, cookies, and chips. Proceeds from the race benefit the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
948 Finishers (822 - Half Marathon, 126 - Relay) - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Weather: Sunny, 50 degrees - Elevation: Start = 5,450’, Finish = 5,250’
Male (Overall): 1. Jason Delaney, 26, Golden, CO, 1:09:01; 2. James McGown, 32, Sidney, NE, 1:09:49; 3. Mike Sharkey, 27, Littleton, CO, 1:10:47; 4. Jason Saitta, 29, Parker, CO, 1:10:58; 5. Andy Ames, 44, Boulder, CO, 1:12:24; 6. Jonathan Peeters, 28, Boulder, CO, 1:13:29; 7. Todd Hagadone, 21, Fort Collins, CO, 1:13:55; 8. Steve Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 1:15:25; 9. Christopher Borton, 31, Golden, CO, 1:16:24; 10. Johannes Rudolph, 41, Boulder, CO, 1:16:59. Masters (40+): 1. Andy Ames, 44, Boulder, CO, 1:12:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brad Pace, 51, Fort Collins, CO, 1:19:05. Seniors (60+): 1. Robert Hibschweiler, 60, Greenwood Village, CO, 1:40:03. Female (Overall): 1. Paige Higgins, 24, Littleton, CO, 1:16:53; 2. Kara Roy, 32, Fort Collins, CO, 1:19:30; 3. Tanya Poel, 41, Boulder, CO, 1:23:58; 4. Patty Rogers, 32, Denver, CO, 1:24:14; 5. Uli Bromme, 26, Boulder, CO, 1:25:36; 6. Elizabeth Watkins, 24, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:28:21; 7. Tania Pacev, 48, Littleton, CO, 1:28:41; 8. Bridget MacKinnon, 30, Centennial, CO, 1:29:56; 9. Jennifer Labaw, 25, New Castle, CO, 1:31:09; 10. Emily Robbins, 32, Wheat Ridge, CO, 1:32:51. Masters (40+): 1. Tanya Poel, 41, Boulder, CO, 1:23:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Alyn Park, 56, Denver, CO, 1:37:40. Seniors (60+): 1. Lola Ackerman, 62, Longmont, CO, 1:55:05.
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Open (39 & Under) Men1. Mike Sharkey, Littleton, 1402. Joe Manilafasha, Denver, 1002. Craig Greenslit, 1002. Jason Delaney, Golden, 1005. Ramiro Paris, Boulder, 905. Ragan Driver, 905. James McGown, Sidney, NE, 90All others with 80 or less points
Open Women1. Paige Higgins, Littleton, 1902. Patty Rogers, Denver, 1603. Lauren Young, Superior, 1003. Jennifer Kintzley, 1005. Bobbie Erbes, 905. Kara Roy, Ft. Collins, 907. Sarah Hansen, 807. Bridget MacKinnon, Centennial, 80All others with 70 or less points
Mike Sharkey of Littleton is leading the Open Men’s division after the first three races. He was the only person to participate in two events. Joe Manilafasha and Ramiro Paris were given points based on their places in the Runnin’ of the Green with 200 meters to go when they were directed off course by a volunteer. Paige Higgins, also of Littleton, had a strong showing in both the Runnin’ of the Green and the Platte River Half Marathon.
Masters (40-49) Men1. Andy Ames, Boulder, 1902. Steve Roch, Lafayette, 1503. Brad Cooper, Littleton, 1404. Ken Pliska, Broomfield, 1004. Tim Jones, 1006. Steve Cathcart, Ft. Collins, 90All others with 80 or less points
Masters Women1. Tanya Poel, Boulder, 3002. Noelle Green, Erie, 902. Catriona Dowling, Boulder, 902. Tania Pacev, Littleton, 902. Valerie Shockley, G. Village, 906. Janet Rooney, Louisville, 806. Mary Shore, Ft. Collins, 806. Nancy Thonen, Thornton, 80All others with 70 or less points
Andy Ames of Boulder is leading a strong field in the masters division. He is followed closely by Steve Roch and Brad Cooper. All three ran great efforts at the Runnin’ of the Green and the Platte River Half Marathon. Defending champion Tanya Poel of Boulder has shot out of the gate early, winning the first three events.
Grand Masters (50-59) Men1. Brad Pace, Ft. Collins, 2002. Dave O’Sadnick, Evergreen, 1603. Bob Basse, Denver, 1203. Rich Hadley, Florence, 1205. Steve Gallegos, 1006. Pablo Vigil, Loveland, 906. Wayne Chick, Albuquerque, 90All others with 80 or less points
Grand Masters Women1. Maria Korb, Ft. Collins, 1902. Alyn Park, Denver, 1803. Peggy Muhn, Wheat Ridge, 1003. Jan Huie, Colorado Springs, 1005. Mary Brock, 905. Jamie Erskine, 907. Carole Schaefer, Englewood, 80All others with 70 or less points
Brad Pace of Ft. Collins won both the Sharin’ O’ The Green and the Platte River Half Marathon, giving him a slight edge over Dave O’Sadnick of Evergreen, In the female division, Maria Korb and Alyn Park are neck and neck in the early going, with Alyn edging Maria at the Platte River Half Marathon.
Seniors (60 & Over) Men1. Bob Hibschweiler, G. Village, 2902. Lou Huie, Colorado Springs, 2103. Jay Wissot, Denver, 1804. Arnie Willems, Laramie, 1405. Rich Romero, Denver, 1106. Bill Mawhiney, 1007. Bill Bedell, Evergreen, 80All others with 70 or less points
Senior Women1. Lola Ackerman, Longmont, 3002. Myra Rhodes, Centennial, 2303. Connie Ahrnsbark, Lakewood, 1804. Wanda Willems, Laramie, 1304. Kay Chernoff, Denver, 1306. Elisabeth Kandel, Lafayette, 907. Joan Lockwood, 70All others with 60 or less points
Bob Hibschweiler has stated in the early going that he is going for the title in 2007. With two wins and a second in the first three races, he has started strong. However, Lou Huie and Jay Wissot have posted favorable efforts in the early going as well. 2005 Champion Lola Ackerman has won all three races so far, but 74-year-old sensation Myra Rhodes has also posted great times in the early going.
Colorado Runner Racing Series Results through the Platte River Half Marathon
President’s Day 5KDenver, CO
February 18, 2007
150 Finishers - Timing by: BKB Ltd. - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,350’
Male (Overall): 1. Michael Johnson, 17, Littleton, CO, 17:11; 2. Abe Sauer, 36, 17:17; 3. Bruce Rahmig, 35, 17:42; 4. Chase Kelly, 25, 17:55; 5. Brian Glotzbach, 31, Denver, CO, 18:18; 6. Christopher Anacker, 19, 18:21; 7. Jean-Paul Henry, 24, 18:48; 8. Steve Merschel, 30, 19:13; 9. Nickolas Moeckel, 27, Boulder, CO, 19:15; 10. Kristopher Swygert, 29, Englewood, CO, 19:20. Masters (40+): 1. Keith Golding, 46, 21:12. Grand Masters (50+): 1. George Greco II, 59, Colorado Springs, CO, 21:29. Seniors (60+): 1. Greg Langham, 60, 28:52. Female (Overall): 1. Tera Moody, 26, 17:28; 2. Jennifer Valentine, 24, Boulder, CO, 20:43; 3. Dominique Gerard, 13, Highlands Ranch, CO, 20:54; 4. Karen Murphy, 46, 21:05; 5. Dawn King, 43, 21:43; 6. Jacqueline Mariash, 27, Superior, CO, 21:53; 7. Noreen Shea, 45, 22:10; 8. Claire Rustad, 19, Denver, CO, 22:34; 9. Jennifer Merschel, 30, 22:55; 10. Stephanie Anderson, 17, 23:07. Masters (40+): 1. Karen Murphy, 46, 21:05. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Patty Wheeler, 54, 29:30. Seniors (60+): 1. Betty Duran, 64, Pueblo, CO, 30:07.
Run The Register Stair Climb
Denver, COFebruary 25, 2007
1446 Finishers - ChampionChip Timing by: BKB Ltd. - Elevation: Start at 5,280’ and climb 47 flights of stairs to the top of the Well’s Fargo Building
Male (Overall): 1. Rickey Gates, 25, Boulder, CO, 5:23; 2. Micah Martin, 27, Denver, CO, 5:56; 3. Scott Hackett, 41, Lakewood, CO, 6:03; 4. Kirk Framke, 33, Denver, CO, 6:05; 5. Justin Little, 32, Denver, CO, 6:14; 6. Scott Elliott, 42, Boulder, CO, 6:16; 7. Brent Hanlin, 37, Denver, CO, 6:17; 8. Christian Fuller, 32, Boulder, CO, 6:24; 9. Paul Moreau, 40, Golden, CO, 6:25; 10. Adam Feerst, 46, Denver, CO, 6:25. Masters (40+): 1. Scott Hackett, 41, Lakewood, CO, 6:03. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Douglas Van Zet, 53, Denver, CO, 7:24. Seniors (60+): 1. G. Noel Vargo, 62, Arvada, 10:56. Female (Overall): 1. Kristin Moreau, 39, Golden, CO, 7:39; 2. Caitlin Hedberg, 24, Denver, CO, 8:01; 3. Caitlin Hedberg, 24, Denver, CO, 8:01; 4. Sheri Mounteer, 36, Denver, CO, 8:06; 5. Cassi Wilbanks, 22, Littleton, CO, 8:11; 6. Lisa Wilkinson, 28, Denver, CO, 8:12; 7. Emily Gloeckner, 37, Denver, CO, 8:27; 8. Lori Crane, 49, Golden, CO, 8:36; 9.
Stephanie Smith, 99, Denver, CO, 8:37; 10. Megan Ackley, 37, Denver, CO, 8:41. Masters (40+): 1. Lori Crane, 49, Golden, CO, 8:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mary Webb, 50, Aurora, CO, 9:09. Seniors (60+): 1. Kumi Horiuchi, 69, Brighton, CO, 12:40.
Snowshoe Shufle 10K/5K
Beaver Creek, COMarch 3, 2007
501 Finishers (66 - 10K, 435 - 5K) - Timing by: Highline Sports
10K Male (Overall): 1. Josiah Middaugh, 51:39; 2. Greg Krause, 51:46; 3. Bernie Boettcher, 51:59; 4. Dave Mackey, 54:07; 5. Josh Nota, 55:21; 6. Buzz Burrell, 58:45; 7. Mike Gibbs, 58:54; 8. Travis Daniels, 1:02:20; 9. Keith Bushaw, 1:03:38; 10. Ryan Sutter, 1:04:35. Female (Overall) 1. Anita Ortiz, 1:00:25; 2. Lisa Isom, 1:06:18; 3. Katie Mazzia, 1:06:31; 4. Heidi Vosbeck, 1:07:16; 5. Liz Turner, 1:10:38; 6. Megan Boord, 1:11:48; 7. Linda Mcdonald, 1:12:27; 8. Alejandra Aldunate, 1:12:50; 9. Nancy Sandberg, 1:13:36; 10. Jeanne Blatter, 1:15:26. 5K Male (Overall): 1. Josiah Middaugh, 51:39; 2. Greg Krause, 51:46; 3. Bernie Boettcher, 51:59; 4. Dave Mackey, 54:07; 5. Josh Nota, 55:21; 6. Buzz Burrell, 58:45; 7. Mike Gibbs, 58:54; 8. Travis Daniels, 1:02:20; 9. Keith Bushaw, 1:03:38; 10. Ryan Sutter, 1:04:35. Female (Overall) 1. Sarah Giovagnoli, 32:54; 2. Sonja Wieck, 34:54; 3. Mary Plumb, 36:15; 4. Heather Price, 36:21; 5. Nicole Heiden, 36:25; 6. Marian Christen, 37:01; 7. Lori Boyer, 38:16; 8. Amanda Evans, 38:23; 9. Allicia Pribramsky, 39:00; 10. Kelly Gardner, 39:12.
YMCA Frostbite 5M
Pueblo, COMarch 10, 2007
41 Finishers - Timing by: Southern Colorado Runers - Elevation: Start/Finish = 4,900’
Male (Overall): 1. Matthew Drake, 18, Pueblo West, CO, 29:40; 2. Michael Cernoia, 14, Pueblo West, CO, 30:11; 3. Andrew Hackler, 39, Pueblo West, CO, 32:18; 4. Bobby Valentine, 42, Pueblo, CO, 32:52; 5. Rubin Sisneros Jr, 25, Raton, NM, 33:50; 6. Ken Valentine, 39, New York, NY, 34:21; 7. Steve Wall, 43, Pueblo, CO, 34:42; 8. John Montoya , 49, Raton, NM, 35:09; 9. Fred Mielke, 42, Pueblo West, CO, 35:22; 10. Robert Santoyo, 44, Pueblo, CO, 36:02. Masters (40+): 1. Bobby Valentine, 42, Pueblo, CO, 32:52. Grand Masters (50+): 1. John Roman, 62, Pueblo, CO,
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36:16. Seniors (60+): 1. John Roman, 62, Pueblo, CO, 36:16. Female (Overall): 11. Lorie Moreno-Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 34:31; 2. Abbigail Duran, 13, Pueblo, CO, 38:06; 3. Carol Kinzy, 59, Pueblo, CO, 38:11; 4. Paula McCabe, 34, Pueblo, CO, 38:32; 5. Karen Ortiz, 42, Pueblo, CO, 40:54; 6. Juanita Peters, 46, BonCarbo, CO, 42:36; 7. Alice Anne Fitzgerald, 45, Trinidad, CO, 42:41; 8. Carol Brimmeier, 54, Trinidad, CO, 42:44; 9. Crystal Campbell, 23, Pueblo West, CO, 43:28; 10. Janice Huie, 57, Colorado Springs, CO, 43:32. Masters (40+): 1. Lorie Moreno-Roch, 42, Lafayette, CO, 34:31. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Carol Kinzy, 59, Pueblo, CO, 38:11. Seniors (60+): 1. No Finishers.
5K on St. Patrick’s DayColorado Springs, CO
March 17, 2007
1215 Finishers - ChampionChip Timing by: ChampionChip of the Rockies - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,025’
Male (Overall): 1. Ryan Kirkpatrick, 28, 14:44; 2. Justin Chaston, 38, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:31; 3. Adam Rich, 26, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:41; 4. Greg Augspurger, 29, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:00; 5. Logan Wealing, 25, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:02; 6. Jason Hodgson, 99, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:02; 7. Cody Hill, 34, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:37; 8. Jermaine Mays, 24, Coloroad Springs, CO, 16:48; 9. Jeff Turner, 36, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:53; 10. Sammy Ngatia, 47, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:58. Masters (40+): 1. Sammy Ngatia, 47, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Scott Palmer, 51, Colorado Springs, CO, 20:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Boughter, 63, Colorado Springs, CO, 20:16. Female (Overall): 1. Tera Moody, 26, Boulder, CO, 17:19; 2. Tracy Robertson-Frack, 29, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:18; 3. Michelle Kelly, 29, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:27; 4. Stacey Chaston, 36, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:31; 5. Stephanie Jones, 36, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:36; 6. Shannon Meredith, 36, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:03; 7. Sheila Geere, 43, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:16; 8. Elizabeth Watkins, 24, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:24; 9. Amy Regnier, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:49; 10. Sydney Mondragon, 24, Pueblo, CO, 20:43. Masters (40+): 1. Amy Regnier, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:49. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Sharon Dieter, 52, Colorado Springs, CO, 23:04. Seniors (60+): 1. Joyce McKelvey, 61, Colorado Springs, CO, 25:36.
St. Patty’s Run For The Green 5KHighlands Ranch, CO
March 17, 2007
497 Finishers - ChampionChip Timing by: BKB Ltd. - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,750’
Male (Overall): 1. Nick Miller, 19, 16:38; 2. Will Laia, 25, 17:01; 3. Keith Johnson, 45, Littleton, CO, 17:35; 4. Kyle Bernhardy, 33, 17:39; 5. Justin Ofle, 99, 18:31; 6. Brian Kearns, 19, 18:38; 7. Greg Tyndall, 32, 18:49; 8. Justin McMillan, 34, 18:53; 9.
James Dunkleberger, 33, 19:08; 10. Ryan Carpenter, 27, 19:20. Masters (40+): 1. Keith Johnson, 45, Littleton, CO, 17:35. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Paul Cogoes, 51, 20:36. Seniors (60+): 1. Curtis Miller, 63, 27:45. Female (Overall): 1. Eleanor Fulton, 13, 20:11; 2. Sarah Lewandowski, 22, Centennial, CO, 21:12; 3. Laurie Mizener, 37, Boulder, CO, 21:35; 4. Lori Franks, 29, 21:50; 5. Roxanne Geisler, 38, 22:11; 6. Anna Moseley, 21, 22:14; 7. Heather Haugen, 34, Highlands Ranch, CO, 23:01; 8. Carolina McVicker, 29, 23:10; 9. Kathy Johnson, 45, 23:23; 10. Lindsey Alexander, 99, 23:33. Masters (40+): 1. Kathy Johnson, 45, 23:23. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Marcela Salazar, 51, 26:09. Seniors (60+): 1. Barb Sailor, 66, 32:12.
A Run Through TimeMarathon & Half Marathon
Salida, COMarch 17, 2007
181 Finishers (90 - Marathon, 91 - Half Marathon) - Timing by: Chaffee County Running Club - Elevation: Start/Finish = 7,000’ with a max of 9,000’ in the marathon and 8,800’ in the half marathon.
Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Michael Selig, 28, Golden, CO, 3:09:21; 2. Johannes Rudolph, 41, Boulder, CO, 3:19:18; 3. Ryan Burch, 27, Fort Collins, CO, 3:33:28; 4. Jason Halladay, 32, Los Alamos, NM, 3:38:29; 5. Harry Harcrow, 39, Woodland Park, CO, 3:41:25; 6. Rick Jones, 54, Gunnison, CO, 3:50:35; 7. Dan Schmidt, 49, Denver, CO, 3:52:26; 8. Todd Holmes, 50, Lakewood, CO, 3:53:39; 9. Kirk Apt, 44, Crested Butte, CO, 3:59:47; 10. James Mejia, 40, Denver, CO, 4:02:00. Masters (40+): 1. Johannes Rudolph, 41, Boulder, CO, 3:19:18. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Rick Jones, 54, Gunnison, CO, 3:50:35. Seniors (60+): 1. John Hobbs, 61, Evergreen, CO, 6:16:42. Female (Overall): 1. Tania Pacev, 42, Littleton, CO, 3:55:51; 2. Michele Jensen, 36, Littleton, CO, 4:06:13; 3. Katy Fasset, 40, Boulder, CO, 4:36:15; 4. Marie-Helene Faurie, 39, Fort Collins, CO, 4:36:15; 5. Carol Gerber, 43, Lakewood, CO, 4:38:31; 6. Mary Zier, 38, Salida, CO, 4:41:25; 7. Jamie Justice, 26, Boulder, CO, 4:44:54; 8. Cindy Stonesmith, 43, Louisville, CO, 4:46:18; 9. Diane Ridgway, 58, Arvada, CO, 4:57:17; 10. Shane Holonitch, 56, Littleton, CO, 5:02:09. Masters (40+): 1. Tania Pacev, 42, Littleton, CO, 3:55:51. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Diane Ridgway, 58, Arvada, CO, 4:57:17. Seniors (60+): 1. No Finishers. Half Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Kenny Wilcox, 28, Salida, CO, Salida; 2. Isaac Watkins, 25, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:32:39; 3. Westcott Hyde, 36, Dillon, CO, 1:34:58; 4. Zebulon Lang, 26, Denver, CO, 1:35:44; 5. Heath Hibbard, 53, Montrose, CO, 1:38:49; 6. Steve Becker, 38, Broomfield, CO, 1:39:33; 7. Ray Blum, 50, Denver, CO, 1:44:20; 8. Dan Tallon, 52, Placitas, NM, 1:45:58; 9. Tony Niemann, 40, Salida, CO, 1:48:28; 10. Kirk Hilbelink, 39, Littleton, CO, 1:53:21. Masters (40+): 1. Heath Hibbard, 53, Montrose, CO, 1:38:49. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Heath Hibbard, 53, Montrose, CO, 1:38:49. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Romero, 66, Denver, CO, 2:03:55. Female (Overall): 1. Callie Bradley, 23, Leadville, CO, 1:41:21; 2. Wendy Shomion, 42, Salida, CO, 1:44:48; 3. Nan Keith Frates, 46, Crested Butte, CO, 1:45:53; 4. Tassa Saldi, 28, Firestone, CO, 1:52:00; 5. Desiree Dallaguardia, 20, Glenwood Springs, CO, 1:56:37; 6. Kristin Snowden, 31, Pine, CO, 1:57:37; 7. Nancy Duncan, 50, Buena Vista, CO, 1:59:07; 8. Nancy Stevenson, 53, Golden, CO, 2:01:10; 9. Colleen LaVelle, 43, Dillon, CO, 2:01:41; 10. Erica Schaapveld, 29, Boulder, CO, 2:03:03. Masters (40+): 1. Wendy Shomion, 42, Salida, CO, 1:44:48. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Nancy Duncan, 50, Buena Vista, CO, 1:59:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Donna Nicholas-Griesel, 60, Coaldale, CO, 2:55:57.
Carbon Valley 5KFrederick, COMarch 17, 2007
497 Finishers - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,010’
Male (Overall): 1. Rick Buress, 47, 18:42; 2. Eric Bolton, 30, 19:00; 3. Kevin Bax, 44, 19:07; 4. Kevin Fitzgerald, 27, 19:21; 5. Steve Manroney, 42, 19:36; 6. Christopher Fox, 37, 19:37; 7. Nicholas Kadlec, 14, 19:38; Todd Burgess, 38, 19:56; 9. Micah Martin, 27, 20:26; 10. John Zamora, 15, 21:03. Masters (40+): 1. Rick Buress, 47, 18:42. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jesse Tijerina, 55, 21:51. Seniors (60+): 1. Chuck Otoupalik, 63, 24:47. Female (Overall):1. Laura Bruess, 46, 20:32; 2. Colleen Bunbury, 55, 20:53; 3. Karen Smidt, 40, 21:11; 4. Tamara Gaffney, 35, 22:51; 5. Nicky Willis, 31, 22:53; 6. Melissa Palacio, 35, 23:00; 7. Jen Jepsen, 34, 23:42; 8. Stephanie Munro, 33, 23:49; 9. Katy Willey, 24, 24:20; 10. Coreene Hanson, 45, 24:22. Masters (40+): 1. Laura Bruess, 46, 20:32. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Colleen Bunbury, 55, 20:53. Seniors (60+): 1. Eunice Shepard, 83, 40:48.
Sharin’ Of The Green 5KFt. Collins, COMarch 17, 2007
501 Finishers - Timing by: RunLimited - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,000’
Male (Overall): 1. Craig Greenslit, 16:26; 2. Ragan Driver, 16:31; 3. Tim Jones, 17:29; 4. Brad Pace, 17:37; 5. Steve Cathcart, 17:48; 6. Brian Murphy, 17:55; 7. Pablo Vigil, 18:28; 8. Jim Elwell, 18:30; 9. Gabriel Flood, 18:34; 10. Paul Stofko, 18:38. Masters
(40+): 1. Tim Jones, 17:29. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brad Pace, 17:37. Seniors (60+): 1. Bill Mawhiney, 20:22. Female (Overall): 1. Tanya Poel, 18:11; 2. Jennifer Kintzley, 19:49; 3. Bobbie Erbes, 20:11; 4. Catriona Dowling, 20:15; 5. Sarah Hansen, 20:52; 6. Ryann Frahn, 21:16; 7. Mary Shore, 21:45; 8. Kerry Lefebvre, 21:53; 9. Julie Hansen, 22:06; 10. Tina Sono, 22:22. Masters (40+): 1. Tanya Poel, 18:11. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lola Ackerman, 23:51. Seniors (60+): 1. Lola Ackerman, 23:51.
DU College of Law LRAP LAP 5KDenver, CO
April 1, 2007
68 Finishers - Timing by: BKB Ltd. - Weather: Sunny, 50 degrees - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,350’
Male (Overall): 1. Michael Johnson, 17, Littleton, CO, 16:54; 2. Chip Hazewski, 26, Denver, CO, 17:44; 3. Lile Budden, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:45; 4. Patrick Colleran, 25, Denver, CO, 19:11; 5. Roman Ginzburg, 24, Boulder, CO, 20:10; 6. Matthew Thompson, 24, Denver, CO, 21:30; 7. Patrick Smola, 17, Aurora, CO, 22:53; 8. Chris Frenz, 24, Denver, CO, 23:11; 9. Jose Vazquez, 39, Commerce City, CO, 23:14; 10. Jason Korb, 25, Parker, CO, 23:33. Masters (40+): 1. Lile Budden, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:45. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dennis Scharinger, 52, Aurora, CO, 27:35. Seniors (60+): 1. No Finishers. Female (Overall): 1. Susan Brooker, 43, Lafayette, CO, 20:47; 2. Krista Lindsay, 55, Highlands Ranch, CO, 22:39; 3. Suzanne Scott, 30, Denver, CO, 22:57; 4. Heather Fredriksen, 30, Denver, CO, 23:07; 5. Jess Ryan, 23, Boulder, CO, 24:56; 6. Bridget Mathieu, 20, Denver, CO, 25:03; 7. Masawee Suthikant, 33, Denver, CO, 25:06; 8. Jessica Savage, 20, Denver, CO, 26:11; 9. Sue Oran, 46, Denver, CO, 26:43; 10. Carly Simpson, 23, Denver, CO, 26:46. Masters (40+): 1. Susan Brooker, 43, Lafayette, CO, 20:47. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Krista Lindsay, 55, Highlands Ranch, CO, 22:39. Seniors (60+): 1. Elna Cain, 69, Denver, CO, 40:43.
CMRA Sand Creek 5MDenver, CO
April 7, 2007
63 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Masters Running Association - Weather: Cloudy, Light Snow, 28 degrees - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,275’
Male (Overall): 1. Niklas Kroehn, 35, 28:20; 2. Hans Funke, 46, Boulder, CO, 29:00; 3. Keith Johnson, 45, Littleton, CO, 29:18; 4. Hector Martinez, 23, Northglenn, CO, 29:50; 5. Steve Sellers, 46, 30:06; 6. Jeff Bruche, 32, Denver, CO, 30:30; 7. Chris Voeler, 37, 31:14; 8. Adam Feerst, 47, Denver, CO, 31:20; 9. Kraig Koski, 40, 31:34; 10. Derek Griffiths, 31, Littleton, CO, 32:58. Masters (40+): 1. Hans Funke, 46, Boulder, CO, 29:00. Grand Masters (50+):1. Bob Caillouette, 52, 36:12. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Romero, 67, 39:02. Female (Overall): 1. Kristi Jordan, 43, 33:56; 2. Tania
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Runners compete in the Colfax Training Series 15 Mile in Westminster.
Lorrie Roch wins the YMCAFrostbite 5M in Pueblo.
Pacev, 48, Littleton, CO, 35:25; 3. Kristin Moreau, 40, Lakewood, CO, 35:34; 4. Karen Voss, 41, Denver, CO, 35:49; 5. Denise Glenn, 39, 38:40; 6. Jill Sellers, 38, 38:52; 7. Theresa Jockers, 45, 40:22; 8. Kathy Johnson, 46, 41:36; 9. Janet daGrozia, 51, 44:15; 10. Leslie Mitchell, 45, 44:27. Masters (40+): 1. Kristi Jordan, 43, 33:56. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Janet daGrozia, 51, 44:15. Seniors (60+): 1. Leslie Woods, 60, 1:09:00.
Eisenhower Marathon, Half Marthon, 10KAbilene, KSApril 7, 2007
369 Finishers (155 - Marathon, 139 - Half Marathon, 40 - 10K, 34 - 5K)
Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Gannon White, 31, Greeley, CO, 2:39:34; 2. Justin Gillette, 24, Niles, MI, 2:43:34; 3. Fernando Martinez, 30, Wichita, KS, 2:52:27; 4. Michael Adams, 36, Manhattan, KS, 2:56:24; 5. Mark Schiefelbein, 28, Springfield, MO, 3:09:23; 6. Kenneth Snyder, 53, Lincoln, NE, 3:09:34; 7. Blaine Herdegen, 44, Eagan, MN, 3:10:22; 8. Benji Durden, 55, Boulder, CO, 3:12:30; 9. Brad Rhoden, 54, Topeka, KS, 3:15:47; 10. Noah Sandler, 41, Hopkins, MN, 3:21:40. Masters (40+): 1. Kenneth Snyder, 53, Lincoln, NE, 3:09:34. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kenneth Snyder, 53, Lincoln, NE, 3:09:34. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Skibo, 60, Cedar Hill, TX, 3:23:24. Female (Overall): 1. Melissa Lehman, 24, Niles, MI, 3:07:17; 2. Amy Regnier, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 3:15:54; 3. Laura Girard, 34, Kansas City, MO, 3:24:00; 4. Marla Rhoden, 51, Topeka, KS, 3:26:10; 5. Kris Westhoff, 34, Hutchinson, KS, 3:32:41; 6. Amy Yanni, 52, Rapid City, SD, 3:37:57; 7. Patricia Brening, 42, Hutchinson, KS, 3:41:40; 8. Belinda Young, 37, Chatsworth, GA , 3:46:12; 9. Kimberly Culpepper, 40, Naples, FL, 3:55:06; 10. Gretchen Carlson, 39, Rogersville, MO, 3:56:00. Masters (40+): 1. Amy Regnier, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 3:15:54. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Marla Rhoden, 51, Topeka, KS, 3:26:10. Seniors (60+): 1. No Finishers. Half Marathon Male (Overall): 1. Luke Kimmel, 27, Conshohocken, PA, 1:17:30; 2. Mark Mulholland, 35, Westminster, CO, 1:17:51; 3. Jeramie Lippman, 28, Topeka, KS, 1:19:10; 4. Eric Barten, 22, Manhattan, KS, 1:23:16; 5. Aaron Davis, 23, Columbus, NE, 1:24:35; 6. Anthony Surage, 47, Manitou Springs, CO, 1:24:54; 7. Michael White, 52, Salina, KS, 1:27:15; 8. Ben Cheek, 37, McPherson, KS, 1:27:20; 9. Bruce Coffman, 46, Haysville, KS, 1:27:42; 10. Greg Jordan, 37, Wichita, KS, 1:27:54. Masters (40+): 1. Anthony Surage, 47, Manitou Springs, CO, 1:24:54. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Michael White, 52, Salina, KS, 1:27:15. Seniors (60+): 1. Francis Hendricks JR, 63, Abilene, KS, 1:54:47. Female (Overall): 1. Jenn West, 31, Lawrence, KS, 1:33:41; 2. Samatha Green, 39, Overland Park, KS, 1:35:55; 3. Elaine Chavez, 46, Wichita, KS, 1:36:16; 4. Bridget Morton, 33, Omaha, NE, 1:36:56; 5. Adeline Kluth, 23,
Scottsbluff, NE, 1:38:58; 6. Wendy Viola-Burton, 48, Winfield, KS, 1:41:54; 7. Sheida Vandervoort, 43, Salina, KS, 1:47:09; 8. Tami Wise, 38, Colorado Spring, CO, 1:48:46; 9. Christina Scherberg, 29, Olathe, KS, 1:50:22; 10. Melanie Miller Garr, 33, Newton, KS, 1:51:16. Masters (40+): 1. Elaine Chavez, 46, Wichita, KS, 1:36:16. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Carol Ann Anderson, 57, Lincoln, NE, 2:16:06. Seniors (60+): 1. Linda Breen, 65, Lincoln, NE, 2:19:16. 10K Male (Overall): 1. Jon Gose, 35, Abilene, KS, 47:37; 2. Jody Marshall, 41, Gardner, KS, 47:52; 3. John Fourham, 49, Fort Riley, KS, 50:28; 4. Joshua Foley, 32, Salina, KS, 53:02; 5. Kirk Stover, 32, Salina, KS, 53:02. Masters (40+): 1.
Jody Marshall, 41, Gardner, KS, 47:52. Grand Masters (50+): 1. James Hague, 70, Abilene, KS, 1:01:18. Seniors (60+): 1. James Hague, 70, Abilene, KS, 1:01:18. Female (Overall): 1. Sue Hollis, 44, Seattle, MO, 48:07; 2. Mary Weis, 36, Gypsum, KS, 49:13; 3. Julie Mohn, 34, Abilene, KS, 52:32; 4. Emelie Radford, 32, Wichita, KS, 52:37; 5. Allison Harris, 23, Branson, MO, 52:53. Masters (40+): 1. Sue Hollis, 44, Seattle, MO, 48:07. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Karen Taylor, 51, Salina, KS, 59:43. Seniors (60+): 1. No Finishers.
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running/walking
05/01 Dash and Dine #4; 5K; 6:30 PM; Coot Lake, Boul-der, CO; 303-818-7797; www.Dash-n-Dine.com
05/05 Blossom Day 5K; 8:00 AM; Canon City, CO; 719-269-8790; www.ccblossomfestival.com
05/05 Bob Turner 5K; 8:00 AM; Turner Middle School, Berthoud, CO; 970-613-7455
05/05 Cinco Cinco 5K; 8:00 AM; CSU Oval, Ft. Collins, CO; 970-491-4847; www.cincocinco.colostate.edu
05/05 Cinco de Mayo 5K; 10:00 AM; Nottingham Park, Avon, CO; 970-748-3128; www.active.com
05/05Cinco de Mayo 5K; 8:30 AM; Eastridge Recreation Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; 303-471-7053; www.highlandsranchrunseries.com
05/05Collegiate Peaks Trail Run; 25M, 50M; 6:30 AM; Community Center, Buena Vista, CO; 719-395-3674; www.collegiatepeakstrailrun.org
05/05Corinth Elementary Family 5K; 5K, 1M Kids Fun Run; 7:45 AM; Corinth Elementary School, Prairie Village, KS; 816-225-2811; www.corinthdragons.com
05/05Fisher DeBerry Foundation 5K; 8:30 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; 877-352-6224; www.affinityusa.com/fdf/Default.aspx
05/05 Furry Scurry; 2M; 9:00 AM; Washington Park, Den-ver, CO; 303-751-5771 ext 1378; www.ddfl.org
05/05KBCO Kinetics Race Around the Rez; 5K; 9:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 303-444-5600; www.boulderroadrunners.org
05/05 Pose Method Running Clinic; Sports Club, Du-rango, CO; 970-259-2579; www.posetech.com
05/05 Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; www.pprrun.org
05/05 Race For The Zoo; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Spring River Zoo, Roswell, NM; www.dfn.com/runners/
05/05Shiprock Marathon; 26.2M, 26.2M Relay, 13.1M, 10K Trail Walk, 1K Kids Run; 7:00 AM; Shiprock, NM; 505-368-6302; www.shiprockmarathon.com
05/05Spirit Challenge; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Steamboat Springs Middle School, Steamboat Springs, CO; 970-871-3460; www.runningseries.com
05/05Take 5 in the Garden of the Gods; 5M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, CO; 719-635-8803; www.csgrandprix.com
05/05 Women’s River 5K; 9:00 AM; Pepsi Plant, Grand Junction, CO; 970-257-9267; www.mmstriders.org
05/06 Cinco de Mayo; 10K, 5K; 9:30 AM; Fair Grounds, Pueblo, CO; 719-549-7659; socorunners.org
05/06Colorado Marathon; 26.2M, 15M, 10K, 5K; 6:15 AM; Old Town, Fort Collins, CO; 970-227-7384; www.thecoloradomarathon.com
05/06 Colorado Rockies Home Run; 5K; 8:00 AM; Coors Field, Denver, CO; 303-430-2817; ww.active.com
05/06 Fairmount 5000; 5K; 9:00 AM; Fairmount Park, Golden, CO; 303-215-9116; [email protected]
05/06 NIKETOWN 5K; 8:00 AM; NIKETOWN, Denver, CO; 303-623-6453 ext 2814; www.niketown5k.com
05/06 RMRR Trophy Series; 5M; 8:00 AM; Carson Nature Center, Littleton, CO; 303-871-8366; www.rmrr.org
05/06 Run for the Zoo; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque, NM; 505-764-6280; run4zoo.org
05/06 Run with the Warriors; 5K; 8:00 AM; Westin Hotel, Westminster, CO; 303-427-2283; www.active.com
05/08 Dash and Dine #5; 5K; 6:30 PM; Coot Lake, Boul-der, CO; 303-818-7797; www.Dash-n-Dine.com
05/12 24 Hrs of Utah/Moab 100; 24 Hrs, 100M; 8:00 AM; Moab, UT; 303-652-9949; geminiadventures.com
05/12Alex Hoag Run for Sunshine; 5K, 1M; 8:00 AM; Security Service Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO; 719-660-1346; www.alexhoagrun.org
05/12 Black Canyon Ascent; 6M; 8:00 AM; Montrose, CO; 970-252-0230; www.sjmr.org
05/12 CMRA Memorial Run; 5K; 4:00 PM; Writer’s Vista Park, Littleton, CO; www.comastersrun.org
05/12 Run For Remembrance; 5K; 8:00 AM; Columbine HS, Littleton, CO; 303-982-4471; sc.jeffco.k12.co.us
05/12 Dandelion Dash; 5K,8:30 AM; Sopris Park, Carbon-dale, CO; 970-384-5694; www.rffrc.com
05/12 Flat Out 5K; 8:00 AM; FlatIron Crossing, Broomfield, CO; 303-444-7223; www.bolderboulder.com
05/12 Highline Canal Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; DeKoevend Park, Centennial, CO; 303-798-7515; www.ssprd.org
05/12 Mamma Mia 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; 303-694-2202; www.hivcarelink.com
05/12 Parent Pathways; 5K; 9:00 AM; Cheesman Park, Denver, CO; 303-321-6363; parentpathways.org
05/12 Rockin’ Ridge Run; 5K; 8:00 AM; Northridge ES, Highlands Ranch, CO; 303-387-6590; dcsdk12.org
05/13 Spina Bifida 5K; 9:00 AM; Washington Park, Den-ver, CO; 303-918-8648; coloradospinabifida.org
05/13 Tortoise and Hare; 8K; 8:00 AM; Edora Park , Ft. Collins, CO; 970-224-9114; fortcollinsrunningclub.org
05/13 Mothers Day Mile; 1:00 PM; Glenwood Springs, CO; 970-945-2632; www.glenwoodraces.com
05/13 Telegraph Trail Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Horse Gulch, Durango, CO; 970-375-7313; active.com
05/13 Title 9K; 9:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 800-342-4448; www.titlenine.com
05/13 Yappy Dog; 8.6M; 8:00 AM; Mesa Elementary, Pueblo, CO; 719-543-6982; www.socorunners.org
05/15 Dash and Dine #6; 5K; 6:30 PM; Coot Lake, Boul-der, CO; 303-818-7797; www.Dash-n-Dine.com
05/19 Balarat Trail Run; 6M, 2M; 10:00 AM; Jamestown, CO; 720-424-2940; www.active.com
05/19 Cottonwood Classic; 5K; 8:00 AM; Thornton, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
05/19 Federal Cup; 5K; 8:15 AM; Federal Center, Lakew-wod, CO; 303-844-3677 ext 125; www.fedcup5k.com
05/19 Fire Hydrant 5K; 5K, 3K; 8:30 AM; Edora Park, Fort Collins, CO; 970-226-3647; www.larimerhumane.org
05/19 Cog Run; 8.4M, 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Town Hall, Hayden, CO; 970-276-3741; www.runningseries.com
05/19 Hope Lives Pink Boa 5K; 7:45 AM; Runners Roost, Ft. Collins, CO; 970-225-6200; www.hopelives.org
05/19Jemez Mountain Run; 50M, 50K, 13.1M; 5:00 AM; Sherrif’s Posse Shack, Los Alamos, NM; 505-662-5959; www.highaltitudeathletics.org
05/19 Mike The Headless Chicken 5K; 9:00 AM; Civic Center, Fruita, CO; 970-858-0360; www.fruita.org
05/19 Race for Ability; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Mt. Logan MS, Logan, UT; 435-713-0288; www.cgadventures.org
05/19 Spiral Drive Run; 4M; 9:00 AM; Riverside Park, Salida, CO; 719-530-0223; www.salidarec.com/ccrc
05/19 Ogden Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Og-den, UT; 801-399-1773; www.ogdenmarathon.com
05/20 AirLife Memorial; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Hudson Gar-dens, Littleton, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
05/20Armed Forces Day Half-Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Veterans Memorial, Albuquerque, NM; 505-846-5100; www.active.com
05/20Castlewod Canyon Trail Run; 6.5M; 8:30 AM; Castlewood Canyon State Park, Franktown, CO; 303-870-0487; www.runuphillracing.com
05/20Deer Creek Challenge Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 2.8m Walk; 9:00 AM Deer Creek Canyon Park, Little-ton, CO; 720-352-2530; www.trailescape.org
05/20Dolphin Dash; 5K, 1M, Popsicle Dash; 9:00 AM; Meade Park, Cherry Hills Village, CO; 303-806-9018; www.chvedadsclub.org
05/20Miles for Smiles 5K; 9:00 AM; Broomfield Com-mons Park, Broomfield, CO; 720-940-6078; www.twoangelsfoundation.org
05/20Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon; 26.2M, 26.2M Relay, 13.1M; 6:00 AM; Denver, CO; 303-435-7683; www.coloradocolfaxmarathon.org
05/20 RunFit Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; La Cueva HS, Albu-querque, NM; 505-856-9377; the-athletes-edge.com
05/20 The World’s Toughest 10K; 7:00 AM; Albuquerque, NM; 505-489-9484; www.newmexicomarathon.org
05/23 Fountain Creek Migration 5K; 6:00 PM; Fountain Creek Nature Center, Fountain, CO; 719-520-6745
05/26 Wilderness Run; 8M, 5K, 2M; 8:00 AM; Fort Ba-yard, NM; 505-388-2325; zianet.com/ftbayardrun/
05/27 Narrow Gauge Runs; 10M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Durango, CO; 970-884-9257; www.go-dmt.org
05/27Wyoming Marathon; 52.4M, 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 6:00 AM; Lincoln Monument Rest Area, Laramie, WY; 307-635-3316; angelfire.com/wy2/marathon
05/28 Bolder Boulder; 10K; 7:00 AM; Folsom Field, Boulder, CO; 303-444-7223; www.bolderboulder.com
06/02 Baby Bear Hugs 5K; 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM; Limon, CO; 719-743-2526; [email protected]
06/02 Dolores Rotary Fun Run; 5K, 2M; 8:00 AM; Dolo-res, CO; 970-560-4794; [email protected]
06/02 Fish Hatchery 5K; 9:00 AM; National Fish Hatchery, Leadville, CO; 719-486-0189; www.active.com
06/02 Girls On The Run 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
06/02 Children’s Home 5K; 8:00 AM; Racetrack, Sunland Park, NM; 915-544-8777; leeandbeulahmoor.org
06/02 Trails Day Race; 8.1M; 8:00 AM; Trestle Rec Area, Cloudcroft, NM; 505-434-3787; nmrailstotrails.org
06/02 Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; www.pprrun.org
06/02 RMRR Trophy Series; 2.4M; 8:00 AM; Stone House Park, Lakewood, CO; 303-871-8366; www.rmrr.org
06/02 Run For Rio; 5K; 8:00 AM; Rye, CO; 719-947-3682; www.socorunners.org
06/02 Santa Fe Run Around; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Santa Fe, NM; 505-983-8944; www.santafestriders.org
06/02 Squaw Peak 50M; 5:00 AM; Vivian Park, Provo, UT; 801-808-4222; www.squawpeak50.com
06/02 Teva Spring Runoff; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Vail, CO; 970-926-4799 ext 10; www.vailrec.com
06/02 Water Tower 5M; 7:30 AM; Grand Junction, CO; 970-241-6478; www.mmstriders.org
06/03Casper Marathon; 26.2M, 26.2M Relay, 13.1M; 6:30 AM; Holiday Inn on the River, Casper, WY; 307-577-4974; www.runwyoming.com
06/03Tortoise and Hare; 10K; 8:00 AM; Lee Martinez Park, Ft. Collins, CO; 970-224-9114; www.fortcol-linsrunningclub.org
06/03Steamboat Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K; 7:00 AM; Hahns Peak Village, Steamboat Springs, CO; 970-879-0882 ext 203; www.steamboatmarathon.com
06/03Turquoise Lake Half-Marathon; 13.1M; 9:00 AM; National Fish Hatchery, Leadville, CO; 719-486-5317; www.active.com
06/06 Summit Trail Running Series; 5:45 PM; Brecken-ridge, CO; 970-453-1734; townofbreckenridge.com
06/07 Dan Peterson Mile; 6:30 PM; Civic Center, Fruita, CO; 970-260-4612; [email protected]
06/09 Charity Chase 5K; 9:00 AM; Greenway Park, Den-ver, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
06/09 CMRA South Valley 10K; 8:00 AM; South Valley Park, Littleton, CO; www.comastersrun.org
06/09 Run the Rockies Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:30 AM; Frisco, CO; 303-635-2815; emgcolorado.com
06/09 Sunrise Stampede; 10K, 2M; 8:30 AM; Longmont, CO; 303-449-2828; www.sunrisestampede.com
06/10Arby’s Rocky Mountain Half-Marathon; 13.1M, 5.5K; 7:30 AM; Riverfront Park, Denver, CO; 877-845-3647; www.rmrunning.com
06/10Cart to Cart Trail Run; 17M, 8M; 8:00 AM; Camp 4 Coffee, Crested Butte, CO; 970-349-5326; www.cbmountainrunners.org
06/10Garden of the Gods 10M; 7:00 AM; Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO; 719-473-2625; www.gardentenmile.com
06/10Horsetooth Trail Races; 13.1M, 8M; 7:30 AM; Horsetooth Mountain Park, Fort Collins, CO; 970-224-9114; www.runnersroostftcollins.com
06/10 Seagate Women’s 8K; 7:30 AM; Riverfront Park, Denver, CO; 877-845-3647; www.rmrunning.com
06/10Spring for SPAN Run With US 5K; 8:00 AM; Cen-tennial Middle School, Boulder, CO; 303-449-8623; www.safehousealliance.org
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06/13 Lincoln Park Mile; 6:00 PM; Lincoln Park, Greeley, CO; 303-443-1297; www.coloradowalks.org
06/14 Bighorn Mountain Trail Runs; 100M, 50M, 50K, 30K; 10:00 AM; Dayton, WY; bighorntrailrun.com
06/16Goose Chase; 10K, 5K; 7:45 AM; William McKinley Carson Park, Greenwood Village, CO; 303-290-9922; www.goosechase.org
06/16 Hot Springs Short Cut Run; 9:00 AM; Steamboat Springs, CO; 970-879-7637; www.runningseries.com
06/16La Sportiva Trail Race Trifecta; 5M, Hill Climb, 13.1M; 9:00 AM; Snowmass Village, CO; 970-333-1159; www.runtherockies.com
06/16Mt. Evans Ascent; 14.5M; 8:00 AM; Echo Lake, Idaho Springs, CO; 303-642-7917; www.racingun-derground.com
06/16Mt. Falcon Trail Race; 8M; 8:00 AM; Mt. Falcon, Morrison, CO; 303-674-6441; www.evergreenrec-reation.com
06/16 Sailin’ Shoes; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Colorado Springs, CO; 719-685-9513; www.pprrun.org
06/16 San Juan Solstice 50M; 5:00 AM; Lake City, CO; 970-944-2269; www.lakecity50.com
06/16 Spirit Sprint; 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; 303-694-2030; www.bkbltd.com
06/16Steamworks Animas Valley Half Marathon; 13.1M; 8:00 AM; Bakers Bridge, Durango, CO; 970-375-2413; www.go-dmt.org
06/17 Butterfly Run; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Pojoaque Pueblo, Santa Fe, NM; 505-455-9355; www.active.com
06/17 Desert R.A.T.S.; 148M; 7:00 PM; Kokopelli Trail, Moab, UT; 303-249-1112; geminiadventures.com
06/17 Estes Park Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Estes Park, CO; 970-586-4908; epmarathon.org
06/17Joe Colton’s Off Road Adventure; 15M, 10M, 10K, 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM; Rollinsville, CO; 303-258-7113; www.joecoltonadventure.org
06/17Stadium Stampede; 5K, 1K; 8:00 AM; Invesco Field, Denver, CO; 303-837-7043; stadiumstam-pede.org
06/17Strawberry Shortcut; 10K, 5K, 1M; 7:30 AM; Glenwood Springs, CO; 970-945-7760; www.Straw-berryShortcutRace.com
06/20 Summer Solstice Race; 5K; 6:30 PM; City Park, Denver, CO; 303-430-2817; www.active.com
06/22 Miles for Miracles; 5K; 8:00 AM; Invesco Field, Denver, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
06/23 Aspen Downtown Mile; 8:00 AM; Aspen Meadows, Aspen, CO; 970-925-2172; [email protected]
06/23 Belmont Butt Buster; 5M; 7:30 AM; Nature Center, Pueblo, CO; 719-544-1029; www.socorunners.org
06/23 Desert R.A.T.S. Marathon; 26.2M; 7:00 AM; Moab, UT; 303-652-9949; www.geminiadventures.com
06/23Buffalo Creek Trail Run; 12K; 8:00 AM; Pine Valley Ranch Open Space Park, Pine, CO; 303-870-0487; www.runuphillracing.com
06/23Panoramic at Bear Creek; 4M, 2M, 1M; 7:30 AM; Bear Creek Park East, Colorado Springs, CO; 719-635-3303; www.pprrun.org
06/23Run the Caldera Marathon; 26.2M; 7:00 AM; Valles Caldera National Preserve, Los Alamos, NM; 505-667-8027; www.highaltitudeathletics.org
06/23Slacker Half Marathon; 13.1M, 13.1m Relay, 4M; 8:00 AM; Georgetown, CO; 303-519-0357; www.slackerhalfmarathon.com
06/23 TriY 5K; 5:00 PM; Santa Fe Trail, Colorado Springs, CO; 719-481-8728; www.pprrun.org
06/24Cherry Garcia Run; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM; 505-856-9377; www.the-athletes-edge.com
06/24Columbine Run/Walk; 5K; 8:00 AM; Columbine Health Systems Campus, Fort Collins, CO; 970-494-6446; www.columbinehealth.com
06/24 Lyons River Run; 5K; 8:00 AM; Lyons Visitor Cen-ter, Lyons, CO; 303-823-8250; www.active.com
06/24 Northside Stride; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Sloan’s Lake, Denver, CO; 720-937-5082; [email protected]
06/24Race for the Mountains; 10M trail run, 5K road run; 9:00 AM; Oasis 9600, Breckenridge, CO; 970-346-0754; www.mountain2mountain.com
06/24 Run For The Future; 10K, 5K; 7:30 AM; Eagle, CO; 970-328-2327; www.active.com
06/24 Teva 10K @ 10,000 Feet; 9:00 AM; Top of Gondola, Vail, CO; 970-479-2280; www.vailrec.com
06/24 Turkey Flats Loop; 9.6M; 8:30 AM; Glade Park, Grand Junction, CO; 970-241-9497; mmstriders.org
06/24 Uni-Hill 2K; 6:30 PM; Boulder, CO; 303-441-3002; www.boulderraceseries.com
06/27 Summit Trail Running Series; 5:45 PM; Brecken-ridge, CO; 970-453-1734; townofbreckenridge.com
06/3024 Hrs of Laramie/Laramie 100; 24 Hrs, 100M; 8:00 AM; Laramie, WY; 303-652-9949; www.gemin-iadventures.com
06/30Mountain Park Classic Trail Run; 7M, 4M, 1M; 8:30 AM; Durango’s Mountain Park, Durango, CO; 970-375-7313; www.durangogov.org
06/30USATF 10K Trail National Championships; 9:00 AM; Steamboat Ski Area, Steamboat Springs, CO; 970-875-2329; www.runningseries.com
06/30 Women’s Distance Festival; 5K; 7:30 AM; City Park, Pueblo, CO; 719-676-7343; socorunners.org
07/01 RYKA Iron Girl Denver; 5M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Veteran’s Park, Denver, CO; 727-942-4767; www.IronGirl.com
07/01 Veteran’s Home Run; 5K, 3K; 7:00 AM; Falcon Sta-dium, USAFA, CO; 719-636-2696; www.pprrun.org
07/04 4th of July 5K; 8:00 AM; Georgetwon, CO; 303-519-0357; [email protected]
07/04 Blue Ribbon Trail Race; 10K; 7:30 AM; Memorial Park, Silverton, CO; 970-387-5654
www.GardenTenMile.com
Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run®
June 10, 2007 @ 7am – Manitou Springs, Colorado
Spectacular road race which starts and finishes in Manitou Springsand features eight miles in one of Colorado’s most amazing parks
High School running teams will be competing for your votes in anAid Station Challenge to win money for their running teamspresented by the Colorado Running Company
$5,000 in prize money for the top four M/Fpresented by Carmichael Training Systems
Part of the Colorado Runner Racing Series
1st leg of the Triple Crown of Running—there arestill Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon spots left for series runners
Come run where the skyscrapersare made of stone!
719-473-2625 [email protected]
Presented by
www.SummerRoundup.com
A 12K trail race that pushes you to the limit!
The trails are well-groomed with lots of spectacularscenery.
The out-and-back course is mostly uphill on the wayout, and mostly downhill on the way back.
The elevation gain at the turn-around is about 1,000feet and then you turn around andfly back to the finish. Woo-Hoo!
2nd leg of the Triple Crown ofRunning—there are still PikesPeak Ascent and Marathonspots left for series runners
719-473-2625 [email protected]
Summer Roundup
Sunday, July 8, 2007 @ 7:00amBear Creek Park — Colorado Springs, CO
Trail Run 12K
Get Ready for the Stampede!
07/04 Boogie’s Diner Buddy Run; 5M; 8:00 AM; Boogie’s Diner, Aspen, CO; www.buddyprogram.org
07/04 CU 4th of July 5K; 8:00 AM; University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; 303-492-8776; boulderroadrunners.org
07/04 Firecracker 10K; 8:30 AM; Breckenridge, CO; 970-453-1734; www.townofbreckenridge.com
07/04 FireKracker 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Fort Collins, CO; 970-493-5220; [email protected]
07/04 Fourth of July Fun Run; 5K; 9:00 AM; Rotary Park, Durango, CO; 970-375-7313; www.durangogov.org
07/04 Freedom Run; 5K; 8:00 AM; Evergreen, CO; 303-694-2202; www.mtevans.org
07/04 Gothic to Crested Butte 1/3 Marathon; 8.3M; 8:00 AM; Gothic, CO; 970-349-7231; www.rmbl.org
07/04HRCA Independence Day Sunrise 10K; 10:30 AM; Highlands Ranch, CO; 303-471-7044; www.highlandsranchrunseries.com
07/04 Northern Colorado Race For The Cure; 5K; 8:00 AM; Greeley, CO; 970-356-6964; komennco.org
07/04 Liberty Run; 4M; 8:00 AM; Washington Park, Den-ver, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
07/04 Run For Independence 4M; 7:30 AM; Palmer Lake, CO; 719-481-1747; ples.lewispalmer.org
07/04Scar Top Mountain Run; 12K; 8:00 AM; Coal Creek Community Center, Coal Creek Canyon, CO; 303-642-7917; www.racingunderground.com
07/04Spruce Canyon 5K; 8:00 AM; Coal Creek Commu-nity Center; Coal Creek Canyon, CO; 303-642-7917; www.racingunderground.com
07/07 Alien Chase; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Civic Center, Roswell, NM; www.dfn.com/runners/
07/07 Cherry Days 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Paonia, CO; 970-260-7962; www.mmstriders.org
07/07 Leadville Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 15M; 8:00 AM; Leadville, CO; 719-486-3502; leadvilletrail100.com
07/07 Pecos Valley Roundup; 20K, 10K; 8:00 AM; Ca-hoon Park, Roswell, NM; www.dfn.com/runners/
07/07 Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; www.pprrun.org
07/07Sabetha Firecracker 5K; 8:00 AM; Leman Recre-ation Complex, Sabetha, KS; 785-284-2303; www.runsabetha.com
07/08Tortoise and Hare; 4K; 8:00 AM; Rolland Moore Park, Ft. Collins, CO; 970-224-9114; www.fortcol-linsrunningclub.org
07/08Mountain Madness Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:00 AM; Howelson Hill, Steamboat Springs, CO; 970-879-1250; www.runningseries.com
07/08 RMRR Trophy Series; 2M; 8:00 AM; Bible Park, Denver, CO; 303-871-8366; www.rmrr.org
07/08Summer Roundup Trail Run; 12K; 7:00 AM; Strat-ton Open Space, Colorado Springs, CO; 719-473-2625; www.summerroundup.com
07/08 Teva Vail Hill Climb; 7.5M; 8:00 AM; Mountain Haus, Vail, CO; 970-479-2280; www.vailrec.com
07/08Trespass Trail Challenge; 10M, 5M; 8:00 AM; Nederland Elementary School, Nederland, CO; 303-786-9255; www.TrespassChallenge.com
07/08 Women’s Distance Festival; 5K; 7:00 AM; SIPI, Albuquerque, NM; 505-323-9161; www.aroadrun.org
07/11 Summit Trail Running Series ; 5:45 PM; Brecken-ridge, CO; 970-453-1734; townofbreckenridge.com
07/13 Hardrock Hundred Run; 100M; 6:00 AM; Silverton High School, Silverton, CO; www.hardrock100.com
07/14Evergreen Mountain Trail Race; 10K; 8:00 AM; Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, Evergreen, CO; 303-674-6441; www.evergreenrecreation.com
07/14 Howelsen Hill 8M; 9:00 AM; Howelsen Hill, Steam-boat Springs, CO; 970-870-9273; runningseries.com
07/14 Lory Trail 5K; 8:00 AM; Lory State Park, Ft. Collins, CO; 970-224-9114; www.runnersroostftcollins.com
07/14 Monument Downhill 5K; 8:00 AM; Redlands, Grand Junction, CO; 970-260-4612; www.mmstriders.org
07/14 Rogers River Run; 5K; 7:30 AM; Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO; 303-651-8405; ci.longmont.co.us
07/14 Stump Jumpin’ Trail Stomp; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Clinton Lake, Lawrence, KS; midwesttrailruns.com
07/15 Barr Trail Mountain Race; 12M; 7:00 AM; Cog Rail-way, Manitou Springs, CO; www.runpikespeak.com
07/15 CMRA Mountain Madness; 12K; 7:30 AM; Christies of Genessee, Genessee, CO; comastersrun.org
07/15 Donor Dash; 5K; 8:00 AM; Washington Park, Den-ver, CO; 303-694-2030; www.bkbltd.com
07/15 High Mountain Trail Runs; 50K, 25K; 8:00 AM; HMI, Leadville, CO; 210-573-3997; www.hminet.org
07/15 Marathon Training Series; 10M; 7:00 AM; City Park, Westminster, CO; 303-871-8366; www.rmrr.org
07/14US Half Marathon Copper Mountain; 13.1M, 12K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Copper Mountain, CO; 415-2US-HALF; www.copperhalf.com
07/21Aspen Race for the Cure; 5K, 1M; 8:00 AM; Rio Grande Park, Aspen, CO; 970-920-0250; www.aspenraceforthecure.com
07/21Kendall Mountain Trail Race; 13M; 7:30 AM; Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton, CO; 970-387-5654; ebus-silvertonws.ebusbuilder.com
07/21Golden Gate Canyon Trail Run; 12.7M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Gilpin County, CO; 303-870-0487; www.runuphillracing.com
07/21Santiago Fiesta Runs; 10k, 5K; 8:00 AM; San Jose Church, Los Ojos, NM; 505-756-4217; [email protected]
07/21Women’s Distance Festival; 5K; 7:30 AM; N. Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; 719-635-3833; www.pprrun.org
07/22 Crag Crest Trail Run; 10.5M; 9:00 AM; Island Lake, Grand, CO; 970-241-6478; [email protected]
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07/22 Miles For Miracles 5K; 8:00 AM; Invesco Field, Denver, CO; 303-694-2202; www.bkbltd.com
07/22 Teva Vail Half Marathon; 13.1M; 8:00 AM; Vail, CO; 970-479-2280; www.vailrec.com
07/24 Morning News Marathon; 26.2M, 10K; 5:30 AM; Salt Lake City, UT; 303-694-2202; desnews.com
07/24 West End 3K; 6:30 PM; Boulder, CO; 303-441-3002; www.boulderraceseries.com
07/25 Summit Trail Running Series; 5:45 PM; Brecken-ridge, CO; 970-453-1734; townofbreckenridge.com
07/26 Teva Paint Mines 6K; 6:30 PM; Paint Mines Park, Calhan, CO; 719-520-6384; elpasocountyfair.com
07/28 Classic 10K; 7:00 AM; Colorado Springs, CO; 719-635-8803; www.csgrandprix.com
07/28 Gut Buster 5K; 9:00 AM; Granby Elementary School, Granby, CO; 970-887-3961; www.active.com
07/28Kid’s Cure for Cancer; 5K, 1K; 8:00 AM; Metro Park at Inverness, Englewood, CO; 303-831-4545; www.kidscure.org
07/28 Sandia Peak Challenge; 8:00 AM; Sandia Peak Ski Resort, Albuquerque, NM; 505-883-1455; cff.org
07/28Spring Creek Memorial Trail Run; 9M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Spring Creek Trail, Steamboat Springs, CO; 970-875-2329; www.runningseries.com
07/29Run to Break the Silence; 20K, 10K, 5K; 6:30 AM; Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, NM; 505-820-2273; [email protected]
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05/06 South Rim Duathlon; 10:00 AM; Durango, CO; 970-375-7308; [email protected]
05/12Barkin’ Dog Duathlon; 7:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; 303-642-7917; www.racingunderground.com
05/13 Little Foot Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Morrison, CO; 303-271-3753; littlefoottri.com
05/26 Pelican Fest Tri; 8:00 AM; Windsor, CO; 970-686-5828; www.pelicanfest.com
06/02HRCA Tune up Sprint Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Westridge Recreation Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; 303-471-7053; www.highlandsranchrunseries.com
06/03 Longmont Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Centennial Pool, Longmont, CO; 303-651-8405; ci.longmont.co.us
06/03 Spring Tri IT; 10:00 AM; Joe Rowell Park, Dolores, CO; 970-565-2000 ext 23; [email protected]
06/07 Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boul-der, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
06/09 Big Sky Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Community Center, Bennet, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
06/09 Tri the Creek Tri; 7:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; 720-931-6732; trithecreek.com
06/10 Mini Haha Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Broomfield, CO; 303-464-5500; www.broomfieldrecreation.com
06/12 Dip & Dash; 6:00 PM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; 303-359-8042; www.majrae.com
06/14 Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boul-der, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
06/16 XTERRA Buffalo Creek Off-Road Triathlon; Buf-falo Creek, Bailey, CO; 303-932-1121; youtriit.com
06/17 5430 Sprint Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 303-442-0041; www.5430sports.com
06/19 Dip & Dash; 6:00 PM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; 303-359-8042; www.majrae.com
06/21 Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boul-der, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
06/24 My Way or The Tri Way; 7:30 AM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; 720-934-2345; www.thetriway.com
06/24 Prospect Lake Tri; 7:30 AM; Colorado Springs, CO; 719-337-2737; prospectlaketriathlon.com
06/26 Dip & Dash; 6:00 PM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; 303-359-8042; www.majrae.com
06/28 Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boul-der, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
06/30 Lake To Lake Tri; 6:30 AM; North Lake Park, Love-land, CO; 970-669-6372; lovelandlaketolake.com
07/01 Battle at Midway Tri; 7:00 AM; Deer Creek Reser-voir, Midway, UT; 801-450-8477; bamtriathlon.com
07/05 Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boul-der, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
07/07 Cabbage Head Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Wiggins, CO; 303-642-7917; www.racingunderground.com
07/10 Dip & Dash; 6:00 PM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; 303-359-8042; www.majrae.com
07/12 Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boul-der, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
07/14Lory Off-Road Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Lory State Park, Ft. Collins, CO; 970-224-9114; www.runnersroost-ftcollins.com
07/15 Danskin Women’s Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Aurora Res-ervoir, Aurora, CO; 800-452-9526; www.danskin.com
07/15 Table Mountain Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Arvada, CO; 303-422-4977; www.tablemountaintriathlon.com
07/15 Tri It High Sprint Tri; 9:00 AM; Aquatic Center, Leadville, CO; 719-486-4142; lakecountyco.com
07/17 Dip & Dash; 6:00 PM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; 303-359-8042; www.majrae.com
07/19 Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boul-der, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
07/22 Boulder Peak Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Boulder Reser-voir, Boulder, CO; 303-442-0041; 5430sports.com
07/24 Dip & Dash; 6:00 PM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; 303-359-8042; www.majrae.com
07/26 Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boul-der, CO; 303-642-7917; racingunderground.com
07/29 Crested Butte Bank XTERRA; 9:00 AM; Crested Butte, CO; 970-349-0170; www.cbbanktri.com
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The Apex Trail follows Apex Gulch, where a stream flows for most of the year. Apex Gulch was the route of an early toll road, which took fortune seekers to the gold fields of Central City. The path was called the “Apex and Gregory Wagon Road.” It cost 60 cents to pass if you had a wagon with a pair of horses. Mules, horses, and cattle driven loose cost five cents each and sheep cost a penny a head. The toll road operated profitably during the 1860’s and 70’s, but then floods destroyed part of the road and the cost was too great to repair it. Other access routes to Central City were at Mt. Vernon Canyon and Golden Gate Canyon. Mt. Vernon Canyon ultimately became the preferred route for travelers; it is now known as I-70.
The lower end of the Apex and Gregory Wagon Road was known as Apex City, a rough and tumble town in the mid-1800’s. The Heritage Square Shopping Center now sits at the original site of the for-mer frontier settlement. In Apex City, tolls were collected from miners and suppliers who were traveling to the gold fields. It was also an area where travelers and horses could rest before beginning the demanding uphill climb. The townspeople sometimes took the law into their own hands, instead of allowing crooks to be tried in the Denver courts. Leg-end says that a horse thief was lynched on a cottonwood tree leading into the gulch.
The town was built on an ancient Indian campground. The location was popular because it offered protection from enemies, with lookout sites onto the plains from upper portions of the Apex Trail and from sites on the Hogback. The location also allowed the Indians easy
access to food; they could climb into the mountains to hunt deer and elk or hunt on the plains for buffalo. For a challenging trail run, take Apex Trail from the trailhead at the Heritage Square parking lot into Apex Gulch. Turn right at the first fork in the trail onto the Pick N’ Sledge Trail. Follow the trail for 0.9 miles until it meets the Grubstake Loop. Take a right onto Grubstake. Follow it as it twists around the mountain. You will come to a scenic vista where you will enjoy beautiful views of metro Denver, Green Mountain, and North and South Table Mountain. As you continue on the trail, you will eventually start going south again. When you come to the intersection of the Sluicebox Trail and the Pick N’ Sledge Trail, you can end your run by following
the Pick N’ Sledge Trail back down the mountain. This will give you a total run of 5.6 miles. If you want to continue, turn right onto the Sluicebox Trail. Turn right on the Apex Trail to travel back up the gulch. Once you summit the trail, travel back down, veering right onto the Enchanted Forest Trail. Descend Enchanted Forest, then fol-low the Apex Trail to continue your descent to the parking lot. This route measures 8.4 miles. Elevations on the park trails range between 6,000 feet and 7,200 feet. To get to Apex Park, travel west on I-70 from Denver. Exit Morrison Road and turn right. Make a left turn into the Heritage Square Shopping Center. Drive across the lower parking lot to the northern edge where you will see a Jefferson County Open Space sign. There is a box with paper trail maps that you can take with you on your run. You can also download an entire park map at www.co.jefferson.co.us/jeffco/openspace_uploads/apxmp.pdf. There isn’t a fee to use the park. Dogs are permitted. There is also a portable toilet at the trailhead. Because the trail is close to the city, it can sometimes be congested on nights and weekends.
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5 Ways To Ruin Your Raceby Jessica Griffiths
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1. Don’t Taper You’d think it would be obvious. Unfortunately, it’s not, especially for new run-ners. Here’s an example. In college, my best friend Pam and I were training for the Athens Half Marathon. Four days before the race, Pam decided to run 10 miles. It was her longest run ever. She was surprised that she was sore at the start of the race, and then she ran sluggishly through 13 miles. I asked her why she would run a dis-tance that far, especially right before the race. She replied, “I wanted to make sure that I would be able to finish.” She did finish the race, but then she was injured for two months afterward. By her example, I learned early in my running career that not tapering is a quick and painful way to destroy a race. Lesson learned: You need to let your body recover before race day.
2. Wear New ShoesOr Clothes
You know who you are. Don’t try to hide. While wandering through the race expo the day before the big event, you are overwhelmed with the urge to buy a new neon yellow running singlet so that your friends and family will be able to spot you from two blocks away on the course. To add insult to injury, you just can’t resist purchasing a cool, new pair of running shoes, especially since your old pair is so old that you have to strap them together with duct tape to keep them on. But, what’s this? During the race, blisters are forming on your toes. The new shirt is chafing your underarms. Each step stings. By mid-race, you’ve slowed to a walk. Your train-
ing goals are trashed. Lesson learned: Test all running clothes and shoes before race day, preferably by running a long run in the new gear to avoid nasty surprises on race day.
3. Change YourEating Habits
I admit it. I’m guilty. Before my first marathon, I read lots of books and articles on carbo-loading and avoiding dehydration. I took the advice to an extreme by overloading on flu-ids and eating too many bagels and muffins the three days before the race. I didn’t want to ruin my race by being thirsty or not having enough energy to reach the finish. Unfortunately, all of the water and food had a negative impact. The good news: I finished the Marine Corps Mara-thon in Washington D.C. in four hours, ten min-utes. The bad news: I went to the port-a-john three times during the race. I would have shaved 30 seconds a mile off my finish time if I hadn’t been forced to wait in lines for the bathroom on the race course, not to mention the discomfort of running in that condition. My husband has also learned a lesson about changing eating habits before a race. At the pasta party the night before the Shamrock 8K in Virginia Beach, he was happily surprised to find free beer. When one cup of brew just wouldn’t do, he put down about three pints. He also loaded up on several plates of pasta. Need-less to say, his race pace the next morning was disrupted by stomach problems. Now when he’s trying to race at an event, he saves the big din-ners and alcoholic drinks for the post-race cel-ebration. Lesson learned: Don’t change your diet or overload on fluids at the last minute.
4. Arrive Late A great way to screw up your race is to arrive late to the starting line. How often have you gotten stuck in traffic on the way to the race or taken a wrong turn when trying to find the start line? You finally arrive only to dis-cover that you can’t find a parking space. We’ve all done it. It’s a stressful situation. Race road closures or course changes can give you a head-ache. Then you dash to the starting line and have to choose between starting on time or first mak-ing a pit stop at the port-a-potty. Don’t feel too bad though. One time my husband showed up for a run on the wrong day. Now that’s a surefire way to have a bad race. Lesson learned: Give yourself extra time to arrive on time.
5. Underestimate The Weather
Given Colorado’s unpredictable weather, it’s a tough job trying to figure out what to wear for your run. You choose a cot-ton t-shirt only to get soaked in a cool, spring thunderstorm mid-way through the race; hy-pothermia sets in and your teeth are chattering so loudly that other racers ask you if you need help. Or you throw away your gloves after the race starts only to find that you need them again when it starts to snow. I recently ran a 5K in Highlands Ranch. Everyone was huddled together at the start of the race as 40 mile an hour wind gusts ripped through. I was thankful to have worn a windbreaker. It’s difficult to run well when you aren’t properly dressed. Lesson learned: Prepare for changing weather conditions.
