In the May issue of our fabulous Long Runnewsletter, the Pikes Peak Road RunnersBoard invited you to take part in the first annu-

al Veterans Home Run on Sunday July 2nd. Thisspecial commitment of the Pikes Peak RoadRunners will honor and help the men and women ofthe Colorado Veterans Coalition’s Crawford House.This article includes an update on the VeteransHome Run plus gives insight into the CrawfordHouse namesake, Private William J. Crawford whoon September 13, 1943 earned the CongressionalMedal of Honor for his courage and heroism in actionnear Altaville, Italy.

We have some wonderful primary sponsors whohave stepped forth to provide significant financialhelp to the Veterans Home Run. Primary sponsorsinclude The Rotary Club of Colorado Springs andthe Computer Sciences Corporation. Thank yousponsors to committing your name and resources tothis event to honor America’s veterans in need. Wedo have some wonderful folks stepping up to provideindividual sponsorships and next issue we’ll try tolist them all.

The Veterans Home Run entry fee will be $12.00and based on the commitment of our sponsors, yourentry fee will go directly to helping the staff andresidents of the Crawford House! You will get awonderful commemorative Veterans Home Run T-shirt courtesy of Peak Impressions and ownerJoanne Cornick. The Veterans Home Run artworkwas kindly prepared by Pat Musick and herartistry symbolizes the veteran’s journey home, beit a journey to their own home or to the help andcompassion of the Crawford House. You will alsoget to meet the Crawford House staff and residents.They will be participating as water-stop helpersand some will tackle the event as runners andwalkers too! Our honorary race starter is Eileen

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Large Turnout Expected at Memorial Park forJuly 4th Weekend Veterans Home Runby Jack Anthony

Volume 30 Issue 3 Running News for the Pike’s Peak Region June 2006

Veterans Larry Johnson, Randy Gilbert, Thomas Jackson, and EddiePalmer (L-R) pose with site manager Vicki Pettis at the Crawford Houseopen house May 12th. The VHR will benefit these and other residents.

PPRR Information and Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2the Long Run Long Ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Board minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6News and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Volunteer Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9RRCA News by Jean Knaack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Going Long by Michael Shafai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Rock Island Trail by Jack Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . .12Recovery: Improving Running When Not Running II

by David McIntosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Nielson Challenge Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Linda’s Leads: The Meaning of Life for Runners

by Lind Fuqua-Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Elbert, Greenland, and Collegiate Peaks

by Jim Kelleher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Elbert Reflections 5/10K Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Greenland Trail Results 8M/25K/50K . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Fort Collins Marathon Local Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

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OfficersPresident: Pat Lockhart 598-2953Vice President: Larry Miller 590-7086Secretary: Robin Satterwhite 471-7613Treasurer: Gil Kindt 328-9828

Board Members

Tony Abdella Jack AnthonyJim Beckenhaupt Travis WaldripJon Cornick Lyn HaleDon Johnson Jim KelleherJohn O’Neill Micky Simpson

CommitteesMailing: Jim Beckenhaupt 636-2696Calendar: Dave Sorenson*Course Marking: Travis Waldrip 282-1671Equipment: Larry Miller 590-7086

Bill Gallegos 596-3507Event Promotion: Micky Simpson MickySim@yahoo.comInsurance: Pat Lockhart 598-2953Historian: Storme Rose 591-6819Newsletter: Jim Kelleher jim@pprrun.orgMembership: Pat Lockhart 598-2953

Stephanie Courson 573-8887Nielson Challenge: Phil Foster 447-1371

Al Grimme 534-0534Race Coordinator: Don Johnson 291-9712Race Results Dave Sorenson*Volunteer Coordinator: Cymmie Bailey 578-1651Web Site: Dave Sorenson* Training Runs:

Garden of Gods: Dave Sorenson* Barr Trail: Larry Miller 590-7086

*davidsorenson@msn.com

Club Meetings Business meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each

month at 7 pm at the downtown Pikes Peak YMCA, 207 NNevada. Your board encougages PPRR members and friendsto attend. The July meeting is cancelled. The next meeting isJune 6th.

Membership ☺Memberships last for 12 months. Check the expiration

date on you mailing label. A happy face is telling you thatyou have 3 months or less. You will NOTreceive a renewal notice. Renew early so youdon’t miss a single issue! The Long Run willnot be forwarded, so keep addresses current.Send renewals and address changes to:

MembershipPikes Peak Road Runners 207 N Nevada

Newsletter InformationThe Long Run is the official monthly publication of the

Pikes Peak Road Runners club, edited by Jim Kelleher. Wewelcome all written contributions and photographs. You sendit, we’ll try and run it.Newsletter SubmissionsItems for the newsletter are always most welcome! (You don’thave to be an English major either. We’ll fix anything thatneeds fixing!) Write up a race you were part of or tell usabout a favorite running place or an upcoming event.Email your submissions to editor@pprrun.org either asattachments or in the message. We accept any Windows com-patible file format. Letters, disks, CD’s and other media canbe mailed to:

Jim Kelleher, EditorPO Box 26252Colorado Springs CO 80936

Submission Deadlines All materials must be received by the First Tuesday of themonth for inclusion in the following month’s newsletter. Thenext deadline is June 6.Newsletter StuffingDate change! Newsletter mailing stuffings now take placeon the 3rd Wednesday each month at 6:30 pm. at theColorado Running Company, 833 N. Tejon (corner of Tejonand Cache la Poudre). The Colorado Running Company gra-ciously hosts the parties and provides beverages. Food (usu-ally pizza) will be provided. Everyone is welcome to join thefun! Write Jim at jim@pprrun.org for more information.

Next stuffing is Wednesday June 21Advertising

Business card size (3.5 x 2) advertisements may be runat the rate of $15 per issue. Submit as indicated above.

Insert flyers will be included at the rate of $50 per issue.The maximum folded size is 8.5 x 11. Do not staple. Pleaseunfold brochures if possible. The deadline for delivery/sub-mission is the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Send toeditor@pprrun.org for printing (extra charge, color also avail-able) or deliver 750 copies to:

PPRR Newsletter c/o Colorado Running Company 833 N TejonColorado Springs CO 80903

Include check for $50 payable to PPRR.Advertising is welcome on both the inside pages and

inside back cover. Write to the editor@pprrun.org for rates orcall Jim at 719.232.4419.

The editor and the PPRR board reserve the right todetermine the appropriateness of any advertising content.

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The Paupers Cemetery: no one knew, or at least no oneresponded. The corner of South 21st Street and LowerGold Camp Road, the corner of Bear Creek's dog park.

The Veterans Home Run is July 2nd. All proceeds fromthis event will benefit several of the needs of the CrawfordHouse. If you have been reading Jack Anthony's articles youwill know and better understand what this facility is all about.With the assistance of members of the VA Hospital andVeterans Affairs and other veteran organizations as part ofour committee, this event is becoming a reality. At first Ithought we were working for a "building", but now we aredoing this for "people"—people who have served their countryand us and given us the continuing definition of "Freedom".Thanks to Jim Beckenhaupt. Without him, I (we) would havenever known about this program.

The Summer Series started Saturday the 6th. About halfof the attendees of the Nielson have signed up to participate inthis series—30 or so. #2 is the Panoramic Run at Bear Creekon June 24th.

Thanks to Jon Cornick we now have downtown lunchtimerunning routes posted on our website. There are 5 routesdescribed by Jon and a map for all.

For anyone who was planning on attending on July 3rdboard meeting, we have declared a "Snow Day". We would liketo have a long week, leaving open July 2nd for the Veterans'Home Run. We will be doubling up at our June meeting.

Congratulations to the Triple Crown of Running. This yearwill be the 30th anniversary of the Garden of the Gods 10 MileRun.

Another congratulations: Dave Sorenson is stepping downas a Director of the Triple Crown of Running, and consequent-ly stepping down as Director of the Garden of the Gods. MattCarpenter will be assisting Dave this year and become thedirector next year. Dave will still be an active member of theclub. Win/Win situation for both organizations.

PPRR will be participating in Peterson Air Force Base'sHealth Clinic on the 19th of May. Jack Janney, who works atPeterson, gave us the lead and thanks to him, Jack Anthony,Jim Beckenhaupt, Jon Cornick, Ron Wisner, and Phil Foster,we will be well represented.

Pat Lockhart

President’s Letter

10 Years Ago

June 1996: The Long Run,weighing in at 12 pages, wel-

comes Tanna Marie Kuhn into theworld on it’s cover. Her 10th birth-day is May 27th. Happy birthdaywherever you are, Tanna!President Larry Miller reproachesthe rancorous tone of recent reac-tions to thoughts and feelingsexpressed in the newsletter. Heclarifies his own opinion that “real runners”—activerace participants—ought to be represented in the deci-sions effecting running events. Matt Carpenter winsthe Armed Forces 10K in 31:51 followed by RebeccaLyons in 242nd place (1:21:06). Results from that raceand Triple Crown of Running’s “Palmer ParkSpectacular” 10K are posted.

20 Years Ago

Runners in the “Springs to CreekRelay” are featured in action on

the cover of the June 1986 issue.President Russ Baker congratulatesthe PPRR team, coached by BubMutu, on its 26 minute improvementover the previous year. EditorMichael Schenk sounds off on our“local newspaper’s” tendency to ignore

local running events. And readers are given advice onmany fronts: steps to painless running, drinking plen-ty of fluids, choosing running shoes, and “rules” fromthe Jim Ryun, such as, “Learn to give a total effort inpractice if you expect a total effort in competition.”Even 19th century William James contributes severalprecepts for successful change: “Start immediately.Begin flamboyantly. Make no exceptions.”

25 Years Ago

June 1981: Al Grimme is both charac-terized and caricaturized, having

raised $1800 in his “run for love” fromPueblo to the Springs for the School forthe Blind. Al writes in a letter that “itwasn’t such a big deal.” Craig Schaferand those who cheered his last 1/2 milearound a track would disagree: “Yougave us a lump in our throats andhearts swollen with pride...we think you’re the great-est!” Club VP John Morgan follows former presidentBill Bailey in moving far away, leaving the club inneed of filling both spots.

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PPRR Board Minutes

April 4, 2006AttendanceTony Abdella, Jack Anthony, Jim Beckenhaupt, Phil Foster,Bill Gallegos, Lyn Hale, Don Johnson, Jim Kelleher, GilKindt, Pat Lockhart, Jon Cornick, Dave Sorenson, LarryMiller, Micky Simpson, Travis Waldrip, Robin Satterwhite,Pat Lockhart, John O’NeillGuests: Bob Mutu, Shannon Taylor Excused: Lyn Hale

Guest BusinessADTM update – Bob Mutu – Bob reported that there werealready 40 entries which is ahead of last year’s registration atthis time. Ent has added PP YMCA as a new sponsor of therace. Bill Gallegos believed that many years ago the club decidedthat we wouldn’t have beer at a PPRR events, but that is notstated in the current Handbook. A motion was made andpassed to allow beer at the ADTM with the same manage-ment situation as stated last year. Bob also needs more vol-unteers for the Tortoise and Hare race. People came forward. Old/New Business:The Petterson AFB Health and Fitness event will take placeon Friday, May 19, from 1-4. Phil Foster, Jack Anthony, JonCornick, Ron Whisner, Jim Beckenhaupt and Jack Janneywill represent the Road Runners. Veteran’s Home Run.Jack is promoting the race to several community groups. JonCornick is investigating t-shirt or wristbands and sponsors.Jim Beckenhaupt said that the clients of the house are veryappreciative of the efforts of the race committee. Treasurer’s Report Gil presented the Treasurer’s report. The board accepted thereport and it is on file with the club. The Winter Seriesincome was $3500. Dave and Kwang-Chi Sorenson completedthe club income tax. Gil will research donations the club hasmade to various groups and individuals during the last cou-ple of years and report to the club.RRCA Jack Anthony reports that the RRCA website has gonethrough some changes/improvements. The RRCA presentedLisa Paige with the RRCA President’s Award for significantservice to the RRCA in 2005. Lisa is our Western RegionalRepresentative to RRCA. Upcoming in the newsletter will bean article by Jack on the Rock Island Trail. Certifications/Measuring Travis will be measuring a 2 mile course for thePanoramic Race.YMCA Chris Tutt is no longer with the Y. Stacy Wilson is trying tofind someone to represent Y at the board meetings.Scholarship The club received a scholarship application from SheaWilfong. Shea is a currently enrolled high school student, sois not eligible. The Scholarship reads “a currently competingcollege athlete”. Andrew Abdella’s application was acceptedand he was awarded a scholarship for the 2006/2007 schoolyear.

Newsletter Jim Kelleher commented that he is receiving a healthy num-ber of article submissions. He has also had inquiries about ads.Bulk mail Jim Becktenhaupt pointed out that the volunteer of the laststuffing was Taylor Fogg, the Super Sticker. Calendar

Pat sent changes to the calendar - June 24 Tri-lakes Y event.Jim K. will print calendar when he prints the newsletter.Equipment Bill Gallegos sent a new Chronomix back to the factory fortechnical adjustments. Bill explained the problems that themachine, which is still under warranty, had been having. Dave Sorenson will use 4 Chronomix for Land Sharks races. .

Webmaster Dave reports that things are going fine. Jim made datecorrections for newsletter stuffing.Volunteer Coordinator Note from Cymmie – Volunteer hour reports are up to date.President’s Report Mail – Pat passed along some promotional info to Micky toinvestigate.El Paso County Parks - Nancy Hobbs has inquired whether

PPRR would include a donation opportunity for the parks on

entries at races held in El Paso County Parks. If we knew

where money was going we would be more interested. Related

to county parks, Micky commented that the Homestead Park

would be a great race venue.

Membership (Pat)

455 – single 43 – Clubs

9 – life 143 – family

294 - family members

Total - 944

768 - current 117 - expiring

18 - new 41 - renew

Past Events04/01 Nielson Challenge – 64 runners. Al and Phil are cur-rently using race bibs, a computer and the Chronomix fortiming. The computer makes it easier but when cold weatherhits it may be too cold to use the computer for every winterNielson. Trail Cleanup – No one showed up at 9 a.m. on Saturday but7 runners came back down the trail much later. Anotheranonymous group of people was cleaning the area fromAmerica the Beautiful Park to the next intersection. Thereare new flash flood signs on the trails.

Adjourned – 8:06.

Respectfully submitted,

Robin Satterwhite

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In this issue, Michael Shafai writes about a theory of his: that each ofus has a lifetime allotment of running miles and once we use them up,it's time to hang up the shoes. Although it may strike you as somewhat

whimsical, it turns out that this theory has a very solid basis. Dr. Timothy Noakes, author of the tome Lore of Running (requires a

reinforced bookshelf), observes that concerning marathon runners, "it hasnever been possible for one runner to dominate the sport at each [age]group from, say, 20 to 60." In his considerable experience, runners haveabout 20 years to excel before handing over the laurels. So, the top run-ners in their 20's fall behind in their 40's. The people who dominate intheir 40's are those who just started running. Similarly, the top folks inthe 60's age group did not start running until their 50's.

Noakes attributes this mostly to physical changes, but I got to wonder-ing about other reasons that might lead folks to retire “early”. I know quitea few very competitive runners, for instance, who have lost enthusiasm forthe sport. Sometimes they don't quite know why. This wondering bringsme back to that inexhaustible topic of why people run. There are, ofcourse, many reasons, but some of them are better off left behind.

From the time we are young, we learn to strike a compromise betweenwhat we want and what others want. If our elders are wise, they will moldour character without squashing it. If they are overbearing, we grow up hav-ing a hard time knowing what we truly want. If overly indulgent, we canhave a tough time with empathy and compassion. Consequently, the behav-iors we adopt and endeavors we undertake can have a great many motives.

Running is no exception. We may undertake it simply to maintain ahealthy balance in our lives and stay fit. We can equally well take it up tomeet the expectations of others. We can also pursue it to maintain an illu-sion of power. You may know people who run because they “should,” orpeople who run primarily because they like to beat somebody else.

Hopefully, most people realize as they grow older that self-worth comesnot only through accomplishment and that people are nice to know as wellas to defeat. We all smile at the overly competitive youngster, but for some-one in their 50's, it seems rather odd that they should not have gotten pastit. If the overly-competitive or neurotic runner genuinely matures, they willeventually stop running if they do not find other reasons to run.

The friends I mentioned who have largely given up are like that. Theyfound other sources of self-esteem and felt less acutely the need to win forits own sake. Without that motive driving them, they only experience thedrudgery of training because that's all they ever did. Running a race tojust enjoy the scenery and the company is almost inconceivable to them.As one woman put it, "I can't enter an event unless I expect to win it."

Do these wandering thoughts lead to any conclusion? Just this: if youknow folks who run without enjoying it or seem to run less and less, helpthem to (re)discover the joy of running. Don't ask them, "Why don't yourun as much anymore?" or tell them, "You just need more motivation."That will only make them feel bad. Instead, encourage them to volunteerat a race where they can enjoy a running event without the need to com-pete. Invite them on a run where your normal pace will be an effortlesscruise for them. Suggest that they come to a newsletter stuffing (an over-all great cure for taking life too seriously!). Running can be about so muchmore than self-gain, and fortunately for us, that’s what PPRR is all about.

From the Editor

May StuffingVolunteers!

Colorado Running Company, Host

Al Grimme Teri HarperJim NewtonJon CornickKyle Forman

Dave ThomsonMarie Baughman

Traci WinterbottomJim BeckenhauptMelissa LeftwichMicky SimpsonDiane CahalanBrenda Lewis Jim Kelleher Larry MillerJoe Wyatt

Are you aboutto expire?

Don’t miss a single issue!Check for the Happy Face onyour newsletter label. If you

see it, it’s time to renew!

Trail Clean-up Sat June 3rd

Meet at 9 a.m.

Southwest parking lot

of 8th Street WalmartJim Kelleher

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Summer Series SupportDear Editor,

In a May 2006 Long Run issueletter to editor, Chris S. asks"What's the point?" of the proposedSummer Series, and furthermoreasserts PPRR "descends to the levelof gimmickry."

Well Chris, it's our way of creat-ing a series of runs where folks whomay be a bit intimidated or anxiousabout entering a race can come andgive a group, somewhat competi-tive, run a try and build up theirconfidence or get familiar with whata race is all about. Any chance to gettogether with fellow runners is agreat opportunity for fun andhealth and to forego all the cumula-tive timing and competitivenessand "Just Do it" is what this seriesis all about.

So, maybe it is a gimmick....toget new comers out for a run, andhelp them gain faith and confidencein their ability to step up to the lineand give it a shot. They enhancetheir fitness, they get a cool shirt formaking their new hobby a passionand habit, and perhaps have a bitmore spring in their step as theyshare their stories of glory in therace they ran...and the ones comingup. See you soon....and please helpus make newcomers feel welcomed.

Jack Anthony

Pacers’ Presidents PutCat Herding to Practice

Dear Editor,The Pacers made their move this

month. Former presidents of thePacers put in a lot of effort, and itall paid off

One surveyed the availablecourses, picking Harrington Park.It is part of the paved trail systemin Plano, and a few kilometerssouth of where we have our predic-

tion runs. It has available rest-rooms, a park pavilion, and lots offree parking, because the PlanoSenior Center is at this location.The Senior Center is not open onSaturday mornings, which is idealfor the Pacers.

Another former presidentnoticed the pavilion was muchsmaller than the one we had at BobWoodruff Park, our former location.She talked the owner of theSpaghetti Warehouse Restaurant,across the street from the SeniorCenter, into letting us use his out-door dining area, closed Saturdaymorning, for sign-up, refreshments,and awards. We really appreciatedthe extra space when 186 runnersfinished their runs.

A third former president certi-fies courses, and had little problemwith the new trail. The first races atthe new location were a 3K and an8K, with one road crossing near the8K turn around. It worked out well.

The fourth former president waspart of the phone bank contactingall members, like yours truly, thathad no email address or an outdat-ed one. All members were informedof the new location in plenty of time.

Give our current presidents,John and Gaby Ahrens, credit forcoordinating this. They could herdcats.

After trying it at the MarchCharity Run, the Pacers have a newtiming system. It combines twoPalm handheld computers, PocketTimer Pro software, and permanentbibs for runners. These bibs havenames, numbers, and bar codes foreach member, with plenty of sparesfor guests. The bar codes arescanned at the finish line, the datais transferred to the club portablecomputer, and awards are quicklyfigured and presented. Door prizedrawings use the same data base.Reports for The Pace, our clubnewsletter, and the Dallas MorningNews, are ready very quickly.

Letters

Featured runner for April isClint Bell, with 9:05 in the 3K. Ihave a physical problem, and willnot run until a doctor fixes it.

Regards,William L. Jones

Stick Close to Home?

Dear Editor,I think you’re doing a great job

with the newsletter, especially incovering local events. I was glad tosee that the last issue did notreport results from races in distantplaces. I think we have enoughgoing on here that we need to coverand don’t need to see results fromraces that are completely unrelatedto Colorado Springs. People canlook up their results on the internetif they need to, but they alreadyknow the results anyway.

Sincerely,Rick Silva

Rick, thank you for your apprecia-tion of the newsletter. We do try tocover local events that otherwise noone might know about. You may bedisappointed, however, to see thatthis issue contains several resultsand reports from “far away”. Thepoint, however, is not to publicizethe event, nor merely to post results.It is, rather, to recognize whatadventurous runners in our com-munity are doing. They go to greatlengths to travel and run in distantevents, which is a part of the PikesPeak running community’s charac-ter as much as a local 5K.

Have some words you’d like us toknow about? Did you find some-thing enjoyable or irritating? Whynot write a letter to the editor:editor@pprrun.org. It only takes amoment for you to let everyoneknow. You can remain anonymousif you choose, but be nice!

June 2006

The Bear CreekPanoramic: Short butChallenging

Bear Creek park (eastern por-tion) will once again give run-

ners a pleasant but challengingevent in the Panoramic 4 mile run.All proceeds from this event go tothe Colorado Springs School forDeaf and Blind AthleticDepartment.

According to Bill Gallegos, longtime race staff, the race was origi-nally conceived in the mid 80’s as afund raiser for the plannedOlympic Hall of fame which was tobe part of the Jimmy Camp devel-opment. When that fell through,the event was moved to PalmerPark and the Deaf and Blind Schoolwere designated as recipients.

“It’s a beautiful course and morepeople should know about it” saysBill. “There’s even a really goodclimb for hill training.” The courseis mainly on the trails in the park,but there is a short distance on apaved entry road and a gravelparking lot. There are a few decenthills to keep the thrills at a highlevel. Elevation is around 6200 feet.

Awards are given to the 1stoverall male and female, and thefirst three in 10-year age-groups.See the flyer in this issue for moreinformation.

Pikes Peak Marathon tobe World Championship

The World Mountain RunningAssociation (WMRA) has cho-

sen the Pikes Peak Marathon(Sunday, August 20th) to be it’s2006 world championship race.Also known as the Long DistanceMountain Running Challenge, it isdesigned to gather the best moun-tain runners in the world to a sin-gle venue that rotates betweenEurope, the Americas, Oceania,Africa and Asia. Challenges are

staged in conjunction with a tradi-tional long distance mountain racethat has an established interna-tional reputation. Those competingin the WMRA championship will berunning the same race, start timesand all, as the rest of the marathon-ers.

So far, Ron Ilgen, race directorand president of the Triple Crownof Running, reports applications forteams from Australia and Mexicoalong with many top trail runnersfrom the U.S. and around theworld. Competitive runners haveuntil the end of July to apply forentries. According to Ron, our ownMatt Carpenter has not yet statedyet whether he will participate, butas a previous winner, he is guaran-teed an entry.

Hospitality Needed forPikes Peak Marathon

Would you like to host a world-class competitive runner for

the World Mountain RunningChallenge (see above)? Ron Ilgenanticipates most athletes wouldstay two to three nights, arrivingThursday or Friday (Aug 17 or 18)before the race and leaving eitherSunday (the day of the race) or thefollowing day. Any help you canoffer with transportation wouldalso be greatly appreciated; itwould save the race committeefrom spending a huge amount oftime with airport and race eventshuttling. The organizers will pro-vide the competitive runners with apre-race spaghetti meal on Fridayand Saturday night prior to therace. As a home-stay sponsor, youwould be welcome to attend thedinner and the expos.

“Overall, this would be a greatway for local runners to see whatthe PPM is all about and take partin supporting this great event,”says Ron, and to “come and seewhat America’s Ultimate Chal-

lenge is all about.”If you would like to be a host

family and provide accommoda-tions to a runner, please call theTCR/Pikes Peak Marathon office at(719) 473-2625 or email raceinfo@pikespeakmarathon.org. Check outwmra.info for more information onWMRA.

The Leadville Marathonand half-Marathon

Otherwise known as theMosquito Pass Marathon. The

organizers in Leadville are againoffering a plethora of high altitudechallenges for all you rugged trailrunners. Mosquito Pass liesbetween Leadville and Fairplay,offering the only access for vehiclesthrough the Mosquito Range. Butat 13,188 feet and 4WD only, run-ners won’t be dodging traffic.

The event takes place Saturday,July 1st. The course is an out andback, a full 26.2 miles, with most ofthe elevation gain compressed intothe miles just before the pass. Beprepared for some technical trailrunning, but also to enjoy to greatgrub at the 7 aid stations. A regis-tration form is included in thisnewsletter. A half-marathon optionis available and, presumably, mucheasier on the knees.

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A sign awaits runners atop Mosquito Pass inthe Leadville Marathon, marking the passageof six-horse wagons and gold seekers.

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More Marathons in June

If you need one or two moremarathons and don’t mind a bit

of travel, the northern half of thestate has a couple you might con-sider. The Steamboat SpringsMarathon, Sunday June 4th, alsohas a half marathon, but that eventis full. This course is mostly downhill, but don’t let this fool you, saysRunning Series Director JohnChapman. “Don’t expect to get aPR, it’s harder than it looks.”Selected by Runner’s World as oneof the "10 Most Scenic Marathons ofthe Year" the certified coursebegins at historic Hahns PeakVillage, follows a paved countryroad down the Elk River Valley,and finishes at the courthouse indowntown Steamboat Springs.Starting elevation is 8,128' and thefinish elevation is 6,728'. Finishermedals will be given for the fullmarathon. (www.steamboatsummer.com)

The Estes Park Marathontakes place Sunday June 13th. Racepromoters have latched onto the“highest marathon in the world”phrase, but carefully qualify thiswith “paved”. The course runsbetween 7420 and 8150 feet andpromises great views of Longs Peakand Mt. Meeker. Check out theirwebsite at www.epmarathon.org.

Boulder Backroads

Started in 1999, the BoulderBackroads Marathon and Half

Marathon are held in Boulder,Colorado, framed by the majesticColorado Front Range foothills.Runners begin at the BoulderReservoir and travel out throughbeautiful countryside on mostlysoft-packed dirt roads and quietrural lanes.

New this year, runners andwalkers will receive technicalrunning shirts—long sleeve for

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marathon and short sleeve for halfparticipants. To commemorate the8th running of the Backroads,registrants also get a pint glassfrom Avery Brewing Co, a custommedal and, for the first 1500 regis-trants, a cool GoLite skull cap.

New entry limits are in place forthis year. "Due to overwhelmingdemand, and limited parking at theBoulder Reservoir," says LesleyKinder, race director." The 2006half marathon will be capped at2,000 runners and the marathon at1,000.

See enclosed insert for registra-tion form and more information.

Jack Daniels in Colorado

At the mention of Jack Daniels,does whiskey come to mind, or

the world renown endurance coach?He will be a resident running guruat the Jim Ryun’s (the famousformer 1 mile world record holder)running camp July 30th to August4th at Colorado State University.Writes Ryun, “My camp is unique inthat the instruction is geared towarddeveloping the total runner—physi-cally, mentally and spiritually.”

A firm believer in the specificityof training, Daniels defines fouracceptable running paces, makingup the acronym RITE. "R" for repeti-tions, run at faster than your 5Kpace. "I" refers to intervals, run hardat 5K race pace. "T" refers to temporuns at a comfortably hard pace ofabout 87 percent of 5K race pace.Finally, "E" refers to easy, as inrecovery runs. An in-depth series ofarticles by Daniels can be found atwww.coacheseducation.com/endur/jack-daniels-june-00.htm.

For more information, seewww.ryunrunning.com/ryun/campinfo.asp

Welcome New Members!Marie Baughman Colorado SpringsEmily Bertsch Colorado SpringsMatt Bertsch Colorado SpringsBrittany Cardin Colorado SpringsDaniella Cardin Colorado SpringsMarisa Cardin Colorado SpringsRita Cardin Colorado SpringsApril Casados Colorado SpringsBarbara Casados Colorado SpringsPatrick Casados Colorado SpringsRon Casados Colorado SpringsAndrea Cichosz Colorado SpringsDerek Engard Colorado SpringsChris Ruiz Grovenstein Colorado Springs

Jim Grovenstein Colorado Springs

Marlene Grovenstein Colorado Springs

Sona Grovenstein Colorado Springs

Tirrel Grovenstein Colorado Springs

Tavia Hammond Rocky Ford

Holly Johnson Colorado Springs

Beth Meese Colorado Springs

Karen Pinell Colorado Springs

Nicole Rosa Colorado Springs

Desiree Wayne Colorado Springs

John Williams Colorado Springs

Renewing MembersHank Carey Colorado Springs

Beverly Carver Colorado Springs

Albert Grimme Colorado Springs

Brenda Grimme Colorado Springs

Pam Gustafson Monument

Jared Harp Colorado Springs

Regie Marquez Pueblo

Ella Nagaraj Colorado SpringsHarsha Nagaraj Colorado SpringsScheri Nagaraj Colorado Springs

Don Skogman Colorado Springs

Jeff Smith Colorado SpringsJohn Stevens Colorado SpringsAnnemarie Wiesner Colorado Springs

Membership

Happy Father’s Day!

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Well, Summer is upon usand when you look at theCalendar of Events, you’ll

see that our club is participating inraces every weekend! That’s a bigtime commitment. Fortunately, wehave a fantastic group of “core” vol-unteers who organize and overseethese races. Without Pat, Larry,Lyn, Gil, Dave, “Bill & Bill”, Al,Phil , Jim and Don, there wouldn’tbe any races to enjoy. Our regulars,such as Angie, Susan, RT, Cruz,Micky, the Abdella and Watersfamilies (to name a few), are at theregistration table, water stops andfinish line helping out each week.Please take the time to say “hi” and

“thanks for being here”…it meansso much!

Did you know? 55 volunteersworked the Winter Series for a totalof 870 hours and Search andRescue contributed 250 hours.Wow!

Cymmie Bailey

Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteer Corner

Volunteer for a PPRR Event!

Bronze Level: up to 20 HoursYou have earned a PPRR t-shirt

Andrew Abdella 15Jack Anthony 20

Marie Baughman 12Ted Bidwell 17Dean Black 17

Janice Black 20Dean Buck 19

John Cornick 14Andy Dimmen 20Rick Di Muccio 11Heather Evans 12

Bob Foster 19Julie Foster 13

Brenda Lewis 11John O'Neill 16Neal Oseland 20

Bob Royse 13Robin Satterwhite 14

Greg Segura 11Gini Simonson 16Jim Simonson 17

Jeff Tarbert 14Dave Thomson 10

Tracy Winterbottom 10Lo Wright 10

Silver Level: 21 to 50 HoursYou have earned a cap or complimentary race entry

Jerred Abdella 32Sheri Abdella 47Tony Abdella 36

Cymmie Bailey 47Dave Balzar 33Jan Balzar 35

Gordon Barnett 38Jim Beckenhaupt 43Sandy Berry-Lowe 25

Dee Budden 38Phil Foster 47Ron Garcia 43Kees Guijt 23

Rick Hessek 36Gil Kindt 48

Melissa Leftwich 22Cruz Martinez 35

Sandy Martinez 22Bill Ransom 24Jim Umphrey 26Kevin Waldrip 22Cady Waters 48

Melissa Waters 43

Gold Level: 51 to 75 HoursYou have earned a jacket

Jim Beckenhaupt 51Angie Earle 58

Lyn Hale 69Micky Simpson 52

RT Tollin 64Travis Waldrip 59

Diamond Level: 76 to 99 HoursYou have earned a year's membership in

PPRR and entry to the Fall & Winter Series

Al Grimme 81Larry Miller 96

Platinum Level: 100+ HoursYou will receive special recognition

at the rewards dinner

Diane Cahalan 112Jim Kelleher 308Pat Lockhart 185

Bob Mutu 107Dave Sorenson 114

Volunteer Recognition

What would become of race-day registrationswithout our army of cheerful volunteers?!

Volunteers are listed who have accumulated10 or more hours since October 2005

Could you use delightful conversa-tion, loads of appreciation, and thesatisfaction of time very well spent?Then write to Cymmie and enlist foran event: cymmieb@qwest.net.

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Je s s i c aSleight andI kicked off

the month ofApril by runningthe CreditUnion CherryBlossom 10 Mile

Race. This certainly was an excitingrace as Lidiya Grigoryeva set theworld record for the women’s 10mile, and Jessica and I both ran PRtimes. The course is fast and flatand runs through the scenic areasof the Washington, DC. The weath-er was absolutely ideal and thecherry trees were at peak bloom. Atthe RRCA Convention last month,the race presented the RRCA with acontribution to the Roads ScholarProgram in the amount of $10,500.

The Roads Scholar SelectionCommittee began deliberations over37 applications during the month ofApril. The final candidates will beselected and announced in earlyMay of 2006.

During the month of April, for-mer RRCA Roads Scholar andRoads Scholar Selection CommitteeMember, Deena Kastor, has beenburning up the roads in the Europe.

Kastor beat her US half marathonrecord at the Berlin Half Marathonin early April. She then went on towow crowds at the LondonMarathon as she improved her USmarathon record and won the race.

The Road Runners Club ofAmerica would like to take thisopportunity during to thank thethousands of individuals around thecountry that volunteer their valu-able time to the running communi-

ty. If you have an inspiring storyabout a committed volunteer, feelfree to share it with us. We mightfeature it in an upcoming issue ofFootnotes or the Points of LightFoundation may feature it in afuture publication.

To acknowledge the dedication ofvolunteers in the running communi-ty, the RRCA developed theNational Volunteer AwardCertificate. Without volunteers ourclubs and events would not be assuccessful at promoting grassrootsrunning. Every year a club presi-dent or designated officer may nom-inate up to 3 individual volunteersthat have contributed at least 2000hours to running during the years.Information on this service to ourvolunteers can be found atwww.rrca.org/programs/programs.html#S3.

Her Sports, the only women'ssports and fitness magazine on themarket, has partnered with theRRCA to provide our members agreat subscription discount. HerSports features in depth trainingplans (5k up to the marathon), run-ning shoe reviews, and women'sspecific running apparel. All RRCAmembers and individuals of RRCAmember clubs can access this greatbenefit of membership by visitingwww.hersports.com and clicking on"Subscribe". Enter the specialRRCA member discount code ofQRRCA to receive $10 off the nor-mal subscription rate. That meansthat RRCA members will receive 10issues of Her Sports for only $16.95!

The RRCA would like to wel-come the XTERRA Scrambles to ourmembership. Information on thesenew members as well as theXTERRA Scrambles schedule canbe found at rrca.org/news/index.php?article=2048.

On September 22, 2006 we willlaunch the 1st Annual RRCANational Run@Work Day. Thepurpose of National Run@Work Day

is to promote physi-cal activity andhealthy livingthrough running orwalking. The goal ofthe RRCA NationalRun@Work Day is toraise awarenessabout the importance of daily phys-ical activity for adults. Runningclubs, company-based wellness pro-grams, human resources depart-ments, and individuals nationwideare encouraged to plan fun runsand walks with their employers.The Run@Work day events will becommunity based events that pro-mote and provide the opportunityfor individuals to incorporate atleast thirty-five minutes of exerciseinto their daily routine eitherbefore work, during lunch, orimmediately following work.

To help employers, runningclubs, or individuals plan and pro-mote their local Run@Work Dayevent, the RRCA has developed a“Planning Kit” which can be foundat www.rrca.org/programs/programs.html#P4. The “Kit” containsa sample press release for announc-ing local events, ideas for planningand promoting the event, and infor-mation on nutrition and runningthat can be shared with event par-ticipants. In addition, Run@WorkDay events can be posted on theRRCA Calendar for FREE. Eventorganizers can use the specialevent code, Run@Work Event,when posting their event.

I am sure everyone is gearing upfor summer races. As the ther-mometer starts to rise, make surethat you are properly hydrating andprotecting your skin from the sun.

New World Record Set for Women’s 10 Mileby Jean Knaack

Jean Knaack, an avid runner, mas-ters swimmer, and triathlete, isexecutive director of RRCA. She canbe reached at office@rrca.org.

Lidiya Grigoryeva setthe world record forthe women’s 10 mile,

and Jessica and I both ran PR times.

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Iknow a lot offast run-ners. But

I’m not one ofthem. Not yet,at least. Most ofthe fast runnersI know havealways been fast.I’ve never been

fast. But one day, I believe I will.Most of the fast runners I know

are getting slower as they age. Butbecause I’ve never been fast, I don’tfret about getting slower. In fact, Imay actually be getting faster.Again, it still doesn’t make me fast.But in a relative sense, I feel likeI’m improving with age. So, I’moptimistic about the future. And,more importantly, I can confidentlyshrug off all anti-aging products,

such as Oil of Olay, Botox, and theHair Club for Men. That’s becauseeven if I’m balding and wrinkled,people won’t care just as long as Ican run fast.

As a child, I used to talk a lot(actually, I still talk a lot). Myolder, shyer brother, John, despisedmy loquacity. As a young child, hescared me into silence by telling meI had a lifetime limit on the numberof words I could speak. If I exhaust-ed my predetermined word limit, Iwould become mute for the remain-der of my life. To date, I haven’texceeded the limit.

In regards to speech, I nevertook my brother’s admonishmentsseriously. But I did apply his half-joking conjecture to my own half-

baked theory on the nature of run-ning. Allow me to explain.

First, I believe that our bodieshave a finite number of expendablerunning miles. For each human,that number will differ due to mul-tiple variables. Individual “mileagecaps” as I call them, are based upongenetics, environment, lifestyle,and life circumstances. Once thecap is reached, the runner fadesinto oblivion and can no longermaintain a competitive pace.

For example, if Steve Pre-fontaine had survived long enoughto have a child (who, for the purpos-es of this text, we will call“Postfontaine”), and that child livedin a city with clean air, nice run-ning trails, and he ate healthyfoods, avoided certain vices such assmoking Camel non-filters, andmanaged to avoid horrendous lifecircumstances such as debilitatingcar accidents or serious injuries,Postfontaine might have a 60,000mile lifetime cap. Keep in mind,this is merely an example. Thenumbers are meaningless and forillustrative purposes only.

Now, if Postfontaine altered oneof the four variables, say lifestylefor example, and was prone to eat-ing super-sized Big Macs ValueMeals three times per day, his totalnumber of miles might drop to 40,000.

Now, take a flat-footed, bowl-legged runner like me, who eatswell, doesn’t smoke Camels, con-sumes a Big Mac once every fouryears, and lives in a city with greattrails, clean air, and a running cul-ture to rival any city in the country.Because the running gene bypassedmy family almost entirely, I may belimited to the same mileage cap asthe Big Mac-eating Postfontaine.Who ever said life was fair?

Speaking of lifetime mileagecaps, take Fred Wright for example.Fred is a resident of ColoradoSprings and a dedicated runner. He’salso my personal hero, because at the

tender age of 71, he trains harder andruns faster than 99% of people halfhis age. What’s his secret?

Well, to start, he didn’t begin hisrunning career until he was 39years old. In essence, he started theclock on his lifetime mileage cap ata very late age. At the time, Fredwas living in the small Canadiantown of Sarnia, population 20,000.He decided that running might helphim lose the 20-30 extra pounds hewas carrying around. At the sametime, he felt that running mightfeed his competitive drive.

And there was plenty of competi-tion. Sarnia, at the time, was ahaven for fast runners. When Fredstarted running, he trained withthe likes of Pete Butler (theCanadian national marathon cham-pion) who was only 15 years old atthe time, and Andy Boychuk (a 2:16marathoner, who captured 10thplace in the Mexico City Olympicmarathon) who was only 30.

Admittedly, Fred states he wascompletely naïve about the sportwhen he started running, so he justdid what they did. In March of1974, he ran his first race, a 5K, fin-ishing in around 19 minutes. InOctober of the same year, he ran hisfirst marathon with a time of 2:48.

Going Longby Michael Shafai

Our bodies have afinite number of

expendable runningmiles. Once the cap isreached, the runnerfades into oblivion.

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Actually, there are two Rock IslandTrails. Both recreational trails takeadvantage of the Chicago, Rock Islandand Pacific Railroad right of way. TheEl Paso County Rock Island RegionalTrail is 9.2 miles in length and runsparallel to Highway 24 betweenFalcon and Peyton. The City of

Colorado Springs Rock Island Trail is 5.8 miles longand runs east-west from Powers Blvd to the WahsatchAvenue connection to the north end of the Shooks RunTrail. In this first Rock Island Trail article, I’ll tell youabout these trails from a runner’s perspective and thenintroduce some history regarding the Rock IslandRailroad. I anticipate the second article being a bitmore detailed on interesting historical facts about theRock Island Railroad days of glory.

The El Paso County section begins at the Falcontrailhead where there is a small parking area. Thetrailhead is located off McLaughlin Road, just acrossfrom the Meineke Car Care business near a beautifulstand of trees—Elms I think. There’s plenty of parkingand a portapotty at the trailhead. The trail is prettymuch out in the open and right on the railroad bed. Itclimbs ever so slightly as you proceed east to Peyton.There are three major road crossings along the trail onthe way to Peyton. Woodmen Road is a high trafficroad, Judge Orr and Elbert Road crossings are not ashigh volume, but be alert!

The Colorado Springs section begins just south of

the intersection of Powers and Constitution. Let’s nowtake a westward journey on the trail.

There’s a landscaping business and a really nicegrove of pines at the trailhead, a cul-de-sac where thereis parking. The trail proceeds pretty much due westfrom here. In my humble opinion, the first 1.9 miles ofthis trail are the nicest and do not involve crossingstreets. The trail is well maintained and you can get aclose look at the tracks. There are interpretive signstoo. Jim Kelleher (our fabulous “Long Run” editor) andI ran this section a few weeks ago and we found thebicycle riders and walkers were darn cheerful as theygreeted us (perhaps our 4:30 mile pace also impressedthem….yea right!). This segment of the trail arrives atMurray where there is no trailhead, but there areschools, churches and other parking opportunities thatabound assuming church or school is out. I certainlydon’t mean to “dis” the remaining west bound segmentof the trail, but I find the Powers to Murray stretch tobe absolutely delightful and on a nice day you’ll findeveryone is cheering for you (or wondering just whatthe heck you are doing!)

Here now begins the busy-street-crossing phase ofthe trail. From Murray to Academy is 0.55 mile. You’llget a peek at a really cool railroad bridge. Then, youmust cross Academy and proceed west and crossChelton (0.4 mile), then Circle (0.55 mile). The trailopens up a bit and 1.05 miles later you get to crossUnion, which can be pretty darn busy too. These cross-ings have traffic lights, which helps! From Union west

there’s no more traffic light sup-ported crossings, but the streetsare not as busy—but do be alertand careful.

From Union, it’s 0.55 miles toPaseo and in a quick 0.2 milesyou’re crossing Templeton GapRoad. The trail ends at Wahsatchin 0.6 mile. The trail is pavedexcept for the last section toWahsatch where you can run on adirt trail or on the alleyway.

When I run the west end, Ipark in the Bon Shopping Centerparking lot and run north onWahsatch to get to the westerntrail entry. From Academy west-ward you will notice a distinctdownhill slope and this will be a keypoint when I tell you next timeabout a few runaway trains thatrolled into town with gravity,instead of a locomotive, doing the

Rock Island Railroad Trailby Jack Anthony

The Rocky Mountain Rocket took over service in 1939, cutting the run between Colorado Springs andChicago to 19.5 hours. The last train ran in 1980. $35.20 bought travellers a private room and bath.

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work. What is really cool about thistrail is that the tracks are still inplace and in pretty good shape. Asyou cruise along you may hear thegrading and track crews huffing andpuffing as they did in the fall of 1888when they built the Rock IslandRailroad into Colorado Springs.

Now for a bit of Rock IslandRailroad history. I am fortunate toknow Mel McFarland, a fabulousrailroad historian and enthusiast.Mel is also a trainman on the PikesPeak Cog Railway having served inall roles including engineer. Meland Michael Doty wrote “Rocketingto the Rockies” which is publishedin the Colorado Rail Annual No. 17of the Colorado Railroad Museumin Denver. It is the definitive histo-ry of the Rock Island in Colorado.The book is a great reference, but thebest source of insight was my recentchat with Mel. Here’s how the RockIsland came to Colorado Springs.

In early 1882, an ambitious planwas proposed to extend theChicago, Rock Island and PacificRailroad from the Mississippithrough the Rocky Mountains andonward to the Pacific. Another

enticing prospect was tapping intothe near by Colorado Springs min-ing districts. In early July 1888 theRock Island Railroad grading andtrack laying crews came throughGoodland Kansas in their arduouswestward march. By September,the crews reached the ColoradoSprings area.

The Rock Island crossed theDenver and New Orleans Railroadin Falcon, where that enterprise

sought to develop a line fromDenver to New Orleans. InSeptember the crews reached whatwas then the northern edge ofColorado Springs and crossed underthe recently completed Sante FeRailroad where today the northernend of the Shooks Run Trail meetsthe Rock Island trail. The RockIsland followed a stream bed westfrom here and connected with the

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The Rock Island Railroad Trail showing section between Circle and Powers. The eastern 1.9 mi (3K) affords great views without street crossings.

The Murray to Powers stretch offers a choice of pavement (great for roller blades) or singletrack. Shown here is one of two short hill sections. The railroad bed lies above on the left.

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Crawford, William Crawford’swidow, who lives here in ColoradoSprings. Many of you have run theMemorial Park/Prospect Lake 5Kcourse; it’s a fast one and is defi-nitely a fan friendly course—so besure that your cheering squadattends too!

The Veterans Home Run postersand applications are out and arealso posted on the Pikes Peak RoadRunners web site. There are alsoon-line registration options. Pleasemake the Veterans Home Run partof your 4th of July patriotic week-end and also encourage others tocome and participate. The VeteransHome Run is part of the SummerSeries, a series of races that aredesigned to introduce folks to thefun and fellowship of Pikes PeakRoad Runners events. We are publi-cizing the Veterans Home Run atthe four major military bases; FortCarson, Peterson Complex,Schriever and the Air ForceAcademy. These military baseshave very active physical fitnessprograms that help keep freedom’sdefenders tuned up to protect us all.Come meet them and say thank youto these great Americans! There arealso team competitions—so why not

form a 4 person team! The Crawford House is named in

memorial and honor of PrivateWilliam Crawford, a CongressionalMedal of Honor winner! As a soldierduring World War II, WilliamCrawford’s skills and courage wereput to the test. His heroism is cap-tured the book Beyond the Medal,by Peter C. Lemon. “Withoutorders, on his own initiative as leadscout, when his platoon was pinneddown by intensive enemy fire,Crawford crested a hill and single-handedly destroyed three machinegun emplacements….” (seewww.homeofheroes .com/moh/cita-tions_living/ii_a_crawford.html fora brief account)

He volunteered to stay behindwith a wounded comrade and wascaptured by the Germans, endured19 months in a Nazi prison camp,and was later released. The Armypresumed he was dead and present-ed the Medal of Honor posthumous-ly to his father. In 1945, his familyrejoiced in his liberation from theGerman prison camp and he returnhome to Colorado.

In 1985, Crawford was awardedhis Medal of Honor by PresidentRonald Reagan at the AFA Class of1985 graduation ceremony. I wasthere (an AFA teacher at the time)and yes, I cried at this amazingman and his story of courage anddedication to America! I rememberwell as President Reagan drapedAmerica’s highest medal on thisunassuming brave hero. Comehonor William Crawford and meethis bride Eileen on July 2nd at theVeterans Home Run.

The story of this humble herogoes on and after retirement fromthe Army, he took on a job as a jan-itor at the Air Force Academy. Heassumed the role of a quiet andmodest clean up man in a cadetdorm where he also took on a spe-cial role of befriending and mentor-ing the young cadets. His role as a

janitor and his affect on the cadets,including me, for he worked rightdown the hall from my dorm area, iscaptured in Col Jim Moschgat’s(AFA Class of 1977) essay entitled“The Janitor’s Ten Lessons inLeadership”. This “must read”essay can be found on the web(www.homeofheroes.com/profiles/profiles_crawford_10lessons.html).

So, let’s make this 4th of Julyweekend a special event on you run-ning or walking calendar and makethe Veterans Home Run part of thatpatriotic weekend. If you’re in townthat weekend, come run or walkwith us at the Veterans Home Run!See you Sunday July 2nd atMemorial Park/Prospect Lake.Jack Anthony, along with PPRRmembers Jim Beckenhaupt, JonCornick, and Pat Lockhart havebeen hard at work in promoting theVHR.

Veterans Home Runcontinued from page 1

William Crawford, 1984, wearing his Medal ofHonor. “No job is beneath a leader.”

The Crawford House, at the corner of Weberand Pueblo in downtown Colorado Springs.

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In Part I ofthis article, Iwrote about

five key aspectsto optimizingrecovery be-tween the hoursyou spend inyour running

shoes: Massage, Stretching/Yoga,Sleep, Hydration, and Nutrition.Nutrition and hydration are espe-cially crucial because they canimpact the quality of your sleep andthe effectiveness of massage andstretching.Hydration

Proper hydration is a necessityin any endurance activity. Theappropriate amount of fluid intakedepends on factors such as activitylevel—both duration and intensi-ty—and the surrounding environ-ment; hotter weather means morefluid lost through sweat.

How much fluid is necessary tostay hydrated? A good, standardrule of thumb is one-half to one fullgallon of fluid per day for activeindividuals. To more accuratelygauge fluid needs, weigh yourself

before and after your run. Youshould aim to drink fluids equal to1 ½ times the weight that was lostduring exercise. Simply put, if youlost a pound (16 oz) you should tryto consume at least 24 oz of waterin the hour afterwards.

When you’re out on your run,regardless of how long it is, youshouldn’t lose more than 2% of yourtotal body weight from sweating. Agood starting point is to drink 4-6oz of water every 15 minutes duringa normal training run. Weigh your-self afterwards and adjust theamount of fluid you consume dur-ing runs until your post-workoutweight is within 2% (typically 1-2pounds) lighter than your pre-workout weight. If you’re heavierwhen you get home, you consumedtoo much fluid.

Sports drinks have been foundto be more effective than wateralone in promoting recoverybecause of the carbohydrate, pro-tein and mineral content.Consuming a bottle of a specially-formulated recovery drink, likePowerBar Recovery, immediatelyfollowing your run helps restoreproper hydration levels and replen-ish the energy you burned duringthe run itself. For longer runs, con-suming an addition bottle of sportsdrink or plain water per hour for upto four hours post-exercise will helpkeep you well hydrated. Recovery Nutrition

When you’re expecting a lotfrom your body, it’s not only neces-sary to properly fuel your musclesbefore exercise, but to refuel themafterwards as well. Research hasshown that the sooner the depletedcarbohydrate stores can bereplaced, the better the athlete canrecover and continue performingoptimally. The first 15-30 minutes

following a bout of exercise is theoptimal time frame to get thosecarb-rich foods back into your body.Sooner is better. The recoveryprocess can take longer if the stepsto replenish the carbohydratestores are delayed.

How much carbohydrate is nec-essary for recovery? Simple sugarsand complex carbohydrates bothwill quickly replenish depleted

Recovery: Improving Running When You’re NotBy Dave McIntosh

Carmichael Corner

continued on page 16

Carbs, carbs, and more carbs. Chow down assoon as you can after a good workout.

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muscle glycogen. In addition, proteinis necessary for building and main-taining muscle as well as accelerat-ing the process of replenishing car-bohydrate stores. A 7:1 ratio of car-bohydrate to protein providesenough protein to allow carbohy-drate stores to top off more quickly,while leaving plenty of room in thedrink for more carbohydrate energy.

In addition to the quick snack, it’sbest if you can sit down for a full mealrich in carbohydrate within 60-90 min-utes of taking off your running shoes.Men and women both should consumeabout 3/4 grams of carbohydrate perpound of body weight. For a 150 poundperson, this would mean about 110gram of carbohydrate. This is roughlythe amount in 1 1/2 cups of cookedpasta with tomato sauce, a slice of

bread, and a side salad. Adding agrilled chicken breast on the side orground beef to the sauce will give youthe protein your muscles need as well.Alternatively, a salmon filet over 1 to 2cups of brown rice and an accompany-ing green salad would do the trick too.

Optimal nutrition and hydrationhave far-reaching impacts on recov-ery. When you’re well hydrated, yourmuscles are more supple. This meansconsuming more fluids can help youmaintain the flexibility you gainedfrom stretching or yoga. You can alsoimprove sleep quality by reducingmuscle soreness and stiffness. If youtend to get headaches, especially inthe evenings, try consuming more flu-ids throughout the day. As a massagetherapist, I can attest to the benefitsof proper hydration for patients.

Fluids are necessary for movingnutrients into muscles and wasteproducts away from them, so themore hydrated you are, the betteryou’ll feel after your next massage.

Before you add another day ofrunning to your training programin an effort to improve your speedor fitness, pay more attention to thefive key aspects of recovery:Massage, Stretching/Yoga, Sleep,Hydration, and Nutrition.Sometimes, you can do more foryour performance in the hoursbetween runs than while you’repounding out miles and intervals.

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Obviously, genetics were on his side,and as time went on, he got faster

And thirty-two years later,Fred’s still at it. But what about theyoungsters present during Fred’searly running career? Interestinglyenough, when one attempts to trackdown recent race results for any ofthem, there are none to be found.Fred believes they’ve all hung uptheir running shoes. They hit theircap. Game over.

In the meantime, Fred main-tains his forward momentum andlooks forward to hitting biggergoals. He’s already trained for andcompleted the Pikes Peak Ascentsix times, his first at the age of 66.In 2005, he nabbed his second besttime on the mountain with a time of4:01:50, but of course he was disap-pointed. He still hopes to beat hisP.R. of 3:53, and he believes it istotally possible. I believe it is too.

He’s also run the BostonMarathon eight times, and he hopesto compete there again. After all, hemet his wife of eighteen years, Sarah,

through one of his Boston AthleticAssociation teammates. So, in moreways than one, there is a certainallure in returning to Massachusettsfor the Patriots’ Day holiday.

Besides Fred’s drive to remaincompetitive and stay in shape, he hastwo other reasons to continue histraining well into the future: he hasfour-year-old twins (Wesley andAdabelle). As Fred puts it, they’re his“new adventure”. And for the firsttime in his life, he’s getting to balancethe kids’ swim practices, dancerecitals, gymnastics, ice skating, andschool schedule with his trainingschedule. It’s a good thing he’s retired.

So, when he can muster up thetime, he’ll keep running six days aweek, mixing in speed work, longruns, and the occasional two-a-day.And with a little help from a greatlocal running community, the freshair of the Pikes Peak region, plentyof beautiful trails, and huge amountof incentive to see his kids grow upand have kids of their own, I doubtFred will ever reach his lifetime

mileage cap. I’m just glad I’ll neverhave to compete with him in his agegroup, because no amount of Oil ofOlay, Botox, or Hair Club for Mencould make me fast enough.

Dave McIntosh is a Senior Coachwith Carmichael Training Systems,and a Licensed Massage Therapist.He can be reached via email atdmcintosh@trainright.com.

Michael Shafai, a local writer, run-ner, and dad, contributes regularlyto the Long Run. He can be reached at michael.c.shafai@ smithbarney.com

Going Long continued from page 11

Ready to run, Fred Wright, 71, only started in1974 and did his first Pikes Peak Ascent at 66.

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Name Place Handicap Actual DifferenceHalee Wulfkuhle 41 22:24 19:35 - 02:48Keith Holcomb 53 23:11 21:28 - 01:43Kris Black 28 17:36 16:35 - 01:02Les Bell 27 17:05 16:12 - 00:53Jim Beckenhaupt 23 16:14 15:53 - 00:21Deann Totzke 44 20:29 20:14 - 00:15David Minter 3 12:02 11:48 - 00:14Dean Buck 26 16:19 16:06 - 00:12Richard King 9 12:51 12:38 - 00:12Robert Castaldi 8 12:32 12:27 - 00:05Aaron Swift 1 11:06 11:03 - 00:03Jerred Abdella 42 20:03 20:11 + 00:08Eli Bremer 2 10:57 11:05 + 00:08Anthony Abdella 43 20:03 20:12 + 00:09Amy Batson 13 14:15 14:26 + 00:11Eric Hansen 32 17:01 17:17 + 00:16Scott Harney 7 12:08 12:25 + 00:16Sara Wulfkuhle 14 14:15 14:35 + 00:20Karin Moe 29 16:17 16:37 + 00:21Sheila Geere 10 12:19 12:40 + 00:21Sharon Greenbaum 16 14:24 14:50 + 00:26Victor Kovacs 36 18:06 18:35 + 00:29H. J. Arnold 52 20:58 21:27 + 00:30Jonathan King 30 16:13 16:44 + 00:31John Cole 17 14:19 14:51 + 00:32Andy Dillon 12 13:16 13:48 + 00:32Susan Hirst 34 16:56 17:31 + 00:35James Grovenstein 19 14:30 15:07 + 00:37Jane Dillon 39 18:23 19:02 + 00:39Colleen Ryan 22 14:58 15:48 + 00:49Chris Wood 50 20:18 21:13 + 00:55Ed Gleason 18 14:07 15:04 + 00:57Don Johnson 21 14:39 15:41 + 01:02Bill Gallegos 55 20:55 22:00 + 01:05Steven Kidd 38 17:41 18:47 + 01:06Michael Pollard 11 12:32 13:41 + 01:09Dennis Stalnaker 45 19:02 20:16 + 01:14Daniel Polak 35 16:51 18:10 + 01:19Greg O'Boyle 25 14:33 15:56 + 01:23Cliff Donnelly 48 19:34 21:01 + 01:27Pam Gustafson 37 17:11 18:42 + 01:31Kevin Kinney 33 15:49 17:27 + 01:38Amy Seltzer 40 17:52 19:30 + 01:38Douglass Allen 54 19:24 21:44 + 02:21Cymmie Bailey 47 18:18 20:39 + 02:22Julie Foster 60 25:25 28:07 + 02:42Zane Meredith 58 22:13 25:28 + 03:15

New RunnersName Place Time Emily Shertzer 6 12:23Gary Tarpley 46 20:19

May Results

On a mostly cloudy spring day with temps in the40s, 59 runners came charging out to attack the

May Nielson Challenge. And attack they did with 11runners finishing under their handicap. Young HaleeWulfkuhle posted the most improved time by being2:48 under her handicap. Halee has been working real-ly hard by running every day, and the fruits of herlabor paid off today. Congratulations Halee Wear yourshirt proudly .

The May Nielson challenge was the first event o f a5-event summer series.

This is a participation series. The next summerseries event is the Panoramic run on June 24th.

Thanks and see you again next month, same time,same station.

Dave Sorenson

Dec: Jessica RaabJan: Vanessa WuestoffFeb: Les BellMar: Elliotte BrownleeApr: H. J. ArnoldMay: Halee Wulfkuhle

2006 Champions

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The Nielson Challenge handicap race takes place thefirst Saturday of each month in North MonumentValley Park in downtown Colorado Springs, directlywest of the Fontenero access, at 8:00 am.

Al GrimmePhil Foster

Pat LockhartSherrie Abdella

Bob RoyseDave Sorenson

Bob Foster

Volunteers

TRAININGRUNS

2006 Triple Crown of Running trainingTuesday and Thursday mornings 6:00 AM Sharp!

GARDEN OF THE GODS (May 20 – June 8)*Meet in large North parking lot inside Garden of Gods (far north end)

SUMMER ROUNDUP TRAIL RUN (June 13 – July 6)*Meet at Bear Creek Park (West side) near the large pavilion

Groups will be formed for all paces and ability levels. • Training runs last approximatel y 45 minutes to 1 hour. • Complimentary Triple Crown shirts for everyone who

participates in at least 8 training runs.Conducted by PIKES PEAK ROAD RUNNERS

Supported by TRIPLE CROWN OF RUNNINGFor more information, call Dave Sorenson at 473-7848

(DavidSorenson@msn.com)

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John Friesema 20 15:29Abbey Weilert 49 21:04Heath Schroeder 24 15:55Nancy Engard 51 21:21Derek Engard 5 12:20Marie Baughman 56 24:02Dale Tarpley 57 24:06Kellie Callahan 15 14:41Stephanie Meredith 59 25:29Micky Simpson 31 17:08

Name Place Time

21st Spirit Challenge28th Hayden Cog Run25th Steamboat Marathon21st Hot Spring Short Cut15th Spring Creek Memorial15th Steamboat Sprint28th Mountain Madness1st Howelsen Hill 8 Miler12th Mt Werner Classic3rd Wild West Relay (24hrs)8th Continental Divide22nd 10K at 10,000 Feet12th Kremmling Road Kill20th Pilot Run for Literacy

April and May offered a variety of running eventsto choose from, in terms of both terrain and dis-tance. Less a matter of choice, the weather

helped give quite a variety as well. Pick your race andtake your chances at the same time—that’s part ofspring running in Colorado.

Elbert Reflections, held April 22nd, has a longhistory with PPRR, about 20 years worth. Situatedin— where else—Elbert, the event consists of a 5K, a10K, various runs for youth and children, and a pan-cake breakfast. Between the booster’s club, the run-ning team, the basketball team, and the leadershipclass that organized the pre-race fun runs, I’m not sureexactly whom I was supporting with my race entry fee,but I’m sure it was for a good cause.

As local school teacher, PPRR board member MickySimpson was on hand to cheer for her students and topace a budding runner in the 5K. She even won anunexpected age group award.

Conditions were favorable for a race that has seencold, wind, and snow. The roads were dry (a good thing

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This month I take alook at The Runner’sGuide to the

Meaning of Life: What 35Years of Running HasTaught Me About Win-ning, Losing, Happiness,Humility and the HumanHeart, by Amby Burfoot.

This little book with acumbersome title is madeup of 15 essays. It is perfectfor people with little timeto read. Amby Burfootshares memories and anec-dotes from his life as a run-

ner in each essay, which can be enjoyed individually. Ofparticular interest to club members is Lesson Thirteen:Goals, where Burfoot writes about hill running andrecalls his Pikes Peak Marathon experience.

Burfoot began running when he was a high schoolbasketball player. “Actually,” he recalls, “I was theworst player on the team, so I didn’t get to play much.”The whole team wasn’t very good and in frustrationtheir coach sent them out to run the cross-countrycourse. That, Burfoot says, was life changing. A writerand executive editor of Runner’s World magazine,Burfoot draws lessons from his interesting life, includ-ing winning the 1968 Boston Marathon. The risk of abook like The Runner’s Guide to the Meaning of Life isbecoming overly sweet, but Burfoot manages to avoidthat pitfall.

The Runner’s Guide is available at bookstores, butcheck it out from the libraryfirst to see if you want tokeep it in mind next time youneed a gift for a runner.

Use the catalog atppld.org to request a copy ofThe Runner’s Guide to theMeaning of Life. For assis-tance please contact Linda atPalmer Lake Branch Library. Linda, a librarian at thePalmer Lake Branch Library,is a club member and avidmarathon walker. She espe-cially enjoys finding booksthat suit your interest andwould love to hear from youat lfuqua-jones@ppld.org.

Linda’s Leads: The Meaningof Life for Runnersby Linda Fuqua-Jones

Amby Burfoot on his way to win-ning the 1968 Boston Marathon.

Elbert, Greenland, andCollegiate Peaksby Jim Kelleher

A colorful trail map at the Greenland Open Space parking area depictsthe race course for the Greenland 50K.

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50K Results Place Hometown Time5 Hessek, Rick Colorado Spgs 49:31.013 Selke, Thomas Colorado Spgs 36:15.018 Sheffield, Reid Colorado Spgs 47:13.022 Fromm, Anita Manitou Spgs 06:19.028 Cullan, Andy Colorado Spgs 13:31.031 Russell, Jenny Colo Spgs, Co 20:36.035 Mchugh, Aaron Colo Spgs, Co 32:59.037 Burton, Lee Divide, Co 37:01.038 Boggs, Kenneth Colorado Spgs 40:14.044 Carver, Beverly Colorado Spgs 48:52.045 Grove, Chris Colo Spgs, Co 53:46.062 Seal, Catherine Woodland Park 34:46.0

25K ResultsPlace Hometown Time5 Von Thun, Matt Colorado Spgs 45:29.07 Davidson, Alan Colorado Spgs 50:23.021 Castaldi, Rober Colorado Spgs 02:21.030 Webber, Cathi Colo Spgs, Co 06:18.0

31 Helland, Elizab Colorado Spgs 07:54.034 Hedlind, Richar Colorado Spgs 13:04.035 Schneider, Bern Colo Spgs, Co 13:17.047 Mizones, Mike Castle Rock, Co 20:37.051 Pitman, Theresa Colo Spgs, Co 24:22.052 Crawford, Lindy Colorado Spgs 24:33.054 Herebic, Doug Colorado Spgs 25:07.061 Kelleher, Jim Colorado Spgs 27:40.066 Brennan, Jennif Colo Spgs, Co 32:00.067 Gleason, Mike Colorado Spgs 32:10.068 Buckley, Angela Colorado Spgs 33:31.076 Janus, Jennifer Colo Spgs, Co 38:53.081 Butler, Lisa Colorado Spgs 42:09.083 Graham, Randy Colorado Spgs 45:38.084 Hawkins, Lori Colo Spgs, Co 47:56.091 Witt, Sabrina Colo Spgs, Co 52:43.098 Rozmiarek, Cath Colo Spgs, Co 06:21.099 Gapper, David Colorado Spgs 07:36.0101 Phillips, Stacy Colorado Spgs 07:49.0102 Odell, Dan Colorado Spgs 12:44.0107 Dunkle, Jason Castle Rock, Co 56:25.0

Male Finishers 10K1 Steve White 40 Elizabeth 0:41:562 Craig Cary 44 Wheatridge 0:42:293 David Wilhide 48 Colo Springs 0:42:394 John Shanks 47 Englewood 0:43:115 Christopher White 40 Colo Springs 0:46:566 Richard Park 53 Colo Springs 0:48:127 Ronald Yoder 47 Co Spgs 0:49:058 Stephen Thompson31 Monument 0:50:359 Jim Kelleher 48 Colo Springs 0:51:4210 Jeffrey Cullen 43 Elbert 0:54:1211 Andrew Wilson 39 Elbert 0:56:2712 Dennis Normoyle 62 Peyton 0:58:3113 Jeff Chadwick 35 Colo Springs 0:58:3814 John Thompson 39 Peyton 0:59:0115 Larry Chronis 47 Parker 0:59:3316 Mike Otte 33 Co Spgs 1:00:0417 John Miranda 59 Aurora 1:00:1318 Eric Nemechek 38 Englewood 1:01:2019 Chris Healey 44 Franktown 1:01:3720 James Knouse 34 Colo Springs 1:03:1921 Kenneth Green 77 Littleton 1:08:57

Female Finishers 10K1 Connilee Walter 33 Co Spgs 0:42:382 Amy Regnier 43 Co Spgs 0:42:403 Louise Erasmus 35 Peyton 0:48:134 Diane Brown 42 Colo Springs 0:52:565 Diana Stephens 43 Elbert 0:58:416 Kay Woltmen 40 Colo Springs 1:01:537 Diane Gentry 47 Co Spgs 1:14:268 Jutta Normoyle 52 Peyton 1:28:35

Male Finishers 5K1 Lile Budden 46 Colo Springs 0:19:432 Weston Wilson 15 Kiowa 0:19:543 Shawn Ooley 45 Colo Springs 0:20:004 Michael Rule 47 Larkspur 0:20:075 Palton Dial 15 Kiowa 0:20:566 Daniel Rule 17 Kiowa 0:21:11

7 Mike McLane 15 Agate 0:22:118 Rob McConkey 14 Waterford 0:22:209 Rich Riggenbach 48 Elbert 0:22:5310 Jason Crow 32 Peyton 0:23:0811 Larry Fruge 49 Co Spgs 0:23:5312 Christian Wingfield 12 Monument 0:23:5713 Mitch Chesbro 47 Co Spgs 0:25:3414 Isaac Christensen 12 Elbert 0:25:5515 Jeremy O’Leary 12 Elbert 0:25:5716 Dymond Braun 12 Elbert 0:25:5917 James Lantry 64 Co Spgs 0:26:0118 J Horn 50 Parker 0:26:3519 Billy Weaver 32 Divide 0:28:2220 Conrad Rohleder 15 Elbert 0:29:1221 Scot McConkey 45 Waterford 0:29:4722 Tom Garduno 52 Colo Springs 0:30:1423 Will Bakemeyer 12 Elbert 0:30:4824 Jack Knous 48 Elbert 0:31:0325 Monte Crabbs 44 Elizabeth 0:31:5926 John Hymer 43 Peyton 0:32:3127 Josh Strebe 14 Colo Springs 0:33:2728 Glenn Strebe 40 Colo Springs 0:33:2829 Stan Burgess 61 Falcon 0:33:4530 Cody Orr 13 Castle Rock 0:34:0331 John Read 66 Elbert 0:35:1132 Colten Rohleder 13 Elbert 0:35:1833 Keith Holcomb 40 Colo Springs 0:35:5234 George Roth 74 Calhan 0:38:1235 Caleb Brown 10 Elbert 0:40:0836 Chantz Hier 10 Elbert 0:40:12 37 Nicholas Rohleder 9 Elbert 0:46:5038 Bryce Thompson 9 Elbert 0:51:2839 Wade Keller 10 Elbert 0:52:1540 Jonathon Abeyta 11 Elbert 0:52:1741 Brad Thompson 49 Elbert 0:52:2142 Dwight Keller 14 Elbert 0:59:15

Female Finishers 5K1 Kristen Kindt 41 Boulder 0:20:172 Stephanie Murphy 16 Calhan 0:24:13

3 Brenda Lewis 40 Co Spgs 0:24:144 Bernadette White 42 Colo Springs 0:26:185 Michele Weaver 37 Divide 0:26:236 Mariah Brown 11 Elbert 0:26:247 Mary Murphy 24 Colo Springs 0:26:378 Rebecca Scrimo 26 Colo Springs 0:26:389 Nicole Detomaso 24 Colo Springs 0:27:2110 Biaca Kriel 15 Peyton 0:28:3711 Logan Prater 8 Co Spgs 0:28:5412 Laurie Duke 50 Elizabeth 0:28:5513 Charlene Lantry 63 Co Spgs 0:29:0814 Rachel Vanover 10 Kiowa 0:29:1415 Rita Cardin 35 Co Spgs 0:29:2616 Maria Fruge 50 Co Spgs 0:29:5617 Marisa Cardin 9 Co Spgs 0:33:0318 Marla Sonksen 35 Lakewood 0:33:0419 Mikayla Franek 11 Elbert 0:33:5620 Lacey Wille 12 Elbert 0:34:0321 Lauren Pearson 9 Elbert 0:34:0722 Mary Ewing 58 Sedalia 0:34:0823 Lauren Bolejack 11 Elbert 0:35:0024 Kelcey Bines 21 Denver 0:35:5825 Allie Pearson 12 Elbert 0:37:5326 Christine DeMelo 32 Colo Springs 0:41:1227 Diane Dillinger 50 Falcon 0:41:2128 Reilly Franek 8 Elbert 0:43:4129 Micky Simpson 49 Peyton 0:43:4230 Jeanine Ertel 45 Elbert 0:43:4331 Barbara Mitchell 34 Elizabeth 0:46:1232 Christi Brook 31 Parker 0:46:1333 Ginny Knous 10 Elbert 0:46:5434 Alicia Culla 10 Elbert 0:46:5635 Hunter Rumbold 10 Elbert 0:51:2836 Laurie Cary 46 Wheat Ridge 0:52:1337 Marilyn Harper 60 Calhan 0:59:1438 Sandra Rauthe 42 Parker 0:59:1439 Becky Culla 41 Elbert 0:59:1640 Vonda Sisneros 32 Windsor 1:03:3941 Sandi Olkjer 56 Elbert 1:03:40

Elbert Reflections

Greenland Trail Run 8M/25K/50K: Local Runners

Place Age City Time Place Age City TimePlace Age City Time

The trailhead at Greenland Open Space look-ing south over the course towards Palmer Lk.

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since it’s all on dirt) and the tempswere cool. The PPRR crew arrivedquite early and efficiently as everset up the finishing chute whileDave Sorenson typed away, hisportable hi-tech computer lab andscanners shielded from a potential-ly hostile environment by cut-outcardboard boxes. Larry Miller, whoowns one of the course records, setout to mark the way.

Just over the border in ElbertCounty and north of Peyton, Elbertsits in simple rural splendor. Thereare no traffic lights, no paved roads,and no congestion. The parking areafilled with mud-covered trucks, run-ners registered in the locker room,and race sponsors included HoneybeePumping Service and Frank’s Feed.A mere few hundred yards from thecenter of town, dwellings give way towide open spaces and great views ofPikes Peak.

The course itself is an out andback, ascending gradually on theway out, which allows for a fastreturn. Larry Miller patrolled forpotential problems in the PPRRvan. Someone had complained of apoorly marked intersection on the10K route and Larry took it toheart. He stuck his head out of thewindow as he passed me to pleadhis case. I don’t think I offeredmuch solace in the few words Imanaged to gasp out. Apparentlyundeterred, Larry again attemptedto strike up conversation at theoffending intersection on his wayback. “Look at this…could you missthis turn!?” No Larry, in the historyof sports, no crossroads has been sowell marked, and if you don’t mind,we’re trying to do a 10K here!

From Pueblo to Fort Collins,runners arrived in a patch of fogand sleet for the Greenland Trail50K on April 29th. Registrationtook place under the few structuresavailable at the trailhead, strategi-cally position to avoid the steadydrips from the melting snow over-

head. By the start time, however,the skies had cleared and sunshinewas welcomed by all, though it wasnot to last.

This event takes place on theGreenland Open Space trail loopjust over the county line north ofPalmer Lake in that broad area ofrolling grass-covered hills betweenthe freeway and the foothills.Apparently little knownto Springs’ runners, it’s abeautiful destination for abike, hike, family outing,or run with your dog thatgets you “out there” with-out having to venturevery far.

The course is roughlyan 8 mile loop on a broaddirt track, which runnerscould do once for an 8 milejaunt, and twice or fourtimes for a 25K or a 50K.The 8 mile saw 142 finish-ers complete the first loopin mostly fair conditions—dry track and cloudy, butnot inclement. The secondtime around offered moreof a challenge to anyonewith bare legs or short

sleeves. The clouds darkened, thewind increased (and cooled), andsnow showers periodically sweptthrough the course. Needless to say,I was grateful for my Rim Rocktyvek jacket, the perfect gear forsuch conditions.

The course has some decent but

Veteran racer Al Grimme and Micky Simpson, ElbertElememtary teacher and PPRR board member, discuss thedays events at the Elbert Reflections finish line.

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Runners crowd to view result postings on the Elbert track house wall courtesy of Dave Sorenson.

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Happy Runners after the Collegiate Peaks TrailRun. Top: Leadville 100 legend Senator KenChlouber poses with Kristi Bloodworth ofMinturn. Below: Ultrarunning veteran andColorado Springs resident Lonney Vogt enjoyssome post-race attention from his wife, Micki.Goodies included a flourescent hi-tech shirt,gloves, and a turkey sub!

Women3 Elizabeth Watkins Colorado Springs 3:13:4129 Angela L Vesey Air Force Ac. 3:45:4843 Bekah Friesen Colorado Springs 3:52:2858 Courtney Schumann Colo Springs 3:57:2262 Debby Sullivan Colorado Springs 3:57:4374 Kristina Gloeb Air Force Ac. 4:04:2178 Kaylee A Vasquez Colorado Springs 4:04:5497 Amy L Beatty Colorado Springs 4:13:55104 Jessica Linder Colorado Springs 4:17:42113 Erin Warddrip Air Force Ac. 4:21:20152 Sue M Harrington Colorado Springs 4:34:46155 Sarah M Zuber Colorado Springs 4:35:58156 Katie Flemate Colorado Springs 4:37:04162 Kelly E Jackson Colorado Springs 4:43:26191 Jeanne M Wells Woodland Park 4:54:57196 Jennifer Orr Colorado Springs 4:57:23197 Tammy S Bailey Woodland Park 4:56:38205 Jennifer Evans Air Force Ac. 4:58:50212 Beth A MacDonald Colorado Springs 5:04:40214 Houi-Lan Coker Colorado Springs 5:07:21215 Sherry B Converse Colorado Springs 5:08:37233 Kristin Simpson Colorado Springs 5:30:41Men8 Todd Murray Colorado Springs 3:00:1916 Isaac Watkins Colorado Springs 3:05:2019 Erwin Vargas Colorado Springs 3:06:14

20 Kenneth Wright Colorado Springs 3:06:4123 Matt Cavanaugh Colorado Springs 3:07:1724 David Kinton Colorado Springs 3:07:1326 Gregory Rettler Air Force Ac. 3:07:4028 Christopher Stover Air Force Ac. 3:08:0932 Bennet Krawchuk Air Force Ac. 3:09:2237 Lou Johnson Monument 3:12:0641 Larry D Card Air Force Ac. 3:15:0442 Manny Feliz Air Force Ac. 3:15:2951 Steve G Abeyta Colorado Springs 3:18:2553 Daniel A Balch Air Force Ac. 3:19:1358 Christian Psoch Colorado Springs 3:21:1763 Collins A Cuyler Air Force Ac. 3:25:0072 Aaron Shalosky Colorado Springs 3:28:2377 Michael Shafai Colorado Springs 3:29:3081 Barry Park Woodland Park 3:30:2384 Steven J Papp Air Force Ac. 3:30:1885 Ray Cameron Colorado Springs 3:31:4290 Mark A Fink Colorado Springs 3:31:39103 Ray R Phillips Colorado Springs 3:34:35113 Jacob Hall Air Force Ac. 3:36:48114 Robert M Lystrup Air Force Ac. 3:36:59119 Scott M Reynolds Air Force Ac. 3:38:19138 Jerry R Jackson Colorado Springs 3:44:18140 Dan Arnold Colorado Springs 3:43:24145 Dan Dummermuth Colorado Springs 3:44:46153 Luke Harris Air Force Ac. 3:45:57

172 Steve Jones Colorado Springs 3:50:53177 Jay A Garvens Colorado Springs 3:53:25190 Brent Wolford Colorado Springs 3:58:03192 Brian P Vesey Air Force Ac. 3:58:44192 Gail M Rasor Air Force Ac. 3:56:00193 Gary M Goff Air Force Ac. 3:59:14194 Chris Oppenland Air Force Ac. 3:57:17198 Benjamin Riccardi Air Force Ac. 4:00:44203 Curtis Raaberg Air Force Ac. 4:01:30207 Mike Wetherbee Air Force Ac. 4:01:15209 Nick Waggoner Colorado Springs 4:02:00215 Nathan Nordby Air Force Ac. 4:02:59216 Jondavid Hertzel Air Force Ac. 4:03:01219 Lem R Myers Colorado Springs 4:04:08223 Michael Brilleslyper Colorado Springs 4:04:50234 James Schriever Woodland Park 4:07:52237 Andrew C Morris Air Force Ac. 4:10:06246 Daniel J Bar Air Force Ac. 4:14:05273 Don Gillich Monument CO 4:26:40283 John G Jeter Colorado Springs 4:31:26294 John P Wilder Air Force Ac. 4:33:52300 Rick Shieff Colorado Springs 4:41:46310 Ramon Gonzales Colorado Springs 4:49:54320 Joseph Westerlund Colorado Springs 4:59:29329 Lorne MacDonald Colorado Springs 6:04:40332 Joseph Hornsey Divide 6:06:44333 Benjamin Sheets Divide 6:06:46

25 MileGordon Barnett Colorado SpringsJim Freim Colorado SpringsDebra Hyatt Colorado SpringsJim Kelleher Colorado SpringsPaul Koch Colorado SpringsRita Leasure Colorado SpringsKent Mau Colorado SpringsLonnie Mccarron Colorado SpringsJohn Mills Colorado SpringsNoell Whitman Colorado SpringsEd Zehner Colorado SpringsDavid Law FlorenceElise Boeh Woodland ParkThomas Ricks Woodland ParkMark Garney Air Force AcademySuzanne Garney Air Force AcademyKim Kreb Manitou SpringsJonathan Veteto Manitou SpringsJohn Crouse MonumentJudy Dewitt MonumentEva Hornung Monument

Charlie Malin MonumentBob Mishler MonumentCathy Tirpak Monument

50 MileGuy Babbitt Colorado SpringsTed Bidwell Colorado SpringsLisa Butler Colorado SpringsJohn Cassidy Colorado SpringsTom Hamilton Colorado SpringsDana Kingston Colorado SpringsKeith Lonnquist Colorado SpringsMike Mchargue Colorado SpringsPaul Smith Colorado SpringsJon Teisher Colorado SpringsLee Burton DivideMargrit Trenker Manitou SpringsTeresa Taylor Manitou SpringsRockford Cogar Woodland ParkGina Harcrow Woodland ParkHarry Harcrow Woodland ParkDaniel Solinski Woodland Park

Fort Collins Colorado Marathon May 6th: Local Runners

Collegiate Peaks Trail Run 25M/50M: Local Entries*

* Results were unavailable at press time.

Place City/state Time Place City/state Time Place City/state Time

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mostly gradual hills in the middlethird section as it ascends severalhundred feet, but this means thatthe last couple of miles are downhilland then flat. I made what tracks Icould and called it good at 25Kalong with 108 others.

Congratulations to BeverlyCarver, however, who continued onwith 63 intrepid souls for two moreloops to complete her first ultra in5:48:52!

The 16th Collegiate PeaksTrail Run (25/50M) in Buena Vistatook place on May 6th under blueskies with temperatures starting inthe low 30’s. Not bad consideringthe dire warnings of 40% probabili-ty for snow and rain. The storm hadmoved on by daybreak leaving theCollegiate Peaks freshly frosted fortruly spectacular viewing duringthe majority of the run.

Runners again had a choice.They could do the 25 mile loop onceor reverse directions for a revisit ofthe forested trail and dozen or sosignificant hill climbs to completethe ultra. Participants had 3500feet of ascent to accomplish for eachloop. The first round consists of acouple of miles of pleasant warm-uprunning along the Arkansas Riverbefore turning east into the moun-tains that rise up behind Buena

Vista. Most of the course consists ofup and down trekking over verydecent dirt and sometimes sandynarrow forest roads.

The ascents get longer and high-er, however, as the legs grow moreweary. I am guessing that a goodportion of the run lies above 9000feet, which added to the challengefor the many of us who were justbeginning the trail running season.The grand panoramas, however,afforded ample consolation. A snow-covered Mt. Princeton against adeep blue sky towering above theArkansas Valley is a vista hard tobeat. I was taken by the number ofreflective remarks runners made,through laboring breaths, about thebeauty of the day, how fortunatethey felt, and even how great is wasto be alive!

The race is sponsored by theBuena Vista Optimists, who, morethan a group who smile a lot, areone of 3200 clubs worldwide “bring-ing out the best in children” since1919 (www.optimist.org). The eventwas well organized and the aid sta-tions stood every five miles or sowith plenty of basic provisions,manned by the most senior volun-teers I have ever seen at a race.They did not have the look of veter-an runners, and questions about

sun screen andVaseline seemedperplexing. None-the-less, the fre-quent turnsalong the weav-ing course werevery wellmarked with aseries of…well…cute little ar-rows for eachturn. Along withthe fluorescentsign posts andyellow stream-ers, only thevery inattentive

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An intrepid runner just leaving the turn-around for a second 25 mile loopin the Collegiate Peaks Trail Run. Most ended up settling for 1 go-round.

Denver & Rio Grande Railroadnorth of where the city maintenanceyard is today. Here the Rock Islandwould build a city called Roswell,named after Roswell P. Flowers, aRock Island officer and majorinvestor from New York. ByOctober, freight trains started torun between Goodland and ColoradoSprings. On November 4, 1888 thefirst schedule passenger train madeits debut into Colorado Springs.

Well, that’s just the beginning ofthis Rock Island “History TrailRun”. Until next month, happy andsafe running!

would go astray.The last roughly six miles of

mostly flat finish run atop the oldMidland Railroad bed throughsome really cool rock-walledravines (hear that Jack Anthony?).Just prior to this is a very long andsteep decent which taught me justhow far up in the world I had come.As I thought of the 50 milers whowould have to face that section astheir first climb on the reverse loop,my legs were thanked me profuselyfor my untypical restraint in doingonly 25.

Race results remain unavailableto date and the post-race postingsconsisted of “hello-my-name-is”labels stuck onto a piece of plywood,one for each runner. But althoughtechnically not up to PPRR stan-dards, all the volunteers were veryencouraging and helpful (they are,after all, Optimists). And I guaran-tee you will never see so fluorescentand bright green a technical raceshirt—ever.

Jack Anthony, a PPRR member,writes about historic running routes.See pprrun.org for other series.

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