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PU B LI S H E R ’ S LET TE R

Explosions Near Boston Marathon Finish Line

Today is Monday, April 15.

I have just submitted the May issue of Colorado Runner to our printer and settled back to watch the coverage of the Boston Marathon. The elite American women are led by U.S. Olympian Shalane Flanagan, with her training partner Kara Goucher in sixth. I’m happy for Jason Hartmann of Boulder when he finishes a strong fourth. And I’m excited for Boulder runners Lee Troop and Fernanda Cabada when they cross the finish line in 15th and 16th. I turn the coverage off after the elites finish and decide to answer some emails. An email comes in reporting an explosion at the race.

I’m stunned. I turn the tv back on and think, “Where’s the finish line?

MY 60TH MARATHON TWO MONTHS AGO IN Where are the runners? What is NEW ORLEANS WON’T BE MY LAST. going on?”

I am in a state of disbelief as the news unfolds about the explosions, the injuries to spectators, and the malicious intent of the act. My thoughts and prayers are with all of those involved – the runners, the race organizers, and volunteers, and even friends in the media that are covering the race. Ever since I ran the New York City Marathon just seven weeks after the terrorist attacks on September 11, I have wondered if something like this could happen. I think back to the dozens of marathons that I’ve run, that I’ve volunteered at, or that I’ve reported on from the sidelines. When thousands of runners converge on a city for a marathon, it’s such a happy, innocent time. Total strangers line the streets to cheer runners on. Bands play. No one boos. And Boston is one of the world’s best races. It’s a race that all marathoners want to be able to run.

Marathons like Boston represent strength, endurance, and courage. The stories from race day are usually tales of personal achievement and triumph, about setting fundraising milestones, and about setting personal records. Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely love running and marathoning. I’ve run 60 marathons. It’s more than a hobby, it’s an obsession. Marathoners put in countless hours of training for the chance to compete in Boston. Marathons are celebrations.

But today I just see screaming and chaos. I feel vulnerable.

I turn to Facebook and Twitter to find out if any friends were injured. My wife’s friend was crossing the finish line when the first blast went off. Her husband and their two young daughters were in the stands. They report through social media that they are safe. But I watch her run across the finish line with smoke bellowing behind her as the television news plays the scene over and over and over again. I think, “That could be my wife. My kids. Just like it has been at so many races.” A fellow magazine colleague reports that he is safe but on lockdown in the marathon media center. I see reports from old friends that they finished before the blasts and are safely at their hotels. I hear from another friend that someone I know was at 25 miles when it happened. And I think, “Thank heavens they are all safe.”

So I’m writing this publisher’s letter with little idea of what will end up happening the rest of today. But I at least wanted to address the event before this issue of Colorado Runner is printed. I’m shocked and saddened by the explosions that have taken place at today’s Boston Marathon. I’m horrified by the injuries and the loss of life that is being reported. My condolences go out to all of those affected by this unspeakable act. But I ultimately know that today’s events will not stop runners from running or competing. We are strong and resilient. Strength. Endurance. Courage. That’s what marathoning represents.

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Colorado Running Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2013

MATTIE SUVER OF BOULDER AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Colorado Runners Compete at World Cross Country Championships Runners from Colorado competed for Team USA at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on March 24 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. In the senior men’s 12K race, James Strang of Colorado Springs finished in 37th place in 34:20. The men’s team placed a surprising second. It was the first team medal in the 12-kilometer race earned by Team USA since 2001 in Ostend, Belgium, and the first silver medal won since 1984 in East Rutherford, N.J., when Pat Porter led the squad to a second place finish behind Ethiopia.

Strang said, “It’s an absolutely incredible feeling. We knew that this course was made for us. Our game plan was to go out conservative, and work our way up each lap. All of us know how to run cross very well, and we knew we had to go and take care of business.”

In the senior women’s eight-kilometer race, the squad finished fourth, missing out on its third consecutive team medal. Mattie Suver of Boulder finished 26th in 25:41. “It was fun out there, especially on a hard course. It was hard to get a rhythm. We had a great group of women out there. I wanted to get out there and compete and race the other women, and ultimately run as good a race as possible.”

In the junior women’s 6 kilometer race, Carrie Verdon of Boulder finished 20th in 19:33 to pace Team USA to a sixth place finish, scoring 105 points. “The race plan was to go with the flow and feel the course.

Don’t try to fight the conditions because they were so crazy. I’ve never been in a race like this, so it was important to keep an open mind, and not think too hard about it. I worked my way up through the race and caught some people, and I’m proud of that.”

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The Colorado Running Hall of Fame class of 2013 includes Doug Bell, Nancy Hobbs, Jay Johnson, Lidia Simon, Marshall Ulrich, and Jane Welzel. The Colorado Running Hall of Fame recognizes Colorado residents for their achievement and contribution to the sport of distance running. The class was inducted into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame on Wednesday, April 10th at the Denver Athletic Club.

Doug Bell has been running since the 1970s and still holds several national age group records. He has three Denver Marathon victories under his belt. He set Masters Records in 1992 in both the 5K (14:36) and 25K (1:21:24), as well as set the American Indoor Mile record in 2006 in 4:49:62 at age 55. He owns Bells Running Store in Greeley.

Nancy Hobbs is the founder and executive director of the American Trail Running Association, a council member of the World Mountain Running Association, manager of the US Mountain Running Team (starting the women’s team in 1995), and chairperson of the USATF Mountain Ultra Trailrunning Council.

Jay Johnson is an elite mountain runner and record holder. He was an impressive high school distance runner, running a 2:28 marathon at Paavo Nurmi in 1977, earning one of the top five times in the U.S. He was the first American to win the World Mountain Championships in 1987, and also placed 9th in 1980, 22nd in 1991, and 24th in 1992.

Lidia Simon is an elite long-distance runner, earning a silver medal in the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where she represented Romania. She competed in five Olympic Marathons (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012). She is a six-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics, winning gold in 2001 and taking bronze medals at the Marathon World Championships in 1997 and 1999.

Marshall Ulrich is an elite extreme endurance athlete, as well as an accomplished speaker, author, trainer, and guide. Ulrich has finished 125 ultra marathons and climbed the Seven Summits. Ulrich broke two transcontinental speed records when he ran 3,063.2 miles in 52.5 days from San Francisco to New York. A record four-time winner of the Badwater Ultramarathon, Ulrich has also raised more than $850,000 for various charities.

Jane Welzel is a five-time Olympic Trials Marathon participant.

Following a car accident in 1984 that broke her neck and left her in a body cast for three months, Welzel amazingly recovered, again qualifying for the Olympic Trials. She went on to become the National Marathon Champion in 1990 (2:33:24).

Yates Wins 50 Mile Trail Championship

Michele Yates of Littleton won the USA 50 Mile Trail Championships on March 2 in Rocksprings, Texas. The event was held at the Nueces Trail Run. Race day began with light frost and temperatures in the mid-30s, but warmed throughout the day into the mid-60s. The course consisted of three 16.67 mile loops over hilly and rocky terrain. Yates decided to get away in the darkness of the first hour of the race. She separated herself from the field and completed loop one in a time she questioned whether she could maintain. But maintain she did. She broke her own course record by 32 minutes. Her finishing time of 6:53.25 was good for fourth place overall. This was her third national title.

Melanie Fryar of Denver and Pam Smith only ran together briefly, but were often close throughout the day. In the end Melanie, pulled away slightly to claim runner up in 7:33.58. Pam Smith ran strong for third in 7:39.19. Both ladies have multiple podium finishes at competitive ultras and USATF Mountain, Ultra, Trail championships.

Martinez Wins Austin Marathon; Troop Wins Half Marathon Omar Martinez, 27, of Arvada won the Livestrong Austin Marathon on Sunday, February 17th in his first attempt at the distance. The former Adams State runner was in second place for the majority of the race. The Boulder Track Club runner took the lead 600 meters from the finish line to win in a time of two hours, 35 minutes and nine seconds.

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I figured there was no way I could catch him,” Martinez said. “At 24 miles, I heard two minutes. At 25 miles, someone screamed, ‘He’s only 40 seconds ahead.’ I thought, ‘I’ve only got one freakin’ mile to go. If I die then, who cares?’ ” It was a dual victory for the Boulder Track Club runners. Martinez’s coach, Lee Troop, won the half marathon in 1:06:46. Troop, who raced in the Olympic marathon for Australia in 2000, 2004 and 2008, finished nearly three minutes in front of the runner-up, Clint Wells, also a member of the Boulder Track Club. Other club members who earned notable performances in the half marathon include Mark Del Monaco (5th), Kristen Carpenter (8th), Alison Steele and Julie Olsen Smith (18th).

Conditions were ideal in Austin, Texas on race day with sunny skies, very little wind, and temperatures in the 40s. Race organizers say the marathon attracted more than 5,000 registrants with another 12,000 in the half marathon.

Nelson, McCandless Place at Cherry Blossom Close finishes in both the men’s and women’s races and a USA record by Janet Bawcom were the highlights at the 41st Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile on April 7 in Washington D. C. The overall titles went to two Kenyans, Caroline Rotich and Daniel Salel, and the latter didn’t know he was the winner until more than 30 minutes after the race because the finish was so tight. Bawcom won the USA Championship for women and collected $9,000 in prize money.

Brianne Nelson of Golden continued her rise to national class status, getting second in the championship division (7th overall) in a career best 54:01. In the men’s race, the top American was Tyler McCandless of Boulder in 8th place getting a personal best of 49:01.

Kuck Wins Challenged Athlete of the Year Kerry Kuck has earned the Challenged Athlete of the Year award by the Road Runners Club of America. Kuck is a well-known local blind runner with Type I diabetes. He has finished the Colfax Marathon and five Colfax Half Marathons, as well as the Boston Marathon. He is a member of the Rocky Mountain Road Runners Club in Denver.

The RRCA will present all national award winners with a commemorative plaque at the 55th Annual RRCA Banquet and National Running Awards Ceremony that is scheduled for May 4th in Albuquerque. Other awards included the Pikes Peak Road Runners in Colorado Springs as the winner of the Outstanding Club Newsletter and Micah Ward of Colorado Springs as Club Writer of the Year.

“All of the athletes are not only tremendous runners but also leaders in the community and the classroom,” said John Gregorio, chair of the awards committee. ”These young athletes are leading the way into the future of running.”

The athletes must place in either the state cross-country or track and field meet in addition to maintaining a GPA of 3.00 or higher and participating in community service.

Ritzenhein, Hartmann at NYC Half At the eighth edition of the NYC Half Marathon, Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Caroline Rotich overcame freezing conditions to separate themselves from the competition on the streets of Manhattan. Kipsang and Rotich clocked 1:01:02 and 1:09:09. Former University of Colorado standout Dathan Ritzenhein finished third in 1:01:10. His time is a new personal best. Ritzenhein was satisfied with his race, saying that it was much better than his 15th place finish here in 2012. Noting that he didn’t get any sleep last night, the 30-year-old father of two was “just happy to be done.”

Behind Ritzenhein, Jason Hartmann of Boulder finished in ninth in 1:01:52, a personal best by more than a minute.

Braun, Suver Break GO! St. Louis Records GO! St. Louis Half Marathon winners Aaron Braun and Mattie Suver rewrote the course records on April 7. Braun, 25, an Adams State graduate who now lives in Flagstaff, set a new course record, with a time of 1 hour, 3 minutes, 13 seconds. On the women’s side, Mattie Suver, 25, from Colorado Springs, established a new women’s half-marathon course record, posting a time of 1:12:22. Tera Moody, 32, from Boulder, finished second with a time of 1:12:34. Braun and Suver both secured the $10,000 top prize in the half-marathon. Second place finishers in the men’s and women’s divisions both received $5,000, while third place received $2000. In the Marathon race, Mario Macias, 31, from Manitou Springs, was third with a time of 2:21:59.

Pikes Peak Marathon Implements Drug Testing Organizers of the Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent will begin random testing for performance-enhancing drugs. This year, several runners who finish in the Top 10 in each race will be randomly selected for testing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Currently, no other trail-running events in the U.S. test for prohibited substances.

“Mountain and trail-running races continue to grow in participants and prestige and have become an important component of competitive running,” said Ron Ilgen, President of Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc. “It is important that mountain running joins the ranks with road races in ensuring that our competitors are drug free.”

It took just 3 hours and 20 minutes for the 800 spots to fill in this year’s Pikes Peak Marathon to be held on August 18. This year’s event serves at the USA Marathon Trail Championships, and offers the winners each $3,000, with additional money awarded for course records and time bonuses.

High School Runners Honored The Colfax Marathon Partnership awarded the 2013 recipients of the High School Distance Runner Achievement Awards on Wednesday, April 10th at the Colorado Running Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Denver Athletic Club. This year’s award recipients were Niwot’s Elise Cranny, Legacy’s Emma Gee, Ponderosa’s Eli Hemming, Fairview’s Isabelle Kennedy, Arvada West’s Connor Lockwood, and Lyons’ Paul Roberts.

BRIANNE NELSON OF GOLDEN RAN A CAREER BEST AT THE CHERRY BLOSSOM 10 MILE.

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RUN A 5K TR AI N I N G E D G E

For a seasoned runner, doing a 5K is like waking in the morning and pouring that first cup of coffee.

But to someone coming off the couch or attempting to run for the first time, it may seem like climbing Everest.

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IF YOU READ my last article about how to get started and followed the eight week run/ walk program, you are ready to start a run-only schedule. To achieve maximum performance, you should improve both your endurance and speed. You can achieve this by either running more miles, running faster, or a combination of both. While we all set our own “standards and goals” when training and racing, the level of intensity and volume may vary. But remember that your training regime is relative to where you are at. Don’t think that because you are not putting in as many miles as the next person, that you are not reaping the benefits of improving and gaining strength.

When you train, you need to define the difference between your workouts. Running the same route every other day and pushing harder each time won’t gain speed and strength - the only accomplishment you’ll achieve is “crashing and burning”… in other words overtraining or getting hurt.

Most runs should be at an easy or recovery pace. Take those words literally and run an easy pace. How fast is easy? You need to define your own comfort level… not your running buddy’s, especially if he is faster. Ideally, I like to refer to these runs as “conversational,” so running at a pace where you can hold a conversation without getting out of breath.

You should incorporate a longish run in the week, probably over the weekend when you can drum up some running buddies to join in. Run between 60-75 minutes at a comfortable pace.

Don’t get caught up in speed or distance, but instead focus on “time on legs.” If you need to take walk breaks, please do and use this time to hydrate. Wear a fuel belt or carry a bottle with your fluids to stay hydrated. Remember, this should be an enjoyable run and not one where you are punishing your body.

If you are out to run the 5K as fast as your legs will carry you, as opposed to just finishing, you’ll need to improve your speed and endurance. This means doing some runs above that comfort zone.

There are two types of fast training you can do: Interval – To improve speed, do this workout at a pace faster than your race pace. Although runners love hitting the track, for the most part, I believe you can get just as much benefit doing a “fartlek” (playing with fast and slow speed) done on the roads or dirt trails, as opposed to hurling yourself around a track and running the risk of getting hurt. A great fartlek workout is doing a ladder: 1 minute fast/1 minute easy/2 minutes

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fast/2 minutes easy/3 minutes fast/3 minutes easy/2 minutes fast/2 minutes easy/1 minute fast.

Take 2 minutes easy after the first set. Repeat this twice. Run the minutes faster than the twos and the twos faster than the threes. Work on being more controlled on the way up the ladder and then get faster on the way down. Make sure you run really easy on the recovery so that the fast segments are done hard.

Tempo – Here we are working on running at a consistent pace and helping build speed and strength while developing your anaerobic or lactate threshold, which is critical for running faster.

To get started with tempo runs, start out with 5-10 minutes of easy running to warm up, then go straight into 15-20 minutes of running about 10-15 seconds per mile slower than your 10K pace, and finish up with 5-10 minutes of cooling down. If you’re not sure what your 10K pace is, run at a pace that feels “comfortably hard.”

There’s so much to remember now that you are a runner. Two important things which should always be in your regime are: stretching and strength training. When you do those “harder” workouts, make sure you do some stretching once you’ve warmed up. It does not have to take 30 minutes to stretch, but make sure you stretch out the quads/hamstrings/calves - all the muscle groups you’ll engage during the workout.

Having good upper body strength will go a long way in helping when you start to labor at the end of a workout or race. Working on core strength is sufficient if time is an issue and can be done in 20-25 minutes and three times in the week (Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday). If you have the time to hit the weight room, work on building strength and not extra muscle… light weights with more repetitions rather than pumping heavy iron.

In closing, don’t forget to rest. You cannot train hard if you are not well rested. If you are running four to five times a week, make sure those two off days are used appropriately. Enjoy that first 5K race and before long you’ll be thinking, ”I need more of a challenge, let’s do a 10K!” Darren De Reuck has been coaching for 20 years.

Beginning in 1988, he coached runners in his native South Africa. In 1993, he began serving as a training partner to his wife, Colleen De Reuck. He later headed up the official training club for The Bolder Boulder 10K, as well as The Boulder Striders, and The Running Republic of Boulder.

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N UTR ITI O N ADVANTAG E

Why can’t I simply lose a few pounds?

Dieting myths and gender differences Despite their apparent leanness, too many runners are discontent with their body fat. All too often, I hear seemingly lean marathoners express extreme frustration with their inability to lose undesired bumps and bulges.

“AM I THE ONLY runner who has ever gained weight when training for a marathon?”

“Why does my husband lose weight when he starts running and I don’t?”

“For all the exercise I do, I should be pencil-thin.

Why can’t I simply lose a few pounds?”

Clearly, weight loss is not simple and often includes debunking a few myths. Perhaps this article will offer some insights that will lead to success with your weight loss efforts.

MYTH: You must exercise in order to lose body fat.

To lose body fat, you must create a calorie deficit. You can create that deficit by 1) exercising, which improves your overall health and fitness, or 2) eating fewer calories.

Even injured runners can lose fat, despite a lack of exercise. The complaint “I gained weight when I was injured because I couldn’t run” could more correctly be stated “I gained weight because I mindlessly overate for comfort and fun.”

Adding on exercise does not equate to losing body fat. In a 16-week study, untrained women (ages 18 to 34) built up to 40 minutes of hard cardio or weight lifting three days a week. They were told to not change their diet, and they saw no changes in body fatness.

Creating a calorie deficit by eating less food seems to be more effective than simply adding on exercise to try to lose weight.

Runners who complain they “eat like a bird” but fail to lose body fat may simply be underreporting their food intake. A survey of female marathoners indicated the fatter runners underreported their food intake more than the leaner ones. Were they oblivious to how much they actually consumed? Or were they too sedentary in the non-exercise hours of their day?

MYTH: If you train for a marathon or triathlon, surely your body fat will melt away.

Wishful thinking. If you are an endurance athlete who complains, “For all the exercise I do, I should be pencilthin,” take a look at your 24-hour energy expenditure.

Do you put most of your energy into exercising, but then tend to be quite sedentary the rest of the day as you recover from your tough workouts? Male endurance

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athletes who reported a seemingly low calorie intake did less spontaneous activity than their peers in the non-exercise parts of their day. You need to keep taking the stairs instead of the elevators, no matter how much you train. Again, you should eat according to your whole day’s activity level, not according to how hard you trained that day.

MYTH: The more miles you run, the more fat you will lose.

Often, the more miles you run, the hungrier you get and 1) the more you will eat, or 2) the more you believe you “deserve” to eat for having survived the killer workout. Unfortunately, rewarding yourself with a 600-calorie cinnamon roll can quickly erase in a few minutes the 600-calorie deficit you generated during your workout.

The effects of exercise on weight loss are complex and unclear - and depend on the 24-hour picture. We know among people (ages 56-78) who participated in a vigorous walking program, their daily energy needs remained about the same despite adding an hour of exercise. How could that be? The participants napped more and were 62% less active the rest of their day. Be sure to pay attention to your whole day’s activity level. One hour of running does not compensate for a sedentary lifestyle.

MYTH: You should run six days a week to lose weight.

Research suggests exercising four times a week might be better for weight control than six times a week. A study with sedentary women (ages 60 to 74) who built up to exercising for 40 minutes of cardio and weights suggests those who did four workouts a week burned about 225 additional calories in the other parts of their day because they felt energized.

The group that trained six times a week complained the workouts not only took up too much time, but also left them feeling tired and droopy. They burned about 200 fewer calories in the non-exercise parts of their day. Yes, they were ages 60 to 74, but the info might also relate to you?

MYTH: Couples who run together, lose fat together.

Not always. In a 16-month study looking at exercise for weight loss, the men lost 11.5 pounds and the women maintained weight, even though they did the same amount of exercise. In another study, men who did an 18-month marathon training program reported eating about 500 more calories per day and lost about five pounds of fat. The women reported eating only 60 more calories, despite having added on 50 miles per week of running. They lost only two pounds.

What’s going on here? Well, a husband who adds on exercise will lose more weight than his wife if he’s heftier and thereby burns more calories during the same workout. But, speaking in terms of evolution, Nature seems protective of women’s role as child bearer, and wants women to maintain adequate body fat for nourishing healthy babies.

Hence, women are more energy efficient. Obesity researchers at NY’s Columbia University suggest a pound of weight loss in men equates to a deficit of about 2,500 calories, while women need a 3,500-calorie deficit. No wonder women have a tougher time losing weight then do men....

The bottom line If you are running to lose weight, I encourage you to separate exercise and weight. Yes, you should run for health, fitness, stress relief, and most importantly, for enjoyment. (After all, the E in exercise stands for enjoyment!) If you run primarily to burn off calories, exercise will become punishment for having excess body fat. You’ll eventually quit running - and that’s a bad idea. (A better idea is to seek personalized help by meeting with a local sports dietitian. Use the referral network at www.

SCANdpg.org.)

Instead of focusing just on exercise as the key to fat loss, pay more attention to your calorie intake.

Knocking off 100 calories a day from your evening snacks can theoretically result in 10 pounds of fat loss in a year. One less cookie a day seems simpler than hours of sweating...?

Nancy Clark, MS RD CSSD (Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics) is the author of the Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Food Guide for Marathoners and Cyclist’s Food Guide, which all offer additional weight management information.

The books are available via www.nancyclarkrd.com.

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A GROUP FROM THE RUNNERS EDGE OF THE ROCKIES TRAINS NEAR PARKER.

2013 Guide to Clubs, Coaches and Camps

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unning is a difficult sport. It requires time and energy to achieve a certain level of fitness. Sometimes you can get caught on a plateau or fall behind in your training due to injury, lack of motivation or both. And sometimes, life can just get in the way. If you currently find yourself lacking direction in your running, maybe it is time for you to join a group, find a coach, or attend a camp.

Clubs Clubs are usually non-profit organizations that produce events and meet for group workouts. Members receive discounted entry into club events as well as discounts at specialty stores.

Some clubs produce a newsletter that is included in the yearly dues.

Coaches Coaches can offer a wide range of services from group training to individualized workouts. Some offer complete individual schedules and online coaching. Some coaches offer their services through a training group while others simply offer advice over the phone or email.

Training Groups Training groups are similar to clubs, but without the event production. Most training groups also provide coaching for specific event distances. Some training groups meet a couple of times per week for group workouts. A few training groups even have large contingents that travel together to different events.

Camps Camps can be a great way to jump start your training. There are camps for all different age groups, from teens to adults. These camps usually last anywhere from three days to a week and are held on location in various parts of the state.

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Here is a list of Colorado-based training groups, coaches and clubs for runners and triathletes, followed by a list of Colorado’s summer running camps.

Clubs/Training Groups/Coaches Boulder Bobby McGee Endurance Sports Boulder Performance Network Boulder Road Runners Boulder Striders Boulder Track Club Boulder Trail Runners D3 Multisport Dave Scott Triathlon Training Fast Forward Sports Fleet Feet Sports No Boundaries Gemini Multisport Hudson Training Systems Jeff Galloway Training Program LoCo FIT Longmont Running Club Mark Allen Triathlon Training Revolution Running Ric Rojas Running Summit Runner Coaching Wes Hobson Performance

Boulder Boulder Boulder Boulder Boulder Boulder Boulder Boulder Denver/Boulder Boulder Boulder Boulder

bobbymcgee.com boulderperformance.net boulderroadrunners.org boulderstriders.com bouldertrackclub.com BoulderTrailRunners.org d3multisport.com davescottinc.com fastforwardsports.net fleetfeetboulder.com geminimultisport.com bouldersportsmedicine.org/ hts.html Denver/Boulder jeffgalloway.com Boulder 4allrunners.com Longmont groups.yahoo.com/group/ L_R_C/ Boulder markallenonline.com Denver/Boulder revolution-running.com Boulder ricrojasrunning.com Boulder summitrunnercoach.com Boulder weshobsonperformance.com

Denver Metro A Step Forward Running Club

Aurora

astepforwardrunning.com

Active Mamas

Littleton

Altitude Multisport Club Body Mind And Spirit Coaching Colorado Columbines Colorado Masters Running Association Coyote Run Club at Lodo’s

Parker Denver Denver Denver

CP Fitness CWW Triathlon Denver Fit Denver Frontrunners Denver Trail Runners Edgewater Run Club Endurance Performance Evergreen Runners Circle Fuel4mance Fusion Running Highlands Ranch Run Club Irish Snug Running Club JDS Sportcoaching Karma Multisport Kids That TRI MajRae Triathlon Club Mile High Multisport Optimize Endurance Sports Phidippides Track Club Practical Coaching Qi City Park Running Club Riptide Multisport Rock Tri Club

meetup.com/Active-mamasand-moms-to-be/ altitudemultisport.com bmscoaching.net columbines.org comastersrun.org

Highlands Ranch meetup.com/Coyote-RunClub-at-Lodos-HR Englewood cperezcoaching.com Denver cww-triathlon.org Denver denverfit.com Denver denverfrontrunners.org Denver denvertrailrunners.org Denver facebook.com/ EdgewaterRunClub Denver epcmultisport.com Evergreen sports.groups.yahoo.com Littleton fuel4mance.com Denver fusionrunning.com Highlands Ranch highlandsranchrunningclub.com Denver irishsnugrunners.com Denver jdssportcoaching.com Castle Rock karmamultisport.com Littleton kidsthattri.org Aurora majrae.com Denver milehighmultisport.com Indian Hills optimizeendurance.com Denver phidippides.org Highlands Ranch practicalcoaching.net Denver qidenver.com Denver riptidemultisports.com Castle Rock rocktriclub.com

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Rocky Mountain Road Runners Rocky Mountain Tri Club Roost Running Club RunUphill Racing Runners Edge of the Rockies Team Challenge Team in Training Team WILD Zoom Track Club

Denver Englewood Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver Highlands Ranch

rmrr.org rmtriclub.com runnersroost.com runuphillracing.com runnersedgeoftherockies.com ccteamchallenge.org teamintraining.org/rm teamwild.org zoomtimesports.com

Northern Colorado Anaerobic Management CSU Tri Club Fort Collins Running Club Fort Collins Trail Runners Greeley Triathlon Club Loveland Road Runners Personal Best Fitness t2 Coaching Windsor Triathlon Club

Fort Collins Fort Collins Fort Collins Fort Collins Greeley Loveland Fort Collins Fort Collins Windsor

anaerobic.net csutri.com fortcollinsrunningclub.org fortcollinstrailrunners.com greeleytriathlonclub.com lovelandroadrunners.com prsfit.com t2coaching.com windsortriclub.com

Mesa Monument Striders San Juan Mountain Runners

Grand Junction Montrose

mmstriders.com sjmr.org

Camps Boulder Running Camps Camp Isaiah Distance Camp Colorado Mesa University XC Camp CSU Distance Camp Jim Ryun Running Camp Leadville Trail 100 Training Camp Marathon Training Experience Pat Manson’s Pole Vault Immersion Camps Rocky Mountain XC Camps Run Wild Retreats Smarter Training XC Camp Trail Running Weekends WSC High Altitude Distance Camp

Boulder Pingree Park Grand Junction Fort Collins Fort Collins Leadville Boulder Boulder

boulderrunningcamps.com campisaiah.com CMUmavericks.com/camps csurams.cstv.com ryunrunning.com leadvilleraceseries.com runningawayonline.com patmanson.com

Crested Butte Carbondale Pueblo Estes Park Gunnison

teamprepusarunning.com runwildretreats.com brocawblazers.org activeataltitude.com wscathletics.com

Southern Colorado Carmichael Training Systems Incline Club Jack Quinn’s Running Club Landshark Running Club Peak Multisport Pikes Peak Road Runners Pikes Peak Triathlon Club Rainsberger Athletics Southern Colorado Runners Team CRUD Wicked Fast Tri Club

Colorado Springs Manitou Springs Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Pueblo Colorado Springs Colorado Springs

trainright.com inclineclub.com jackquinnsrunners.com landsharkrunclub.com peakmultisport.com pprrun.org pikespeaktriathlonclub.com traininggoals.com socorunners.org teamcrud.com wickedfasttri.com

Mountains Aspen Triathlon Club Chaffee County Running Club Crested Butte Mountain Runners Roaring Fork Women’s Tri Club

Aspen Salida Crested Butte Glenwood Springs

aspentriclub.com salidarec.com/ccrc/ cbmountainrunners.org roaringforktriteam.com

Western Slope Durango Motorless Transit

Durango

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RUNNING THE TRAILS OF NORTH TABLE MOUNTAIN WITH THE DENVER TRAIL RUNNERS. Photography By TIM BERGSEN/PIKESPEAKSPORTS.US AND DENVER TRAIL RUNNERS

Western State Colorado University High Altitude Distance Camp: 7,703’ In the Rocky Mountains - Gunnison, CO July 21-26, 2013 $435, $470 after July 14th Duane Vandenbusche, Camp Director Head Coach of 12 NCAA DII men’s and women’s cross country team champions.

Jennifer Michel Current Western State Head XC Coach, 2007 and 2011 NCAA Men’s Coach of the Year, 2011 NCAA DII Men’s National Champions.

Elva Dryer Seven-time national champion in XC and track & field and member of US World XC Team.

Dan Zeroski Successful head cross country coach, Stillwater High School, Stillwater, OK. * High Altitude Training * Weight Training / Pool Workouts * Beautiful Mountain Trails * Goal Setting / Race Tactics * White Water Rafting * Mountain Hike In Nearby National Forest

RACE WITH LEGENDS OR BECOME ONE YOURSELF. LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 RUN TRAINING CAMP JUNE 22-24, 2013 LEADVILLE TRAIL MARATHON & HEAVY HALF JUNE 29, 2013 LEADVILLE SILVER RUSH 50 JULY 14, 2013 LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 AUGUST 17–18, 2013

Contact: Duane Vandenbusche | 970-943-2068 dvandenbusche@western.edu www.gomountaineers.com See: Cross Country, Distance Camp

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CABADA

By Bobby Reyes

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The figure is tall and dark, and he powers off his toes, taking silky, efficient strides as he glides effortlessly. His cadence never changes as he consistently clips off 5-minute miles. He’s focused and determined, and he’s just 12 days away from the Houston Marathon. The figure isn’t short on sleep, or working out through a hangover; Fernando Cabada did not go out on New Year’s Eve. Not only did he not go out, but he avoided alcohol entirely, as the new Fernando Cabada exudes a focus unlike any other previous versions of himself. It’s been a long year since the Olympic Trials, where the then un-sponsored Cabada PR’d in 2:11:53, and placed seventh in one of the fastest Olympic Trials marathons in U.S. history. The year saw a variety of new things in Cabada’s life: extended time off from running, moving to North Dakota to work 10-hour days, and a new sponsor.

He also said goodbye to his 20s, as he celebrated his 30th birthday in London. 2012 was a year of enlightenment for Cabada after spending much of 2011 surviving by racing on the roads and living paycheck to paycheck. The realities he knew as a professional runner were slipping out Photography By ANDREW MCCLANAHAN / PHOTORUN

the window, and he was faced with difficult decisions.

Even after his Olympic Trials performance, sponsors still weren’t knocking at his door, and the decision to search for a real job became his reality. “After the Marathon Trials, I figured that running 2:11 and placing seventh, I should be able to get a contract,” Cabada said. “Well, that didn’t happen.”

Hanging on by a whim and after nearly two months off of training, Cabada flew to London as a hired pacer in April. The talented Cabada managed to do his job, leading the sub-2:12 group while running a 1:05:43 through the half-marathon in challenging weather. Still, he was having trouble making ends meet and coming to grips with the growing truths of being an unsponsored professional runner. With the lack of financial support, along with a nagging hamstring injury, Cabada took an offer to move to North Dakota and supervise a hotel cleaning crew.

“I didn’t see myself getting any better at running, and I was tired of struggling,” Cabada said. “I started to get really depressed and question the whole running thing.” The idea of retirement was becoming a recurring theme in his mind. In May, Cabada packed his bags and drove to North Dakota.

With a job and a steady paycheck waiting for him, the transition seemed complete. “I needed a new a focus,” he said. “It was time to be a man and make some money.” Cabada wouldn’t just be cashing in for himself; he would also help support his mother back home. “I told my mom I’d buy the biggest house for her and the family.”

As the consistent paychecks came in, Cabada began to realize that the fire inside him hadn’t died. It had been hiding out in the shadows of his heart. As a supervisor, Cabada racked in $27 per hour and worked 10-hour days, “You would think that would’ve made me happy,” he said.

“On the outside it looked like it, but I was dying on the inside.”

Cabada passed the time by coating his desires with whisky, but even the alcohol couldn’t suppress the flame that was beginning to burn brighter then ever before. The questions all runners face began to haunt him, and Cabada knew he wasn’t done yet.

“What I couldn’t forget is how much I’d regret it if I were to quit now,” he said. Ghosts of old races and the gravity of the “what-if ” game toyed with his mind, taunted him and urged him to come back. At 30 years old with seven NAIA National Championships, three USATF National Road Championships, one American record, and a 2:11 marathon to his name, he was finding that he yearned for more.

Despite an ailing hamstring, Cabada began jogging four miles a day after work, “I was running a 7:30 mile pace, and it was bringing the biggest smile to my face,” he said. From then on, he knew what he had to do. There were no more questions, only answers. “I didn’t care if I had to live with my mom for the rest of my days as a professional runner,” Cabada said. “Most of all, I want to represent my country one more time before I call it quits.” So he packed his bags once again and headed back to Boulder.

On the Front Range, Cabada returned to the grind he knew so well, and life began to click again. With a stopwatch on hand, Cabada’s coach and mentor, Brad Hudson, was ready to whip him back into shape.

Despite his understanding of Cabada’s move to North Dakota, Hudson was relieved for his pupil to return.

“I was very happy [that he returned], one of the things I want people to see is how good he really is,” Hudson said. “The unique relationship between Cabada and Hudson could almost be considered a collaboration. “I understand he needs to make his own decisions,” Hudson said. With such a talent, Hudson’s guidance and mentoring is more effective than your typical coach-athlete setup, and it’s working.

“Brad is one the best people I have in my life,” Cabada said. Similar to the Pre-Olympic Trials mindset, the hungry Cabada had to return to training and racing as though his life depended on it, chasing paychecks on the roads. “Brad knows I have to race, and knows my mentality.”

Armed with one of the best coaches in the country, Cabada also earned a contract with locally owned and Boulder-born Newton Running, “I wanted to do things a bit different this time, and couldn’t do things on my own anymore,” he said. The support he needed was fitting into place.

Cabada’s fresh start came with a new outlook. “Before, I would get fueled by the people who doubted me, for years I did this,” he said. “I paid attention to the wrong crowd then, I focused too much on the negative, and it blinded me from all the positive.”

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although his passion for the sport would force him to alter his approach to one that would keep his hunger and his intensity in line with each other on stable grounds.

“I run for many reasons now, not just myself,” Cabada said. “I run for the poor kid, the one without confidence, for the kid raised by a single parent, or the kid who gets picked on. I run for all the people who struggled in life at some point, and who were born into a life already down.”

His new approach has already taken him to new heights. In December, Cabada raced the Costa Rica International Marathon. It was yet another training run in preparation for the Houston Marathon, but he entered with the intention of setting a course record. That would entail running under 2:27 — not a meager goal, but for the talented Cabada, easily within the realm of possibility.

Racing in his all-black Team Alchemy gear provided by Newton, Cabada crossed the line unfazed, in 2:19:27, crushing the 17-year old record. Similar to those 4-mile runs at 7:30 pace nearly half a year ago in the hills of North Dakota, the joy of feeling the air brush across his cheeks while he ran brought a giant smile to his face as he crossed the finish line. The return of Fernando Cabada was well under way.

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attitude even kept him indoors and sober on a night that nearly all of his friends would be kicking back and downing a few tequila shots. Cabada, ever the socialite, ironically spent New Years Eve quietly in his home, preparing for a workout the next morning.

“There is a time for just about everything in life,” Cabada said. “Time to drink, time to work hard, and time to sleep. I’ve come to learn to have a pretty good feel on when to do things.”

And with Houston just 13 days later, Cabada knew it was time for sleep.

Just as it seemed the stitching was coming together and the new Cabada would complete his official comeback on the marathon scene, disaster would strike with a hint of irony. Less than two weeks before he would toe the starting line in his return to Houston, the city where he ran his PR over a year ago, he caught the flu. “It made me stay in bed for a couple of days, and I couldn’t move,” he said. In the final week of his preparations, when his body would yearn for time to absorb the hard workouts like a sponge and prep for the battle ahead, it was forced to continue pumping hard, fighting the infection. Still, the new Cabada continued to be optimistic.

“I was still hopeful I could pull off a decent marathon performance, I never gave up hope,” he said. As it would go, the stars wouldn’t align, not just yet for the eager Cabada, as his body would be weary from fighting all week. “The night before the race, I couldn’t sleep a wink, I felt like something was stopping me from running this race, it just wasn’t meant to be.”

The willful Cabada would make a go for it anyway, toeing the line and ready to give it everything he had. “The race was a nightmare, like when you dream you’re trying to run fast and you just can’t,” he said. Sixteen miles into the race, Cabada would finally realize this was not his day.

“My heart wanted to run fast, but my legs and body couldn’t respond,” he said. Cabada DNF’d his first marathon ever, and for the second time in his life.

It wouldn’t be long before Cabada would turn his eyes towards a new light and a new challenge: The Boston Marathon. Even before toeing the line in Houston, the John Hancock Financial Group had recruited Cabada for its elite field at this year’s race in Boston. He would run alongside the best marathoners in U.S. history and the top three at last year’s Olympic Trials: Ryan Hall, Meb Keflezighi and Abdi Abdirahman.

“This is one of the most prestigious marathons in the world,” Cabada said.

In the last month, however, Cabada’s hopes of running with those three legends were

dashed when the trio pulled out of Boston for different reasons: Hall because of a strained quad, Meb with a bad calf and Abdirahman with the flu.

“When I got the invitation to run Boston, I got scared, and I hesitated, because I knew this was it.” Here was the chance for him to show the world who the new Fernando Cabada is. The Cabada who nearly retired last spring, took a real job and worked 10-hour days, the Cabada who would launch a comeback off 4-mile runs at 7:30 pace.

The new Cabada embraced the challenge and looked to pounce on this moment, as he saw his destiny begin to unfold in front of him.

“I questioned if I was ready, and the answer: I was now, more than ever.”

Cabada knew who he’d face at Boston. He knew their credentials as well as he knows his own. Unlike some of his competitors, he doesn’t have an underwater treadmill, he doesn’t train on an Alter G-Machine, or have a six-figure contract. He lives at 8,000 feet outside Boulder, deep within the pine trees with mountainous views, and he trains twice a day and pushes on with the passion of a man who loves everything about what he does. He might not have all the high-tech gear like other professionals, or the funds to travel the world whenever he pleases, but he has an intensity and heart unique only to him.

“I don’t run to get rich, I will run even if I’m barely making it,” he said. “I won’t quit until I know I can’t get any faster.”

It’s been a long year for Cabada. He PR’d in the marathon for the first time in nearly six years, took two months off, spent his 30th birthday in London, moved to North Dakota, worked 10-hour days, and moved back to Boulder. Enlightened, he resumed training with coach Brad Hudson, returned to the marathon with an easy 2:19 win in course-record fashion, struggled in the Houston Marathon with the flu, and then put his eyes on Boston. He had once thought that the sun had dipped behind the Flatirons and was slowly setting on his running career. As the shadows stretched out across the plains, he found himself searching for light in the dark. Little did he know, the sun was still high in the sky, and all he had to do was take off his sunglasses.

When the sun rose over Boston, Cabada wasn’t thinking of the doubters or the sponsors who passed him by after numerous national titles or stellar performances. He wasn’t thinking of missed opportunities or failed races. He was thinking of those who have struggled in life, and how his performance could inspire them to pull themselves up — as he’d done for himself.

He was thinking of those 4-mile runs at 7:30 pace in the North Dakota hills after work, and the smile that they brought to his face.

It’s not about the contracts, the paydays or making right of what was wrong. For Fernando Cabada, it’s about all the joy and woe that comes with a 26.2-mile footrace. When he sprinted down Bolyston Street near the finish line in Boston, the smile on his face will only be a glimmer of the journey, a tiny glimpse of the evolution of Fernando Cabada.

Editor’s note: Cabada finished 16th at Boston in 2:18:23.

Photography By VICTOR SAILER / PHOTORUN

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10 WAYS TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER A MARATHON

By Jessica Griffiths

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fter running a grueling 26.2 miles, you’ve done it! Your spring marathon is under your belt. You’ve reached incredible success and feel fabulous.

But before you start planning your next race, there are several things to consider. As a marathoner, you need to pay close attention to your recovery after the race so you don’t injure yourself. To feel better, faster, follow this advice.

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EAT. Hit the post-race party and eat!

You will want to eat and drink something within 30 minutes of finishing your marathon. Take in both carbohydrates and proteins to replenish your used energy stores.

ICE. Ice sore muscles and aching joints. Aim for 15 minutes per session, for as long as your legs hurt.

If you can handle it, take a frigid plunge in an ice bath. Avoid sitting in a hot tub or bath until the pain has gone away, since the heat will increase inflammation and will be counter-productive to recovery.

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WALK. Take a short stroll on marathon night. I know it seems hard to imagine walking around after running 26 miles, but it really helps.

Then do some gentle leg stretches.

STRETCH. The day after the marathon, once again warm up your muscles enough to safely stretch them. The warm up can be an easy bike ride, short swim or a walk.

MASSAGE. Arrange for a gentle, post-event massage. A massage two hours after finishing the race will help to flush out the metabolic waste products that built up in your muscles during the race. But that might not fit into your schedule, especially if you’re traveling. Even scheduling a post-race massage a few days after your marathon will help.

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RECOVER. Focus on recovery the week after your marathon, not training for your next event. Your muscles have taken a beating and you don’t want to get injured by doing too much, too soon. Take it easy and run no more than 25 percent of your average, premarathon miles.

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TRAILS. If you love to run so much that you can’t wait to get training for your next race, stay off the sidewalks.

Try hitting the trails or running on other soft surfaces to minimize impact on already sore muscles and joints.

SLACK. During the month following the marathon, ramp up your mileage gradually and avoid long runs and speed work during the early recovery phase.

GOALS. Create post-marathon race goals, whether it is a 5K or your next marathon, in order to stay motivated to keep fit.

RICE. “Feeling sore after a marathon is normal; but pain and swelling are the body’s ways of indicating that something is wrong,” says Brian Halpern, M.D., sports medicine physician and author of Men’s Health Best Sports Medicine Handbook. “The best way to handle almost every sports injury is the RICE method, which stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.”

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HIGH SCHOOL track kicks off spring with new records

BY BILL STAHL

WHILE IT TOOK AWHILE FOR THE WEATHER TO COOPERATE WITH SPRING SPORTS IN COLORADO, TRACK ATHLETES WASTED NO TIME IN PUTTING UP SOME IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCES.

CHIBUIKEM NWIZU OF FRONTIER ACADEMY STALKING JUSTIN WEINMEISTER OF WINDSOR BEFORE OVERTAKING HIM IN THE 1600M AT THE WINDSOR INVITATIONAL.

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The concept of waiting for the state meet in May to shock and awe the track community apparently never occurred to Silver Creek’s Valarie Allman. Last year’s 4A state discus champion and record-setter (164’0”) wasted no time in shattering her state record at her first meet of the year, with a toss of 180’1” at the Thornton Early Bird Invitational on March 13. She then proceeded to stretch that mark further three days later with a 183’3” throw at the Runner’s Roost of Fort Collins meet.

Before the month was over, she threw for 184’2” at the Texas Relays, achieving the sixth-longest U.S. high school throw of all-time.

“The competition was really strong and I think that pushed me a lot,” said Allman just before heading to California for the Arcadia meet. “The energy at the UT facility was amazing. I got to meet (Olympic athletes) Michelle Carter and Trey Hardee and got to see how down-to-Earth they are.” Allman’s nerves got the best of her on her first throw which was a mere 138 feet, but that served as motivation to achieve her mammoth second throw.

“I definitely wasn’t expecting it (the state record) because of how unpredictable the training conditions can be in springtime in Colorado,” said Allman. “The difference has been the work inside and outside of the ring with my coach (Brian Gunnarson). It’s definitely a process and it took me a while to adjust to, but now I’m starting to get the hang of it to get me to move forward. Last year, I was more of a rotational thrower, and this year we’re working on developing the energy moving linearly across the ring, and getting to the front with a lot more energy and power. It takes a lot of time and a lot of trial and error.” Allman also credits her past experience as a dancer for helping with her footwork across the discus ring.

KIANA GOMEZ OF BRIGHTON ON HER WAY TO FINISHING SECOND IN THE 100 METER HURDLES AT THE WINDSOR INVITATIONAL.

“My goal is taking it one meet at a time and gain experience before moving to the collegiate level,” said Allman, who has committed to Stanford. “I’m trying to build some consistency in the 180s and hopefully break into the 190’ range.

Coach Gunnarson says the distance will come if my technique comes together. I trust him wholeheartedly. He knows his stuff and he pushes to my boundaries and I absolutely love it. I 100 percent believe that he’s the reason I’m having the success I’m having.”

Palmer’s Ben Goodman also has taken aim at a state mark. The Missouri-bound senior, third in the 800 meters at last year’s state meet, blazed to a spectacular 1:55.85 at Pueblo Centennial’s Banana Belt Invitational on March 16. He then boldly declared that he wants to break the 5A state record of 1:51.75, set only last year by Monarch’s Kirk Webb, now running for Penn.

That meet also featured a pair of distance stars going head-to-head in the boys 3200 meter run, with 4A State cross country runner-up Bailey Roth of Coronado dueling Rampart’s Tucker Hamilton. Roth prevailed in a very fast earlyseason time of 9:36.89, just a fraction off his PR, with Hamilton, committed to Brown University next year, less than two seconds behind, the two quickest times by far in Colorado by spring break.

As opposed to 2012, when many observ-

ers had virtually conceded the distance crowns to leaders like Webb and Dakota Ridge’s Danny Carney, the boys’ competition is tightly-packed this season. Roth will have stiff challenges in 4A from Durango’s Joe Maloney and Thompson Valley’s Daniel Lara, who faced off in the 1600 meters at the Valor Christian Invitational, won by the Weber State-bound Maloney in 4:26.45, just more than a second ahead of Lara. The 5A boys have Alex Brudzinski of Cherry Creek leading the way after he posted a solid 4:23.68 time at the Centennial League Spring Break meet on March 28. Andrew Walton of Mountain Vista and Connor Lockwood of Arvada West figure to be in the mix at the State meet as well. In 3A, Frontier Academy’s Chibuikem Nwizu blew away the field in the 1600 in 4:34.21 on a cold day at the Windsor Invitational on 4:34.21. Nwizu’s challengers include Sean Ankarlo of Holy Family, who breezed to a solid victory in the 1600 at Brighton’s John Martinez Mercury Classic on March 20, 3A State cross country champ Anthony Thomas of Brush, who notched an easy early-season triumph at the Fort Morgan Invitational on March 8, and the always-dangerous Luke Yeager of Faith Christian.

On the other hand, if there’s anyone who knows about nail-biting, it’s Niwot’s Elise Cranny. Ever since the junior pulled off a stunning come-from-behind, split-second victory at last fall’s

4A State cross country meet, she has been on an amazing streak of stellar performances. Certainly the highlight may be her meet-record 4:40.62 mile at the New Balance Nationals indoor meet at the Armory in New York, beating a star-studded field, including outkicking two-time defending champion Hannah Meier of Michigan by just 1/3 of a second.

“I knew that coming from altitude I would have a couple of seconds, but I didn’t think I’d run 4:40,” said Cranny about her 18-second PR, the fifth-fastest US high school girls indoor mile ever. “I didn’t have an exact plan since I’d never run against such high competition. She (Meier) knew the pace well and just pulled me (along). I did not think that that fast a time would feel so good.”

Through the early part of the outdoor season, the versatile Cranny recorded the fastest 800 in the State with an unchallenged 2:18.26 at the Mercury Classic, as well as the swiftest 3200 by a long shot in 10:44.10 that she ran at Valor Christian four days earlier.

The girls’ sprints in Colorado are positively loaded this year, and it’s hard to know where to start the discussion. After being crowned the 60-meter champ at the Air Force Indoor Open on February17 in a time of 7.52, Regis Jesuit’s versatile Ana Holland swept the 100-200 double May/June 2013

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YO UTH R U N N I N G at the Aurora City Championships on March 16, posting the state’s best early-season 100 and 200 meter times (11.88 and 24.53), both just off of her PRs.

Valor Christian’s MaryBeth Sant made her statement as one of the best sprinters in the country, not just in high school, when she sprinted to a 7.36 second clocking in the 60 meters at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 3 in Albuquerque, good for eighth-place.

This followed the 7.30 she ran at the Tony Wells Memorial meet on Jan. 27, the 11th-fastest U.S. high-school time ever. The 5’1” senior is the defending 4A state champ in the 100 and 200 meters with an eye toward breaking the state marks in those events before she runs collegiately for Oregon.

Her longer-term goal is Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Not to be outdone this winter, Dior Hall blasted to the second-fastest all-time US mark, 8.17 seconds, in the 60-meter hurdles at the Air Force Open, a mere .01 off of the record. The junior, running for George Washington, had a very busy winter traveling to numerous indoor meets to makeup for having to scratch herself from last year’s State track meet. Aside from the 100 meter hurdles, Hall is also a serious threat to score big points at this year’s State in the 200, where she has a PR of 24.27 seconds, and in the triple jump, where she has leaped 37’10¼”.

Former teammate Chyna Ries, who was

ANTHONY THOMAS OF BRUSH LEADING THE 1600 METER RUN AT THE FORT MORGAN INVITATIONAL.

injured and also was unable to run at State last year, has transferred to Denver East. With PRs of 11.77 in the 100, 24.40 in the 200, and 20’5¾” in the long jump, Ries will be solidly in the mix after sitting out the mandatory half-season transfer penalty. The junior displayed her form with a 7.55 in the 60 at the Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle on February 24 in a heat won by Sant in 7.47 seconds.

Although she’s not tall, adding to the crowded field of standout sprinters is Smoky Hill’s Zainab Sanni, who ran a 60-meter PR of 7.47 at the New Balance Nationals, qualifying her for the finals and good for fourth-place. She ran the same time in taking third-place at the Simplot Games in Pocatello, Idaho in February.

Although Rhianna Williams of Fossil Ridge dabbles in the sprints, she is sure to be the favorite to repeat for the 5A 400 meter State title, after being second to only Missy Franklin in terms of state swimming titles this past winter.

While the Colorado sprint boys didn’t make as much noise this winter as the girls, Alex Mead made sure he was heard from. The Mead senior was runner-up in the 60 meters at Simplot in 6.91 seconds, and won the 200 there in 21.70 seconds, just a hair off of his outdoor PR. The

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defending state 3A 100 and 200 meter champ posted a 6.84-second PR in winning the USATFColorado Indoor Championships on February 2.

The boys’ top sprinters are fairly well-balanced given the likes of Mead, Tanner Townsend of Castle View, Troy Johnson of Berthoud, Alex Inscoe of Golden, Jordan Charles of Grandview, Greg Popylisen of Valor Christian, and Marcus Harris of Eaglecrest, all of whom had run 11.03 or better in the 100 meter dash through late March.

Townsend, who was third at last year’s State meet in the 100, had already run his PR of 10.74 at the Broomfield Shootout to claim the fastest time in the state this year. Johnson, runner-up in State 4A in the 100 and 200 last year, blasted a 22.15 200 the first week of the season that remained well ahead of the rest in the state into early April.

Obviously, the early-season weather didn’t appreciably hinder these Colorado tracksters too much, but things should really heat up along with the temperatures heading into May. Bill Stahl coaches cross country and track at Brighton High School. He owns a youth sports business called i9 Sports.

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Blizzard Doesn’t Stop Runnin’ Of The Green 24:47; 2. Wes Thurman, 41, Colorado Springs, CO, 25:28; 3. Gerald Romero, 42, Colorado Springs, CO, 26:25. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Raul Carrizalez, 52, Evans, CO, 25:39; 2.

Dan Spale, 56, Lakewood, CO, 26:21; 3. Tim Gentry, 50, Castle Rock, CO, 28:11. Seniors (60+): 1. James Bronstine, 70, Centennial, CO, 30:28; 2. Paul Spragg, 61, Denver, CO, 30:41; 3. Harry Ladewig, 62, Englewood, CO, 32:20.

Overall Female: 1. Kelsey Martin, 31, Denver, CO, 25:41; 2.

Linnabah Snyder, 32, Denver, CO, 26:18; 3. Brandy Erholtz, 35, Evergreen, CO, 27:18; 4. Elizabeth Carey, 28, Denver, CO, 27:37; 5. Karen Bertasso, 28, Fort Collins, CO, 27:44.

Masters (40+): 1. Lisa Potter, 42, Colorado Springs, CO, 28:12; 2. Christine Adamowski, 45, Evergreen, CO, 28:53; 3. Susan Nichols, 41, Colorado Springs, CO, 28:55. Grand Masters (50+): 1. June Schumacher, 55, Denver, CO, 30:23; 2. Ann Campbell, 56, Boulder, CO, 33:19; 3. Susan Cooney, 55, Black Hawk, CO, 35:33. Seniors (60+): 1. Laurie Hakala, 61, Lakewood, CO, 38:49; 2. Janet Sandoval, 64, Golden, CO, 39:01; 3. Constance Ahrnsbrak, 73, Lakewood, CO, 40:15.

JORDAN JONES, RORY FRASER AND PATRICK RIZZO (L TO R) LEAD THE RUNNIN’ OF THE GREEN.

Runners thanked their lucky stars on Sunday morning, March 10 that the Runnin’ of the Green 7K was taking place that morning instead of Saturday. The foot of snow that fell on Denver quickly began to melt under a warm Colorado sun, and while there was a chilly nip in the air, thousands of event participants enjoyed the clear course and sunny post-race party in downtown Denver.

Boasted as the largest 7K in the world, as well as the Race of Year by Colorado Runner, the Runnin’ of the Green welcomed over 3,500 participants to its 25th anniversary. Runners of every ability, as well as their furry friends, took to the streets of Denver for a somewhat challenging course.

In the men’s 7K race, Runner’s Roost’s Rory Fraser of Boulder grabbed top honors with a speedy finishing time of 21:29. Mizuno’s Patrick Rizzo wasn’t far behind, finishing

in second place in 21:52. Rounding out the top three was Golden’s Jordan Jones in 22:32.

The women’s race saw Runners Roost’s Kelsey Martin of Denver take the win in 25:41, with second place finisher Linnabah Snyder of the Boulder Running Company team coming in at 26:18. Trail running phenom Brandy Erholtz of Evergreen took to the streets and showed she had some speed with a third place finishing time of 27:18.

-Amanda Hodges 3,565 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,280’ - Course Records: Michael Aish, 21:24 (2011); Fiona Docherty, 24:10 (2011) Overall Male: 1. Rory Fraser, 25, Boulder, CO, 21:29; 2.

Patrick Rizzo, 29, Boulder, CO, 21:52; 3. Jordan Jones, 31, Golden, CO, 22:32; 4. Greg Reindl, 28, Denver, CO, 22:39; 5. Sam Feldotto, 22, Colorado Springs, CO, 22:39.

Masters (40+): 1. Mary Wacker, 42, Grand Junction, CO,

KELSEY MARTIN ON HER WAY TO WINNING THE RUNNIN’ OF THE GREEN 7K.

Palmer, Mitchell Win Fight For Air Climb On a blizzard of a morning in Denver on February 24, more than 1,300 took to the stairs of Republic Plaza for the Fight for Air Climb hosted by the American Lung Association. Protected by the warmth and cover of the tallest building in the Rocky Mountain West, participants were set off in waves that spanned from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.

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interactive booths. Participants could climb as a team or as an individual, but everyone had to complete the full climb and meet the $65 fundraising minimum. Prizes were awarded in a variety of categories including fastest climbers, highest fundraisers, and best costume.

Jess Palmer of Indian Hills, CO defended his 2012 title successfully with a finishing time of 6:29, bettering his 2012 time by 15 seconds.

Rob Kosick of Denver followed behind in second in a time of 6:35, with third place finisher Alan Obye of Boulder finishing in 6:57.

2012 second place finisher Melanie

Mitchell of Denver took top honors in the women’s division with a climb time of 8:31, bettering her 2012 time by 14 seconds. Anna Kraus took second in 8:48 with 45-year old Steph Popelar of Parker rounding out the top three in 8:51.

The American Lung Association has been fighting for the right to breathe for years, and the Fight for Air Climb is just one of their major fundraisers to help those in need. This year’s goal is to raise $450,000 for the programs and services of ALAC. Results can be found on page 37.

Photography By DAVID MANTHEY

Coloradans Grab Podium Spots At Canyonlands

MARTY WACKER OF GRAND JUNCTION CLAIMS THE 5M VICTORY.

An overcast spring morning, a runner’s dream, played a large part in making the 38th annual Canyonlands Half Marathon and Five Mile Run an enjoyable experience for runners and spectators alike.

Despite ideal conditions, no course records were broken.

There were many fast runners including participants from Westminster College and Dine College. An impressive 3,189 runners completed the Half Marathon with an additional 824 finishers completing the Five Mile Run. The Five Mile Run was more popular than usual, with more runners than in the previous five years. “We had a lot of people switch to the Five Mile at the last minute,” said Race Director Ranna Bieschke. “I think the downgrade can largely be attributed to the cold temperatures that so many places experienced this winter affecting runners’ training regimens.”

The overall winner of the Half Marathon was 26-yearold Patrick Smyth, a Westminster College track coach.

Patrick finished ahead of the pack with a time of 1:09:55,

several minutes shy of the course record time 1:05:33 set in 1997. First place in the wheelchair race went to Russell McConahay of Salem, UT with an astoundingly quick time of 54:27. Marty Wacker, 42 of Grand Junction, who consistently competes in the Canyonlands Half Marathon, entered into the Five Mile Run this year, winning in 27:58.

The women’s results were close again this year. Kim Dobson, 28 of Grand Junction, won the women’s overall Half Marathon with a time of 1:20:32. Kim finished just 20 seconds ahead of Autumn Ray, the 2012 Thelma & Louise champion from Tucson, AZ. Jana Peale, 19 of Westminster College, took first in the Five Mile Run with a time of 34:07.

The overall Masters (40 years and older) winner was Walter Brown, 41 of South Jordan, UT with a time of 1:15:41. The Sheri Haymore Female Masters award went to Julie Crossley, 44 of Pleasant Grove, UT in 1:30:28.

The first Moab runners to finish the half marathon included Travis Holtby, 25,

with a time of 1:21:31 and Lauren Atkinson, 30, with a time of 1:37:26. Other notable local runners included a trio in the Five Mile Run from the Grand County High School track team. Jacob Francis and Jackson Knowles, finished together with a time of 30:32, and Joseph Andrew finished 35 seconds behind them.

Supporting the thousands of runners was a volunteer and staff corps of over 450 individuals. “This event wouldn’t happen without the incredible support we get from our dedicated volunteers,” said Race Director Ranna Bieschke.

As always, extra effort was made this year to support the event’s full transition to compostable cups at every race location. Cups were collected into green compostable bags and transported to a commercial composting facility in Grand Junction, CO. All other waste was sorted into trash, recyclables, and conventional compostables.

Results can be found on page 38.

-Alison Hillis

Pueblo Chieftain Spring Runoff Celebrates 35 Years The Weatherman was gracious again as the conditions were perfect for the 35th running of the Spring Runoff. The wind even cooperated by waiting until afternoon to blow. Combine those elements with record entries, a festive atmosphere and high quality performances and this year’s rendition proved once again why this event is considered the real start of the race season in Southern Colorado. As has been the trend in the recent past, the old race is producing a number of very young winners proving that running in Pueblo and surrounding areas is in terrific shape.

As always, the participants were a high energy, color clad group from toddlers to octogenarians and when the gun went off so did they (at all different levels of speed). The 5K and 3M walk races left first and 15 minutes later out went the 10K and 10M racers. The first person across the line was 15-year-old Michael Duran of Pueblo in a 5K winning time of 17:10 (try running that pace sometime) followed by the women’s division winner, 14-year-old Katie Till of Canon City in 20:52. Our own Paul Koch took the men’s master division title in 19:18 (pretty swift for 44 years old) and Renee Renn, a very accomplished runner from Widefield, took the ladies master division in 22:43.

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For the first time in many years, the 3M walk was a competitive race and Lynn Foss of Pueblo West was the first across and overall women’s division winner in 37:37 with Ron Shepherd of Rocky Ford taking the men’s title in 39:07. Donna Capporicci, third across the line took the women’s master in 39:25 and 70-yearold first timer, Gene Giordano, took the men’s master division in 40:29.

The 10K race was dominated by a multiple former champion and manager of Runner’s Roost in Fort Collins, Steven Folkerts, in a sterling time of 34:31 while late entry, Erin Wachter of Colorado Springs, took the women’s overall title in 42:50. The 10K masters titles went to Ronnie Archuleta of Espanola in 38:08 and Betsy Fisher of Ft. Collins in 45:52.

The 10 Mile race produced the most surprising winner in 14-year-old Wyatt Swanson of the Pueblo West Cyclones track team in a very fast time of 58:04. Returning USATF member, Sarah Young took the women’s race in 1:07:01 (Sarah stated a few days before the race she had a winning feeling). Colorado Springs runners, Gerald Romero and Hope Bain, took the masters titles in 1:05:11 and 1:12:37.

Results can be found on page 38.

-Darryl Clark

SARAH YOUNG OF COLORADO SPRINGS WINS THE SPRING RUNOFF IN 1:07:01.

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Nearly 2,000 Race Platte River Half Marathon On April 7, a perfect spring day, more than 1,900 half marathoners and 70 relay teams completed the 11th Annual Platte River Half Marathon or Buckhorn Exchange Relay. The point-to-point course ran from downtown Littleton onto the South Platte River trail into Denver.

Runners were treated to a big post race party. The celebration included the Brooks Run Happy Cavalcade of Curiosities bus, live music, beer, a Buckhorn barbecue, garlic knots, breakfast burritos, mac-n-cheese, cookies, ice cream and cake to name some of the goodies.

After enjoying the festivities and soaking up the warm temperatures, runners were given a light rail pass to return to Littleton.

Congratulations to Matthew Drake of Boulder, the overall men’s winner in a time of 1:14:56. Matthew Flachs, 35, of Fort Collins placed second in 1:15:22, while Lonnie Curz of Denver took third in 1:16:29.

Heather Utrata claimed the prize of the overall women’s division winner in a time of 1:20:33. Rachel Viele, 32, of Vail was second in 1:25:35. Nicole Chyr of Englewood placed third.

The race benefitted the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Results can be found on page 40.

-Maureen Roben

TROY MICHELSON, DAVE WALICK, JAY SURVIL AND KARI-ANNE SAMUELSON (L TO R) NEAR THE FINISH.

Lucky Laces 5K and 10K Attracts 1,500 Runners The second annual Lucky Laces 5K/10K and Little Leprechaun Fun Run attracted 1,500 runners and walkers to City Park in Denver. The race tapped into the luck of the Irish with beautiful spring weather. On course entertainment included a full lineup of Irish music with the bands Mondragon, Denver Bagpipers, Instruments of Peace, and Tattered Lace.

In the 10K, Boulder’s Mark Del Monaco led the charge across the finish line in 34:32.

Jessica Jortberg of Boulder finished first in the women’s division in 40:43. In the 5K, Leslie Luna of Albuquerque was the fastest female and she beat all of the guys too. Luna won the race outright in 17:05.

Odell Brewery hosted the after party at the Parkside Mansion with live music, food, beer, and awards. The band Delilah’s Revenge played at the event, offering Irish folk music with an edge.

The race was a benefit for Denver Urban Ministries.

Results can be found on page 38.

RUNNERS AT THE START OF THE LUCKY LACES 5K.

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2013 Colorado Runner Racing Series Sponsored by the Avery Brewing Company, Boulder Running Company, and Runner’s Roost

The Colorado Runner Racing Series is a scored series of races throughout the state. Runners will be scored based on their finishing place in each race. The winners in each division will win $400 and be featured in Colorado Runner magazine. The second and third place winners in each division will win gift certificates from Runner’s Roost.

Date

Criteria used in determining Racing Series races (in this order):

1. Location - 2. Race organization - 3. Race distance - 4. Date of the race - 5. Quality of the field - 6. Size of the race

PRIZE MONEY! $4,800 Total Prize Purse donated by Avery Brewing Company & Boulder Running Company

Racing Series Scoring

Name

Distance

Location

January 12

Quicker Quaker 5K

5K

Lafayette

January 19

Frosty’s Frozen Five & Ten

5M

Littleton

February 10

Valentine’s Day 5K

5K

Denver

March 16

5K for St. Patrick’s Day

5K

Colorado Springs

April 20

Spank Blasing 5K

5K

Pueblo

April 27

Boulder Distance Classic

5K

Boulder

May 19

Colfax Half Marathon

13.1M

Denver

June 2

Steamboat 10K

10K

Steamboat Springs

June 9

Garden of the Gods 10M

10M

Manitou Springs

July 4

Four on the Fourth

4K

Boulder

July 27

Monument Downhill 5K

5K

Grand Junction

August 10

Mt. Sneffels Half Marathon

13.1M

Ouray

August 25

10K at 10,000 Feet

10K

Vail

September 2

Park to Park 10M

10M

Denver

September 14

Blue Shoe Run

5K

Denver

In each race, points will be awarded to the top 10 male and female finishers in all divisions. The open division is for runners 39 and under. The masters division is for runners 40-49. The 50-54 division is for runners ages 50-54. The 55-59 division is for runners 55-59. The 60-64 division is for runners ages 60-64. And, the seniors division is for runners 65 and over. Runners may participate in as many races as they choose, but must compete in six races to be eligible for awards. For races with multiple starts, finish time will be used to calculate points.

If a race has scoring trouble, it may be removed from the series. For races with multiple events, only the event listed will be scored. Your division is based on the first race of the year that you score in.

Scoring System UPCOMING SERIES RACES:

2013 Racing Series Schedule

Place All Divisions

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9

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90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

May 19

June 2

June 9

July 4

Denver

Steamboat Springs

Manitou Springs

Boulder

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ELITE MASTERS RUNNERS ROBERT WEINER AND SIMON GUTIERREZ BATTLE NEAR THE FINISH OF THE SNOWMAN STAMPEDE 5M.

Valentine’s Day 5K February 10, 2013 Denver, CO 509 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,280’ - Course Records: Payton Batliner, 15:09 (2006); Christine Bolf, 17:10 (2006) Overall Male: 1. Adam Rich, 31, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:09; 2. Ryan Herzog, 33, Broomfield, CO, 16:33; 3. Todd Straka, 45, Boulder, CO, 17:13; 4. Andy Rinne, 37, Colorado Springs, CO, 17:18; 5. Daniel Verde, 30, Denver, CO, 17:28.

Masters (40+): 1. Todd Straka, 45, Boulder, CO, 17:13; 2. Jon Turner, 48, Highlands Ranch, CO, 19:39; 3. Bob Engelsman, 47, Denver, CO, 20:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan Spale, 56, Lakewood, CO, 18:33; 2. Dan Valerio, 52, Denver, CO, 19:17; 3. Jim Turosak, 51, Denver, CO, 20:38. Seniors (60+): 1. Doug Bell, 62, Greeley, CO, 19:55; 2. John Roeske, 64, Loveland, CO, 20:47; 3. Mark Donelson, 61, Evergreen, CO, 21:17. Overall Female: 1. Jessica Harper, 26, Aurora, CO, 20:09; 2. Sarah Ziherl, 25, Denver, CO, 20:41; 3. Emily Dugan, 33, Denver, CO, 20:47; 4. Sara Woodward, 34, Denver, CO, 21:09; 5. Suzie Steel, 53, Grand Junction, CO, 21:18. Masters (40+): 1. Karen Wolff, 49, Highlands Ranch, CO, 23:29; 2. Deanette Bielby, 40, Littleton, CO, 24:53; 3. Jean Excell, 43, Parker, CO, 26:02. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Suzie Steel, 53, Grand Junction, CO, 21:18; 2.

Judy Chamberlain, 54, Golden, CO, 21:29; 3. Lila Seal, 52, Centennial, CO, 22:31. Seniors (60+): 1. Marilyn Stapleton, 66, Greeley, CO, 24:06; 2. Ellen Rickert, 60, Lafayette, CO, 25:56; 3. Virginia Vinyard, 76, Denver, CO, 27:53.

Ralston Creek Half Marathon February 10, 2013 Arvada, CO 674 Finishers (526 - 13.1M, 148 - 5K) - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,344’ - Course Records: 13.1M = Michael Chavez, 1:12:55 (2012); Nicole Aish, 1:26:27 (2012); 5K = New distance 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Matt Levassiur, 31, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:11:07 CR; 2. Ryan Smith, 33, Boulder, CO, 1:15:26; 3. Tom Nichols, 30, Lincoln, NE, 1:15:33; 4. Andrew Catalano, 26, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:16:03; 5. Christopher

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Desilets, 26, Denver, CO, 1:17:32. Masters (40+): 1. Bill Fanselow, 46, Golden, CO, 1:21:37; 2. Bradley Swanson, 41, Lakewood, CO, 1:26:03; 3. Andrew Coats, 41, Denver, CO, 1:28:39. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Steve Spence, 51, Golden, CO, 1:36:22; 2. Ted Zenzinger, 52, Arvada, CO, 1:37:36; 3.

Chris Levine, 52, Erie, CO, 1:38:12. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Romero, 72, Denver, CO, 2:05:06; 2. Reynold Kalstrom, 68, Littleton, CO, 2:05:12; 3. Ted Abernethy, 68, Arvada, CO, 2:27:34. Overall Female: 1. Uli Bromme, 31, Boulder, CO, 1:23:15 CR; 2. Kelly Ramirez, 27, Fort Collins, CO, 1:24:38; 3.

Katy Blakemore, 30, Denver, CO, 1:24:55; 4. Nicole Aish, 36, Arvada, CO, 1:29:11; 5. Jennifer Brandon, 25, Boulder, CO, 1:31:19. Masters (40+): 1. Rochelle Persson, 45, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:31:43; 2. Susan Williams, 43, Littleton, CO, 1:38:16; 3. Brenda Lynch, 46, Greeley, CO, 1:43:45. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lysette Hunt, 50, Golden, CO, 1:49:39; 2.

Rachel Kodanaz, 52, Denver, CO, 1:49:40; 3. Jena Lougee, 51, Littleton, CO, 1:51:50. Seniors (60+): 1. Diane Ridgway, 64, Arvada, CO, 1:58:26; 2. Taunya Wilson, 66, Thornton, CO, 2:31:17; 3. Christy Boutell, 68, Erie, CO, 2:33:26.

5K Overall Male: 1. Nate Williams, 23, Morrison, CO, 18:51 CR; 2. Andrew Renfrow, 17, Arvada, CO, 19:13; 3.

Brian Woltman, 37, Niwot, CO, 20:01; 4. Tyler Thyfault, 25, Arvada, CO, 20:24; 5. Peter Steele, 45, Lafayette, CO, 20:39.

Masters (40+): 1. Peter Steele, 45, Lafayette, CO, 20:39; 2.

Jason Kaminski, 43, Longmont, CO, 21:12; 3. Ted Haley, 46, Arvada, CO, 21:32. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Edward Smith, 50, Aravada, CO, 24:02; 2. Peter Strebe, 55, Fort Collins, CO, 25:19; 3. Timothy Deignan, 50, Lakewood, CO, 25:22.

Seniors (60+): 1. Don Haywood, 64, Fort Collins, CO, 27:49; 2. Robert King, 60, Arvada, CO, 32:46; 3. Robert Wiepking, 66, Littleton, CO, 38:41. Overall Female: 1. Maijaleena Zucker, 33, Littleton, CO, 20:50 CR; 2. Susan Einberger, 31, Niwot, CO, 21:28; 3. Kendelle Krause, 26, Broomfield, CO, 21:54; 4. Karen Seitz, 30, Breckenridge, CO, 22:41; 5. Kummi Ka, 39, Erie, CO, 24:10. Masters (40+): 1. Chris Casey, 46, Lafayette, CO, 24:10; 2. Jenny Carlin, 49, Golden, CO, 24:52; 3. Stacey Kurath, 40, Arvada, CO, 27:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Pamela Leland, 50, Broomfield, CO, 25:41; 2. Christine Yokley, 56, Arvada, CO, 26:09; 3. Kathy Hull, 56, Westminster, CO, 26:57. Seniors (60+): 1. Patti Thurman, 60, Lone Tree, CO, 26:45; 2. Connie Weichselbaummer, 60, Golden, CO, 36:33.

Snowman Stampede 10M/5M February 16, 2013 Littleton, CO

30:44; 2. Tim Gentry, 51, Castle Rock, CO, 32:08; 3. Rod Mauler, 56, Centennial, CO, 38:03. Seniors (60+): 1. Lee Oly, 62, Colorado Springs, CO, 36:32; 2. Bob Tafelski, 72, Littleton, CO, 42:36; 3. Martin Hidalgo, 69, Littleton, CO, 43:20. Overall Female: 1. Lori Walker, 30, Henderson, CO, 30:10; 2. Betsy Flood, 22, Boulder, CO, 31:08; 3. Christine Adamowski, 45, Evergreen, CO, 32:17; 4. Karen Bertasso, 28, Fort Collins, CO, 32:29; 5. Connilee Walter, 39, Colorado Springs, CO, 32:33. Masters (40+): 1. Christine Adamowski, 45, Evergreen, CO, 32:17; 2. Susan Brooker, 49, Boulder, CO, 25:52; 3. Donna Garcia, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 36:05.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Joanie Holden, 54, Littleton, CO, 37:39; 2. Jena Lougee, 51, Littleton, CO, 39:15; 3. Jeannete Sorensen Hickok, 50, Littleton, CO, 45:46. Seniors (60+): 1.

Kathy Klesmit, 60, Golden, CO, 50:43; 2. Bonnie Becker, 61, Parker, CO, 51:02; 3. Diane Tribbett, 64, Denver, CO, 54:21.

PPRR Winter Series IV February 23, 2013 Black Forest, CO 504 Finishers (197 - 20K, 307 - 10K) - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road Runners - Elevation: Start/Finish = 7,350’ - Course Records: 20K = Ryan Hafer, 1:13:26 (2012); Gina Lucrezi, 1:21:26 (2009); 10K = Jason Hubbard, 33:36 (2005); Amanda Ewing, 42:18 (2011) 20K Overall Male: 1. Scott Splillman, 26, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:15:00; 2. Corban Pagnotta, 16, Rye, CO, 1:18:59; 3.

Wyatt Swanson, 16, Pueblo West, CO, 1:19:30; 4. Tyler Dimson, 19, USAFA, CO, 1:20:57; 5. Brad Poppele, 41, Manitou Springs, CO, 1:21:00. Masters (40+): 1. Brad Poppele, 41, Manitou Springs, CO, 1:21:00; 2. Kevin Dessart, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:23:39; 3. Nathaniel Kisergreen, 42, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:28:08. Grand Masters (50+): 1. John Goodloe, 51, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:26:38; 2. David Meyer, 51, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:35:36; 3. Jim English, 58, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:43:52. Seniors (60+): 1. Phil Goulding, 61, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:53:38; 2. Clyde Landry, 66, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:00:16; 3.

Corbin Hillam, 61, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:02:40. Overall Female: 1. Clare Bar, 25, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:28:21; 2. Amanda Ewing, 31, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:29:36; 3.

Stephanie Wurtz, 30, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:29:47; 4.

Jenni Leppert, 38, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:35:45; 5. Olivia Babeu, 16, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:37:16. Masters (40+):

910 Finishers (462 - 10M, 448 - 5M) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,351’ - Course Records: 10M = Jason Simpson, 53:46 (2012); Kim Dobson, 1:02:00 (2013); 5M = Matt Tebo, 25:18 (2012); Susan Partride, 28:21 (2012) 10M Overall Male: 1. Tristan Mitchell, 27, Centennial, CO, 55:25; 2. Ryan Herzog, 33, Broomfield, CO, 56:54; 3. Christopher Desilets, 26, Denver, CO, 57:41; 4. Jim Rebenack, 28, Louisville, CO, 58:07; 5. Kyle Pietari, 26, Edgewater, CO, 58:26. Masters (40+): 1. Brian Manley, 49, Centennial, CO, 1:04:44; 2. Jon Turner, 48, Highlands Ranch, CO, 1:06:51; 3. Jeff Krause, 45, Littleton, CO, 1:07:40.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan Spale, 56, Lakewood, CO, 1:04:16; 2. David Pierce, 58, Englewood, CO, 1:09:30; 3.

Kevin Cooper, 53, Boulder, CO, 1:10:24. Seniors (60+): 1.

Buzz Allen, 62, Centennial, CO, 1:14:21; 2. Steve Bell, 62, Arvada, CO, 1:21:36; 3. William Curnow, 62, Sedalia, CO, 1:29:14. Overall Female: 1. Kelsey Martin, 31, Denver, CO, 1:03:49; 2. Nicole Chyr, 35, Englewood, CO, 1:04:38; 3.

Joanna Zeiger, 42, Boulder, CO, 1:06:33; 4. Megan Greene, 33, Morrison, CO, 1:06:38; 5. Molly Smith, 32, Denver, CO, 1:08:26. Masters (40+): 1. Joanna Zeiger, 42, Boulder, CO, 1:06:33; 2. Annissa Schymik, 41, Littleton, CO, 1:08:26; 3. Amy Mosser Romero, 40, Denver, CO, 1:14:14. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Amy Lease, 59, Denver, CO, 1:20:40; 2.

Georgann Richardson, 57, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:25:46; 3.

Sherry Roberts, 56, Thornton, CO, 1:27:24. Seniors (60+): 1. Virginia Landes, 62, Lafayette, CO, 1:34:05; 2. Catherine Curtis, 60, Broomfield, CO, 1:41:15; 3. Sam Decker, 60, Denver, CO, 1:58:32.

5M Overall Male: 1. Kyle O’Brien, 24, Boulder, CO, 26:37; 2.

Simon Gutierrez, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 27:14; 3. Robert Weiner, 47, Evergreen, CO, 27:16; 4. Peter Maksimow, 34, Manitou Springs, CO, 27:36; 5. Ewen North, 34, Louisville, CO, 27:47. Masters (40+): 1. Simon Gutierrez, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 27:14; 2. Robert Weiner, 47, Evergreen, CO, 27:16; 3. Steve Folkerts, 40, Fort Collins, CO, 28:17. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kyle Hubbart, 56, Broomfield, CO,

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1. Missy Ross, 45, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:42:31; 2. Cathie Webber, 43, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:43:16; 3. Katie Katalin, 43, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:46:43. Grand Masters (50+): Marilyn Goodloe, 50, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:53:12; 2.

Susan Quinn, 57, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:55:10; 3. Janice Webb, 58, Larkspur, CO, 2:06:53. Seniors (60+): 1. Diane Cridennda, 60, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:05:49; 2. Carol Kinzy, 65, Pueblo, CO, 2:11:43.

10K Overall Male: 1. James Burns, 24, Colorado Springs, CO, 33:56; 2. Michael Weiss, 31, Colorado Springs, CO, 35:15; 3. Justin Chaston, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 35:22; 4. Simon Gutierrez, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 35:25; 5.

Tucker Hamilton, 18, Colorado Springs, CO, 35:43. Masters (40+): 1. Justin Chaston, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 35:22; 2. Simon Gutierrez, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 35:25; 3.

Gerald Romero, 41, Colorado Springs, CO, 41:30. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Rick Shoulberg, 51, Guffey, CO, 42:59; 2. Michael Guenther, 51, Monument, CO, 46:05; 3. Rich Hadley, 57, Florence, CO, 48:22. Seniors (60+): 1. Michael Schenk, 60, Colorado Springs, CO, 50:17; 2. Larry Miller, 62, Colorado Springs, CO, 52:07; 3. Kenneth Fleischhacker, 76, Littleton, CO, 1:01:35. Overall Female: 1. Katie Rainsberger, 14, Colorado Springs, CO, 41:44 CR; 2. Kayli Tabares, 13, Colorado Springs, CO, 43:55; 3. Christina Miner, 35, Monument, CO, 45:51; 4. Claire Rachwitz, 18, Colorado Springs, CO, 47:20; 5. Anna Kharlamova, 27, Manitou Springs, CO, 47:29. Masters (40+): 1. Lisa McCone, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 49:39; 2. Penny Vetter, 49, Woodland Park, CO, 51:47; 3. Nadine Garcia, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 53:12. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jayne Sims, 51, Colorado Springs, CO, 54:56; 2. Marti Marshall, 50, Pueblo West, CO, 56:07; 3. Laurie Ryan, 56, Colorado Springs, CO, 59:52. Seniors (60+): 1. Marijane Martinez, 60, Pueblo, CO, 1:00:45; 2. Alexis Snyder-Smith, 60, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:16:43; 3. Dorothy Sonksen, 71, Calhan, CO, 1:46:47.

Fight For Air Climb February 24, 2013 Denver, CO

1,936 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start = 5,280’, Finish = 5,352’ - Course Records: Unknown Overall Male: 1. Jess Palmer, 32, Indian Hills, CO, 6:29; 2.

Rob Kosick, 35, Denver, CO, 6:45; 3. Alan Obye, 30, Boulder, CO, 6:57; 4. Kyle Haugsness, 36, Aurora, CO, 7:23; 5.

Alan Bennett, 30, Denver, CO, 7:27. Masters (40+): 1. DJ Nechrony, 42, Denver, CO, 7:38; 2. Jim Myer, 45, Aurora, CO, 8:21; 3. Ian Ramsey, 41, Littleton, CO, 8:46. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mark Trahanovsky, 54, Yorba Linda, CA, 7:52; 2. Al Polonsky, 50, Denver, CO, 7:57; 3. Ricky McDonald, 51, Denver, CO, 8:19. Seniors (60+): 1. Peter Francis, 65, Denver, CO, 10:12; 2. Erik Carlson, 65, Denver, CO, 10:13; 3. Bob Connelly, 66, Denver, CO, 10:15. Overall Female: 1. Melanie Mitchell, 31, Denver, CO, 8:31; 2. Anna Kraus, 36, Denver, CO, 8:48; 3. Steph Popelar, 45, Parker, CO, 8:51; 4. Jaala Knowlton, 36, Broomfield, CO, 8:54; 5. Jen Byrne, 36, Lakewood, CO, 9:07. Masters (40+): 1.

Steph Popelar, 45, Parker, CO, 8:51; 2. Veronica Bradsby, 44, Denver, CO, 9:49; 3. Nandi Xie, 49, Highlands Ranch, CO, 10:07. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jennifer Ellis, 52, Denver, CO, 9:18; 2. Donna Goldberg, 54, Denver, CO, 10:12; 3.

Diane Groff, 55, Longmont, CO, 10:14. Seniors (60+): 1.

Valerie Miller, 61, Highlands Ranch, CO, 12:17; 2. Margaret Jacot, 65, Westminster, CO, 12:31; 3. Pamela Drake, 61, Highlands Ranch, CO, 12:38

That Dam Run March 3, 2013 Denver, CO 1,138 Finishers (587 - 13.1M, 551 - 5K) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,167’ - Course Records: 13.1M = Japeth Ng’ojoy, 1:13:46 (2011); Kris Klotzbach, 1:30:19 (2011); 5K = Matt Peharda, 16:57 (2011); Jordyn Colter, 19:30 (2011) 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Mario Macias, 31, Manitou Springs, CO, 1:07:57 CR; 2. Andrew Catalano, 26, Colorado Springs,

CO, 1:10:23; 3. Jackson Friesth, 19, Louisville, CO, 1:12:22; 4. Norman Mininger, 27, Aurora, CO, 1:14:49; 5. Christopher Desilets, 26, Denver, CO, 1:15:03. Masters (40+): 1.

Richard Williams, 44, Denver, CO, 1:24:04; 2. Scott Dailey, 47, Centennial, CO, 1:24:04; 3. Nico Brooks, 47, Boulder, CO, 1:28:30. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jay Survil, 53, Aurora, CO, 1:28:00; 2. Robert Schmidt, 51, Denver, CO, 1:32:05; 3. Eddie Metro, 50, Boulder, CO, 1:32:28. Seniors (60+): 1. Tony Slavec, 62, Littleton, CO, 1:44:59; 2. Carlo Glotzbach, 67, Pittsford, NY, 1:49:13; 3. Mike Murphy, 63, Golden, CO, 1:55:39. Overall Female: 1. Nicole Chyr, 35, Englewood, CO, 1:24:15 CR; 2. Kathryn Saphire, 20, Denver, CO, 1:25:12; 3. Sarah Pizzo, 30, Denver, CO, 1:25:47; 4.

Elizabeth Carey, 28, Denver, CO, 1:28:35; 5. Molly Smith, 32, Denver, CO, 1:28:38. Masters (40+): 1. Noelle Green, 48, Erie, CO, 1:29:18; 2. Kris Minne, 48, Parker, CO, 1:39:37; 3. Lara Delka, 43, Westminster, CO, 1:42:20; 4. Tonya Barber, 43, Fort Collins, CO, 1:44:06; 5. Christine Garcia, 41, Englewood, CO, 1:45:00. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Rebeca Golden, 50, Denver, CO, 1:42:47; 2. Julie Monroe, 58, Loveland, CO, 1:47:32; 3. Pamela Allen, 57, Chillicothe, OH, 2:00:53. Seniors (60+): 1. Elizabeth Conner, 60, Golden, CO, 2:11:02; 2. Carolyne Kelley, 61, Highlands Ranch, CO, 2:42:39; 3. Sharon Markus, 65, Aurora, CO, 2:43:17.

5K Overall Male: 1. Jess Palmer, 32, Indian Hills, 17:00; 2.

Lonnie Cruz, 29, Denver, CO, 17:02; 3. Luke Crespin, 28, Oak Creek, 17:16; 4. Joey Bender, 20, Aurora, CO, 17:49; 5.

Shane Miemeyer, 37, Boulder, CO, 18:03. Masters (40+): 1.

Brian Miller, 47, Aurora, CO, 23:16; 2. Bill Bonds, 47, Parker, CO, 23:49; 3. David Ripp, 46, Camas, WA, 24:05. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan Valerio, 52, Denver, CO, 19:26; 2.

Al Vasquez, 57, Thornton, CO, 22:16; 3. Chris Foote, 52, Centennial, CO, 23:55. Seniors (60+): 1. Devin Croft, 60, Littleton, CO, 20:44; 2. Charley Perez, 65, Englewood, CO, 21:37; 3. John Anderson, 65, Englewood, CO, 24:14.

Overall Female: 1. Mandy McLane, 34, Boulder, CO, 18:57 CR; 2. Julia Vitella, 13, Highlands Ranch, CO, 19:12; 3.

Temple Hayles, 34, Longmont, CO, 20:19; 4. Lina Krueck, 14, Roxborough, CO, 20:41; 5. Kendelle Krause, 26, Broomfield, CO, 21:20. Masters (40+): 1. Jennifer Handy, 40, Aurora, CO,

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Seniors (60+): 1. Rick Acosta, 60, Pueblo, CO, 24:48; 2. Bob Gassen, 65, Canon City, CO, 25:57; 3. Stephen Minnich, 63, Pueblo West, CO, 27:49. Overall Female: 1. Katie Till, 14, Canon City, CO, 20:52; 2. Melina Faris, 10, Pueblo, CO, 21:45; 3. Emily Lucero, 12, Pueblo, CO, 21:46; 4. Emily Perez, 16, Pueblo, CO, 22:31; 5. Renee Renn, 40, Widefield, CO, 22:43. Masters (40+): 1. Renee Renn, 40, Widefield, CO, 22:43; 2. Suzanne Miller, 45, Pueblo, CO, 27:00; 3. Mindy Urdiales, 44, Pueblo, CO, 28:09. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Wendy Raso, 53, Pueblo, CO, 27:42; 2. Mary Porter, 50, Colorado City, CO, 27:46; 3. Sheri Giordano, 54, Pueblo, CO, 28:23. Seniors (60+): 1. Trisha Davis, 62, Colorado Springs, CO, 27:29; 2. Fran Borton, 66, Pueblo, CO, 28:55; 3. Gloria Montoya, 65, Pueblo, CO, 29:13.

5K on St Patrick’s Day March 16, 2013 Colorado Springs, CO 2,437 Finishers - Timing by: Championchip of the Rockies - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,035’ - Course Records: Ryan Kirkpatrick, 14:45 (2007); Alisha Williams, 17:17 (2009)

DANA PETERSON WINS THE GRAND RIVER GALLOP IN RIFLE. 25:38; 2. Momoko O’Brien, 47, Aurora, CO, 27:25; 3. Andrea Harry, 49, Littleton, CO, 27:47; 4. Sara West-Hoover, 42, Parker, CO, 28:39; 5. Tea Chand, 45, Aurora, CO, 28:45.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Alicia Caldwell, 51, Denver, CO, 22:05; 2. Leanne Olson, 51, Englewood, CO, 25:35; 3. Sally Munoz, 58, Centennial, CO, 26:43. Seniors (60+): 1. Virginia Vinyard, 76, Denver, CO, 28:46; 2. Kathy Klesmit, 60, Golden, CO, 29:32; 3.

Barbara Saunders, 64, Aurora, CO, 32:21.

Spring Runoff March 3, 2013 Pueblo, CO 1,101 Finishers (156 - 10M, 166 - 10K, 601 - 5K) - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: Start/Finish = 4,692’ - Course Records: 10M = Unknown 10M Overall Male: 1. Wyatt Swanson, 14, Pueblo West, CO, 58:04; 2. Mark Sanders, 36, Fort Collins, CO, 58:19; 3. Eric Stephan, 28, Colorado Springs, CO, 58:27; 4. Corban Pagnotta, 16, Pueblo West, CO, 1:00:27; 5.

Cory Rose, 25, Pueblo, CO, 1:03:57. Masters (40+): 1. Gerald Romero, 41, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:05:40; 2. John Highfill, 45, Puelbo, CO, 1:11:28; 3. Matt Sherman, 40, Pueblo, CO, 1:12:40. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Richard King, 55, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:13:05; 2. John Ferguson, 57, Ouray, CO, 1:15:08; 3. Rich Hadley, 57, Florence, CO, 1:16:06. Seniors (60+): 1. David Daniher, 60, La Junta, CO, 1:14:01; 2. Richard Park, 60, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:18:56; 3.

James Glass, 60, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:24:58. Overall Female: 1. Sarah Young, 26, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:07:01; 2. Kayli Tabares, 13, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:07:13; 3. Hope Bain, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:12:37; 4. Erin Stratton, 24, Pueblo, CO, 1:13:05; 5. Megan Fowler, 24, La Junta, CO, 1:14:17. Masters (40+): 1. Hope Bain, 46, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:12:37; 2. Missy Ross, 45, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:16:26; 3. Laurice Lopez-Cepero, 41, Pueblo, CO,

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Stacey Diaz, 52, Pueblo, CO, 1:22:25; 3.

Georgann Richardson, 57, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:23:26.

10K Overall Male: 1. Steven Folkerts, 40, Fort Collins, CO, 34:31; 2. Charlie Lucero, 17, Pueblo, CO, 36:43; 3. Ronnie Archuleta, 48, Espanola, NM, 38:08; 4. Larry Navarro, 45, Pueblo, CO, 42:11; 5. Rob Urbina, 30, Pueblo, CO, 42:43. Masters (40+): 1.

Steven Folkerts, 40, Fort Collins, CO, 34:31; 2. Ronnie Archuleta, 48, Espanola, NM, 38:08; 3. Larry Navarro, 45, Pueblo, CO, 42:11; Grand Masters (50+): 1. Gregory Berryman, 57, Pueblo West, CO, 46:35; 2.

Jeff Lindemann, 54, Falcon, CO, 47:54; 3.

Stan Moore, 54, Pueblo, CO, 53:58. Seniors (60+): 1. Elliott Henry, 66, Frisco, CO, 45:48; 2. Dave Dehn, 60, Pueblo, CO, 55:34; 3. Ron Dehn, 64, Pueblo West, CO, 55:43. Overall Female: 1. Erin Wachter, 26, Colorado Springs, CO, 42:50; 2. Betsy Fisher, 48, Fort Collins, CO, 45:52; 3. Carla GeanettaAnder, 33, Arvada, CO, 47:19; 4. Brittany Bock, 25, Colorado Springs, CO, 47:24; 5. Kindra Hardy-Johnson, 31, Pueblo, CO, 47:40. Masters (40+): 1. Betsy Fisher, 48, Fort Collins, CO, 45:52; 2. Paula McCabe, 40, Pueblo, CO, 49:37; 3. Karen Ortiz, 48, Pueblo, CO, 50:25. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Diane Lopez, 54, Pueblo, CO, 57:08; 2.

Martha Drake, 59, Puebo West, 58:46; 3.

Linda Pierson, 52, Pueblo, CO, 1:00:13.

Seniors (60+): 1. Marijane Martinez, 60, Pueblo, CO, 51:27; 2. Carmen Kitts, 61, Denver, CO, 57:04; 3. Mary Minor, 62, Lamar, CO, 1:00:54.

5K Overall Male: 1. Michael Duran, 15, Pueblo, CO, 17:10; 2. Jason Skalsky, 34, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:57; 3. Regie Marquez, 36, Pueblo, CO, 19:10; 4. Paul Koch, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:18; 5. Lile Budden, 52, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:49. Masters (40+): 1. Paul Koch, 44, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:18; 2. Robert Lucero, 41, Pueblo, CO, 19:48; 3. Roger Giordano, 48, Pueblo, CO, 20:13. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lile Budden, 52, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:49; 2. Michael Guenther,

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Overall Male: 1. Scott Dahlberg, 28, Fort Collins, CO, 15:11; 2. James Strang, 28, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:21; 3. Sean Brown, 25, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:23; 4. Michael Weiss, 32, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:23; 5. Neil McDonagh, 31, Manitou Springs, CO, 15:28. Masters (40+): 1. Simon Gutierrez, 47, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:57; 2. Justin Chaston, 45, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:57; 3. Jeff Turner, 42, Colorado Springs, CO, 16:54. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Peter Fleming, 52, Colorado Springs, CO, 17:09; 2. Dane Spale, 56, Lakewood, CO, 18:29; 3. John Victoria, 58, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:38. Seniors (60+): 1. Mark Donelson, 61, Evergreen, CO, 21:08; 2. Richard Park, 60, Colorado Springs, CO, 23:08; 3. Lou Huie, 66, Fort Collins, CO, 23:09. Overall Female: 1. Christie Foster, 25, Centennial, CO, 18:02; 2. Jennifer Hall, 24, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:28; 3. Ashlee Nelson, 33, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:45; 4. Sarah Young, 26, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:00; 5.

Amanda Ewing, 32, Colorado Sprigns, CO, 19:01. Masters (40+): 1. Connilee Walter, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:25; 2. Donna Garcia, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 21:10; 3. Dawn Carlson, 41, Colorado Springs, CO, 22:13. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Amy Surage, 50, Manitou Springs, CO, 21:40; 2. Georgann Richardson, 57, Colorado Springs, CO, 24:02; 3. Sharon Dieter, 58, Colorado Springs, CO, 24:37. Seniors (60+): 1. Marijane Martinez, 60, Pueblo, CO, 25:00; 2. Ellen Rickert, 60, Lafayette, CO, 25:46; 3. Trisha Davis, 62, Colorado Springs, CO, 26:51.

Canyonlands Half Marathon March 16, 2013 Moab, UT 4,013 Finishers (3,190 - 13.1M, 823 - 5M) - Timing by: Timberline Timing - Elevation: Start = 4,092’, Finish = 4,020’ - Course Records: 13.1M = Brandon Rhodes, 1:05:33 (1997); Nadia Prasad, 1:17:31 (2003); 5M = Nicholas Kipruto, 23:55 (2009); Janell Burgon, 28:34 (1992) 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Patrick Smyth, 26, Salt Lake City, UT, 1:09:55; 2. Zak James, 36, Orem, UT, 1:11:13; 3. Oliver Lange, 20, Salt Lake City, UT, 1:11:44; 4. Scott Keate,

39, Highland, UT, 1:12:08; 5. Fritz Van De Kamp, 33, Salt Lake City, UT, 1:12:27.

Masters (40+): 1. Walter Brown, 41, South Jordan, UT, 1:15:41; 2. Steve Folkerts, 40, Fort Collins, CO, 1:16:03; 3. Philip Regnier, 47, Boulder, CO, 1:22:18. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kevin O’Brien, 54, Paonia, CO, 1:23:18; 2. Pete Haraden, 56, Richfield, UT, 1:29:22; 3. Walter McCabe, 52, Ogden, UT, 1:29:50. Seniors (60+): 1. Mark Sanazaro, 62, Lafayette, CO, 1:36:15; 2. Art Rohr, 64, Cortez, CO, 1:38:31; 3. Willard Peck, 69, Bountiful, CO, 1:40:49. Overall Female: 1. Kim Dobson, 28, Grand Junction, CO, 1:20:32; 2. Autumn Ray, 33, Tucson, AZ, 1:20:52; 3. Christina Perry, 31, Cottonwood, CO, 1:22:31; 4. Natalie Como, 23, Omaha, NE, 1:24:19; 5. Jasmine Sessions, 32, Farmington, NM, 1:24:41. Masters (40+): 1. Julie Crossley, 44, Pleasant Grove, UT, 1:30:28; 2. Amie Ingram, 40, Elk Ridge, UT, 1:35:58; 3. Mary Cote, 48, Basalt, CO, 1:36:55. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Laurie Brockway, 50, Boulder, CO, 1:42:30; 2.

Robin Marcus, 52, Salt Lake City, UT, 1:44:56; 3. Janet Degrazia, 57, Boulder, CO, 1:46:01. Seniors (60+): 1. Blondie Vucich, 64, Vail, CO, 1:41:32; 2. Diane Tracy, 61, St. George, UT, 1:51:47; 3. Jan Peart, 61, Ridgway, CO, 1:52:44.

5M Overall Male: 1. Marty Wacker, 42, Grand Junction, CO, 27:58; 2. Garry Roseman, 41, Denver, CO, 29:05; 3. Peter Chew, 22, Salt Lake City, UT, 30:01; 4. Jacob Francis, 17, Moab, UT, 30:32; 5. Jackson Knowles, 17, Moab, UT, 30:32. Masters (40+): 1. Marty Wacker, 42, Grand Junction, CO, 27:58; 2. Garry Roseman, 41, Denver, CO, 29:05; 3. Reese Kidman, 46, Salt Lake City, UT, 34:35. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

John Ferguson, 57, Ouray, CO, 36:17; 2. Britt Bassett, 58, Durango, CO, 38:39; 3. Michael Cerami, 55, Salt Lake City, UT, 39:34.

Seniors (60+): 1. Ernie Langelier, 61, Grand Junction, CO, 38:17; 2. Geoffrey Vincent, 64, Arlington, VA, 39:49; 3. Paul Norris, 62, Las Vegas, NV, 40:13. Overall Female: 1.

Jana Peale, 19, Salt Lake City, UT, 34:07; 2. Michelle Jones, 18, Salem, UT, 35:34; 3.

Kristen Theiler, 24, Idaho Falls, ID, 36:19; 4. Alicia Caldwell, 51, Denver, CO, 36:27; 5. Katrina England, 21, Salt Lake City, UT, 36:35. Masters (40+): 1. Deena Loyola, 46, Park City, UT, 38:30; 2. Danica Lucker, 46, Highlands Ranch, CO, 41:25; 3. Sarah Kelly, 43, Durango, CO, 42:23. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Alicia Caldwell, 51, Denver, CO, 36:27; 2. Mary Lou Dinardo, 58, New York, NY, 39:33; 3. Deirdre Garvey, 53, Boulder, CO, 39:43. Seniors (60+): 1. Carmen Kitts, 61, Denver, CO, 43:34; 2. Betsy Cornelius, 62, Broomfield, CO, 46:26; 3. Teresa Shay, 61, Vail, CO, 50:36.

Lucky Laces 5K/10K March 16, 2013 Denver, CO 1,407 Finishers (484 - 10K, 923 - 5K) - Timing by: Timing Consortium - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,280’ - Course Records: 10K = Rob Kosick, 34:27 (2012); Joanna Zeiger, 37:23 (2012); 5K = Charles Hillig, 15:20 (2010); Lori Walker, 18:20 (2011) 10K Overall Male: 1. Mark Del Monaco, 25, Boulder, CO, 34:32; 2. Sean McNeil, 23, Littleton, CO, 36:28; 3. Richard Williams, 44, Denver, CO, 37:29; 4. Michael Miller, 38, Denver, CO, 37:48; 5. Mark Mockmann, 42, Boulder, CO, 38:58. Masters (40+): 1.

Richard Williams, 44, Denver, CO, 37:29; 2.

Mark Mockmann, 42, Boulder, CO, 38:58; 3.

Enrico Caccione, 40, Evergreen, CO, 39:28.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bob Evans, 51, Fort Collins, CO, 47:24; 2. David Frederick, 53, Littleton, CO, 49:14; 3. Todd Morris, 50,

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Denver, CO, 50:53. Seniors (60+): 1. Paul Lewandowski, 66, Centennial, CO, 51:02; 2. Jim Romero, 72, Denver, CO, 53:10; 3.

Scott Lasher, 66, Greenwood Village, CO, 54:14. Overall Female: 1. Jessica Jortberg, 20, Boulder, CO, 40:43; 2. Elizabeth Forbes, 23, Falmouth, MA, 40:53; 3. Cecilia PascualGarri, 37, Denver, CO, 41:16; 4. Carolyn Chase, 36, Highlands Ranch, CO, 41:32; 5. Jayme Brindle, 35, Golden, CO, 41:38.

Masters (40+): 1. Susan Morris, 47, Denver, CO, 43:30; 2. Patricia Westmoreland, 41, Denver, CO, 48:37; 3. Laura Adamowski, 40, Centennial, CO, 48:48. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Rachel Kodanaz, 52, Denver, CO, 48:07; 2. Jena Lougee, 51, Littleton, CO, 49:23; 3. Diane Groff, 55, Longmont, CO, 49:53. Seniors (60+): 1. Sherry Wohletz, 61, Denver, CO, 1:00:07; 2. Bonnie Becker, 61, Parker, CO, 1:03:32; 3. Judy Schure, 63, Thornton, CO, 1:10:13.

5K Overall Male: 1. Luke McConnell, 31, Boulder, CO, 17:43; 2. Steven Acarregui, 25, Denver, CO, 17:58; 3. Matt Tartar, 41, Denver, CO, 18:25; 4. Brian Mazeski, 40, Aurora, CO, 19:00; 5. Troy McCubbin, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:05. Masters (40+): 1. Matt Tartar, 41, Denver, CO, 18:25; 2. Brian Mazeski, 40, Aurora, CO, 19:00; 3.

Troy McCubbin, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 19:05. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan Valerio, 52, Denver, CO, 19:20; 2. Michael Gomez, 57, Denver, CO, 21:31; 3. David Holien, 59, Parker, CO, 23:07. Seniors (60+): 1.

Edward King, 60, Littleton, CO, 24:19; 2.

Jim Ahlbrecht, 64, Littleton, CO, 27:18; 3.

J. Gutierez, 60, Greeley, CO, 28:31. Overall Female: 1. Leslie Luna, 27, Alburquerque, NM, 17:05 CR; 2. Sara Woodward, 34, Denver, CO, 20:49; 3. Julie McLaughlin, 31, Denver, CO, 20:55; 4. Justine Loegerling, 27, Denver, CO, 21:04; 5. Janna Schneider, 27, Westminster, CO, 22:07. Masters (40+): 1. Mary Catherine Horgan, 42, 23:04; 2.

Andrea Wells, 40, Aurora, CO, 23:21; 3.

Clarissa Roberts, 40, Westminster, CO, 23:39. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Delcia Litt, 54, Erie, CO, 21:43; 2. Kellie Ruse, 52, Louisville, CO, 24:46; 3. Diane Waldron, 50, Arvada, CO, 26:51. Seniors (60+): 1.

Constance Ahrnsbrak, 73, Lakewood, CO, 27:19; 2. Nikki Raschbacher, 62, Denver, CO, 32:59; 3. Annette Ferguson, 61, Denver, CO, 34:47.

Bunny Bolt 5K/10K March 30, 2013 Denver, CO 685 Finishers (155 - 10K, 530 - 5K) - Timing by: Timing Consortium - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,280’ - Course Records: Course marked wrong and was short 10K Overall Male: 1. Austin Johnson, 35, 32:00; 2. Robert Herz, 48, 36:14; 3. Enrico Cacciani, 40, 36:17; 4. Jeremy Bradford, 35, 37:00; 5. Travis Dean, 24, 39:49. Masters (40+): 1. Robert Herz, 48, 36:14; 2. Enrico Cacciani, 40, 36:17; 3. Tim Szymanski, 44, 41:31. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kendell Shewmake, 50, 51:42; 2. Steve Rower, 52, 55:28; 3. David Gill, 53, 56:28. Seniors (60+): 1. D. Reed Eckhardt, 61, 55:34.

Overall Female: 1. Krista Jablonski, 29, 37:38; 2. Jennifer Baribeau, 32, 37:51; 3. Pam Connolly, 42, 41:15; 4. Katie Carbiener, 23, 42:14; 5. Kristin Burke, 27, 42:25. Masters (40+): 1. Pam Connolly, 42, 41:15; 2. Mary Hoftiezer, 47, 44:05; 3. Anna Kosinski, 44, 45:49. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Beth Brady, 55, 44:22; 2. Debra O’Toole, 58, 53:29; 3. Betty Hale, 51, 56:24. Seniors (60+): 1. Sharla Sheeks, 63, 1:07:40.

5K Overall Male: 1. Chris Horvat, 28, 14:32; 2. David Cullim, 39, 15:13; 3. Peter

Tel, 49, 16:35; 4. Neil Robichaux, 40, 16:41; 5. Tysoon Tel, 27, 16:46. Masters (40+): 1.

Peter Tel, 49, 16:35; 2. Neil Robichaux, 40, 16:41; 3. Omar Mubarak, 40, 17:46. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jennie Bonner, 54, 21:18; 2. John Knill, 52, 21:59; 3. Michael Hall, 53, 23:18. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Martin, 62, 21:34; 2. Fred Glover, 76, 25:16; 3.

Don Tuchband, 65, 26:29. Overall Female: 1. Kate Davis, 31, 18:05; 2. Sharon Good, 41, 20:13; 3. Erin Herman, 36, 20:39; 4.

Allic Timageon, 18, 20:39; 5. Emily Horn, 35, 20:51. Masters (40+): 1. Sharon Good, 41, 20:13; 2. Momoko O’Brien, 47, 25:08; 3. Rochelle Greenfield, 42, 26:53. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Linda Hall, 53, 26:29; 2.

Bonnie Glover, 53, 26:43; 3. Susan Knill, 29:10. Seniors (60+): 1. Lynne Mason, 60, 34:12; 2. Karen Clark, 64, 35:43; 3. Carol Sellman, 60, 40:19.

44, Aurora, CO, 23:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Janet Degrazia, 57, Boulder, CO, 23:55; 2. Bobbie Hickman, 53, Littleton, CO, 27:00; 3. Jana Wening, 50, 27:01. Seniors (60+): 1. Charmaine Yanez, 60, Lakewood, CO, 28:45; 2. Carol Robbins, 70, Denver, CO, 30:06; 3. Kathy Klesmit, 61, Golden, CO, 31:20.

Grand River Gallop 5K April 6, 2013 Rifle, CO

133 Finishers - Timing by: Unknown - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,348’ - Course Records: Unknown Overall Male: 1. Josh Hejtmanek, 17:13; 2.

Bernie Boettcher, 18:54; 3. Timothy Lavin, 20:05; 4. JC Croy, 20:05; 5. Ed Murray, 20:24. Masters (40+): 1. Jeff Crow, 27:36; 2. David Pruett, 33:36; 3. Brian Bernhardt, 33:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bernie Boettcher, 18:54; 2. Candelario DeLuera, 20:30; 3. Phil Samora, 22:16. Seniors (60+): 1. Mike Harman, 24:45; 2. Bob Willey, 24:48; 3. Drew Suits, 25:33. Overall Female: 1. Dana Peterson, 21:43; 2. Sage O’Neil, 23:10; 3. Christina McClard, 23:46; 4.

Stephanie Barnett, 23:53; 5. Mindi Harman,

Hippity-Hop Easter Trot March 30, 2013 Denver, CO 304 Finishers (104 - 10K, 200 - 5K) - Timing by: Timing Consortium - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,280’ - Course Records: 10K = Eric Greene, 35:34 (2012); Linnabah Snyder, 38:03 (2012); 5K = Wolf Obama, 16:39 (2012); Molly Smith, 19:10 (2012) 10K Overall Male: 1. Sean McNeil, 23, Littleton, CO, 36:44; 2. Eric Greene, 32, Aurora, CO, 37:04; 3. Zachary Morrow, 27, Boulder, CO, 37:22; 4. Benjamin Knurr, 25, Boulder, CO, 40:57; 5. Nathaniel Robinson, 37, Denver, CO, 45:16. Masters (40+): 1. Tony Perez, 43, Loveland, CO, 46:53; 2. David Kahn, 43, Denver, CO, 52:25; 3.

Darin Parks, 41, Centennial, CO, 53:33.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bart Krotik, 55, 51:28; 2. Andy Steele, 53, Denver, CO, 52:54; 3. Mike Trask, 55, Englewood, CO, 1:03:20. Seniors (60+): 1. Scott Lasher, 66, Greenwood Village, CO, 54:28; 2. Mark Wortman, 60, Steamboat Springs, CO, 57:32; 3. Michael Chessnoe, 71, Denver, CO, 59:42.

Overall Female: 1.

Bret Scofield, 24, Orinda, CA, 41:27; 2. Rochelle Emerson, 27, Denver, CO, 44:58; 3. Delcia Litt, 54, Erie, CO, 45:16; 4. Amita Chugh, 32, Arvada, CO, 46:54; 5. Kelly Lynn Browne, 27, Denver, CO, 50:27. Masters (40+): 1. Kim Handy, 44, Thornton, CO, 53:17; 2. Jennifer Handy, 40, Aurora, CO, 54:00; 3. Marlena Schultz, 40, Denver, CO, 57:35. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Delcia Litt, 54, Erie, CO, 45:16; 2. Nancy Mohrlang, 51, Lakewood, CO, 1:04:14; 3. Dana Bullington, 54, Littleton, CO, 1:12:06. Seniors (60+): 1. Bonnie Becker, 61, Parker, CO, 1:04:22.

5K Overall Male: 1. Eric Eisinger, 24, Denver, CO, 17:50; 2. Steven Acarregui, 26, Denver, CO, 17:56; 3. Francisco Pantoja, 36, Denver, CO, 18:11; 4. Jonathan Fenske, 43, Thornton, CO, 19:06; 5. Yusuf Ahmed, 25, Thornton, CO, 19:10. Masters (40+): 1.

Jonathan Fenske, 43, Thornton, CO, 19:06; 2. John Collings, 40, Castle Rock, CO, 21:23; 3. John Vantuno, 41, 21:52. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bob Irving, 58, Lakewood, CO, 22:14; 2. Amarante Pacheco, 50, Commerce City, CO, 31:49; 3. Mark Allen, 59, Lakewood, CO, 31:23. Seniors (60+): 1. Thomas Windes, 69, Wheat Ridge, CO, 27:09; 2. Jim Peterson, 70, Longmont, CO, 31:36; 3. Dave Maxwell, 62, Arvada, CO, 32:43. Overall Female: 1. Jayme Brindle, 35, Golden, CO, 19:42; 2. Veronica Vantuna, 36, Broomfield, CO, 21:51; 3.

Stella Heffron, 45, Parker, CO, 22:28; 4.

Clarissa Roberts, 41, Westminster, CO, 23:06; 5. Katie Groshong, 44, Aurora, CO, 23:36. Masters (40+): 1. Stella Heffron, 45, Parker, CO, 22:28; 2. Clarissa Roberts, 41, Westminster, CO, 23:06; 3. Katie Groshong,

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5M Overall Male: 1. Andy Wacker, 24, 25:02; 2. Scott Dahlberg, 28, 25:24; 3. Neil McDonagh, 31, Manitou Springs, CO, 26:03; 4. Leo Castillo, 23, 28:02; 5. Art Siemers, 40, 28:20. Masters (40+): 1. Art Siemers, 40, 28:20; 2. Takamasa Nakanishi, 41, Longmont, CO, 34:28; 3. Joshua Schwarz, 41, Boulder, CO, 37:37. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Daniel Greer, 53, Boulder, CO, 31:01; 2. Kyle Hubbart, 56, Broomfield, CO, 31:27; 3. David Sittner, 50, Boulder, CO, 38:41. Seniors (60+): 1. Masao Maki, 61, Longmont, CO, 42:52; 2. Chuck Gower, 67, Boulder, CO, 44:04; 3. James Steen, 62, Boulder, CO, 44:29. Overall Female: 1. Shannon Payne, 27, Franktown, CO, 29:37; 2. Joanna Zeiger, 42, Boulder, CO, 30:38; 3. Megan Greene, 33, 32:39; 4. Rochelle Persson, 45, Colorado Springs, CO, 33:28; 5. Holly Klamer, 29, Denver, CO, 33:39. Masters (40+): 1. Joanna Zeiger, 42, Boulder, CO, 30:38; 2. Rochelle Persson, 45, Colorado Springs, CO, 33:28; 3. Stephanie Outcalt, 48, Boulder, CO, 38:56. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Andrea Joblinske, 51, Colorado Springs, CO, 43:44; 2. Brooke Leer, 55, Greenwood Village, CO, 47:38; 3. Deanna Alexander, 52, Greeley, CO, 48:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Jo Ann Meyer, 70, Longmont, CO, 42:57; 2.

Katherine Klesmit, 61, Golden, CO, 50:50; 3. Joanne Harms, 61, Fort Collins, CO, 52:19.

Platte River Half Marathon April 7, 2013 Littleton, CO

RUNNERS AT THE START OF THE HIPPITY HOP 5K/10K AT DENVER’S STAPLETON CENTRAL PARK. 24:33. Masters (40+): 1. Satomi Gerdes, 25:06; 2. Caryn Hettler, 25:13; 3. Eileen Wysocki, 25:37. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kim Potter, 26:14; 2. Lisa Schmitz, 26:37; 3. Lisa Jones, 27:21. Seniors (60+): 1. MK Chesley, 32:29; 2. Viola Huber, 56:54; 3. Stella Wagner, 56:55.

Boulder Spring Races April 7, 2013 Boulder, CO 834 Finishers (480 - 13.1M, 127 - 10M, 227 - 5M) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,430’ - Course Records: 13.1M = Scott Larson, 1:06:31 (2003); Yasuyo Iwamoto, 1:16:04 (2004); 10M = Brian Ream, 1:01:13 (2010); Martha Tenorio, 1:06:48 (2012); 5M = Jason Hartman, 24:19 (2012); Brianne Nelson, 28:12 (2012) 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Michael Lovato, 39, Boulder, CO, 1:18:47; 2. Michael Miller, 28, Denver, CO, 1:26:46; 3. Todd Robinson, 39, Frederick, CO, 1:27:38; 4. Carl Schmitt, 42, Nederland, CO, 1:29:53; 5. William Putnam, 27, Boulder, CO, 1:30:33. Masters (40+): 1. Carl Schmitt, 42, Nederland, CO, 1:29:53; 2. Dan Revelle, 42, Denver, CO, 1:33:17; 3. Neal Palles, 44, Longmont, CO, 1:35:55. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bob Basse, 58, Denver, CO, 1:36:19; 2. Steven Connolly, 57, Broomfield, CO, 1:40:21; 3. Marc Winslow, 51, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:41:05. Seniors (60+): 1. Andrew Ogan, 61, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:50:08; 2. David Harper, 63, Boulder, CO, 1:53:10; 3. Michael Puhr, 61, Westminster, CO, 1:54:52.

Overall Female: 1. Amy Nolledo, 41, Longmont, CO, 1:35:42; 2. Lisette Arellano, 25, Boulder, CO, 1:38:26; 3. Lori Nacius,

44, Boulder, CO, 1:38:41; 4. Brooke Davison, 41, Boulder, CO, 1:39:07; 5. Laura Mayo, 40, Boulder, CO, 1:39:36.

Masters (40+): 1. Amy Nolledo, 41, Longmont, CO, 1:35:42; 2. Lori Nacius, 44, Boulder, CO, 1:38:41; 3. Brooke Davison, 41, Boulder, CO, 1:39:07. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Laurie Brockway, 50, Boulder, CO, 1:43:36; 2. Patricia Wassik, 55, Denver, CO, 1:45:53; 3. J’Ne Day-Lucore, 51, Denver, CO, 1:47:46. Seniors (60+): 1. Linda Adam-Hall, 62, Estes Park, CO, 2:05:50; 2. Betty Joe Salyers, 64, Hendersonville, TN, 2:18:12; 3. Robin Flannery, 64, Niwot, CO, 2:28:51.

10M Overall Male: 1. Matthew Frank, 45, Louisville, CO, 1:03:19; 2. Geoffrey Ames, 51, Lafayette, CO, 1:08:31; 3.

Mark Sanazaro, 62, Lafayette, CO, 1:09:42; 4. Steve Spence, 52, 1:10:15; 5. David Frick, 43, Boulder, CO, 1:11:01. Masters (40+): 1. Matthew Frank, 45, Louisville, CO, 1:03:19; 2.

David Frick, 43, Boulder, CO, 1:11:01; 3. Sean P. Malone, 41, Denver, CO, 1:11:48. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Geoffrey Ames, 51, Lafayette, CO, 1:08:31; 2. Steve Spence, 52, 1:10:15; Tim Royston, 55, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:26:31.

Seniors (60+): 1. Mark Sanazaro, 62, Lafayette, CO, 1:09:42; 2. Don Van Dell, 70, Loveland, CO, 1:15:57; 3. Jim Sherry, 64, Boulder, CO, 1:33:22. Overall Female: 1. Kari Anderson, 33, Denver, CO, 1:08:28; 2. Teresa Rider, 54, Boulder, CO, 1:09:23; 3. Jessica Saeger, 26, Aurora, CO, 1:15:03; 4. Sierra Lund, 34, Broomfield, CO, 1:15:58; 5. Kathy Davis, 44, Black Hawk, CO, 1:16:13. Masters (40+): 1. Kathy Davis, 44, Black Hawk, CO, 1:16:13; 2. Patricia Sznip, 41, Centennial, CO, 1:25:41; 3. Rebecca Lasica, 42, Superior, CO, 1:28:38.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Teresa Rider, 54, Boulder, CO, 1:09:23; 2. Diane Groff, 55, Longmont, CO, 1:19:55; 3.

Kathleen Skiba, 50, Erie, CO, 1:26:27. Seniors (60+): 1.

Tracy Matrix, 62, Superior, CO, 1:28:33; 2. Janet Ross, 62, Superior, CO, 1:28:34; 3. Catherine Curtis, 61, Broomfield,

1,895 Finishers - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start = 5,335’, Finish = 5,252’ - Course Records: Jason Delaney, 1:08:48 (2009); Anna Pichrtova, 1:16:02 (2005) Overall Male: 1. Matthew Drake, 24, Boulder, CO, 1:14:26; 2. Matthew Flachs, 35, Fort Collins, CO, 1:15:22; 3. Lonnie Curz, 29, Denver, CO, 1:16:29; 4. Daniel Kenney, 28, Denver, CO, 1:18:35; 5. Travis Daniels, 35, Centennial, CO, 1:19:36.

Masters (40+): 1. Carl Mather, 48, Highlands Ranch, CO, 1:21:45; 2. Jonathan Wells, 42, 1:22:10; 3. Scott Dailey, 47, Centennial, CO, 1:26:00. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Alfred Herzl, 57, Littleton, CO, 1:26:34; 2. Dan Spale, 56, Lakewood, CO, 1:26:36; 3. Jay Survil, 54, Aurora, CO, 1:28:09. Seniors (60+): 1. Buzz Allen, 62, Centennial, CO, 1:36:53; 2. Harry Ladewig, 62, Englewood, CO, 1:40:25; 3. Lee Oly, 62, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:44:16. Overall Female: 1. Heather Utrata, 31, Englewood, CO, 1:20:33; 2. Rachel Viele, 32, Vail, CO, 1:23:35; 3. Nicole Chyr, 35, Englewood, CO, 1:24:22; 4.

Megan Lizotte, 29, Basalt, CO, 1:24:48; 5. Sarah Young, 26, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:26:35. Masters (40+): 1. Connilee Walter, 40, 1:27:59; 2. Christine Adamowski, 45, Evergreen, CO, 1:28:16; 3. Sabine Preisinger, 44, Bailey, CO, 1:33:05.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Andrea Espinosa, 50, Littleton, CO, 1:32:55; 2. Ellen Hart, 54, Denver, CO, 1:36:14; 3. Marianne Aiken, 52, Fort Collins, CO, 1:41:14. Seniors (60+): 1. Diane Ridgway, 64, Arvada, CO, 1:51:41; 2. James Dowdell, 62, Littleton, CO, 2:01:46; 3. Geri Virtue, 62, Lakewood, CO, 2:07:57.

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05/05

Compass Montessori Mesa Run; 10M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Compass Montessori School, Golden, CO; mesarun.com

05/05

Fairmount 5000; 9:00 AM; Fairmount Park, Golden, CO; fairmountpta.org; 303-216-1084

05/05

Grace’s Race 5K; 10:00 AM; Homestead Elementary School, Centennial, CO; Graces-Race. org; 720-939-5195

05/05

Larkspur 5K Challenge; 9:00 AM; Larkspur Elementary, Larkspur , CO; larkspurfunrun.org

05/05

Louisville Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:00 AM; Louisville Community Park, Louisville, CO; enduranceraceseries.com

05/05

Prairie Fire Spring Half; 13.1M, 5K; 7:30 AM; Hyatt Regency, Wichita, KS; prairiefiremarathon. com; 316-265-6236

05/05

Cinco-Cinco 5K; 8:30 AM; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; cincocinco.colostate. edu

RMRR Central Park Race; 5M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org

05/07

Dash and Dine 5K; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com

Collegiate Peaks Trail Run; 50M, 25M; 6:30 AM; Buena Vista Community Center, Buena Vista, CO; collegiatepeakstrailrun.org

05/10

05/04

Columbine Classic; 8M, 4M; 8:30 AM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; columbineclassic.org

05/11

Airlife Memorial Run; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO; airlifedenver.com

05/04

Excel-erator 5K; 8:30 AM; Excel Academy, Arvada, CO; excelerator.wikispaces.com

05/11

Armed Forces Community Run; 5K, 10K; 8:00 AM; Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO; runningguru.com

05/11

Beat the Heat 10K; 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Morrison, CO; alloutmultisport. com

05/11

Canine on the Creek 5K; 10:00 AM; Charlie’s Place Animal Shelter, Dumont, CO; clearcreekrecreation.com; 303567-4822

MAY 05/03

Kokopelli Kids Trail Running Series; 5:30 PM; Bear Creek Park East, Colorado Springs, CO; kokopellikids.com; 719-337-2737

05/04

A Precious Child 5K; 8:00 AM; Chick-fil-A at Larkridge, Thornton, CO; apreciouschild.org; 303466-4272

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Bringing Hope 5K; 9:00 AM; America The Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; bringhishope.com

Furry Scurry; 7:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; furryscurry.org Greenland Trail Races; 50K, 25K, 8M; 7:00 AM; Greenland Open Space, Larkspur, CO; greenland50k.com HRCA Cinco de Mayo Race; 15K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Southridge Recreation Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchraceseries.com

Kokopelli Kids Trail Running Series; 5:30 PM; Bear Creek Park East, Colorado Springs, CO; kokopellikids.com; 719-337-2737

05/11

CMRA Sand Creek 5M; 8:00 AM; Bluff Lake Nature Center, Denver, CO; comastersrun.org

05/11

Day in May 5K; 8:00 AM; Walt Clark Middle School, Loveland, CO; wcmshealthandwellnes. wix.com/a-day-in-may-5k; 970613-5400

05/04

Kohl 5K; 8:00 AM; Kohl Elementary, Broomfield, CO; kohlelementary5k.com

05/04

Mile High 5M; 5M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Sloan’s Lake Park, Denver, CO; facebook.com/MileHigh5

05/04

Nielson Challenge 2M; 8:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

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05/04

Provo City Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Utah County Courthouse, Provo, UT; run13. com

05/11

Flat Out 5K; 8:00 AM; Flatiron Crossing, Broomfield, CO; bolderboulder.com

05/04

runBlossom Race; 5M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Centennial Park, Canon City, CO; runblossom.org

05/11

Girls on the Run 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; hallucinationsports.com

05/04

Take 5 in the Garden of the Gods; 5M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com

05/04

Titan Trot 5K; 9:00 AM; Veteran’s Park, Silt, CO; rifleco.org

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Addi’s Cupcake Trot 5K; 9:00 AM; Little Salt Wash Park, Fruita, CO; addiscupcaketrot.com; 970261-9481 Colorado Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 6:00 AM; Fort Collins, CO; thecoloradomarathon.com

Fear the Deer Trail Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Deer Creek Canyon Park, Littleton, CO; fearthedeer.co; 720-352-3638

05/11

Grand Valley Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 6:30 AM; Palisade, CO; mammothmarathons.org; 435650-0155

05/11

Hayden Cog Run; 8.4M, 5K; 10:00 AM; Town Park, Hayden, CO; runningseries.com; 970276-3741

05/11

High Line Canal Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; deKoevend Park, Centennial, CO; runningguru.com/ event/highline; 303-483-7029

05/11

Knight’s 5K Challenge; 8:00 AM; Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO; rmcad49.org

05/11

Moms Rock 5K for FAST; 9:00 AM; Douglas County Events Center, Castle Rock, CO; momsrock5kforFAST@gmail.com

05/11

New Vision 5K; 8:00 AM; Boyd Lake State Park, Loveland, CO

05/11

Quad Rock Trail Races; 50M, 25M; 5:00 AM; Lory State Park, Fort Collins, CO; gnarrunners. com/quad-rock-50

05/11

Redline 13.1 Denver; 7:00 AM; City of Cuernavaca Park, Denver, CO; redlinerunningcompany.com; 303-834-7717

05/11

Run With The Pack 5K; 8:00 AM; Vista Ridge High School, Colorado Springs, CO; vistaridgeathleticboosterclub.com

05/11

Running for a Cause 5K; 9:00 AM; Santa Fe Trail, Monument, CO; trilakes-fitness.com; 719481-9021

05/11

Sean May Memorial Run; 9M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Barr Lake State Park, Brighton, CO; hallucinationsports.com

05/11

Stober Stallion Run 5K; 8:30 AM; Prospect Park, Wheat Ridge, CO; 303-982-7610

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Strides for Epilepsy 5K; 9:30 AM; CSU Oval, Fort Collins, CO; epilepsycolorado.org; 303-3779774 Ute Pass Pony Run 5K; 8:00 AM; Ute Pass Elementary, Cascade, CO; joanna.bartko@ gmail.com

05/18

Black Canyon Ascent; 10K; 8:00 AM; Black Canyon National Park, Montrose, CO; blackcanyonraces. com

05/18

Boneyard Boogie 10K Trail Race; 9:00 AM; Eagle Valley Middle School, Eagle, CO; vailrec. com; 970-479-2280

05/18

Carbon Valley Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Central Park, Firestone, CO; cvhalfmarathon.org

05/18

Colfax 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; runcolfax.org

05/18

Cottonwood Classic 5K; 8:00 AM; Thorncreek Shopping Center, Thornton, CO; runningguru.com

05/18

Federal Cup 5K; 8:00 AM; Federal Center, Lakewood, CO; fedcup5k.com

05/18

Fit Family 5M; 9:00 AM; Stanley Park, Estes Park, CO; fitfamily5mile.org; 970-577-9823

05/18

High Plains 5K; 8:30 AM; High Plains Elementary School, Englewood, CO; highplainsfunrun. org

05/18

Mike the Headless Chicken 5K; 9:00 AM; Civic Center, Fruita, CO; 970-858-0360

05/18

Red River High Mountain Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Red River Chamber of Commerce, Red River, NM; redriverhalfmarathon.net

05/18

Run to the Shrine; 10K, 5K; 7:15 AM; Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO; cmzoo. org; 719-633-9925 Ext. 147

05/18

Spirit Challenge; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Steamboat Springs Middle School, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com; 970-871-3460

05/18

Women’s Distance Festival 5K; 10:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

05/12

4 For Mom 4M; 8:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; mickysim@yahoo. com

05/12

Adelante 5K; 9:00 AM; Stapleton Recreation Center, Denver, CO; 720-274-2928

05/12

Crazy Legs 10K Trail Run; 7:00 AM; Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, CO; crazylegsraceseries.info

05/19

Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10M; 6:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; runcolfax.org

05/12

Mother of a Half Marathon; 8:30 AM; Eagle, CO; eagleoutsidefestival.com; 970389-3709

05/19

Gallop at the Grove 5K; 8:30 AM; Maple Grove Elementary, Golden, CO; gallopatthegrove. com

05/12

Mother’s Day 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; mothersday5k. com

05/19

Kyffin Elementary 5K; 9:00 AM; Kyffin Elementary School, Golden, CO; finishlinetiming.com

05/19

05/12

Mother’s Day Mile; 1:15 PM; Glenwood Medical Associates, Glenwood Springs, CO; hallucinationsports.com

Miles for Smiles 5K; 9:00 AM; Commons Park, Broomfield, CO; twoangelsfoundation.org

05/19

Reach Your Peak 4M; 8:00 AM; UCCS North Campus, Colorado Springs, CO; jlcoloradosprings. org

05/19

Run With the Bulls 5K; 8:45 AM; Pro Bull Riders Building, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

05/20

Salida All Comers Track Meet; 5:45 PM; Salida High School, Salida, CO; salidarec.com

05/21

Dash and Dine 5K; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com

05/25

Garfield Grumble; 5M; 8:00 AM; Grand Junction, CO; 970-2454243

05/25

Georgetown Railroad & Mining Days Pack Burro Race; 10:00 AM; Georgetown, CO; laughingvalleyranch.com

05/12

05/12

Westminster Women’s Classic; 10M, 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Red City Cafe, Westminster, CO; 3wraces. com Yappy Dog 8.6M; 8:00 AM; South Mesa Elementary School, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

05/14

Dash and Dine 5K; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com

05/16

Liver Life Walk & Twilight 5K; 7:00 PM; City Park, Denver, CO; hallucinationsports.com

05/17

Kokopelli Kids Trail Running Series; 5:30 PM; Bear Creek Park East, Colorado Springs, CO; kokopellikids.com; 719-337-2737

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05/25

Jemez Mountain Trail Runs; 50K, 13.1M; 5:00 AM; Posse Shack, Los Alamos, NM; highaltitudeathletics.org

06/01

Thelma & Louise Half Marathon; 6:30 AM; Moab, UT; moabhalfmarathon.com; 435259-4525

05/25

Run for the Door 5K; 8:30 AM; Cheesman Park, Denver, CO; runforthedoor.org; 303-830-2201

06/01

Unleash the Beast 5K; 8:00 AM; Fort Collins, CO; facebook.com/ pages/Altitude-Running

05/25

West Side Stride 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; thethirdstory.org

06/01

Walk/Run For Their Lives 5K; 8:30 AM; Stoney Ridge Park, Silt, CO; rifleco.org; 970 665-6570

05/26

Double 5K; 8:00 AM; America The Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; double5k.com

06/01

We Run That They May Walk 5K; 8:00 AM; St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greenwood Village, CO

05/26

Narrow Gauge Runs; 10M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Durango, CO; go-dmt. org; 970-749-0644

06/02

Casper Marathon; 23.2M, 13.1M; 6:00 AM; Casper Events Center, Casper, WY; runwyoming.com

05/26

Wyoming Marathon Races; 52.4M, 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 06:00 AM; Lincoln Monument, Laramie, WY; angelfire.com/wy2/marathon

06/02

Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Deadwood, SD; deadwookmickelsontrailmarathon. com; 605-390-6137

05/27

Bolder Boulder 10K; 7:00 AM; Folsom Field, Boulder, CO; bolderboulder.com

05/27

Sage Burner Trail Race; 50K, 25K; 7:30 AM; Hartman Rocks Recreation Area, Gunnison, CO; sageburnertrailrun.com

05/27

Vail Valor Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5M; 8:00 AM; Manor Vail Lodge, Vail, CO; active.com; 970-4457076

05/31

UNDERWEARNESS Drop Your Drawers & Run Wild 5K; 6:30 PM; City Park, Denver, CO; underwearness.org

06/02

06/02

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06/01

06/01

06/01

Gift of Life and Breath 5K; 8:00 AM; Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO; runningguru.com Golden Gate Dirty Thirty; 50K, 12M, and 7M; 6:00 AM; Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Black Hawk, CO; goldengatedirtythirty. org; 303-990-9049

06/01

06/01

Magnet Run 5K; 8:30 AM; Eagle Rim Park, Grand Junction, CO; 970-270-7535

06/01

Mountain to Valley 10-Miler; 10M, 4M; 8:00 AM; Glenwood Park, Glenwood Springs, CO; mountaintovalleyrace.com

06/01

Nielson Challenge 2M; 8:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

06/01

Run For Aurora; 50M, 50K; 7:00 AM; Roxborough State Park, Littleton, CO; runwithitracing.com; 720-434-2478

06/01

Sierra’s Race Against Meningitis 5K; 8:30 AM; The Ranch, Loveland, CO; sierrasraceagainstmeningitis.com; 970-669-6212

06/01

06/15

Summer Breeze Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Boulder Valley Ice, Superior, CO; alloutmultisport. com

06/08

Ruff! Life Dog Jog 2M; 9:00 AM; Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; milldogrescue.org

06/15

Turkey Track Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 8:00 AM; Gate #5, Pagosa Springs, CO; joingecko. org

06/08

Run the Rockies Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 7:30 AM; Frisco, CO; runtherockies.com; 970-668-2558

06/16

Steamwork’s Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Durango, CO; go-dmt. org; 970-247-7434

Apex PRD Foundation Father’s Day 5K; 8:00 AM; Apex Center, Arvada, CO; apexprd.org/5k; 303-424-2739

06/08

06/16

Sunrise Stampede; 10K, 2M; 8:30 AM; Longmont High School, Longmont, CO; sunrisestampede. com; 303-449-2825

Arroyito Lake View 5M; 8:00 AM; North Shore Trails, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

06/08

06/16

Tour de Tikes 5K; 8:30 AM; Cottonwood Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; lfsrm.org; 719-314-0232

Coda Coffee Estes Park Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Estes Park High School, Estes Park, CO; epmarathon.org; 970-586-8191

06/16

Father’s Day 4K; 5:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; fathersday4k.com; 303-517-7046

06/16

Father’s Day 5K; 8:00 AM; Old Town Fort Coilins, Fort Collins, CO; footoftherockies.com

06/16

FIBArk 10K Trail Run; 8:00 AM; Arkansas Hills Trail System, Salida, CO; salidarec.com; 719539-5703

06/20

All Comers Summer Track Meet Series; 6:00 PM; Potts Field, Boulder, CO; boulderroadrunners. org; 303-931-4690

06/20

Colorado Corporate Challenge 8K; 6:00 PM; Colorado Tech Center, Louisville, CO; corporatechallengecolorado.com

06/22

Children With Hope; 10K, 5K; 7:50 AM; Wingate Elementary School, Grand Junction, CO; CWHrace.com; 970-256-1610

06/22

Estes Park Trail Ascent; 9:00 AM; Pole Hill Road, Estes Park, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303-522-4387

06/08

Utah Valley Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K; 6:00 AM; Utah County Courthouse, Provo, UT; utahvalleymarathon.com

06/08

Vail Pass Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Golden Peak, Vail, CO; mountaingames.com Water Tower 5M; 7:30 AM; West End Airport, Grand Junction, CO; 970-241-6478

RMRR Bible Park 4K; 8:00 AM; Bible Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8766

06/08

06/09

06/02

Steamboat Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K; 7:00 AM; Steamboat Springs, CO; steamboatmarathon. com

Garden of the Gods 10M; 7:00 AM; Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO; gardentenmile.com

Steps-n-Strides 5K; 7:30 AM; Clement Park, Littleton, CO; kyleoc.org

06/09

Run the Rockies Trail Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Frisco Day Lodge, Frisco, CO; friscorecreation.com; 970-668-2558

06/09

Skirt Sports Women’s Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Superior Market Place, Superior, CO; skirtsports.com

All Comers Summer Track Meet Series; 6:00 PM; Potts Field, Boulder, CO; boulderroadrunners. org; 303-931-4690

06/09

Spring Runoff 10K Trail Race; 8:30 AM; Vail Village, Vail, CO; mountaingames.com

06/22

Esprit de She; 10K, 5K; 7:00 PM; Lifetime Fitness, Westminster, CO; espritdeshe.com

06/09

Howelsen Hill 8M; 8M, 4M; 8:00 AM; Olympian Hall, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com

06/06

Strides for Epilepsy 5K; 9:30 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; epilepsycolorado.org; 303.377.9774

06/09

VPI K9K; 9:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; bkbltd.com; 720-982-8933

06/22

06/07

HART ‘All Comers’ Track Meet; 6:00 PM; Lewis Palmer High School, Monument, CO; highaltituderunningteam.com

La Sportiva Summer Solstice Trail Run; 10K, 5K; 5:00 PM; Beaver Creek Mountain, Beaver Creek, CO; vailrec.com; 970479-2280

06/12

Summit Trail Running Series; 10K, 5K; 5:45 PM; Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com

06/22

06/08

Break the Cycle Race against Domestic Violence 5K; 8:00 AM; South Fork, CO; heathermeyer. net; 719-480-1525

06/13

FIBArk Tenderfoot Mountain Hill Climb; 6:00 PM; Tenderfoot Mountain, Salida, CO; salidarec. com; 719-539-5703

Panoramic At Bear Creek; 4M, 2M, 1M; 7:30 AM; Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

06/22

06/15

Bacon Burner 5K; 9:30 AM; Frisco, CO; friscorecreation.com; 970-668-2558

Rock & Walk & Optional 5K; 9:00 AM; America The Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; thetearsfoundation.org

06/22

06/15

FIBArk Road Races; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Thonhoff Park, Salida, CO; salidarec.com; 719-539-5703

Run4Recovery 5K; 8:00 AM; Parker Valley Hope, Parker, CO; finishlinetiming.com

06/22

06/15

Mt Evans Ascent; 14.5M; 7:30 AM; Mt Evans, Idaho Springs, CO; racingunderground.com; 303642-7917

San Juan Solstice 50 Mile; 5:00 AM; Lake City, CO; lakecity50. com; 970-260-9108

06/22

06/15

Race For Hope 5K; 9:00 AM; Rampart High School, Colorado Springs, CO; raceforheartwork. wix.com;

Slacker Half Marathon; 13.1M, 4M; 8:00 AM; Georgetown, CO; slackerhalfmarathon.com; 303679-2312

06/22

06/15

Sailin’ Shoes; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

Stadium Stampede; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO; stadiumstampede.org

West End 3K; 6:00 PM; West Pearl Street, Boulder, CO; downtownboulderraces.com; 303-449-3774

06/08

Camp Eden 5K; 10:00 AM; Camp Eden, Golden, CO; campeden5k. org

06/08

CMRA Elk Meadow Trail Race; 10K; 8:00 AM; Elk Meadow Park, Evergreen, CO; comastersrun.org

06/08

Fallen Officer Memorial Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Cornerstone Park, Englewood , CO; bitnermemorialfund.org; 720281-5938

06/08

Taste of Louisville Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Louisville, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303522-4387

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Set the PACE for Prostate Cancer 5K; 8:30 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; events. prostateconditions.org

06/02

06/06

Kilometers for C.O.P.S.; 5K; 9:00 AM; Colorado State Patrol Drive Track, Golden, CO; bearevents. org; 303-518-0232

06/08

Rock & Stroll 5K; 9:00 AM; Boulder Running Company, Greenwood Village, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303522-4387

06/08

06/15

06/02

06/05

Jodi’s Race for Awareness 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303522-4387

Hardcrabble Mountain Trail Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Bear Basin Ranch, Westcliffe, CO; hardscrabblerun.com; 719-7833018

Neighborly Service 5K; 8:00 AM; Ruby Hill Park, Denver, CO; NeighborlyService.org; 303-7408809

Leaves of Hope 5K; 8:30 AM; Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303522-4387

06/02

Jack Quinn’s 5K Championship Race; 5:00 PM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; jackquinnsrunners.com; 719-357-7867

Front Range Relay; 8:00 AM; Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, CO; rltrelays.com

06/08

May/June 2013

Jackson Hole Half Marathon; 9:00 AM; Phil Baux Park, Jackson, WY; jhhalf.com

06/22

Undy 5000; 8:30 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; Undy5000.org; 303205-1090 x 8514

06/29

06/23

Hellacious Trail Challenge 10M; 7:00 AM; Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org; 719761-2291

Bristol Mile; 5:00 PM; Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs, CO; bristolmile.com; 719-238-2298

06/29

06/23

Pie in the Sky Trail Race; 20K, 10K; 8:30 AM; Alma, CO; almatrailrace.com; 719-836-7017

Castle Rock Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 7:00 AM; Castle Rock, CO; hallucinationsports. com; 303-522-4387

06/29

CF Climb; 7:00 AM; Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO; colorado.cff.org; 303-296-6610

06/29

Copper Mountain Trail Marathon Relay; 3:30 PM; Burning Stone Plaza, Copper Mountain, CO; coloradorunningfestival.com; 858-775-7104

06/23

PurpleStride 5K; 7:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; purplestride.org; 720-226-8692

06/23

Strawberry Shortcut; 10K, 5K, 1M; 7:00 AM; Glenwood Medical Associates, Glenwood Springs, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303-522-4387 Salida All Comers Track Meets; 5:45 PM; Salida High School, Salida, CO; salidarec.com; 719539-5703

06/29

Habitat Home Run; 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Habitat Homes, Grand Junction, CO; 970-255-9850

The Metro Mile; 6:45 PM; Infinity Park, Glendale, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303522-4387

06/29

06/24

Leadville Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 15M; 8:00 AM; Sixth Street Gym, Leadville, CO; leadvilleraceseries. com

06/26

Summit Trail Running Series; 10K, 5K; 5:45 PM; Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com

06/24

06/29

North Fork 50; 50M, 50K; 7:00 AM; Pine, CO; northfork50.com; 303-903-3533

06/29

06/28

Copper Mountain Twilight 10K; 6:30 PM; Burning Stone Plaza, Copper Mountain, CO; coloradorunningfestival.com

Northside Stride 5K; 9:00 AM; Sloan’s Lake Park, Denver, CO; plannedpethoodposse.org; 303214-8361

06/29

Aspen Backcountry Marathon; 6:00 AM; Aspen, CO; aspenbackcountrymarathon.com

06/29

Race for the Stars Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Winter Park, CO, Fraser, CO; shiningstarsfoundation.org; 970726-8009

06/29

Silverton 6/12/24 Hour; 8:00 AM; Kendall Mountain Recreation Area, Silverton, CO; silvertonalpinerunning.com; 602361-7440

06/29

Veterans’ Home Run 5K; 7:00 AM; Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

06/30

Copper Mountain Trail Races; 13.1M, 10K; 9:00 AM; Burning Stone Plaza, Copper Mountain, CO; coloradorunningfestival.com; 858-775-7104

06/30

Lyons River Run 5K; 8:00 AM; Lyons Department of Parks and Recreation, Lyons, CO; townoflyons.com; 303-823-8250 JULY

07/04

4 on the Fourth 4K; 8:00 AM; Avery Brewing Company, Boulder, CO; averybrewing.com

07/04

All Comers Summer Track Meet Series; 6:00 PM; Potts Field, Boulder, CO; boulderroadrunners. org; 303-931-4690

07/04

07/04

07/04

Avalanche 50K; 2:00 AM; Kendall Mountain, Silverton, CO; silvertonalpinerunning.com Boogie’s Diner Buddy Run; 5M; 8:00 AM; Boogie’s Diner, Aspen, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303-522-4387 Firecrackers & Flapjacks 4M; 8:00 AM; EB Rains Park, Northglenn, CO; northglenn.org; 303-450-8800

07/04

FireKracker 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Fort Collins, CO; fortcollinsrunningclub.org; 970556-3279

07/04

Freedom Run 5K; 8:00 AM; Evergeen Middle School, Evergreen, CO; mtevans.org; 303-674-6400

07/04

HRCA Independence Day 5K; 8:30 AM; Highlands Ranch Town Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchraceseries.com

07/04

Independence Day 10K Trail Race; 7:00 AM; Carter Park, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com

07/04

July 4th Fun Run 4M; 7:15 AM; Palmer Lake Regional Park, Palmer Lake, CO; july4funrun. com

07/04

Let Freedom Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Streets Fitness, Louisville, CO; 3wraces.com

07/04

Liberty Dash 5K; 9:00 AM; Sweetwater Park, Lone Tree, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303-522-4387

07/04

Liberty Point 5K; 7:30 AM; Pueblo West, CO; pueblounitedway.org

07/04

Liberty Run 4M; 8:30 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303522-4387

07/04

Race Against Cancer 5K; 7:15 AM; Greeley, CO; unco.edu

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07/06

07/06

07/06

07/06

Scar Top Mountain; 12K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association, Golden, CO; runcoalcreek.com; 303-642-3088 Aspen Valley Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Wagner Park, Aspen, CO; aspenvalleymarathon.com Esprit de She; 10K, 5K; 4:00 PM; Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Denver, CO; espritdeshe.com Gold Rush 9M Mountain Race; 8:30 AM; Victor, CO; victorcolorado.com; 719-689-3601 LaSportiva Vail Hill Climb; 7.5M; 8:00 AM; Vail Mountain, Vail, CO; vailrec.com; 970-479-2280

07/06

Mountain Madness Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 7:30 AM; Howelson Ice Rink, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com

07/06

Nielson Challenge 2M; 8:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

07/13

International Hearing Dog 5K; 8:00 AM; Sloan’s Lake Park, Denver, CO; hearingdog.org

07/13

Race for the Cure 5K; 7:00 AM; Rio Grande Park, Aspen, CO; komenaspen.org; 970-920-0250

07/13

Roger’s River Run 5K; 7:30 AM; Roger’s Grove, Longmont, CO; ci.longmont.co.us; 303-651-8406

07/13

Run for Hope 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Fort Collins, CO; runforhope.net; 970-229-1366

07/14

Barr Trail Mountain Race; 12M; 7:00 AM; Cog Railway Station, Maniutou Springs, CO; runpikespeak.com

07/14

Leadville Silver Rush 50M; 6:00 AM; Cloud City Ski Hut, Leadville, CO; leadvilleraceseries.com

07/17

Summit Trail Running Series; 10K, 5K; 5:45 PM; Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com

07/18

All Comers Summer Track Meet Series; 6:00 PM; Potts Field, Boulder, CO; boulderroadrunners. org; 303-931-4690

07/06

Redline 13.1 Longmont; 6:00 AM; Sandstone Ranch Park, Longmont, CO; redlinerunningcompany.com

07/19

07/06

Run 4 Independence 5M; 9:00 AM; The Vintage Hotel, Winter Park, CO; hallucinationsports. com; 303-522-4387

EPIC Rocky Mountain Relay; 8:00 AM; Canon City, CO; epicrelays.com; 720-398-7989

07/20

Classic 10K; 7:00 AM; Tiffany Square, Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com; 719-635-8803

Turkey Flats Loop Trail Run; 9.6M; 9:00 AM; Turkey Flats, Grand Junction, CO; 970-4349753

07/20

07/06

07/07

5K Family Fun Run; 7:00 AM; Security Service Field, Colorado Springs, CO; wsharp@skysox. com

07/07

RMRR Stone House Park 2M; 8:00 AM; Stone House Park, Lakewood, CO; rmrr.org; 303871-8366

07/07

07/09

07/10

07/13

07/13

Summer Roundup Trail Run; 12K; 7:00 AM; Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; summerroundup.com; 719-4732625 Casper Chase 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Casper, WY; casperchase5K.org; 307-3515757 Pearl Street Mile; 5:30 PM; Pearl Street Mall, Boulder, CO; downtownboulderraces.com; 303-449-3774 Allenspark Run Like the Wind; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; The Old Gallery, Allenspark, CO; allensparkoldgallery.com; 303747-2840 CMRA White Ranch Trail Run; 10K; 8:00 AM; White Ranch Park, Golden, comastersrun.org

07/13

Heroes 6K; 8:00 AM; Community Park, Louisville, CO; heroesinrecovery.com

07/13

Hobbler Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 6:30 AM; Arts Park, Springville, UT; run13.com

07/13

Hogback Hustle 5K; 8:30 AM; New Castle, CO; newcastlerec. com; 970-984-3352

07/13

Idaho Springs Pack Burro Race; 10:30 AM; Idaho Springs, CO; laughingvalleyranch.com; 720-234-8200

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Firefly Run 5K; 8:30 PM; City Park, Denver, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303522-4387

07/20

Kendall Mountain Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 8:00 AM; Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton, CO; silvertonalpinerunning.com

07/20

Salvation Army 5K; 9:00 AM; Barefoot Park, Colorado Springs, CO; 719-761-2291

07/20

Spring Creek Memorial; 9M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com

07/21

Donor Dash 5K; 8:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; donoralliance.org

07/21

07/21

Double Road Race; 10K, 5K, 1M; 7:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; doubleroadracedenver.com; 650-917-9563 Keystone Trail Races; 13.1M, 10K; 9:00 AM; River Run East, Keystone, CO; enduranceraceseries.com; 858775-7104

07/21

LaSportiva Vail Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Vail Village, Vail, CO; vailrec.com; 970-479-2280

07/22

Salida All Comers Track Meets; 5:45 PM; Salida High School, Salida, CO; salidarec.com; 719539-5703

07/23

Gut Buster 5K; 9:00 AM; Granby Town Hall, Granby, CO; townofgranby.com; 970-887-3961

06/16

The Dirty Dash; 8:00 AM; Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, Littleton, CO; thedirtydash.com

07/27

Human Race 5K/10K; 7:00 AM; Civic Center Park, Fort Collins, CO; FortCollinsHumanRace.com; 970-556-3279

06/16

Tough Mudder II; 9:00 AM; Beaver Creek Resort, Avon, CO; toughmudder.com

07/27

Kiowa Kickin’ 5K; 8:35 AM; Yellow Pine Ranch, Kiowa, CO; jillandnigel@netzero.net

06/23

Whitewater Adventure Race; 2:30 PM; Centennial Park, Canon City, CO; royalgorgewhitewaterfestival.com

07/27

LaSportiva Eldora Trail 10K; 8:00 AM; Eldora Mountain Resort, Nederland, CO; digdeepsports. com; 303-960-8129

06/29

Run For Your Lives 5K; 9:00 AM; American Safari Ranch, Fairplay, CO; runforyourlives.com

07/27

Monument Downhill 5K; 8:00 AM; Monument Road, Grand Junction, CO; monumentdownhill. com; 970-270-0774

07/20

Survivor Mud Run; 9:00 AM; Valley Dirt Riders Park, Berthoud, CO; survivormudrun.com

07/27

Pioneer Day Classic; 10K, 5K; 7:30 AM; Timpview High School, Provo, UT; run13.com

07/27

Kiss Me Dirty; 9:00 AM; Colorado Horse Park, Parker, CO; kissmedirty.com

07/27

Running Bear 5K; 8:00 AM; Town Park, La Veta, CO; lesleefiler@ yahoo.com

07/27

Skunk Hollow Sneaker Chase; 16M, 8M; 8:00 AM; Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com

07/27

Timpanogos Half Marathon; 6:00 AM; American Fork, UT; timphalf.com

Deseret News Classic Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K; 5:30 AM; Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, UT; deseretnewsclassic.com

07/26

America the Beautiful 5K; 4:00 PM; Boulder Park, Colorado Springs, CO; 719-330-4029

07/27

Dog Days Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; City Park, Westminster, CO; alloutmultisport. com

JULY

triathlon/duathlon MAY 05/11

Barkin Dog Duathlon; 7:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.com; 303642-7917

05/11

Ordinary Mortals Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Colorado State University Pueblo, Pueblo, CO; ordinarymortals.org

05/18

Summer Open Sprint Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Union Reservoir, Longmont, CO; withoutlimits.com

05/22

Horsetooth Tri Training Series; 6:00 PM; Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO; horsetoothtritraining.com

05/29

Horsetooth Tri Training Series; 6:00 PM; Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO; horsetoothtritraining.com

05/04

SHAPE Diva Dash; 8:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; divadash.com

06/01

05/04

Spartan Military Sprint Race I; 9:00 AM; Fort Carson Army Base, Colorado Springs, CO; spartanrace.com

Boulder Sunrise Tri/Du/Run; 7:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; yourcausesports.org

06/01

Fort Collins Children’s Triathlon; 9:00 AM; O’Dea Core Knowledge Elementary, Fort Collins, CO; fortcollinschildrenstriathlon.com

06/02

Foothills Feat Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Foothills Recreation Center, Littleton, CO; foothillsfeattriathlon. com

06/05

Horsetooth Tri Training Series; 6:00 PM; Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO; horsetoothtritraining.com

06/06

Stroke and Stride Aquathlon Series; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195

06/07

Metro Brokers TriathlON Friday; 6:00 PM; Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; metrobrokerstriathlon.com; 303843-0100

06/08

HRCA Tune Up Sprint Triathlon; 6:00 AM; Westridge Recreation Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchraceseries.com

06/08

NEWBIE Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.com; 303642-7917

06/08

Ruidoso Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Ruidoso, NM; bicycleruidoso.com; 575-937-7106

07/28

07/28

07/31

Destination Health 5K; 8:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; hallucinationsports.com; 303-522-4387 Kid’s Cure for Cancer 5K; 8:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; brentsplace.org Summit Trail Running Series; 10K, 5K; 5:45 PM; Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com

adventure/mud runs MAY

05/05

05/11

05/11

05/18

America The Beautiful 5K; 4:00 PM; Boulder Park, Colorado Springs, CO; 719-330-4029

07/24

May/June 2013

07/27

Spartan Military Sprint Race II; 9:00 AM; Fort Carson Army Base, Colorado Springs, CO; spartanrace.com Rugged Maniac Obstacle Race; 8:00 AM; Thunder Valley Motocross Park, Lakewood, CO; ruggedmaniac.com Trail Run and Ranch Festival; 8:00 AM; Historic Triple B Ranch, Woodland Park, CO; thefightagainstmelanoma.org Commando Extreme; 9:00 AM; Spruce Mountain Ranch, Larkspur, CO; commandoextreme.com JUNE

06/01

BIGDOGBRAG MUD Challenge; 9:00 AM; CSU Pueblo, Pueblo, CO; bigdogbrag.com

06/08

Teva X-1 Mud Run; 1:30 PM; Vail Village, Vail, CO; mountaingames. com

06/15

Tough Mudder I; 9:00 AM; Beaver Creek Resort, Avon, CO; toughmudder.com

06/16

The Color Run; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; thecolorrun. com

JUNE

06/09

Denver Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Sports Authority Field, Denver, CO; denvertriathlon.com

06/25

AQUAMAN Swim & Run Series; 6:15 PM; Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; withoutlimits. com; 303-408-1195

07/09

AQUAMAN Swim & Run Series; 6:15 PM; Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; withoutlimits. com; 303-408-1195

07/21

Steamboat Lake Sprint Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Steamboat Lake State Park, Clark, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195

06/09

Greeley Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Greeley, CO; greeleytriathlon.com Horsetooth Tri Training Series; 6:00 PM; Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO; horsetoothtritraining.com

06/26

Horsetooth Tri Training Series; 6:00 PM; Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO; horsetoothtritraining.com

07/10

Horsetooth Tri Training Series; 6:00 PM; Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO; horsetoothtritraining.com

07/23

AQUAMAN Swim & Run Series; 6:15 PM; Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; withoutlimits. com; 303-408-1195

06/12

Stroke and Stride Aquathlon Series; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195

07/10

Tri Training: Open Water Swim; 5:00 PM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Morrison, CO; Lakewood.org/ TriTraining; 303-987-5419

07/24

06/12

Tri Training: Open Water Swim; 5:00 PM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Morrison, CO; Lakewood.org/ TriTraining; 303-987-5419

06/27

Horsetooth Tri Training Series; 6:00 PM; Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO; horsetoothtritraining.com

06/29

Copper Mountain Duathlon; 9:00 AM; Burning Stone Plaza, Copper Mountain, CO; coloradorunningfestival.com; 858-775-7104

07/11

Stroke and Stride Aquathlon Series; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195

07/24

06/13

Stroke and Stride Aquathlon Series; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195

Tri Training: Open Water Swim; 5:00 PM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Morrison, CO; Lakewood.org/ TriTraining; 303-987-5419

06/29

Lookout Mountain Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Mt Vernon Country Club, Golden, CO; racingunderground. com; 303-642-7917

07/13

Pagosa Duathlon; 7:45 AM; Monument Park Road, Pagosa Springs, CO; pagosaduathlon. com

07/25

06/16

5430 Sprint Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bouldersprint.com

Stroke and Stride Aquathlon Series; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195

Horsetooth Tri Training Series; 6:00 PM; Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO; horsetoothtritraining.com

06/29

TriBella Women’s Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; withoutlimits. com; 303-408-1195

07/14

06/19

Boulder Peak Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; 5150boulder.com

07/27

07/16

06/20

Stroke and Stride Aquathlon Series; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195

AQUAMAN Swim & Run Series; 6:15 PM; Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; withoutlimits. com; 303-408-1195

XTERRA Indian Peaks Triathlon; 9:30 AM; Eldora Mountain Resort, Nederland, CO; digdeepsports.com; 303-9608129

07/28

Evergreen Sprint Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Evergreen Lake, Evergreen, CO; racingunderground.com

07/30

AQUAMAN Swim & Run Series; 6:15 PM; Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; withoutlimits. com; 303-408-1195

07/31

Horsetooth Tri Training Series; 6:00 PM; Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO; horsetoothtritraining.com

JULY 07/02

06/23

TriBoulder; 7:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bbsctri. com 07/04

06/23

Tri on the Plains; 7:00 AM; North Sterling Reservoir State Park, Sterling, CO; triontheplains.org

06/23

XTERRA Curt Gowdy; 8:45 AM; Curt Gowdy State Park, Laramie, WY; withoutlimits.com

07/06

AQUAMAN Swim & Run Series; 6:15 PM; Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; withoutlimits. com; 303-408-1195 Stroke and Stride Aquathlon Series; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195 My Way or the Tri Way; 8:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.com

07/17

Horsetooth Tri Training Series; 6:00 PM; Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO; horsetoothtritraining.com

07/18

Stroke and Stride Aquathlon Series; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195

07/20

Big Sky Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Community Center, Bennett, CO; racingunderground.com

EB RAINS PARK NORTHGLENN (120th & I-25) 8am Start Time More information: 303-450-8800 or northglenncf.org

Northside Stride 5K Run, Walk, Kid’s Fun Run

June 29, 2013 - 9:00 AM Sloan’s Lake, Denver, CO All proceeds benefit the Marcia Mounsy Foundation helping children of northwest Denver

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LOOK AT ME NOW TH E LI G HTE R S I D E

We’ve all heard that old philosophical question “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” I won’t even try to answer this given the necessity of thereby addressing issues of unperceived existence, the unobserved world, and reality. My reality is that’s all well beyond my capabilities for philosophical analysis.

I don’t go much deeper than pondering what if there were no hypothetical questions?

On first hearing the forest question, I didn’t get much past the mystery of how’d the entire tree actually fall over by itself. However, if one were to analogize this query to the sport of running, the question might be “If a runner sets a personal running record in the forest and no one else is there, did it really happen?” In our present era of social media, the answer is, “Of course, you Twitterhead. Everyone would know within eight seconds!”

That’s because today’s runner is adept, as well as interested, in letting everyone know about his or her wonderful running accomplishments. Social media has not only provided terrific new verbs, including tweeting, blogging, texting, and podcasting, but it’s also given runners the ability to quickly disseminate their results and race photos. I may be one of the remaining 14 people in North America without a personal Facebook page, but I do recognize the benefits of certain elements of social media. However, I’m not the type who is compelled to let people know I finally cooked a soufflé without it sinking, let alone communicate my great training run or race result. If I were that runner in the woods, no one would know of the stellar running performance unless I advised a relatively uninterested chipmunk on the way back to my car.

Perhaps this all stems from my first marathon, which occurred when I was 17 years old. That race was much different from today’s mega races. It had fewer than 100 runners, about eight spectators (if you include the two stupefied park maintenance staff wondering what in the name of insanity we were doing), a couple of meager aid stations, and no finisher medals.

The only people aware of my performance were the ones within earshot of the bellowing guy with the megaphone who announced the names and times of runners as they crossed the finish line. This was well before today’s ability to track runners by their race chip and have not only finishing times automatically sent via cell phone texts but also various split times along the 46 coloradorunnermag.com

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racecourse. Perhaps someday they’ll have tracking ability so that someone following my progress might receive a more descriptive text saying, “Bottomed out at 21.3 miles. Going to be a death march from here on out. Have pity on him. It’s not pretty.”

Certainly I shared the result of my first marathon with my immediate family and a few close friends, but I didn’t feel compelled to broadcast it beyond that point because the achievement was personal and internally savored. To me, some things happen on a need-to-know basis and not everyone needs to know. I’m the type of person who is as disinclined to put a bumper sticker on my car stating something to the effect that My 3rd Grader Can Do Long Division as I am in putting on a Boston Marathon sticker.

I’d actually be more inclined to stick a poor result on my car and maybe get some words of encouragement or sound advice. Maybe I can market humbling bumper stickers, maybe one displaying the first time I figuratively crashed and burned during a marathon. My goal of negative splits turned out to be more like negative pits. Not far into the second half of that marathon, I felt like my legs were laden with lead, and hallucinations entertained me the remainder of the way. Perhaps a bumper sticker detailing my inconsistent half-marathon splits, saying 1:22+1:43=BONK! Or perhaps a decal paraphrasing Julius Caesar, “I came. I ran. I bonked.”

I don’t need pats on the back for a good performance as much as I could use some words of commiseration for a bad one. I know I’m in the small minority here and that most runners are interested in displaying their accomplishments not only in their family rooms but also on their shirts, car bumpers, tattoos, Facebook, and blogs. And I do truly get it. It’s an accomplishment and goal that you achieved and you want others to know about. That’s fine, and it’s a personal choice. If you want to put on your car a 100K sticker or a Twenty-six Point Freaking Two sticker then it’s all well and good. Hey, Honk If You Ran a Marathon!

As I see more and more bumper stickers available at race expos, I wonder where we draw the line regarding what types of running achievements should be publicized. How about Grabbed a Drink at An Aid Station While Opening a Gel Packet With My Teeth and Didn’t Get Anything on My Shirt!

Maybe someday I’ll get something publicizing that I’m part of this larger group of running nuts. Something only runners would understand.

Maybe, Got Toenails?

Bob Schwartz is the author of the best selling humor book “I Run, Therefore I Am – NUTS!!” and the newly released sequel “I Run, Therefore I Am – STILL Nuts!” Check out @RunningLaughs.

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