Colorado Runner - Issue 70: Winter 2015/2016

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FEATURES 14 // NUTRITION ADVANTAGE Energy bars, gels, and electrolyte replacers. Are they essential sports food?

16 // GET THE STINK OUT Tips on how to wash wet, dirty running clothes.

18 // AVOIDING INJURY Dynamic stretching. Why you should warm up before running to prevent injury.

20 // COLORADO’S TOP TIMES Find out who ran the fastest half marathons and 10Ks this year in Colorado.

26 // THE FAST LANE She who has the most fun won. A quest to race in the big pond of the ITU World Championship.

28 // SHOE REVIEW Check out the best new shoe styles.

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PU B LI S H E R ’ S LET TE R

Your Prerace Game Plan How to taper and plan to get a personal best!

You may have started training for a half marathon or marathon race four months ago. Now that your race is finally here, you want to get to the finish line well rested, in top form, injury free, and excited to race. Here are a few tips to run your best race.

1. Taper The taper phase of a mara-

thon training program aims to drastically cut back your training so that you are ready to perform at your peak on race day. Just as you took a few days to adequately recover from your hardest long runs, the taper phase of your training program will allow your body to rest and recover from the months of hard training that you’ve been putting in. But you don’t want to rest too much and give up all of your hard fought new fitness, so this phase can be a time to focus on shorter, but still intense workouts.

Most marathoners will give themselves a two to three week taper period before a key race. This is only done for a race that is very important and for which you want to race at your absolute peak.

And a three week taper is only necessary if you have put a significant amount of stress on your body, meaning that you’ve truly been training at a consistently high level.

This means that your longest run will be performed two to three weeks out from your goal race date. The volume of your weekly mileage will drop about 20% each week until race day.

2. Prerace Checklist Make a prerace checklist. There’s nothing worse than training

for months, only to show up on race day without your shoes. True story - my wife was running a half marathon last fall and a guy near her was running in sandals. Not on purpose, but because he forgot his shoes. About halfway through the race, his wife stopped him on the side of the road and gave him his running shoes. Here are some items that you may want to include on your checklist: bib number, safety pins, hat, shoes, socks, sports bra, top, shorts, possible throwaway clothes if it’s cold at the start, another outfit to change into after you finish, a towel, deodorant, body glide, any energy or hydration you plan to carry, such as gels, a fuel belt, sunscreen, hair ties, cellphone, breakfast, GPS watch, a jacket, chap-stick, compression socks, arm warmers, and baby wipes. If you’re traveling far from home, you might want to pack a few extra race clothing options. What if the forecast changes and you need a jacket or gloves? It’s better to overpack and not need the extra clothes than to have to spend money at the race expo on clothes you’ve never tested during training. And don’t forget to fully charge any gadgets that you plan to run with. You don’t want your GPS watch to lose it’s battery power three miles from the finish line.

3. Nutrition

Just like you don’t want to wear a new pair of running shoes on race day, you don’t want to try new foods leading up to a key race either. Hopefully you’ve experimented with various foods and drinks on your long runs and you know what works best for your body. It’s easy to get nervous before an important race, so I like to cut down on my fiber intake the day before a race. It’s important to make sure you are getting enough carbohydrates, like pasta and rice. Since you’ve cut back on your mileage, don’t go overboard and eat too much. That can lead to feeling bloated or sluggish. Eating simple, easily digestible foods is best in the 24 hours before the race start. Many athletes like to wake up early on race day and eat breakfast two to three hours before the start. Sip water or electrolyte beverages throughout the morning to stay hydrated. Many runners will eat energy gels during a long event as well.

I hope these tips can help you get to your next race starting line feeling confident, well rested, and ready to run!

Derek Griffiths

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“deceptively difficult,” according to U.S. team member Josh Eberly of Gunnison. “It was a combination of everything, the grueling climb, the slickness of the rocks, the shoe-sucking mud, the long descent. It was a tough course.”

The course consisted of 13K, requiring three loops, which meant three long climbs and descents. The course required strength, endurance, speed, and focus. In fifth was Joseph Gray of Colorado Springs in 51:16. Second for Team USA was fellow Coloradoan Andy Wacker of Boulder in 13th in 52:25. Eberly placed 45th in 55:29.

Trials Will Be Televised

BOULDER’S EGGLESTON WINS THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CHICAGO HALF MARATHON.

Eggleston Wins Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Despite hot and humid conditions, Jeffrey Eggleston of Boulder won the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon in July in 65 minutes and five seconds.

After winning in 2013, and training partner Andy Wacker finishing first last year, Eggleston was very focused entering the race.

“Andy and I had this unspoken agreement that if I was coming out to Chicago, we had to keep the title in Boulder,” he told organizers.

Eggleston broke from the field within the first mile, never relinquishing the lead.

“I wanted to push myself and need to learn how to run hard in the humidity. I need to train myself how to run in difficult conditions. I’m not the best heat runner, but I’m getting better at it. This is great prep.”

Mountain Running Teams Medal in Wales Team USA’s junior men struck team silver at the 31st World Mountain Running Championships on September 19 in Betws-y-Coed, Wales. Levi Thomet finished second in the 8.9-kilometer course. Ninth-place finisher Ben Butler of Highlands Ranch ran 36:49.

In the 4.7-kilometer junior women’s race, Team USA realized a gold medal by Alaska’s Allie Ostrander. She bested the field by 38 seconds to take the win in 19:44. Lily Tomasula Martin of Allenspark placed 30th in 22:49.

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NBC will broadcast unprecedented live coverage on air and online of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon on Saturday, February 13, 2016 beginning at 1 p.m. ET from Los Angeles, California. This marks the first time in U.S. Olympic Team Trials history that the men’s and women’s marathons will be televised live nationally.

Expected to headline the men’s field will be 2014 Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi, a three-time Olympian who earned a silver medal in Athens. Other notable Olympians in the field include Abdi Abdirahman, Ryan Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein, and Matt Tegenkamp. Expected to lead the women’s field is three-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan, who won a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Other notable runners will include London Olympian Desiree Linden, Amy Cragg, Kara Goucher, and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor.

Boulder Sports Hall of Fame Inducts New Class The 2015 Boulder Sports Hall of Fame inducted four new members at a ceremony in September: Cyclist Dale Stetina, triathlete Tim DeBoom, Climber Lynn Hill, and marathoner Benji Durden.

“The idea is to honor Boulder’s athletic legacy,” said organizer Anders Mavis. “There are many deserving athletes here that newcomers might not know about. They deserve another moment to shine.”

Hill, 54, was called “among the greatest rock climbers of all time” by author Jon Krakauer, based on a long career that began when she was 14 and included the first free ascent of “The Nose” on El Capitan in California’s Yosemite Valley.

Stetina, 59, is a two-time Olympic cyclist who had more than 200 wins during a long career that included a national road title and two wins in the Red Zinger/Coors Classic.

DeBoom, 44, is the last American to win the Ironman Triathlon World Championship.

He won in 2000 and 2001. He placed in the top five three other times.

Durden, 63, was a top U.S. road racer from 10 kilometers through the marathon in the early days of the 1970s-‘80s “Running Boom.”

His career was capped by making the U.S. Olympic marathon team, which boycotted the Moscow Olympics.

Gray Sets Record on Incline Elite mountain runner Joe Gray of Colorado Springs set a new record on the Manitou Incline in 17:45. Gray, 31, is one of the world’s best mountain runners – he recently finished fifth at the World Mountain Running Championships and has represented the U.S. 19 times in international competitions.

But the record was not an easy one to break. The time to beat was set by 12-time Pikes Peak Marathon winner Matt Carpenter.

Carpenter’s hand-timed Incline Fastest Known Time of 18:31 has long been recognized by area elites as the time to beat.

The Incline ascends about 2,000 feet over a 1-mile distance. Gray said that he had finished the Incline in under 20 minutes several times.

“I knew I could climb with Carpenter,” Gray said. “I know what he did and what I can do, but I’ve never really climbed the Incline when I’m fresh.”

Coburn 5th at World Champs

Boulder’s Emma Coburn placed fifth in the steeplechase at the World Track and Field Championships in Beijing, China in August.

While she had set a goal of finishing in the top five, she said she was disappointed.

“I’m really disappointed right now. I’m not going to cry. I’m not going to beat myself up. I feel like I did everything I could. I really thought that with 250 to go I was in contention for a medal. It’s a hard pill to swallow when it doesn’t go your way.”

Coburn was two steps behind the leaders rounding the final bend, and in just a few seconds, was out of contention for a medal. She lost too much momentum when she got cut off coming out of the final water jump.

“A lot of girls going in and taking different angles to get out,” Coburn said about the final water jump. “I was on the inside line and ended up getting cut-off.”

that it totally ripped when it came off.” She added: “I was just unlucky.”

Killian Wins Spartan Worlds Army National Guard Captain Robert Killian of Longmont won the Reebok Spartan World Championships in Lake Tahoe, California.

The win provided Killian with a $15,000 pay day. Killian completed the 14.75 mile course in just under two and a half hours. While he was a surprise winner at the event, he has earned major athletic accomplishments in the past, including being named the 2010 Army Athlete of the Year, competing in the Ironman World Championships, and competing in biathlons.

Boulder’s Levene Claims USA Triathlon National Title Amateur triathlete Abby Levene captured victory at the USA Triathlon OlympicDistance National Championships, held at the Milwaukee Art Museum in August. More than 2,600 athletes crossed the finish line of the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike, 10-kilometer run event. Levene clinched the women’s overall title and the 20-24 age group with a time of 2:06:09. Olympic-Distance Nationals is only her second triathlon of the year, and Levene has goals of becoming a professional triathlete after a collegiate running career.

“I wanted to do well overall but I’ve never been here before. I knew I was fit,” said Levene.

“It’s so much fun. This is possibly the best race I’ve ever been to.”

New Nolan’s 14 Records Anna Frost and Missy Gosney finished Nolan’s 14, a linkup of 14 14,000-foot peaks in

Simpson 11th in 1500 Meters Jenny Simpson of Boulder placed eleventh at the World Track and Field Championships in the 1,500 meters. The American duo of Shannon Rowbury and Jenny Simpson found themselves at the front of the pack after the gun, and decided to take it slowly. Very slowly.

They ran the first 400 meters in 77 seconds, not even the pace of a good high school race.

“It just kind of happened that way,” said Rowbury, who would finish seventh.

The pace picked up after 400 meters, but it wasn’t until there were two laps to go that things got really interesting. Simpson, the 2011 world champion, had her left shoe stepped on, pulling it off. She was forced to run the last 700 meters of the race with one shoe.

“I was jogging along with everyone else, then I kind of paid a price for it,” said Simpson, who finished second to last, ripping the skin off part of the bottom of her right foot. “Dibaba made a big move and I got shoved into traffic.

My shoe even ripped. I got spiked bad enough Photography By VICTOR SAILER / PHOTORUN.NET

The running shoes worn by Roger Bannister when he broke the four-minute mile in 1954 were sold at auction to an anonymous buyer for $409,000. Christie’s auction house said the lightweight leather spikes worn by Bannister were expected to fetch between $47,000 and $78,000.

Colorado’s Sawatch Range, under the 60-hour cutoff. They are the first women to have completed all 14 summits of Nolan’s.

A few weeks later, Andrew Hamilton set a new fastest known time for the Nolan’s 14. He did it entirely unsupported by a crew or pacers, relying only on food and supplies he carried in his 19-pound backpack. The 40-year-old father of four from Denver, ended his Nolan’s journey in 53 hours, 39 minutes, breaking the 13-yearold record by more than an hour.

Nolan’s 14 is not so much a route as an objective: summit 14 Sawatch Range 14ers in 60 hours. Nolan’s can be run northbound or southbound, and there is no set course, leaving runners free to pick the most efficient lines.

Often, this entails bushwhacks through undergrowth, risky descents on steep talus fields and difficult off-trail navigation in the dark. Over the course of three days and two nights, runners cover roughly 100 miles and climb some 44,000 feet.

Thweatt Wins Virginia Beach Half Marathon USA Cross Country Champion Laura Thweatt of Boulder dominated the women’s race at the 15th annual Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon. Thweatt won by more than seven minutes on Sunday, September 6 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The sea level course is mostly flat and produces fast times.

Thweatt told organizers she stayed focused by keying on groups of men up ahead of her.

“I kept on trucking. The crowds and the course were awesome,” she said.

Former Auburn All-American Elkanah Kibet won the men’s race over Boulder’s Jeffrey Eggleston. There were 8,443 total finishers at the half marathon. Amanda Scott and Matt Hensley, both of Boulder, finished fourth in the women’s and men’s races.

Denver Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon Ends After 10 Years

BOULDER’S THWEATT WINS THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL VIRGINIA BEACH HALF MARATHON.

Race organizers have announced that the Denver Rock ‘N’ Roll full marathon will not continue in 2016. The decision comes after race organizers had to alter the 2015 marathon course after reaching an impasse with Denver city officials. Rather than starting in Denver as usual, the 2015 Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon had to start in Adams County and travel along the South Platte River trail for about 20 miles before reaching the downtown area.

Alan Culpepper, vice president of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon Series, said that the

city and race organizers agreed that finding 26 miles within the metro area that did not negatively impact either runners or residents was nearly impossible.

“It was the changing of Denver in general and the density of residents that has increased dramatically, along with the proliferation of events in the city that just led to an impasse,” Culpepper said. “It’s not something that the city could sustain and that we could feel good about.”

Runners expressed disappointment, but city officials insist that they receive complaints from residents each year about the road closures. The popular half marathon is expected to continue, along with a 10K and 5K option for runners. The Colfax Marathon will now be the only full marathon distance held in the city of Denver.

Governor Announces $100 Million for Biking Governor John Hickenlooper announced a plan to spend more than $100 million over the next four years to make Colorado “the best state for biking.” The plan will improve infrastructure, add bike lanes, add signs, educate drivers, and increase access to bikes.

“Biking can be such a positive force, and I think being the best biking state is going to fuel economic growth and tourism. It’s going to lead us toward a cleaner environment, and it’s going to help us be the healthiest state in America,” Hickenlooper said in Las Vegas at Interbike, the largest annual bike trade event in North America.

Hickenlooper is attempting to bring previously announced bike- and pedestriantrail improvement projects into sharper focus to help influence a transportation policy that has not changed with Colorado’s growing, younger population.

Fleet Feet Gets New Owner Lee Troop, an Australian Olympian and founder of the Boulder Track Club, has taken ownership of Fleet Feet Sports in Boulder.

Troop says he wasn’t looking to get into retail per-se, but he sees it as an opportunity to build a tight community through the store. He’s planning a remodel of the store, which will start with a fresh new look to the interior and he plans to refine the store’s product selection. Troop says, “We want this to feel like a comfortable place for people to come, even if it’s just for a coffee and a talk.”

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N UTR ITI O N ADVANTAG E

ENERGY BARS, GELS, & ELECTROLYTE REPLACERS

fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, and dairy foods.

These real foods are generally far less expensive electrolyte replacers.

Sodium enhances fluid retention and helps keep you hydrated better than plain water that goes in one end, out the other. Yet, sports drinks are actually low in sodium compared to what you consume in your meals. Many sodium replacers have far less sodium than you may think.

Runners who sweat heavily might lose about 1,000 to 3,000 milligrams of sodium in an hour of hard exercise. Here are options for replacing these sodium losses: Commer- Sodium Salty food cial Sports Food

Are they really essential sports foods?

By Nancy Clark

“I don’t like gels, so I only drink water on my long runs. But how can I keep myself from bonking at mile 18?”

“I’m training for an Ironman triathlon. Which products are best to replace the electrolytes I lose in sweat?”

“Do PowerBars have special performance-enhancing ingredients?”

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f you are among the many runners who have no idea which engineered sports foods are the best choices to fuel your long runs, welcome to the club! Advertisements have led many active people—not just marathoners and triathletes, but anyone who breaks a sweat—to believe that energy bars, gels, and electrolyte replacers (among other commercial sports foods) are a necessary part of a sports diet. While there is a time and a place for pre-packaged sports foods, many runners needlessly spend a lot of money misusing them. The purpose of this article is to help you become an informed consumer.

PRE-EXERCISE ENERGY BARS

While fueling with a pre-run “high performance” energy bar is one way to energize your workout, you could less expensively consume 250 calories of Fig Newtons or a granola bar. All will offer the “magical” energy source that muscles need for a high-energy workout: carbohydrate!

The best pre-run snacks are foods that digest easily and do not talk back to you. Standard supermarket foods can do that as well as engineered products. Experiment to determine which foods settle best in your body during exercise.

Sodium

E n d u r o - 40 mg lytes, 1 capsule

Dill pickle 350 mg spear

PowerBa r 250 Electrolytes

Beef Jerky, 600 1 oz

Gatorade, 110 8 oz

Salt, ¼ tsp

G ator a d e 200 Endurance, 8 oz

B o u i l - 1,100 lon cube, Herb-ox

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Replacing electrolytes is most important for runners who sweat heavily for extended periods in the heat. This includes double sessions of triathlon training, as well as summer running camps with repeated bouts of exercise in the heat. Yet, these athletes often are able to ingest lots of sodium in the pre-exercise, during and post-exercise food they consume in order to sustain that level of endurance. For example, the triathlete who has a high-sodium ham and cheese sandwich with mustard and dill pickles can bypass the Gatorade at lunch.

When you know you will be exercising in hot weather, choose some salted foods (i.e., sprinkle salt on a omelet, pasta, or sweet potato) before you exercise in the heat. Getting a hefty dose of sodium into your body before you even start to run has been shown to retain fluid, delay the rate at which you might become dehydrated, and enhance endurance.

THE BOTTOM LINE

While sports foods have their time and place, make sure you actually need them before you spend your money on them. Not every runner needs to pay the price for pre-wrapped convenience.

Sports nutritionist Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD helps both fitness exercisers and competitive athletes create winning food plans. Her best-selling Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook, and food guides for marathoners, cyclists and soccer players are available at www.nancyclarkrd.com.

PreCalories exercise Snack

Cost

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Power Bar 240 Per formance Energy Bar

$1.49

$0.62

Clif Bar

240

$1.25

$0.52

N a t u r e 190 Va l le y Granola B a r ( 1 packet)

$0.32

$0.17

Fig New- 200 t o n s (1 packet)

$0.54

$0.27

training sessions that last longer then 90 minutes, others dislike their consistency or the way they might create digestive issues. Gels generally offer 100 calories from some form of sugar. If your body is not accustomed to digesting that particular type of sugar, you might end up with undesired pit stops. Always experiment with new products such as gels during long training sessions.

Some popular alternatives to the 100 calories of carbohydrate (sugar) in the gel include gummy candies (Swedish fish, gummy bears), twizzlers, gumdrops, peppermint patties, marshmallows, whoppers, M&Ms, maple sugar candy, and/or swigs of honey or maple syrup. The trick is to figure out how to carry the fuel (and how to keep it from melting in the heat). During long runs, you want to target 200 to 300 calories per hour (after the first hour, which gets fueled with your pre-run snack). The amount your body needs depends on your weight and exercise intensity.

Read the label’s Nutrition Facts to determine the correct portion to bring with you.

ELECTROLYTES GELS

While some runners love the convenience of gels, such as Gu and Clif Shots, during Photography By VICTOR SAILER / PHOTORUN.NET

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GET THE STINK OUT! How to clean dirty, smelly workout clothes You’ve just completed a 10 mile run and you feel exhausted. You smell bad too.

Your sweat clings to your expensive running tops and shorts and you need to figure out how to get the stink out.

Here are some mistakes that athletes often make with their workout gear, as well as some helpful hints for keeping your clothes in great shape.

Mistake #1: You leave sweaty clothes in

your gym bag. Or you dump them in a wet pile on the floor. Sweaty clothes can breed mold and mildew spores that can be hard to get rid of, even after washing. It’s best to immediately hang dry your clothes if you don’t have time to immediately wash everything.

Mistake #2: You add more detergent. You

figure that more is better, so you combat extra smelly running gear by doubling up on the laundry detergent. But this doesn’t work. The extra detergent doesn’t necessarily work to clean your clothes better. It builds up on your clothing, trapping dead skin and potentially growing fungus. Yuck.

Mistake #3: You add fabric softener. You

figure that adding fabric softener will make your running gear smell good and feel soft. But no one really runs in heavy cotton sweatpants anymore. And high performance wicking fabrics don’t need fabric softener. It can damage the stretchiness of your apparel and leave behind a coating that will lock in smelly odors.

Step by step washing guide:

1. Turn everything inside out to protect colors from fading. Read the label in case there are special instructions.

2. Presoak super stinky workout clothes in cold water with a half cup of white vinegar.

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Vinegar is cheap, environmentally friendly, and kills odor. It also works as an all-natural fabric softener.

3. Wash clothes in cold water. Heat is not your friend with high tech fabrics. These fabrics can be more delicate than cotton clothing.

4. Use a small amount of detergent. Many athletic clothes are made with special moisturewicking materials, so you need less detergent than when you wash your regular clothes.

5. Add a half cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle if your clothes need an extra boost.

6. Air dry. If you must use the dryer, tumble dry at a low temperature setting. You don’t want your expensive, stretchy fabrics to lose their shape.

Detergents:

There are several laundry detergents marketed specifically for workout apparel that you can also try: *Nathan Penguin Sports Wash $10 for 20-ounce bottle, Nathansports.com *Nikwax Base Sports Wash $26 for 1-liter bottle, Nikwax.com *Roux Maison Sport Detergent $16.99 for a 16-ounce bottle, Rouxmaison.com *Sports Suds $21 for 34 loads, Sportssuds.com *Tide Plus Sport $11.99 for 48 loads, Tide.com *Vapor Fresh $29 for 39 loads, Rawathletics.com

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DYNAMIC STRETCHING

Warm Up Before Runing To Prevent Injury

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ith time-crunched runners, it’s easy to just strap on the shoes and run out the door at full speed. But starting to run at top speed without a warm up could lead to injury. A proper warm up can give your muscles and joints a chance to loosen up, especially if you’ve been sitting for most of the day. No one wants to pull a muscle or fizzle out before the end of their workout.

Starting out too fast can leave you gasping for air before your mileage is complete. Try walking for a few minutes before you run. Then test out some of these dynamic movement stretches before you take off to run.

Dynamic Stretching helps loosen muscles and joints prior to exercise. Studies show it increases hamstring flexibility and quadriceps strength. By increasing range of motion and increasing blood flow, you better prepare your body for the workout to come.

Try a few of these moves before your next run.

None of the moves require any equipment. The goal is to use smooth, fluid motions to activate the muscles that you will be using on your run.

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heels of your shoes touch your backside to stretch out your quadriceps.

2. Toy soldiers – With your legs straight

and your toes flexed, kick your legs one at a time straight out in front of you. Touch your toe with your hand as your leg comes up.

3. Leg swings – Standing next to a wall,

swing one leg at a time back and forth. This will loosen your hamstring, glutes and quadriceps.

Then swing your leg side to side to stretch your adductors and abductors.

4. Arm swings and arm circles – Stand tall and cross your arms in front of your chest.

Then swing your arms in big circles. Use a slow, controlled movement.

5. Knee to chest and high knees

– Simply bring your knee to your chest while hugging your shin. This movement mimics the top of your running stride before your foot strikes the ground. Alternate each leg while standing stationary. Or run lightly in place using high knees. Lift your knees high without leaning backwards.

6. Power skip – More of a vertical movement than forward, engage your arms to skip with power. Use your opposite arm with your opposite leg.

7. Toe touches – Stand with your feet spread apart. Bend down and touch toward your toe with the opposite arm. Create a fluid motion, touching toward one toe, then the other.

8. Side bends – Standing tall with your feet shoulder width apart, bend side to side. Avoid the tendency to lean forward or backwards.

9. Squats – Using a smooth, controlled

rhythm, bend at the knees, then return to standing. Keep your toes pointing straight ahead as you squat down and up.

10. Lunges – Keep your upper body straight and engage your core. Step forward with one foot, lowering your hips until both knees are close to a 90 degree angle. Then alternate with the other leg.

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Brad Seng Frank Zoldak Steven Fenster Michael Quispe Matt Lohrentz

45 47 46 48 45

Boulder Longmont Durango Denver Arvada

time

race

name

1:13:28 1:16:41 1:16:46 1:18:31 1:20:03

AV RNR MTS SLH RNR

Dave Dooley Buzz Allen Kenneth Plotz Michael Klee Dave Diaz

time

race

name

GTIS RNR SLH PRH MTS

Alex Hauzer Williams Repphun Greg Feinsinger Ed Youngberg Bill Faulkner

time

race

1:21:33 1:22:37 1:23:58 1:23:58 1:25:43

SLH PRH PRH REV PRH

OVERALL

time

race

1:29:20 1:31:01 1:31:47 1:34:11 1:35:07

GTIS CH SLH RNR SLH

50-54 age cit y

Bob Weiner Robert Herz Bob Van Langenhoven Darren De Reuck Rich Dissley

50 50 53 50 50

Evergreen 1:12:19 Boulder 1:23:13 Fort Collins 1:24:34 Boulder 1:24:42 Boulder 1:25:37

55-59 age cit y

Jay Survil Roger Sayre Dan Spale Kevin O’Brien Kyle Hubbart

56 57 58 57 58

Aurora Arvada Lakewood Broomfeild

60-64 name

David Pierce Bruce Kirschner Mark Donelson Douglas Weddell Frank Bowling

age cit y

60 61 63 63 61

Englewood Louisville Evergreen Colo Springs Broomfield

HALF MARATHON TIMES

Times from October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015

KEY:

RNR = Rock ‘n’ Roll (10/19/14); RAL = Ralston Creek (2/8/15); TDR = That Dam Run (3/1/15); DCH = Dream Catcher (3/7/15); TCH = Three Creeks (4/5/15); PRH = Platte River (4/12/15); HTH = Horsetooth (4/19/15); CH = Colorado Half (5/3/15); CCH = Colfax (5/16/15); CRH = Castle Rock (5/30/15); SH = Steamboat (6/7/15); ITH = Into The Wild Half (6/7/15); EPH = Estes Park (6/21/15); SLH = Slacker (6/27/15); AV = Aspen Valley (7/18/15); REV = REVEL Rockies (7/19/15); GTIS = Georgetown

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to Idaho Springs (8/8/15); MTS = Mt. Sneffels (8/8/15); ADT = American Discovery Trail (9/7/15); BBR = Boulder Backroads (9/19/15); EQX = Equinox (9/20/15); COS = Colorado Springs (9/27/15)

MALE

OVERALL name

age cit y

Mario Macias Andy Wacker Augustus Maiyo Naamin Tewelde Hais Welday Benjamin Zywicki Brent Vaughn Michael Chavez Brandon Johnson Patrick Rizzo

33 26 32 22 26 26 30 29 26 31

Boulder Boulder Colo Springs Denver Denver Louisville Boulder Fort Collins Denver Colo Springs

time

race

1:05:40 1:05:43 1:05:52 1:06:24 1:06:44 1:07:54 1:08:17 1:08:52 1:09:10 1:09:36

MTS RNR MTS COS CCH RNR RNR RNR RNR CCH

Steve Chu Neil McDonagh Josh Eberly Jay Luna Lucas Crespin

Michael Kettler Geofrey Terer Zach Watson Justin Ricks Paul Peterson

29 AND UNDER name

Sean Brown Alejandro Jimenez Jonathan Aziz Lewi Manirumva Matt Hensley

age cit y

26 27 23 25 27

Aurora Denver Boulder Denver Boulder

time

race

1:09:50 1:10:04 1:10:53 1:10:53 1:12:27

RNR CCH RNR COS CCH

Campbell Ilfrey Dave Scudamore Chuck Radford Clifton Railsback Andy Rinne

70 72 74 72 74

Golden Boulder Aspen Lakewood Broomfield

RNR GTIS SLH GTIS PRH

time

race

1:53:43 1:55:59 1:57:21 1:57:57 1:59:45

SLH COS AV GTIS EQX

time

race

FEMALE

name

Azusa Sumi Malia Crouse Heather Utrata Kristen Arendt Bean Wrenn Kaoru Nagao Hayley Benson Brittni Hutton Colleen De Reuck Lori Walker

age cit y

19 30 33 25 42 25 33 26 50 32

Boulder 1:15:09 Edgewater 1:16:28 Greeley 1:17:07 Niwot 1:17:17 Boulder 1:18:51 Boulder 1:19:54 Littleton 1:20:12 Alamosa 1:21:08 Boulder 1:21:17 Commerce City 1:21:21

BBR SLH EQX RNR EQX BBR PRH COS PRH RNR

29 AND UNDER name

age cit y

26 23 22 29 20 20

Boulder Denver Boulder Arvada Delta Delta

time

race

1:21:30 1:23:26 1:23:28 1:23:36 1:24:54 1:24:54

SLH RNR BBR GTIS MTS MTS

time

race

age cit y

33 33 34 31 30

Colo Springs Colo Springs Gunnison Littleton Englewood

time

age cit y

race

1:09:41 GTIS 1:11:20 COS 1:12:27 MTS 1:12:30 SLH 1:13:02 SLH

35 38 38 35 35

Boulder Colo Springs Louisville Colo Springs Fort Collins

time

race

1:10:55 1:13:32 1:13:48 1:14:53 1:15:27

BBR EPH EQX ADT HTH

age cit y

time

race

41 44 44 41 40

Louisville Denver Castle Rock Longmont Color Springs

1:15:53 1:16:37 1:16:41 1:17:13 1:17:55

GTIS RNR EQX CH COS

Photography By VICTOR SAILER / PHOTORUN.NET AND TIM BERGSTEN / PIKESPEAKSPORTS.US

age cit y

Cate Robbie Shawna McClain Linnabah Snyder Ashley Luna Shannon Kinney

33 33 34 31 30

Boulder Broomfield Denver Littleton Louisville

1:21:32 RNR 1:21:36 EQX 1:22:04 CH 1:22:26 SLH 1:22:33 CH

35-39 name

Rachel Viele Danielle Quatrochi Jocelyn Petrella Nicole Chry Angie Sandy

age cit y

35 38 35 37 38

Vail Boulder Denver Englewood Ridgway

time

race

1:26:01 1:26:33 1:27:01 1:27:09 1:27:09

GTIS RNR GTIS PRH MTS

40-44 name

Nuta Olaru Cate Fenster Joanna Zeiger Theresa Allen Sarah Bunting-Lamos

40-44 name

race

age cit y

name

35-39 name

time

1:34:17 1:37:57 1:47:31 1:47:39 1:48:11

30-34

30-34 name

Erie Centennial Denver Centennial Pueblo

Amanda Lee Megan Smith Mai Shinozuka Deborah Vanderstoep Cleo Whiting Clarissa Whiting

WERE YOU ONE OF THE FASTEST runners in Colorado last year? We’ve created a list so you can see who has the fleetest feet in the state. We picked two different distances - the half marathon and the 10K - and considered all USATF certified race courses in our rankings.

Also included are the All-Colorado age group records for the marathon and half marathon. Each athlete’s best time is presented.

We’re humans, not bots. We manually comb through thousands of names in search of this year’s top times. But we’re bound to miss someone. So e-mail derek@coloradorunnermag.com if you think there’s a mistake and we’ll print the correction in the next issue. We have only listed the courses that we know are officially certified by USA Track and Field, so if a race that you ran is not listed, it is likely not run on a certified course.

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70+

name

name

age cit y

age cit y

44 43 44 41 40

Longmont Durango Boulder Denver Thornton

time

race

1:22:47 1:25:45 1:25:53 1:27:11 1:29:22

CCH MTS CH GTIS CCH

45-49 name

NUTA OLARU OF LONGMONT RAN THE FASTEST HALF MARATHON OF THE YEAR FOR WOMEN AGED 40-44 AT THE COLORADO COLFAX HALF MARATHON.

Christine Adamowski Sabine Preisinger Katie Salter Catherine Broom Amanda Marks

age cit y

48 46 49 46 46

Evergreen Bailey Fort Collins Fort Collins Lafayette

time

race

1:28:42 GTIS 1:28:49 REV 1:31:04 RNR 1:32:38 EQX 1:34:19 RNR

NEIL MCDONAGH OF COLORADO SPRINGS RAN A 1:11:20 AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS HALF MARATHON, GOOD FOR SECOND IN THE 30-34 AGE CATEGORY.

50-54 name

agecit y

Andrea Espinosa Mercedes Gil Lisa Goldsmith Heidy Lozano Carla Hammer

52 53 50 51 50

Littleton Fort Collins Nederland Boulder Evergreen

time

race

1:28:33 1:28:51 1:30:39 1:32:29 1:34:26

PRH EQX SLH RNR SLH

time

race

55-59 name

age cit y

Connie Demercurio Patricia Wassik Laurie Phenix Melinda Boyd Lynn O’Donnell

59 56 56 55 55

Loveland Denver

1:39:35 1:45:12 1:45:23 Littleton 1:45:47 Longmont 1:45:51

EQX RNR REV PRH RNR

60-64 name

Abbie Wade Amy Lease Georgann Richardson Julie Monroe Jill Fox

age cit y

60 Littleton 61 Denver 60 Colo Springs

time

race

1:39:02 GTIS 1:47:53 RNR 1:48:06 SLH

60 Loveland 1:48:14 CH 60 Highlands Ranch 1:49:49 GTIS

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TO P TI M E S

65-69 name

Kathy Elmont Claradene Stewart Gloria Montoya Sharon O’Connor Diane Ridgway

age cit y

66 66 66 65 66

Ouray Englewood Pueblo Englewood Arvada

time

race

1:59:31 2:00:37 2:02:52 2:07:08 2:10:35

MTS GTIS RNR CCH RAL

70+ name

Libby James Kathy Jakubowski Bonnie Clark Dianne Fuller Beverly Greene

age cit y

78 72 70 72 72

Fort Collins Denver Fort Collins Boulder Peyton

time

race

1:59:33 HTH 2:21:07 RNR 2:21:37 CH 2:29:55 RNR 2:33:51 COS

10K TIMES

Times from October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015

(1/25/15); LOL = Love ‘em or Leave ‘em (2/14/15); LCL = Le Cours de L’Amour (2/14/15); SRO = Spring Runoff (3/1/15); LL = Lucky Laces (3/14/15); BUN = Bunny Bolt (4/4/15); CM = Colorado Marathon 10K (5/3/15); HCR = Highline Canal Run (5/9/15); ALM = AirLife Memorial (5/9/15); RTS = Run To The Shrine (5/16/15); BB = Bolder Boulder (5/25/15); RTR = Run The Rockies (6/6/15); SB = Steamboat (6/7/15); LOH = Leaves of Hope (6/7/15); ITH = Into the Wild (6/7/15); SRS = Sunrise Stampede (6/20/15); CWH = Children With Hope (6/20/15); SBS = Strawberry Shortcut (6/21/15); EPO = Estes Park (6/21/15); STS = Stadium Stampede (6/27/15); GPC = Grand Prix Classic (7/18/15); HR = Human Race (7/25/15); ETR = Evergreen Town Race (8/2/15); SLS = So Long to Summer (8/8/15); COW = Holy COW Trail Stampede (8/8/15); PTW = Panerathon Westminster (9/3/15); MF = Move Forward (9/26/15); GG = Golden Gallop (9/27/15)

MALE

KEY:

OVERALL

RTR = Rim to Rim (10/4/14); JR = Justice Run (10/5/14); RNR = Rock ‘n’ Roll (10/19/14); EE = Eerie Erie (10/25/14); PHP = Park Hill Panther (11/8/14); LTT = Longmont Turkey Trot (11/8/14); DVD = Denver Veteran’s Day (11/8/14); PP = Pumpkin Pie (11/15/14); SS = Santa Stampede (12/20/14); CCC = Christmas Carol Classic (12/20/14); TR = The Resolve (1/3/15); YC = Yeti Chase

name

age cit y

Ian Burrell Aaron Braun Mario Macias Geofrey Terer Kevin Kochei Alexander Monroe Hais Welday Ian Butler Andrew Lesser Ben Payne

30 27 33 38 25 23 25 23 25 33

Colo Springs Alamosa Boulder Colo Springs Boulder Lyons Denver Gunnison Colo Springs Colo Springs

time

race

29:46 30:15 30:16 30:19 30:25 30:29 30:33 30:35 30:37 30:41

GPC BB RTR GPC STS GPC STS ETR GPC BB

29 AND UNDER name

27 24 25 22 26 29

Denver Golden Lafayette USAFA Boulder Erie

age cit y

32 31 30 34 30

Boulder Denver Louisville Boulder Boulder

name

33:48 34:22 34:26 35:32 35:51

GPC ETR ETR BB ALM

Joanna Zeiger Christine Adamowski Susan Nuzum Amanda Marks Constantina Dita

time

race

name

33:59 35:47 36:03 36:43 36:50

BB BB BB BB GPC

Barbara Downen Colleen De Reuck Laura Bruess Mary Alico Stephanie Scholl

Bob Weiner Andy Ames David Litoff Raul Carrizalez David Minter

50 52 54 54 54

Evergreen Boulder Louisville Boulder Colo Springs

time

race

name

36:37 37:31 37:37 37:40 38:31

BB GPC ETR GPC BB

Delcia Litt Nina Caron Patti Galleher Ellen Hart Catriona Dowling

55-59 name

age cit y

Colo Springs Colo Springs Fort Collins Gunnison Boulder

Dan King Kyle Hubbart Jay Survil Dan Spale Daniel Greer

name

55 58 56 59 55

Boulder Broomfield Aurora Lakewood Boulder

age cit y

Doug Bell John Victoria David Pierce Heath Hibbard Devin Croft

STS GPC LTT BB BB LTT

Dave Dooley Jim Reynolds Lee Oly Bernie Redlinger Elliott Henry

BB GPC BB BB BB

64 61 60 62 61

Greeley Colo Springs Englewood Montrose Littleton

35 35 35 35 35

Louisville Fort Collins Denver Fort Collins Denver

time

race

32:27 33:20 33:26 33:32 34:18

SRS BB ETR BB BB

40-44 age cit y

40 41 42 41 42

Boulder Boulder Boulder Louisville Colo Springs

time

race

31:08 31:35 34:30 35:02 35:02

ETR RNR BB GPC GPC

GPC BB BB LTT BB

Mary Ann Moseley Amy Lease Georgann Richardson Andrea Bell Debbie Hathaway

age cit y

time

race

name

37:39 37:56 39:52 41:25 44:14

DVD BB ETR BB ETR

Edie Stevenson Marilyn Stapleton Laurie Rugenstein Jan Vermilye Rima Lurie

61 61 60 62 63

time race

Boulder Denver Colo Springs Arvada Boulder

45:55 BB 48:31 BB 49:15 GPC 49:36 LTT 50:03 ETR

65-69 age cit y

50 51 54 52 52

Aurora Boulder Boulder Niwot Kremmling

age cit y

65 68 67 65 67

time

Boulder Greeley Boulder Lyons Boulder

47:15 47:38 48:38 50:14 51:17

race

BB GPC BB BB BB

70+ age cit y

57 55 57 57 56

time

race

39:00 39:19 40:52 41:03 41:47

BB GPC ETR BB JR

time

race

age

Erie Fort Collins Denver Denver Boulder

time

race

39:43 41:32 44:09 44:26 45:12

ETR BB BB BB LTT

name

age cit y

Libby James Constance Ahrnsbrak Anita Gonzxales Jusy Megibow Barbara Sibley

78 75 70 71 75

time

race

Fort Collins 53:37 Lakewood 57:40 Boulder 59:00 Boulder 1:00:25 Saguache 1:02:54

BB BB BB BB BB

43:32 44:10 45:36 46:46 47:04

LTT LTT GPC GPC BB

time

race

48:37 49:52 50:04 50:40 52:57

BB LTT ETR BB GPC

<19 John Bramley 20-24 Creighton King 25-29 Norberto Segura 30-34 Chris Siemers 35-39 Stan Curran 40-44 Ken Schei 45-49 Ardel Boes 50-54 Tom Bailey 55-59 Tom Bailey 60-64 Heath Hibbard 65-69 Steve Joyce 70+ Nico Solomos

ALL-COLORADO RECORDS

MALE MARATHON age cit y

67 65 65 65 69

Erie Lafayette Colo Springs Colo Springs Frisco

age cit y

Tom Lemire William Repphun Dan Lincoln Joseph Giles Donald Karl

71 71 73 70 71

Boulder Boulder Evergreen Colo Springs Colo Springs

FEMALE

age cit y

name

38:38 41:05 41:13 41:13 41:54

60-64

30:52 30:56 31:13 31:15 31:18 31:18

time race

Boulder Evergreen Boulder Lafayette Erie

race

55-59 age cit y

name

31:00 31:02 31:09 31:33 31:37

45 47 48 46 45

time

50-54 age cit y

OVERALL

Justin Young Paul Petersen Christian Dirscherl Jonathan Huie Kevin Gallagher

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name

name

name

HAIS WELDAY OF DENVER RAN ONE OF THE FASTEST 10K TIMES IN THE STATE AT THE STADIUM STAMPEDE.

48 45 48 45 47

race

50-54

race

35-39

Clint Wells Lee Troop Chris Grauch Campbell Ilfrey Cody Hill

Todd Straka Dave Scudamore Billy Mertens Kevin Konczak Chad Ricklefs

60-64

time

70+

Augustus Maiyo Patrick Rizzo Scott Dahlberg Josh Eberly Jeffrey Eggleston

name

age cit y

time

30-34 name

45-49

name

65-69 age cit y

Brandon Johnson Andrew Epperson Kirk Harvey Riley Coates Derek Hawkins Austin Richmond

45-49

name

Brianne Nelson Laura Thweatt Jess Petersson Mattie Suver Brittni Hutton Alisha Williams Heather Utrata Carol Smith Wendy Thomas Maggie Callahan

age cit y

34 25 37 27 25 33 33 30 36 26

Golden Superior Colo Springs Colo Springs Alamosa Colo Springs Greeley Louisville Greeley Boulder

time

GREELEY’S WENDY THOMAS RAN A 35:55 10K AT THE GRAND PRIX CLASSIC IN COLORADO SPRINGS, GOOD FOR THE NINTH FASTEST TIME OF THE YEAR.

30-34 name

age cit y

Alexis Wilbert Melissa Dock Sarah Pizzo Kara Henry Melissa Cunningham

33:25 GPC 33:53 LTT 34:23 GPC 34:25 BB 34:32 BB 35:08 BB 35:31 ETR 35:53 ETR 35:55 GPC 36:04 BB

29 AND UNDER Emma Keenan Julie Northrup Krystalanne Curwood Alexa Rogers Carol Smith

age cit y

27 27 29 25 29

Boulder Boulder Boulder Boulder Louisville

time race

Colo Springs 36:28 GPC Boulder 36:53 BB Denver 36:58 BB Castle Rock 37:00 BB Boulder 37:20 BB

race

35-39 name

Kristen Zaitz Brooke Kish Brianna Boehmer Maija Zimmerman Brandy Erholtz

age cit y

35 39 36 35 37

time

race

36:20 36:26 36:37 36:41 37:02

BB ETR ETR BB BB

Photography By TIM BERGSTEN / PIKESPEAKSPORTS.US AND METROPHOTO

time race

Broomfield 36:05 BB Evergreen 37:14 BB Boulder 38:07 YC Highlands Ranch 38:45 GPC Evergreen 38:54 BB

40-44 name

name

30 33 32 30 31

Nuta Olaru Bean Wreen Stacey Chamberlain Sarah Rebick Ineke Mushovic

age cit y

44 42 43 40 44

Longmont Boulder Boulder Boulder Boulder

time

race

37:01 37:15 39:00 39:45 41:25

BB GPC LTT GPC ETR

name

time

race

MALE HALF MARATHON

year

age

name

2:40:44 Mile High 2:22:12 Rawhide 2:18:06 Rawhide

1972 1983 1984

2:18:48 RNR Denver 2:22:21 Rawhide 2:31:44 Rawhide 2:29:30 Rawhide 2:40:07 unknown 2:42:20 Rawhide 3:06:33 Colorado 3:33:20 Colorado 3:51:48 Denver

2011 1982 1982 1982 1981 1984 2014 2014 2008

<19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70+

Matt Strand Jon Sinclair Mario Macias Craig Holm Stanley Boen Damien Koch Bernie Boettcher Bob Weiner Dan Spale Ronald Davis Ronald Davis Jose Cardenas

year

age

name

2010 1983 2004

<19

Azusa Sumi

FEMALE MARATHON age

name

<19 Hannah Green 20-24 Kate Bricker 25-29 Masako Chiba 30-34 Mizuho Nasukawa 35-39 Nuta Olaru 40-44 Martha Tenorio 45-49 Mercedes Gil 50-54 Lin Lascellesd 55-59 Diane Ridgeway 60-64 Carol Kinzy 65-69 Kathy Kirsling 70+ Myra Rhodes

time

race

3:09:24 Boulder 2:49:36 Rawhide 2:41:05 Boulder

race

year

1:11:12 Georgetown 1:04:06 Rawhide 1:02:50 Georgetown 1:04:03 Rawhide 1:06:26 Mt Sneffels 1:08:58 Rawhide 1:12:02 Slacker

time

1986 1982 2011 1984 2015 1984 2010

1:12:19 Georgetown 2015 1:20:08 Slacker 2013 1:21:02 Georgetown 2004 1:28:42 Georgetown 2012 1:33:48 Georgetown 2004

FEMALE HALF MARATHON

2:37:05 RNR Denver 2012 2:42:18 Denver 2:46:41 Denver 3:00:41 Colorado 3:07:10 Colfax 3:21:18 Old Town

2008 2007 2008 2014 2004

3:36:28 Colorado 4:01:01 REVEL 4:09:12 Colorado

2011 2014 2006

20-24 Rui Aoyama 25-29 Maureen Custy 30-34 Luminita Talpos 35-39 Nuta Olaru 40-44 Joanna Zeiger 45-49 Colleen De Reuck 50-54 Colleen De Reuck 55-59 Patti Galleher 60-64 Abbie Wade 65-69 Jo Ann Meyer 70+ Libby James

time

race

year

1:15:09 Boulder 2015 Backroads 1:14:35 RNR Denver 2012 1:14:08 Rawhide 1984 1:14:20 Rocky Mountain 1:13:28 Rocky Mountain 1:14:03 REVEL 1:19:45 Crossroads

2006

1:21:17 Platte River

2015

2007 2014 2010

1:32:33 RNR Denver 2012 1:39:02 Georgetown 2015 1:44:35 Colorado 2010 1:47:54 Crossroads 2006

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TH E FAST L AN E

She Who Has The Most Fun Won A minnow’s quest to race in the big pond of the ITU World Champs

By Nancy Reinisch

She who has the most fun—won! I loved that expression when I first heard it by my mentor and friend Sally Edwards, the originator of fun and fitness in women’s triathlon. She probably never intended for me to take it quite so literally, but I can’t help it. If you can’t have fun with sports why do it? In fact, being a competitor, I want to get on the podium in fun. I bought my first roll of fun tickets when I attempted to qualify for the ITU World Sprint Triathlon Championship in Chicago on September 2015.

To qualify, I needed to go to Milwaukee in 2014 for the Sprint Nationals.

I hoped to race fast enough to be one of the top 25 in my 60-64 age group. I trained hard, 26 coloradorunnermag.com

but finished in 27th place - two spots short of the 25 needed to qualify for the ITU World Championship. Sitting second on the wait list caused me daily angst. I scoured my e-mails, checked texts and resurrected my answering machine in hopes of an invite. More than a year later, and just six weeks before the big event, my number finally came up. I was officially invited to play with Team USA.

With just six weeks to train, I mapped out my simple “sprint express” training plan: Speed over endurance, recruit playmates, and, above all, don’t get injured. For running, I announced I would be doing six weeks of “Tuesdays at the Track.” To my delight, several friends signed on to support me. Running at the track makes you feel like a “big dog.” The dozens of high schoolers and maintenance workers cheering from the infield at dawn sure lifts the middle-aged ego factor as well. We were five committed friends sharing the same Eau de Sweat perfume, grunting, and grasping for air on every classic quarter. And, of course, we had to hit Starbucks following the workout to debrief every lap.

I recruited my husband to workout with me at the pool. I hoped to draft off some strong swimmers when I reached Lake Michigan. Paul’s six-foot frame, immense shoulders, and powerful kick provides a huge wake when he swims. This offered me the perfect opportunity to practice drafting in his bubbles.

Our sets began with me in the lead, and then he would catch me. I’d tuck into his bubbles until the next lap. Over and over we practiced. I look back at those workouts knowing my fun ticket was a bargain for all I received in return.

For biking, I found a willing training partner in a seasoned triathlete-turned-centuryrider. Together we were able to bike up and down the Valley. We agreed on the less is more philosophy using high intensity intervals to push ourselves. She garnered my next fun ticket when she turned me on to a shared plate of fries as recovery food. I doubt I’ll ever revert to post workout bananas again.

With training progressing nicely, my next amusement was securing my Team USA parade and racing uniform from USAT. When it arrived in the mail, I tried it on, ran Rocky-style

up the stairs, took one look in the mirror and hooted like an owl. This was cool! My name was emblazoned on the front and on the back. And a matching stars and stripes jacket to boot. Could I just keep the uniform and skip the race? Not a chance.

A week before Chicago, members of my Roaring Fork Women’s Triathlon Team threw me a “Worlds” party complete with world balloons, world stress balls, world lollipops, chocolate starfish, silly center pieces, and Frank Sinatra singing, “This is my kind of town …

Chicago is…” If there was a fun raffle that evening, I surely had the winning ticket.

With race week at hand, I packed my bags, sent my bike to Chicago via Raceday Transport, and embraced the taper week. My most important goal was already met. I was healthy, happy and not injured. Now I just had to play ball…or triathlon.

The ITU World Triathlon was like nothing I had ever experienced. There were more than 50 countries in attendance and nearly 6,000 athletes. I am not a stranger to Chicago, having grown up in the suburbs. But the logistics involved in this race were staggering. We would get Facebook updates hourly on the weather, changing start times, registration changes, and even last minute course changes. The Parade of Nations was one day. Packet pickup another.

Bike racking was the next day. Gear drop off was yet another. And each at different venues. One moment you could not wear a wetsuit…the next you could. One moment you could not use disc wheels…the next you could. Another moment, tornado warnings caused the Expo to be shut down and everyone sent home.

I made list after list. I used up an entire

spiral notebook to keep myself organized. My mind was boggled. My anxiety started to rise along with the temperature. When I found out my start time was noon and the temperature was expected to be 85 with 60% humidity, I considered jumping onto one of the Chicago Tour busses for an architecture tour instead of a triathlon. I decided I needed another mantra.

“She who controls her nerves….deserves!”

I slept in on race morning in an attempt to shorten the hours before my start. At my designated “gear drop” time I schlepped back to the transition area to layout my racing gear. No towels allowed. No rack markers whatsoever. No bags. None of my creature comforts from home.

I arranged my bare necessities and trekked nervously back to the hotel where unbeknownst to me another fun ticket waited.

I knocked on my hotel door and found the deadbolt fixed. Hmm. Knock again.

“Hello Paul, I’m back!.” Knock again. Hmm. Suddenly, the door opened wide and my mouth fell open. Like an apparition, there was Marco, my youngest son, fresh off the plane to watch me compete. I love a great surprise and was astounded they could actually pull this one off !

Yet, I still had to race. So after several more hours of distraction, Marco, Paul, my sister Katie and I marched to the race start. Picture the beautiful Chicago skyline, iconic Buckingham Fountain, mile after mile of Lake Michigan beach front and you can visualize my race course.

It couldn’t have been more spectacular. It was race time.

Finally, over fifty women, 60-64 year olds, gray haired and red capped, from around the world, lined up in our corral. By this time it was 80 degrees and sunny. The sweat was

already dripping like buckets down the inside of my wetsuit when they signaled us to jump into 64 degree Lake Michigan. Before we even had a minute to adjust our goggles the gun went off.

I took off at a good pace but I could not see any marker buoys. With the choppy waves, arms churning, and my aging eyesight, I simply could not see my way. Before I got too far off course it was over, but not before the next men’s wave caught and left me in their wake.

The transition was almost a quarter mile away and I ran barefoot as fast as I could underneath Lake Shore Drive. We were not allowed to take off our wetsuit until we got to our bikes. The heat kicked in immediately, giving me a new respect for firefighters.

Chemosabee, my pink princess bike, was waiting in her stall ready to bolt. The bike course, three laps around Columbus Avenue, made for great spectator viewing, but also tremendous bike congestion. My Colorado fan club yelled and waived the Colorado Flag every time I went by. Thank goodness they were there because I lost count and had to call out “Is this my last lap?” To which they shouted back, “Affirmative!”

I racked my bike, grabbed my visor and took off. But within the first mile I could see my heart rate rising and perspiration flooding my eyes. I took a walk break. Then another. Each time I began running, a wave of hot coals passed through my body. I walked again. The heat was shimmering off the city pavement. I was literally melting down on the run. I recognized what was happening. One of my anecdotal theories is that ever since breast cancer and sixteen rounds of chemotherapy, my body does not adjust well

to the heat. It’s happened before. And it was happening again.

At the first aid station, I did a double car wash, two cups on my head, two on my back, and two down my throat. That cooled me off enough to get to the next aid station. Yet I could not get a rhythm. I could not get my heart rate below the redline. I knew I was giving up any sense of eye of the tiger when a “62” on her leg passed me and I had no competitive desire to stay with her.

So, as I have done in the past, I reluctantly re-adjusted my attitude. I looked at everyone else on the course and let them inspire me. We were all in the same boat and yet they were still going. I told myself this is just the last leg of a wonderful weekend and I just needed to keep moving. I told myself I have nothing more to prove. I was here. Smell the road…I mean roses. I told myself to finish this race for all the folks who never got a chance to start and for all the folks who ever thought of quitting. And before I knew it, Buckingham Fountain was before me. I timed my walk breaks so I could run in and smile for the camera. Finished!

This would usually be a “ta ta” moment for me. So I was surprised when I found it difficult to revel in my accomplishment. I found myself spiraling into thoughts of self-criticism.

I was mad at myself for blowing up on the run.

I was frustrated that I couldn’t swim a straight line. I was embarrassed that I lost count of my bike laps. I wondered if I could have tried harder.

The days following the race continued to test my mental skill training. And I should know better, I’m a coach after all. “Stop it. Boss it back. Snap out of it.”

And so in time I did. I had to remind myself why I went to Worlds in the first place.

I didn’t go to qualify for the Olympics. I didn’t go to get on the cover of Triathlete Magazine.

I knew I was a minnow in a big pond. I went because I wanted to experience this once in a lifetime opportunity. And I wanted to enjoy it.

Life is too short to make our sport stressful. Most of us have enough of that in our lives already.

I’ve stayed in this sport for 30 years because I have kept it in balance. In triathlon, just like life, you have good days and bad days.

And like life, the bad days help you embrace the good days even more.

And when I reviewed my Worlds race, it really wasn’t bad at all. I loved the excitement, the cheering, the healthy fatigue, and the sense of empowerment at the finish line. I loved the pre-gaming of goal planning, sunrise workouts with friends, local benchmark races, burgers and beer, latte rewards, shopping, surprises, uniforms, traveling, sightseeing, Facebooking, and the exhilarating Rocky Mountain high of training in my own backyard paradise.

I reminded myself of the fun tickets I had punched all along the way to the World Championship. I wanted to get on the podium in fun…and in my book I won.

Nancy Reinisch, LCSW, 62, is a psychotherapist, USAT Coach of the Roaring Fork Women’s Tri Team, and author of ‘Chemosabee, A Triathlete’s Journey Through the First Year of Breast Cancer’. She lives in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. You can contact her at nrein@rof.net. coloradorunnermag.com 27

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elcome to our 2015 Fall Shoe Review, your guide to some of the best running shoes in the marketplace. It’s the result of a lot of hard work by our team, but remember that it’s only a start. Read through our reviews, then head to your local running store. Try on 6–7 different shoes, run in them, talk to the staff, and figure out which is the best shoe for you.

Local running stores are a huge part of the running culture. In the early days of the first running boom, the local running store was a place to hang out, check out products, find your next race, and get training tips. My store was Goettelmann’s Ryan’s Sports in California’s Silicon Valley.

Gary Goettlemann was—and still is at heart—a real runner, doing track, cross country, and marathons. Through runs with him, talking with him, reading from his stack of old magazines (full confession: I still have one of his Track & Field News issues from July 1974), I learned about our sport.

It was perhaps 1977 or ’78 when I first went to Gary’s store. Now a few decades later, Gary and his son Steve run the shop together. If you want to be patronized, please go to another running store. But if you want honest comments on what shoes could work for you, how to improve your training, and how running can positively impact your life, then by all means ask Gary or Steve.

Gary influenced me in many ways. One of my favorite memories was when I was trying to break 33 minutes for the 10K. I had tried and tried, and it just wasn’t happening. Gary looked at me and said, “Maybe it’s not to be.” Those words got me so wound up that I focused on the training I was missing and about a month later I broke 33 minutes for the first time.

When I returned to the store to show Gary, he smiled and said, “I knew you could do it.”

Read our reviews, then go ask some questions at your local running store. If you need help finding a great store in your area, email me at runblogrun@gmail.com with the subject line “running stores,” and I’ll help you find one.

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Thrilling Weekend of Racing at Pikes Peak

KIM DOBSON OF EAGLE RACED TO A THIRD PLACE FINISH IN THE MARATHON AND A FIRST PLACE FINISH IN THE ASCENT.

Touru Miyahara’s journey to the summit of Pikes Peak was much longer than it was for any of the other 1,800 runners who competed in the Pikes Peak Ascent. That didn’t keep him from overcoming a stiff challenge from Andy Wacker – thought by most experts to be the favorite going in – and emerging as the winner of the 13-mile race.

Miyahara, who won the Pikes Peak Marathon two years ago, is from Shizuoka, Japan. He flew 20 hours to get to Colorado Springs and said the trip took its toll.

“This was very hard,” he said through a Japanese interpreter. “I have heavy jet lag.” His winning time was 2:15:42.

Wacker, who finished third in his first Ascent a year ago, was second in 2:18:36. He led the race for about 11 miles but said he couldn’t shake Miyahara.

“He was probably 30 seconds behind me for a long time, and it was obvious he wasn’t going to go away,” Wacker said. “When he passed me, he did it pretty easily. He was really good when we got above the tree line. It’s basically like going up steps at that point, and it was like I was walking up steps and he was running up steps.”

Kim Dobson (2:40:44) of Eagle, was 11th overall and the first female finisher.

In the 60th running of the Pikes Peak Marathon, Alex Nichols was running third, of-

ten unable to see the leaders, and starting to feel just a little desperate about his chance to win.

“It’s obviously a long race, so no single mile will win or lose the race,” said Nichols, 30, who ran for Colorado College a decade ago. “I could see the two guys ahead of me occasionally, but it’s still nerve-wracking to be two or three minutes behind in a race like this.

He caught the leaders just a few miles after making the turnaround at the summit of Pikes Peak. He passed Rickey Gates, who took third, at an aid station and swept past Abu Diriba at a narrow spot on the trail and scraped his leg on a rock.

He finished first in 3:46:40 – that was seven minutes, 24 seconds ahead of Diriba (3:54:04), a New York City resident of Ethiopian descent, and nearly nine minutes ahead of Gates (3:55:31).

Nichols called the victory “redemption” for having finished second in his two previous Pikes Peak Marathons. Considered the pre-race favorite, he said it was also “a huge relief ” to win.

The first female finisher was Hirut Guangul, 23, Abu’s friend from New York City (4:29:09). Tim Parr, 33, of Leadville, was the top doubler, finishing 10th after finishing third in the Pikes Peak Ascent the day before.

You can find results on page 36.

-Bob Stephens, PikePeakSports.us

Records Fall at Mt. Sneffels Marathon & Half The Mt. Sneffels Marathon and Half Marathon almost didn’t happen. A mud slide washed over the course the night before the race, making it impassable. Ouray County Road and Bridge crews scrambled to clear the mess. Luckily, the course was cleared by morning and the races were held as scheduled on August 8. The beautiful course traveled point to point downhill on a dirt road along the Umcompahgre River.

With $1,000 for the first male and female runners, the half marathon produced blazing fast times! Noah Chepngabit ran a record of 1:04:24. Back to defend her title, 2012 Olympic team member Janet Bawcom returned to Ouray in top form. She bested the women’s field and set a female course record in 1:14:52.

In the marathon, Ryan Smith set a new record in 2:52:28, while Kari Van Zyl won the women’s title in a record 3:40:44.

The Mt. Sneffels Marathon was created by the board members of the Mt. Sneffels Education Foundation.

Mt. Sneffels Marathon August 8, 2015 Ouray, CO 633 Finishers (26.2M = 59; 13.1M = 604) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Marathon Start = 7,000’, Half Marathon Start = 7,700’, Finish = 7,000’ - Course Records: Marathon = New Course; Half Marathon = Mario Macias, 1:06:10 (2014); Janet Bawcom, 1:18:53 (2014)

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26.2M Overall Male: 1. Ryan Smith, 30, 2:52:28 CR; 2.

Vincent Dorzweiler, 29, 3:05:12; 3. Brian Rugen, 44, 3:27:32; 4.

James Gerbitz, 47, 3:41:35; 5. Phillip Ponomarev, 32, 3:43:45.

Masters (40+): 1. Brian Rugen, 44, 3:27:32; 2. James Gerbitz, 47, 3:41:35; 3.

Andy Inhelder, 44, 4:32:39. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Robert Weber, 57, 4:20:27; 2. Spencer Olsen, 56, 4:42:28; 3. Peter Mahncke, 57, 5:20:48. Seniors (60+): 1. Leonard Braun, 60, 4:05:18; 2. Richard Roth, 64, 4:42:17; 3. Warren Marshall, 66, 4:54:29. Overall Female: 1. Kari Van Zyl, 19, 3:40:44 CR; 2. Keesha Erickson, 27, 3:45:05; 3. Anita Fromm, 44, 3:58:46; 4. Jessie Welsh, 25, 4:02:33; 5. Rachel Dockendorf, 33, 4:07:57. Masters (40+): 1. Anita Fromm, 44, 3:58:46; 2. Ellen Imhof, 49, 4:24:21; 3. Alison Howard, 43, 4:29:37. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Betsy Jacobsen, 59, 4:46:57; 2. Sherry Roberts, 59, 4:52:24; 3. Kimberly Pilcher, 52, 4:58:12. Seniors (60+): 1. Pat Kargol, 63, 5:07:31.

13.1M Overall Male: 1. Noah Chepngabit, 31, 1:04:24 CR; 2.

Mario Macias, 33, 1:05:40; 3. Augustus Maiyo, 32, 1:05:52; 4. Stanley Boen, 38, 1:06:26; 5. Jordan Chipangama, 26, 1:06:32. Masters (40+): 1. Steven Fenster, 46, 1:16:46; 2. Mark Ryan, 49, 1:20:15; 3. Peter Hessler, 46, 1:23:29.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Rich Dissly, 50, 1:25:37; 2. Kevin O’Brien, 57, 1:27:39; 3. Michael Regan, 51, 1:31:46. Seniors (60+): 1. Victor Selenow, 63, 1:43:25; 2. Jesse Long, 68, 1:49:55; 3. James Worsham, 65, 1:50:43. Overall Female: 1. Janet Bawcom, 36, 1:14:52 CR; 2. Heather Utrata, 33, 1:20:19; 3. Katie McGee, 42, 1:24:01; 4. Adrian Neal, 32, 1:24:21; 5. Cleo Whiting, 20, 1:24:53. Masters (40+): 1.

Katie McGee, 42, 1:24:01; 2. Cate Fenster, 43, 1:25:45; 3. Lydia Dissly, 48, 1:40:00. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lisa Anderson, 50, 1:39:48; 2. Caroline McAndrews, 54, 1:46:00; 3. Wendy Gesund, 52, 1:54:28. Seniors (60+): 1. Pam Iyer, 60, 1:59:27; 2. Kathy Elmont, 66, 1:59:31; 3. Marnie Klein, 62, 2:00:14.

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Big Crowds for Back to Football Broncos 7K

The Hardrock 100 Celebrates 22 Years Silverton, Colorado-

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5:30 a.m. - Runners gather at the starting line of the 22nd annual Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run as the rising sun burns off a heavy fog that has settled over the town of Silverton. Several competitors stare lengthily at the Ram’s head painted Hardrock, a rock that marks the completion of the 100.5 mile race as though doing so will lead them back home as does the North Star a wayward mariner. Multiple-time finishers chat amongst themselves about how snowy the course will be as several runners crowd around for a photo with Kilian Jornet, (Team Salomon and 2014 course record holder with a 22:41:43 finish) arguably the most recognized and successful name in ultra-running.

The Hardrock Hundred boasts some of the most difficult terrain in the nation attracting elite national and international runners to cast their lot amongst the 1,200 applicants for a chance to be one of the 152 participants each year. This year the favored contenders were Kilian Jornet Burgada of Spain, Adam Campbell of Alberta and Mike Foote of Montana for the men’s race and Anna Frost of New Zealand and Darcy Piceu of Colorado for the women’s race. It is already assumed that Jornet will take the win for the men’s race. The real race this year will be between first-time Hardrocker Frost and multiple-time finisher Piceu.

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Wellness Expo, which featured health screenings, wellness booths, and demonstrations inside the stadium. Runners experienced the thrill of running onto the field at the finish line, and also received the opportunity to meet Miles the mascot, cheerleaders and players. Live music greeted runners at the finish line, where people could hang out after the race and enjoy the weather.

Adam Rich of Colorado Springs won the event in a new course record time of 22:06. Alexis Wilbert of Colorado Springs was the top female in 25:12, which was also a course record time. Finishers received shirts, medals, and food. The race benefitted the National Sports Center for the Disabled.

The race traverses the rugged San Juan Mountains and maintains an average elevation of 11,000 feet above sea level and tests a runner’s true mettle with a cumulative elevation gain of 33,992 feet. The course begins and ends in Silverton taking runners over several 13,000 foot passes, 14,000 foot Handies Peak, and then winds its way through the towns of Ouray and Telluride, all with a 48 hour cut-off time. It takes most runners, on average, a grueling 41 hours to complete the race. That means most participants will see the sunrise and set twice; now, that’s mental tenacity.

Despite the difficulty of the course, Killian Jornet commented in his finish-line interview after setting the course record in 2014, that running the Hardrock fulfilled a childhood dream of his yet, it was not simply competing that made it so. It was the sense of community, the energy of the mountains and the amazing people involved with the race that made the Hardrock so unique.

6 a.m. - The entire group of runners sways in unison with anticipation of the race’s start. At Race Director Dale Garland’s countdown, the entire mass suddenly yields into a sprint that mirrors marathon pace in spite of the incredible distance that lay ahead. It takes but a moment for the runners to disappear around the block heading toward 12,592 foot Stony pass. It is for a moment silent and then at once the crowd of spectators seems to exhale in wild speculation as to how Jornet will set a new course record, if the rain and snow will alter the outcome drastically, and who will win the brawl between Piceu and Frost.

Jornet took an early lead by Engineer Pass and with it he took the time to chat amongst the aid station crew, acting as though he were on an afternoon jog, even with Mike Foote close on his heels. Chris Price, Adam Campbell, Anna Frost and Darcy Piceu rounded out the remaining top spots.

It was then, around midnight as the leaders were making their way over Oscar’s Pass from Telluride, that the snowfields began to take a toll. According to Foote, navigating the snowfield through heavy fog and rain was nearly impossible. The top ten were delayed for nearly an hour as they post-holed through snow that was chest deep in spots. Frost, nearly defeated from the task and losing her lead to Piceu, begged pacer Eric Skaggs of Durango, to allow her to lie down and sleep. Skaggs replied that it would mean hypothermia. “hat it would kill you,” he said to Frost.

Piceu gained an 18-minute lead over Frost by Chapman aid station. By 5:28 a.m.

Jornet crossed the finish line in first place overall, setting a new counter-clockwise record with a time of 23:28:10. It would be over two hours before second place Foote crossed the line, followed

by Campbell. As the sunrise warmed Frost, so did her pace as she gained on Piceu and went on to finish first for the women setting a new course record with a time of 28:22 followed by Piceu with a time of 28:57. According to Campbell it was the most dynamic racing at Hardrock he has ever seen.

-Article and Photography by Ben Brashear

Broncos Back to Football 7K September 6, 2015 Denver, CO 4,923 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start = 5,266’, Finish = 5,200’ - Course Records: Andy Rinne, 22:30 (2014); Lori Walker, 25:59 (2014)

Denver fans were ready for some football over Labor Day weekend. Football fans were greeted with mostly sunny skies and moderate temperatures. The Back to Football Broncos 7K attracted more than 5,000 runners and walkers on Sunday, September 6. The 7K route took runners uphill to Sloan’s Lake, then back downhill to the stadium. A 7K translates to about 4.35 miles.

The race was held in conjunction with the Broncos Health and

Overall Male: 1. Adam Rich, 34, 22:06 CR; 2. Kenneth Foster, 29, 22:43; 3. Jay Luna, 31, 23:23; 4. Christian Dirscherl, 35, 24:07; 5. Andy Rinne, 40, 24:24. Masters (40+): 1. Andy Rinne, 40, 24:24; 2. Brian Glotzbach, 40, 27:00; 3. Derek Griffiths, 40, 27:03. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kevin Pfefferle, 57, 26:09; 2. Kyle Hubbart, 59, 26:31; 3. David Crowe, 51, 28:21.

Seniors (60+): 1. Rich Sandoval, 61, 29:33; 2. Edward King, 62, 31:57; 3. Rick Negreann, 60, 34:13. Overall Female: 1. Alexis Wilbert, 30, 25:12 CR; 2. Michelle Glasmann, 35, 26:33; 4. Ashley Luna, 31, 26:55; 4. Nicole Lair, 28, 27:20; 5. Nancy Citriglia, 41, 28:25. Masters (40+): 1. Nancy Citriglia, 41, 28:25; 2. Christine Hawley, 42, 31:18; 3. Marilyn Quinn, 49, 31:49. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Liz Weeks, 52, 35:42; 2. Paula Romine, 54, 36:47; 3. Michele Bontrager, 56, 36:57. Seniors (60+): 1. Lois Spangler-Frank, 60, 36:21; 2. Patti Thurman, 63, 38:13; 3. Carole Vieregg, 60, 39:54.

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(40+): 1. Leigh Ann Lawrentz, 41, 2:13:16; 2. Katie Katalin, 45, 2:22:16; 3. Amy Harder, 41, 2:28:12. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kimberly Greer, 54, 2:37:07; 2. Mary Toman, 52, 2:58:48; 3. Theresa Gilmer, 50, 3:19:25.

Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon August 8, 2015 Idaho Springs, CO 1,574 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start = 8,468’, Finish = 7,575’ - Course Records: Mario Macias, 1:02:50 (2011); Junko Kataoka, 1:15:02 (1999) Overall Male: 1. Steve Chu, 33, 1:09:41; 2. Bob Weiner, 50, 1:12:19; 3. Frank Therrian, 31, 1:15:25; 4. Campbell Ilfrey, 41, 1:15:53; 5. Zach Watson, 38, 1:17:31. Masters (40+): 1.

Campbell Ilfrey, 41, 1:15:53; 2. Lenny Laraio, 41, 1:22:05; 3.

Marc Bromberg, 46, 1:23:47. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bob Weiner, 50, 1:12:19; 2. Jay Survil, 56, 1:24:30; 3. Dan Spale, 59, 1:27:21. Seniors (60+): 1. David Pierce, 60, 1:29:20; 2. Buzz Allen, 65, 1:37:57; 3. Richard Park, 62, 1:38:25.

Overall Female: 1. Malia Crouse, 30, 1:19:26; 2. Deborah Vanderstoep, 29, 1:23:36; 3. Sarah Villasenor, 30, 1:24:45; 4. Rachel Viele, 35, 1:26:01; 5. Jocelyn Petrella, 35, 1:27:01.

Masters (40+): 1. Theresa Allen, 41, 1:27:11; 2. Christine Adamowski, 48, 1:28:42; 3. Deborah Davies, 41, 1:30:48.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mary Hohnholt, 51, 1:46:32; 2.

Sheri Bokelman, 51, 1:46:58; 3. Rose Harris, 51, 1:47:09.

Seniors (60+): 1. Abbie Wade, 60, 1:39:02; 2. Jill Fox, 60, 1:49:49; 3. Andrea Bell, 62, 1:50:04.

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Classic 10K July 18, 2015 Colorado Springs, CO 454 Finishers - Timing by: ChampionChip of the Rockies - Elevation: Start = 6,250’, Finish = 6,050’ - Course Records: Charles Kamindo, 29:30 (2005); Fiona Docherty, 33:32 (2010) Overall Male: 1. Ian Burrell, 30, 29:46; 2. Geofrey Terer, 38, 30:19; 3. Alex Monroe, 23, 30:29; 4. Andrew Lesser, 25, 30:37; 5. Andrew Epperson, 24, 30:56. Masters (40+): 1.

Clint Wells, 40, 31:27; 2. Todd Straka, 48, 33:48; 3. Campbell Ibfrey, 41, 35:01. Grand Masters (50+): 1. David Minter, 54, 36:50; 2. Kyle Hubbart, 58, 37:31; 3. Dan Spale, 59, 37:40.

Seniors (60+): 1. John Victoria, 61, 39:19; 2. Bruce Kirschner, 61, 42:23; 3. Danny Spoonts, 64, 43:27. Overall Female: 1.

Brianne Nelson, 34, 33:24 CR; 2. Jess Petersson, 37, 34:22; 3. Wendy Thomas, 35, 35:55; 4. Heather Utrata, 33, 36:15; 5. Alexis Wilbert, 30, 36:28. Masters (40+): 1. Bean Wrenn, 42, 37:15; 2. Joanna Zeiger, 45, 38:38; 3. Sarah Rebick, 40, 39:45. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Delcia Litt, 57, 39:52; 2. Jessica Bayong, 51, 47:46; 3. Linda Staines, 51, 49:02.

Seniors (60+): 1. Marilyn Stapleton, 68, 47:38; 2. Georgann Richardson, 60, 49:15; 3. Marijane Martinez, 63, 54:25.

Barr Trail Mountain Race July 19, 2015 Manitou Springs, CO 218 Finishers - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road Runners - Elevation: Start = 6,620’, Finish = 6,700’ - Course Records: Ryan Hafer, 1:29:05 (2010); Brandy Erholtz, 1:47:57 (2010) Overall Male: 1. Andy Wacker, 26, 1:32:22; 2. Noah Chepngabit, 31, 1:39:38; 3. Richard Chelimo, 33, 1:42:40; 4.

Andrew Boyle, 18, 1:42:43; 5. Matt Dubberley, 34, 1:44:20.

Masters (40+): 1. Gerald Romero, 43, 1:50:08; 2. Mark Mayall, 43, 1:53:59; 3. Wes Thurman, 43, 1:56:00. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Roger Riordano, 50, 2:07:40; 2. Roger Sayre, 57, 2:14:33; 3. Michael Everson, 51, 2:14:43. Seniors (60+): 1. Senovio Torres, 61, 2:07:17; 2. Richard Park, 62, 2:28:06; 3. Mark Toupin, 61, 2:40:58. Overall Female: 1.

Sophia Torres, 23, 2:04:20; 2. Kate Papenberg, 29, 2:05:35; 3. Jeanne Cooper, 37, 2:06:07; 4. Kristina Mascarenas, 26, 2:07:04; 5. Amanda Morgenstern, 27, 2:09:58. Masters

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Holy Cow Trail Stampede August 8, 2015 Westminster, CO 312 Finishers (10K = 121; 5K = 191) - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,384’ - Course Records: Unknown 10K Overall Male: 1. Carlos Pinilla, 35:26; 2. Richard Carrick, 36:57; 3. Jeff Maybach, 37:12; 4. Peter Tel, 37:17; 5. Tyson Tel, 38:02. Masters (40+): 1. Peter Keilman, 39:02; 2. Euripides Solis-Ramos, 42:09; 3. Glenn BUgay, 43:55. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Peter Tel, 37:17; 2. Samuel Trevino, 43:44; 3. Jim Langley, 44:43. Seniors (60+): 1. Dave Dooley, 44:41; 2.

David Kroll, 47:55; 3. John Carrick, 55:11. Overall Female: 1. Elizabeth Stevens, 42:11; 2. Amanda Gresl, 44:02; 3. Lori Emerson, 45:51; 4. Pamela Borealis, 48:35; 5. Susan Young, 49:31. Masters (40+): 1. Susan Young, 49:31; 2. Bo Wang, 54:24; 3. Heather Merrill, 55:40. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Patricia Hale, 51:21; 2. Karen Waples, 1:08:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Tina Albert, 55:39; 2. Mary Cox, 1:19:25.

5K Overall Male: 1. Christian Sapakoff, 18:25; 2. Nathan Shaver, 19:34; 3. Laurent Therond, 19:48; 4. Lucas Martinez, 20:16; 5. Ogbonia Orji, 20:22. Masters (40+): 1. Jesus Diaz De Leon, 21:42; 2. Chris Molison, 23:51; 3. Rick Jimevez, 24:40. Grand Masters (50+): 1. John Brown, 21:29; 2. Karl Mimmack, 21:56; 3. Dale Doughman, 23:46. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Reynolds, 21:19; 2. Rich Holston, 22:44; 3. Dwayne Clouse, 26:38. Overall Female: 1. Madeline Mullen, 19:50; 2. Sloane Lewis, 20:15; 3. Bryanna Hoffman, 20:20; 4. Grace Mimmack, 21:55; 5. Shelby O’Rourke, 22:19. Masters (40+): 1. Monica Halley, 25:41; 2. Cindy Haight, 28:41; 3. Michele Ard, 29:43. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Laura Pals, 26:54; 2.

Margaret Wilshek, 30:17; 3. Christy Math, 31:41. Seniors (60+): 1. Taunya Wilson, 28:53; 2. Beth Clouse, 28:55; 3.

Patty Melvin, 32:33.

1. Amy Armstrong, 18:49 CR; 2. Megan Mooney, 19:16; 3. Kelly Escorcia, 19:16; 4. Joy Miller, 19:20; 5. Madison Mooney, 20:40. Masters (40+): 1. Suzie Frenchman, 22:57; 2. Michelle Matuszynski, 25:23; 3. Molly Law, 26:56. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bonnie Keefe, 24:32; 2. Ann Shamleffer, 29:11; 3. Cary Clark, 29:39. Seniors (60+): 1. Sally Munoz, 25:58; 2. Ann Todd, 39:59; 3. Susan Firmin, 40:17.

Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent August 15 & 16, 2015 Manitou Springs, CO 2,465 Finishers (26.2M = 768; Ascent = 1,697) - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road Runners - Elevation: Start = 6,320’, Marathon Finish = 6,350’, Ascent Finish = 14,100’ - Course Records: 26.2M = Matt Carpenter, 3:16:39 (1993); Lynn Bjorklund, 4:15:18 (1981); Ascent = Matt Carpenter, 2:01:06 (1993); Kim Dobson, 2:24:58 (2012) 26.2M Overall Male: 1. Alex Nichols, 30, 3:46:40; 2. Abu Diriba, 27, 3:54:04; 3. Rickey Gates, 34, 3:55:29; 4. Carlos Ruibal, 28, 4:03:37; 5. Darren Thomas, 21, 4:08:59. Masters (40+): 1. Chris Dickey, 44, 4:36:36; 2. Don Solberg, 46, 4:56:37; 3. Jeff Valliere, 44, 5:03:27. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Roger Giordano, 50, 5:12:06; 2. Dan Turk, 54, 5:28:39; 3.

Gregg Dean, 52, 5:30:33. Seniors (60+): 1. Senovio Torres, 61, 5:34:09; 2. Ron Hendricks, 63, 5:49:25; 3. Steven Bremner, 60, 6:13:09. Overall Female: 1. Hirut Guangul, 23, 4:29:06; 2. Hayley Benson, 33, 4:45:19; 3. Kim Dobson, 31, 4:46:59; 4. Brandy Erholtz, 37, 4:57:21; 5. Salynda Fleury, 30, 5:04:45. Masters (40+): 1. Connilee Walter, 42, 5:35:32; 2. Katie Katalin, 45, 5:47:09; 3. Amy Harder, 41, 5:53:34.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Susan Kramer, 50, 5:59:46; 2.

Kimberly Greer, 54, 6:01:44; 3. Karen Stuckey, 56, 6:19:15.

Seniors (60+): 1. Lori Smith, 62, 7:31:55; 2. LeAnne Cool, 65, 7:34:32; 3. Paulette Arns, 62, 7:56:48.

Ascent Overall Male: 1. Touru Miyahara, 32, 2:15:42; 2.

Andy Wacker, 26, 2:18:36; 3. Tim Parr, 33, 2:23:52; 4. Simon Gutierrez, 49, 2:24:30; 5. Peter Maksimow, 36, 2:30:25.

Masters (40+): 1. Simon Gutierrez, 49, 2:24:30; 2. Gerald Romero, 43, 2:45:43; 3. Jonathan Jackson, 42, 2:46:40.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mike Kloser, 55, 2:56:20; 2.

James Newsom, 51, 3:03:06; 2. Richard West, 52, 3:03:16.

Pancake Stampede 5K August 9, 2015 Littleton, CO 281 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,389’ - Course Records: Simon Escorcia, 17:33 (2014); Nicole Chyr, 19:20 (2014) Overall Male: 1. Gage Voss, 17:08 CR; 2. Lenny Archuleta, 17:12; 3. Eric Koster, 17:49; 4. Rich Bruns, 17:59; 5. Marty Billings, 18:02. Masters (40+): 1. Rich Bruns, 17:59; 2. Brian Glotzbach, 18:25; 3. Michael Jean, 19:26. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Troy Michelson, 18:36; 2. Sterling Swartwout, 23:01; 3. Martin Shaw, 25:21. Seniors (60+): 1. Ed King, 22:19; 2.

Gerald Dahl, 25:02; 3. Link Lubken, 25:04. Overall Female:

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Seniors (60+): 1. Bob Evers, 64, 3:21:09; 2. Heath Hibbard, 62, 3:24:08; 3. Mark Perkins, 62, 3:36:28. Overall Female: 1. Kim Dobson, 31, 2:40:44; 2. Brandy Erholtz, 37, 2:51:38; 3. Sophia Torres, 23, 3:03:01; 4. Autumn Ray, 35, 3:04:27; 5. Silke Koester, 32, 3:05:21. Masters (40+): 1. Leigh Ann Lawrentz, 41, 3:24:09; 2. Katie Katalin, 45, 3:28:22; 3.

Chrisana Olson, 40, 3:30:10. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Cindy O’Neill, 53, 3:25:22; 2. Penny Vetter, 52, 3:42:41; 3. Julie Lawrance, 53, 3:45:58. Seniors (60+): 1. Blondie Vucich, 66, 4:03:27; 2. Susan Noe, 60, 4:24:15; 3. Debra Cully, 62, 4:27:08.

Race for Research 5K August 16, 2015 Denver, CO 696 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,330’ - Course Records: Payton Batliner, 15:09 (2006); Christine Bolf, 17:10 (2006) Overall Male: 1. Jay Luna, 31, 16:20; 2. Matt Thompson, 30, 17:07; 3. Andy Rinne, 40, 17:12; 4. Brandon Hosch, 23, 17:26; 5. Chaiwat Engtrakul, 39, 18:00. Masters (40+): 1. Andy Rinne, 40, 17:12; 2. Lenny Laraio, 41, 18:18; 3. Bryan Beiner, 42, 18:18. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan Spale, 59, 18:39; 2. Paul Chamberlin, 59, 21:35; 3. Scott Shultz, 58, 23:12.

Seniors (60+): 1. Bruce Kirschner, 62, 21:19; 2. Edward King, 62, 22:39; 3. Charles Lusman, 62, 22:56. Overall Female: 1.

Casey Jongewaard, 22, 20:44; 2. Bryanna Hoffman, 21:00; 3. Olivia Hinklin, 12, 22:11; 4. Jessica Hotter, 25, 22:28; 5.

Emily Simones, 26, 23:06. Masters (40+): 1. Rachel Dehner, 45, 24:08; 2. Kathy Shockley, 41, 24:08; 3. Nicky Kent, 41, 25:00. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jena Lougee, 53, 25:15; 2.

Floriana Lutz, 52, 25:25; 3. Christina King, 54, 26:08. Seniors (60+): 1. Marilyn Stapleton, 68, 24:15; 2. Pat Carlson, 67, 25:59; 3. Trisha Davis, 64, 29:11.

Leadville Trail 100 August 22, 2015 Leadville, CO 313 Finishers - Timing by: High Altitude Timing - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 10,157’ - Course Records: Matt Carpenter, 15:42:59 (2005); Ann Trason, 18:06:24 (1994) Overall Male: 1. Ian Sharman, 34, 16:33:54; 2. Kyle Pietari, 28, 18:16:04; 3. Juan Carlos Sagastume, 43, 18:29:27; 4. Chuck Radford, 44, 18:43:18; 5. Michael Hewitt, 45, 19:28:32. Masters (40+): 1. Juan Carlos Sagastume, 43, 18:29:27; 4. Chuck Radford, 44, 18:43:18; 5. Michael Hewitt, 45, 19:28:32. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Wade Jarvis, 53, 26:17:47; 2. Todd Scott, 51, 26:20:53; 3. Keith Grimes, 56, 26:28:59. Seniors (60+): 1. Tom Perry, 60, 23:51:55; 2.

Scott Snyder, 60, 29:17:16; 3. Lee Dougherty, 65, 29:21:07.

Overall Female: 1. Elizabeth Howard, 43, 19:34:09; 2. Kara Henry, 30, 19:54:08; 3. Danielle Hilson, 27, 22:28:00; 4.

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Sabina Parigian, 25, 23:15:44; 5. Katrin Silva, 45, 23:34:39.

Masters (40+): 1. Elizabeth Howard, 43, 19:34:09; 2. Katrin Silva, 45, 23:34:39; 3. Mildred Haans, 43, 24:11:32. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jean Beaumont, 50, 24:57:01; 2. DeDe Gibbs, 51, 27:12:55; 3. Junko Kazukawa, 52, 27:40:00.

Dog Days of Summer 5K/10K August 30, 2015 Denver, CO 268 Finishers (10K = 61; 5K = 207) - Timing by: Timing Consortium Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,310’ - Course Records: 10K = Eric Greene, 35:34 (2012); Linnabah Snyder, 38:03 (2012); 5K = Jay Luna, 15:53 (2014); Ashley Luna, 18:15 (2014) 10K Overall Male: 1. Dustin Jones, 32, 40:09; 2. Charles Koller, 35, 40:27; 3. Matt Seebaum, 49, 42:03; 4. Buzz Allen, 65, 46:42; 5. Norm Murdock, 48, 47:04. Masters (40+): 1.

Matt Seebaum, 49, 42:03; 4. Buzz Allen, 65, 46:42; 2. Norm Murdock, 48, 47:04; 3. Nathan Lyons, 41, 54:56. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Amarante Pacheco, 52, 51:39; 2. Robert McGranaghan, 58, 53:11. Seniors (60+): 1. Buzz Allen, 65, 46:42. Overall Female: 1. Marilyn Quinn, 49, 47:52; 2. Amy Stone, 45, 50:19; 3. Angela Hovis, 27, 52:44; 4. Amy Krivel, 25, 52:45; 5. Kacey Narracci, 43, 53:17. Masters (40+): 1.

Marilyn Quinn, 49, 47:52; 2. Amy Stone, 45, 50:19; 3. Kacey Narracci, 43, 53:17. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Diane Nuss, 55, 1:03:10; 2. Maxine Cohen, 54, 1:05:36; 3. Pam Smith, 53, 1:13:31.

5K Overall Male: 1. Marland Billings, 37, 18:28; 2. Noah Hill, 15, 18:32; 3. Zach Dizmang, 16, 18:35; 4. Jason Gien, 38, 19:10; 5. Kent Lange, 52, 19:36. Masters (40+): 1. Bill Buese, 44, 21:21; 2. Robert Doolan, 44, 21:59; 3. Pawel Walczak, 45, 23:28. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kent Lange, 52, 19:36; 2. James Wilk, 50, 25:24; 3. Chris O’Brien, 51, 25:33. Seniors (60+): 1. Charles Brandt, 60, 27:48; 2. Ronald Smith, 71, 29:38; 3. Don Tuchband, 67, 30:28. Overall Female: 1. Riley Buese, 12, 20:55; 2. Leah Hill, 11, 21:31; 3. Kelsey Temple, 25, 22:54; 4. Shiloh Miller, 13, 23:50; 5. MacKenzie Eyster, 30, 24:40. Masters (40+): 1. Sue Contreras, 49, 24:48; 2. Rebecca Hickman, 44, 26:09; 3.

Dori Buese, 46, 27:38. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Liz Weeks, 51, 25:05; 2. Carol Wiliamson, 51, 29:09; 3. Cathy Burchette, 58, 31:05. Seniors (60+): 1. Donna Oscepinski, 62, 31:59; 2. Karene Ryan, 65, 32:13; 3. Fiona Cattermole, 60, 33:05.

Labor Day Mini Marathon September 7, 2015 Parker, CO 483 Finishers (13.1M = 148; 10K = 148; 5K = 187) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,869’ - Course Records: New race 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Tom Nichols, 32, 1:18:28 CR; 2.

Jay Survil, 56, 1:24:50; 3. Peter Scoffin, 39, 1:25:33; 4. Ben

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Seniors (60+): 1. Bob Kilcullen, 69, 1:55:04; 2. Wes Zepelin, 62, 2:00:23; 3. Greg Gibbons, 60, 2:14:06. Overall Female: 1. Azusa Sumi, 19, 1:15:09 CR; 2. Kayoko Fukushi, 33, 1:18:35; 3. Kaoru Nagao, 25, 1:19:54; 4. Mai Shinozuka, 22, 1:23:28; 5. Melissa Cunningham, 32, 1:24:30. Masters (40+): 1. Laura Mayo, 43, 1:30:07; 2. Susie Rinehart, 44, 1:32:52; 3. McKenna Douglas, 41, 1:38:40. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Colleen De Reuck, 51, 1:29:24; 2. Heather Lee, 52, 1:47:42; 3. Teri Olander, 53, 1:50:58. Seniors (60+): 1. Karen Bernardi, 60, 1:54:59; 2. Carol Babb, 60, 2:08:39; 3. Connie Harmon, 61, 2:11:36.

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389 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,704’ - Course Records: Eric Garber, 17:05 (2014); Paula Morrison, 18:48 (2006)

RUNNERS HEAD OUT FROM DOWNTOWN AT THE START OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS HALF MARATHON. Patella, 38, 1:30:31; 5. Jack Pottle, 60, 1:33:17. Masters (40+): 1. Charles Babb, 44, 1:35:59; 2. John Czamecki, 47, 1:39:10; 3. Danny Anderson, 45, 1:43:03. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jay Survil, 56, 1:24:50; 2. Keith Panzer, 56, 1:39:08; 3. Christopher Bohn, 55, 1:45:50. Seniors (60+): 1. Jack Pottle, 60, 1:33:17; 2. Niles Downen, 62, 2:09:57; 3. Larry Mudron, 72, 2:10:43. Overall Female: 1. Kristin Louderback, 33, 1:25:09 CR; 2. Julia Viel, 29, 1:32:46; 3. Jennifer Osler, 37, 1:34:12; 4. Amanda Villari, 30, 1:35:59; 5. Gretchen Johnson, 29, 1:39:14. Masters (40+): 1. Erica Austin, 43, 1:56:24; 2. Holly Strandberg, 40, 1:57:15; 3. Lisa Reel, 40, 1:58:03. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Martha Meyer, 51, 1:54:34; 2. Susan Spear, 58, 1:59:11; 3. Sandy Tossetti, 52, 2:03:17. Seniors (60+): 1. Patricia Blocker, 61, 2:40:37.

10K Overall Male: 1. Phil Reutlinger, 36, 34:44 CR; 2. Scot Ingram, 24, 37:55; 3. Robert Schauer, 23, 40:21; 4. Rob Welo, 51, 40:51; 5. Stephen Ho, 46, 41:38. Masters (40+): 1. Stephen Ho, 46, 41:38; 2. Scott Hendrick, 49, 43:51; 3.

Jim Browning, 47, 45:57. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Rob Welo, 51, 40:51; 2. Patrick Sodia, 52, 43:41; 3. Steve Johnson, 51, 45:13. Seniors (60+): 1. Guy Chavez, 61, 55:54; 2. James Dowdell, 65, 57:33; 3. David Dawson, 66, 1:04:13. Overall Female: 1. Ashley Brasovan, 24, 35:16 CR; 2. Alli Clinton, 40, 47:12; 3. Ann Metz, 40, 50:15; 4. Kris Minne, 50, 53:12; 5.

Rhea Majerowski, 34, 53:43. Masters (40+): 1. Alli Clinton, 40, 47:12; 2. Ann Metz, 40, 50:15; 3. Lori Hendrick, 44, 53:56. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kris Minne, 50, 53:12; 2.

Cathleen Giancaterino, 51, 58:51; 3. Julie Schumer, 50, 1:01:53. Seniors (60+): 1. Bonnie Becker, 63, 1:05:32; 2.

Patty Karrels, 66, 1:14:59.

5K Overall Male: 1. Tate Nuzman, 16, 18:03 CR; 2. Marty Billins, 38, 18:43; 3. Roger Sayre, 57, 18:58; 4. Christopher Malone, 43, 20:07; 5. Robert Mullen, 37, 20:11. Masters (40+): 1. Christopher Malone, 43, 20:07; 2. David Pattison, 48, 22:51; 3. Bryan Solberg, 41, 24:52. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Roger Sayre, 57, 18:58; 2. David Stratman, 56, 25:56; 3. Jeff Rasp, 55, 28:38. Seniors (60+): 1. George Rumphsmith, 61, 23:52; 2. Wayne Not Afraid, 60, 34:36; 3. Michael Weitenhagen, 70, 50:34. Overall Female: 1.

Maijaleena Zimmerman, 35, 19:05 CR; 2. Carolyn Ho, 13, 24:30; 3. Avery Hendrick, 13, 25:06; 4. Ashley Johnson, 11, 25:16; 5. Denise Mauney, 24, 25:28. Masters (40+): 1.

Shelley Miyamoto, 44, 27:16; 2. Beth Lett, 41, 27:56; 3. Kim Layton, 45, 28:48. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kathie Shandro, 52, 27:56; 2. Sandra Gonzalez, 51, 29:43; 3. Gretchen Kadillak, 56, 31:54. Seniors (60+): 1. Dianne Anderson, 69, 29:28; 2. Shari Zimmerman, 63, 32:03; 3. Carol Dowdell, 60, 32:42.

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311 Finishers - Timing by: Timberline Timing - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,280’ - Course Records: Gerald Romero, 17:38 (2013); Xenia Flores, 18:54 (2011) Overall Male: 1. Greg Reindl, 31, 17:20 CR; 2. Rich Heller, 31, 17:57; 3. Michael Kershen, 33, 18:22; 4. Cooper Williams, 33, 19:46; 5. Jules Sherwood, 38, 20:25. Masters (40+): 1. Travis Burmaster, 41, 20:43; 2. Chin Goh, 43, 21:50; 3. David Sandquist, 48, 21:51. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Rick Barrowman, 53, 20:41; 2. Jeffrey Anker, 59, 23:31; 3.

Kevin McCutcheon, 52, 23:41. Seniors (60+): 1. David Hill, 64, 23:57; 2. Dan Braun, 65, 26:07; 3. Fred Kerr, 73, 26:31.

Overall Female: 1. Lanie Szuch, 11, 18:46 CR; 2. Amanda Shatzman, 31, 19:00; 3. Caroline Szuch, 13, 21:15; 4. Karyn Taylor, 45, 23:33; 5. Kristi Reindl, 29, 24:04. Masters (40+): 1. Karyn Taylor, 45, 23:33; 2. Shelly Shadrick, 43, 26:17; 3.

Anita Manely, 49, 26:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Sharon Choe, 53, 27:26; 2. Karen Stockman, 56, 28:28; 3. Stephanie Ruyle, 54, 28:49. Seniors (60+): 1. Constance Ahrnsbrak, 75, 27:24; 2. Gail Beaton, 61, 29:31; 3. Marianne Candelmo, 67, 31:28.

Boulder Backroads Marathon September 19, 2015 Boulder, CO 311 Finishers (26.2M = 85; 13.1M = 226) - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,205’ - Course Records: New course 26.2M Overall Male: 1. Mario Macias, 33, 2:28:28 CR; 2.

Corre Wolfering, 25, 2:45:04; 3. Johannes Rudolph, 50, 2:52:05; 4. Bob Sweeney, 48, 2:52:53; 5. Luke Middleton, 41, 3:12:57. Masters (40+): 1. Bob Sweeney, 48, 2:52:53; 2. Luke Middleton, 41, 3:12:57; 3. Kyle Norton, 44, 3:33:53.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Johannes Rudolph, 50, 2:52:05; 2. Scott Savage, 50, 3:26:43; 3. Nico Brooks, 50, 3:29:12.

Seniors (60+): 1. Masao Maki, 63, 4:52:57. Overall Female: 1. Mizuho Nasukawa, 35, 2:47:38 CR; 2. Kristin Grab, 26, 3:38:20; 3. Katrina Bevan, 38, 3:49:56; 4. Maggie Seitz, 27, 3:50:22; 5. Lorin Shimonek, 39, 3:57:49. Masters (40+): 1.

Jocelyn McCauliff, 42, 4:00:34; 2. Sarah Levin, 43, 4:04:07; 3. Marcela Serrano, 43, 4:16:30. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Atsuko Ohtake, 56, 4:16:24; 2. Donna Cummings, 55, 4:29:19; 3. Rosemarie Ornellas, 52, 4:38:24. Seniors (60+): 1. Sueann Sandel, 62, 5:47:29.

13.1M Overall Male: 1. Kevin Kochei, 25, 1:08:58 CR; 2.

Shouhei Tomita, 22, 1:10:37; 3. Michael Kettler, 35, 1:10:55; 4. David Glennon, 34, 1:14:58; 5. Bob Weiner, 50, 1:15:01.

Masters (40+): 1. Clifton Railsback, 41, 1:20:47; 2. Jeff Maybach, 41, 1:22:59; 3. Marc Bromberg, 47, 1:25:06.

Overall Male: 1. Scott Swaney, 18:49; 2. Eric Johnson, 19:17; 3. Garrett Williams, 19:25; 4. Jeremy Allen, 19:36; 5. Carl Mather, 20:01. Masters (40+): 1. Josh Ostby, 21:55; 2. Brad Cupp, 22:16; 3. Peter Poniatowski, 23:15. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Carl Mather, 20:01; 2. Clark Fox, 21:22; 3. Robert Epper, 21:44. Seniors (60+): 1. Dwayne Clouse, 27:05; 2. Don Echols, 27:49; 3. Philip Demoss, 28:39.

Overall Female: 1. Jennifer Blindert, 20:43; 2. Cassidy Hickey, 20:59; 3. Angela Kleinsasser, 22:14; 4. Stephanie Fast, 22:40; 5. Hannah Runyan, 22:54. Masters (40+): 1.

Dena Farrar, 25:04; 2. Megan Balfe, 25:21; 3. Lisa Haynes, 25:23. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Trish Blake, 25:58; 2. Renee Ovick, 29:29; 3. Rebecca Fleet, 29:39. Seniors (60+): 1. Lois Brown, 35:15; 2. Deb Proctor, 36:42; 3. Nancy Montague, 40:12.

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927 Finishers (13.1M = 713; 5M = 214) - Timing by: Timberline Timing - Elevation: Half Marathon Start = 5,915’, Finish = 5,225’ - Course Records: 13.1 = Jeremy Freed, 1:05:38 (2012); Nicole Feest, 1:18:06 (2012); 5M = Mike Callor, 26:43 (2013); Ellie Keyser, 32:13 (2014) 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Michael Chavez, 30, 1:12:19; 2. Taylor Hannegan, 26, 1:13:07; 3. Zach Watson, 38, 1:13:48; 4. Collin Knaub, 31, 1:15:48; 5. Chuck Radford, 44, 1:16:41. Masters (40+): 1. Chuck Radford, 44, 1:16:41; 2. Craig Heacock, 48, 1:20:58; 3. Dave Cho, 45, 1:27:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan Spale, 59, 1:26:09; 2. Rob Blaszkiewicz, 51, 1:27:22; 3. Bryan Vanmeveren, 50, 1:28:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Chuck Wright, 62, 1:42:28; 2. David Leith, 68, 1:43:47; 3. Paul Bristow, 61, 1:46:26. Overall Female: 1. Heather Utrata, 33, 1:17:07 CR; 2. Bean Wrenn, 42, 1:18:51; 3. Shawna McClain, 33, 1:21:36; 4. Becky Lynn, 22, 1:25:07; 5. Kelsey Martin, 34, 1:26:09. Masters (40+): 1. Lorissa Kingsburyy, 41, 1:30:02; 2. Emily Clark, 40, 1:32:29; 3. Catherine Broom, 46, 1:32:38.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Connie Demercurio, 59, 1:39:35; 2. Randi Mitchem, 51, 1:39:50; 3. Mary Shore, 50, 1:42:40.

Seniors (60+): 1. Lynne Kidder, 64, 2:01:17; 2. Gail Baker, 62, 2:02:08; 3. Joanne Harms, 63, 2:09:36.

5M Overall Male: 1. Brandon Barkey, 24, 27:23; 2. Jonathan Mason, 39, 28:22; 3. Dan Graham, 34, 28:57; 4. Kyle Bottom, 22, 29:34; 5. Mark Hussey, 33, 31:24. Masters (40+): 1. Eric Neilsen, 49, 32:09; 2. Troy Wolf, 45, 32:19; 3. Steve Wade, 47, 38:53. Grand Masters (50+): 1. David Huner, 57, 34:04; 2.

Mark Bottom, 55, 35:06; 3. Kriss Dellota, 51, 42:50. Seniors (60+): 1. David Klibbe, 68, 40:02; 2. Ray Hanson, 64, 41:00; 3. Daniel O’Gorman, 65, 42:41. Overall Female: 1. Claudia Becque, 39, 28:54 CR; 2. Abby Depperschmidt, 31, 30:21; 3.

Laura Bruess, 54, 31:48; 4. Emmy Briggs, 23, 32:29; 5. Tracy Guest, 44, 37:08. Masters (40+): 1. Tracy Guest, 44, 37:08; 2. Dianne Flynn, 45, 37:48; 3. Kris Donohoe, 49, 38:40.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Laura Bruess, 54, 31:48; 2. Pam Boudreau, 59, 39:40; 3. Mary Hanson, 59, 42:46. Seniors (60+): 1. Cathy Morgan, 68, 46:40; 2. Laurie Landolt, 60, 52:14; 3. Mary Rundquist, 60, 59:00.

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Turkey Trot; 10K, 2M; 9:00 AM; Altona Middle School, Longmont, CO; longmontcolorado.gov 11/15 11/21

PPRR Fall Series III 6.5M; 11:30 AM; Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

11/26

11/28

Be A Tool 5K; 8:30 AM; Washington Arch, Golden, CO; beatool.org

12/05

Chasing Santa 5K; 9:00 AM; Colorado Springs, CO; lymevents.com CMRA Sand Creek 5M; 10:00 AM; Bluff Lake Nature Center, Denver, CO; comastersrun.org

Home for the Holidays 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; homefortheholidays-5k.org

Firemen’s Turkey Trot 5K; 8:30 AM; Two Rivers Convention Center, Grand Junction, CO; gjturkeytrot.org

ColderBOLDER 5K; 8:00 AM; University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; bolderboulder.com

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

Empty Stocking Shuffle 5K Glow Run; 5:00 PM; Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com

Fort Collins Thanksgiving Day Run 4M; 9:00 AM; Fort Collins, CO; fctdayrun.com

Girls on the Run 5K; 10:00 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; girlsontherunrockies.org

RMRR Trophy Series; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Twin Lakes Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org

Turkey Chase 5K; 9:00 AM; Arvada, CO; denveerrescuemission.org

Mustache Dache 5K; 9:00 AM; Sloan’s Lake, Denver, CO; mustachedache.com

Turkey Day 5K; 9:35 AM; Frisco, CO; runtherockies.com

Park Hill Panther Run; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; featonthestreet.com

Turkey Day 5K; 8:00 AM; Parker Recreation Center, Parker, CO; co-parkerrec.civicplus.com

12/06

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Winter Sun 10K; 10:00 AM; Grand County High School, Moab, UT; moabhalfmarathon.com

Quicker Quaker 5K; 9:30 AM; Center for Musical Arts, Lafayette, CO; lafayettecolorado.com

RMRR Trophy Series 4.5M; 9:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org

Winter Six Pack Series I; 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM; Westminster Promenade Terrace, Westminster, CO; sixpackseries.com

Rudolph Ramble 5K; 10:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; rundenverseries.com 01/10

Winter Six Pack Series I; 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM; Highland Heritage Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com

01/16

Chilly Cheeks 4M Run Series #2; 10:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.com Frosty’s Frozen Five & Ten; 10M, 5M; 9:00 AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO; winterdistanceseries.com

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All-Out Polar Prowl Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; alloutmultipro.com PPRR Winter Series I; 7M, 5K; 10:00 AM; Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

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01/17

Polar Bear 5K; 10:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; rundenverseries.com

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PPRR Winter Series II; 8M, 4M; 10:00 AM; El Pomar Youth Sports Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

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PPRR Winter Series III; 10M, 5M; 10:00 AM; Santa Fe Trail @ Baptist Road, Monument, CO; pprrun.oprg Sweetheart Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Fruita Community Center, Fruita, CO; sweetheartrun.com 02/14

01/23

Winter Six Pack Series II; 5K, 2M; 9:00 AM; Westminster Promenade Terrace, Westminster, CO; sixpackseries.com

01/24

Winter Six Pack Series II; 5K, 2M; 9:00 AM; Highland Heritage Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com

RMRR Trophy Series 7M; 7M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Platte River Bar & Grill, Littleton, CO; rmrr.org Valentine’s Day 5K; 10:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; rundenverseries.com

02/20

Chilly Cheeks 4M Run Series #3; 10:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.com Cupid’s Undie Run; 1.5M; 2:00 PM; Stoney’s Bar & Grill; Denver, CO; cupidsundierun.com Snowman Stampede; 10M, 5M; 9:00 AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO; winterdistanceseries.com

02/21

Anthem Fight for Air Climb; 7:30 AM; Republic Plaza, Denver, CO; fightforairclimb.org

02/27

Polar Plunge 5K; 11:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; specialolympicsco.org PPRR Winter Series IV; 20K, 10K; 10:00 AM; Wolford Elementary School, Black Forest, CO; pprrun.org Winter Six Pack Series IV; 4M, 5K; 09:00 AM; Westminster Promenade Terrace, Westminster, CO; sixpackseries.com

02/28

Winter Six Pack Series IV; 4M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Highland Heritage Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com

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Arctic Prairie Dog Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:00 AM; Streets Fitness, Louisville, CO; prairiedoghalf.com

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Love ‘em or Leave ‘em Valentine’s Day Run; 10K, 5K; Parker Recreation Center, Parker, CO; parkerrec.com

CMRA Lake Arbor 5K; 10:00 AM; Lake Arbor, Wheat Ridge, CO; comastersrun.org

Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K; 11:30 AM; Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; jtp. com/uglysweaterrun/

Bob L. Burger Recreation Center, 111 W. Baseline Pioneer Elementary, 101 E. Baseline

Le Cours de L’ Amour; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; featonthestreet.com

Resolute Runner 5K; 10:00 AM; Memorial Park, Arvada, CO; 3wraces.com 01/02

CMRA Forty Furlongs 5M; 10:00 AM; Road Runner Sports, Broomfield, CO; comastersrun.org Heart Throb 5K; 10:00 AM; Memorial Park, Arvada, CO; 3wraces.com

Commitment Day 5K; 10:00 AM; Lifetime Fitness, Parker, CO; commitmentday.com

The Resolve; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; featonthestreet.com

Steamboat Springs Turkey Trot 5M; 9:00 AM; Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com

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Rock Canyon Half Marathon; 7:00 AM; City Park, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

Pueblo YMCA Turkey Trot 5K; 9:00 AM; YMCA, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

Winter Six Pack Series III; 5K; 9:00 AM; Highland Heritage Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries. com

Resolution 5K; 5:00 PM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; resolution5k.com

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

Sweaty Santa 5K; 10:00 AM; Ross Aragon Community Center, Pagosa Springs, CO; joingecko.org

Super Bowl 5K; 10:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; rundenverseries.com

Devil Dog 5K; 4:30 PM; Red Leg Brewing Company, Colorado Springs, CO; facebook.com/ RWaMCOS KRFC Resolution Run 5K; 6:00 PM; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; krfcfm.org

01/01

Ralston Creek Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Arvada, CO; racingunderground.com

Super Sunday Fun Run 5K; 10:00 AM; Platte River Bar & Grill, Littleton, CO; sspr.org

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

NCMC Turkey Trot 5K; 9:00 AM; North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, CO

02/07

Strider 5M Time Trial; 11:00 AM; Albertsons of the Redlands, Grand Junction, CO; mesamonumentstriders.webs.com

HRCA Turkey Day 5K; 9:00 AM; Shea Stadium, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchchamber.org

Summit For Life; 5:00 PM; Aspen Mountain, Aspen, CO; summitforlife.org/

Winter Six Pack Series III; 5K; 9:00 AM; Westminster Promenade Terrace, Westminster, CO; sixpackseries.com

Super Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 10:00 AM; Plaza of The Rockies, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

Jingle Bell 5K; 10:15 AM; CSU Oval, Fort Collins, CO; jinglebellrunnortherncolorado.kintera.org

Montrose Turkey Trot; 4M, 2M; 9:00 AM; Oak Grove School, Montrose, CO

02/06

Winter Rim Romp 8K Snowshoe; 10:00 AM; Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Montrose, CO

Christmas Carol Classic; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; featonthestreet.com

Harvesting Hope 5K; 10:15 AM; Central Park, Denver, CO; harvestinghope5k.com

Canya Cañon 6K Trail Race; 11:00 AM; Starsmore Discovery Center, Colorado Springs, CO; cheyennecanon.org

CMRA Veteran’s Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Hildebrand Ranch Park, Littleton, CO; comastersrun.org

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FEBRUARY

Chilly Cheeks 4M Run Series #1; 10:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.com

Gobble Wobble 5K; 8:30 AM; Clement Park, Littleton, CO; gobblewobblerun.org

Mile High United Way Turkey Trot 4M; 10:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; unitedwaydenver. org

The Great Candy Run 5K; 9:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; thegreatcandyrun.com

12/19

Fa La La Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Westminster, CO; alloutmultisport. com

Rim Rock Marathon; 8:00 AM; Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, CO; rimrockmarathon. com

Yeti Chase; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; racingunderground.com

Jingle Bell Run; 5K; 10:15 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; jinglebellrundenver.org Superior Stocking Run 5K; 11:00 AM; Purple Park, Superior, CO; RacingUnderground.com

DECEMBER

Durango Turkey Trot 5M; 10:00 AM; Durango, CO; durangorunningclub.org

National Veteran’s Day Run 5K; 3:11 PM; Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO; veteransdayrun.org

12/13

Moustache Must Dash 5K; 9:00 AM; Trail Winds Park, Thornton, CO; fitsoldiers.com

Anthem Turkey Day 5K; 9:00 AM; Anthem Highlands, Broomfield, CO; 3wraces.com Community Food Share 5K Turkey Trot; 9:00 AM; Boulder, CO; boulderroadrunners.org

WinterFest 5K; 9:00 AM; Carpenter Recreation Center, Thornton, CO; cityofthornton.net

Leftover Turkey Trot 5K; 10:00 AM; Roger’s Grove Park, Longmont, CO; becauseofbecca.org

Denver Veteran’s Day Run; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Auraria Campus, Denver, CO; denverveteransday. com

HRCA Backcountry Wilderness Half Marathon; 9:00 AM; Southridge Recreation Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchraceseries.com

11/14

11/27

Black Friday 5K; 10:00 AM; deKoevend Park, Centennial, CO; RunningGuru.com

Jingle Bell 5K; 9:30 AM; Fountain Valley YMCA, Fountain, CO; ppymca.org Santa Stampede; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO; winterdistanceseries.com

YMCA Turkey Trot 5K; 9:00 AM; Briargate Family YMCA, Colorado Springs, CO; ppymca.org

Turkey Trot Predict 5K; 10:00 AM; Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

CSU Veteran’s Day 5K; 9:00 AM; Fort Collins, CO; alvs.colostate.edu/veterans-day-5k-run

11/08

YMCA of the Rockies Turkey Trot 5K; 8:00 AM; Estes Park YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO; ymcarockies.org

Turkey Trot 5K; 10:00 AM; Pathfinder Regional Park, Florence, CO; colorado.gov/pacific/ccrec

RMRR Trophy Series 9M; 9:00 AM; Prairie Gateway Park, Commerce City, CO; rmrr.org COMEA House Turkey Trot; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; COMEA Shelter, Cheyenne, WY; comearace.org

10K Turkey Trek; 8:30 AM; Long Lake Ranch Regional Park, Arvada, CO; 3wraces.com

Strider Tom Turkey 6M Prediction Run; 10:30 PM; Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, CO; mesamonumentstriders.webs.com

12/12

Turkey Rock Trot 5K; 9:30 AM; Douglas County Events Center, Castle Rock, CO; rocktrot.com

Pumpkin Pie 5K/10K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; pumpkinpie5k.com

Denver Gorilla Run 5K; 11:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; denvergorillarun.com Monster Mile; 10:00 AM; Stanley Marketplace, Aurora, CO; soallmayeat.org/monster-mile

11/07

PPRR Fall Series IV 5.5M; 10:30 AM; Ute Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

Panicking Poultry 5K; 9:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; RacingUnderground.com

NOVEMBER 11/01

Turkey Day Race; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Broomfield Commons, Broomfield, CO; broomfieldturkeyday. com

DECEMBER 12/19

Chilly Cheeks Winter Duathlon Series #1; 10:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; RacingUnderground.com

01/16

Chilly Cheeks Winter Duathlon Series #2; 10:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; RacingUnderground.com

02/20

Chilly Cheeks Winter Duathlon Series #3; 10:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; RacingUnderground.com

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’ve been a runner for as long as I can remember. Admittedly, with my aging memory, some may not think that’s such a remarkable feat of the feet given that I have a hard enough time even recalling the course I ran this morning. Nonetheless, I do actually have a distant recollection of the beginning of my running addiction. I was 11 years old at summer camp and ran early each morning with my counselors, who were 10 years older than me. I did my best to keep up with them while they did their best to filter their comments regarding the female counselors. It probably helped me keep pace by knowing they could slip up at any moment and offer some lascivious commentary. Obviously, the highlight of the day (if not the summer) for a preteen boy.

There’s only one thing I’ve been committed to almost as long as running. The one thing that requires similar traits of dedication and also produces great happiness: (not to sound schmaltzy) my marriage. I know some people negatively view matrimony and use “the old ball and chain” terminology, and some runners view marathons as “the old wall and pain.” But running and marriage can both produce harmonious results, and with the latter you don’t incur the risk of depleting your glycogen reserves in the process. Well, at least I don’t.

The comparisons between running and marriage are manifold, with each having provided an incredible number of wonderful highlights and a smattering of unavoidable lowlights along the way. Both realms have also brought me plenty of those “What was I thinking?” moments. In running, I’ve questioned my decision to race a marathon with wind chill readings below zero that left me feeling like a frozen tin man. I’ve also tried to run through a painful ankle only to produce a swollen lower leg the size of a cantaloupe. My moments of folly within my marriage include rapidly backing my car out of the garage directly into my wife’s vehicle, which was parked in the driveway. I thus confirmed the accuracy of the old adage that most accidents happen close to home, although I’m thinking that saying wasn’t referring to 54 inches from home.

Despite my blunders in the realms of running and marriage, I’ve gained enough knowledge to conclude that the attributes and learning that produce success in running are also the same ones that produce a successful marriage or relationship. Although some lessons take a bit longer to learn than others because at times my antennae don’t pick up all the channels. But I ultimately get a connection, as static as that may be at times.

The beauty of running is its basic cause-and-effect relationship. If you want to run faster or farther, you need to train more by increasing your mileage or adding more diligent speed work. You’re in control. Olympian Desiree Linden said it well in an issue of the Detroit Free Press when she talked about Brian Sell’s third-place performance at the 2008 men’s Olympic Marathon Trials: “Because he was prepared, he didn’t have to do anything different or special, or have this magical day. That’s running. There’s all these things in life, and you don’t know why they happen the way they do. But running isn’t like that. It’s so simple: You put in what you want to put in, and at the end of the day, you get the result you earn. You can’t deceive yourself. It’s the weird way of finding truth.”

Now I’m not a marriage expert. I only have my experience to draw from, but I’d say producing a successful relationship also stems from putting in the required effort. Similarities abound between running and a great relationship. I’m not equating the latter to those less-than-stellar running experiences where your legs feel like loose jelly and your head is spinning like you just got off a lengthy turn on the Mad Tea Party ride at Disney World. Rather, I’m talking about those times when everything clicks, and you feel like you are effortlessly gliding along with your feet barely touching the ground. Nirvana on the roads.

On a recent long run I thought of the similar traits required to produce a great running performance as well as a happy marriage (at least for my marriage). If you plug the concept of relationship or marriage within the context of running, the similarities are readily apparent: From the beginning of training for long-distance running, you need to have respect for what you’ll undertake and be attentive to detail to achieve success. You’ll head for heartbreak city if you think things will go well by simply showing up and without putting in the required 46 coloradorunnermag.com

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effort. You have to trust your training and recognize that if you sufficiently work at it, you will be rewarded with a remarkably enjoyable and successful experience.

You have to love it, though, because there is not much point in plodding onward if the love for running is gone and no longer gratifying. Communication between you and your running is critical: You need to listen to your body during training.

You need to know when to back off when a sign of potential injury arises and to immediately address issues before they become something more significant.

If you give to running, then running will give back to you. Don’t take it for granted, though. Appreciate it always because you never know when things like an injury will arise and running will not be there for a while.

Every now and then your running may feel flat. At that point, you need to shake things up, experience new things together, and be more innovative with your running. You may have to instill a spark by hitting the trails instead of the roads, changing your pace, or running at a different time than usual.

Be kind to your running and it will be kind to you, but if you mistreat it through things like overtraining, then you’ll pay the price. It’s not necessarily the number of miles you run or the quantity of time you put in. Instead, what produces successful running is the quantity of the quality.

You need to pay attention to the little things to experience success as a runner. These include postrun nutrition and recovery, muscle massage, and hydration. As you grow together over the years, you’ll need to make adjustments in your running and determine what works best.

Perhaps the greatest thing that running and a marriage have in common is that when that alarm goes off early in the morning to get you up for a run, you know you’ve got two great friends. One’s willing to take you down the road and enable you to feel the terrain under your feet and alive with energy.

Admittedly, the other may simply roll over in bed, pull the covers up, and go back to sleep while awaiting your return.

But they will both always be there for you when you need them.

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!”

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