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FEATURES 10 // NUTRITION ADVANTAGE Do you eat too few fruits and vegetables?

12 // THE FAST LANE Meet the winners of the 2015 Colorado Runner Racing Series.

20 // 2015 COLORADO EVENT GUIDE Our year long list of nearly 750 running, multisport and adventure races.

40 // SPRING SHOE REVIEW Our yearly look at trends in footwear.

46 // LIGHTER SIDE Over hill, over dale, and I’m pale.

DEPARTMENTS

8 // RUNNING SHORTS 42 // RACE REPORTS 44 // RACE RESULTS

COVER Our 2016 Event Guide is stylized with the theme of a race bib number.

Design by SHAUN BARON THIS PAGE // Drew Maurer of Colorado Springs leads a group of runners in the Game Day 5K. Photo by TIM BERGSTEN / PIKESPEAKSPORTS.US

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PU B LI S H E R ’ S LET TE R

How to Choose the Right Race

Our Event Guide for 2016 is here! These pages are packed with every type of race you can imagine.

We have traditional running and walking events, as well as trail races and multisport races, such as triathlons. We’ve also included adventure races and mud run events. Having a race on your calendar is great motivation to stay in shape. But you don’t want to pick the wrong event and have buyer’s remorse. So if you haven’t already signed up for a few races this year, how do you choose?

Here are several factors to consider.

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1. Distance. The right distance depends on a variety of factors: how much time you have to commit to training, your current level of fitness, what races are coming up in your area, and your budget. If you are setting your sights on a marathon six months down the road, you may sign up for a few key shorter races leading up to the marathon to gauge your fitness and see how your training is progressing.

2. Location. How far are you willing to travel? If you want to run one of the largest marathons in the nation, you may be planning a vacation around your goal race. A destination race can make for a memorable experience and a fun way to combine a family vacation. If you want to stay close to your own neighborhood, there are many advantages. One benefit will be that you can have a predictable pre-race routine and be able to sleep in your own bed before the event. You can also save lots of money on travel, lodging, and meal costs.

3. calendar. What season do you want to train or race in? While many runners train all year, some folks may take time off around the holidays before recommitting in the new year. Maybe you are planning a May event, and are going to run in several tune-up races leading up to the big day. Or maybe you have your sights set on a summer trail run in the high country. Check out your calendar and find out what fits best into your busy schedule.

4. Terrain. Do you want a race that is hilly or flat? Do you want an urban course or a scenic course in the mountains? If you want to run a personal record time, you want to seek out a course that is flat and fast. Many race websites offer course maps and elevation profiles, so you can check it out ahead of time. If beauty is high on your list of criteria, you may have to put up with hills and a high elevation as a trade off.

5. Size. Do you want to run in a race with thousands of other runners or just a few hundred?

Races that are large can offer great amenities and a fun atmosphere, but the trade off can be course congestion and longer waits for amenities like bathrooms and packet pickup. Running in a smaller field may allow you to place higher in your age group; however, running in a bigger race may propel you to a better overall time with the increased competition.

In the end, there are a lot of factors that go into which race you decide to run. There may be other considerations as well, such as where your friends are running, what the race’s reputation is like, what the shirt looks like, or whether the race offers a finisher’s medal. It’s a highly personal decision. But make sure you sign up! It is so motivating to have a race on the calendar.

There are more events than ever in Colorado, so it’s easy to find one that fits your schedule and budget. You can also go online at www.coloradorunnermag.com to access the event listings and to find out more information about each race. As time goes on, some of these events will change their days or times, so double check their websites before you go. I hope you enjoy our event guide!

Happy trails!

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R U N N I N G S H O RTS to stay in the lead came from it being such a comfortable pace and also because I was not invested in any particular outcome for the race, so my mindset was pretty much just go with it - and whatever happens, happens.”

Dylan Bowman, formerly of Aspen, was second in the men’s race, Boulder‘s Ryan Smith was fifth, Colorado College alum Dan Kraft seventh, and Boulder’s Josh Arthur 20th.

The women’s race saw Boulder’s Darcy Piceu and Amanda Basham finish ninth and tenth.

Suver Nabs National Title

AARON BRAUN OF ALAMOSA AND JEFFREY EGGLESTON OF BOULDER FINISH FIRST AND SECOND AT THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SAN ANTONIO HALF MARATHON IN DECEMBER.

Rainsberger Wins Nike Cross Nationals

On a typically drizzly winter Saturday in Portland, Oregon, top American high school runners gathered at the Glendoveer Golf Course for the 12th Annual Nike Cross Nationals on December 5. Sprinting off the starting line, the young athletes accelerated around the 3.1-mile course to meet the race’s 5K mark. Thousands of spectators cheered the tenacious participants, who had qualified for the Nike Cross Nationals at one of eight regional meets.

Rain soaked, the runners dashed towards the finish line. Senior Katie Rainsberger from Colorado Springs, claimed her first individual title, with a time of 16:56. Casey Clinger of American Fork, Utah, took first place in the boys race, with a time of 15:03.

Air Academy’s Rainsberger came into the race with an unbeaten season. She pulled away from the pack to form a solid lead and crossed the finish line in 16:56, 14 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Ella Donaghu.

Following her senior year, the 5-foot-9 Rainsberger will attend the University of Oregon.

She was later awarded the title of Gatorade Girls Country Runner of the Year, and had this to say about her running.

Gatorade: What one piece of advice do you have for freshman about being a successful high school student athlete?

Katie Rainsberger: I would tell freshman to keep everything enjoyable and to be patient.

Success doesn’t happen over night but, instead, through layers of consistent, positive training.

Working hard and having fun are the keys that will lead to the greatest enjoyment and longevity.

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G: What training habit has the most impact on your performance?

KR: The most important training habit for me isn’t a single workout or drill, but rather, a collective series of solid, consistent training blocks that allow my confidence to build. Of course drills, plyometrics, yoga, and strength training are all a part of my routine, but by having consistent training, and staying injury free, I have seen the most improvement and success.

G: What have you learned from your coach that you will never forget?

KR: My coach has always been one of my greatest supporters. Through good races and bad ones, great workouts and injuries, he has always taught me that to be a great runner, you have to be a better person. At the end of the day, you will only go as far as your character will allow, so he always has me focus on the positive of each race or day as an experience to be put in the books.

Miller and Kimmel Win North Face 50 Mile

Barr Camp‘s Zach Miller and Silverton’s Megan Kimmel won big at The North Face 50 Mile in San Francisco on December 5. Finishing in 6:12 and 7:13, the pair each earned $10,000 first-place prizes. Held annually since 2007, the race has always attracted a who’s who of ultrarunners, all vying for a share of the $30,000 prize purse.

Kimmel was surprised to find herself alone in front so early in the race. “I had no intention of being in the lead, but then seven miles in I just found myself there,” Kimmel said. “Interestingly enough, my confidence

It was a day of firsts at the USATF Cross Country Championships on February 6 in Bend, Oregon, as Mattie Suver of Colorado Springs won her first national title, taking home top prize in the women’s senior race. The women’s race got off to a conservative start, as a pack of four women clearly established themselves amongst the field by the first mile.

It wasn’t until halfway through the fourth lap of the five-lap race when Suver started to pull away. Suver, arms raised, claimed first place in 36:38 over the incredibly challenging course.

Maggie Callahan of Boulder placed ninth.

While the women’s race was moderate in the early stages of the race, the men’s race started out extremely fast thanks to Max King.

King shot to the lead in the first half mile of the race, bounding up hills and around turns, eventually owning nearly a ten second lead on the chase pack of eight that followed behind.

Adams State runner Tabor Stevens worked hard to maintain contact with the front, and ultimately finished third. Craig Lutz claimed his first national title in 31:40 and King faded to fifth. Former University of Colorado teammates Joe Bosshard and Andy Wacker finished sixth and seventh in 32:26 and 32:27.

Colorado Men and Women 2nd at NCAAs

Syracuse edged two-time defending champion Colorado by just nine points to win their first team title at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in 64 years.

On the women’s side, the number one-ranked Lobos of the University of New Mexico dominated their race, also winning their first team title over second place Colorado. The individual titles were won convincingly by Oregon’s Edward Cheserek, who became the first man ever to win three in a row, and Notre Dame’s Molly Seidel, who became the first ever women’s champion for the Fighting Irish.

Ranked first in the USTFCCCA polls all year long, Colorado had been the favorite. Pierce Murphy finished third overall in 29 minutes, 37 seconds on the 10K course.

Morgan Pearson was 25th (20th), freshman John Dressel was 26th (21st), junior Ben Saarel was 31st (23rd) and senior Connor Winter was 33rd (25th).

Colorado Runners Claim USATF Masters Grand Prix Photography By VICTOR SAILER / PHOTORUN.NET

The Boulder Road Runners (BRR) Men’s 60+ Division team clinched the 2015 USA Track & Field (USATF) Masters Grand Prix National Championship race series at their final race of the year, the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships in San Francisco, California’s Golden Gate Park on December 12.

Their successful year began with age group team gold and silver medals at the USATF Masters National Cross Country Championships at Boulder’s Flatirons Golf Course in February. This was followed by team gold medal finishes at USATF national championship series events in Syracuse, NY (5K Road); Tulsa, OK (15K Road); and Alexandria, VA (12K Road) later in the year.

At the San Francisco race, the team had to endure the last minute loss of Greeley’s Doug Bell, a top national age group runner and one of the team’s best performers, due to

a quadriceps injury. The team still managed a fourth place finish in a field of 36 teams and 158 individual age group competitors. The 4-man Colorado team comprised of Devin Croft (Littleton), Heath Hibbard (Montrose), Bruce Kirschner (Louisville) and John Victoria (Colorado Springs) successfully held off all competing teams to clinch the 2015 USATF Masters Club Grand Prix National Championship win for the BRR. The Grand Prix win will add $1,000 in prize money to BRR coffers in addition to the winnings from age group gold medals earlier in the year.

The Men 60+ 8-kilometer classic cross country course in Golden Gate Park consisted of several loops on grass and hard packed dirt around the park’s Polo Field, which were seriously muddied after several days of hard rain. In addition to the mud and occasional large, deep puddles, there were numerous changes of surface from wet grass, bridle path, gravel, packed trail and sand and included a number of short uphill and downhill segments throughout. Victoria, who was in third place the entire race before being hobbled by a hamstring cramp in the last 500 meters, landed in 7th place in 30:48. Hibbard placed 15th in 31:51. Croft and Kirschner finished in 34th and 42nd place, respectively.

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Grey and Thweatt 2nd at Club Cross Country Nationals

The USATF Club Cross Country National Championships were nothing short of stunning, with an idyllic backdrop and stacked fields in every race as national championship contenders took to Golden Gate Park to see who reigned supreme.

Amy Van Alstine ran a tight race alongside defending individual champion Laura Thweatt and Rochelle Kanuho, keeping things neck-and-neck over the last three-quarter mile after splitting 9:51. The trio barrelled to the finish, but Van Alstine surged over the final 200 meters to edge Thweatt by a second, 19:51-19:52. Kanuho was right on their heels, crossing in 19:53. In the team race, the Boston Athletic Association defended their women’s team title with an exceptional 28-point performance courtesy of three top-10 finishes from Emma Bates, Sarah Pagano and three-time Olympian Jen Rhines.

On the men’s side, Garrett Heath continued to prove his dominance on the cross country circuit, taking the men’s individual title in 29:06. Heath battled with Boulder Track Club’s Jonathan Grey, who finished just behind in 29:10. The third place team was Boulder Track Club (127 points).

Training Groups Merge

BOULDER’S LAURA THWEATT LEADS THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON. THWEATT WOULD FINISH AS THE TOP AMERICAN IN SEVENTH IN 2:28:23.

Boulder-based running, triathlon and fitness company FastForward Sports (F4) has joined forces with fellow running group Revolution Running. Both companies are strategically aligning and share a culture of group fitness and wellness. The merge will have the biggest impact on the runners themselves due

to a larger group of participating athletes. This will increase the chances of having some running “mates” to share the workout experiences with.

“Merging with Rev Run was a natural next step for us,” says F4 owner Tim O’Brien. “Uniting will bring even more camaraderie to our already great running community here in Boulder.”

Revolution Running has a vibrant and active community of over 500+ runners annually. Both companies have been running parallel programs for the past few years. All programs will now run through Revolution Running.

Other News...

At the Houston Marathon held on January 17, Sage Canaday of Boulder ran 2:20:32, Steve Chu of Colorado Springs ran 2:23:26, Matt Hensley of Boulder ran 2:23:56, and Matt Dewald of Denver ran 2:26:07.

While the Colorado men missed the Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying benchmark, Amanda Scott of Boulder did make it with a 2:44:10 run.

At the Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon on January 17 in Tempe, Arizona, Monica Folts of Lakewood ran 2:52:29 to finish ninth.

Brian Folts and Andrew Simmons were sixth and seventh in 2:40:34 and 2:40:52 for the men. Zoila Gomez of Alamosa gave the Olympic Trials qualifier another go, but just missed with a 1:16:30 finish in the half marathon.

Adams State alum Aaron Braun was fifth in the men’s half in 1:03:41.

Former Boulder runner Fernando Cabada won the Carlsbad Marathon in California in 2:18:14. Just a month out from the Olympic marathon trials, the race timing is interesting. Mario Macias of Boulder was fourth in 2:26:15. Kara Lubieniecki of Boulder ran 1:19:22 for sixth in the women’s half marathon.

Scott Fauble, who competed at Wheat Ridge High School and graduated in 2010, was third in the Great Edinburgh Cross Country race, an international-class event in the UK. He finished the race in 25:38, just seven seconds behind second-place Mo Farah.

Alex Monroe of the Boulder Track Club was tenth in 25:57. In the women’s 6K, Matt Suver of Colorado Springs was tenth in 21:53.

Cassie Scallon of Boulder destroyed the record books and the competition at the Bandera 100K in Texas on January 10. The race was both the USATF 100K trail championship and a Golden Ticket Race with a prized automatic entry to the Western States 100.

Scallon, a registered nurse and repeat winner, ran 9:19 on the two-lap Texas hill country course. Michele Yates was third in 9:45 on the hilly, rocky course.

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N UTR ITI O N ADVANTAG E

FRUITS AND VEG DO YOU EAT TOO

Feeling ashamed and embarrassed, many runners “confess” they eat too few fruits and vegetables. They totally understand that fruits and veggies are good for their health and better than vitamin pills, but they can’t figure out how to enjoy them more often — or how to get inspired to learn to like them. Sound familiar? Maybe this article will help you boost your intake of these healthful sports foods.

I know I should eat more fruit for snacks, but I just don’t…

When hunger strikes, a piece of fruit is unlikely to be your snack of first choice because it is not very hearty. That is, calorie-dense apple pie 10 coloradorunnermag.com

with ice cream can easily be far more appealing than just an apple. One solution: plan to make the snack heartier by pairing fruit with protein.

For example, enjoy an apple (or grapes) with cheese; smear a banana with peanut butter; or combine raisins with nuts. Would that boost the snack-appeal?

How many fruits/veggies are enough?

Ideally, you should eat a fruit or vegetable at each meal. If you don't/ won’t/can’t do that, at least eat a pile of veggies with dinner to compensate for no produce at the other meals. You could also create a loaded smoothie at breakfast that has enough fruit (and veg) for the whole day.

Other suggestions include: Breakfast: large banana on cereal; lots of berries in yogurt; tall glass of orange juice Lunch: extra tomato and spinach in a wrap; big bowl of fruit salad; large apple (with cheese) for dessert Snacks: tart cherry, grape or blueberry juice; banana (with peanut butter);

GGIES: O FEW? dates; dried pineapple; V-8 juice Dinner: Pre-dinner, munchies: baby carrots (with hummus), cherry tomatoes; At dinner: big pile of cooked veggies; extra-large side salad.

The more you eat, the more nutrients you get.

Eight ounces of orange juice offers all the vitamin C you need for the day. So does one stalk of cooked broccoli and half a green pepper. Could you consume a taller glass of OJ, a bigger pile of broccoli, or munch on a whole pepper (like you’d eat an apple)? You’d consume double the vitamin C — plus electrolytes and many other health-boosting compounds.

What if I don’t like kale…?

Although kale is nutrient–rich, it is not the only green vegetable with health-value. Here’s how some green veggies compare, based on a 50-calorie cooked portion. (Note: “%” = % of the amount you should consume each day): Vegetable 50 calories

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Magnesium

Folate

Kale 1.5 cup

188%

106%

14%

11%

6%

Spinach 1.25 cup

167%

30%

30%

63%

82%

Broccoli 1.5 cup

16%

125%

6%

10%

40%

Asparagus 1.25 cup

16%

23%

5%

10%

83%

zucchini, and onion to enjoy for the week.

Can I eat too many fruits and vegetables?

Doubtful, unless you eat them to the exclusion of other foods. For example: • If your dinner is just rice with stir-fried veggies (no tofu, chicken, or protein-rich food), the meal lacks adequate protein to build and repair muscles. Solution: Either add a protein, include a glass of milk with the meal, or enjoy Greek yogurt for dessert.

• If you follow a Paleo-type diet and eat just protein and veggies for meals (no grain), your meal could easily lack adequate carbs to refuel from hard exercise. Solution: include starchy root vegetables, such as carrots and beets.

• If you are a vegetarian and prepare pasta with just tomato sauce (no meatballs), the meal lacks protein. Solution: choose protein-enriched pasta, and add a salad with beans, nuts, and cheese.

• If you are dieting without success, you might be consuming more calories than you realize from yet-another handful of grapes. That (large) apple might have 150 calories, as does the bag of baby carrots. While the calories are healthful and preferable to cookies, they still count. Fruits and veggies tend to be “guilt-free” but they are not totally “calorie-free.”

Sports nutritionist Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD is the author of the Sports Nutrition Guidebook, and food guides for marathoners, cyclists and soccer players. These books, as well as teaching materials, are available at www. nancyclarkrd.com. For online and live workshops, visit NutritionSportsExerciseCEUs.com.

Don't like many veggies?

Because fruits and vegetables offer similar nutrients, you can swap one for the other. That is, if you don't enjoy red tomatoes, at least try to have red strawberries, red apples or red peppers. In general, you want to consume a variety of colors of fruits and/or veggies—and enjoy a rainbow of health: RED strawberries, apples, watermelon, tomato ORANGE oranges, mango, papaya, sweet potato YELLOW pineapple, peaches, summer squash BLUE/PURPLE blueberry, plums, eggplant, purple grapes GREEN kiwi, honeydew melon, green grapes, broccoli, spinach, kale, peppers WHITE banana, onion, potato, cauliflower

But they rot…

Many runners live alone, rarely cook, and get tired of wasting money tossing out rotten produce. If that’s your case, some solutions include: • Buy bags of frozen vegetables and fruits (freezing retains the nutrients); even canned ones are nourishing.

• Buy the desired portion of greens and other salad (or stir-fry) ingredients at the salad bar. Instead of buying a whole head of lettuce, of which half might end up rotting in your refrigerator, buy just what you need.

• Cook enough veggies for several days. For example, bake several sweet potatoes at once, or make a big pot of ratatouille with eggplant, tomatoes, coloradorunnermag.com 11

TH E FAST L AN E

RUNNERS OF THE YEAR The winners of the Colorado Runner Racing Series competed among 16 different races, ranging in distance from a 5K to a half marathon. The series started in January and concluded in late September. The winners led 12 age categories to claim $4,800 in prize money, donated by the Avery Brewing Company. The second and third place runners received gift certificates from Runners Roost. then up to Cheeseman park (two laps), and back down to the Cherry Creek bike path. Then just before getting back to our apartment there was a small park called Cook Park where I would make one lap just before finishing up the loop.

Amanda Lee, 26, of Boulder, is the winner of

the women’s open division of the Colorado Runner Racing Series. She is working toward a master of social work degree and says, “We lost my mom to breast cancer in 2014, and I want to work for either an oncology center or hospice program to help patients and their families.”

What was most memorable about your year?

Finally making it to the starting line (and then finish!) of my first marathon in April was huge for me. Wisdom tooth surgery followed by a partially torn Achilles tendon made me cancel two attempts in 2014. I’ll also never forget my races at the U.S. Mountain Running Championship and U.S. Trail Marathon Championship.

Both races required everything I had. It was a joy to be able to fight and finish knowing I couldn’t have given any more than I did.

JAY LUNA

Jay Luna, 32, of Littleton is the winner of

the men’s open division of the Colorado Runner Racing Series. Jay works as a mechanical engineer, and spends his free time with his wife and their two beagles.

AMANDA LEE

UCCS Mountain Lions, placed 11th overall.

What keeps you motivated?

Racing. Racing keeps me motivated. I love to race and push myself to see what I can do.

What is a typical week of training like?

Most weekdays are the same. Up at 4 a.m. to be out the door by 5 a.m. and to work by 7. Weeks usually consist of 2-3 workout days, a long run Sunday, and 3-4 easy runs.

What are the keys to your success?

Consistency and accountability. You’ve got to be willing to get out there everyday and put in the work. The hardest part about running is getting out the door.

What are some of the highlights of your career?

The Cherry Blossom 10 Miler in Washington D.C. in 2012 where I was able to pull off a huge PR in 51:17. The countless trips to Club Cross with the BRC/adidas race team where the experiences were more often than not the highlight, not so much the race! A trip to Evansville, IN for the 2004 NCAA Division II Cross County Championships, where we, the

Do you have a favorite place to run?

Colorado is the best place to train; there are just too many places to list. I enjoy running the Highline, Waterton Canyon, and at Chatfield now that we live in Littleton. Back when we lived in south Denver, I had a loop I liked to call the three-park special with extra cheese. I would run from our little apartment along Evans Avenue, over to Washington Park

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What are the highlights of your career?

My first real trail race was the 10K at the 2014 GoPro Mountain Games in Vail. I was trying something new because I was tired of being injured on the track and road, and I really had no idea what to expect. From that first run (in tears!) up a black diamond ski slope, I was hooked. Afterward, I told my boyfriend Alex, “that was crazy, stupid hard... And I can’t wait to do it again!”

What is a typical week of training like for you?

My week is structured a lot like most distance runners - one long run, one threshold workout, one speed workout, and I fill in the other days with easy runs. Some days I’ll do an easy second run. I usually run 70-85 miles per week and try to do as much of it on trails as possible. Recently, to try to break my long cycle of injuries, I’ve started working with a strength coach twice per week, and I swim quite a bit as well (on my own and with masters swim classes).

What keeps you motivated?

My mom’s strength, grace, and courage in fighting cancer for four years provided an excellent example and motivation for me. Now, when I hit rough patches in races, I just think of her and try to channel her wonderful spirit.

Photography courtesy of JAY LUNA AND AMANDA LEE

TH E FAST L AN E

TODD STRAKA

Is there anything else we would want to know?

I’m a crazy cat lady. I honestly never meant for it to happen. I absolutely hated cats. I really wanted a furry friend, but my apartment in Flagstaff didn’t allow dogs. I thought, “I guess a cat can’t be so bad” and I adopted Chase. Four years later, I’ve become one of those people who turns down invitations to do things because, “I have plans with my cat.”

Todd Straka, 48, of Boulder is the winner

of the masters category. He is a user experience designer, the father of two teenagers, and he recently published the first ever Boulder Running Journal, a celebration of all things running in Boulder in 2015.

What was most memorable about your year?

I was really focused on the mile race this year, as it was my primary goal. I had a great time talking with other milers and coaches, learning about, then running their favorite workouts.

The season culminated with the Pearl Street Mile and a week later I traveled to Michigan to compete in the Masters Road Mile Championships. Being able to join the Boulder Track Club for many of their twice weekly workouts pushed me to a new level by the end of summer.

Do you have any running tips to share?

Patience, enjoy the journey and don’t be afraid to stop along the way to take photos to celebrate those moments later.

Last year I think I did a better job than usual of taking extra time to recover. Using the recovery tools like the R8 from Roll Recovery, getting in good nutrients, a morning shake each morning from the Skoop, and I continued working on dynamic exercises and mobility. As a master’s runner it’s important to keep up with those 14 coloradorunnermag.com

STELLA HEFFRON

BOB VANLANGENHOVEN

to stave off injury, actually it’s really important for runners of all ages.

What is a week of training like for you?

Right now, I am just trying to get out and run, maybe a shorter hill workout now and again. Last year with the mile training being more intense, I incorporated two hard days on the track with a little longer run on the weekend. All other days and miles were really easy so I could recover.

I think my deepest week was only 45 miles.

What keeps you motivated?

Setting a goal in a new distance kept me pretty focused. Then realizing that I may be able to be competitive in that distance on a national level kept me working hard. Other than that, people’s photos on Instagram actually motivates me to get out to explore new areas.

Stella heffron, 48, is the winner of the masters division. She lives in Aurora, is newly engaged, and works as an accountant.

What are some of the highlights of your career?

The biggest highlights of my running career usually involve something that makes a lasting memory. For example, one such highlight was running as a member of the Runner’s Roost women’s team for the USATF National Cross Country meet in Boulder last year. We finished third in the Master’s team division for the women.

This is something that I will always remember and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to be part of a great team with a group of awesome runners.

Do you have any secrets of success?

Any secrets for success that I have are pretty common and obvious but still can’t be

stressed enough. To cut down on injuries, you need to take the time to foam roll, stretch, and do core work or strength training most days, usually about four or five days a week. If there is a major race that you are training for, such as a marathon or half marathon, and you are self-coached, it is best to write out a training plan so that you have your training mapped out for your goal race.

Do you have a favorite place to run?

One of my favorite places to train is at the Bluffs in Lone Tree. Any run I want to do in that area is not limited to just that park since the East-West trail system has been expanded. It’s a good place to go for a nice hilly run on the dirt paths and there are plenty of challenging routes to allow for a long run or something shorter. I also have a few favorite places for training in the mountains for high altitude options. Some of these places include Vail Mountain, the Vail Pass bike path between Vail and Frisco, and Oh My Gawd Road out of Idaho Springs.

What keeps you motivated?

I find that the best way for me stay motivated is to set a couple of main goals each year as well as a few smaller goals to help reach my main goals and then set up a training plan geared towards reaching these goals.

Bob VanLangenhoven, 53, of Fort Col-

lins is the winner of the 50-54 age category. He is married and works at Colorado State University in the Information Systems department.

What was most memorable in 2015?

My most memorable running moment for 2015 was winning a marathon. I ran the Buckeye Marathon in mid-December on a perfect weather day in Arizona. I took the lead

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TH E FAST L AN E pulling for each other. And when you think you cannot do any more, then you do another interval.

I also love the beauty, solitude, and peace of running the country roads around my neighborhood.

Dan Spale, 59, of Lakewood is the winner

of the men’s 55-59 age group. He’s married with three children.

What are some of the highlights of your career?

My first marathon was big with big goals of breaking three hours on a hot day... that did not happen. Taking on Kelsey Martin as a coach. I remember my first race under her “regime,” the Colfax Half Marathon and she was there at mile 11 for a ‘gentle nudge of encouragement.’ When I finished, I texted her, “I can’t believe that training plan got me a new PR.” She eventually got me to where my name is the age group state record for the half marathon - her name should be there as well. Also, running a 4:54 mile at age 56.

Do you have a favorite place to run?

Green Mountain, Red Rocks, and Bear Creek Lake Park, but really, for me, any track is my favorite.

SUSAN BABCOCK

at mile 23 and cruised on to victory in a time of 2:56:56.

How long have you been running?

My running career spans 38 years. I have logged over 52,000 miles and run hundreds and hundreds of races. What stands out most are my marathons. I have run a total of 24 marathons, 14 of those under three hours, and four under 2:50, including a 2:49 at age 50. Another highlight is winning the Colorado Runner Racing Series for my second time.

What are your 2016 goals?

I just want to keep healthy, train hard, and run quality races. But most important to me is to try to continue to break three hours in the marathon. At over 35 years, I am currently ranked in the top 20 in the world for the longest duration between first and last sub-3:00 marathons. The following website keeps track of this stat: www. arrs.net/TR_SSpan.htm.

What are the secrets to your success?

Secrets to success? Hard training mixed with the right amount of rest. I think you need to find the right balance to really be successful. Plus, I avoid cement bike paths, especially on long runs. It just beats up the body too much.

Do you have a favorite place to run?

I have several wonderful places that I like to do my long runs, either Redstone Canyon or the roads east of Budweiser brewery. Redstone is amazingly scenic with plenty of challenging hills. If that course doesn’t get you ready for racing, nothing will. The are plenty of gravel roads east of Bud that I enjoy running. There’s very little traffic and it’s extremely peaceful.

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Susan Babcock, 53, of Sedalia is the win-

ner of the women’s 50-54 age group. She works as a software engineer and is married with a son and daughter-in-law.

What are some of the highlights of your career?

I have been an off and on runner most of my life, a typical recreational runner. But, I have done the 12 mile Creede Mountain Run eight times. It is a small race in an obscure town at altitude with a very steep incline the first several miles. I considered it a race against myself that was always a reminder to get back at it. My 2015 time was a 20 year personal best.

What are your long term goals?

Continual improvement, even at my age. In the last three years, I have improved my half marathon time by 18 minutes. I ran my last Bolder Boulder ten years ago on a whim with no training (brutal, it hurt). In 2016, my goal is to run the BB and be in the top ten of my age group.

Do you have any secrets to your success?

Revolution Running training club stresses consistency. Consistent training has given me improved running performance and minimized injury risk.

What is a week of training like for you?

My training week includes a hill or track interval workout, a tempo run, and a long run; with easy running or cross training in between. It also includes a day or two of rest.

Do you have any favorite places to train?

I enjoy a group interval workout on a track. There is nothing like a group pushing and

What keeps you motivated?

I have a very competitive nature and I always think what I can do better. Because most assuredly the competition is. I enjoy when tough competition in my age group toes the line with me. You win some and you lose some. You learn the most by losing.

What was most memorable this year?

Running a 5:17 mile last February at the Air Force Academy. A 5:06 at the Pearl Street Mile. Going to San Fransico and racing in a Club Nationals Cross Country meet, and running two half marathons side by side with my coach Kelsey.

Delcia Litt, 57, of Erie is the winner of the 55-59 age category for women. She is married, and says, “I thank God for giving me my running legs and my husband for supporting my passion all these years. By the way, he’s a swimmer.”

How long have you been running?

I am often asked how long I have been running, and why nobody has heard of me before.

Maybe it’s because I lived in the mountains for 14 years. I believe my first actual race was the 1989 Cherry Creek Sneak 26 years ago. I remember how unprepared I was because I forgot my running shoes and borrowed a pair. I never did that again.

What type of training do you do?

Regarding my training, I had always trained myself until I met Rick and Laura Bruess in 2014. Prior to joining “Athletics Boulder” running club, I followed a routine of one hill session, one tempo run, and one long run while cross training with weights and yoga each week. I only ran every other day and rarely got injured. My training is a bit stricter now. I average 30 miles a week and prefer running easy trails for my long runs like Button Rock in Lyons or Eagle Trail near Boulder Reservoir. Lately, I enjoy going to

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the track for speed work.

What did you enjoy most this year?

My most challenging race last year was the Garden of the Gods 10 miler. I was able to beat the age group course record, coincidentally set by myself in 2014, with a time of 1:12:23. My all time favorite local race is the Bolder Boulder, having run it off and on for over 20 years. I set a personal record in 2015 with 40:56. The Evergreen Town Race turned out to be a faster 10K time of 39:43. In December, I traveled to San Francisco to compete in the USATFXC Club National Championships with Athletics Boulder.

Competing against the fastest masters women in the country was intimidating, exhilarating and great fun. Our team won and I received a third place age division award.

Do you follow a special diet?

In 2010, when I moved back to the Front Range, I started to transition my diet into mostly raw, plant-based and organic. I eliminated dairy, red meat, fish, and alcohol, ok, not completely. I dropped 10 pounds that year. I love my green smoothies for breakfast and a salad for lunch. Eating whole foods seemed right for me. Besides, why eat animals when there are so many other healthy things to eat. It’s better for our bodies and better for our planet. This was a game changer for me. I started feeling great and winning races and have gotten faster since then.

Bruce Kirschner, 62, of Louisville is

the winner of the men’s 60-64 age group. He is a retired U.S. Government training director and recently formed his own leadership training company. He has been married for 37 years and has three adult sons.

BRUCE KIRSCHNER

What was most memorable this year?

It was the first time I won any kind of national championship. I was top age group finisher at the Road Runners Club of America’s 10 Mile National Championship at the Presidio 10 Miler in San Francisco in April. I was also on the Boulder Road Runners Men’s 60-69 gold medal winning teams at the USA Track & Field Cross Country National Championship in Boulder and the USATF 15K National Championship in Tulsa. But those wins were really just a testament to my national and world class teammates. I’m the laggard on the team.

Do you have any secrets to your success?

I believe consistency in training nearly every day is key. I also believe having a good mileage base at any speed is important. The more miles you pile on gradually over time, the faster you’ll be. I also keep my weight as low as safely possible. You pay for every single extra pound you don’t really need in a race of any distance. I also dedicate my major races to close family members that have already passed on. I’ll take one of them along on my left shoulder and their presence gives me strength when I really need it in a race.

Do you have any recommended resources?

I’m a voracious reader of books on how to train to be the best competitive runner. The books I would most recommend are Road To The Top by Coach Joe Vigil and Run Faster From The 5K To The Marathon: How To Be Your Own Best Coach by Brad Hudson. Fast After 50: How to Race Strong For The Rest Of Your Life by Joe Friel is a good resource for masters athletes.

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My fellow competitive masters runners and bike racers. For example, Greeley’s Doug Bell was my principal competition in the 2015 Colorado Runner Racing Series. Although he’s three years older than me, I could never pass him in a head-to-head race. He’s a world class athlete and has continued to stay at the top of his game for many years. The only reason I won the series this year was because an injury kept him from participating in many of the races. He’s one of my running heroes and it is an honor and a privilege to be on the same Boulder Road Runner team with him and my other teammates.

What is your biggest challenge?

Staying flexible as I continue to age. It has probably been the primary reason for my running injuries over the years. Fortunately, injuries are relatively infrequent. I never used to stretch at all, but now I do it every day. It is a constant battle to remain flexible and injury free.

Amy Lease, 62, of Denver is the winner of

the 60-64 age category of the Colorado Runner Racing Series. She is a coach for Revolution Running and also works in the cable/telecom industry.

What is a typical week of training like for you?

During spring and summer, I run six days a week. My training alternates between hills and intervals on Tuesday and tempo/pickup runs on Thursday. Saturday is always long run day.

Sunday varies based on what happened on the Saturday long run. Monday and Wednesday are short to mid distance easy runs. In late fall and winter, I usually do four to five runs a week, and try to get back to some core work, like Pilates, one day a week. The Tuesday and Thursday workouts are still the hard workouts, but more to maintain fitness than to pound the intensity. Long runs generally won’t be as long, except for this year’s buildup for Boston.

What are your upcoming goals?

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LINK LUBKEN

Boston Marathon - 4/18/2016 and Bolder Boulder 2016. I have a family tradition of running Bolder Boulder (27 years for me). I want to run all year, enjoy running and stay healthy!

Do you have any secrets of your success?

Training is not just running! You have to take care of your health, your diet, your hydration, recovery, and get enough sleep. Not paying attention to the whole picture will affect your running and racing. My best advice is to ask questions of people who are successful competitors. I am always learning about better training ideas by discussing running with other runners.

The best idea that I learned this year is that easy runs mean EASY. As in, back off the pace, enjoy the scenery, enjoy the friends you are running with - EASY. What is your biggest challenge?

The face in the mirror. Your biggest competitor is in your own head. You have to learn how to handle both the mental and physical challenges in running and racing.

Link Lubken, 66, of Denver is the winner

of the 65 and up category. He says, “I have been racing for 40 years. My first race was the 1975 Denver YMCA Mount Evans Trophy Run. I ran in a pair of tennis shoes I bought out of the bargain bin at Woolworth’s for a $1.69. There were 154 male finishers, and no women! Women were not allowed to compete back then.”

What is your favorite race?

Tulsa Run 15K in Tulsa, OK, Canyonlands Half Marathon in Moab, UT, Rocky Mountain Road Runners Trophy Series, Colorado Masters Running Association Series, and the Colorado Runner Racing Series.

What did you enjoy most about this year?

Even though I did not run as fast this year, or as many races as I have in the past couple years, I accomplished my goal. That was to win

MARILYN STAPLETON

the Colorado Runner Racing Series 65+ age group. I want to acknowledge Rich Martinez, last year’s winner. We raced head to head four times this year, and he beat me soundly each time. If not for a very serious medical situation in his family that limited his participation, he could have repeated as series winner again this year.

What is your biggest challenge?

Keeping myself motivated, and dealing with the limitations of an aging body.

What’s the highlight of your running career?

My best year racing ever was 2011, 41 races total, which included 11 of the 12 Rocky Mountain Road Runners Trophy Series Races.

I won the trophy series, and at age 62, was 3the oldest person to win the trophy series in the 56 year history of the club.

Marilyn Stapleton, 68, of Greeley is

the winner of the 65 and up category. She says, “I want to thank Colorado Runner, Avery Brewing, and Runners Roost for their years of support for the Running Series. It has encouraged not only greatcompetition, but friendships and a chance to experience a variety of races.”

What is your favorite race?

Some of my favorite races this year were the Colorado 10 Classic because of the fantastic course, the Phantom 5K in Loveland and the Super Hero 5K in Greeley. These two races demonstrate volunteerism and event management at its best. I also enjoyed the Bacon Strip 4/10 mile race on the country roads of northern Colorado. It was started many years ago by Jane Welzel and continued since her passing.

What else would we be interested to know?

February will mark 28 years for me being a runner. I clearly remember when and where I took the first steps. What started as a challenge to run the Bolder Boulder turned into a fantastic life changing experience.

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2016 Colorado Runner Racing Series The Colorado Runner Racing Series is a scored series of races throughout the state. Runners will be scored based on their finishing place in each race. The winners in each division will be featured in Colorado Runner magazine.

2016 Racing Series Schedule Date

Name

Distance

Location

February 7

Game Day 5K

5K

Colorado Springs

February 20

Snowman Stampede

5M

Littleton

March 6

That Dam Run

13.1M

Denver

March 12

5K on Saint Patrick’s Day

5K

Colorado Springs

April 10

Frank Shorter Race4Kids

5K

Broomfield

May 1

Colorado Half Marathon

13.1M

Fort Collins

May 8

Colorado Rockies Home Run

5K

Denver

May 14

Bellco Colfax 5K

5K

Denver

June 12

Garden of the Gods

10M

Manitou Springs

July 3

Vail Hill Climb

7.5M

Vail

July 17

Donor Dash 5K

5K

Denver

July 30

Classic 10K

10K

Colorado Springs

August 21

Race For Research

5K

Denver

September 20

Equinox Half Marathon

13.1M

Fort Collins

October 2

Hot Chocolate 5K

5K

Denver

Criteria used in determining Racing Series races:

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

Racing Series Scoring

In each race, points will be awarded to the top 10 male and female finishers in all divisions. The open division is for runners 39 and under. The masters division is for runners 40-49. The grand masters division is for runners 50-59. The senior division is for runners aged 60 and over. Runners may participate in as many races as they choose, but must score in six races to be eligible for awards. For races with multiple starts, finish time will be used to calculate points. If a race has scoring trouble, it may be removed from the series. For races with multiple events, only the event listed will be scored. Your division is based on the first race of the year that you score in.

UPCOMING SERIES RACES:

Scoring System

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EVENT GUIDE ‘16 Not all race information may be correct. Some races will change dates or start times. Please confirm all information before traveling to an event. Our complete free calendar is always available year round online at www.coloradorunnermag. com.

Winter Six Pack Series V; 5M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Highland Heritage Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com 03/26

running / walking MARCH 03/05

Chieftain Spring Runoff; 10M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

03/06

03/27

Lee Martinez Park 10K; 9:00 AM; Lee Martinez Park, Fort Collins, CO; fortcollinsrunningclub.org

03/12

04/02

Winter Six Pack Series V; 5M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Westminster Promenade Terrace, Westminster, CO; sixpackseries.com 03/20

All-Out Spring Fever; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Jefferson County’s NAAC Stadium, Golden, CO; alloutmultipro.com Spring Equinox Half Marathon; 13.1M, 4M; 9:00 AM; AnheuserBusch, Fort Collins, CO; equinoxhalfmarathon.com

04/03

Beat Beethoven 5K; 9:00 AM; Old Town, Fort Collins, CO; fcsymphony.org Cottonwood Glen Park 12K; 9:00 AM; Cottonwood Glen Park, Fort Collins, CO; fortcollinsrunningclub.org RMRR City Park 4M; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org Three Creeks Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Greenwood Village, CO; racingunderground.com Tonia’s Run to Beat Pancreatic Cancer 5K; 9:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; run4projectpurple. org Winter Six Pack Series VI; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Highland Heritage Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com

Horsetooth Half Marathon; 8:30 AM; Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, CO; horsetooth-half.com Rockin’ On the River 5K; 9:00 AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO; runningguru.com Step4Life 5K/10K; 9:00 AM; Adams County Fairgrounds, CO; colungs4life.org West Side Best Side Cross Country Race Series #2; 9:00 AM; Fehringer Ranch Disc Golf Park, Littleton, CO; rightstartevents.com 04/19

Dash and Dine 5K; 6:30 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

04/23

5K Walk/Run for Autism Awareness Month; 10:00 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; alpineautismcenter.org CSU Fast and the Furriest 5K; 9:00 AM; CSU Oval, Fort Collins, CO; csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu

Habitat Hustle 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; eventbrite.com Platte River Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Downtown Littleton, CO; platteriverhalf.com

Behind the Rocks Trail Race; 50M, 50K, 30K; 6:00 AM; 24 Hours Of Moab TH, Moab, UT; madmooseevents.com

Winter Park Wipe Out; 12:00 PM; Hideaway Park, Winter Park, CO; winterparkwipeout.com

5K/10K @ Three Springs for Books & Things; 10:00 AM; Anytime Fitness, Durango, CO; fortlewis.edu Frank Shorter RACE4Kids’ Health 5K; 8:00 AM; 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, CO; runningguru.com

Loveland Classic; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Lakes at Centerra, Loveland, CO; lovelandclassic.com

RMRR Spring Marathon Training Series #2; 20M, 10M; 8:00 AM; Twin Lakes Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org

Protect the Children 5K; 8:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; courtcare. org

Rock-n-Jock: Pro Football Player Run 4M; 9:00 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; rocknjock.com

RMRR Spring Marathon Training Series #3; 20M, 10M; 8:00 AM; Twin Lakes Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org

Run with the Saints 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Pueblo, CO Spring Fling Prairie Dog Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Apex Recreation Center, Arvada, CO; prairiedoghalf.com XTERRA CMSP Trail Race; 24K, 12K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO; xterracolorado.com

Winter Six Pack Series VI; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Westminster Promenade Terrace, Westminster, CO; sixpackseries.com

Run Through Time Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 8:00 AM; Salida Steamplant, Salida, CO; salidarec.com

03/19

04/10

04/12

Dash and Dine 5K; 6:30 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

04/16

All-Out Beat the Heat Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Church Ranch Office Park, Westminster, CO; alloutmultipro. com CMRA Bluffs Run 5K; 9:00 AM; Bluffs Regional Park, Lone Tree, CO; comastersrun.org Desert RATS Trail Running Festival; 52.4M, 50K, 26.2M; 6:30 AM; Mack Trailhead, Fruita, CO; geminiadventures.com

5K In My Shoes; 8:30 AM; Envision, Evans, CO; envisionco. org Desert RATS Trail Running Festival; 13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Mack Trailhead, Fruita, CO; geminiadventures.com

UCCS Bash the Bluffs 5K; 9:00 AM; UCCS, Colorado Springs, CO; uccs.edu

Widowmaker Trail Run; 9M, 6.5M; 10:00 AM; Grand Junction, CO; mesamonumentstriders.com

Lucky Laces 5K/10K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; featonthestreet.com

CMRA Spring Spree 10K; 9:00 AM; Platte River Bar & Grill, Littleton, CO; comastersrun.org

Hams and Hamstrings 5K; 8:00 AM; 7-Eleven East Woodmen, Colorado Springs, CO; hamsandhamstrings.com

04/17

Ramsgsate 6M; 9:00 AM; CSU Pueblo, Pueblo, CO; socorunners. org

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

HRCA St. Patrick’s Day 5K; 9:00 AM; Highlands Ranch Town Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchraceseries.com

The Fair Four Mile; 9:00 AM; Colorado State Fairgrounds, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

Eisenhower Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Abilene, Abilene, KS; eisenhowermarathon.com

Grand River Gallop 5K; 9:00 AM; Grand River Hospital, Rifle, CO; hallucinationsports.com

Erin Go Braugh 7.77K; 9:00 AM; Westminster Promenade Terrace, Westminster, CO; 3wraces.com

Running of the Green 7K; 10:15 AM; Denver, CO; rotg.org

Mighty Beer Run; 11:00 AM; Platt Park, Denver, CO; mightybeerrun.com

Chosen Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 7:00 AM; Pioneers Museum, Colorado Springs, CO; chosenmarathon.com

Canyonlands Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5M; 9:30 AM; Moab, UT; moabhalfmarathon.com

03/13

Bobcat Boogie 5K; 9:30 AM; Community College Open Space, Westminster, CO; bobcatboogie. org

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5K for St. Patrick’s Day; 10:00 AM; Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com

Sharin’ O’ the Green 5K; 8:00 AM; Library Park, Fort Collins, CO; partnersmentoringyouth.org

Hippity Hop Easter Trot; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; featonthestreet.com

Westminster Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Armed Forces Tribute Garden, Westminster, CO; enduranceraceseries.com

RMRR Crown Hill 3M; 9:00 AM; Crown Hill Park, Lakewood, CO; rmrr.org That Dam Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Greenwood Village, CO; rundenverseries.com

5K Raptor Run; 9:00 AM; Barr Lake State Park, Brighton, CO; runningguru.com

Rock-n-Jock: Pro Football Alumni Run 5K; 9:00 AM; Cheesman Park, Denver, CO; rocknjock.com

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

24 Hours of Palmer Lake; 8:00 AM; New Santa Fe Regional Trailhead, Palmer Lake, CO; israeltherunner.com

Bunny Bolt 5K/10K; 10:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; runningguru.com

RMRR Spring Marathon Training Series; 20M, 10M; 8:00 AM; Twin Lakes Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org

DreamCatcher Half Marathon; 7:00 AM; Grand Junction, CO; starunnerenterprises.com

Tortoise and Hare 6M relay; 10:30 AM; Grand Junction, CO; mesamonumentstriders.com

04/09

The Ultimate Wine Run Denver; 4:30 PM; Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO; theultimatewinerun.com 04/24

Cherry Creek Sneak; 10M, 5M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Denver, CO; cherrycreeksneak.com Healthy Kids Running Series; 4:30 PM; Red Tailed Hawk Park, Aurora, CO; healthykidsrunningseries.org Hogback Hustle 5K; 9:00 AM; Bradford Intermediate, Littleton, CO; hogbackhustle.com Kids Running America Final Mile Event; 10:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; kidsrunningamerica.org

04/26

Dash and Dine 5K; 6:30 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

04/30

Arbor Day 5 Mile; 9:00 AM; Salisbury Park, Parker, CO; coparkerrec.civicplus.com

Rattler Trail Race; 50K, 25K, 10K; 7:00 AM; Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO; madmooseevents.com

Greenland Trail Races; 50K, 25K, 8M; 7:00 AM; Greenland Open Space, Larkspur, CO; greenland50k.com

Roaring to Run 5K; 8:30 AM; Lincoln Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, CO; mesamonumentstriders.com

LHS Band Running with the Regiment 4M; 12:00 PM; Loveland High School, Loveland, CO; raceentry.com

Victim’s Rights Week 5K; 9:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; victimsrightsweekcs.org

Pueblo to Pueblo Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Cortez Cultural Center, Cortez, CO; cortezculturalcenter.org

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EVENT GUIDE ‘16

Race for Freedom 5K; 9:30 AM; Rocky Mountain Christian Ministries, Gunnison, CO; racefor-freedom.com

runBlossom Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5M, 5K; 7:30 AM; Centennial Park, Canon City, CO; runblossom.org

Rocky Mountain Brew Runs 5K; 10:00 AM; Oskar Blues Brewing, Longmont, CO; rockymountainbrewruns.com

Sean May Memorial Run; 15K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Barr Lake State Park, Brighton, CO; seanmaymemorialrun.org

Run MS 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; main. nationalmssociety.org

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

Springs Rescue Mission 5K; 10:00 AM; Springs Rescue Mission, Colorado Springs, CO; springsrescuemission.org

05/08

MAY 05/01

Colorado Women’s Classic; 10M, 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Westminster Promenade Terrace, Westminster, CO; coloradowomensclassic.com

Cimarron Endurance Run; 50K, 30K; 7:00 AM; Cerro Summit Recreation Area, Cimarron, CO; madmooseevents.com

Healthy Kids Running Series; 4:30 PM; Red Tailed Hawk Park, Aurora, CO; healthykidsrunningseries.org

Colorado Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 6:30 AM; Poudre Canyon, Fort Collins, CO; thecoloradomarathon.com

Mother’s Day 5K; 10:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; mothersday5k. com

Columbine Classic; 8M, 4M; 8:00 AM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; columbineclassic.org

Mother’s Day Mile; 1:00 PM; Glenwood Medical Associates, Glenwood Springs, CO; hallucinationsports.com

Ha-Hatse Sachini 5K; 8:00 AM; Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs, CO; fvs.edu

Yappy Dog 8.6M; 8:00 AM; South Mesa Elementary School, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

Healthy Kids Running Series; 4:30 PM; Red Tailed Hawk Park, Aurora, CO; healthykidsrunningseries.org

05/10

Dash and Dine 5K; 6:30 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

Race for Open Space; 10M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Star K Ranch, Aurora, CO; runningguru.com

05/12

Cross Country Clash 5K; 6:30 PM; Cherry Creek State Park, Greenwood Village, CO; xcclash. com

05/13

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

05/14

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

RMRR Stapleton 5M; 8:00 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org 05/06

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

05/07

Armed Forces Community 5K/10K; 8:30 AM; Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO; runningguru.com Bringing Hope 5K/10K; 9:00 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; BringingHopeRun.com Climb4Change Trail Run; 8:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; hallucinationsports.com Collegiate Peaks Trail Race; 50M, 25M; 6:30 AM; Buena Vista, Buena Vista, CO; collegiatepeakstrailrun.org Emerge 5K; 8:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; hallucinationsports.com Girls on the Run 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; girlsontherunrockies.org Hayden Cog Run; 8.4M, 5K; 10:00 AM; Hayden Town Park, Hayden, CO; runningseries.com HRCA Mother’s Day 5K; 9:00 AM; Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchraceseries.com PPRR Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org Race for Freedom 5K; 9:30 AM; East Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; race-for-freedom. com

Black Canyon Ascent 10K; 7:30 AM; Black Canyon of the Gunnison Nat’l Park, Montrose, CO; sjmr.club Four Miles for Kenya; 9:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO Gluten Free Gallop 5K; 9:30 AM; Clement Park, Littleton, CO; RunningGuru.com High Line Canal Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; deKoevend Park, Centennial, CO; runningguru.com La Sportiva Boneyard Boogie 11K; 9:00 AM; Eagle Pool and Ice Rink, Eagle, CO; vailrec.com Lemonade Brigade 5K; 8:00 AM; Rock Ledge Ranch, Colorado Springs, CO; lemonadebrigadewalk.org Quad Rock Trail Race; 50M, 25M; 5:30 AM; Lory State Park, Fort Collins, CO; gnarrunners. com RoxTrot 5K/10K; 8:00 AM; Roxborough State Park, Littleton, CO; roxtrot.wordpress.com Run to the Shrine 5K/10K; 7:15 AM; Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO; cmzoo.org Ute Pass Pony Run 5K; 8:00 AM; Ute Pass Elementary, Cascade, CO

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05/15

Boulder Mountain Marathon; 26.2M, 10M; 7:00 AM; Gold Hill, CO; flatironsrunningevents.com

Cottonwood Classic 5K; 8:00 AM; Thorncreek Crossing, Thornton, CO; cityofthornton.net

Healthy Kids Running Series; 4:30 PM; Red Tailed Hawk Park, Aurora, CO; healthykidsrunningseries.org

Fed Cup 5K; 8:15 AM; Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO; runningguru.com

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

Women’s Distance Festival 5K; 10:00 AM; Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org 05/22

Girls on the Run 5K; 9:00 AM; Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, CO; girlsontherunrockies.org

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

Healthy Kids Running Series; 4:30 PM; Red Tailed Hawk Park, Aurora, CO; healthykidsrunningseries.org

Reach Your Peak 5K; 8:00 AM; Colorado College Track, Colorado Springs, CO; jlcoloradosprings. org

Palmer Lake Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:00 AM; Palmer Lake Recreational Area, Palmer Lake, CO; enduranceraceseries.com

Miles For Smiles 5K; 9:00 AM; Westfield Village Park, Westminster, CO

Rocky Mountain Brew Runs 5K; 10:00 AM; Denver Beer Company, Denver, CO; rockymountainbrewruns.com

Red River Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Brandenburg Park, Red River, NM; redriverhalfmarathon.net

05/17

Dash and Dine 5K; 6:30 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

05/20

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

Spirit Challenge 5K/10K; 9:00 AM; Steamboat Springs Middle School, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com

05/21

Airlife Memorial 5K/10K; 8:00 AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO; airlifedenver.com CMRA Sand Creek XC 6K; 8:00 AM; Smith Road Trailhead, Denver, CO; comastersrun.org

The Gift of Life and Breath 5K; 9:00 AM; Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO; giftoflifeandbreath.com The Great Run 4M; 8:00 AM; Aurora Municipal Center, Aurora, CO; runningguru.com

05/29

Erie Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Reliance Park, Erie, CO; ErieHalf.com

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

NORAD Trail Race; 13.1M, 12K, 4M; 8:00 AM; Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO; madmooseevents.com

SAGE Spring Run-Off Trail Race; 10M, 5M; 9:00 AM; Piney Valley Ranch, Wolcott, CO; sageoutdooradventures.com

05/24

Narrow Gauge 10 Mile; 10M, 4M; 8:00 AM; Santa Rita Park, Durango, CO; durangorunningclub.org 05/30

Cross Country Clash 5K; 6:30 PM; Adams County Fairgrounds, Brighton, CO; xcclash.com

05/28

Garfield Grumble 5M; 8:00 AM; Palisade Trailhead, Palisade, CO; mesamonumentstriders.com

JUNE

06/04

May Farms 5K/10K; 8:00 AM; May Farms, Byers, CO; mayfarms.com Run With The Pack 5K; 8:00 AM; Vista Ridge High School, Colorado Springs, CO; vistaridgeathleticboosterclub.com

City of Thornton Cottonwood Classic 5K

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BolderBOULDER 10K; 7:00 AM; 30th and Walnut, Boulder, CO; bolderboulder.com Vail Valor Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5M; 8:00 AM; Vail Village, Vail, CO; speckled-hound.com

Dash and Dine 5K; 6:30 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

05/25

Healthy Kids Running Series; 4:30 PM; Red Tailed Hawk Park, Aurora, CO; healthykidsrunningseries.org

Arvada Park to Park Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Ralston Central Park, Arvada, CO; arvadaparktopark. com BIGDOGBRAG Fun Mud Run; 8:30 AM; Ram Off Road Park, Colorado Springs, CO; bigdogbrag.com Hard As Nails Obstacle Mud Race; 9:00 AM; Westin Westminster, Westminster, CO; hardasnails-obstacle-mud-race. com/ Lake San Cristobal 5K/10K; 9:30 AM; Lake City, CO; lsc10k.com

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EVENT GUIDE ‘16

North Fork Trail Race; 50M, 50K; 7:00 AM; Pine Valley Ranch Park, Pine, CO; northfork50.com PPRR Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

Summit Trail Running Series; 6:00 PM; Breckenridge Recreation Center, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com 06/11

Rocky Mountain Brew Runs 5K; 10:00 AM; Pikes Peak Brewing, Monument, CO; rockymountainbrewruns.com

Children With Hope 5K/10K; 7:30 AM; Wingate Elementary School, Grand Junction, CO; CWHrace.com

Run the Rockies Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:00 AM; Main Street, Frisco, CO; townoffrisco. com

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

Squaw Peak 50 Mile Trail Run; 6:00 AM; Vivian Park, Provo, UT; squawpeak50.com

Jodi’s Race for Awareness 5K; 8:30 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; jodisrace.com

Taste of Louisville 12K/5K; 8:00 AM; Louisville, CO; tastehalf.com

Rock-n-Jock: Hit & Run; 10K, 4M; 8:00 AM; Northglenn Open Space, Northglenn, CO; rocknjock.com

Thelma & Louise Half Marathon; 6:00 AM; Moab, Moab, UT; moabhalfmarathon.com

Run the Ranch 5K; 8:00 AM; Beaver Creek Ranch, Conifer, CO; runtheranch.net

Turquoise Lake Half Marathon; 9:00 AM; Turquoise Lake, Leadville, CO; leadvillesportshall. com

South Park Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 8:00 AM; South Park City, Fairplay, CO; humanpotentialrunning.com

Ultimate Direction Dirty Thirty 50K; 50K, 12M; 6:00 AM; Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Black Hawk, CO; dirty30.org

Steamwork’s Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Durango Sports Club, Durango, CO; durangorunningclub.org

Walk + Run For Life 5K; 9:00 AM; Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO; walkforlife.com XTERRA Turkey Track Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Turkey Springs area, Pagosa Springs , CO; joingecko.org 06/05

Stepping Stone 5K; 9:00 AM; Clement Park, Littleton, CO; rightstartevents.com 06/12

Boulder Rez Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:15 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bbscrun. com

Skirt Sports 13er; 13.1M, 5K; 6:30 AM; Home Depot, Louisville, CO; skirtsports13er.com 06/16

East-West Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:00 AM; Rocky Heights Middle School, Highlands Ranch, CO; enduranceraceseries. com Fish Hatchery 5K; 8:30 AM; Leadville National Fish Hatchery, Leadville, CO; leadvillesportshall. com High Drive Challenge 10M; 7:00 AM; Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; madmooseevents. com Leaves of Hope 5K/10K; 8:00 AM; Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO; leavesofhope. org RMRR Bible Park 4K; 8:00 AM; Bible Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org Steamboat Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K; 7:30 AM; Steamboat Springs, CO; steamboatmarathon. com 06/08

Cross Country Clash 5K; 6:30 PM; Broomfield Commons Open Space, Broomfield, CO; xcclash. com

Garden of the Gods 10M; 10M, 10K; 7:00 AM; Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO; gardentenmile.com Mt Evans Ascent; 7:30 AM; Mt Evans, Idaho Springs, CO; racingunderground.com

Casper Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 6:30 AM; Casper Event Center, Casper, WY; runwyoming.com Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 8:00 AM; Deadwood, SD; DeadwoodMickelsonTrailMarathon. com

Cherry Creek Dam Run & Ride; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Village Greens Park, Greenwood Village, CO; cherrycreekdamrunride.com

FIBArk Tenderfoot Mountain Hill Climb; 6:00 PM; Stoplight, 1st and F Streets, Salida, CO; salidarec.com Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 5K, 1M; 6:30 PM; Westminster City Park, Westminster, CO; SixPackSeries.com

06/18

All-Out Summer Breeze; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Stenger Soccer Complex, Arvada, CO; alloutmultipro.com Bacon Burner 6K; 9:30 AM; Frisco Bay Marina, Frisco, CO; townoffrisco.com Big Gay 5K; 10:00 AM; LGBT Community Center, Denver, CO; spreeracing.com FIBArk Road Races; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Thonhoff Park, Salida, CO; salidarec.com Howelsen Hill Trail Race; 8M, 4M; 8:00 AM; Olympian Hall, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com La Sportiva Summer Solstice Trail Race; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Creekside Park, Avon, CO; vailrec.com Leadville Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 15M; 8:30 AM; Leadville, Leadville, CO; leadvilleraceseries. com

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STEAMBOAT MARATHON, HALF MARATHON AND 10K

The 2016 Steamboat Marathon, Half and 10K will take place June 5 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. In this authentic, hometown race courses take participants past emerald fields and pastures blooming with wildflowers. As runners near Steamboat Springs, the snowy peak of Mt. Werner dominates the view and carries runners across the finish line. Register today and be sure to bring friends and family to Steamboat for a fun-filled weekend of adventure, running, and relaxation (after the race head to the hot springs)!

SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2016 - STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO

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EVENT GUIDE ‘16

Sailin’ Shoes 5K/10K; 7:00 AM; Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org 06/19

Climb for Courage Stair Climb; 9:00 AM; Falcon Stadium, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO; childrenscoloradofoundation.org

Estes Park Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K,5K; 6:00 AM; Estes Park High School, Estes Park, CO; epmarathon.org

Miles for our Military 5K; 8:00 AM; Clement Park, Littleton, CO; miles4military5k.com

Father’s Day Classic; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Apex Center, Arvada, CO; dads5k.com

Mueller Marathon; 7:00 AM; Mueller State Park, Divide, CO; madmooseevents.com

Father’s Day 5K/10K; 9:00 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; featonthestreet.com

06/25

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

Cross Country Clash 5K; 6:30 PM; Chatfield State Park, Littleton, CO; xcclash.com Summit Trail Running Series; 6:00 PM; Breckenridge Recreation Center, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com BIGDOGBRAG Funner Mud Run; 8:30 AM; Colorado State University Pueblo, Pueblo, CO; bigdogbrag.com Castle Rock Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5M; 7:00 AM; Festival Park, Castle Rock, CO; crgov.com

07/02

Trail Town Ten Mile; 7:30 AM; Trail Town, Ridgway, CO; sjmr. club 06/26

Boulder Sunrise 5K/10K; 7:45 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bbscrun.com Miles for Melanoma 5K; 8:30 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; hallucinationsports. com Turkey Flats 9M Trail Run; 9:00 AM; Glade Park, Glade Park, CO; mesamonumentstriders.com

La Sportiva Vail HillClimb; 8:00 AM; Vail Village, Vail, CO; vailrec. com Mountain Madness Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 7:30 AM; Howelson Ice Rink, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com PPRR Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

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

Too Hot to Trot 5K; 9:00 AM; The Tavern at St. Michael’s Square, Greeley, CO; luvadad.org

Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 5K, 2M; 6:30 PM; Westminster City Park, Westminster, CO; SixPackSeries.com JULY

Rock-n-Jock: K9 2K Dog Run; 9:00 AM; Berkeley Park, Denver, CO; rocknjock.com

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

06/22

06/30

Run Like the Wind 5K; 9:00 AM; The Old Gallery, Allenspark, CO; RunLiketheWind5K.com 07/04

4 on the Fourth 4K; 8:00 AM; Avery Brewing Company, Boulder, CO; averybrewing.com Boogie’s Buddy Race 5M; 8:00 AM; Boogie’s Diner, Aspen, CO; buddyprogram.org Breckenridge Independence Day 10K Trail Run; 7:00 AM; Breckenridge Recreation Center, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com Firecracker 5K; 8:30 AM; Leadville, CO; leadvillesportshall. com Firecrackers & Flapjacks 4M; 7:30 AM; EB Rains Park, Northglenn, CO; northglenncf.org

FireKracker 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Fort Collins, CO; fortcollinsrunningclub.org Freedom Run 5K; 8:00 AM; Evergreen Middle School, Evergreen, CO; FreedomRunRace.org Gothic to Crested Butte 1/3 Marathon; 8:00 AM; Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, CO; rmbl.org HRCA Independence Day 5K; 8:00 AM; Highlands Ranch Town Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchraceseries.com Huhot Half on the 4th Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Colorado Springs, CO; spreeracing.com Let Freedom Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Louisville Recreation and Senior Center, Louisville, CO; letfreedomruncolorado.com Liberty Point 5K; 7:30 AM; Pueblo West, Pueblo West, CO; pueblounitedway.org Liberty Run 4M; 8:30 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; hallucinationsports.com Longmont Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 6:00 AM; Dawson Park, Longmont, CO; lmhalf.com Palmer Lake July 4 Fun Run; 4M; 7:00 AM; Palmer Lake Santa Fe Trailhead, Palmer Lake, CO; july4funrun.com

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Run 4 Greeley 5K; 7:15 AM; Fourth of July Parade Route, Greeley, CO; run4greeley.com

Rocky Mountain Brew Runs 5K; 10:00 AM; Boulder Beer Company, Boulder, CO; rockymountainbrewruns.com

Star Spangled Splash 5K/10K; 8:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bbscrun.com

07/05

07/06

07/17

Summit Trail Running Series; 6:00 PM; Breckenridge Recreation Center, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com 07/08

Roger’s River Run 5K; 7:30 PM; St. Vrain Greenway, Longmont, CO; longmontcolorado.gov

07/09

Hogback Hustle 5K; 8:00 AM; New Castle, CO; newcastlecolorado.org Sand Creek Half Marathon; 13.1, 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; featonthestreet.com

07/19

Frisco Mountain Goat Kids Trail Running Race; 5:30 PM; Frisco Adventure Park, Frisco, CO; townoffrisco.com

07/20

Colorado 200 Mile Endurance Run; 8:00 AM; Harmel’s Ranch Resort, Almont, CO; ruggedrunning.com Cross Country Clash 5K; 6:30 PM; Cherry Creek State Park, Greenwood Village, CO; xcclash. com

Westgrass 5K; 8:00 AM; Club America WMV, Westcliffe, CO; clubamericawmv.org 07/10

Big Gay 5K; 10:00 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; spreeracing.com

07/23

Crag Crest 10.5M Trail Run; 9:00 AM; Grand Mesa, Grand Mesa, CO; mesamonumentstriders.com

07/15

Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run; 6:00 PM; Silverton, Silverton, CO; hardrock100.com

07/16

CMRA White Ranch Trail Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; White Ranch Park, Golden, CO; comastersrun. org Park County Fair 5K; 7:30 AM; Park County Fairgrounds, Fairplay, CO; humanpotentialrunning.com Mesa County Fair 5K; 8:30 AM; Mesa County Fairgrounds, Grand Junction, CO; mesamonumentstriders.com Rock-n-Jock: Ladies of Lowry 4M; 8:00 AM; Great Lawn Park, Denver, CO; rocknjock.com

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08/05

07/30

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

08/06

Human Race; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Civic Center Park, Fort Collins, CO; greeneventscolorado.com

Steamboat Stinger Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 7:00 AM; Howelson Hill Ski Area, Steamboat Springs, CO; honeystinger.com

Atalanta Women’s 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

Kennebec Mountain Run; 15M, 8M; 8:00 AM; La Plata Canyon, Durango, CO; durangorunningclub.org PPRR Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org Rock-n-Jock: Saturday In The Park 4M; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; rocknjock.com

Stumpy’s Stampede Trail Run; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; JCC Ranch Camp, Elbert, CO; ranchcamp.org Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 5K, 2M; 9:00 AM; Highlands Heritage Regional Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com 08/17

Summit Trail Running Series; 6:00 PM; Breckenridge Recreation Center, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com

08/20

All-Out Runapalooza; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Apex Center, Arvada, CO; alloutmultipro.com Basalt Half Marathon; 7:45 AM; Basalt Middle School, Basalt, CO; basalthalfmarathon.com

Rocky Mountain Brew Runs 5K; 10:00 AM; Copper Kettle Brewing, Denver, CO; rockymountainbrewruns.com

Continental Divide Trail Run; 15M; 8:00 AM; Fish Creek Falls Parking Area, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com

Run for Rwanda 5K; 8:00 AM; Cottonwood Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; runforrwanda.org

Devil Mountain Ultra; 50M, 50K, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 6:30 AM; Monument Park, Pagosa Springs, CO; joingecko.org

Silverheels 100-Mile Endurance Run; 4:00 AM; Park County Fairgrounds, Fairplay, CO; humanpotentialrunning.com

Leadville Trail 100; 4:00 AM; Leadville, CO; leadvilleraceseries. com

Three Dam Run; 10K Trail Race; 7:30 AM; Grand Junction, CO; mesamonumentstriders.com 08/07

Beaver Creek Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 7:00 AM; Creek Side Park, Beaver Creek, CO; enduranceraceseries.com

Leadville 10K; 12:00 PM; Leadville, CO; leadvilleraceseries. com Pancake Stampede 5K; 8:00 AM; Hudson Gardens Event Center, Littleton, CO; runningguru.com

Hunky Dory Trail Half Marathon; 8:30 AM; Breckenridge Recreation Center, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com

Elevation 5K/10K; 7:00 AM; West Jeff Elementary School, Conifer, CO; clubchs.org Fun on the UNCompahgre (FUNC) 10K; 7:30 AM; Baldridge Park, Montrose, CO; sjmr.club

08/14

Wild West Relay; 5:00 AM; Budweiser Tour Center, Fort Collins, CO; rltrelays.com

Summer Splash Prairie Dog Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 6:30 AM; Castle Rock Middle School, Castle Rock, CO; prairiedoghalf.com

Frisco Mountain Goat Kids Trail Running Race; 5:30 PM; Frisco Adventure Park, Frisco, CO; townoffrisco.com

Mt Sneffels Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 7:30 AM; Hot Springs Pool, Ouray, CO; mtsneffelsmarathon.com

Run the Rockies Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:00 AM; Frisco Adventure Park, Frisco, CO; townoffrisco.com

West End 4K; 6:00 PM; Boulder, CO; flatironsrunningevents.com

07/26

Mayor’s Cup 5K/10K; 8:00 AM; Woodland Park, Woodland Park, CO; city-woodlandpark.org

Summit Trail Running Series; 6:00 PM; Breckenridge Recreation Center, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com

RMRR DeKoevend Park 5K; 6:30 PM; DeKoevend Park, Centennial, CO; rmrr.org

La Sportiva Vail Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Golden Peak Children’s Center, Vail, CO; vailrec.com

Holy Cow Trail Stampede; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Christopher Fields, Westminster, CO; HolyCowRun. com

Rambling Rose 5K; 7:30 AM; Milliken Middle School, Milliken, CO; roseracingevents.com

Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 4M, 5K; 6:30 PM; Westminster City Park, Westminster, CO; SixPackSeries.com

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

Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Georgetown Lake, Georgetown, CO; gtishalf.org

CMRA Fairmount 5K; 6:30 PM; Fairmount Park, Golden, CO; comastersrun.org

08/04

07/24

08/13

AUGUST 08/03

Cross Country Clash 5K; 6:30 PM; Adams County Fairgrounds, Brighton, CO; xcclash.com Pearl St Mile; 6:00 PM; Boulder, CO; flatironsrunningevents.com

Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM; Highlands Heritage Regional Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com

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

Summer Roundup Trail Run 12K; 7:00 AM; Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; summerroundup.com 07/12

07/31

Skunk Hollow Sneaker Chase; 16M, 8M; 8:00 AM; Casper Mountain Trails Center, Casper, WY; skunkhollowsneakerchase. weebly.com

Silver Rush 50 Trail Run; 6:00 AM; Leadville, CO; leadvilleraceseries.com

08/10

Blackhawk Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:00 AM; Golden Gate State Park, Golden, CO; enduranceraceseries.com

Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 5K; 6:30 PM; Westminster City Park, Westminster, CO; SixPackSeries.com

Never Summer 100K; 5:30 AM; Gould Community Center, Gould, CO; gnarrunners.com

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

Frisco Mountain Goat Kids Trail Running Race; 5:30 PM; Frisco Adventure Park, Frisco, CO; townoffrisco.com

Tahosa 5K/10K Trail Fest; 9:00 AM; Camp Tahosa, Ward, CO; tahosarace.com

Summit Trail Running Series; 6:00 PM; Breckenridge Recreation Center, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com 07/21

La Sportiva Berry Picker 5K Trail Race; 8:00 PM; Berry Picker trailhead, Vail, CO; vailrec.com

Reece’s Roundup 5K; 7:30 AM; Butterfield Park, Castle Rock, CO; reecesroundup.com

Barr Trail Mountain Race; 12.6M; 7:00 AM; Cog Railway, Manitou Springs, CO; barrtrailmountainrace.com Longmont Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 7:00 AM; Roger’s Grove Park, Longmont, CO; enduranceraceseries.com

Frisco Mountain Goat Kids Trail Running Race; 5:30 PM; Frisco Adventure Park, Frisco, CO; townoffrisco.com Cross Country Clash 5K; 6:30 PM; Addenbrooke Park, Lakewood, CO; xcclash.com

Pikes Peak 50M Ultra; 5:00 AM; Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; madmooseevents. com

Sheep Mountain 50-Mile Endurance Run; 6:00 AM; Park County Fairgrounds, Fairplay, CO; humanpotentialrunning.com

Superior Downhill Mile; 7:00 AM; Superior, CO; flatironsrunningevents.com The Rundola: Telluride’s 4th of July Race; 8:00 AM; Gondola Plaza, Telluride, CO; telluriderundola.com

Monument Downhill 5K; 8:00 AM; Grand Junction, CO; mesamonumentstriders.com

Pikes Peak Ascent; 7:00 AM; Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO; pikespeakmarathon.org 08/21

Dog Days of Summer 5K/10K; 8:00 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; featonthestreet.com

THE GREAT CANDY RUN 5K

EVENT GUIDE ‘16

The Great Candy Run 5K and Gumdrop Kids Fun Run will be sure not to disappoint with everything from sweet prize money, amazing award medals, on course sweet themes, a finish line like no other and a costume contest to a huge family fun festival and expo with a live band, incredible face painting, games and more sweetness.

Come join us with over 5000 participants and 2000 spectators lining the course. It is sure to be the sweetest finish to any race you have been to yet!

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016

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La Sportiva 10K @ 10,000’; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Lionshead Gondola, Vail, CO; vailrec.com

Pray 4....; 8:00 AM; Desert Hawk Golf Course, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

Pikes Peak Marathon; 7:00 AM; Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO; pikespeakmarathon.org

Thirsty 13 Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Ska Brewing, Durango, CO; thirsty13durango.com

Cheap 5K; 8:30 AM; Colorado Springs Flea Market, Colorado Springs, CO; cheap5k.com

08/24

Cross Country Clash 5K; 6:30 PM; Chatfield State Park, Littleton, CO; xcclash.com

Titan Trail 5K; 8:30 AM; The Classical Academy, Colorado Springs, CO;

08/25

Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 5M, 5K; 6:30 PM; Westminster City Park, Westminster, CO; SixPackSeries.com

Bluffs Trail Run; 8:00 AM; Bluffs Regional Park, Lone Tree, CO; ssprd.org

American Discovery Trail Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 6:30 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; adtmarathon.com

08/27

5k for Jae Memorial Scholarship; 9:00 AM; El Paso County Fair Grounds, Calhan, CO; runningguru.com

08/28

Colorado Courage 5K; 9:00 AM; Cheesman Park, Denver, CO; coloradocouragerun.com

SEPTEMBER 09/03

PPRR Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org Spur of the Monument 5K; 8:30 AM; Jr. Legion Park, Grand Junction, CO; mesamonumentstriders.com

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Black Squirrel Trail Half Marathon; 7:00 AM; Lory State Park, Fort Collins, CO; gnarrunners.com Hometown Hero 5K; 9:00 AM; Mountain Shadows Park, Colorado Springs, CO; patriotsfestival.com Oktoberfest 5K Trail Run; 10:00 AM; Breckenridge Recreation Center, Breckenridge, CO; townofbreckenridge.com Patriot Day 5K; 8:30 AM; Sloan’s Lake, Denver, CO; 3wraces.com

Labor Day Mini Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Salisbury Park, Parker, CO; labordaymini.com

RMRR Platte River Trailhead Park 8M; 8M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Platte River Trailhead Park, Thornton, CO; rmrr.org

Oak Creek 6K No Fun Run; 10:00 AM; Oak Creek Town Hall, Oak Creek, CO; runningseries. com

Run for Revolution 5K; 10:00 AM; America The Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; runforrevolution.com

09/09

Flaming Foliage Relay; 5:00 AM; Citizens Park, Idaho Springs, CO; rltrelays.com

09/10

9/11 Heroes Run 5K; 8:00 AM; Cottonwood Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; travismanion.org

Stan the Marathon Man 5K/10K; 9:30 AM; Santa Rita Park, Durango, CO; stanthemarathonman.org

Rock-n-Jock: Oh My Gawd Hill Climb; 8:00 AM; Idaho Springs, CO; rocknjock.com Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 5K; 9:00 AM; Highlands Heritage Regional Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com

10K at 10000 Feet; 10:00 AM; Rabbit Ears Pass, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com

Colorado Run 5K/10K; 8:00 AM; CSU Stadium, Fort Collins, CO; coloradorun.com

RMRR Fall Marathon Training Series; 20M, 10M; 7:00 AM; Twin Lakes Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org

Breckenridge Crest Mountain Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5M; 7:30 AM; Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge, CO; mavsports. com

Never Alone 5K; 8:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO

09/05

Lucky Dog Jog 5K; 8:00 AM; Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; luckydogjog.org

Boulder Sunset 5K/10K; 11:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bbscrun.com

IREM Charity 5K; 7:00 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; irem. fusesport.com

09/04

Arvada Harvest Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10M, 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Jefferson County Public Library, Arvada, CO; featonthestreet.com

Tommyknocker Ultras 12 Hr; 6:00 AM; White Ranch Open Space, Golden, CO; humanpotentialrunning.com 09/11

Big Gay 5K; 10:00 AM; Boulder, CO; spreeracing.com Race For The Cure 5K; 7:50 AM; Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, CO; komencs. org

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EVENT GUIDE ‘16

RMRR Fall Marathon Training Series; 20M, 10M; 7:00 AM; Twin Lakes Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org

PawtoberFest 5K; 10:00 AM; Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pawtoberfest.org

Run, Walk ‘n Roll for Ataxia 5K; 8:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO

Run Rabbit Run 50M Trail Run; 6:00 AM; Sheraton Steamboat, Steamboat Springs, CO; runrabbitrunsteamboat.com

STAR 5K; 9:00 AM; deKoevend Park, Centennial, CO; runningguru.com

The Pioneer Prairie Dog Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Westminster Promenade, Westminster, CO; prairiedoghalf. com

Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 5K; 9:00 AM; Highlands Heritage Regional Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com

US Marine Corps Memorial 5K/10K; 8:00 AM; Memorial Park, Arvada, CO; featonthestreet.com

Ventura Beach Party Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 6:00 AM; Ventura Pier, Ventura, CA; VenturaMarathon.com 09/15

Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 10K, 5K; 6:30 PM; Westminster City Park, Westminster, CO; SixPackSeries.com

09/16

Run Rabbit Run 100M Trail Run; 8:00 AM; Sheraton Steamboat, Steamboat Springs, CO; runrabbitrunsteamboat.com

09/17

CMRA Amazing Race 4.5M; 8:00 AM; Matthew-Winters Open Space, Morrison, CO; comastersrun.org Hermit Pass Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 13K; 7:30 AM; A Painted View Ranch, Westcliffe, CO; clubamericawmv.org HRCA Oktoberfest 5K; 9:00 AM; Highlands Ranch Town Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchraceseries.com

09/18

Be Ovary Aware 5K; 8:30 AM; America The Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; beovaryaware.org Fall Equinox Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5M; 7:00 AM; Poudre Canyon, Fort Collins, CO; equinoxhalfmarathon.com Farmers 5000; 9:00 AM; Wheat Ridge High School, Wheat Ridge, CO; farmers5000.org La Sportiva EverGold 11K Trail Race; 10:00 AM; Vail Golf Club, Vail, CO; vailrec.com Pony Express Trail Run 15M; 8:00 AM; Rampart Reservoir, Woodland Park, CO; pprrun.org Race Against Suicide; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; El Pomar Youth Sports Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pikespeaksuicideprevention.org

09/24

The Dam Run at Castlewood Canyon 10K Trail Race; 7:00 AM; Castlewood Canyon State Park, Franktown, CO; castlewoodfriends.org

Snow Mountain Ranch Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; YMCA of the Rockies, Granby, CO; enduranceraceseries.com

All-Out Fallfest; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:30 AM; Church Ranch Office Park, Westminster, CO; alloutmultipro.com

Zombie Run 5K; 8:00 AM; Fox Run Regional Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pikespeakzombierun.com

Bear Chase Trail Race; 100K, 50M, 50K; 6:30 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Morrison, CO; bearchaserace.com

09/25

Bear Chase Trail Race; 13.1M, 10K; 7:00 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Morrison, CO; bearchaserace.com

Bobcat Trail Races; 50K, 25K, 10K; 7:00 AM; Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO; madmooseevents.com

Boulder Backroads Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K; 7:15 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; flatironsrunningevents.com

Emerald Mountain Trail Run; 12K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Howelson Hill , Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com

Colorado Springs Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 7:30 AM; Acacia Park, Colorado Springs, CO; spreeracing.com

OktoberFest 5K; 9:00 AM; Sky Sox Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com

Golden Gallop 5K/10K; 8:00 AM; Parfet Park, Golden, CO; goldengallop.com

PVC Monument Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 7:30 AM; Five Rocks Amphitheater, Gering, NE; monumentmarathon.com

RMRR Fall Marathon Training Series; 20M, 10M; 7:00 AM; Twin Lakes Park, Denver, CO; rmrr.org

Running of the Bulls 3.75M; 2:00 PM; Lake Estes Marina, Estes Park, CO; partnersmentoringyouth.org Silverton Double Dirty Thirty 100K; 7:00 AM; Silverton School, Silverton, CO; dirty30.org

Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 4M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Highlands Heritage Regional Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com OCTOBER

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10/01

Mountain Chile Cha Cha Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Town Park, Pagosa Springs, CO; joingecko.org

Hot Chocolate Run; 15K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Civic Center Park, Denver, CO; hotchocolate15k. com

North Rim 20K/8K; 10:00 AM; Black Canyon of the Gunnison Nat’l Park, Crawford, CO; sjmr. club

PPRR Fall Series 4.5M; 11:30 AM; Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org Strides for Epilepsy 5K; 9:30 AM; Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO; epilepsycolorado. org

PPRR Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org RMRR Cottonwood Park 10M; 10M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Cottonwood Park, Parker, CO; rmrr.org

10/08

Rock-n-Jock: Back to School 1 Mile Dash; 9:00 AM; Berkeley Park, Denver, CO; rocknjock.com

Durango Double Trail Half Marathon; 9:00 AM; Animas Surgical Hospital, Durango, CO; durangodouble.com

Run 4 the H 5K; 8:00 AM; Adams County Regional Park, Brighton, CO; adams4h.org 10/02

CMRA Stone House TripleCross trail 8.5M; 9:00 AM; Stone House Park, Lakewood, CO; comastersrun.org

Great Pumpkin Races; 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Venetucci Farms, Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com

Animas Mug Run 10K; 9:00 AM; Animas Mountain Trailhead, Durango, CO; durangorunningclub.org

liveBIG 5K/10K Trail Run; 9:00 AM; Philip S. Miller Park, Castle Rock, CO; crgov.com

Blue Sky Trail Marathon; Blue Sky Trailhead, Fort Collins, CO; blueskymarathon.com

Mine to Mine Challenge 9K; 10:00 AM; Cripple Creek Heritage Center, Cripple Creek, CO; minetominechallenge.com

Boulder Rez Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M 10K; 7:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bbscrun. com

Tiger Classic 5K; 8:00 AM; South Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; ourcc. coloradocollege.edu

Grizzly Growl 5K; 9:00 AM; Maple Grove Elementary School, Golden, CO; rightstartevents.com

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10/09

Costumed K9 Canter 5K; 9:00 AM; Westminster City Park, Westminster, CO; 3wraces.com

10/15

5K Run/Walk & Roll; 8:00 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; rup.org

Durango Double Road Half Marathon; 9:00 AM; Animas Surgical Hospital, Durango, CO; durangodouble.com

Indian Creek Fifties; 50M, 50K; 6:00 AM; Indian Creek Campground, Sedalia, CO; humanpotentialrunning.com

Louisville Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Louisville Community Park, Louisville, CO; enduranceraceseries.com

Waldo Waldo 5K; 10:00 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; thewaldowaldo.com

Ridgeline Trail Race; 50K, 13.1M, 7.5M; 8:00 AM; Philip Miller Park, Castle Rock, CO; ridgeline50k.com Run Crazy Horse Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 7:00 AM; Crazy Horse Memorial, Crazy Horse, SD; RunCrazyHorse.com Run the Rocks 5K; 8:00 AM; Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO; runtherocks.org Summer/Fall Six Pack Series; 5M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Highlands Heritage Regional Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; 6packseries.com

10/16

Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:15 AM; Civic Center Park, Denver, CO; runrocknroll.com 10/21

Scream Scram 5K; 6:30 PM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; bgcmd.org

10/22

Hoofin’ It Through The Hollows 5K; 5:45 PM; deKoevend Park, Centennial, CO; runningguru.com The Cheyenne Mountain Run; 9M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO; friendsofcmsp.org

The bRUNch Run 5K/10K; 8:30 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; brunchrunning.com XTERRA Marathon Of Trail Races; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO; marathonmajic.com

PPRR Fall Series 3.5M; 11:30 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

Zooma Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 7:30 AM; The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO; zoomarun. com 10/23

The Other Half Marathon; 8:30 AM; Sorrel River Ranch, Moab, UT; moabhalfmarathon.com

THE OTHER HALF

EVENT GUIDE ‘16

Photography By WHIT RICHARDSON

Spectacular scenery and great swag await you at the The Other Half in Moab, only a half-day’s drive from the Front Range. Follow scenic Hwy 128 as it meanders alongside the Colorado River through a stunning canyon, then opens out to dramatic views of Professor Valley and the La Sal Mountains. Runners receive long sleeve tech shirts, unique finisher medals, full course support, and a festive finish including live music and local microbrews.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 - MOAB, UT

WWW.MOABHALFMARATHON.COM

EVENT GUIDE ‘16

10/29

YMCA Halloween Creepy Crawlers 5K; 9:30 AM; Palmer Lake Regional Park, Palmer Lake, CO; pprrun.org

Broomfield Turkey Day 5K/10K; 9:00 AM; Paula Derda Rec Center, Broomfield, CO; broomfieldturkeyday.com

10/30

All-Out Kooky-Spooky Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; NAAC Stadium, Golden, CO; alloutmultisport.com PPRR Fall Series 6.5M; 11:30 AM; Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org Westy Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Westminster Promenade Terrace, Westminster, CO; westyhalf.com NOVEMBER

11/05

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

PPRR Nielson Challenge; 2M; 8:00 AM; Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org Canya Canon 6K Trail Race; 11:00 AM; Starsmore Discovery Center, Colorado Springs, CO; cheyennecanon.org

Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K; 11:30 AM; Beth-El Mennonite Church, Colorado Springs, CO; cpappr.org

Adult/Kids TRYathlon; 7:00 AM; Goodson Recreation Center, Centennial, CO; ssprd.org

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

12/04

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

Firemen’s Turkey Trot 5K; 8:30 AM; Grand Junction, CO; gjfffoundation.com

12/10

Jingle Bell 5K; 9:30 AM; Fountain Valley YMCA, Fountain, CO; ppymca.org

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

Santa Stampede 5K/10K; 9:00 AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO; winterdistanceseries.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turkey Chase 5K; 9:00 AM; Apex Fieldhouse, Arvada, CO; denverrescuemission.org

11/13

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

11/19

CMRA Veterans Run 6.6M; 10:00 AM; Hildebrand Ranch Park, Littleton, CO; comastersrun.org Dead Horse Ultra; 50K, 30K; 7:00 AM; Gemini Bridges, Moab, UT; madmooseevents.com Panicking Poultry 5K; 9:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; RacingUnderground.com Pumpkin Pie 5K/10K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; pumpkinpie5k.com Turkey Trek 10K/2K; 8:30 AM; Long Lake Regional Park, Arvada, CO; 3wraces.com Turkey Trot Predict 5K; 10:00 AM; Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org Briargate YMCA Turkey Trot 5K; 9:00 AM; Briargate Family YMCA, Colorado Springs, CO; ppymca.org

MAY 05/14

Ordinary Mortals Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Colorado State University Pueblo, Pueblo, CO; ordinarymortals.org 05/21

Summer OPEN Sprint Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Union Reservoir, Longmont, CO; withoutlimits.co

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

05/28

Pelican Fest Sprint Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Boardwalk Park, Windsor, CO; pelicanfesttri.com

06/04

Colorado Sprint Triathlon; 8:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

YMCA of the Rockies Turkey Trot 5K; 8:00 AM; Estes Park YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO; ymcarockies.org Be A Tool 5K; 8:30 AM; Golden Arch, Golden , CO; beatool.org DECEMBER All-Out Fa La La Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Westminster City Park, Westminster, CO; alloutmultipro. com Chasing Santa 5K; 9:00 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org CMRA Sand Creek 5M; 10:00 AM; Bluff Lake Nature Center, Denver, CO; comastersrun.org Empty Stocking Shuffle 5K Glow Run; 5:00 PM; Colorado Springs, CO; csgrandprix.com

JULY 07/07

Boulder Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

07/14

Boulder Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

07/16

Frisco Triathlon; 9:00 AM; Frisco Bay Marina, Frisco, CO; townoffrisco.com

07/17

Steamboat Lake Sprint Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Steamboat Lake State Park, Clark, CO; withoutlimits.co

07/21

Boulder Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

07/24

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

07/28

Boulder Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

07/30

Adult/Kids TRYathlon; 7:00 AM; Cook Creek Pool, Lone Tree, CO; ssprd.org

Barkin Dog Duathlon; 7:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; RacingUnderground.com

Tri the Rock Kid’s Triathlon; 6:30 AM; Butterfield Park, Castle Rock, CO; crgov.com2004

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

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05/22

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

12/03

12/17

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

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

11/26

Jingle Bell Run 5K; 10:15 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; jinglebellrundenver.org Superior Stocking Run 5K; 9:00 AM; Purple Park, Superior, CO; RacingUnderground.com

West Side Best Side Cross Country Race; 9:00 AM; Stone House Park, Lakewood, CO; rightstartevents.com

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

12/11

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

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

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

11/24

Community Food Share 5K; 9:00 AM; Potts Field, Boulder, CO; boulderroadrunners.org

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

RMRR Prairie Gateway Park 9M; 9M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Prairie Gateway Park, Commerce City, CO; rmrr.org

11/12

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

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

National Veterans Day Run 5K; 8:15 AM; Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO; veteransdayrun.org

11/06

Rock Canyon Half Marathon; 9:00 AM; City Park, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

JUNE

Longmont Try-a-Tri; 10:00 AM; Centennial Pool, Longmont, CO; longmontcolorado.gov 06/05

Longmont Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Centennial Pool, Longmont, CO; longmontcolorado.gov

06/08

Boulder Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

06/16

Boulder Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

06/18

XTerra Lory; 7:50 AM; Lory State Park, Bellvue, CO; withoutlimits. co

06/23

Boulder Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

06/25

TriBella Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora, CO; withoutlimits.co

06/26

Boulder Sunrise Triathlon and Duathlon; 7:45 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bbscrun. com

XTerra Aspen Valley Triathlon; 10:00 AM; Kodiak Ski Lake, Carbondale, CO; withoutlimits.co AUGUST 08/04

Boulder Stroke & Stride; 6:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; withoutlimits.co

08/06

HRCA Splash Mash Dash Kid’s Triathlon; 9:00 AM; Northridge Recreation Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchraceseries.com

08/14

Outdoor Divas Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Union Reservoir, Longmont, CO; withoutlimits.co

08/21

Steamboat Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Lake Catamount, Steamboat Springs, CO; withoutlimits.co

08/27

Boulder Sunset Triathlon and Duathlon; 11:00 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bbscrun. com XTerra Buffalo Creek Triathlon; 8:15 AM; Wellington Lake, Bailey, CO; withoutlimits.co SEPTEMBER

09/10

XTERRA Fruita Triathlon; 9:00 AM; Highline Lake State Park, Fruita, CO; RacingUnderground. com

09/11

Desert’s Edge Triathlon; 9:00 AM; Highline Lake State Park, Fruita, CO; RacingUnderground. com

09/17

Littlefoot Sprint Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; RacingUnderground.com

09/18

Harvest Moon Long Course Triathlon and Duathlon; 7:30 AM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; withoutlimits.co

09/25

Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Union Reservoir, Longmont, CO; withoutlimits.co

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Gallagher Wins Valentine’s Day 5K

The weather could not have been better for the Valentine’s Day 5K at Washington Park on February 14. Sunshine abound and very little wind provided the perfect backdrop to celebrate the day of love with a flat and fast 5K and warm post-race party.

Sunday’s event marked the fourth race in the RunDenver Series, providing

participants with free photos with cupid, a “Spin the Bottle” and “Kissing Booth,” finisher prizes, costume contest and Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe’s post-race food.

More than 500 runners and walkers took to the streets of Denver, many taking advantage of the spring-like Colorado day, wearing shorts and t-shirts. The pristine weather also led to some very fast times.

The top three male finishers all crossed the line under 17 minutes, with 36year old Kevin Gallagher setting the pace and grabbing the win in 16:23. Joe Marchand was second in 16:48, and 31-year old Yevjeniy Vinogradskiy rounded out the top three in 16:57.

The women’s race was also close, but 29-year old Nicole Lair of Billings, Montana

took top honors in 19:43. Coming in second was 27-year old Kristin Jenkins in 20:15, with Kerry Hutcheson crossing the line in third in 20:23.

Valentine’s Day 5K February 14, 2016 Denver, CO 539 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Payton Batliner, 15:09 (2006); Christine Bolf, 17:10 (2006) Overall Male: 1. Kevin Gallagher, 36, 16:23; 2. Joe Marchand, 24, 16:48; 3. Yevjeniy Vinogradskiy, 31, 16:57; 4. Bryan Hulse, 24, 17:45; 5. Marc Johnson, 39, 18:14. Masters (40+): 1. Peter Scoffin, 40, 18:34; 2. Brian Glotzbach, 40, 19:21; 3. Javier Martinez, 41, 20:17. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brian Miller, 50, 22:33; 2. Roger Kern, 53, 23:33; 3. Ben Neivert, 55, 24:01. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Martin, 65, 24:44; 2. Brian Frank, 61, 25:02; 3. Paul Lewandowski, 68, 26:45.

Overall Female: 1. Nicole Lair, 29, 19:43; 2. Kristin Jenkins, 27, 20:15; 3. Kerry Hutcheson, 34, 20:23; 4. Kate Phillips, 27, 20:44; 5. Rachel Dean, 24, 21:23. Masters (40+): 1. Sharon Argenio, 49, 21:42; 2. Tayleah Surratt, 40, 26:00; 3. Sue Williams, 48, 27:18. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Leanne Olson, 54, 26:26; 2. Carol Willis, 52, 27:00; 3. Paula Romine, 54, 29:19. Seniors (60+): 1. Virginia Vinyard, 79, 28:36; 2. Julie Savage-Wade, 66, 30:09; 3. Julie Orr, 65, 32:14.

Peterson Sweeps Races at Frosty’s Frozen 5&10

PAUL PETERSEN SWEEPS THE RACES.

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Chilly temperatures greeted hundreds of participants for the second installment of the Winter Distance Series, the Frosty’s Frozen Five and Ten Mile Races. Hosted by Colorado Runner, both races start and finish at Hudson Gardens in Littleton and run along the paved Platte River trail. The course is flat and fast, and with a plethora of awards, as well as a stocked post-race party. The event continuously attracts some of Colorado’s top talent.

The men’s 10 mile and 5 mile were dominated by 36-year old Paul Petersen of Fort Collins. Petersen crossed the finish line of the 10 mile almost four minutes faster than second place in 55:34. His 5 mile win was much closer, edging out second place by mere seconds in 26:50. The 10 Mile victory earned him the RRCA state champion title.

Dan Springborn of Westminster crossed the line in second for the men’s 10 mile in 59:08, with 29-year old Christopher Desilets rounding out the top three in 59:16.

Boulder‘s Kosuke Amano finished second in the men’s 5 mile in 26:59, and 30-year old Michael Chavez came in third in 27:43.

In the women’s 10 mile, 31-year old Malia Couse crossed the line first in 1:05:07, to grab the RRCA state championship. Second place belonged to Annie Poland in 1:08:31.

The women’s 5 mile race saw 33-year old Heather Utrata take top honors in 30:12, with 30-year old Shannon Kinney grabbing second in 31:30.

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Frosty’s Frozen Five & Ten January 16, 2016 Littleton, CO 783 Finishers (10M = 244, 5M = 539) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,351’ - Course Records: 10M = Jason Simpson, 53:46 (2012); Haley Benson, 1:01:01 (2015); 5M = Matt Tebo, 25:18 (2012); Susan Partridge, 28:21 (2012) 10M Overall Male: 1. Paul Petersen, 36, 55:34; 2. Dan Springborn, 37, 59:08; 3. Christopher Desilets, 299, 59:16; 4. Tristan Mitchell, 30, 59:36; 5. Jeff Abbott, 33, 59:59.

Masters (40+): 1. Casey McKinney, 44, 1:002:38; 2. Patrick Burke, 40, 1:03:46; 3. Bill Lyons, 40, 1:07:41. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jay Survil, 56, 1:07:45; 2. Corky Dean, 55, 1:12:52; 3. Eddie Metro, 53, 1:13:57. Seniors (60+): 1. Buzz Allen, 65, 1:17:17; 2. Michael Klee, 69, 1:24:39; 3. Timothy Dudley, 60, 1:28:50. Overall Female: 1. Malia Crouse, 31, 1:05:07; 2. Annie Poland, 29, 1:08:31; 3. Kerry Allen, 26, 1:09:24; 4. Jenny Burke, 35, 1:13:23; 5. Beth August-Abbott, 41, 1:14:11. Masters (40+): 1. Beth August-Abbott, 41, 1:14:11; 2. Elizabeth Stolz, 46, 1:14:29; 3. Candy Granger, 43, 1:15:16. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Ellen Hart, 57, 1:19:35; 2. Caolan MacMahon, 52, 1:20:30; 3. Karen Charles, 56, 1:23:22. Seniors (60+): 1. Lori Dandley, 62, 1:38:25; 2. Eve Canfield, 61, 2:00:57; 3. Bonny Day, 64, 2:11:19.

5M Overall Male: 1. Paul Petersen, 36, 26:50; 2. Kosuke Amano, 31, 26:59; 3. Michael Chavez, 30, 27:43; 4. Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, 31, 27:51; 5. Craig Depperschmidt, 31, 29:35.

Masters (40+): 1. Brad Cooper, 49, 29:56; 2. Michael Kraus, 41, 30:19; 3. Jeremy Allen, 43, 32:23. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan Spale, 59, 30:50; 2. Roger Sayre, 57, 31:04; 3. Kyle Hubbart, 59, 31:08. Seniors (60+): 1. Lee Oly, 65, 37:06; 2. Bill Dunn, 68, 37:13; 3. David Ceranich, 60, 38:11.

Overall Female: 1. Heather Utrata, 33, 30:12; 2. Shannon Kinney, 300, 31:30; 3. Kristin Louderback, 33, 31:37; 4. Sara Woodward, 37, 31:52; 5. Shelby Garza, 22, 32:14. Masters (40+): 1. Stella Heffron, 48, 37:04; 2. Renee Corneille, 40, 39:56; 3. Laura Eloe, 45, 40:03. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Delcia Litt, 57, 33:23; 2. Jill Kerns, 51, 40:16; 3. Jena Lougee, 54, 40:44. Seniors (60+): 1. Deborah Stafford, 64, 46:31; 2.

Ellen Rickert, 63, 46:42; 3. Natalie Conklin, 65, 50:57.

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Rupp Victorious in Debut, Cragg Runs for Redemption at U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

Battling a stacked field and warm temperatures, Galen Rupp (Portland, Oregon) was impressive in winning his marathon debut, while 2012 Olympian Amy Cragg (Leavenworth, Kansas) found redemption at the finish after her fourth place finish in 2012. Rupp and Cragg were victorious at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon, crossing in 2:11:12 and 2:28:20, respectively.

In total, six athletes will be nominated for the U.S. Olympic Team: Rupp, Meb Keflezighi (San Diego, California) and Jared Ward (Provo, Utah) on the men’s side, and Cragg, Desiree Linden (Chula Vista, California) and Shalane Flanagan (Marblehead, Massachusetts) from the women’s field.

Rupp was one of 52 first-time marathoners toeing the line on Saturday, as 361 athletes total started the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon. Rupp hung towards the back of the pack in the early going, letting Nick Arciniaga (Fountain Valley, California) take the lead in the first 5K. Fernando Cabada, formerly of Boulder, took over the reins from Arciniaga, leading the men’s pack of 20 athletes through mile 4 before Tyler McCandless (Boulder, Colorado) made a bold move at mile 5 and led for the next two miles.

The men stayed as a pack through much of the race, with many athletes exchanging the lead until Western State alum Tyler Pennel made a huge move at 25K to break open the race, bringing Tim Ritchie (Brighton, Massachusetts), Rupp and Keflezighi with him.

The latter three broke away a mile following Pennel’s surge and stayed together until mile 18, where Rupp and Keflezighi made a surge of their own to create space for the marathon rookie and veteran.

Rupp and Keflezighi seemed to challenge one another to lead with both men jockeying for position over the next few miles. As the duo came through their final lap through the USC campus, Rupp threw down the hammer to break away from the 2004 Olympic silver medalist. As Rupp came through the final mile,

he stayed focused on the finish and waiting to celebrate until he pumped his fist crossing the line in 2:11:12. Rupp became the first American to make an Olympic marathon team in his marathon debut since 1968 (George Young).

Keflezighi finished in 2:12:20, and will become the oldest U.S. Olympic runner in history when Team USA competes in Rio in August.

With some jockeying for third, Ward overtook Pennel and then Puskedra as he surged on the final lap, earning the final spot on his first U.S. Olympic Team with his third-place finish of 2:13:00.

Augustus Maiyo (Colorado Springs) and Ben Payne (Colorado Springs) had nice races with 2:18:33 and 2:18:37 finishes. Andrew Epperson (Northglenn) and Jon Grey (Boulder) ran 2:22:20 and 2:24:09. Other Colorado runners in the mix included: • Paul Petersen (Fort Collins) – 2:27:24 • Ben Zywicki (Louisville) – 2:28:01 • Matt Daniels (Evergreen) – 2:28:13 • Andrew Lesser (Colorado Springs) – 2:29:04 • Justin Young (Louisville) – 2:29:15 • Carlos Trujillo (Colorado Springs) – 2:29:24 • Pat Rizzo (Colorado Springs) – 2:30:43 • Gabe Proctor (Ex-Western) – 2:31:09 • Joe Gray (Colorado Springs) – 2:31:20 • Sean Brown (Aurora) – 2:32:56 • Jordan Kyle (Ex-CU) – 2:38:20 • Josh Eberly (Gunnison) – 2:2:50:15 • Brandon Birdsong (Alamosa) – 2:53:28

The women’s pack stayed intact until mile 9, where Kellyn Taylor (Flagstaff, Arizona), Sara Hall (Redding, California), Cragg and Flanagan broke away from the pack. The quad stayed together through USC’s campus before Cragg and Flanagan made their move at mile 10 to break away from Taylor and Hall.

The teammates made it look easy despite the conditions.

Linden was nearly a minute back from the leaders with five miles remaining, but chipped away at their lead as the Bowerman Track Club duo approached the

final 5K. With two miles remaining, Flanagan appeared to falter and Cragg had to make the difficult decision to leave her teammate.

Linden passed Flanagan to take over second but Cragg had already dropped the hammer and was over 20 seconds ahead coming down the final stretch of the loop course.

Cragg crossed in 2:28:20, leaving the memories of her 2012 fourth-place disappointment behind her.

Linden rallied the crowd as she turned the final corner, cheering and pumping up the fans as she crossed the finish in 2:28:54 to make her second U.S. Olympic Team. Flanagan closed in 2:29:19 to make her fourth U.S. Olympic team. Flanagan has now finished top three at every qualifying event for U.S. teams she’s ever attempted, dating as far back as her first in 2004.

The trio turned in the sixth, seventh and eighth fastest all-time women’s performances at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon.

Kara Goucher (Boulder) had a near miss, finishing fourth in 2:30:24. Alia Gray (Boulder) ran near even splits for a 10th-place 2:35:47. Though now training out of Mammoth, California, former Colorado runner Adriana Nelson ran 2:38:56, and the Boulder Track Club’s Wendy Thomas (Windsor) ran 2:40:39.

Others included: • Whitney Bevins (Boulder) – 2:43:52 • Brianne Nelson (Golden) – 2:44:19 • Ashley Brasovan (Golden) – 2:48:32 • Lavenna Kubatzky (C. Springs) – 2:49:31 • Colleen De Reuck (Boulder) – 2:49:31 • Nicole Camp (Longmont) – 2:50:29 • Addie Bracy (Longmont) – 2:51:56 • Lauren Fog (Boulder) – 2:55:21 • Kate Pappenberg (Steamboat Springs) – 2:58:46 • Kristin Swisher (Boulder) – 3:01:47 • Faith Stephen (Larkspur) – 3:01:54 • Amanda Scott (Boulder) – 3:09:08 • Claudia Becque (Denver) – 3:09:28 • Joanna Zeiger (Boulder) – 3:23:28 coloradorunnermag.com 43

R AC E R E S U LTS Santa Stampede 5K/10K December 12, 2015 Littleton, CO 1,223 Finishers (10K = 407, 5K = 816) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: 10K = Tanner Christensen, 32:51 (2014); Heather Utrata, 38:12 (2014); 5K = Jason Kearns, 15:35 (2014); Heather Utrata, 17:50 (2014) 10K Overall Male: 1. Brandon Birdsong, 27, 32:53; 2.

Kenneth Foster, 29, 33:10; 3. Anthony Kunkel, 23, 35:54; 4.

Tripp Hipple, 28, 36:00; 5. Tristan Mitchell, 30, 36:11. Masters (40+): 1. Casey McKinney, 44, 38:47; 2. Gerald Romero, 44, 40:03; 3. Sheldon Eike, 45, 41:42. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kyle Hubbart, 59, 39:10; 2. Jay Survil, 56, 41:06; 3. Mark Adams, 50, 45:57. Seniors (60+): 1. Ken Baldrey, 63, 48:21; 2. Jeffrey Dumas, 70, 49:52; 3. Timothy Dudley, 60, 50:25. Overall Female: 1. Briana Boehmer, 36, 39:52; 2. Maija Zimmerman, 35, 40:27; 3. Amanda Morgenstern, 27, 40:37; 4. Annie Poland, 29, 41:16; 5. Molly Smith, 35, 42:48. Masters (40+): 1. Sabine Preisinger, 46, 45:21; 2.

Stella Heffron, 48, 46:00; 3. Abby Scarlett, 41, 46:02. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kim Grant, 56, 49:41; 2. Christina Hauzer, 53, 54:43; 3. Susan Babcock, 53, 54:51. Seniors (60+): 1.

Amy Lease, 62, 50:16; 2. Fran Schneider, 60, 1:14:21; 3.

Cheryl Ames, 68, 1:14:53.

5K Overall Male: 1. Brandon Birdsong, 27, 16:03; 2. Daniel Holligan, 30, 16:54; 3. Andrew Knutsen, 34, 17:14; 4. Gavin Jones, 16, 17:26; 5. Marshall Zelinger, 35, 17:48. Masters (40+): 1. Brian Glotzbach, 40, 18:45; 2. Jonathan Fenske, 46, 19:11; 3. Jeremy Allen, 43, 19:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Jay Survil, 56, 19:04; 2. Doug Ayers, 52, 22:52; 3. Michael Van Allen, 57, 23:53. Seniors (60+): 1. David Ceranich, 60, 22:22; 2. Rich Martinez, 68, 24:42; 3. J. Martinez, 60, 26:08. Overall Female: 1. Briana Boehmer, 36, 18:35; 2.

Sara Woodward, 37, 19:07; 3. Shelby Garza, 22, 19:18; 4. Christy McLaughlin, 38, 19:55; 5. Anissa Schymik, 44, 20:16. Masters (40+): 1. Anissa Schymik, 44, 20:16; 2. Kelly Bulcher, 40, 22:38; 3. Jessica Gerard, 45, 23:53. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Carol Willis, 51, 24:44; 2. Susan Babcock, 53, 25:12; 3. Michele Dillard, 50, 25:36. Seniors (60+): 1.

Beth Clouse, 63, 28:38; 2. Kim Allsop, 62, 31:10; 3. Carol Dowdell, 60, 31:16.

Jingle Bell Run 5K December 13, 2015 Denver, CO 913 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Mike Chavez, 15:04 (2013); Brianne Nelson, 16:39 (2014) Overall Male: 1. Brian Schneider, 32, 18:35; 2. Garry Roseman, 44, 19:38; 3. Emmanuel Diaz, 16, 19:39; 4. Bryce Perica, 32, 19:42; 5. Doug Croft, 50, 19:42. Masters (40+): 1. Garry Roseman, 44, 19:38; 2. Justin Little, 41, 19:59; 3.

Jay Morin, 42, 20:30. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Doug Croft, 50, 19:42; 2. Tony Phifer, 53, 19:47; 3. John Daley, 51, 23:13.

Seniors (60+): 1. Bob Sarlo, 61, 22:52; 2. Sverre Froyen, 64, 23:22; 3. Harry Ladewig, 65, 23:44. Overall Female: 1.

Jen Byrne, 39, 21:34; 2. Mary Presecan, 41, 22:16; 3. Erin Kindy, 39, 23:10; 4. Beth Ross, 45, 23:12; 5. Kaja Kaastrup, 29, 23:51. Masters (40+): 1. Mary Presecan, 41, 22:16; 2.

Beth Ross, 45, 23:12; 3. Laurie Nakauchi, 46, 23:59. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Nancy Hilton-Briney, 55, 27:06; 2. Sabrina Naftel, 50, 27:34; 3. Mark Wood, 52, 28:04. Seniors (60+): 1. Carol Robbins, 73, 31:34; 2. Diane Minka, 68, 34:44; 3.

Victoria Yoder, 68, 34:55.

Christmas Carol Classic 5K/10K December 19, 2015 Denver, CO 1,026 Finishers (10K = 262, 5K = 764) - Timing by: Timing Consortiuim - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,280’ - Course Records: 10K = Brandon Johnson, 32:12 (2013); Colleen De Reuck, 36:31 (2013); 5K = Tyler McCandless, 15:08 (2013); Leslie Luna, 17:05 (2013) 10K Overall Male: 1. Eric Greene, 35, 38:08; 2. Lenny Archuleta, 33, 38:27; 3. Marc Waxman, 43, 40:55; 4. Gerald Romero, 44, 41:30; 5. Brian Odom, 44, 43:12. Masters (40+): 1. Marc Waxman, 43, 40:55; 2. Gerald Romero, 44, 41:30; 3. Brian Odom, 44, 43:12. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Brent Bell, 55, 48:04; 2. John Boyle, 56, 50:12; 3. Michael

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RUNNERS AT THE SANTA STAMPEDE 5K AT HUDSON GARDENS IN LITTLETON. Jensen, 52, 50:26. Seniors (60+): 1. Buzz Allen, 65, 47:51; 2. Ed King, 63, 55:16; 3. Wayne Cox, 62, 1:00:55. Overall Female: 1. Misikir Demissie, 28, 39:12; 2. Lydia Van Vleet, 27, 43:14; 3. Elizabeth Stevens, 21, 43:36; 4. Kate O’Donnell, 35, 43:56; 5. Lesley Fatica, 19, 46:51. Masters (40+): 1.

Lisa Zorn, 40, 52:08; 2. Joanne Follett, 48, 55:15; 3. Betsy Schloss, 40, 58:12. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Alise Curry, 52, 53:56; 2. Priscilla Allen, 56, 55:16; 3. Jacqueline Nunes, 54, 1:01:25. Seniors (60+): 1. Deborah Stafford, 63, 1:01:00; 2.

Frances Rozier, 70, 1:16:44; 3. Sue Lutz, 63, 1:20:16.

5K Overall Male: 1. Noah Hill, 15, 19:01; 2. Scott Hoffman, 36, 20:05; 3. Jonathan Fenske, 46, 20:12; 4. Kent Lange, 52, 20:13; 5. Jackson Parrill, 10, 20:25. Masters (40+): 1.

Jonathan Fenske, 46, 20:12; 2. Keith Holley, 40, 21:28; 3.

Woldey Assefa, 47, 24:10. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kent Lange, 52, 20:13; 2. Steve Monroney, 51, 23:05; 3. Jay Littlepage, 56, 23:28. Seniors (60+): 1. David Ceranich, 60, 23:11; 2. Tom Hennessy, 60, 27:32; 3. Michael Rafferty, 62, 28:46. Overall Female: 1. Lila Crowley, 10, 20:22; 2.

Riley Buese, 12, 21:49; 3. Leah Hill, 11, 22:01; 4. Kristen Littlepage, 24, 22:58; 5. Joanie Carew, 52, 23:14. Masters (40+): 1. Lori Emerson, 41, 23:30; 2. Laurie Nakauchi, 46, 24:13; 3. Shanna Dahl, 45, 24:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Joanie Carew, 52, 23:14; 2. Melissa Anne Webber, 54, 24:14; 3. Jill Parker, 52, 24:47. Seniors (60+): 1. Patti Thurman, 63, 29:09; 2. Carole Vieregg, 61, 32:36; 3. Joan Rogliano, 66, 33:26.

Resolute Runner 5K January 1, 2016 Arvada, CO 312 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,320’ - Course Records: Jonathan Huie, 15:56 (2012); Melody Fairchild, 17:21 (2012) Overall Male: 1. Brian Folts, 17:16; 2. Marty Billings, 18:40; 3. Jeff McNair, 19:00; 4. Jonathan Fenske, 19:11; 5. Garik Slettedahl, 20:32. Masters (40+): 1. Jonathan Fenske, 19:11; 2. Garik Slettedahl, 20:32; 3. Scott Simmons, 20:42.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Robert Curci, 20:49; 2. Jay Littlepage, 21:07; 3. Charlie Ealy, 21:28. Seniors (60+): 1. Steve Carstenson, 24:43; 2. Jesse Tijerina, 25:14; 3. Ed Youngberg, 27:20. Overall Female: 1. Monica Folts, 19:06; 2. Laura Marcoux, 21:13; 3. Kristen Littlepage, 21:35; 4.

Leslie Hoffman, 21:46; 5. Beth McManusu, 21:48. Masters (40+): 1. Leslie Hoffmann, 21:46; 2. Beth McManus, 21:48; 3. Amber Allen, 21:50. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Deb Cunningham, 22:39; 2. Lisa Berman, 24:28; 3. Veronique Carney, 24:31. Seniors (60+): 1. Gail Hughes, 27:25; 2.

Deborah Stafford, 28:16; 3. Joan Weiss, 28:42.

The Resolve 5K/10K January 2, 2016 Denver, CO 398 Finishers (10K = 154, 5K = 244) - Timing by: Timing Consortiuim - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,280’ - Course Records: 10K = Brandon Johnson, 32:12 (2013); Colleen De Reuck, 36:31 (2013); 5K = Tyler McCandless, 15:08 (2013); Leslie Luna, 17:05 (2013) 10K Overall Male: 1. Patrick Evoe, 38, 35:44; 2. Knud Hermansen, 34, 35:57; 3. Pete Tel, 51, 38:52; 4. Nic Vondrak, 35, 39:06; 5. Luke Kurey, 24, 40:28. Masters (40+): 1. Carl Lienert, 49, 44:08; 2. Nathaniel Robinson, 41, 46:33; 3.

Norm Murdock, 48, 47:05. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Pete Tel, 51, 38:52; 2. Patrick Sodia, 52, 44:03; 3. Bradley Wood, 51, 44:54. Seniors (60+): 1. James Dill, 68, 1:00:09; 2. Donald Hunt, 61, 1:11:18; 3. Al Binder, 71, 1:36:23. Overall Female: 1. Briana Boehmer, 37, 37:52; 2. Emily Barnes, 20, 39:03; 3. Rachel Joyce, 37, 39:26; 4. Michelle Mehnert, 26, 39:37; 5. Dede Griesbauer, 45, 43:54. Masters (40+): 1. Dede Griesbauer, 45, 43:54; 2. Kelly Boyle, 48, 46:31; 3. Mandy Jellerichs, 41, 46:48. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jacqueline Nunes, 54, 58:23; 2. Darcy O’Connor, 50, 59:11; 3. Karen Fernandez, 59, 1:00:33. Seniors (60+): 1. Carey Sanchez, 60, 53:10; 2. Emma Jurado, 61, 1:07:17; 3. Eve Canfield, 61, 1:11:43.

5K Overall Male: 1. Andrew Wise, 21, 15:35; 2. Noah Hill, 15, 18:19; 3. Marc Waxman, 43, 18:39; 4. Douglas Croft, 50, 19:48; 5. Duane Matt, 47, 20:20. Masters (40+): 1.

Marc Waxman, 43, 18:39; 2. Duane Matt, 47, 20:20; 3. Ian Buchanan, 46, 22:49. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Douglas Croft, 50, 19:48; 2. Roger Kern, 53, 24:26; 3. Steve Brecheisen, 52, 24:50. Seniors (60+): 1. James Worsham, 65, 23:37; 2. Joe Stepan, 60, 24:45; 3. Tom Hennessy, 60, 27:48. Overall Female: 1. Joanie Carew, 52, 21:41; 2. Kelly Don, 36, 22:08; 3. Leah Hill, 11, 22:16; 4. Ally Feldman, 29, 22:22; 5. Megan Wilborn, 28, 22:52. Masters (40+): 1. Annie Hill, 45, 24:29; 2. Kim Holland, 45, 26:51; 3. Jill Carlson, 45, 27:45. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Joanie Carew, 52, 21:41; 2.

Karen Jenni, 51, 26:17; 3. Sue Contreras, 50, 26:19. Seniors (60+): 1. Kathy Klesment, 63, 31:07; 2. Annette Ferguson, 64, 37:16; 3. Junita Johannes, 65, 38:26.

Quicker Quaker 5K January 9, 2016 Lafayette, CO 610 Finishers - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,210’ - Course Records: Jeremy Freed, 15:05 (2014); Nan Kennard, 16:39 (2011) Overall Male: 1. Tate Behning, 34, 18:19; 2. Andrew

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Drysdale, 32, 18:22; 3. Lenny Archuleta, 33, 18:29; 4. Jack Marshall, 22, 19:10; 5. Erik Frank, 40, 19:17. Masters (40+): 1. Erik Frank, 40, 19:17; 2. Matt Ringer, 44, 20:29; 3. Dale Hawkins, 42, 20:30. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dane Spale, 59, 19:20; 2. Steven Kohuth, 50, 19:36; 3. Geoffrey Ames, 54, 21:41. Seniors (60+): 1. Rich Sandoval, 61, 22:22; 2.

Cisco Quintero, 60, 23:54; 3. Dennis Rademacher, 62, 25:28.

Overall Female: 1. Brittni Hutton, 26, 18:05; 2. Soumya Filahy, 18, 20:12; 3. Lindsey Knast, 26, 20:18; 4. Meriem Hatouf, 19, 21:13; 5. Rachel Cerny, 31, 21:22. Masters (40+): 1. Beth McManus, 40, 22:54; 2. Lori Emerson, 41, 23:02; 3. Laura Graziano, 49, 24:40. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Delcia Litt, 57, 21:35; 2. Gary Bilek, 52, 23:05; 3. Carol Stephens, 55, 25:43. Seniors (60+): 1. Tina Albert, 64, 27:24; 2. Nancy Hillmer, 60, 28:03; 3. Cassi Bailey, 61, 29:12.

Polar Bear 5K January 17, 2016 Denver, CO 497 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Payton Batliner, 15:09 (2006); Christine Bolf, 17:10 (2006) Overall Male: 1. Brandy Hosch, 24, 17:45; 2. Luc Christians, 17, 18:23; 3. Marty Billings, 38, 18:28; 4. Marc Johnson, 39, 18:42; 5. Jonah Munoz, 14, 19:18. Masters (40+): 1.

Brian Glotzbach, 40, 19:29; 2. Doug Skiba, 44, 20:48; 3.

Kris Reardon, 40, 23:22. Grand Masters (50+): 1. James Langley, 58, 21:54; 2. Mark Bryant, 52, 22:04; 3. Brian Miller, 50, 22:28. Seniors (60+): 1. George Rumphsmith, 61, 24:38; 2. Jim Martin, 65, 24:43; 3. Brian Brank, 61, 25:12. Overall Female: 1. Kristin Jenkins, 27, 20:21; 2. Kerry Hutcheson, 34, 20:43; 3. Sharon Argenio, 49, 21:46; 4. Abby Oglesby, 17, 21:58; 5. Christy Hardy, 34, 22:19. Masters (40+): 1.

Sharon Argenio, 49, 21:46; 2. Kelly Boyle, 48, 22:56; 3. Katie Oglesby, 44, 23:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Leanne Olson, 54, 26:50; 2. Paula Romine, 54, 28:55; 3. Carey Eskesen, 58, 29:20. Seniors (60+): 1. Virginia Vinyard, 79, 26:35; 2.

Barbara Costley-Adams, 63, 29:55; 3. Kathy Klesmit, 63, 30:37.

Yeti Chase 5K/10 January 24, 2016 Morrison, CO 880 Finishers (10K = 384, 5K = 496) - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,480’ - Course Records: 10K = Lee Troop, 31:53 (2013); Nicole Aish, 37:29 (2014); 5K = Adam Rich, 16:09 (2013); Brianne Nelson, 17:45 (2012) 10K Overall Male: 1. Jason West, 32:08; 2. Brandon Johnson, 32:24; 3. Mario Macias, 32:41; 4. Mack McLain, 34:17; 5. Brian Folts, 35:28. Masters (40+): 1. Gerald Romero, 40:28; 2. Marc Gillotti, 40:51; 3. John Elam, 42:08.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Michael Brenner, 45:03; 2. Jim Langley, 45:55; 3. David Giesler, 45:59. Seniors (60+): 1. Bill Dunn, 48:23; 2. Jim Fuller, 48:55; 3. Ed King, 49:57. Overall Female: 1. Misikir Demessie, 36:17 CR; 2. Hayley Benson, 37:56; 3. Bria Edwards, 38:30; 4. Ashley Luna, 39:29; 5. Katy Blakemore, 40:22. Masters (40+): 1. Julie George, 45:02; 2. Brenda Lynch, 47:08; 3. Tiffany Phillips, 47:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Karen Charles, 49:29; 2. Kim Grant, 50:20; 3. Catherine Jankowski, 51:39. Seniors (60+): 1. Kathy Christy, 54:01; 2. Carol Williams, 58:47; 3. Jill Smith, 1:01:11.

5K Overall Male: 1. Andrew Knutsen, 17:30; 2. Lars Hultgren, 17:45; 3. Cody Waite, 18:03; 4. Eric Garber, 18:31; 5. Sam Videlock, 19:22. Masters (40+): 1. Klaus Bonaparte, 23:37; 2. Chad Dalles, 23:45; 3. Matthew Berkus, 24:00.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Thomas Moseley, 22:08; 2. Kent Wise, 24:23; 3. Odis Reeves III, 25:39. Seniors (60+): 1.

Lyyle Rosbotham, 27:01; 2. Tom Chambers, 27:48; 3. Don Haywood, 30:09. Overall Female: 1. Jennifer Valentine, 19:48; 2. Christy Kendall, 20:19; 3. Megan Greene, 19:57; 4.

Sarah Bay, 20:05; 5. Angela Mitchell, 21:08. Masters (40+): 1. Kathy Waite, 22:16; 2. Stella Heffron, 22:57; 3. Katrin Deuter, 23:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jenny Carlin, 25:18; 2. Carol Willis, 25:36; 3. Christina King, 26:16. Seniors (60+): 1. Cindy Sutton, 25:36; 2. Patti Thurman, 27:11; 3.

Lynn Hermanson, 29:19.

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171 Finishers - Timing by: unknown - Elevation: Start/Finish = 7,532’ - Course Records: Enrique Salcedo, 19:21 (2015); Amy Carpenter, 24:24 (2015) Overall Male: 1. Enrique Salcedo, 30, 20:33; 2. Nicholas How, 36, 21:10; 3. Isiah Rubio, 28, 21:11; 4. Benjamin Waddell, 33, 21:16; 5. Lon Thurman, 47, 22:19. Masters (40+): 1. Lon Thurman, 47, 22:19; 2. Martin Villalva, 42, 25:15; 3. Jim Harding, 49, 26:22. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Grant Dewey, 54, 26:04; 2. Dave Gordon, 58, 27:31; 3.

Brian Romero, 511, 28:40. Seniors (60+): 1. Mark Seaton, 62, 27:09; 2. Steven Rogers, 60, 34:26. Overall Female: 1.

Amy Carpenter, 37, 23:47 CR; 2. Laura Milligan, 22, 25:38; 3. Lindsay Blankenship, 34, 26:31; 4. Sydney Schalit, 30, 26:36; 5. Anna Schehrer, 18, 26:37. Masters (40+): 1. Cynthia McDaniel, 41, 26:45; 2. Lynda Harding, 49, 28:32; 3. Susan Artaechevarria, 46, 28:59. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Suzanne DeVore, 51, 29:19; 2. Julia Bryant, 54, 31:52; 3. Judy Adair, 56, 33:19. Seniors (60+): 1. Beverly Skroch, 65, 55:10; 2.

Charlotte Hefner, 72, 58:20.

Ralston Creek Half Marathon February 7, 2016 Arvada, CO 601 Finishers (13.1M = 401, 5K = 200) - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,344’ - Course Records: 13.1M = Matt Levassiur, 1:11:06 (2013); Uli Bromme, 1:23:14 (2013); 5K = Ryan Currie, 18:01 (2015); Jennifer Valentine, 20:29 (2015) 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Mario Macias, 1:15:24; 2. Chris Leiferman, 1:16:07; 3. Mack McLain, 1:18:02; 4. Brad Seng, 1;20:51; 5. Brian Folts, 1:21:20. Masters (40+): 1. Brad Seng, 1;20:51; 2. Chris Douville, 1:30:32; 3. Marc Gillotti, 1:31:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jim Curcio, 1:43:10; 2.

Fritz Gale, 1:44:59; 3. Paul Schauer, 1:45:39. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Fuller, 1:51:33; 2. Will Smith, 2:06:15; 3. Bob Findlay, 2:09:29. Overall Female: 1. Katy Blakemore, 1:30:06; 2. Christen Brown, 1:32:05; 3. Ashley Luna, 1:32:32; 4.

Monica Folts, 1:33:59; 5. Lindsey Knast, 1:34:49. Masters (40+): 1. Jill Howard, 1:47:06; 2. Brenda Lynch, 1:47:53; 3.

Julie Jagger, 1:49:44. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Catherine Jankowski, 1:54:35; 2. Karen Charles, 1:54:44; 3. Lisa Berman, 1:59:42. Seniors (60+): 1. Kathy Christy, 2:03:34; 2.

Betsy Jacobsen, 2:13:52; 3. Theresa Daus Weber, 2:31:09.

5K Overall Male: 1. Andrew Simms, 17:59 CR; 2. Brandon Bell, 19:51; 3. Ethan Hensley, 20:11; 4. Bradley Troyer, 20:14; 5. Patrick Johnson, 20:43. Masters (40+): 1. Patrick Johnson, 20:43; 2. Keith Holley, 21:43; 3. Scott Haerbig, 23:59. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bradley Troyer, 20:14; 2. Peter Strebe, 26:10; 3. Matt McMullen, 28:02. Seniors (60+): 1. Buzz Allen, 23:40; 2. Steve Bell, 25:37; 3. Joe Stepan, 25:49.

Overall Female: 1. Angela Mitchell, 21:22; 2. Rachael Smallwood, 21:50; 3. Katy Haerbig, 23:00; 4. Taylor Haerbig, 23:00; 5. Sue Grant, 23:13. Masters (40+): 1. Sue Grant, 23:13; 2. Stella Heffron, 25:31; 3. Andrea Oakley, 25:49.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jenny Carlin, 25:44; 2. Christina King, 26:30; 3. Valerie Gomer, 33:56. Seniors (60+): 1. Patti Thurman, 27:16; 2. Cindy Sutton, 27:15; 3. Lynn Hermanson, 30:47.

Super Bowl 5K February 7, 2016 Denver, CO 791 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Payton Batliner, 15:09 (2006); Christine Bolf, 17:10 (2006) Overall Male: 1. Nick Petraglia, 33, 17:33; 2. Luc Christians, 17, 18:45; 3. Roger Sayre, 57, 19:10; 4. Peter Scoffin, 40, 19:15; 5. Brian Glotzbach, 40, 19:24. Masters (40+): 1.

Peter Scoffin, 40, 19:15; 2. Brian Glotzbach, 40, 19:24; 3.

Tim Jenkins, 40, 19:26. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Roger Sayre, 57, 19:10; 2. Rick Denning, 55, 22:00; 3. Jim Bentz, 52, 22:15. Seniors (60+): 1. Brian Frank, 61, 25:10; 2. Paul Lewandowski, 68, 27:52; 3. James Dill, 68, 27:59. Overall Female: 1. Sophia Galleher, 28, 20:16; 2. Kristin Jenkins, 27, 20:18; 3. Kery Allen, 26, 20:48; 4. Kerry Hutcheson, 34, 20:57; 5. Kaitlyn Morgan, 26, 21:21. Masters (40+): 1. Sharon Argenio, 49, 22:05; 2. Erin Johns, 41, 26:18; 3. Tayleah Surratt, 40, 26:21. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Leanne Olston, 54, 26:58; 2. Angie Flay, 50, 27:21; 3. Dawn Duhamel, 50, 27:29. Seniors (60+): 1. Carol Robbins, 73, 31:13; 2. Virginia

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Super Half Marathon and Game Day 5K February 7, 2016 Colorado Springs, CO 1,279 Finishers (13.1M = 638, 5K = 641) - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road Runners - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,035’ - Course Records: 13.1M = Ryan Derrick, 1:15:08 (2013); Sarah Young, 1:27:11 (2015); 5K = Kenny Foster, 16:31 (2015); Alexis Wilbert, 18:56 (2015) 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Robby Young, 30, 1:13:37 CR; 2. Steve Chu, 33, 1:15:50; 3. Justin Ricks, 36, 1:16:10; 4.

Stephen VanGampleare, 25, 1:16:20; 5. Seth Kolosso, 21, 1:17:45. Masters (40+): 1. Toby Lefere, 44, 1:20:25; 2.

Marcus Corbett, 40, 1:21:28; 3. Finbarr Kirwan, 45, 1:23:30.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Roger Giordano, 51, 1:29:09; 2.

Timothy Barry, 55, 1:36:01; 3. Danny Nelson, 57, 1:38:38.

Seniors (60+): 1. Rich Hadley, 60, 1:39:57; 2. Craig Hayes, 64, 1:56:45; 3. Don Stauder, 68, 2:02:40. Overall Female: 1.

Crystal Goecker, 37, 1:27:48; 2. Maddie Glass, 25, 1:28:38; 3. E. Ensminger, 35, 1:29:29; 4. Amelia Kelly, 33, 1:30:36; 5. Amanda Ewing, 35, 1:33:37. Masters (40+): 1. Hope Bain, 49, 1:36:02; 2. Melissa Bay, 40, 1:37:36; 3. Connilee Walter, 42, 1:38:08. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Carol Barker, 51, 1:52:02; 2. Pamela Parker, 50, 1:55:50; 3. Teri Harper, 52, 1:56:24. Seniors (60+): 1. Sharon Scheetz, 63, 2:05:29; 2. Marijane Martinez, 63, 2:14:20; 3. Martha Drake, 62, 2:14:30.

5K Overall Male: 1. Adam Rich, 34, 16:54; 2. Simon Gutierrez, 49, 17:27; 3. Ben Dingman, 17, 17:29; 4. Andy Rinne, 40, 17:33; 5. Dan Vega, 48, 19:09. Masters (40+): 1. Simon Gutierrez, 49, 17:27; 2. Andy Rinne, 40, 17:33; 3.

Dan Vega, 48, 19:09. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mark Tatum, 56, 19:14; 2. Tom Ferguson, 53, 20:40; 3. Michael Guenther, 54, 22:04. Seniors (60+): 1. Woody Noleen, 60, 212:47; 2.

Eric Thomas, 61, 23:18; 3. Dennis Collard, 61, 24:30. Overall Female: 1. Alexis Wilbert, 30, 19:23; 2. Kaylen Adragna, 25, 20:01; 3. KK PPaul, 34, 20:01; 4. Wendy Stalnaker, 37, 21:04; 5. Mary Baldwin, 24, 22:04. Masters (40+): 1. Donna GarciaGutierrez, 42, 22:22; 2. Jennifer Stock, 44, 23:37; 3. Renee Renn, 43, 25:20. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Joni Caverly, 52, 24:18; 2. Jena Lougee, 54, 25:34; 3. Susan Babcock, 53, 26:33. Seniors (60+): 1. Georgann Richardson, 60, 26:52; 2.

Gloria Snedaker, 60, 30:17; 3. Michelle Lockhart, 61, 31:33.

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TH E LI G HTE R S I D E

OVER HILL, OVER DALE, AND I’M PALE

At a certain stage of a running career, one may find that a traditional 10K, half- or full-marathon race on a relatively flat asphalt course begins to fall into the “been there, done that” category of life.

At least it did for me when I began to seek different types of races that broke from the traditional courses and distances.

A friend told me about the Rectifier Run in Montague, Michigan, which was a completely off-road European cross country– style event with hay bales and logs and other hurdles to leap. It was also spiced with mud pools to wade through. Not your run-of-the-mill Saturday-morning race but more a run where you might fall on your face.

I described the event to my 11-year-old son and he was geeked, although I’m sure that just a fleeting reference to a mud pool would have been compelling enough for him. Despite my concern that I hadn’t hurdled anything in years higher than a 3x5 index card, we registered. Race day arrived and the first things I noticed in walking to the course were outdoor showers and a slew of thigh-deep, water-filled bins scattered about the finish area. We were clearly in for a unique race. If you were handicapping the run like a horserace, you’d want to know which racers were the true mudders. I don’t mean the runners who can find good treading and balance in fairly wet dirt, but those who can quickly get through a thick, black quicksand-type lagoon with their femurs still remaining in their hip sockets.

The indications that the race would be different continued when the race director offered a few short words. Instead of the typical and initial welcoming of runners, the race director asked the crowd, “If anyone is the type to litigate if he or she gets injured, well, could you please leave now?”

Those weren’t the most comforting prerace words I would have liked to hear. The starting gun went off just as my son was asking, “What is lit a gate?” I’m sure he was excitedly thinking that around the bend was the opportunity to jump over flaming fences like an outdoor Cirque du Soleil.

At first, things seemed easy enough. The initial hurdle was just a little foot-high log jump. Despite having a quarter-mile running start, I cleared it with only half a centimeter to spare. I’m not sure whether my hop-along son even noticed it existed; he never broke stride.

The degree of difficulty of the barriers quickly changed, and we encountered monstrous (to me at least) sand piles, log jumps, hay bales, and so on. (You non-Rectifier runners have no clue what and so on means. To participate is to know.) Word of warning if you’re someone who tends to zone out during races: You may find yourself firmly planted, forehead first, in a suddenly appearing 10-foot-high hard mound of dirt. All of which gives new meaning to hitting the wall.

My son had a continuous ear-to-ear smile on his face, while I’m sure I was exuding a look of sheer fear, not knowing whether the mother of all obstacles was lurking ahead of us. As we ran through a barn during the latter portion of the race, I could tell we were approaching the legendary mud pond when we began to hear the squeals of spectators and runners alike. Soon we rounded a corner and headed toward the sludge-and-muck pool of yuck. I initially wondered whether our shoes would have to be totaled after the race. But upon wading into the mud, which was well near waist high, it became a nonissue because our shoes were quickly separated from our feet. I was silently praying my ankles didn’t detach as well.

Not knowing whether the lagoon would swallow my son, I gallantly allowed him to climb on my shoulders. We were eventually able to extricate ourselves from the morass, and I was thankful I wouldn’t have to explain to my wife how 12 strangers and a mule were

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required to remove us from the quagmire.

Covered in mud, we slowly moved toward the finish line together. My son was in seventh heaven as he enthusiastically hollered along with the other runners and spectators. Despite the fact that the inherent enthusiasm of an 11-year-old boy is usually quite contagious, I remained more solemn. I was more than a bit concerned that somewhere under the mud encasing my body existed the likelihood that my running shorts had come off as well. Once we finished, I quickly hopped in the outdoor shower to face the inevitable. Twenty minutes of mud washing later, I was able to discern that, thankfully for all, my shorts had remained in place.

As we headed back to the car, my son was already asking whether we could sign up for next year’s race. I only hoped that by then I would have successfully removed all the dried mud from my eyelashes and ears.

Of course, as any competitive runner would do, I started devising training methods to improve my race time. It appeared that to simulate the thick and deep mud pool, knee-high snowdrift wind sprints were going to be on next winter’s training regimen.

Bring on that mire! No stick in the mud for me.

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

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