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FEATURES 12 // the fast lane Colorado’s top 10K and marathon times from the past year.

18 // training edge Peaking for your best marathon performance.

22 // nutrition advantage Why is weight loss so hard?

26 // youth running Navigating the Colorado club scene.

28 // fall shoe review Check out this season’s top models in our bi-annual shoe review.

46 // the lighter side Get to know Libby James.

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Road race participation is at an alltime record high, and there are more races than ever. Despite a lagging economy, there were an estimated 13 million road race finishers in the U.S. in 2010; they were competing in more than 22,000 events. Experts predict that the number of races and runners will once again top estimates this year. As Running USA’s National Runner Survey recently reported, today’s runners are motivated to run because they want to stay in shape, stay healthy, have fun and relieve stress.

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As we settle into autumn, my very favorite time of year, many of us are setting our sights on big goals. An online survey of Colorado Runner readers revealed that more than half of us are training to compete in a fall marathon or half marathon. The weeks leading up to race day can be exciting, yet nerve-racking. On page 18, author Roy Stevenson will walk you through your final training phase before the big race to help you understand how to taper your training and peak for your best performance. Also in our online survey, some readers said they are running to lose weight this fall. In this month’s nutrition column, we reveal strategies to help shed those unwanted pounds. The article examines the reasons why it is easy to gain weight in today’s society and how to change some of those influences.

Happy trails! Derek Colorado Runner Reader Poll: What Are You Training For? > A Fall Marathon > To Stay Fit (30.88%, 21 Votes) (10.29%, 7 Votes) > A Fall Half Marathon (36.76%, 25 Votes)

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“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors.

Try to be better than yourself.”

-William Faulkner

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Erholtz Third at Italy’s Dolomites Sky Race

Brandy Erholtz of Evergreen finished third in the 14th annual Dolomites Sky Race on July 24 in Canazei, Italy.

Erholtz completed the 22 kilometer mountain race over dirt, ice, and snow in two hours, 11 minutes, and 47 seconds, just five minutes behind winner Mireia Miro of Spain.

Extreme snow and ice on the course caused race officials to scramble for an alternate route. Race Organizer Diego Salvador said, “The weather forecasts were not good. Snowfalls and cold

temperatures were threatening the race.

The race director had prepared three different courses, but the weather forced him to change all over again for the athletes’ safety.”

Rizzo and Slade Win 10K

Patrick Rizzo and Cassie Slade won the overall titles at the Evergreen Town Race 10K, which was the USATF Colorado State Championship. In addition to the titles, the winners also claimed $500 in prize money. Boulder’s Rizzo completed the course in 29:59, while Slade of Highlands Ranch won the women’s event in 34:40 on August 7.

Hot Mama-to-Be: Pregnancy Workout Tips

boulder’s joanna zeiger finished second at the rock ‘n’ roll san diego half marathon in 1:19:02.

Reed, Olsen Win Triathlon Tim Reed and Ashley Olsen were the overall champions in the first annual Lookout Mountain Triathlon in Golden in July.

Reed is an Australian pro triathlete who trains in Boulder; he is racing his way back into shape after a spring injury. He won the race in 53:26. Olsen, of Englewood, finished in 1:08:14. The scenic sprint course kicked off with a 525 yard pool swim at the Mount Vernon Country Club aquatic facility. Athletes were then challenged with a 10 mile bike ride that rolled around the summit area of Lookout Mountain before concluding with a rolling 5K run entirely within the Country Club.

Gates Sets Record at Canadian Death Race

Rickey Gates of Woody Creek set a new course record at the 10th annual Canadian Death Race on July 30, finishing in a time of 12 hours, 15 minutes, and 54 seconds. A multi-time member of the U.S. Mountain Running Team, Gates battled more than 350 other racers to the finish.

The 125K course began and ended on a 4,200 foot plateau, passed over three mountain summits and included 17,000 feet of elevation change and a major river crossing at the spectacular Hell’s Gate canyon at the confluence of the Smoky and Sulphur Rivers.

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It happens to the best of us.

We all have made excuse after excuse just because we have a baby in our bellies. “I’m eating for two…I’m too large to move…I don’t want to hurt the baby.” Fitness expert, mom and creator of the BURN workout Lisa Corsello wants to put an end to the excuses. She says it is perfectly safe to stay fit during your pregnancy. Here’s her advice on how to do it right. *First, check in with your doctor.

Everyone’s pregnancy is different, so it’s important to follow your doc’s advice and listen to your body. During the first trimester, it’s generally fine to continue to do what you’ve done prior to the pregnancy. Regular exercise is good for you, so try to keep a routine that works for you and your body. *Don’t let your heart rate get too high.

Ask your doctor to help you determine your own maximum heart rate for each trimester. The old rules limited every woman’s heart rate to 140 BPM, but some doctors feel that the cardiovascular fitness level of each woman pre-pregnancy determines her max heart rate guidelines after she becomes pregnant. *Some women find that as their pregnancy progresses, they’re able to maintain cardiovascular fitness by using a stationary or spin bike, which can be more comfortable than other cardio equipment. *Be mindful of the fact that your balance might be a bit compromised as you grow.

Try basic balancing exercises by standing on one leg and holding your position for 30 seconds, switch legs, and repeat. In addition, lots of women continue to work with weights throughout their pregnancy, although they may modify with lighter weights and higher reps. *The general rule of core workouts is that women in the first trimester of a “healthy” pregnancy can do most of the exercises they did before pregnant (within reason, of course). You might stop crunches and twists and find ways to work your abs isometrically. Plank and modified plank position are generally comfortable in the first few months. Protect and strengthen your abs and lower back throughout the workout by gently drawing the abs in during weight and spring work. Keeping your midsection engaged is a great way to maintain core strength without crunching and twisting. *You can modify squats by placing a ball behind your back against the wall and squatting; this will ensure proper form and will help protect the lower back. Be consistent.

The more consistent the workouts, the faster you’ll build endurance and strength.

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Were you one of the fastest runners in Colorado last year? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve created a

list so you can see who has the fleetest feet in the state. We picked two different distances the marathon and the 10K - and considered all USATF certified race courses in our rankings.

Also included are the All-Colorado age group records for the marathon and half marathon.

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Marathon Times

1 2 3 4 5

Times from August 15, 2010 - August 14, 2011 Key:

ADT = American Discovery Trail Marathon - 9/6/2010 MAM = Mountain Air Marathon - 9/19/2010 BM = Boulder Marathon - 10/3/2010 RnR = Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon - 10/17/2010 RRM = Rim Rock Marathon - 11/13/2010 CM = Colorado Marathon - 5/1/2011 GVM = Grand Valley Marathon - 5/8/2011 CCM = Colorado Colfax Marathon - 5/15/2011 BG = Arkansas Bluegrass Marathon - 5/29/2011 SBM = Steamboat Marathon - 6/5/2011 EPM = Estes Park Marathon - 6/12/2011 AVM = Aspen Valley Marathon - 7/9/2011 MTS = Mt Sneffels Marathon - 8/13/2011

name

age

cit y

time

race

Philip Latter Miguel Angel Cazares Gabriel Small Lucas Crespin Dustin Simoens

29 23 25 26 22

Fort Collins Denver Lafayette Littleton Gunnison

2:41:05 2:41:23 2:42:41 2:44:00 2:44:28

CM RNR SBM RNR RRM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Matthew Gallagher Matt Cecere Brenden Claflin Todd Trapp Chaiwat Engtrakul

31 33 32 33 34

Denver Denver Boulder Craig Louisville

2:41:30 2:44:13 2:50:52 2:51:02 2:51:22

RNR RNR RNR SBM CCM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Mark Mulholland Gerald Romero Mark Saunders Jason Bond Eric Walker

39 39 35 35 35

Westminster Colorado Springs Fort Collins Parachutte Greeley

2:41:16 2:46:31 2:51:42 2:52:14 2:56:15

CM ADT CM RNR CCM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Chuck Engle Andrew Terrill David Rothenburger Ron Searle David Houdeshell

40 41 42 42 40

Colorado Springs Golden Lakewood Franktown Wellington

2:50:43 2:56:23 2:56:46 2:57:29 2:58:04

AVM CCM CCM CCM CM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Johannes Rudolph Scott Caruso Leroy Matticks Ken Soule Joel Duttera

45 45 46 48 47

Boulder Lakewood Parker Centennial Denver

2:52:32 2:56:58 2:59:45 3:04:46 3:05:56

BM CCM RNR RNR RNR

name

age

cit y

time

race

Kevin O’Brien Jay Survil Anthony Surage Brian Dunfey William Cherrier

53 52 51 51 53

Paonia Aurora Manitou Springs Edwards Colorado Springs

2:58:06 2:59:35 3:00:56 3:03:39 3:04:38

CM CCM CM RNR CM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Bob Caillouette Alfred Herzl Bob Basse Stephen Vaughn David Hemken

55 55 56 56 58

Milliken Littleton Denver Colorado Springs Evergreen

3:11:18 3:17:33 3:24:28 3:28:53 3:30:37

RNR CCM SBM ADT BM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Pete Mang Steve Joyce David Wilson Joe Fleegel Terry Haran

60 62 60 60 60

Denver Loveland Cedaredge Longmont Boulder

3:22:22 3:24:31 3:32:00 3:44:03 3:47:58

RNR CM CM CM BM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Parks Williams Jeff Dumas Sheldon Steinbock Alex Hauzer Bob Morre

68 65 69 66 65

Colorado Springs Boulder Fort Collins Golden Louisville

3:50:09 3:50:49 4:11:22 4:12:37 4:23:57

ADT CM CCM CM RNR

30-34 1 2 3 4 5

35-39 1 2 3 4 5

40-44 1 2 3 4 5

45-49 1 2 3 4 5

50-54 1 2 3 4 5

55-59

Karen Barlow of boulder ran the fastest marathon time (2:53:58) with her winning effort at the rock ‘n’ roll denver marathon.

Male

Overall name

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

age

Steven Folkerts 38 Michael Aish 34 Alex Nichols 25 Andrew Letherby 37 Nicholas Mockeridge 29 Timmy Parr 28 Erik Grumstrup 28 Zach Crandall 31 Sammy Nyamongo 34 Pat Sullivan 34

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time

race

Fort Collins Arvada Colorado Springs Boulder Northglenn Gunnison Boulder Boulder Boulder Denver

2:29:30 2:29:46 2:30:32 2:33:07 2:34:27 2:38:42 2:37:48 2:39:39 2:40:55 2:40:57

CM RNR ADT BM CCM ADT CCM CM BM CCM

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1 2 3 4 5

60-64 1 2 3 4 5

65-69 1 2 3 4 5

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70+ 1 2 3 4 5

55-59 name

age

cit y

time

race

Carl Schwenk Richard Quigley Mark Williams Dick Harsh Arnold Holgerson

74 75 82 72 72

Ridgeway Longmont Parker Littleton Longmont

4:25:47 4:28:28 5:18:48 5:32:47 5:42:41

SBM CM BM RNR CM

Female name

age

cit y

time

race

Karen Barlow Heather Utrata Nicole Chyr Michele Suszek Patty Rogers Stevie Kremer Shawna McClain Hilary Taylor Connilee Walter Kristen Hemphill

31 28 32 28 36 27 28 46 38 23

Boulder Englewood Englewood Longmont Lakewood Crested Butte Broomfield Castle Rock Colorado Springs Fort Collins

2:53:58 2:55:05 2:56:46 2:57:04 2:59:21 2:59:53 3:01:30 3:01:38 3:03:20 3:06:46

RNR RNR RNR ADT RNR MTS RNR RNR CM RNR

name

age

cit y

time

race

Sara Whatmore Sharon Howard Keri Nelson Hannah Green Amy Smith

26 26 29 19 23

Denver Westminster Gunnison Boulder Westminster

3:07:13 3:07:50 3:09:24 3:09:42 3:10:24

RNR ADT RRM BM CCM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Macy Latter Jamie Falcon Amy Schneider Abby Eldridge Tracy Thelen

30 32 33 30 31

Fort Collins Breckenridge Denver Fort Collins Colorado Springs

3:08:41 3:10:00 3:10:09 3:13:33 3:16:39

CM RNR SBM RNR ADT

name

age

cit y

time

race

Andrea Fuller Yasuyo Kitano Tiffany Green Shannon Haynes Antonia Dougherty

36 39 38 39 39

Fort Collins Boulder Fort Collins Breckenridge Boulder

3:13:02 3:16:26 3:18:51 3:21:46 3:23:06

CM CCM RNR RNR BM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Tina Stoner Stacey Chaston Katie Mazzia Shannon Kerth Kristin Moreau

40 40 42 41 44

Fort Collins Colorado Springs Eagle Highlands Ranch Golden

3:12:09 3:15:54 3:20:05 3:21:22 3:21:27

CM BM AVM RNR CCM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Catherine Speights Karen Voss Amy Regnier-Surage Karen Anderson Kris Minne

46 45 48 49 46

Fort Collins Denver Manitou Springs Fort Collins Parker

3:20:37 3:26:29 3:30:12 3:31:43 3:33:07

CM CCM ADT RNR CCM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Amy Hayes Jenny Weber Rhonda McGowind Connie Demercurio Carol Stephens

50 54 52 54 50

Fort Collins Greeley Fort Collins Windsor Westminster

3:37:09 3:37:41 3:50:58 3:51:21 3:57:29

SBM CM CM CM RNR

29 and under 1 2 3 4 5

30-34 1 2 3 4 5

35-39 1 2 3 4 5

40-44 1 2 3 4 5

45-49 1 2 3 4 5

50-54 1 2 3 4 5

name

age

cit y

time

race

Wendy Crandall Jan Peart Suzann Lupton Katherine Richardson Bev Holtzer

59 59 58 56 56

Fort Collins Ridgeway Denver New Castle Highlands Ranch

3:37:11 4:08:51 4:09:44 4:12:43 4:21:47

CM CM RNR RRM CM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Carol Kinzy Cheryl Swedenborg Shane Holonitch Carol Lyndell Carol Harvey

63 63 60 62 60

Pueblo Evergreen Englewood Colorado Springs Greenwood Village

3:36:28 4:17:09 4:20:51 4:23:27 4:25:00

CM CM RRM ADT CCM

name

age

cit y

time

race

Joyce McKelvey Nancy Mallon Christy Boutell Cheryl Cook-McCoy

65 65 66 66

Black Forest Denver Erie Salida

4:28:23 5:11:43 5:59:39 6:15:23

ADT BM RNR BG

60-64

Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

65-69 1 2 3 4

10K Times

Times from August 15, 2010 - August 14, 2011

Key:

rat = Rat Race - 8/14/2010 CR = Colorado Run - 9/6/2010 NN = Neder-Nederland - 9/12/2010 pt = Panerathon Westminster - 9/26/2010 bm = Boulder Marathon 10K - 10/3/2010 FOTF = Fans on the Field - 10/10/2010 EE = Eerie Erie - 10/30/2010 LTT = Longmont Turkey Trot - 11/13/2010 RR = Rudolph’s Revenge - 12/18/2010 RER = Rescue Run - 1/1/2011 SRO = Spring Runoff - 3/6/2011 CM = Colorado Marathon 10K - 5/1/2011 HCR = Highline Canal Run - 5/14/2011 RTS = Run To The Shrine - 5/21/2011 ALM = AirLife Memorial - 5/22/2011 BB = Bolder Boulder - 5/30/2011 SB = Steamboat 10K - 6/5/2011 SRS = Sunrise Stampede - 6/11/2011 RTR = Run The Rockies - 6/11/2011 EPO = Estes Park Optimist - 6/12/2011 GC = Goose Chase - 6/18/2011 SS = Sailin’ Shoes - 6/18/2011 SBS = Strawberry Shortcut - 6/19/2011 LC = Loveland Classic 10K - 7/16/2011 ZC = Zooma Colorado 10K - 7/17/2011 GPC = Grand Prix Classic - 7/23/2011 ETR = Evergreen Town Race - 8/7/2011

male

Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

name

age

cit y

time

race

Patrick Rizzo Augustus Maiyo James Carney Tyler McCandless Josh Eberly Charles Hillig Jeremy Freed Justin Ricks Jason Hartmann Curtis Begley

28 28 33 24 30 25 23 31 30 24

Boulder Colorado Springs Boulder Boulder Gunnison Denver Evergreen Pueblo West Boulder Boulder

29:59 30:01 30:16 30:17 30:19 30:25 30:28 30:33 30:39 30:42

ETR GPC BB ETR GPC ETR BB ETR BB GPC

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70+

name

age

cit y

time

race

Aucencio Martinez Fernando Cabada Tommy Neal Brian Medigovich Robby Young

29 29 28 23 26

Alamosa Boulder Colorado Springs Alamosa Colorado Springs

30:43 30:54 31:01 31:02 31:07

GPC BB GPC BB ETR

name

age

cit y

time

race

Patrick Hunt Adam Rich Matt Levassiur Michael Aish Ewen North

33 30 30 34 33

Boulder Colorado Springs Alamosa Arvada Louisville

31:04 31:13 31:23 31:36 31:37

ETR GPC GPC BB GPC

name

age

cit y

time

race

Art Siemers Bruce Rahmig Peter Vail Chris Grauch Sean Nesbitt

38 39 36 38 36

Golden Denver Denver Boulder Denver

33:26 33:53 34:23 34:25 34:28

BB EE BB BB ETR

name

age

cit y

time

race

James Johnson Jeff Turner Justin Chaston Jason Glowney Dan Vega

42 41 41 41 43

Boulder Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Boulder Colorado Springs

32:29 33:40 33:46 33:57 34:04

ETR GPC BM GPC GPC

name

age

cit y

time

race

Robert Weiner Andy Ames Bernie Boettcher Darren De Reuck John Damiano

46 47 48 46 49

Evergreen Boulder Silt Boulder Colorado Springs

32:01 34:32 34:51 35:34 36:32

ETR LTT SBS GPC GPC

name

age

cit y

time

race

Raul Carrizalez Dan King John Goodloe Kyle Hubbart Tim Jones

50 51 50 54 50

Evans Boulder Colorado Springs Broomfield Loveland

36:00 36:36 36:38 37:15 37:34

GPC BB GPC GPC BB

name

age

cit y

time

race

John Victoria Paul Chamberlin Simon Martin Charlie Gray Robert Kessler

57 55 58 56 55

Loveland Golden Boulder Pueblo Highlands Ranch

37:20 39:30 39:47 40:07 40:24

GPC ETR BB SRO BB

name

age

cit y

time

race

Doug Bell Dave Dooley Nicholas Fickling Jim Reynolds Mark Sanazaro

60 63 61 62 60

Greeley Erie Edwards Lafayette Lafayette

36:42 39:40 40:21 42:01 43:02

BB EE RTR SRS BB

name

age

cit y

time

race

James Boughter Elliott Henry Jeffrey Dumas Tom Lemire Bill Plummer

67 65 65 68 65

Colorado Springs Frisco Boulder Boulder Lakewood

43:43 44:15 45:11 47:09 47:55

GPC SS LTT BB BB

1 2 3 4 5

name

age

cit y

time

race

Don Larson Jose Cardenas Larry Avery Butch Diemer Jim Romero

70 77 70 70 71

Boulder Longmont Boulder Boulder Denver

46:21 47:46 48:43 49:55 50:31

BB SRS RTR RTR HCR

30-34 1 2 3 4 5

35-39 1 2 3 4 5

40-44 1 2 3 4 5

45-49 1 2 3 4 5

50-54 1 2 3 4 5

Augustus Maiyo Clocks a fast 30:01 at the Classic 10K in Colorado Springs.

55-59 1 2 3 4 5

60-64 1 2 3 4 5

65-69 1 2 3 4 5

Female Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

name

age

cit y

time

race

Tera Moody Colleen De Reuck Cassie Slade Renee Metivier Baillie Wendy Thomas Adriana Nelson Yuri Kano Candile Chavez Akane Mutazaki Nicole Feest

30 47 28 29 32 31 31 25 25 27

Colorado Springs Boulder Highlands Ranch Boulder Windsor Fort Collins Boulder Fort Collins Boulder Fort Collins

33:58 34:22 34:40 34:53 35:07 35:08 35:16 35:36 36:09 36:18

GPC GPC ETR BB ETR BB BB ETR BB BB

29 and under

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1 2 3 4 5

name

age

cit y

time

race

Adrian Chouinard Emma Kennan Shannon Payne Clerc Koenck Maren Eberly

28 23 25 24 28

Manitou Springs Boulder Boulder Colorado Springs Gunnison

36:45 34:46 37:06 37:07 37:08

GPC BB GPC BB GPC

Photography By dee budden

30-34 1 2 3 4 5

name

age

cit y

time

race

Zoila Gomez Kelsey Jones Brianne Nelson Rebecca Prichard Uli Bromme

32 30 30 32 30

Alamosa Denver Fort Collins Boulder Boulder

36:44 36:49 36:57 38:04 38:16

BB ETR SRS BB BB

35-39 1 2 3 4 5

name

age

cit y

time

race

Nicole Aish Melody Fairchild Fiona Docherty Kathy Butler Danielle Quatrochi

35 37 35 37 35

Arvada Boulder Boulder Nederland Boulder

36:36 36:56 37:21 37:31 37:39

BB BB BB SRS ETR

name

age

cit y

time

race

Rochelle Persson Susan Nuzum Lydia Dissly Stella Heffron Karen Kantor

43 44 44 44 41

Colorado Springs Boulder Boulder Parker Morriosn

39:07 40:02 40:10 40:49 41:09

RTR BB GPC ETR ETR

40-44 1 2 3 4 5

45-49 1 2 3 4 5

name

age

cit y

time

race

Mary Alico Noelle Green Diane Gates Janet Ronney Leslie Hoffmann

48 46 46 47 45

Superior Erie Boulder Louisville Louisville

38:10 38:33 40:22 40:28 41:07

ETR EE GPC BB BB

name

age

cit y

time

race

Judy Chamberlin Laura Bruess Karen Ard Suzie Houston-Steel Valerie Eipper

53 50 52 51 51

Golden Boulder Denver Grand Junction Longmont

42:33 42:40 43:21 43:59 44:28

ETR BB HCR BB BB

50-54 1 2 3 4 5

55-59 1 2 3 4 5

name

age

cit y

time

race

Georgann Richardson Tina Albert Karyn Harkrader Sharon Dieter Alyn Park

56 59 56 57 59

Colorado Springs Erie Westminster Colorado Springs Denver

46:04 46:07 46:46 47:08 47:42

GPC EE PT GPC PT

name

age

cit y

time

race

Marilyn Stapleton Alyn Park Laurie Rugenstein Jan Hughes Tina Albert

64 60 63 60 60

Greeley Denver Boulder Boulder Erie

45:09 45:28 47:06 48:54 49:00

GPC ETR BB BB BB

name

age

cit y

time

race

Joann Meyer C Gail Hunter Karen Karl Joyce McKelvey Anita Gonzales

67 67 65 66 66

Longmont Boulder Colorado Springs Black Forest Boulder

49:24 50:55 53:03 55:43 56:53

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Libby James Natascha Leonardo Constance Ahrnsbrak Teresa Brubano Betty Valent

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60-64 1 2 3 4 5

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

John Bramley Creighton King Norberto Segura Jonathan Ndambuki Stan Curran Ken Schei Ardel Boes Tom Bailey Tom Bailey Ken Applegate Parks Williams Nico Solomos

2:40:44 2:22:12 2:18:06 2:21:34 2:22:21 2:31:44 2:29:30 2:40:07 2:42:20 3:21:10 3:44:17 3:51:48

Mile High Rawhide Rawhide Denver Rawhide Rawhide Rawhide unknown Rawhide Denver Colorado Denver

1972 1983 1984 2007 1982 1982 1982 1981 1984 2008 2010 2008

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

Hannah Green Kate Bricker Masako Chiba Carolyn Ostler Nuta Olaru Martha Tenorio Mercedes Gil Barbarann Mallory Diane Ridgeway Carol Kinzy Joyce McKelvey Myra Rhodes

3:09:24 2:49:36 2:41:05 2:46:55 2:43:10 2:46:41 3:00:41 3:23:39 3:21:18 3:36:28 4:28:23 4:09:12

Boulder Rawhide Boulder Rawhide Boulder Denver Colorado Denver Colorado Colorado ADT Colorado

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Matt Strand Jon Sinclair Mario Macias Craig Holm Silvio Guerra Damien Koch Bernie Boettcher Pete Ybarra Heath Hibbard Ronald Davis Jose Cardenas Jose Cardenas

1:11:12 1:04:06 1:02:50 1:04:03 1:06:56 1:08:58 1:12:02 1:15:42 1:20:16 1:21:02 1:30:52 1:33:48

Georgetown Rawhide Georgetown Rawhide Rocky Mountain Rawhide Slacker Georgetown Slacker Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown

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Jana Thomas Julie Benzal Maureen Custy Luminita Talpos Nuta Olaru Susan Nuzum Colleen De Reuck Ellen Hart Marilyn Stapleton Alyn Park Jo Ann Meyer Libby James

1:18:28 1:15:20 1:14:08 1:14:20 1:13:28 1:22:32 1:19:45 1:31:30 1:35:26 1:39:35 1:44:35 1:47:54

Georgetown unk Rawhide 1984 Rawhide 1984 Rocky Mountain 2006 Rocky Mountain 2007 Slacker 2011 Crossroads 2010 Colorado Colfax 2010 Colorado 2002 Georogetown 2011 Colorado 2010 Crossroads 2006

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Peaking For Your Best Marathon Performance

By Roy Stevenson, M.S. The majority of athletes in endurance sports are chronically over trained at any given time. Most coaches of any endurance sport agree their biggest problem with athletes is getting them to recover from hard training efforts, and complying with a tapering or peaking phase in their programs. Smart marathon runners have learned by experience that a tapering period is critical for them to get their absolute best performance.

The famous Finnish distance runner Lasse Viren who won the 5000 and 10000 meters double at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics claims that it was a peaking technique taught to him by the late New Zealand coach Arthur Lydiard that enabled him to win two Olympic Golds in two Olympic games.

Viren said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The question is not why I run this way, but why so many others cannotâ&#x20AC;?.

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This was Viren’s way of saying that most elite distance runners lack the confidence to rest up for a week or so before major races.

Why is this tapering necessary? You might think that reducing your training significantly for two or three weeks before a marathon would cause you to lose your hard-earned endurance.

Not so, according to Dr. David Costill, former researcher and head of the renown exercise science department at Ball State University in Indiana. Long periods of intense training actually decrease an athlete’s performance capacity.

Thus, by reducing training duration and intensity a week or two before competition, muscle tissue damage caused by intense training heals up when proteins enter the muscle fibers and repair the microtears in them, and the body’s energy reserves replenish.

Several studies find a marked increase in muscular strength with a tapering period, probably caused by a reduction in the shortening velocity of the fast twitch muscle fibers.

Translated this means that the “power” muscle fibers contract quicker after rest. This may be a very important aspect of peaking, and one that is undervalued by current coaches and marathoners.

At a recent American College of Sports Medicine conference, one speaker made a statement that really rang true to me. He said the athletes who are winning these days are ones that can maintain high wattage for longer than their competitors. They sustain their power at a high percentage of their VO2 max—starting to be regarded as the major contributor to success in endurance events. And this may never be more true than for marathon runners. When you hit the wall in an marathon, your goose is well and truly cooked.

Another research paper shows that runners and swimmers who reduce their training by about 60% for 15-21 days experience no losses in VO2 max (maximal oxygen uptake) or endurance performance. Furthermore, swimmers demonstrate increases in arm strength and power ranging from 17.7% to 24.6%, considered ideal for athletes about to compete in a major championship. Lactate levels are also lower after tapering at any given workload.

Research may be fine in a lab setting, but does this information have any practical benefits to marathon runners? Most interesting is that swimmers following the tapering program mentioned above improved their times 3.5-3.7%.

This equates to a 40-minute 10K runner decreasing his/her time to 38 minutes, 48 seconds - certainly worth the effort. And think how much a marathon runner will improve if he or she knocks his or her time down by 3.5%.

The effects of tapering combined with carbohydrate loading were examined in another study.

Runners maintained a diet of about 60-70% carbohydrates for four days before an endurance event. Glycogen stores in their liver and muscle tissue almost doubled, resulting in significant improvements in marathon performances, up to 15 minutes. The implications for marathon runners here are obvious—the longer the event, 20 coloradorunnermag.com

the greater the improvement in time.

Additionally, the peaking phase gives the runner a mental rest from hard grinding workouts. Mental preparation and attitude are almost as important as physical training for maximum performance, and should never be underestimated. The fresher the athlete is the more he/she can concentrate on race pace judgment, self-motivation, strategy planning, psychological arousal and relaxation—all critical attributes for runners.

What are the expert’s guidelines for tapering? It should be longer for longer events. A marathon taper should be 2-3 weeks, while a 10K “sprint” taper should be somewhere around 7-10 days.

Aim to reduce your overall mileage to 30% to 50% of previous totals. It’s OK to maintain your usual running intensity (speed), although this too should be cut back a few days before the big race to 60% to 70% of maximal heart rate. The occasional faster than race pace burst is OK during a taper, as long as you have complete recovery. Obviously extended and highly anaerobic interval workouts and racing during the tapering phase are counterproductive.

Other factors obviously contribute to the marathon runner achieving his or her optimal performance. These include such things as how many races the runner has had leading up to the major event. The learning curve in marathon running is phenomenal. It’s not necessary for the athlete to peak for every competition prior to the most important marathon of the season. It’s also importance that the marathon runner achieve a good balance of good health and the rigors of training for marathon racing.

The marathoner also needs to learn to control the nervous excitement leading up to the big competition. Adjusting to different time zones and environmental conditions can also be problematic to the inexperienced runner.

One final aspect of tapering needs to be considered. The results of a well-planned tapering program are that the marathon runner should feel like the competition is almost effortless.

This freshness could result in a foolhardy early pace, causing a nasty build up of lactate, (something the marathon runner cannot sustain for long) and blow the results of the tapering.

Starting at a realistic pace will ensure that the marathoner does not find himself or herself in an anaerobic state right from the start.

Thus, peaking is designed to achieve a superior biological state where the athlete tapers his/her training for a period of 7-21 days, depending on the distance. For most well trained marathoners this will be around 14 days. The goal is to achieve good health, complete physical readiness, and a strong psychological state for competition, all of which will lead to maximum performance.

Roy Stevenson has a master’s degree in exercise physiology. As a freelance writer, Roy has more than 200 articles on running, triathlons, sports, fitness and health published.

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Why Is Weight Loss So Hard?

By Nancy Clark

How to lose weight is the number one reason runners choose to make a nutrition appointment with me. They express frustration they “cannot do something as simple as lose a few pounds.” While none of these runners are obese, their frustrations match those of dieters in the general population.

At a conference presented by Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and the Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center, researchers addressed some of the issues that contribute to difficulty losing weight.

Perhaps the following highlights might offer insights if you are among the many runners who struggle with shedding some unwanted body fat.

Why gaining weight is easy • To the detriment of our health, we are living in a food carnival. No wonder today’s kids enter adulthood 20 pounds heavier than in 1960! By the time kids are 4 to 5 years old, 60% of them have lost the ability to selfregulate food intake.

• Most people believe that obesity is a matter of will power, but it’s not that simple. For example, in obese people, the brain’s response to food odors and flavors is often blunted. Compared to lean people, they need more of a food to experience a positive brain response.

• When stressed, obese people (more so than their lean counterparts) seek high fat foods.

Chips, ice cream, fries...

• Impulsivity, a genetic trait, is a risk factor for obesity. That is, obese people (more than their lean counterparts) tend to impulsively eat, let’s say, the whole plate of cookies.

• Food advertisements are designed to encourage impulsive consumption.

• Food advertisers know that marketing “works”—and kids who watch TV are a prime target. The average child sees an average of 13 food ads a day on TV; most of these foods are high in sugar, salt, and saturated fat.

• Research with children who watched TV with four ads for food ate 45% more Goldfish Crackers (100 calories more) when exposed to the ads for food as compared to when they watched four ads for games. The kids who liked the taste of Goldfish ate even more calories!

• Foods marketed with a character (such as Scooby-Doo) sell better. Fifty-two percent of pre-schoolers said the character-food tasted better (as opposed to 38% who said it tasted the same, and 10% who said food without the character tasted better).

• The standard supermarket diet is rich in sugar, saturated fat, and sodium. It causes obesity in rats. That is, rats fed standard rat chow maintained a normal weight. But rats fed a standard supermarket diet ended up

overweight—until researchers took away that food. The rats then lost weight when they returned to eating rat chow. There’s little doubt that fats, sugar, and salt stimulate us to eat more than we need!

• When the calories are listed near a food, as is happening in many fast food restaurants, some people choose the foods with higher calories, believing it will be yummier. That response certainly negates the intention of the calorie campaign!

• People make an average of 200 food choices in a day; all these decisions can deplete our limited mental “resources” that govern

“if you imagine eating a food, let’s say, ice cream, you can end up eating less of it.” self-regulation. That’s one reason why, at the end of a hectic day, you can more easily overeat. You lack the mental resources to say “no” to that tempting cookie…

• The food industry’s bottom line is always profits. When Pepsi started marketing more of its healthy products, sales of the unhealthy products dropped. The stockholders complained—and that puts the food industry in a bind.

Weight loss tactics: So what’s a hungry athlete to do?

Drugs are not the answer. For the past 20 years, no successful weight-loss drugs have been developed and none are in sight in the near future. Drugs that regulate appetite impact many other regulatory centers and

create undesired side effects. Hence, we need to learn how to manage the obesity problem at its roots—and that means prevent excessive fat gain in the first place, starting in childhood. Here are a few tips on how to do that.

• You can reduce your food intake by using your imagination. That is, if you imagine eating a food, let’s say, ice cream, you can end up eating less of it.

• Technology offers a glimmer of hope in the battle of the bulge. A free application for iPhones called Lose It! has created a thriving weight loss community, as measured by 7.5 million free app downloads since October 2010. The web version, LoseIt. com, is just as popular. LoseIt! members can conveniently and easily track their food and calorie intake.

• Lose It! includes a social network. Dieters seem to prefer online support from people they do not know, as opposed to involving their family and friends with their dieting progress (or lack there of). LoseIt!’s social groups are created according to goals. Dieters can easily (and anonymously) connect with and get support from others with similar goals. In fact, the best predictor of weight loss success with LoseIt! is having three or more Lose It! buddies.

• Food advertisements are designed to trigger certain pleasure centers. (For example, McDonald’s is associated with happiness.)

We now need to learn how to advertise healthy foods. The baby carrot campaign to “eat ‘em like junk food” has boosted sales 10%—including a new demand for baby carrots in school vending machines.

• We can change our brain circuits by substituting food with another stimuli, such as exercise. Exercise does more than burn calories to control weight; exercise changes the reward systems in the brain.

• Exercise supports self-control. That is, people who exercise have greater control over what they eat. They also have more control over sticking with their exercise program.

Successful exercisers are able to make exercise a habit, and not a choice. Having one less decision to make bolsters their mental resources so they can cope better overall.

A final thought: Somehow we need to change the perception that eating supermarket foods loaded with sugar, salt, and saturated fats gives us satisfaction. A few years ago, we changed the perception that smoking is satisfying. Parents stopped smoking when kids came home and said “Mom, Dad, please don’t smoke.”

Today, we need kids to start saying “Mom, Dad, please don’t take me to McDonald’s.”

Will that day ever come…?

Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD (Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics) is the author of the Sports Nutrition Guidebook and food guides for new runners, marathoners, and soccer players. They are available at www.nancyclarkrd.com.

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early start

BY BILL STAHL

The author demonstrates turbojav throwing technique to camper Jake Sage at the i9 Sports Track & Field Camp in Broomfield.

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hile parents can usually easily find leagues and camps for their kids in “ball sports,” they are sometimes at a loss to know what exists for them in running.

What options are there for kids to get active and/or continue their interest in running, and how can you help get and keep them interested?

On the USA Track and Field Web site, www.usatf.org, there are dozens of youthoriented clubs in Colorado, many of which begin with kids as young as kindergartners.

They vary in terms of how seriously they train and whether they are recreationally-focused, compete only in local meets, or strive to advance to national meets like AAU, Junior Olympics, or the Simplot Games. If you attend the USATF-sanctioned meets held at venues like CU’s Potts Field and Balch Fieldhouse, the Air Force Academy, and others, you will see heats of kids from tiny, flailing 26 coloradorunnermag.com

bantams and midgets all the way through accomplished high school athletes (and sometimes adults and masters).

Athletes in serious elite clubs like the Colorado Springs Striders strive to compete in AAU and Junior Olympic meets at the local, regional, and national levels. Fees can range from $150 to $425, not including travel and lodging expenses. Practices are held several days a week, conducted by notable area coaches, including current and former high school head coaches Ed Latimer, Bob Graf, Elise Estes-Carter, Ron White, and other USATF-certified coaches.

Boulder-based Ric Rojas Running, with its distinctive triangle-logoed racing singlets, has more than two decades of experience training kids at all levels in track and cross country.

Fees can range from $185 for 12 sessions in the coming fall cross country program, to $345 for 30 sessions. They can also create customized training programs for athletes.

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Kids have more distractions than ever these days. As a result, many pastimes and hobbies are dying out because participants are getting older and these activities can’t attract new blood. The good news for the sport of running, according to the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS), is that at the high school level, outdoor track and field is the most popular sport in terms of participants for girls, and second only to football among boys.

Cross country is the sixthmost popular sport for high school boys and seventh among girls. Despite constant media reports about child obesity, participation in high school sports has steadily increased over the past 30 years according to the NFHS. The Colorado Springs-based Landsharks Running Club or the Zoom Track Club in Highlands Ranch, like many organizations, have programs virtually year-round in cross country and indoor and outdoor track. They also conduct camps and clinics so your child can always find a program even if he or she plays other sports some of the year. Camps might be event-specific or more focused on only speed, strength, or agility. Zoom offers numerous programs for which parents can enroll and pay for their children on an annual or monthly basis. Coach John Martinez has long been a strong advocate for youth track and field, and leads the Brighton-based Platte River Track Club. The Fort Collins Track Club, coached by Dennis Markham, also has a thriving youth development program, with practices several days a week at both indoor and outdoor venues.

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ties. During the summer, CARA (Colorado Association of Recreational Athletics) track and field programs throughout the Front Range allow kids ages 5 to 16 to train and compete in a series of meets. Recreation districts typical host each chapter. The CARA track season culminates with a state meet that this year took place on July 23 at Longmont High School and included more than 3,000 young athletes. CARA also sponsors a fall cross country program for kids ages 6 to 14.

Because Adams County Five Star School District 12 cut all middle school athletics as of this year, students there can now participate in a privately-run cross country program beginning this fall. Parents can obtain more information at their child’s school.

Many people associate the Hershey Track & Field Games with the national meet that takes place every year in Hershey, Pa. But Hershey’s is actually a series of meets for kids ages 9 to 14, including numerous ones throughout Colorado with entry fees at little or no cost. Started in the 1970s, the Hershey’s emphasis is to promote youth fitness and healthy habits. The State Hershey’s meet was held in Fort Collins on June 18. Hershey’s also invites anyone to organize meets themselves and provides resources to help prospective meet directors. More information can be found at hersheystrackandfield.com Kids in first through eighth grades can attend the i9 Sports summer track and field camp in Broomfield. For more information, go to i9sports.com. Various colleges offer track and field summer camps, typically for high school students. CSU hosts sessions that range in price from $100 to $300. Collegesponsored cross country camps include those at the Air Force Academy, Western State, Adams State, Colorado Mountain College in Leadville, and CU, and generally cost $400 and up for a week. Elite local runner Mark Stenbeck hosts Camp Isaiah, a Christian distance running summer camp in Fort Collins for middle and high schoolers. For more information, go to campisaiah.com.

Keeping It Fun

The high school camps and programs mentioned obviously have a more serious focus than you might want to have with younger kids. In a camp I recently led, we approach warming up and technique training differently than I would with the high school athletes I coach, although in some cases, the concepts can be quite similar. After all, most kids don’t feel it’s as fun to log miles the way many of us do. By keeping kids engaged, they are more likely to stick with the sport and not drift off with their friends onto soccer fields.

For warm-ups, we rarely have the kids “run-two-laps-and-stretch.” Most kids enjoy playing tag, so 10 or 15 minutes of games like sharks and minnows, freeze tag, or dozens of other variations let them run around, perhaps shake off the mental cobwebs of sitting all day in a classroom, and get warmed up to stretch. I sometimes haul out a big bag of hats that I’ve collected over the years. Every kid

takes one of these “vintage” hats and when he or she gets tagged, they have to take off the hat. For the next game, each player has to put the hat back on when tagged. Once in a while, we’ll do “silly relays,” where the kids have to run, skip, hop, do carioca, somersaults, crabwalks, and other wacky stunts. The athletes enjoy the light-hearted competition even while they’re warming up and getting in some plyometric and strength exercises. Teenage runners love warm-up games like Ultimate Frisbee and a game we invented called speedball. Speedball is played on a football field and looks like soccer at times, but players can kick the ball “up” to a teammate,” who if they catch it cleanly, can then throw the ball. If the ball hits the ground, the game becomes soccer again, until it gets kicked up and caught in the air once again. A team scores when the ball is caught in the end zone. A jump ball in the middle of the field re-starts play.

We often disguise training as games so the kids don’t even realize there is a purpose while they are playing. We occasionally play Ultimate Frisbee and speedball for most of a practice, which works wonders for the agility of kids who are often trained to run only in one direction. Pony Express is a good introductory speed training game that works well with all ages. The kids form a very large circle (up to nearly the width of a football field for high school runners) with team members evenly spaced. One runner is the Pony Express “rider,” who will pickup and deliver the “mail,” which is the other runners in the circle. The rider “carries the mail” (not literally!) one station at a time around the circle while completing the full circle him or herself. That rider then stops and the next runner completes the circle carrying the mail from station to station. We create two circles and let them compete against each other to be the first to complete their mail runs. This gives kids both a short and long fun interval workout, on a soft grass surface, without the stress of doing so on the track.

Another good speed training game for older kids that takes a little more to setup is Roadkill Helpers. We create four or more teams and order them “pyramid-style” so that a slow runner is first, then someone a little faster, until the fastest runner is midway through the line, followed by a bit slower runner until the last runner in the line is one of the slower in the group. We create a big square of at least 40 yards per side with cones and have one runner from each team take off around the square. Each runner does two laps. When the first runner passes by the start

Chris Linzy learning the long jump at the i9 Sports Track & Field Camp in Broomfield.

after their first lap, the second runner takes off with the first runner on their team, who is now on their second lap. Thus, the second, fresher, runner, is helping the first runner get through their second lap, hence the name of the game, Roadkill Helpers. You go through the line, with the last runner then getting helped by the first runner, so the race can continue indefinitely. Usually, we have each runner go four to six times. Again, the teams are competing against one another. It can be exhausting, but for kids this game is usually a lot more fun that straight track intervals.

For hill repeats, I have kids pair up and I’ve created a large stack of flash cards. Each time up the hill, the pair receives a card. My assistants and I may move up and down the hill to vary the length of the repeat. The duos are done once they have a specified number of flash card pairs or triplicates. The number they need varies depending upon a pre-determined formula based upon the fitness level of the athletes. On days where we have to do stairs, I’ll sometimes bring a deck of playing cards. The kids have to do the number of repeats of runs, hops, skips, and lunge walks up based upon the card they draw, which also corresponds to the number of pushups or crunches they have to do at the top of the flight. You can also make things more interesting by designating wild cards, or cards that allow them to choose a double-or-nothing on the next card they draw.

With all of these programs and fun options, it shouldn’t be much trouble to hook the next generation on our sport.

Bill Stahl is the head boys and girls cross country coach and head girls track coach at Horizon High School in Thornton. He owns a youth sports business called i9 Sports. Stahl can frequently be seen trail running to prepare for another ultramarathon or having fun running with the kids on his teams.

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evelopmental psychologist Jean Piaget theorized that every developmental improvement D a child makes is followed by a period of equilibration or reorganizing that continues until a balance is achieved. With new brands continuing to launch, new technologies being devised, and materials being reexamined and repurposed, the industry is moving into a new stage.

The result of this new stage is an even broader range of shoes for runners with biomechanical needs of every kind, and fitness levels to mix and match. In fact, the influx of Natural Motion shoes, Barefoot shoes, and Minimalist shoes has grown so much that we recently published our first review exclusively on Minimalist shoes in Running Network publications and coming soon to the RN website (www.runningnetwork.com).

So, how long will it take for us to get through this period of equilibration, and what will the balance be when we do? I would venture to say that it won’t be very long and at the end, we’ll see more new models than have been introduced in quite some time. One thing is certain: Regardless of the various approaches, opinions, and products, knowledge remains your biggest ally in your search for shoes. Runners with an understanding of what their feet are like and what those characteristics (shape, motion, volume, etc.) require—or runners who know where to get that advice—will find that there are more shoes than ever to meet their specific needs.

—Cregg Weinmann, Running Network Footwear Reviewer

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rac e r e po rts

Kremer, Crandall Champions at Leadville Trail Marathon

stevie kremer (left) and Alfred Thresher climb Mosquito pass during the leadville trail marathon.

Gall, Kremer Win Barr Trail Mountain Race

Scott Gall of Cedar Rapids, IA took the victory in the Barr Trail Mountain Race on July 17th, a 12 mile race up the Barr Trail on Pikes Peak to Barr Camp and back. The 37-year-old held off Manitou Springs’ Daryn Parker (1:40:24), running 1:39:02. John Tribia of Boulder finished third in 1:41:48.

In the women’s race, Stevie Kremer continued her dominance of the early season trail races (she had already won the Greenland 25K in course record time as well as the Leadville Trail Marathon), posting a victory in 1:51:58. Rachael Cuellar of Albuquerque finished second and course record holder Brandy Erholtz of Evergreen was third.

One thing that makes the Barr Trail Mountain Race different from most events is that it donates 100% of the entry fees to charities. This year, the race donated $5,778 to local charities. The race also has a high school challenge where area cross country teams set up and staff the aid stations. Runners then vote for their favorites at the end of the race. The Clas34 coloradorunnermag.com

A field of nearly 1,000 runners competed in the Leadville Trail Marathon and Heavy Half Marathon on July 2. Both races are among some of the most challenging courses in the world as they combine beautiful and rugged terrain with extreme altitude changes, including a peak elevation of 13,185 feet.

In the day’s featured event, the Leadville Trail Marathon, Stevie Kremer of Crested Butte was the overall women’s champion with a finishing time of 4:06:19. Zach Crandall of Boulder was the overall men’s champion in 3:36:22.

In the Heavy Half Marathon, which is slightly longer than a traditional half-marathon with a distance of 15.5 miles, Denver’s Kate Barmettler placed first in the women’s division at 2:38:20. In the men’s division, Christopher Borton of Golden placed first overall in 2:17:07.

The Leadville Trail Marathon and Heavy Half Marathon race courses took participants through the historic mining district’s challenging old mining roads and trails, at altitudes of more than 13,000 feet.

Started with only 45 runners as the Leadville Trail 100 in 1983, the Leadville Race Series now consists of six running events and three mountain biking events, plus three events

in the Leadville Qualifying Series. The Race Series stretches across three months, and hosts thousands of racers on foot and on mountain bike in some of the world’s most iconic events.

Endurance athletes worldwide now make the pilgrimage to Leadville with the single goal of competing in a “Race Across the Sky.” - Karen Jayne Leinberger 574 Finishers (358 - 26.2M, 216 - 13.1M)- Timing by: Milliseconds Sports Timing - Elevation: Start/Finish = 10,200’ - Course Records: 26.2M = Dennis Flanagan, 3:32:30 (2009); Keri Nelson, 3:58:08 (2008); 13.1M = Marc Lonac, 2:06:44 (2010); Nicole Deboom, 2:28:17 (2008) 26.2M Overall Male: 1. Zach Crandall, 3:46:22; 2. Marshall Thomson, 3:50:11; 3. Morgan Williams, 4:08:17; 4. Alfred Thresher, 4:20:14; 5. Andrew Hahn, 4:24:21. Masters (40+): 1. Alfred Thresher, 4:20:14; 2. Morgan Murri, 4:38:34; 3. Todd Murray, 4:38:37. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Steve Bremner, 5:01:36; 2. Chad Carson, 5:01:55; 3. Ron Nelson, 5:17:55.

Seniors (60+): 1. Jeff Stevenson, 6:08:48; 2. Mark Blenden, 6:22:46; 3. Denny Johnson, 6:35:59. Overall Female: 1. Stevie Kremer, 4:06:19; 2. Carrie Stafford, 4:51:29; 3.

Gwen Thomas, 5:06:06; 4. Christy Lindh, 5:16:10; 5. Nicole Hola, 5:22:01. Masters (40+): 1. Julie Hagen, 5:32:22; 2.

Rebekka Hannula, 5:44:31; 3. Ronda Sundermeier, 6:02:47.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jeanne McCurnin, 5:22:43; 2. Jill Case, 5:49:01; 3. Kathy Roberg, 6:02:53. Seniors (60+): 1.

Marge Hickman, 6:53:50; 2. Kathi Peck, 7:21:13; 3. Bonnelle Murphy, 7:30:00.

15M Overall Male: 1. Christopher Borton, 2:17:07; 2.

Patrick Rutty, 2:17:36; 3. Jeffrey Miller, 2:27:32; 4. Adam Hodges, 2:28:52; 5. Stefan Tiefenbacher, 2:34:36. Masters (40+): 1. Patrick Rutty, 2:17:36; 2. Adam Hodges, 2:28:52; 3. Stefan Tiefenbacher, 2:34:36. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Dale Petersen, 2:41:36; 2. Hans Johansson, 2:48:40; 3. Jay Turkbas, 2:58:24. Seniors (60+): 1. Russell Baker, 3:23:57; 2. Paul Muessig, 3:31:18; 3. Bob Findlay, 3:43:35. Overall Female: 1. Kate Barmettler, 2:38:20; 2. Maria Monks, 2:40:59; 3. Marika Page, 2:44:13; 4. Liz Weiss, 2:44:56; 5. Caitlin Thorn, 2:48:35. Masters (40+): 1. Stacia Wilkins, 2:49:20; 2. Sharon Good, 3:02:02; 3. Emily Harris, 3:03:01.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Martha Boon, 3:17:52; 2. Nancy Joste, 3:31:44; 3. Gina Monks, 3:33:29. Seniors (60+): 1.

Ann Marie Brick, 4:43:37; 2. Hazel Ludwig, 4:58:28; 3.

Francoise Carpenter, 5:00:55.

sical Academy took top honors this year, earning $2,250 for their cross country and track and field programs. Since the race was first run in 2000, the High School Challenge has provided about $66,000 to area sports programs.

351 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Running Company - Elevation: Start = 6,570’, Finish = 6,650’ - Course Records: Ryan Hafer, 1:29:05 (2010); Brandy Erholtz, 1:47:57 (2010) Overall Male: 1. Scott Gall, 37, Cedar Falls, IA, 1:39:02; 2.

Daryn Parker, 30, Manitou Springs, CO, 1:40:24; 3. John Tribbia, 29, Boulder, CO, 1:41:48; 4. Bernie Boettcher, 48, Silt, CO, 1:43:21; 5. Doug Ryden, 35, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:46:09. Masters (40+): 1. Bernie Boettcher, 48, Silt, CO, 1:43:21; 2. Brad Poppele, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:56:08; 3. Scott Slusher, 41, Fort Collins, CO, 1:56:15. Grand Masters (50+): 1. John Victoria, 57, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:54:41; 2.

Don Powers, 54, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:03:20; 3. Charlie Gray, 57, Pueblo, CO, 2:06:03. Seniors (60+): 1. Bob Evers, 60, Park City, UT, 2:05:17; 2. George Jones, 61, Monument, CO, 2:22:17; 3. Bruce Wacker, 65, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:28:40. Overall Female: 1. Stevie Kremer, 27, Crested Butte, CO, 1:51:58; 2. Rachael Cuellar, 29, Albuquerque, NM, 1:52:23; 3 .Brandy Erholtz, 33, Evergreen, CO, 1:56:21; 4. Lisa Goldsmith, 46, Nederland, CO, 1:58:06; 5. Stacey Chamberlin, 40, Boulder, CO, 2:00:11. Masters (40+): 1.

Lisa Goldsmith, 46, Nederland, CO, 1:58:06; 2. Stacey Chamberlin, 40, Boulder, CO, 2:00:11; 3. Shannon Meredith, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:15:14. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Vicki Hunter, 50, Boulder, CO, 2:35:00; 2. Sonya Norris, 50, Colorado Springs, CO, 2:37:22; 3. Kimberly Greer, 50, Larkspur, CO, 2:38:03. Seniors (60+): 1. Stephanie Wiecks, 64, Palmer Lake, CO, 2:42:53; 2. Carol Kinzy, 63, Pueblo, CO, 2:53:31; 3. Carrie Haag, 61, Santa Fe, NM, 3:21:45.

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george jones runs to a 93rd place finish in 2:22:17 at the barr trail mountain race.

Photography By katie girtman, bernie boettcher, and tania pacev

Prize Money Brings Strong Competition at Stampede

More than 1,100 runners came out to celebrate competition and community and raise funds for charity medical care programs at Saint Joseph’s Hospital at the Stadium Stampede 5K at Denver’s Invesco Field at Mile High on June 26th. With USATF Colorado 5K championship and prize money on the line, there were two races in one, and it was no surprise that the front pack was tight in both the men’s and women’s divisions.

In the men’s race, Matt Tebo was the overall race winner in 15:17, but former Western State College runner Adam Rich won the USATF championship in 15:29, since Tebo was not a current USATF Colorado member.

In the women’s race, Lindsey Scherf, 24, from Nederland won in 17:31. Scherf has run as fast as 15:42 for 5000 meters on the track and is now a part of the American Distance Project training group based in Colorado Springs. Rachel Gioscia-Ryan was second in 17:43.

- Tania Pacev 662 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Simon Eheproi, 14:24 (2010); Constantina Tomescu-Dita, 16:12 (2005) Overall Male: 1. Matt Tebo, 22, Boulder, CO, 15:16; 2. Adam Rich, 30, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:29; 3. Scott Dahlberg, 26, 15:31; 4. Charles Hillig, 25, Denver, CO, 15:30; 5. Curtis Begley, 24, Boulder, CO, 15:51. Masters (40+): 1. James Johnson, 42, Boulder, CO, 16:30; 2. Todd Straka, 44, Boulder, CO, 16:58; 3. Dave Scudamore, 41, 17:55. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan Spale, 55, Lakewood, CO, 18:02; 2. Kyle Hubbart, 54, Broomfield, CO, 18:39; 3. John Victoria, 57, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:48. Seniors (60+): 1. Steve Santana, 60, Fort Collins, CO, 21:35; 2. Jeff Dumas, 65, Boulder, CO, 22:18; 3. Ken Applegate, 62, Denver, CO, 22:59. Overall Female: 1. Lindsey Scherf, 24, Nederland, CO, 17:30; 2. Rachel Gioscia-Ryan, 24, Boulder, CO, 17:42; 3. Wendy Thomas, 32, Windsor, CO, 17:48; 4. Brianne Nelson, 30, Fort Collins, CO, 18:00; 5. Nicole Aish, 35, Arvada, CO, 18:03. Masters (40+): 1. Mary Alico, 48, Superior, CO, 19:14; 2. Karen Kantor, 41, Morrison, CO, 20:11; 3. Stella Heffron, 44, Aurora, CO, 20:48. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Judy Chamberlin, 53, Golden, CO, 22:12; 2. Jenny Weber, 54, 24:20; 3. Ellen Rickert, 58, Lafayette, CO, 25:38. Seniors (60+): 1. Marilyn Stapleton, 63, Greeley, CO, 23:19; 2. Alyn Park, 60, Denver, CO, 23:47; 3. Constance Ahrnsbrak, 71, Lakewood, CO, 27:42.

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Top Four Finish Within One Second At Metro Mile

greg reindl leads todd schuster and matt kempton to the finish.

The Metro Mile made major changes by taking the chance on a new date, time and adding more prize money to this year’s event.

The event moved from an October weekend to Monday, July 18th in the evening to correspond with Movie Mondays in Glendale at Infinity Park. The movie for the night? Fast and Furious! The runners more than lived up to the theme of the movie. Many of the region’s top elites showed up for their chance to win part of an increased cash pool. Family and open waves

kicked off first, followed by the Elite wave, putting on an amazing show for the packed stadium of more than 400. The the top 10 men all finished in less than 4:30.

The top four men all finished less than one second from each other. The overall title went to Greg Reindl in a time of 4:18, followed by Todd Schuster and Cody Mayes for second and third respectively. Fourth place, Matthew Kempton, made a great lean to try to overtake Mayes for third, but just missed it by less than one-tenth of a second. Ten year old (yes that is right, ten years old!) Tyler Scholl made a great elite racing debut by finishing a sub-five-minute mile at 4:59 and taking 17th overall.

The women’s race was not as close for first place as Chantelle Dron ran 5:01. The battle for second and third was very tight as Tabor Scholl (yes these kids are fast) at 14 years old edged out Lori Walker in a time of 5:06. Two-time Colorado Colfax Marathon champion Heather Utrata had a strong showing, coming back from a May injury, finishing fourth in 5:10.

-Lonnie Somers

Dan Spale, 55, 4:54; 2. Paul Chamberlin, 55, Golden, CO, 5:45; 3. Chris Foote, 50, Centennial, CO, 6:25. Seniors (60+): 1. John Anderson, 63, Englewood, CO, 6:15; 2.

Bob Liebhauser, 60, Denver, CO, 6:46; 3. Alan Weber, 64, 7:10. Overall Female: 1. Chantelle Dron, 23, 5:01 CR; 2.

Tabor Scholl, 14, Kremmling, CO, 5:07; 3. Lori Walker, 28, Henderson, CO, 5:07; 4. Heather Utrata, 29, Englewood, CO, 5:10; 5. Stephanie Scholl, 48, Kremmling, CO, 5:56.

Masters (40+): 1. Stephanie Scholl, 48, Kremmling, CO, 5:56; 2. Sharon Argenio, 45, Littleton, CO, 6:21; 3. Amy Efaw, 43, 7:13. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Judy Chamberlin, 53, Golden, CO, 6:20; 2. Debra Bryson, 51, 9:37; 3. Debi Bush, 50, Denver, CO, 10:45. Seniors (60+): 1. Debbie Ford, 60, Conifer, CO, 8:42; 2. Nancy Litkak, 61, Denver, CO, 10:23; 3. Nona Chamberlin, 79, Golden, CO, 11:31.

204 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Peter Remien, 4:35 (2010); Chantelle Dron, 5:02 (2010) Overall Male: 1. Greg Reindl, 27, Denver, CO, 4:18 CR; 2.

Todd Schuster, 26, Denver, CO, 4:18; 3. Cody Mayes, 22, 4:18; 4. Matthew Kempton, 26, 4:20; 5. Charles Hillig, 25, Denver, CO, 4:21. Masters (40+): 1. Philip Buckley, 44, 5:17; 2. Shawn Scholl, 47, Kremmling, CO, 5:19; 3. Michael Quispe, 44, Littleton, CO, 5:26. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

14-year-old tabor scholl outkicks lori walker at the metro mile.

Ten-Year-Old Tyler Scholl Runs 15:45 in Monument 5K

A beautiful sunrise over the Grand Mesa set the scene for a near-perfect race morning for the Monument Downhill 5K on July 30. Sun, a slight head wind, and 80 degree temperatures greeted the competitors at the start, near the east entrance of the Colorado National Monument, and on their way down the gradual downhill 5K to the finish at Dos Hombres near the Colorado River.

The turnout was “over the top” of what was anticipated. At 150 runners it was almost double the last two years and half of these were race day registrants. Great for the event, but hectic for the volunteers and race director.

If you didn’t attend, you missed maybe the most “awesome” race performance I have personally observed in my nationwide race trotting. Tyler Scholl from Kremmling turned in a 97.1% age graded time of 15:45, which is the equivalent of a 13:22 time for a 25-yearold. Oh, did I say he is 10 years old? His goal is to win the Olympic 5K.

He is not the only talented runner in the Scholl family. His sister, Tabor, won the women’s race in 17:13. She is 14. She broke the women’s course record of 18:10 set in 2006

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woman and top master. Tyler’s time distracted from an excellent performance by 7-year-old Santiago Renteria who ran 22:40, AG 78.9%.

There were other excellent performances, as well as 11 runners age graded over 80%, national class, led by Suzie Steel’s 88.6% as second woman in 18:48 at age 51. She placed second over 50 at the Carlsbad 5000 in April. Our group’s experience at Carlsbad over several years shows this course to be its sea level equivalent. The race was won by Paul DiGrappa of Highlands Ranch in 15:19, an 84.7% AG.

The stiffest competition was in the Men’s 40 group won by Jay Valentine, 45, in 15:55 followed by Marty Wacker, 40, in 16:24 and Lenny Staats, 48, in 16:41 (AG 85.7%).

Seventy-one-year old Larry Brooks set a new age group record of 21:17 breaking Warren Bystedt’s record by 22 seconds. Warren, now 81, ran 25:49 for an 80.1% AG and 80th place; he had a hip replacement and broken hip this year and rode his bike five miles to the race and back. These may be the cream but there were a lot of good, tough and tight age group races.

In all, the day had lots of PRs, agegraded prize money, Einstein’s Bagels, lots of drawings, artist created T-shirts, a good cause and volunteers.

-Larry Ingram

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146 Finishers - Timing by: Mesa Monument Striders - Elevation: unknown - Course Records: Adam Rich, 14:55 (2005); Leanne Whitesides, 18:10 (2006)

Overall Male: 1. Paul Digrappa, 30, Highlands Ranch, CO, 15:19; 2. Tyler Scholl, 10, Kremmling, CO, 15:45; 3. Jay Valentine, 45, Grand Junction, CO, 15:55; 4. Marty Wacker, 40, Grand Junction, CO, 16:24; 5. Lenny Staats, 48, Grand Junction, CO, 16:41. Masters (40+): 1. Jay Valentine, 45, Grand Junction, CO, 15:55; 2. Marty Wacker, 40, Grand Junction, CO, 16:24; 3. Lenny Staats, 48, Grand Junction, CO, 16:41. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brian Baroffio, 53, Grand Junction, CO, 18:57; 2. Dave Younger, 55, Grand Junction, CO, 19:03; 3. Bob Thorne, 57, Grand Junction, CO, 20:01.

Seniors (60+): 1. Larry Brooks, 71, Grand Junction, CO, 21:17; 2. James Schworob, 61, Grand Junction, CO, 24:07; 3. Dennis Young, 68, Grand Junction, CO, 25:39. Overall Female: 1. Tabor Scholl, 14, Kremmling, CO, 17:13 CR; 2.

Suzie Steel, 51, Grand Junction, CO, 18:48; 3. Stephanie Scholl, 48, Kremmling, CO, 19:00; 4. Avelicia Guzman, 18, Grand Junction, CO, 20:03; 5. Madison Spence, 14, Glenwood Springs, CO, 20:50. Masters (40+): 1. Stephanie Scholl, 48, Kremmling, CO, 19:00; 2. Karen Sufka, 43, Grand Junction, CO, 23:50; 3. Yvette Carmine, 45, Grand Junction, CO, 43:51. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Suzie Steel, 51, Grand Junction, CO, 18:48; 2. Betty Thorson, 52, Grand Junction, CO, 22:27; 3. Jeanie Grooms, 55, Fruita, CO, 23:47. Seniors (60+): 1. Mary Young, 68, Grand Junction, CO, 27:45; 2.

Sheryl Douglas, 60, Grand Junction, CO, 31:44; 3. Barbara Sanchez, 72, Collbran, CO, 42:52.

Photography By runningguru

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amber ralston, janet ralston, and jan mcbee (L to r) at the run the rockies half marathon and 10K.

840 Finishers (304 - 13.1M, 536 - 10K) - Timing by: Event Marketing Group - Elevation: Start = 9,700’, Finish = 9,150’ - Course Records: 13.1M - Jason Saitta, 1:14:31 (2003); Patty Rogers, 1:30:01 (2003); 10K - Jason Loutitt, 32:55 (2006); Michelle Suszek, 35:30 (2009) 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Paul Steinweg, 30, Breckenridge, CO, 1:18:41; 2. Chuck Radford, 40, Castle Rock, CO, 1:19:38; 3. Jason Bond, 36, Parchutte, CO, 1:24:29; 4. Scott Dailey, 45, Centennial, CO, 1:26:15; 5. Greg Poettgen, 41, Moab, UT, 1:28:12. Masters (40+): 1. Chuck Radford, 40, Castle Rock, CO, 1:19:38; 2. Scott Dailey, 45, Centennial, CO, 1:26:15; 3. Greg Poettgen, 41, Moab, UT, 1:28:12. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Eddie Metro, 51, Fort Collins, CO, 1:29:25; 2. Ricky Denesik, 51, Telluride, CO, 1:32:04; 3. Jon Sauer, 52, Littleton, CO, 1:39:52. Seniors (60+): 1. Will Moody, 61, Bailey, CO, 1:51:35; 2. Patrick Wathan, 60, Silverthorne, CO, 1:55:07; 3. Chuck Hurley, 61, Littleton, CO, 1:59:40.

Overall Female: 1. Kris Klotzbach, 32, Parker, CO, 1:30:39; 2. Caroline Szuch, 38, Evergreen, CO, 1:32:13; 3. Carey Haller, 38, Highlands Ranch, CO, 1:35:14; 4. Laura Lillie, 30, Omaha, NE, 1:37:35; 5. Jen Hurley, 33, Dillon, CO, 1:38:35.

Masters (40+): 1. Amelia Tanttila, 44, Boulder, CO, 1:42:51; 2. Kelly Boyle, 44, Littleton, CO, 1:50:46; 3. Whitney Tacha, 40, Arvada, CO, 1:53:18. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Rachel Kodanaz, 50, Denver, CO, 1:46:46; 2. Deb Thomford, 53, Rochester, MN, 1:51:17; 3. Sandra Goodman, 52, Lakewood, CO, 2:02:29. Seniors (60+): 1. Courtney Mac, 74, Dillon, CO, 2:27:49; 2. Becca Fuller, 60, Denver, CO, 2:34:15; 3. Judy Lemoine, 64, Austin, TX, 2:49:07.

10K Overall Male: 1. Jonathan Huie, 31, Denver, CO, 32:41 CR; 2. Julio Hernandez, 24, Thornton, CO, 35:19; 3. Marcus Corbett, 35, Colorado Springs, CO, 35:31; 4. Antonio Cuevas, 31, Denver, CO, 35:53; 5. Darren Brungardt, 29, Dillon, CO, 36:01. Masters (40+): 1. Jerome Henry, 43, Lafayette, CO, 36:18; 2. John Borthwick, 47, Lenexa, KS, 37:03; 3. Michael Quispe, 44, Littleton, CO, 37:29. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Paul Chamberlin, 54, Golden, CO, 40:28; 2. Devin Croft, 58, Littleton, CO, 40:55; 3. Dave O’Sadnick, 55, Evergreen, CO, 41:15. Seniors (60+): 1. Nicholas Fickling, 61, Edwards, CO, 40:21; 2. Lee Oly, 61, Colorado Springs, CO, 44:21; 3.

Steve Santana, 60, Fort Collins, CO, 45:35. Overall Female: 1. Rochelle Persson, 43, Colorado Springs, CO, 39:07; 2.

Whitney Kube, 28, Littleton, CO, 39:59; 3. Michelle Lines, 30, Avon, CO, 40:35; 4. Stella Heffron, 44, Parker, CO, 41:12; 5. Jody Legg, 39, Denver, CO, 41:14. Masters (40+): 1. Rochelle Persson, 43, Colorado Springs, CO, 39:07; 2.

Stella Heffron, 44, Parker, CO, 41:12; 3. Julie Thebeau, 40, Frisco, CO, 41:57. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Ellen Rickert, 58, Lafayette, CO, 50:33; 2. Laura Amble, 50, Frisco, CO, 50:33; 3. Sandi Griffin, 55, Breckenridge, CO, 53:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Constance Ahrnsbark, 71, Lakewood, CO, 55:13; 2. Gina Miller, 61, Breckenridge, CO, 55:14; 3. Sally Kennett, 69, Salida, CO, 58:35.

Estes Park Marathon June 12, 2011 Estes Park, CO 563 Finishers (135 - Marathon, 248 - Half Marathon, 96 - 10K, 84 - 5K) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/Finish = 7,550’ - Course Records: Marathon = Anton Krupicka, 2:45:02 (2006); Jane Tunnadine, 3:35:21 (2007); Half Marathon = Jody Hicke, 1:19:44 (2009); Naoko Takahashi, 1:29:18 (2008); 10K = Shawn Scholl, 39:38 (2010); Tanya Poel, 40:19 (2006); 5K = Bill Raitter, 17:38 (2005); Tabor Scholl, 19:27 (2010) 26.2M Overall Male: 1. Michael Trahan, 25, Littleton, CO, 3:09:53; 2. Will Mroz, 26, Chicago, IL, 3:10:37; 3. Arthur Johnson, 44, Fort Collins, CO, 3:11:40; 4. Patrick Stewart, 25, Denver, CO, 3:18:17; 5. Ely Porter, 24, Boulder, CO, 3:24:58. Masters (40+): 1. Arthur Johnson, 44, Fort Collins, CO, 3:11:40; 2. Chuck Engle, 40, Coos Bay, OR, 3:25:59; 3.

Tyler Oglesby, 46, LIttleton, CO, 3:57:56. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bob Snyder, 53, Colorado Springs, CO, 3:54:57; 2. Dan Jordan, 54, Conroe, TX, 4:08:25; 3. John Munson, 54, Overland Park, KS, 4:10:44. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Bosik, 61, Evergreen, CO, 4:22:51; 2. Ivins Steinhauer, 62, Stuart, FL, 4:40:23; 3. Charlie Viers, 69, Natcitoches, LA, 4:52:27.

Overall Female: 1. Ruby Bode, 30, Estes Park, CO, 3:29:36 CR; 2. Kendall Hommel, 27, Gordonsville, VA, 3:37:30; 3.

Kirsten McCay-Smith, 38, Windsor, CO, 3:58:43; 4. Anita Fromm, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 4:01:02; 5. Clea Czysz,

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38, Austin, TX, 4:04:05. Masters (40+): 1. Anita Fromm, 40, Colorado Springs, CO, 4:01:02; 2. Rene Beck, 44, Lakewood, CO, 4:32:38; 3. Suzannah Hayes, 45, Columbia, SC, 4:39:42.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Linda McQuinn, 53, Estes Park, CO, 4:54:42; 2. Nora Wilson, 54, The Woodlands, TX, 5:37:36.

Seniors (60+): 1. Diane Ridgeway, 62, Arvada, CO, 4:25:58; 2. Sylvia Wiegand, 66, Lincoln, NE, 6:31:30.

13.1M Overall Male: 1. Driss Majdoub, 30, Denver, CO, 1:31:07; 2. David Huner, 53, Fort Collins, CO, 1:32:02; 3.

Rob McNaughton, 34, Denver, CO, 1:32:34; 4. George Mathes, 39, Laramie, WY, 1:37:59; 5. Timothy Fahy, 39, Longmont, CO, 1:38:14. Masters (40+): 1. Paul Rothery, 47, Broomfield, CO, 1:41:26; 2. Philip Dizerega, 41, Longmont, CO, 1:49:06; 3. Timothy Buddin, 43, Denver, CO, 1:50:49.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. David Huner, 53, Fort Collins, CO, 1:32:02; 2. Jeffrey Millman, 50, Boulder, CO, 1:43:46; 3. Gary Hall, 56, Estes Park, CO, 2:10:17. Seniors (60+): 1.

Mike Wingert, 65, Boulder, CO, 2:04:33; 2. William Reuter, 63, Copper Mountain, CO, 2:14:03; 3. Abida Majdoub, 63, Denver, CO, 2:22:29. Overall Female: 1. Susan Nuzum, 44, Boulder, CO, 1:31:42; 2. Amy Lichon, 43, Fort Collins, CO, 1:37:55; 3. Lydia Gazdik, 29, Longmont, CO, 1:45:10; 4.

Donna Wise, 46, Thornton, CO, 1:45:13; 5. Lisa Marshall, 41, Estes Park, CO, 1:49:13. Masters (40+): 1. Susan Nuzum, 44, Boulder, CO, 1:31:42; 2. Amy Lichon, 43, Fort Collins, CO, 1:37:55; 3. Donna Wise, 46, Thornton, CO, 1:45:13.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Shelley Doggett, 52, Estes Park, CO, 1:51:38; 2. Joanna Diers, 52, Aurora, CO, 2:07:27; 3.

Rhonda Mickelson, 57, Estes Park, CO, 2:11:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Beverly Pedersen, 63, Fort Collins, CO, 2:30:17; 2. Deb Bialeschki, 60, Estes Park, CO, 2:35:52; 3. Karla Henderson, 61, Durham, NC, 2:37:22.

10K Overall Male: 1. Daniel Goding, 34, Loveland, CO, 36:25 CR; 2. Tyler Haughness, 27, Boulder, CO, 38:54; 3.

Clint Hedges, 48, Estes Park, CO, 41:32; 4. Blaine Miller, 38, Westminster, CO, 45:27; 5. Daniel Gregorich, 49, Highlands Ranch, CO, 46:53. Overall Female: 1. Abby Beattie, 31, Boulder, CO, 41:44; 2. Flora Duffy, 23, Boulder, CO, 43:24; 3. Sarah Bregman, 24, Denver, CO, 45:32; 4. Amy Hallagan, 38, Loveland, CO, 49:34; 5. Priscilla Courtney, 54, Boulder, CO, 49:54.

5K Overall Male: 1. Travis Menghini, 16, Fenton, MO, 19:40; 2. Jake Woodard, 24, Estes Park, CO, 21:22; 3. Steve Bartlett, 33, Durham, NC, 21:51; 4. Richard Kalasky, 35, Morrison, CO, 22:01; 5. Evan Gintga, 13, Estes Park, CO, 22:35. Overall Female: 1. Melissa Menghini, 13, Fenton, MO, 24:10; 2. Abby Campbell, 31, Manhattan, KS, 24:59; 3. Julie Cole, 49, Chardon, OH, 25:23; 4. Rachael Koziara, 20, Kennesaw, GA, 25:31; 5. Amy Stewart, 31, Lewis, KS, 26:22.

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Father’s Day 4.5K June 18, 2011 Boulder, CO

239 Finishers - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,430’ - Course Records: New Race Overall Male: 1. Aaron Carrizales, 33, Gering, NE, 15:05; 2.

David Roche, 22, Durham, NC, 15:06; 3. James Johnson, 42, Boulder, CO, 15:33; 4. Dan King, 52, Boulder, CO, 16:05; 5. Greg Castro, 26, Boulder, CO, 16:06. Masters (40+): 1.

James Johnson, 42, Boulder, CO, 15:33; 2. Rich Dissly, 45, Boulder, CO, 16:34; 3. Marc Bromberg, 42, Boulder, CO, 16:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan King, 52, Boulder, CO, 16:05; 2. Kyle Hubbart, 54, Broomfield, CO, 17:21; 3. Juan Carrizales, 53, Gering, NE, 18:09. Seniors (60+): 1. Rich Castro, 63, Boulder, CO, 19:29; 2. Chris Dice, 60, Lafayette, CO, 21:01; 3. Charley Griffin, 64, Estes Park, CO, 25:58.

Overall Female: 1. Lori Walker, 28, Henderson, CO, 17:23; 2.

Laura Bruess, 50, Boulder, CO, 18:56; 3. Betsy Mercer, 35, Parker, CO, 21:02; 4. Denelle Rademacher, 29, Denver, CO, 21:42; 5. Laura Venner, 29, Lakewood, CO, 21:48. Masters (40+): 1. Sarah Zacharias, 41, Boulder, CO, 22:13; 2. Susie Wasson, 45, Superior, CO, 23:39; 3. Monica Sheets, 45, Louisville, CO, 24:43. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Laura Bruess, 50, Boulder, CO, 18:56; 2. Sue Butcher, 58, Boulder, CO, 23:14; 3. Kathie Burson, 54, Louisville, CO, 27:21. Seniors (60+): 1. Linda Doyle, 63, Boulder, CO, 32:15; 2.

Strawberry Shortcut June 19, 2011 Glenwood Springs, CO 566 Finishers (147 - 10K, 419 - 5K) - Timing by: Strawberry Shortcut - Elevation; Start/Finish = 6,000’ - Course Records: unknown 10K Overall Male: 1. Bernie Boettcher, 48, Silt, CO, 34:51; 2. Josh Hejtmanek, 32, 35:32; 3. Kellen Fockler, 20, 37:32; 4.

Giulio, 18, 38:27; 5. Jeff Rath, 33, 38:50. Masters (40+): 1.

Bernie Boettcher, 48, Silt, CO, 34:51; 2. Christopher Keleher, 43, 39:26; 3. Bentley Henderson, 49, 41:12. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brad Palmer, 54, 41:46; 2. Larry Thrun, 50, 42:11; 3. Andy Kreig, 51, 44:05. Seniors (60+): 1. Jeff Grosscup,

65, 48:48; 2. Al Westerman, 60, 52:07; 3. Fred Trentaz, 69, 58:48. Overall Female: 1. Hope Krause, 23, 38:55; 2. Brandi Kreig, 18, 40:06; 3. Marie Voss-Patterson, 32, 40:53; 4. Anna Dalton, 21, 43:38; 5. Anne Swanaon, 38, 44:38. Masters (40+): 1. Whitney Sheldrake, 41, 46:01; 2. Berry Roper, 48, 47:55; 3. Bonnie Woods, 40, 47:59. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Suzanne Jackson, 53, 46:34; 2. Louise Hecht, 57, 50:17; 3.

Noel Gannett, 50, 50:37. Seniors (60+): 1. Dee Dee Beard, 60, 52:24; 2. Pam Keiter, 61, 1:05:46; 3. Thelma Zabel, 60, 1:06:33.

5K Overall Male: 1. Dewayne Miner, 39, 16:27; 2. Dustin Ross, 19, 17:08; 3. Kory Skattum, 18, 17:37; 4. Bernie Boettcher, 48, 17:43; 5. Kellen Fockler, 17:48. Masters (40+): 1. Bernie Boettcher, 48, 17:43; 2. Chris Spence, 44, 19:02; 3. Chad Johnson, 41, 19:17. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Robert Hiatermeister, 55, 20:29; 2. George Tempst, 58, 21:31; 3. Brad Palmer, 54, 21:36. Seniors (60+): 1. Bob Willy, 63, 24:11; 2. Michael Allen, 61, 24:34; 3. Dan Seelinger, 61, 25:36. Overall Female: 1. Madi Spence, 14, 20:59; 2.

Candelario deLuera, 53, 21:11; 3. Jenna Brown, 15, 21:15; 4. Sarah Tresse, 18, 21:31; 5. Kenzie Hill, 17, 21:32. Masters (40+): 1. Natalie Wilson, 43, 23:24; 2. Silke Spang, 46, 23:32; 3. Jennifer Zanella, 47, 26:39. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Candelario deLuera, 53, 21:11; 2. Sue Bardsley, 50, 25:20; 3. Lise Sansom, 51, 27:08. Seniors (60+): 1. Heidi Kimmel, 81, 30:11; 2. Debbie Kline, 61, 30:20; 3. Francine Schlanker, 62, 31:21.

2. Gus Waneka, 17, Loveland, CO, 1:14:01; 3. Jeffry Buechler, 37, Boulder, CO, 1:14:06; 4. Andrew Knutsen, 30, Lakewood, CO, 1:16:54; 5. Ryan Richardson, 25, Denver, CO, 1:18:10 Masters (40+): 1. Michael Quispe, 44, Littleton, CO, 1:18:38; 2. Tim Gentry, 49, Castle Rock, CO, 1:20:58; 3. Richard Williams, 42, Denver, CO, 1:23:45. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Jay Survil, 52, Aurora, CO, 1:22:25; 2. Ron Lund, 54, Basalt,

Slacker Half Marathon June 26, 2011 Georgetown, CO 1,481 Finishers (1,191 - 13.1M, 290 - 4M) - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: 13.1M Start = 10,630’, 4M Start = 9,200’, Finish = 8,420’ - Course Records: 13.1M = Charles Hillig, 1:07:02 (2010); Stevie Kremer, 1:19:52 (2010); 4M = Mark Shin, 22:00 (2006); Tanya Gaumer, 23:56 (2006) 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Peter Cole, 25, Denver, CO, 1:12:26;

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515 Finishers - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,430’ - Course Records: Mario Macias, 11:39 (2010); Wendy Thomas, 14:21 (2010) Overall Male: 1. Greg Reindl, 27, Denver, CO, 12:06; 2. Matt Levassiur, 29, Alamosa, CO, 12:16; 3. Tyler McCandless, 24, Boulder, CO, 12:32; 4. Ewen North, 32, Louisville, CO, 12:39; 5. Art Siemers, 38, Golden, CO, 12:46. Masters (40+): 1.

James Johnson, 42, Boulder, CO, 12:59; 2. Jason Glowney, 41, Boulder, CO, 13:51; 3. Danny Miller, 48, Boulder, CO, 14:06. Grand Masters (50+): 1. John Victoria, 57, Colorado Springs, CO, 14:23; 2. Ted Benning, 51, Longmont, CO, 14:49; 3. Rick Breuss, 52, Boulder, CO, 15:12. Seniors (60+): 1. Dave Dooley, 64, Erie, CO, 15:53; 2. Steve Santana, 60, Fort Collins, CO, 16:47; 3. Jeff Dumas, 65, Boulder, CO, 17:23. Overall Female: 1. Becca Prichard, 32, Boulder, CO, 14:04 CR; 2. Jeannette Faber, 29, Somerville, MA, 14:09; 3.

Shannon Payne, 25, Colorado Springs, CO, 14:16; 4. Tabor Scholl, 14, Kremmling, CO, 14:40; 5. Hope Krause, 23, New Canaan, CT, 14:47. Masters (40+): 1. Rochelle Persson, 43, Colorado Springs, CO, 15:19; 2. Janet Rooney, 47, Louisville, CO, 15:57; 3. Noelle Green, 46, Erie, CO, 16:06. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Laura Bruess, 50, Boulder, CO, 18:00; 2.

Diane Thompson, 53, Boulder, CO, 18:07; 3. Sue Butcher, 58, Boulder, CO, 18:55. Seniors (60+): 1. Marilyn Stapleton, 64, Greeley, CO, 18:29; 2. Libby James, 74, Fort Collins, CO, 19:07; 3. Rose Ann Jolly, 61, Louisville, CO, 20:55.

Summer Roundup 12K July 10, 2011 Colorado Springs, CO 693 Finishers - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road Runners - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,100’ - Course Records: Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez, 45:20 (2007); Samantha McGlone, 52:43 (2008)

CO, 1:25:34; 3. Peter Scoffin, 55, Aurora, CO, 1:29:50.

Seniors (60+): 1. Buzz Allen, 61, Centennial, CO, 1:36:37; 2.

Michael Klee, 65, Centennial, CO, 1:43:48; 3. Mike Murphy, 62, Golden, CO, 1:52:03. Overall Female: 1. Susan Nuzum, 44, Boulder, CO, 1:22:32; 2. Sharon Howard, 27, Aurora, CO, 1:24:42; 3. Ginger Knott, 31, Littleton, CO, 1:26:58; 4. Lauren Policky, 19, Salida, CO, 1:27:20; 5. Tiffany Tandy, 23, Aurora, CO, 1:29:15. Masters (40+): 1. Susan Nuzum, 44, Boulder, CO, 1:22:32; 2. Laurie Fritts, 40, Boulder, CO, 1:32:53; 3.

Traci Fox, 44, Highlands Ranch, CO, 1:39:35. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Georgann Richardson, 56, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:41:30; 2. Pam Boudreau, 55, Windsor, CO, 1:45:40; 3.

Liz Blei, 51, Littleton, CO, 1:46:41. Seniors (60+): 1. Anita Zonker, 60, Centennial, CO, 1:54:59; 2. Corine Knudsen, 66, Estes Park, CO, 2:03:31; 3 Pam Haynes, 60, Golden, CO, 2:07:32.

4M Overall Male: 1. Jericho Ulibarri, 14, Antonito, CO, 24:26; 2. Iain Young, 40, Lakewood, CO, 24:39; 3. Thomas Lorgering, 27, Denver, CO, 24:51; 4. Dean Sheppard, 54, Lakewood, CO, 26:44; 5. Rob Haynes, 59, Golden, CO, 28:58. Masters (40+): 1. Iain Young, 40, Lakewood, CO, 24:39; 2. Dan Ebert, 45, Idaho Springs, CO, 30:59; 3. Juan Carlos Ramirez, 40, Highlands Ranch, CO, 32:28. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Dean Sheppard, 54, Lakewood, CO, 26:44; 5. Rob Haynes, 59, Golden, CO, 28:58; 3. Karl Zander, 52, Evergreen, CO, 30:08. Seniors (60+): 1. Randy Stoll, 60, Rolla, MO, 32:54; 2.

Doug Tollin, 66, Parker, CO, 34:55; 3. Bill Obert, 72, Conifer, CO, 35:26. Overall Female: 1. Cody Sohn, 32, Lafayette, CO, 24:56; 2. Martha Meineke, 21, Northglenn, CO, 25:59; 3. Justine Blair, 26, Denver, CO, 27:16; 4. Madelyn Zander, 15, Evergreen, CO, 30:08; 5. Mandy Koehn, 35, Superior, CO, 31:48. Masters (40+): 1. Lisa Wilson, 45, Wheat Ridge, CO, 33:00; 2. Shirley Stone, 40, Silverthorne, CO, 33:34; 3. Sherry Nies, 41, Highlands Ranch, CO, 35:40. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Deb Kluthe, 53, Scotia, NE, 34:08; 2. Jean Chavez, 54, Parker, CO, 35:12; 3. Gail Woodward, 51, Aurora, CO, 36:02. Seniors (60+): 1. Nina Roudebush, 69, Kiowa, CO, 38:14; 2. Jan Allen, 61, Centennial, CO, 38:43; 3. Mary Zulack, 69, Brooklyn, NY, 40:44.

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Overall Male: 1. Peter Maksimow, 32, Manitou Springs, CO, 44:54 CR; 2. Justin Ricks, 31, Pueblo West, CO, 45:15; 3. Tommy Manning, 35, Colorado Springs, CO, 45:48; 4.

Kevin Johnson, 22, Ludlow, MA, 46:49; 5. David Johnson, 22, Ludlow, MA, 47:14. Masters (40+): 1. Dan Vega, 43, Colorado Springs, CO, 48:18; 2. Mark Ryan, 45, Avon, CO, 51:50; 3. Alejandro Lopez Reyes, 42, Mexico City, MEX, 53:47. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Charlie Gray, 57, Pueblo, CO, 53:34; 2. Rick Shoulberg, 50, Guffy, CO, 55:23; 3. Michael Trimboli, 52, Colorado Springs, CO, 58:40. Seniors (60+): 1.

Jeffrey Dumas, 65, Boulder, CO, 1:02:53; 2. George Jones, 61, Monument, CO, 1:03:00; 3. Elliott Henry, 65, Frisco, CO, 1:03:51. Overall Female: 1. Lisa Goldsmith, 46, Nederland, CO, 54:55; 2. Carrie Zografos, 31, Lakewood, CO, 55:13; 3. Melissa Eichers, 35, Colorado Springs, CO, 59:46; 4.

Christina Thompson, 26, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:00:01; 5.

Faith Chew, 24, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:00:18. Masters (40+): 1. Lisa Goldsmith, 46, Nederland, CO, 54:55; 2. Susan Graves, 42, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:05:17; 3. Hope Bain, 45, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:06:09. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Nancy Hobbs, 50, Colorado Springs, CO, 1:04:50; 2. Priscilla Courtney, 54, Boulder, CO, 1:07:41; 3. Christine Boose, 51, Windsor, ONT, 1:09:49. Seniors (60+): 1. Carol Kinzy, 63, Pueblo, CO, 1:15:20; 2. Joyce McKelvey, 66, Black Forest, CO, 1:18:20; 3. Beverly Skroch, 61, Creede, CO, 1:28:29.

Masters (40+): 1. Stella Heffron, 44, Parker, CO, 20:12; 2. Sharon Argenio, 45, Littleton, CO, 22:17; 3. Michelle Cleminson, 40, Superior, CO, 23:55. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Cathy Ray, 52, Highlands Ranch, CO, 25:30; 2. Jane Quinn, 51, Denver, CO, 26:10; 3. Carole Meade, 53, Denver, CO, 26:11. Seniors (60+): 1. Gloria Montoya, 63, Pueblo, CO, 28:33; 2. Carol Robbins, 68, Denver, CO, 29:29; 3. Nina Roudebush, 69, Kiowa, CO, 30:17.

Silver Rush 50M July 17, 2011 Leadville, CO 279 Finishers - Timing by: Milliseconds Sports Timing - Elevation: Start/Finish = 10,200’ - Course Records: Duncan Callahan, 6:50:55 (2010); Lynette Clemons, 8:03:46 (2008) Overall Male: 1. Craig Howie, Casper, WY, 7:05:08; 2. Mark Mobley, Lakewood, CO, 7:24:10; 3. Joseph Berg, Littleton, CO, 7:42:34; 4. Patrick Garcia, Denver, CO, 7:44:40; 5.

Paul Landry, Golden, CO, 7:54:59. Masters (40+): 1. Mark Mobley, Lakewood, CO, 7:24:10; 2. Paul Landry, Golden, CO, 7:54:59; 3. Shane Thread, Evensville, IL, 8:27:29. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan Turk, Fort Collins, CO, 8:47:19; 2. John Mollenhour, Ellijay, GA, 9:08:39; 3. Mike Speck, Arvada, CO, 9:24:10. Seniors (60+): 1. Joe Burleson, Golden, CO, 11:30:09; 2. Jef Stevenson, Leadville, CO, 11:36:11; 3.

Denny Johnson, Leadville, CO, 11:37:06. Overall Female: 1. Helen Cospolitch, Breckenridge, CO, 8:06:33; 2. Carrie Stafford, Avon, CO, 8:34:39; 3. Leila Degrave, Evergreen, CO, 9:00:21; 4. Christy Mahon, Aspen, CO, 9:07:13; 5.

Jeanne McCurrin, Mason City, IA, 9:15:24. Masters (40+): 1. Megan Morrissey, Eagle, CO, 9:31:03; 2. Katrin Silva, Las Vegas, NV, 9:38:29; 3. Cindy Stonesmith, Louisville, CO, 9:44:01. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jeanne McCurrin, Mason City, IA, 9:15:24; 2. Jane Moser-Cox, Fairplay, CO, 11:18:02; 3. Cheri Bashor, Pueblo West, CO, 11:59:40. Seniors (60+): 1. Shane Holonitch, Englewood, CO, 13:26:07.

Drop Your Drawers & Run Wild 5K July 22, 2011 Denver, CO 456 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: New Race Overall Male: 1. Kyle Ames, 17, 17:34; 2. Eric Garber, 32, Golden, CO, 18:07; 3. Kyle Fernandez, 15, Peasco, NM, 18:43; 4. Robert Schauer, 19, Highlands Ranch, CO, 18:51; 5.

Brian Manley, 47, Aurora, CO, 19:04. Masters (40+): 1. Brian

Donor Dash 5K July 17, 2011 Denver, CO 2,893 Finishers - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Nicholas Mockeridge, 15:51 (2009); Rebecca Prichard, 18:24 (2010) Overall Male: 1. Brandon Williams, 17, Lakewood, CO, 17:12; 2. David Cullum, 37, Castle Rock, CO, 17:14; 3. Matt Tartar, 40, Denver, CO, 17:49; 4. Ezana Alem, 99, Denver, CO, 17:54; 5. Edward Le Grice, 34, 17:57. Masters (40+): 1. Matt Tartar, 40, Denver, CO, 17:49; 2. Steve Fossel, 43, Evergreen, CO, 18:57; 3. Rod Mackey, 44, Boulder, CO, 19:34. Grand Masters (50+): 1. David Harris, 52, Denver, CO, 19:47; 2. Chris Bennetts, 55, Arvada, CO, 20:40; 3. Robert Killorin, 55, Westminster, CO, 20:45. Seniors (60+): 1. Buzz Allen, 61, Centennial, CO, 21:36; 2. Jim Martin, 60, Boulder, CO, 22:08; 3. Albert Vasquez, 61, Denver, CO, 24:41. Overall Female: 1. Heather Utrata, 29, Englewood, CO, 18:05 CR; 2.

Lindsey Smith, 16, Highlands Ranch, CO, 19:24; 3. Aubrey Zimmerling, 20, Lakewood, CO, 19:53; 4. Stella Heffron, 44, Parker, CO, 20:12; 5. Abby Eldridge, 31, Denver, CO, 20:40.

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dustin ross finishes second at the strawberry shortcut 5k in 17:08.

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rac e r e s ults Manley, 47, Aurora, CO, 19:04; 2. Clark Fox, 49, Denver, CO, 19:24; 3. Russ Bollig, 47, 20:34. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Bill Mills, 55, 20:40; 2. Tom Wells, 51, Littleton, CO, 21:43; 3. Tony Wolusky, 53, 27:13. Seniors (60+): 1. Tony Kaleth, 64, Denver, CO, 24:14; 2. Charles Zeigler, 63, Broomfield, CO, 35:52; 3. Edward Lutz, 60, Aurora, CO, 54:50. Overall Female: 1. Rachael Chacko, 16, 19:41; 2. Kim McConnell, 43, Erie, CO, 21:26; 3. Yasuyo Kitano, 39, 21:45; 4. Sendi Vang, 22:41; 5. Jill Mitchel, 17, 22:46. Masters (40+): 1. Kim McConnell, 43, Erie, CO, 21:26; 2. Lisa Carley-Fay, 45, 23:19; 3. Tiffany Joye, 41, Denver, CO, 25:25. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Julie Monroe, 56, Loveland, CO, 25:54; 2. Kathy Harder, 54, 29:15; 3. Patricia Blum, 52, Aurora, CO, 31:47. Seniors (60+): 1. Jeannine Spicer, 62, Henderson, CO, 36:25; 2.

Darlene Shepherd, 65, Thornton, CO, 59:49.

Classic 10K July 23, 2011 Colorado Springs, CO 666 Finishers - Timing by: Champion Chip of the Rockies - Elevation: Start = 6,250’, Finish = 6,050’ - Course Records: Charles Kamindo, 29:30 (2005); Fiona Docherty, 33:32 (2010) Overall Male: 1. Augustus Maiyo, 28, Colorado Springs, CO, 30:01; 2. Josh Eberly, 30, Gunnison, CO, 30:19; 3.

Charles Hillig, 25, Denver, CO, 30:31; 4. Curtis Begley, 24, Boulder, CO, 30:42; 5. Aucencio Martinez, 29, Alamosa, CO, 30:43. Masters (40+): 1. Jeff Turner, 41, Colorado Springs, CO, 33:40; 2. Jason Glowney, 41, Boulder, CO, 30:57; 3. Dan Vega, 43, Colorado Springs, CO, 34:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Raul Carrizalez, 50, Evans, CO, 36:00; 2. John Goodloe, 50, Colorado Springs, CO, 36:38; 3. Kyle Hubbart, 54, Broomfield, CO, 37:15. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Boughter, 66, Colorado Springs, CO, 43:43; 2. Jim Martin, 60, Boulder, CO, 44:44; 3. Lee Oly, 61, Colorado Springs, CO, 44:07. Overall Female: 1. Tera Moody, 30, Colorado Springs, CO, 33:58; 2. Colleen De Reuck, 47, Boulder, CO, 34:22; 3. Adrian Chouinard, 28, Manitou Springs, CO, 36:45; 4. Shannon Payne, 25, Boulder, CO, 37:06; 5. Maren Eberly, 28, Gunnison, CO, 37:08. Masters (40+): 1. Colleen De Reuck, 47, Boulder, CO, 34:22; 2. Lydia Dissly, 44, Boulder, CO, 40:10; 3. Diane Gates, 46, Boulder, CO, 40:22. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Georgann Richardson, 56, Colorado Springs, CO, 46:04; 2. Sharon Dieter, 57, Colorado Springs, CO, 47:08; 3. Linda Wilson-Tuttle, 52, Colorado Springs, CO, 48:20. Seniors (60+): 1. Marilyn Stapleton, 64, Greeley, CO, 45:09; 2. Karen Karl, 65, Colorado Springs, CO, 53:03; 3.

Connie Ahrnsbrak, 71, Lakewood, CO, 55:55.

Vail Half Marathon July 24, 2011 Vail, CO 286 Finishers - Timing by: Vail Rec Center - Elevation: Start = 8,243’, Finish = 10,400’ - Course Records: unknown Overall Male: 1. Nathan Rice, 22, Lafayette, CO, 1:49:27; 2. Sylvan Ellefson, 24, Vail, CO, 1:51:04; 3. Josh Smith, 25, Vail, CO, 1:51:59; 4. Andy Ames, 48, Boulder, CO, 1:53:47; 5.

Jonny Stevens, 21, Vail, CO, 1:56:12. Masters (40+): 1. Andy Ames, 48, Boulder, CO, 1:53:47; 2. Bernie Boettcher, 48, Silt, CO, 1:57:22; 3. Kraig Koski, 45, Longmont, CO, 2:04:14.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Ron Hendricks, 59, Larkspur, CO, 2:24:57; 2. Mark Muehlethazer, 51, Eagle, CO, 2:43:29; 3.

Martin Catmur, 53, Crested Butte, CO, 2:45:47. Seniors (60+): 1. Doug Brandmier, 60, Longmont, CO, 2:25:57; 2.

Nicholas Fickling, 60, Edwards, CO, 2:26:27; 3. Jim Mykleby, 64, Leadville, CO, 3:08:18. Overall Female: 1. Kim Dobson, 27, Denver, CO, 1:59:38; 2. Anne Nevin, 38, Trondheim, CO, 2:04:28; 3. Susan Nuzum, 44, Boulder, CO, 2:12:55; 4.

Nicole Hahn, 15, Arvada, CO, 2:18:01; 5. Nicole Chyr, 33, Englewood, CO, 2:18:50. Masters (40+): 1. Susan Nuzum, 44, Boulder, CO, 2:12:55; 2. Cindy O’Neill, 49, Manitou Springs, CO, 2:20:56; 3. Anita Ortiz, 47, Vail, CO, 2:23:15.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Nancy Dolan, 55, Buena Vista, CO, 2:31:16; 2. Mary Bolton, 51, Boulder, CO, 2:50:00; 3. Holly Johnson, 50, Sarasota, FL, 2:56:09. Seniors (60+): 1. Gail Scoby, 63, Eagle, CO, 3:37:23; 2. Ellen Colrick, 62, Vail, CO, 4:35:27.

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kim dobson of denver wins the vail half marathon in 1:59:38.

1,198 Finishers (462 - 10K, 736 - 5K) - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: 10K Start = 7,450’, 5K Start = 7,250’, Finish = 7,075’ Course Records: 10K - Padro Alvarez, 29:39 (1998); Angela Mudge (2003) & Laura Flores (2008) 36:03; 5K - Jason Hubbard, 14:07 (1998); Nicole Jefferson, 16:29 (2002) 10K Overall Male: 1. Patrick Rizzo, 28, Boulder, CO, 29:59; 2. Tyler McCandless, 24, Boulder, CO, 30:17; 3. Charles Hillig, 25, 30:25; 4. Justin Ricks, 31, Pueblo West, CO, 30:33; 5. Patrick Hunt, 33, Boulder, CO, 31:04. Masters (40+): 1. Robert Weiner, 46, Evergreen, CO, 32:01; 2. James Johnson, 42, Boulder, CO, 32:29; 3. Jerome Henry, 43, Lafayette, CO, 36:13. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jay Survil, 52, Aurora, CO, 38:05; 2. Paul Chamberlin, 55, Golden, CO, 39:30; 3. Eddie Metro, 53, Fort Collins, CO, 40:22. Seniors (60+): 1. Dave Dooley, 64, Erie, CO, 40:05; 2. William Bedall, 65, Evergreen, CO, 48:59; 3. Steve Prince, 61, Evergreen, CO, 49:05. Overall Female: 1. Cassie Slade, 28, Highlands Ranch, CO, 34:40 CR; 2. Wendy Thomas, 32, Windsor, CO, 35:07; 3. Candile Chavez, 25, Fort Collins, CO, 35:36; 4.

Kristin Johnson, 25, Greenwood Village, CO, 36:35; 5. Kelsey Jones, 30, Denver, CO, 36:49. Masters (40+): 1. Mary Alico, 48, Superior, CO, 38:10; 2. Stella Heffron, 44, Parker, CO, 40:49; 3. Karen Kantor, 41, Morriosn, CO, 41:09. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Judy Chamberlin, 53, Golden, CO, 42:33; 2. Sherry Buckner, 55, Firestone, CO, 50:24; 3. Susan Graef, 56, Downingtown, PA, 53:37. Seniors (60+): 1. Alyn Park, 60, Denver, CO, 45:28; 2. Kathy Kirsling, 62, Tijeras, NM, 50:20; 3. Lynn Vaseleski, 62, Golden, CO, 1:01:51.

5K Overall Male: 1. Daniel Roberts, 24, Colorado Springs, CO, 14:38; 2. Chris Ganem, 18, Castle Rock, CO, 15:14; 3.

Douglas Brady, 20, Englewood, CO, 15:42; 4. Adam Hartman, 17, Thornton, CO, 15:57; 5. Justin Mock, 29, Arvada, CO, 16:04. Masters (40+): 1. Mike Schoudel, 43, Salida, CO, 17:24; 2. Charles Trujillo, 45, Denver, CO, 17:45; 3. Richard Williams, 42, Denver, CO, 17:50. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kevin O’Brien, 53, Paonia, CO, 17:56; 2. Lile Budden, 51, Colorado Springs, CO, 18:31; 3. Dave O’Sadnick, 55, Evergreen, CO, 19:05. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Reynolds, 62, Lafayette, CO, 20:10; 2. Bill Smitham, 67, Golden, CO, 22:06; 3. Gary Erikson, 61, Boulder, CO, 23:05. Overall Female: 1. Tabor Scholl, 14, Kremmling, CO, 17:26; 2. Ruth Waller, 27, Loveland, CO, 18:04; 3. Amanda Occhi, 33, Manitou Springs, CO, 18:26; 4. Kaiti Davis, 17, Salida, CO, 18:41; 5.

Kaylie Haynes, 17, Littleton, CO, 18:44. Masters (40+): 1.

Christine Adamowski, 44, Evergreen, CO, 19:14; 2. Roxane Geisler, 42, Highlands Ranch, CO, 19:49; 3. Stephanie Scholl, 48, Kremmling, CO, 19:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kelly Gordon, 50, Evergreen, CO, 23:27; 2. Polly Zimmerman, 55, Golden, CO, 24:54; 3. Leslie Mitchell, 50, Denver, CO, 25:33.

Seniors (60+): 1. Edie Stevenson, 62, Boulder, CO, 20:35; 2.

Colleen Burns, 61, McIntosh, NM, 21:17; 3. Carol Robbins, 69, Denver, CO, 28:16.

September/October 2011

Photography By bernie boettcher

2011 Colorado Runner Racing Series Sponsored by the Avery Brewing Company, Boulder Running Company, and Runner’s Roost

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

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

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

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

Racing Series Scoring

2011 Racing Series Schedule Date

Distance

Location

Quicker Quaker

5K

Lafayette

January 15

Frosty’s Frozen Five & Ten

5M

Littleton

February 13

Valentine’s Day 5K

5K

Denver

March 12

Sharin’ Of The Green

5K

Fort Collins

April 17

Horsetooth Half Marathon

13.1M

Fort Collins

April 30

Sierra’s Race Against Meningitis

5K

Loveland

May 7

Take 5 In The Garden Of The Gods

5M

Colorado Springs

May 14

Highline Canal Run

10K

Centennial

June 11

Run The Rockies

10K

Frisco

June 26

Stadium Stampede

5K

Denver

July 4

Four on the Fourth

4K

Boulder

July 23

Classic 10K

10K

Colorado Springs

August 21

Heart and Sole Races

10K

Boulder

September 5

Aetna Park to Park 10M

10M

Denver

September 11

El Grito

5K

Denver

In each race, points will be awarded to the top 10 male and female finishers in all divisions. The open division is for runners 39 and under. The masters division is for runners 40-49. The 50-54 division is for runners ages 50-54. The 55-59 division is for runners 55-59. The 60-64 division is for runners ages 60-64. And, the seniors division is for runners 65 and over. Runners may participate in as many races as they choose, but must compete in four races to be eligible for awards. For races with multiple starts, finish time will be used to calculate points. If a race has scoring trouble, it may be removed from the series. For races with multiple events, only the event listed will be scored. Your division is based on the first race of the year that you score in.

Scoring System UPCOMING SERIES RACES:

Name

January 8

Place All Divisions

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

September 5

September 11

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eve nt g u i d e 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.

running / walking september 09/03

Coal Creek Crossing; 10M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Louisville Community Park, Louisville, CO; active.com

09/03

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

09/03

Salt Flats Running Festival; 50K, 13.1M, 10K, 1M; 7:00 AM; Bonneville Salt Flats, Wendover, UT; redlineraces.com

09/04

10,000 Meters at 10,000 Feet; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Rabbit Ears Pass, Steamboat Springs, CO; runningseries.com

09/04

Breckenridge Crest Mountain Marathon; 25M, 13.1M, 5M; 8:00 AM; Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge, CO; mavsports.com; 970-390-4760

09/05

Aetna Park to Park 10M; 10M, 5M; 7:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; parktopark10miler.com

09/05

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

09/10

Skyline Drive 10K; 8:00 AM; Greydene Park, Canon City, CO; ccrec.org; 719-275-1578

09/18

Hop Skip & a Jump Start 5K; 9:00 AM; Children’s Museum of Denver, Denver, CO; mychildsmuseum.org

09/10

Spur Of The Moment 5K; 8:30 AM; Grand Junction, CO; 970270-0774

09/18

Lead King Loop Charity Races; 25K, 12K; 8:00 AM; Marble, CO; leadkingloop25k.com

09/10

The Harvest Farm Fall Festival 5K; 8:00 AM; The Harvest Farm, Wellington, CO; harvestfarm.net; 303-313-2462

09/10

The MORE Project; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; South Jordan, UT; themoreproject.org; 801-208-1143

09/10

UCCS Rust Buster Cross Country Race; 8:30 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; gomountainlions.com; 719-255-3005

09/10

9/11 Remembrance Run 5K; 7:00 AM; Memorial Park, Arvada, CO; www.lostandfoundinc.org

09/11

Denver Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; enduranceraceseries.com

09/11

El Grito 5K; 9:00 AM; Buckhorn Exchange, Denver, CO; elgrito5k. org

09/11

La Sportiva Vail EverGold Trail Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Vail, CO; vailrec.com; 970-479-2280

09/11

Race For The Cure 5K; 7:50 AM; Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, CO; komensecolorado.org

09/11

09/05

Boulder Hometown Fair 10K/5K; 9:00 AM; Boulder Library, Boulder, CO; bceproductions.com

09/05

Boulder Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K; 7:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; bouldermarathon.com

09/05

Colorado Run; 10K; 5K; 8:30 AM; CSU Campus, Fort Collins, CO; coloradorun.com; 970-213-0855

RMRR Marathon Training Series; 20M, 10M; 7:00 AM; Westminster City Park, Westminster, CO; rmrr. org; 303-871-8366

09/14

Lakewood Trail Running Series; 6:00 PM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; Lakewood.org; 303-987-4807

09/17

Autumn Color Run; 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; McPhelemy Park, Buena Vista, CO; bvautumncolorrun.net

09/17

CMRA Stone House Triple-Cross Trail Run; 9M; 9:00 AM; Stone House Park, Lakewood, CO; comastersrun.org; 303-781-1738

09/17

Good Samaritan 5K; 8:00 AM; Douglas County Fairgrounds, Castle Rock, CO; svdpcr.org

09/17

HRCA Oktoberfest 5K; 12:30 PM; Town Center, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchrunseries.com; 303-471-7039;

09/17

River Run for Orphans 5K; 10:00 AM; Fort Lewis College Rim, Durango, CO; 970-375-2882

09/17

Kickin’ Asphalt Half Marathon; 7:00 AM; Great Falls, Great Falls, MT; kickinasphalthalf.com

09/10

Pulmonary Hypertension 5K; 9:00 AM; Aurora, CO; bkbltd.com

09/25

09/18

Run the Ranches Trail Run Series; 10:00 AM; Granby, CO; runtheranches.com; 970-726-1013

RMRR Marathon Training Series; 20M, 10M; 7:00 AM; Westminster City Park, Westminster, CO; rmrr. org; 303-871-8366

09/25

Salt City Run for the Rocks Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Hutchinson, KS; runfortherocks.com

09/25

Snow Mountain Ranch Trail Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Snow Mountain Ranch, Granby, CO; enduranceraceseries.com; 720-495-7875

09/18

Second Wind Fund 5K; 9:00 AM; Jeffco Fairgrounds, Golden, CO; .org

09/18

Westminster Panerathon; 10K, 5K; 8:00 AM; Panera Bread, Westminster, CO; panera-colorado. com; 303-694-2202

09/25

09/21

Lakewood Trail Running Series; 6:00 PM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; Lakewood.org; 303-987-4807

The Bear Chase Trail Race; 50M, 50K; 13.1M, 10K; 6:30 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; bearchaserace.com; 303-320-3343

09/25

09/24

Angel Fire Peak Challenge 10K; 9:00 AM; Angel Fire, NM; angelfirepeakchallenge.com; 575377-6661

Woof and Wag 5K; 9:30 AM; Aspen Grove Shopping Center, Littleton, CO; woofandwag.org; 303-703-2938

09/24

Blue Shoe Run for Prostate Cancer; 8:00 AM; Invesco Field, Denver, CO; tucc.com

09/27

Horizon Runner’s Roost Cross Country Race; 5K; 5:30 PM; Addenbrooke Park, Lakewood, CO; 303-477-2236

09/24

Jackson Hole Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 7:30 AM; Jackson Hole, WY; dreamchaserevents.com

09/28

Lakewood Trail Running Series; 6:00 PM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; Lakewood.org; 303-987-4807

09/24

Jelm Mountain Run; 10M; 9:00 AM; Jelm Mountain, Jelm, WY; highplainsharriers.org 10/01

Devil Mountain Trail Race: 50K, 13.1M 7:00 AM; Turkey Springs Area, Pagosa Springs, CO; joingecko.com; 303-475-6053

10/01

Glenwood Canyon Shuffle; 13.1M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Glenwood Springs, CO; garfieldlibraries.org; 970-945-5282

10/01

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

10/01

Journey of Hope 5K; 9:00 AM; Durango, CO; 970-764-2800

10/01

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

10/01

Rim To Rim Royal Gorge Run; 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, Canon City, CO; rimtorim.net; 719-429-3804

10/01

River Run for Orphans 5K; 10:00 AM; Rocky Mountain Calvary, Colorado Springs, CO; 970-3752882

10/01

RMRR Cherry Creek 10M; 9:00 AM; Cherry Creek Trail, Parker, CO; rmrr.org; 303-871-8366

10/01

Run4Youth 5K; 9:00 AM; South Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; run4youth.com; 719213-4964

10/01

Skirt Chaser 5K; 3:00 PM; Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, CO; skirtsports.com; 303-859-3317

10/02

Blue Sky Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 7:00 AM; Horsetooth Mountain Park, Fort Collins, CO; blueskymarathon.com

10/02

FORE Miler Race; 8:00 AM; Lone Tree Golf Course, Lone Tree, CO; sspr.org

09/24

Moab Autumn 10K; 8:00 AM; Moab, UT; moabautumnrun.org

09/24

nine70 Run; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO; nine70runwalk.com

09/24

Pinedale Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Rendezvous Pointe, Pinedale, WY; pinedalehalfmarathon.com

09/24

09/24

Snow Mountain Ranch Trail 10K; 9:00 AM; Snow Mountain Ranch, Granby, CO; enduranceraceseries. com; 720-495-7875

09/24

Son Run 5K; 8:30 PM; Grand Junction, CO; 970-210-3495

Run Rabbit Run 50M Trail Run; 6:00 AM; Steamboat Springs, CO; steamboat50.com

09/24

Sundance Trail Run; 50K, 10K; 7:00 AM; Sundance, WY; sundancetrailrun.com

09/17

ThunderStorm 5K; 8:30 AM; Discovery Canyon Campus, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

09/24

Mid Mountain Marathon; 8:00 AM; Park City, UT; mountaintrails.org; 435-649-6839

09/17

Uncompahgre 50; 50M; 6:00 AM; Ouray, CO; Uncompahgre50.com

09/10

OJC Rattler Run 5K; 7:30 AM; Otero Junior College, La Junta, CO; ojc.edu; 719-384-6857

09/18

Chips and Salsa Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, NM; irunfit. org

09/10

Our Great Race 5K; 8:00 AM; North Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

09/18

Crossroads Half Marathon; 8:00 AM; Buckingham Park, Fort Collins, CO; footoftherockies.com

09/10

RMRR Platte River Trailhead Park 8M; 8:00 AM; Platte River Trailhead Park, Littleton, CO; rmrr. org; 303-871-8366

09/18

Farmers 5000; 9:00 AM; Wheat Ridge High School, Wheat Ridge, CO; farmers5000.org

Boy & Girls Club Family 5K; 9:00 AM; Lake Minnequa, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

09/10

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

09/10

FASB Fitness Festival; 5K; 8:30 AM; Crescent Park, Denver, CO; fasbfitnessfestival.com

09/10

Imogene Pass Run; 8:30 AM; Ouray, CO; imogenerun.com

09/10

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September/October 2011

Race Against Suicide; 8:00 AM; El Pomar Youth Sports Complex, Colorado Springs, CO; pikespeaksuicideprevention.org; 719-573-7447

09/18

Running of the Bulls; 10:00 AM; Lake Estes Marina, Estes Park, CO; partnersmentoringyouth.org; 970-577-9348

09/10

09/25

Pony Express Trail Run; 15M; 8:00 AM; Rampart Reservoir, Woodland Park, CO; pprrun.org

Run 4 Trails; 8:00 AM; Sierra Vista Elementary, Pueblo West, CO; activepueblo.net; 719-647-1230

Lakewood Trail Running Series; 6:00 PM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; Lakewood.org; 303-987-4807

Golden Gate Canyon Trail Half Marathon; 8:30 AM; Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Golden, CO; runuphillracing.com; 303-870-0487

09/18

09/24

09/07

09/25

09/24

09/25

09/25

Support The Girls 5K; 9:00 AM; Three Crowns Golf Course, Casper, WY; active.com; 307259-9964 Vasque Golden Leaf Half Marathon; 8:30 AM; Aspen, CO; goldenleafhalfmarathon.com Fall Color Classic Half Marathon; 9:00 AM; Crested Butte, CO; cbfallcolorclassic.com Fans on the Field; 10K, 5K; 8:30 AM; INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO; fansonthefield.com

october

10/02

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

10/02

Race for the Cure; 7:00 AM; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO; komendenver. org; 303-242-3100

10/02

Red Rock Scramble; 5M, 5K; 10:00 AM; Lyons, CO; coloradoindianbar.org; 303-4478760

10/02

Run Crazy Horse Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 8:00 AM; Crazy Horse Memorial, Hill City, SD; RunCrazyHorse.com; 605-3906137

10/08

10/08

2M Challenge Series; 8:00 AM; North Casper Soccer Fields, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com; 307-267-8593 Band on the Run 2M; 9:00 AM; Shenandoah on Smoky Hill, Aurora, CO; 303-877-4211

10/08

Devil Dash 5K; 10:00 AM; Bohn Park, Lyons, CO; devildash.com; 970-403-5320

10/08

HRCA Wildcat Mountain Run; 10M, 5M; 8:30 AM; Douglas County Trail Head, Castle Rock, CO; highlandsranchrunseries.com; 303-471-7039

10/08

Lair O The Bear Trail Race; 10M, 2M; 9:00 AM; Lair O The Bear Park, Evergreen, CO; evergreenrecreation.com

10/08

Metro State Cross Country Invite; 10:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; gometrostate. com; 602-930-2570

10/08

PawtoberFest 5K; 9:00 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO

10/08

Slickrock Ultras; 100M, 50M, 50K; 7:00 AM; Moab UT; runmoab.com

10/08

Tiger Classic 5K; 8:00 AM; Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO; OurCC. ColoradoCollege.edu; 719-3896107

10/08

10/09

XTERRA Marathon Of Trail Races; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO; marathonmajic.com; 404-421-3231 CMRA Coal Creek XC Challenge; 5.72M; 9:00 AM; Louisville Community Park, Louisville, CO; comastersrun.org

10/16

Fit For Fire 5K; 9:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; bkbltd.com; 303-694-2202

10/16

Kaiser Permanente Run the Rocks 5K; 9:00 AM; Red Rocks Park, Morrison, CO; runtherocks. org; 303-388-8708

10/16

PPRR Fall Series II; 4M; 11:30 AM; Bear Creek Park - West, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

10/16

The Other Half; 13.1M; 8:30 AM; Moab, UT; moabhalfmarathon.org; 435-259-4525

10/21

Elbert Reflections Run; 5K; 6:00 PM; Elbert High School, Elbert, CO; pprrun.org; 303-648-3030

10/21

HRCA Backcountry Wilderness Half Marathon; 8:30 AM; Paint Brush Park, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchrunseries.com; 303-471-7039

11/24

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

11/12

11/24

The Turkey Chase; 9:00 AM; West Woods Golf Course, Denver, CO; runningguru.com; 303-313-2462

11/24

Turkey Day 5K; 9:00 AM; Shea Stadium, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchchamber.org/td5k; 303-791-3500

11/24

Turkey Rock Trot; 5K; 9:30 AM; Douglas County Fairgrounds, Castle Rock, CO; rocktrot.com; 303-859-1428

11/24

Turkey Trot 5K; 8:00 AM; McKee Medical Center, Loveland, CO; lovelandroadrunners.org

11/24

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

11/27

Amica Insurance Seattle Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 7:15 AM; Seattle Center, Seattle, WA; seattlemarathon.org; 206-729-3660

11/12

Two Turkey Relay; 9:30 PM; Riverside Park, Salida, CO; salidarec.com/ccrc/index.htm; 719-539-4112

10/22

Galloping Goose Race; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Quincy Reservoir, Aurora, CO; auroragov.org; 303-416-0936

11/12

10/23

Bear Creek 10-Spot; 10M; 9:00 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; runuphillracing. com; 303-870-0487

Veterans Day 5K; 9:00 AM; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; veterans.colostate. edu/5k.aspx; 970-491-3977

11/13

PPRR Fall Series IV; 7M; 11:30 AM; Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

10/23

The Stride 5K; 8:00 AM; Ketring Park, Littleton, CO; littletonpublicschools.net

11/13

Race for Fetal Hope 5K; 10:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; fetalhope.org; 303-932-0553

10/29

Bare Leg Run; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; active.com; 303-3998020 x2062

11/13

RMRR City Park 9M; 9:00 AM; City Park, Westminster, CO; rmrr. org; 303-871-8366

10/29

Denver Gorilla Run; 5.6K; 11:00 AM; Wynkoop Brewing Company, Denver, CO; denvergorillarun.com; 720-524-0272

11/19

Gobble Wobble 5K; 9:00 AM; Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, Denver, CO; bkbltd.com; 303694-2202

10/29

Ski Run Road Challenge; 12M, 3M; 9:00 AM; Ruidoso, NM; skirunroadchallenge.com; 575257-9507

11/19

Panicking Poultry 5K; 9:30 AM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; pp5k.riptidemultisports.com

11/19

Strider Tom Turkey 6M Prediction; 10:30 AM; Grand Junction, CO; 970-270-0774

11/19

10/29

Small Business Gravity Run; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Small Business Development Center, Colorado Springs, CO; cssbdc.org; 719-2553844 x103

10/29

The Monster Dash 5K; 3:00 PM; Olde Town Louisville, Louisville, CO; 303-926-1017

10/29

YMCA Halloween Creepy Crawlers 5K; 8:00 AM; Santa Fe Trail, Palmer Lake, CO; pprrun.org

10/09

River Run for Orphans 5K; 10:00 AM; Farmington, NM; 970-3752882

NCMC Turkey Trot; 5K, 2K; 9:00 AM; North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, CO; active.com

Chuckie’s Friends 5K; 10:00 AM; Goose Gossage Park, Colorado Springs, CO; raceit.com; 719649-6861

PPRR Fall Series III; 5.5M; 11:30 AM; Ute Valley Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

10/15

11/24

10/22

10/30

Peace Officers’ Memorial Valor Run 5K; 9:00 AM; America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

Atalanta Women`s Run 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

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

Prairie Fire Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 7:00 AM; Hyatt Regency, Wichita, KS; prairiefiremarathon.com; 316265-6236

10/15

11/12

11/12

10/30

24 Hours of Boulder; 12:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; geminiadventures.com

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

Scream Scram 5K; 6:00 PM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; screamscram.com; 303-892-9200

North Rim 20K; 10:00 AM; Black Canyon National Park, Montrose, CO; blackcanyonraces.com

10/15

11/24

Longmont Turkey Trot; 10K, 2M; 9:00 AM; Altona Middle School, Longmont, CO; ci.longmont.co.us; 303-651-8405

10/09

10/09

2M Challenge Series; 8:00 AM; North Casper Soccer Fields, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com; 307-267-8593

11/12

Halloween Hustle 5K; 9:30 AM; Denver, CO; bkbltd.com; 303694-2202

Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M; 6:55 AM; Civic Center Park, Denver, CO; runrockandroll.com; 800-311-1255

11/12

11/05 11/05

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

11/05

Twin Peaks Rotary XC Challenge; 9:00 AM; Roger’s Grove Park, Longmont, CO; 303956-0634

11/06

Golden Gallop; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Splash Aquatic Center, Golden, CO; goldengallop.com

11/06

Racing with the Stars; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Lakeshore Athletic Club, Broomfield, CO; enduranceeventmarketing.com; 303-926-1017

september

09/03

Tenderfoot Mountain Duathlon/ Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center, Salida, CO; www.salidatriathlon.com; 719-539-6738

09/03

Boulder Sunset Tri/Du/Run; 2:00 PM; Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO; yourcausesports.org

09/05

West Side Duathlon; 7:00 AM; Jefferson County North Sports Complex, Golden, CO; racingunderground.com; 303642-7917

Turkey Trot; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Tate Pumphouse, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com; 303-2678593

09/10

Race for the Stars Duathlon; 10:00 AM; Snow Mountain Ranch, Granby, CO; raceforthestars. eventbrite.com; 970-726-8009

11/20

Route 66 Marathon; 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K; 8:00 AM; Veteran’s Park, Tulsa, OK; route66marathon. com

09/11

Fall Frenzy Triathlon/Duathlon; 8:00 AM; Parker Recreation Center, Parker, CO; fallfrenzy.com

11/24

Anthem Turkey Day Race; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Parkside Community Center, Broomfield, CO; redlineraces.com; 303-834-7717

09/11

Harvest Moon Long Course Festival; 7:00 AM; Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195

11/24

Clement Park 5K Gobble Wobble; 9:00 AM; Clement Park, Littleton, CO; active.com; 303797-1888

09/17

Bearable Adventure Race; 8:30 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO; www.thebearable. com; 303-987-4806

11/24

CU Turkey Trot 5K; 10:00 AM; Boulder, CO; boulderroadrunners. org; 303-492-8776

09/17

Crescent Moon Triathlon; 7:30 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground. com; 303-642-7917

11/24

Durango Turkey Trot; 5M; 10:00 AM; Durango, CO; go-dmt.org; 970-247-2286

09/17

Western Colorado Triathlon; 8:00 AM; Highline State Park, Loma, CO; ascentproductions.net

11/24

Fort Collins Club Thanksgiving Day Run; 4M; 9:00 AM; Fort Collins, CO; timberlinetiming.com; 970-482-0551

09/25

Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon; 7:00 AM; Union Reservoir, Longmont, CO; withoutlimits.com; 303-408-1195

11/24

Hobbler Gobbler Thanksgiving Day Run; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Rio Rancho Aquatic Center, Albuquerque, NM; irunfit.org

10/09

11/24

Mile High United Way Turkey Trot; 4M; 10:15 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; bkbltd.com; 303-694-2202

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Accomplished, Active Septuagenarian Libby James –by connilee walter Better late than never just may be Libby James’ motto. The 74-year-old Fort Collins resident didn’t enter a race until her 40s. She has been setting records ever since.

Libby James doesn’t let the ground settle under her feet – not in running and not in life. The septuagenarian raised her own brood of four children decades ago, has taught life skills to teen moms, and is currently a teacher, magazine editor, freelance feature writer and record holder in the 70-74 year old age group for the 10K. James eased into running when teenagers ran rampant around her house. She’d run a mile every morning in time to get home to make their breakfast. Then, she says, “When I turned 40 I did a 10K race in our local city park and was hooked! I surprised myself with a pretty good time in that 10K race and that spurred me on. It didn’t hurt that I was in the master’s category and female and therefore had some success.” James adds, “For the first time in my life I decided that perhaps I 46 coloradorunnermag.com

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was competitive, and that it was not a bad word.”

She went on to run her first marathon, the Denver Marathon, four years later in 1978. Libby says she “did it because I thought it seemed so impossible! It was held in April following a huge snowstorm that kept my friend, Donna Messenger, who lived up Rist Canyon, from even getting out to the road to town – after three months of training she had to miss it!”

Among the highlights of her race experience was “going to Denver with my husband who was a great supporter. He thought I was nuts… he couldn’t believe all the people getting ready for the race, lying on the pavement, stretching. It was entering another world for him. I did the race in 3:45, and I think I won my age group which was a kick.”

James didn’t realize it at the time, but her age group win in Denver was only 11 years after K. Switzer’s unofficial entry into the Boston Marathon and six year’s after women were ‘officially’ allowed to enter the race.

But Libby is a trail-blazer, too, and in 1980 wrote to Will Cloney, the Boston Race Director to ask why there was no qualifying time for women over 40. He then set 3:30 as the qualifying time. Libby says she ‘barely’ did it, but qualified nonetheless.

It’s obvious that running is one of James’ greatest joys, but not her only nor greatest love. Stories of her husband (now deceased for twenty years), four children, twelve grandchildren and family events intermingle with her running accomplishments the same way other runners note great trails or encounters with elite athletes.

What does the next generation have to gain by staying fit? “At times I have encouraged the grand-kids to run, but I think the best thing is to keep on running yourself and set an example. Most of my grandkids run, some more than others, but I think they all know, as do their parents, that daily exercise is just one of those things you do. Adam, 22, the oldest, did the Bolder Boulder with me in 2009 and 2010. Every year during his middle and high school years, he came from his home in Cheyenne with his family to do the Fort Collins Turkey Trot and every year he tried to beat me. Finally about five years ago, he did. I loved it.

Now he’s done a 39 minute 10K. Two daughters and two granddaughters and I are all doing the Wild West Relay in August.”

James admits that she now runs fewer miles than she once did because she wants to keep running for years to come. She attributes her longevity and age-group records to cross-training, limited mileage, Pilates, a moderate diet, and healthy doses of wine and chocolate.

Libby says, “I feel younger when I’m out running than at any other time.” Bolder Boulder recently announced that James won the biggest women’s margin for the “Beat Your Age, 2011” award. (In a yearly contest, the race offers a special award to all participants who can run faster in minutes than their age in years).

“I’d like to keep running as long as I can. It’s always fun to see how fast you can go. I’m always shooting to beat 24 minutes in a 5k, stay as much under 50 as I can in a 10K and under 2 hours in a half. “ Keep on living, running and inspiring, Libby!

CAN YOU BEAT THESE TIMES?

Check out some of Libby’s recent races: • Firekraker 5K in Ft. Collins, age 72, 23:37 • Bolder Boulder 10K, age 72, 48:54 • 2010 Big Sur Half Marathon in Monterery, California, 1:51:15, • James beat the 70-74 women’s course record by 13 minutes • Garden of the Gods 10 miler, age 74, 1:26:58 Photography By brightroom.com