Colorado Runner - Issue 66: Winter 2014/2015

The Truth About Coping With An Injury What to eat before you run Racing a 70.3 Without Music

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Colorado’s Fastest Runners:

A list of the year’s top times by age

c o nte nts

FEATURES 6 // the starting line Check out the views running between Red Cliff and Vail.

12 // the fast lane Colorado’s fastest times in the 10K and half marathon.

16 // injury prevention The truth about coping with an injury.

18 // training edge Thirteen carrots for competing in a 70.3.

24 // nutrition advantage To eat or not to eat: The prerun question.

27 // shoe review A look at the newest running shoes to hit the market.

46 // the lighter side Do what you want to do.

departments

10 // running shorts 34 // race reports 38 // race results 44 // event guide

COVER Carroll Pope of San Marcos, CA on Hope Pass during the PepsiCo Transrockies Run. Photo by chris hunter THIS PAGE // Allie McLaughlin wins the Pikes Peak Ascent in 2:33:42.

Photo by Anya Inman

COLORADO RUNNER Editor-In-Chief // Jessica Griffiths Jessica@coloradorunnermag.com

Web Editor /Race Ambassador // Amanda Jamrogiewicz Amanda@coloradorunnermag.com

Contributing Writers // Nancy Clark, John Ferguson, Amanda

Jamrogiewicz, Larry Ingram, Pam Moore, Nancy Reinisch, Bob Schwartz, Cregg Weinmann

Contributing Photographers // Tim Bergsten, Breakthrough

Photo, Dee Budden, John Ferguson, Steve Gandy, Steve Glass, Chris Hunter, Anya Inman, Metrophoto, Sport Photo Contributing Art Director // Tim Parker

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2 Days. 7 Races.

Join us for our 10th Year Race!

Denver, May 16 -17, 2015 • RunColfax.org

athletes enjoy the beautiful mountain views between red cliff and vail during the PepsiCo TransRockies Run, a multi-day point-to-point trail running race. photo by Chris hunter / Hunter Imagery

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pu b li s h e r ’ s let te r

Being Safe When Running in the Dark

It’s cold. It’s dark. But you’re determined to stick to your training plan and get in your miles. Unfortunately, this time of year, you often have to run in the dark. Whether you get up and get active early in the morning or you log your miles at night when you get home from work, it’s important to stay safe. The long days of winter with diminished light can make it difficult to head out the door and stay on top of your training schedule. Stay safe while running this winter with these tips.

1. Light Up – Be visible to drivers by wearing light-colored clothing that lights up.

You can add flashing lights to your hat, wear a jacket with reflective accents, put on a headlamp, wear a light on your armband, carry a flashlight, wear knuckle lights, wear a light on your waist belt, or whatever works for you. Make sure that you are visible from both the front and the back.

The more, the better. The reflective material on basic running clothing isn’t usually enough.

Just because you can see a car headed your way doesn’t mean a car can see you. Being seen is the number one way to stay safe when it’s dark outside.

2. Listen Up – Stay in tune to your surroundings when it’s dark outside. Listen for cars, bikers, and other noises while you run. Leave your iPod at home or save it for your treadmill workouts. If you’re addicted to running to music, keep the volume as low as possible. Run against traffic. Stay off busy roads or use sidewalks. Whenever possible, run with a friend or running group.

Vehicles will more easily see a group of runners wearing reflective clothing than a solo runner.

3. Fuel Up – Don’t get stranded in the cold. Make sure you hydrate and fuel up before your run. If you’ve ever had the water freeze in your hydration pack like I have, you know that you can’t always depend on things to go your way in the dead of winter.

4. Wear I.D. – Carry your cell phone. Take a Road I.D. or other identification, such as your driver’s license, with you. Tell someone where you’re going or leave a note. Run in populated areas that are well lit.

5. Choose a well-lit route – It may not be your favorite neighborhood loop, but a well-lit route is your best bet when it’s dark. Oncoming traffic will be able to better see you and you will be able to keep an eye on any obstacles in the road. If possible, create a few running loops that you check out during daylight hours so you know where the curbs and potholes are located. If you familiarize yourself with the road surface before your nighttime run, you will be able to maintain a steadier, more relaxed pace, even though it’s dark outside.

Use these tips to stay safe and enjoy your run this winter when exercising in the dark.

Happy trails!

Derek Griffiths Here’s just one more reason to get fit!

Exercising three or more times a week leads to 6% higher pay for men and 10% for women, according to a research study at Cleveland State. The hike is due to exercise-induced productivity boosts.

Photography By Steve glass

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Hoffman Shines at Ironman World Championship

Ben Hoffman led the American effort at the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship presented by GoPro, finishing second for his best career finish in the championship event. Hoffman, of Boulder, finished the 2.4mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run course in 8 hours, 19 minutes, 23 seconds for the second-place position. German Sebastian Kienle grabbed the tape after leading throughout the run with a time of 8:14:18. Andy Potts of Colorado Springs, who had to sit out last year due to injury, raced his way into fourth, crossing the line in 8:21:38. Justin Daerr of Boulder placed 26th in 8:54:01 and Tim O’Donnell of Boulder finished 32nd in 9:25:13.

Mirinda Carfrae of Australia won her second consecutive world title, bringing her career total in Hawaii to three. Carfrae, who trains in Boulder, dropped the hammer on the run for a 2:50:26 marathon to finish in 9:00:55.

Liz Lyles was the top American female finisher in seventh place, and Mary Beth Ellis of Boulder also finished in the top 10. Amanda Stevens of Colorado Springs finished 23rd.

With 1,985 total finishers running through the finish chute, U.S. age-group athletes picked up world titles in 11 divisions.

Ellen Hart of Denver won the women’s 55-59 age category in 11:11:06.

Braun Wins Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon nicole chyr wins the kauai marathon.

Chyr Wins in Hawaii

The 6th Annual Kauai Marathon and Half Marathon featured over 1,800 participants on August 31. The performance of the day went to Nicole Chyr, 36, of Englewood who won the full marathon in 3:00:24. She joined the small group of women to win a marathon outright, beating not just all of the women, but all of the men as well. She improved on her 2013 winning Kauai time by 28 seconds. Chyr said, “The Kauai Marathon is no joke of a race, but one of my favorites! Not just because it’s in Hawaii, but because of the tremendous support you receive along the entire course.”

Tyler McCandless, 27, from Boulder, won the half marathon, smashing the course record with a time of 1:07:17. McCandless shared the excitement of his victory.

“It was an honor to win the Kauai Half Marathon this year and although I did not achieve my goal of breaking 1:05, I put every ounce of energy I had out on the course. I’m very proud to say that I’ve helped raise several thousand dollars, which will all be used on island for The Kauai Marathon Youth Running Program to empower kids to exercise, be healthy and most importantly, be happy.”

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The 9th Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon welcomed more than 16,000 runners. It was a warm morning in San Jose and Aaron Braun knew he had some competition out there. He came out ready to go and looking for the win. Braun, a 27-year-old from Alamosa, crossed the tape in 1 hour, 2 minutes and 56 seconds.

“I wanted to go fast today but with it being warm I set that aside and wanted to go for the win,” Braun said of his performance.

After an opening mile of 4:52, Braun, along with Jeffery Eggleston of Boulder, Craig Curley of Tucson, Arizona, and Andy Wacker of Boulder, ran closely together for the next five miles before Braun and Eggleston increased the gap on the 7-mile mark at 33:47.

Braun and Eggleston kept the lead through mile 9 and 10, but by 11 Eggleston grew restless and Braun decided it was time to make his move keeping a lead all the way to the finish line.

“I knew it was a competitive field. This time last year Jeff [Eggleston] and I both ran the Boston Half Marathon. I went out a little too hard and he flew by me the last few miles so that played in to my strategy this time.”

Eggleston finished second in 1:03:29, while Curley held on for third in 1:04:19.

Wacker finished fourth in 1:04:40.

In the women’s race, Kellyn Johnson, 28, came in first at 1:12:30, nearly two minutes up on second-place finisher Renee Metivier Baillie, 32, of Bend, Oregon. Addie Bracie, 28, from

Longmont, was third in 1:14:44.

Leadville 100 Race Lottery to Open December 1 Registration for the 2015 Leadville Trail 100 Run will move to a race lottery system, which is set to open on Monday, December 1, 2014 at 8 a.m. MST. The internationally renowned ultrarunning event is scheduled for August 22, 2015.

“We’re constantly striving to improve the experience for the athletes, crews and spectators participating in our Leadville events and believe the lottery system is a natural next step, just as we’ve done with the Leadville 100 MTB,” said Josh Colley, Leadville race director.

“2015 marks our 33rd year of racing and the new lottery system will allow athletes a fair opportunity to register.”

Registration for the Leadville Trail 100 will require a one-time $15 fee, of which a portion will be applied toward The Leadville Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that addresses the needs of the Leadville and Lake County communities. The lottery will close at 5 p.m. MST on December 31, 2014.

Lottery winners will be randomly selected in mid-January and will be charged the $315 event registration fee.

Goucher Back from Injury

you go out to hard,” she intoned.

Goucher made her marathon debut in New York in 2008. She ran the still standing USA debut record of 2:25:53, finishing third.

She said that she would not be looking to better her 2008 performance in November, but hoped to run in the 2:28 range and walk off of the course stronger and injury free.

When asked if she had any mantras she repeated to keep her motivated. She smiled and said, “Right now, my whole thing is (repeating) that I’m not done.”

Simpson Delivers in NYC

Boulder’s Jenny Simpson had all the momentum, and the pressure, when she lined up for the 2014 NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile.

She’s the reigning Diamond League 1500-meter champion and the second-fastest American ever at that distance, and she’d be defending her 2013 Fifth Avenue title. But with 2012 race champion Brenda Martinez, hometown favorite Mary Cain, and 15 more world-class women in the field who’d be keying off Simpson, the race looked ripe for an upset.

Simpson didn’t flinch. At the starting horn, she went straight to the front. A phalanx followed closely until 200 meters to go, when Simpson built a three-meter lead. It looked like a wire-to-wire win, until Martinez’ fierce sprint brought her to Simpson’s shoulder. She got no further, and Simpson crossed the line in 4:19.4,

the sixth-fastest time in the race’s 34 runnings, to hold off Martinez by two-tenths of a second and become the first three-time women’s winner in the event’s history.

“It’s loud. The road is different than the track,” said Simpson. “I knew to save one final push for the last two blocks. This event is feeling like a tradition to me, and I hope to be back.”

Berry Wins in Disneyland

Jennifer Berry, 33, of Denver, captured the women’s title at the Disneyland Half Marathon on August 31. She finished with a time of 1:23:33 on the 13.1 mile course, after winning the Disneyland 10K the day before.

“I was a little tired from yesterday,” said Berry. “I came in this morning just to do the best I can and today was good enough. I had some awesome competition out there and I’m really happy.”

Runners in the Disneyland Half Marathon traveled through Disney California Adventure Park, Disneyland Resort, the streets of Anaheim and Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

All along the route, they were greeted by cheering fans, Disney characters, music and live entertainment.

Erholtz Grabs Gold in Mexico

On the grueling Chupinaya Mountain Race course in Ajijic, Mexico, which boasts nearly 3,800 feet of climbing and equal descent over the 13.8-kilometer route, Coloradoan Brandy Erholtz blazed the trail. Her courserecord performance of 1 hour, 39 minutes, 1 second bested the previous record by more than seven minutes. For the record, Erholtz earned 1200 pesos.

The event, celebrating its 18th running this year, hosted not only the open race with more than 500 competitors, but also the 11th annual North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) Mountain Running Championships with teams from Mexico and the USA competing.

Erholtz led the women’s team to a gold medal. Erholtz spoke of her training and racing post-birth of her first child Asher, in September 2013.

“This whole year has been fun and with each race my fitness has improved. Today was really the first day I’ve felt like I’m back to where I was. Since this is the only time I’m wearing USA across my chest (this year), I wanted to race well. Every time you put USA on, it elevates your performance. Everyone counts on you, so you don’t want to let anyone down.”

Of the race course Erholtz said, “It is one of the most challenging courses I have done. I don’t think I’d want to do it again, but I’m glad I did it today.”

Fiercely competitive, Kara Goucher has always run to win. The two-time Olympian, 36, has typically raced on instinct, running with the lead group in most races, and waiting to strike for a top placing at the end. That’s the approach which put her on the podium at the 2007 IAAF World Championships where she won the bronze medal at 10,000 meters.

But after a slow return to racing after suffering a sacral fracture, Goucher said that she would be taking a more controlled and methodical approach to her races this fall, including at the New York City Marathon on November 2. Under coach Mark Wetmore, who trained her when she ran for the University of Colorado, Goucher said she is rebuilding steadily with the hope of making her third Olympic team in 2016.

“It humbles you. It takes all the wind out of our sails,” Goucher said about her injuries. “I’m so grateful to be healthy. I think we all struggle.”

Goucher said that in order to get back to her best level of racing, she needed to put aside her hyper-competitive drive and focus on hitting even splits at a controlled pace.

Goucher said that her by-the-watch approach would extend to the marathon in New York.

She called the field assembled by the New York Road Runners “sensational,” but asserted that she would remain cautious, especially because the New York course is so difficult.

“My goal will be to run an extremely solid race,” she said. “I’ll be consistent through the half then get my carnage,” passing other women who are faltering in the race’s hilly last 10 kilometers, which include the hills of Central Park. “New York bites you in the butt if Photography By Sport Photo

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50-54 name

age cit y

Michael Hagen Bob Vanlangenhoven Tim Gentry David Minter Jay Survil

51 52 51 53 54

time

Colo Springs 1:20:35 Fort Collins 1:24:31 Castle Rock 1:25:56 Colo Springs 1:26:36 Aurora 1:27:31

race

RNR CH PRH COS TDR

55-59 name

age cit y

Jay Survil Dan Spale Jim Curcio Alfred Herzl David Pierce

55 57 55 58 59

Aurora Lakewood Breckenridge Littleton Englewood

time

race

1:23:21 1:23:41 1:25:49 1:27:07 1:27:37

SLH PRH SLH PRH EQX

60-64 name

age cit y

Heath Hibbard Steve Parker Bruce Kirschner Devon Croft Mark Donelson

61 62 60 61 62

Montrose Denver Louisville Littleton Evergreen

time

race

1:28:42 1:32:28 1:33:47 1:34:25 1:34:39

GTIS GTIS MTS GTIS SLH

65-69 name

age cit y

Dave Dooley Steve Joyce Gary Tate Dave Diaz David Stark

67 65 67 65 65

Erie Loveland Castle Rock Pueblo Englewood

time

race

1:31:30 1:35:03 1:44:24 1:49:09 1:51:17

CH PRH RNR PRH RNR

time

race

1:46:11 1:54:03 1:55:58 2:04:17 2:04:47

RNR REV SLH SLH MTS

70+ name

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

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

We’re humans, not bots. We manually comb through thousands of names in search of this year’s top times. But we’re bound to miss someone. So email derek@coloradorunnermag.com if you think there’s a mistake and we’ll print the correction in the next issue.

Male

name

age cit y

half Marathon Times

Ryan Meyer Mario Macias Jeffrey Eggleston Kevin Kochei Jeremy Freed Geofrey Terer Patrick Rizzo Zachary Hine Austin Richmond Paul Petersen

Key:

29 and under

RNR = Rock ‘n’ Roll (10/20/13); RAL = Ralston Creek (2/9/14); TDR = That Dam Run (3/2/14); PRH = Platte River Half (4/6/14); HTH = Horsetooth (4/13/14); BSH = Boulder Spring Half (5/4/14); CH = Colorado Half (5/4/14); CCH = Colfax (5/18/14); SH = Steamboat (6/2/13); ITH = Into The Wild Half (6/8/14); EPH = Estes Park (6/22/14); SLH = Slacker (6/28/14); CRH = Castle Rock (6/28/14); HNS = Heart & Sole (6/29/14); AV = Aspen Valley (7/19/14); GTIS = Georgetown to Idaho Springs (8/9/14); MTS = Mt Sneffels (8/9/14); REV = REVEL Rockies (8/1714); ADT = American Discovery Trail (9/1/14); EQX = Equinox (9/21/14); COS = Colorado Springs (9/28/14)

name

Times from September 14, 2013 - October 1, 2014

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Curtis Begley Ryan Hafer Lucas Crespin Jonathan Aziz Michael Chavex

23 32 29 24 26 37 30 26 28 35

Colo Springs Boulder Boulder Boulder Longmont Colo Springs Boulder Boulder Erie Fort Collins

time

race

1:05:06 1:06:10 1:06:36 1:06:46 1:08:34 1:08:36 1:09:16 1:09:18 1:09:58 1:10:30

REV MTS MTS HNS RNR CCH CCH HNS HNS MTS

time

race

27 28 29 22 28

Boulder Colo Springs Lone Tree Boulder Fort Collins

1:10:44 1:11:08 1:11:41 1:11:46 1:12:09

HNS GTIS SLH RNR HTH

name

Chris Siemers Michael Kettler Christian Dirscherl

age cit y

Frank Therrian Justin Daerr

30 Arvada 33 Boulder

time

race

1:14:11 GTIS 1:14:46 PRH

35-39 name

age cit y

Peter Maksimow Matthew Flachs Steve Kaye Zach Watson Andy Rinne

35 36 35 36 38

Manitou Spgs Wellington Centennial Louisville Colo Springs

time

race

1:12:14 MTS 1:14:25 CH 1:15:04 REV 1:15:25 CH 1:17:56 RNR

40-44 age cit y

Campbell Ilfrey Gary Holt Darrell Railsback Gerald Romero Scott Kukel

name age cit y

33 Littleton 34 Louisville 34 Denver

time

race

1:11:11 CCH 1:13:12 HNS 1:13:53 PRH

Bob Weiner Steven Fenster Brad Cooper Tom Norris Mark Ryan

geofrey terer (left) and patrick rizzo run through the denver zoo in the colorado colfax half marathon.

name

40 40 40 42 40

time

race

Louisville 1:17:06 GTIS Highlands Ranch 1:17:33 RNR Longmont 1:19:20 BSH Colo Springs 1:20:30 RNR Highlands Ranch 1:21:24 GTIS

45-49

30-34

Loveland Evergreen Broomfield Denver Telluride

Overall

name

age cit y

71 71 72 74 71

Female

name

Overall

age cit y

Don Van Dell Ed Youngberg Bill Faulkner Jim Romero John Roth

age cit y

49 45 47 48 48

Evergreen Durango Littleton Castle Pines Avon

time

race

1:12:39 1:17:37 1:17:47 1:17:58 1:19:42

GTIS MTS PRH EQX MTS

age cit y

Joanna Zeiger Brianne Nelson Kaoru Nagao Lidia Simon Adrian Neal Wendy Thomas Kristen Zaitz Tara Richardson Heather Utrata Bethany Chang

44 33 24 40 31 34 33 23 32 36

Boulder Golden Boulder Boulder Colo Springs Windsor Broomfield Wiggins Greeley Denver

time

race

1:14:03 1:16:07 1:17:30 1:18:01 1:18:08 1:18:56 1:19:40 1:19:45 1:20:26 1:20:37

REV CCH HNS RNR REV RNR HNS GTIS EQX RNR

35-39 name

name age cit y

Kara Ford Amy Armstrong Nicole Chyr Nicole Aish Megan Greene

35 38 36 37 35

name

age cit y

Amanda Scott Christie Foster Nicole Clement Kathryn Ross Mattie Suver

25 25 24 24 27

Boulder Monument Lakewood Durango Colo Springs

time

race

1:20:56 1:22:03 1:22:08 1:22:30 1:22:58

RNR RNR SLH MTS COS

name

Whitney BevinsLazzara Lori Walker Rachel Viele Megan Fibbe Annie Howley

age cit y

time

race

33 Boulder

1:21:34 HNS

31 33 34 32

1:22:32 PRH 1:22:57 AV 1:24:04 SLH 1:24:10 EQX

Broomfield Vail Louisville Broomfield

PRH REV TDR RAL GTIS

age cit y

Constantina Dita Bean Wrenn Stacey Chamberlain Aurora Leon Karen Melliar-Smith

43 41 42 44 40

Erie Boulder Boulder Vail Denver

time

race

1:20:52 1:21:12 1:25:48 1:26:12 1:27:16

RNR EQX RNR TDR CCH

age cit y

Sabine Preisinger Eva Hagen Rochelle Persson Christine Adamowski Ellen Bagnato

45 45 46 46 49

Bailey Colo Springs Colo Springs Evergreen Broomfield

time

race

1:25:31 1:26:34 1:29:09 1:30:38 1:31:17

REV RNR EQX RNR REV

name

agecit y

50 Boulder

time

race

1:23:06 HNS

50 51 53 51

Louisville Littleton Colo Springs Boulder

age cit y

Ellen Hart Patti Galleher Delcia Litt Connie Demercurio

55 56 56 58 Georgann Richardson 59

time

race

1:31:21 EQX 1:32:24 PRH 1:34:38 ADT 1:35:03 CH

Denver Denver Erie Loveland Colo Springs

time

race

1:33:09 1:33:42 1:34:15 1:39:28 1:42:20

PRH CCH EQX EQX SLH

time

race

60-64 Patty Vaughan Amy Lease Debbie Hathaway Karyn Harkrader Jan Berch

age cit y

60 60 62 60 61

Colo Springs Denver Boulder Northglenn Littleton

1:48:35 COS 1:48:49 CH 1:49:06 CH 1:49:15 GTIS 1:50:01 RNR

65-69 name

50-54

agecit y

55-59

name

45-49

Colleen De Reuck Photography By metro photo

1:22:58 1:23:28 1:23:43 1:24:33 1:26:18

Janety Rooney Andrea Espinosa Jayne Sims Heidy Lozano

name

name

30-34

race

40-44 name

29 and under

Broomfield Evergreen Englewood Arvada Morrison

time

Cathy Morgan Claradene Stewart Gloria Montoya

age cit y

67 Fort Collins 65 Englewood 66 Pueblo

time

race

1:58:23 CH 1:58:41 GTIS 2:00:03 CH

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name

age cit y

Kathy Elmont Pam Berthold

65 Ouray 65 Fort Collins

time

race

2:01:34 MTS 2:02:31 CH

Libby James Judy Megibow Virginia Vinyard Faustine Settle Christy Boutell

Times from September 14, 2013 - October 1, 2014

Key:

70+ name

10K Times

age cit y

78 70 77 71 70

Fort Collins Boulder Denver Fort Collins Erie

time

race

1:53:59 2:18:23 2:20:57 2:27:27 2:45:25

EQX RNR CCH CH EQX

pt = Panerathon Westminster (9/22/13); MF = Move Forward 10K (9/28/13); EE = Eerie Erie (10/26/13); LTT = Longmont Turkey Trot (11/9/13); HSH = Home Sweet Home 10K (11/9/13); PP = Pumpkin Pie 10K (11/16/13); SS = Santa Stampede 10K (12/14/12); CCC = Christmas Carol Classic 10K (12/21/13); TR = The Resolve 10K (1/4/14); YC = Yeti Chase (1/26/14); LCL = Le Cours de L’Amour 10K (2/15/14); SRO = Spring Runoff (3/3/14); LL = Lucky Laces 10K (3/15/14); BUN = Bunny Bolt 10K (4/13/14); SFL = Step For Life 10K (4/27/14); CM = Colorado Marathon 10K (5/4/14); HCR = Highline Canal

Run (5/10/14); ALM = AirLife Memorial (5/10/14); RTS = Run To The Shrine (5/17/14); BB = Bolder Boulder (5/26/14); SB = Steamboat 10K (6/1/14); LOH = Leaves of Hope 10K (6/1/14); RTR = Run The Rockies (6/7/14); SRS = Sunrise Stampede (6/7/14); ITH = Into the Wild 10K (6/8/14); CWH = Children WIth Hope (6/21/14); SBS = Strawberry Shortcut (6/22/14); EPO = Estes Park Optimist (6/22/14); STS = Stadium Stampede (6/28/14); GPC = Grand Prix Classic (7/20/13); HR = Human Race (7/26/14); ETR = Evergreen Town Race (8/2/14); PTC = Panerathon Colorado Springs (8/9/14); COW = Holy COW Trail Stampede (8/9/14); rat = Rat Race (8/9/14); PT2 = Panerathon Westminster (9/7/14); MF2 = Move Forward 10K (9/20/14); GG = Golden Gallop (9/28/14)

Overall name

age cit y

Mario Macias Sean Quigley Ian Burrell Andy Wacker Brandon Johnson Patrick Rizzo Scott Dahlberg Ryan Meyer Chris Siemers Josh Eberly

32 29 29 25 25 30 29 23 33 33

Boulder Boulder Colo Springs Boulder Denver Colo Springs Fort Collins Colo Springs Littleton Gunnison

time

race

30:02 30:04 30:08 30:21 30:33 30:34 30:50 30:55 30:58 31:01

GPC BB GPC ETR ETR GPC BB GPC ETR BB

29 and under name

age cit y

Benjamin Zywicki Stephen Pifer Austin Richmond Tyler McCandless Brent Vaughn

26 29 28 27 29

Louisville Boulder Boulder Boulder Boulder

time

race

31:03 31:15 31:18 31:23 31:42

GPC BB LTT BB BB

30-34 name

age cit y

Matt Levassuir Adam Rich Fernando Cabada Paul Petersen Neil McDonagh

31 33 31 34 32

time

Colo Springs Colo Springs Boulder Fort Collins Manitou Springs

race

31:37 GPC 32:00 GPC 32:01 BB 32:18 BB 32:21 GPC

35-39 age cit y

Clint Wells Geofrey Terer Jeremy Parks Ewen North Steve Johnson

39 3 37 36 38

Boulder Colo Springs Westminster Louisville Longmont

time

race

31:29 31:38 32:45 33:47 34:19

GPC GPC BB GPC BB

time

race

31:27 32:44 33:48 34:57 35:07

GPC ETR BB PT2 ETR

40-44 age cit y

Lee Troop Art Siemers Chris Grauch Mark Mulholland Campbell Ilfrey

41 42 41 42 40

Boulder Golden Boulder Westminster Louisville

age cit y

Simon Gutierrez Robert Weiner Pedro Alvarez Brad Cooper Todd Straka

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Longmont Boulder Boulder Boulder Boulder

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39:38 39:59 40:26 41:05 41:27

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Delcia Litt

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Brianne Nelson Kristen Zaitz Ellie Keyser Melissa Dock Kristen Arendt Shannon Miller Rebecca Robinson Rachel Gioscia-Ryan Christine Foster Joanna Zeiger

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Brooke Kish Rachel Joyce Nicole Aish

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avo i d i n g i nj ury The sooner you stop beating yourself up about your situation, the better. While none of us has an injury-healing magic wand, we do have the capacity to cut ourselves some slack.

If you’re injured, you’re already in a rough spot.

Let yourself mope, throw the seasons’ goals out the window, find another hobby, and remember, you will run again someday.

Take a deep breath, and remember…

It’s ok to be sad Of course you’re going to be sad if you can’t run.

Running is what you do, after all. How sadness manifests varies from runner to runner. Some of us will analyze the injury the way we would a failed romance, trying to pinpoint the exact moment things went downhill, or recalling all the red flags that are now obvious, in hindsight. Some of us will wallow in our misery, listen to Nick Drake, and eat our secret stash of Girl Scout cookies by the box. Some of us will complain. And while there is nothing wrong with that, proceed with caution if you choose to share your feelings with non-runners. They will be as sad to hear the news as they were to hear of Gwyneth and Chris’s conscious uncoupling; They will get that it sounds sad but they won’t begin to comprehend the situation. No matter how you express sadness, allow yourself to feel as sad as you need to.

It’s ok to bail on a race Once upon a time, I injured my hamstring.

Though the pain grew progressively worse, I refused to admit I was injured. I told myself it was just an aggravation and ran the Fourth of July Four Miler I had my heart set on anyway. I paid dearly for my folly. After that fateful race, it was a year, hundreds of dollars worth of physical therapy, and hours of home exercises until I could run again, pain-free. Here’s a little secret: Your body doesn’t care whether you’ve already paid for the race, whether all your friends are going to be there, or that you desperately want a chance to PR. Bodies are inconsiderate like that. Even worse, if you ignore your body, it will exact revenge - maybe not today or tomorrow, but eventually, you will suffer. These days, at the first sign of any nagging aches or pains, I skip at least a day or two of running, and I avoid racing - even if I’ve already paid my registration fee.

It’s ok not to embrace your inner Buddha Being in the now is great - unless you’re a runner who can’t run, in which case, now is horrible.

It’s ok to feel that way. You are freaking out because you have no idea when you will be able to run again, which means you have to modify or cancel your carefully planned race schedule.

What’s a runner to do? Lots of things, actually.

Physical therapy is a great place to begin. A physical therapist skilled in sports rehabilitation can diagnose and treat you, or will be able to tell you whether imaging, such as an MRI, or consultation with a sports medicine physician is necessary for a diagnosis. You could also try acupuncture, massage, or chiropractic. Every 16 coloradorunnermag.com

The Truth About Coping With an Injury body is unique and what works for one runner may not work for another. That said, if you are overwhelmed by all the choices when choosing a care provider, obtaining recommendations from other runners is a good starting point.

Once you start on a course of rehab, you might find your ice bath or your deep tissue massage is the perfect time to get in touch with your breathing and focus on the present (excruciating) moment… Or, more likely, you’ll want to use that time to daydream about the races you’ll run once you’re back in the game.

It’s ok to get distracted Nothing can replace the joy, the relaxation, or the sense of accomplishment that running brings. No matter what you do for rehab, time is often a necessary salve for injuries. While you wait, running will understand if you find another hobby. Spin class is a great way to maintain your cardiovascular fitness. Swimming, though logistically more complicated, is another great workout. Maybe now is the perfect time to buy a punch card to the local yoga studio or gym. If time is a constraint, search “workout at home” on YouTube and you will be bombarded by great workouts you can do in your living room with little or no equipment. If there’s a home improvement project you’ve been procrastinating, a craft you’ve wanted to try, or an instrument you’ve always wanted to learn, now is the time.

Perhaps this is the perfect opportunity to edge the backyard or take cooking lessons. Whatever you pursue during your hiatus, running will still be there when you’ve recovered, and you will have gotten out of your comfort zone and had fun in the meantime.

It’s ok to gain weight Yep, I said it. While most of us have no problem talking about how running elevates our mood, gives us more energy, improves our mental focus, and gives us a chance to enjoy the outdoors, we don’t love to admit we also love running because it helps control our weight. I know I’m not just speaking for myself when I say that one of the reasons I love running is that it keeps my jeans from fitting too tightly, even if I enjoy dessert or a second helping most evenings. If you stop running without substituting another form of exercise, or modify your diet, the simple fact

There are two kinds of runners: Those who have been sidelined by an injury and those who will be sidelined by an injury. Forced time off from running may elicit symptoms including anxiety, despair, and general malaise.

And that’s ok.

is, you will gain weight. Don’t be too hard on yourself if you gain a few pounds. You will get back to running eventually. For now, consider buying a new, well fitting pair of pants or two. It’s amazing how much better you feel when you’re not worried about a little muffin top. Just like being a fast runner doesn’t make you a good person, neither does a certain number on the scale.

It’s ok to lose fitness Certainly, you can maintain general fitness and strength through cross training. While it depends on your body and how long you take off from running, chances are good that your running fitness will suffer, however. And that is ok. What you lose in fitness you will more than make up for in motivation when you make your comeback. The best things to ever happen to my running were actually eye surgery and having a baby (not at the same time). Both experiences required prolonged rest. Once I came back to training, I had a serious fire in my belly. While it took time for my fitness to come around after each of these events, the increases in my mental focus and physical energy were immeasurable.

While I would never recommend anyone undergo emergent eye surgery or give birth as a training technique, a period of deep rest can have profound benefits. Think of this time off from running as a spa vacation for your legs and a meditation retreat for your mind. When you come back to running, you’ll be stronger, both mentally and physically.

As the famous adage goes, “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” While it’s a fact of life that every runner will have to cope with injury sooner or later, how you cope with it is up to you. Allow yourself to feel grumpy and unmotivated, then do your best to move forward with your rehab, cross training, or even a new hobby. You’ll come back to running with fresh legs and renewed motivation.

Pam Moore dreams of qualifying for the Boston Marathon and completing every item on her To Do list. She has completed six marathons and two ironman triathlons. She lives in Boulder with her husband, two children, and six backyard chickens, and blogs at www.whatevsblog.com. You can find her on Twitter at @whatevs_blog. coloradorunnermag.com 17

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Thirteen ‘Carrots’ for 70.3

What! No headphones?

What about one bud in and one bud out? Nope.

What about my cell phone on my arm? Nope. What about a “road noise vest”?

Nope. But whyyyy?

Distraction. But GPS and heart rate monitors are distracting. Different.

Who is your supervisor?

Charlie Crawford, Commissioner of Officials.

Oh. Can I talk to him?

Knock yourself out. Hello, Mr. Crawford? Yes,

By Nancy Reinisch this is Charlie. I was just wondering? Nope, under no conditions. I empathize, I love music too, sorry, good luck, good-bye.

Resignation.

How racing without music made my heart sing

Having exhausted every possible avenue to get to wear headphones in my first HalfIronman I finally accepted the fact that I was going to swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles without music. I could understand the swim and bike. But the run? I love my music on my computer, on my IPod, in my car, in my living room, in the elevator, and especially on my long runs.

My sons used to say I wasn’t a real runner because I used headphones. But what do two Division I collegiate runners know? They certainly don’t know what getting older is like nor having the need for more and different motivations to get out the door. Marriage, careers, and babies took my sons to far away places and they were no longer here to say, “Let’s go for a run.” Family fun runs were like a slice of heaven for me, the Mom, and hard to duplicate over the years. Then, my husband declared that to save what little cartilage he had left in his knees, he would no longer run outside, but would continue to do his training on the elliptical machine inside. My old running partner dog passed away bringing me a new and lively pup whose idea of a long run was to run away. My running partner women friends were terrific, but scheduling a group of busy women 18 coloradorunnermag.com

for a run date was like getting Congress to agree on health care.

So, I turned to music for motivation. I created playlists: Motown Monday, 10K Tempo, Happy Half Marathon, Oldies but Goodies, From Angelou to Mandela, Songs in the Key of Life, Mother’s Day Miles. And before I made the call to USA Triathlon, I made my first “Ironman Boulder 70.3” playlist.

You can imagine my disappointment when I was told I could not use music at the race. But let’s put this in perspective. I am no stranger to adversity. I spent two years of my second halfcentury of life battling Stage II breast cancer complete with chemotherapy, mastectomies, reconstruction, BRCA 2, and adjuvant therapy.

I know how to make the best of Plan B. So, while definitely skipping a few beats, I realized I needed to dig deeper than I had before. I needed to reorganize my motivation for the final leg of my inaugural Half Ironman.

I would create 13.1 “carrots” and dangle one each mile to pull me through that tough part of the race. I would dedicate each mile to 13.1 inspirational friends and family to get me to the finish line. Instead of zoning out with music through each mile, I would think my way through each mile by visualizing the important people in my life. And I would ask them to help me as well.

I wrote to my “carrots” and asked them to do two things: First, pick a mile from 1-13 that I can dedicate to you, my special person. I told them why they were special to me and why I wanted to dedicate a mile to them on my run.

Secondly, I asked them to send me a phrase, inspiration or words of wisdom that I could use when the negative thoughts started to creep in.

I suggested they use song titles, mantras, famous quotes, Bible or Torah verses, even refrigerator magnets. Anything that meant something to them would mean something to me.

I was astounded how quickly the responses rolled in. Each person picked a mile for a reason.

Each one had a different quote or song or advice.

Pretty soon I had 13.1 miles covered with the most heart warming, motivational, loving, bits of encouragement anyone could want. Suddenly, I no longer wanted my music. I wanted to be buoyed along the course with my special people in my mind, my heart, and my muscles.

The funniest response began with my Mom, who couldn’t understand why I was doing this in the first place. “Nancela, this can’t be good for your body?” But she compliantly requested mile 4 in honor of her four children and offered her motivation. She said, “Go forth and do no harm!”

Huh? I sat with her words for a few minutes trying to understand how that could possibly motivate me? I finally just shook my head and accepted her verse. The next day, however, she called back and said, “Ok, I want to change my entry.” I was relieved. “So,” she began, obviously pleased with her re-do, “on mile 4 I want you to say, ‘When the going gets rough, the rough get going.’ ” Rough? Ok, Mom, that’s better.

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I want to change my entry. I want you to say, ‘When nothing is going right, go left!’ ” Mom, I love it! And with smiles and pride, that final little phrase became my go-to hymn throughout Mom’s mile 4.

Having come to terms with my mantras vs. music mission, I centered back on the basics of swim, bike, run training. And, instead of thinking about smuggling in headphones under my shirt, I created a “motivation bracelet” with a bungee wristband and Office Depot waterproof file labels. I was now looking forward to the run and the new challenge minus tunes.

Race day began nervously in Boulder with ideal weather. Cool, overcast and calm. Swim.

Check! Bike. Check! Run. Unchecked. But I grabbed my motivation bracelet, put it on my 20 coloradorunnermag.com

wrist and coaxed my fatiguing body down the gravelly path of the Boulder reservoir. Mile 1 carrot welcomed me with a song title, “This is the Best Day of Your Life” submitted by my buddy, Tom, a current Stage IV prostate cancer survivor.

Mile 3 honored my own Cancer Walk and Talk Group with their submission of the Four Tops song, “Reach Out And I’ll Be There.” Mile 10 welcomed me with the single word “Dayenu,” a Hebrew word meaning “enough,” which a perceptive friend reminded me that no matter how far I got in this race, I was enough.

Simply reading the mantra got me through the first quarter of each mile, thinking about it got me through to the half-mile mark, and by the time I neared the end of the mile, I was anticipating the next mile motivation.

I continued this way though two tough l0K loops of the reservoir. At over seven hours into my race, I hit mile 12 with near exhaustion and defeat. In marathon terms this was hitting the wall. My right foot was burning and my left foot was cramping. I needed to stop and take off my socks and shoes and walk barefoot in the gravel to relieve the pain. Minute by minute the heat and exertion were slowing my pace. I knew I was closer to the finish than to the start, but the finish seemed so far away despite only two miles to go.

By now bunches of folks were passing me in their silent quest for the finish line. I was encouraged by the determination of one gentleman in particular. He and I were walk/run buddies by default. I’d walk and he’d run past me. He would walk and I would run past him. In a particularly tough part of mile 12, he simply passed me and exhaled, “You got this!” Just that simple reassurance relit my fading pilot light. I reached for the final carrots on my bracelet.

Mile 13 was dedicated to Paul, my husband and life partner for almost 40 years. Without his support neither my crazy athletics nor cancer survival would be possible. Just thinking of him gave me precious oxygen. And then I read his motivation. He gifted me with the Bruce Springsteen song “ Rocky Ground” and he declared, “You’ve been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground, now its time to come home to me.”

And with one more 0.1-mile to go, I honed in on the “Anything’s Possible” song title from the women of the Roaring Fork Women’s Tri Team, the beginners to elites, who knew more than anyone the value of a dream reached.

And with rocky ground under my feet and singing out loud the Jonny Lang tune, I gave it my all to that oasis of a finish line.

I ran hard to the finish, put my glory fists in the air, mugged for the photographer, and dropped into the arms of my husband and cheering friends.

I felt like the luckiest woman on the planet: I had my health, my family, my friends, and a checked off box for the Ironman Boulder 70.3.

I owe a debt of gratitude to USAT for their non-headphones rule. Character building they say, I just say love. And Mr. Charlie Crawford, I won’t be plugging distractions into my ears anymore, but I will be plugging them into my heart.

Nancy Reinisch, LCSW, 61, is a psychotherapist, Coach of the Roaring Fork Women’s Triathlon Team, and author of ‘Chemosabee: A Triathlete’s Journey Through the First Year of Breast Cancer’. She lives in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

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to eat or not to eat: the pre-run question

To eat - or not to eat: The Pre-Run question... What should I eat before I run?

By Nancy Clark That’s the question runners of all ages and abilities most commonly ask when I’m presenting a sports nutrition workshop. While most people expect a simple response, such as “Eat a banana” or “Have a slice of toast,” the answer is actually complex and depends on many factors. After all, we are each an experiment of one.

The following information can help you figure out the best way to fuel your body before you exercise.

Does what you eat within 30 minutes of running offer performance benefits?

Your body can actually digest and use the food you eat before you run as long as you are exercising at a pace you can maintain for more than 30 minutes. Research also suggests that eating a snack just five minutes before moderate exercise can improve performance compared to exercising on empty. Yet, if you will be doing intense exercise—a track workout, hill repeats, or heavy weight lifting session, you should experiment to determine the best time to eat.

You will likely feel more comfortable allowing two or three hours for your pre-exercise food to digest and empty from the stomach.

Will pre-run food cause heartburn or nausea?

While many runners can comfortably tolerate preexercise food, others experience stomach distress. If the food you eat within the hour pre-run “talks back to you,” figure out: 1. Does the discomfort happen if you allow two or more hours for the pre-exercise food to be digested?

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feels acidic?

3. Did you eat too much? Would half a bagel with a skimming of peanut butter digest better than the whole bagel?

4. Are you doing very high intensity work? If so, your stomach will shut down and your body will want to get rid of the contents….

What if I run in the early morning, before my stomach is awake?

If you drag yourself out of bed to exercise at early o’thirty, before your body and your mind are fully awake, you might not want to eat much of anything.

I know of many runners, swimmers, rowers and ice hockey players who eat their breakfast the night before. That is, instead of eating a bowl of cereal at 5:30 a.m., they enjoy it at 10:00 pm, before going to bed. This food helps them wake up in the morning with a normal blood glucose (blood sugar) level, and provides energy for an enjoyable and effective workout.

What if pre-run food contributes to diarrhea and undesired pit stops?

Food generally takes one or two days to travel through the intestinal tract. Hence, an undesired pit-stop during a long run on Sunday might relate to food that you ate the day or two before. That is, if you ate an unusually large bowl of high-fiber bran cereal on Saturday when carbo-loading for the Sunday long run, you might end up wishing you’d carbo-loaded on low-fiber corn flakes or Rice Chex.

Or maybe that bean burrito on Friday night caused

the problem? You can try tracking your food and fiber intake, looking for suspicious patterns.

In general, exercise speeds up intestinal motility.

With time, most bodies can adjust if you train your intestines to handle pre-exercise food. For example, one runner started by nibbling on one pre-exercise pretzel, and then two, and gradually built up his tolerance to the suggested 100 to 300 calories of carbs consumed within the hour pre-exercise. He enjoyed the benefits of feeling stronger at the end of his runs.

Should I purposefully not eat before I exercise because I want to lose weight while I exercise?

One client reported she didn’t eat before she went to the gym because she was exercising to burn calories. Why would she want to add calories to her diet? Wouldn’t that defeat the main purpose of her

workouts?

Think again: If you consume 100 to 300 calories before you train, you will be able to run harder, longer, or at higher intensity and burn more calories than if you schlep through the session on fumes, with little enthusiasm or enjoyment. (Plus, you will not be as hungry afterwards and will be able to refrain from over-indulging.) Trust me, the plan to exercise-on-empty is hard to sustain; it is not fun.

Just notice the drop-off in attendance at the gym between Jan. 1 and Feb. 1...

Food is fuel. As a runner, you need to fuel your body appropriately—including pre-exercise. Just as you put gas in your car before you take it for a drive, you want to put fuel in your body before you embark on a busy day. Be as nice to your body as you are to your car, please!

By eating nothing before my morning run, won’t I burn more fat?

You may have heard you can burn more fat during low-level “fat burning exercise” if you do not eat beforehand. Yes, you might burn more fat than carbohydrates, but burning fat differs from losing body fat. You lose body fat when, at the end of your day, you have created a calorie deficit. That is, you will lose body fat (weight) if you have eaten only 1,800 calories by bedtime, even though you burned off 2,200 calories during the day. By fueling preexercise, you can have a better workout—and perhaps burn more calories than if you were to run on fumes.

To lose body fat, I suggest you fuel adequately by day, so you will have energy to enjoy an active lifestyle, and then lose weight at night by eating a lighter dinner. Fueling by day and dieting by night (so you lose weight when you are sleeping), is far preferable to restricting by day only to over-indulge at night due to extreme hunger.

Can running on empty enhance endurance?

Some recent research suggests that highly competitive athletes might be able to enhance their performance if they train under-fueled a few times a week. These depletion workouts can alter muscle metabolism so that the muscles are able to compete better when fully fueled.

If you want to “train low,” be sure to do your important high intensity workouts when you are well fueled. You cannot (enjoyably) exercise hard when you are running on fumes.

Your performance will suffer unless you do some high quality hard runs when you are well fueled.

Sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, MS, RD is the author of the Sports Nutrition Guidebook (2014) and food guides for runners and marathoners. See www.nancyclarkrd.com. For online education, see www.NutritionSportsExerciseCEUs.com.

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7,000 Run for Chocolate in Denver

Thousands of runners, walkers and chocolate enthusiasts converged on Civic Center Park on Sunday morning, October 5 for the 2nd Annual Denver Hot Chocolate 15K and 5K. The weather was perfect, with temperatures starting out cool for the 5K start, and the sun rising above the skyscrapers in time for the 15K start and a gorgeous fall day in Denver.

Each participant noshed on a mug of chocolate

goodies after the race, taking in the sunshine and a hopping post-race party.

The men’s 15K race saw a blazing show from first place finisher Alejandro Jimenez.

Jimenez crossed the line in 50:35, almost six minutes in front of second place finisher Garry Roseman.

Roseman finished up in 56:15, just seconds before third place finisher Michael Jackson in 56:20.

The women’s race was closer, with Evergreen’s Amy Armstrong cutting the tape in 1:00:22. Twenty-year-old Elena Gomez was second in 1:01:30, and Longmont’s Temple Hayes rounded out the top three in 1:02:39.

The 5K race was the Scholl show, as

brother-sister duo Tyler and Tabor Scholl went 1-2 overall, respectively. Tyler won in 17:01 and Tabor came in second in 18:39.

7,072 Finishers (15K = 3,125, 5K = 3,947) - Timing by: Ram Racing Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,280’ - Course Records: 15K = Matthew Thompson, 56:16 (2013); Christie Foster, 56:33 (2013); 5K = Daniel Docherty, 15:35 (2013); Ruth Waller, 19:23 (2013) 15K Overall Male: 1. Alejandro Jimenez, 27, 50:35 CR; 2.

Garry Roseman, 43, 56:15; 3. Michael Jackson, 39, 56:20; 4. Jason Halberstadt, 31, 56:44; 5. Shawne Anderson, 43, 57:20. Masters (40+): 1. Garry Roseman, 43, 56:15; 2.

Shawne Anderson, 43, 57:20; 3. Chris Douville, 43, 58:56.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Glenn Dyer, 55, 1:07:24; 2. Randy Kruman, 55, 1:07:52; 3. Karl Mickelson, 53, 1:08:09. Seniors (60+): 1. Norman Ferris, 64, 1:05:58; 2. John Hakala, 63, 1:11:29; 3. Harry Ladewig, 63, 1:13:29. Overall Female: 1. Amy Armstrong, 38, 1:00:22; 2. Elena Gomez, 20, 1:01:30; 3. Temple Hayles, 36, 1:02:39; 4. Holly Klamer, 31, 1:02:43; 5. Lisa Mills, 52, 1:03:46. Masters (40+): 1. Amelia Dickerson, 44, 1:08:20; 2. Kelly Lear-Kaul, 42, 1:08:46; 3.

Melissa Moberly, 46, 1:10:11. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Lisa Mills, 52, 1:03:46; 2. Junko Kazukawa, 51, 1:14:01; 3.

Judyann Cummings, 55, 1:14:29. Seniors (60+): 1. Laurie Daniels, 60, 1:18:31; 2. Victoria Simental, 66, 1:21:53; 3.

Laurie Hakala, 62, 1:22:23.

5K Overall Male: 1. Tyler Scholl, 14, 17:01; 2. Justin Liddle, 36, 18:53; 3. Erik Nelson, 34, 19:20; 4. Michael Collyer, 43, 19:21; 5. Ryan Otto, 40, 19:34. Masters (40+): 1. Michael Collyer, 43, 19:21; 2. Ryan Otto, 40, 19:34; 3. Mark Taylor, 41, 20:58. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Shawn Scholl, 50, 20:32; 2. Michael Gomez, 58, 20:57; 3. Patrick Sodia, 51, 21:47. Seniors (60+): 1. Dave Schwartz, 63, 24:58; 2. Lyle Rosbotham, 65, 25:19; 3. Kelvin Coppock, 62, 25:36. Overall Female: 1. Tabor Scholl, 17, 18:39 CR; 2. Kersie Jhabvala, 23, 18:58; 3. Ruth Waller, 30, 19:45; 4. Kimberly Royle, 29, 20:28; 5. Stephenie Scholl, 52, 21:01. Masters (40+): 1. Marcey Cote, 43, 22:31; 2. Jeannie Freis, 44, 23:00; 3.

Heidi Bathum, 47, 24:08. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Stephenie Scholl, 52, 21:01; 2. Karen Wolff, 51, 23:17; 3. Sandy Kloster, 53, 24:13. Seniors (60+): 1. Patti Thurman, 62, 26:39; 2.

Nancy Reisdorff, 64, 27:37; 3. Mae Katherine, 62, 28:55.

Monument Downhill 5K Produces Fast Times

Sea level fast and calm conditions at the foot of the Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction greeted 159 racers at the start of the Monument Downhill 5K on July 26. The only negative, as Adam Rich of Colorado Springs noted, was the warmer temperature this year which affected his assault on his 2013 course record of 14:15. He fired out to an early lead and backed off a little by mile two and cruised to the finish for an “easy” 14:40 and “comfortable” win over Michael Nothem of Denver who ran a nice 15:11. In third was 13-year-old Tyler Scholl of the tough Kremling racing family. Tyler ran 15:39 to lower his 15:45 age group record set in 2011 and age-graded 92.68%.

Maybe the most jaw dropping performance of the morning came from Tyler’s sister, Tabor. She finished sixth overall in 16:29 and smashed the women’s course record of 17:07 set last year by Darby Gilfillan and she age-graded 92.75%. Tabor said this was a tune-up for the World Mountain Championships in Casetta de Massa, Italy September 14, near where Michelangelo’s marble was quarried. Second woman was Esmerelda Martinez34 coloradorunnermag.com

Ramos of Grand Junction, racing 18:38 for the 19-29 age group record. Third woman was Rochelle Persson of Colorado Springs in 18:22, setting the 40-49 course record held by Stephanie Scholl, who at age 50 won her division in 19:18. It was a day for women’s Course Records as 62 year old Jan Peart of Ridgeway ran 23:19 and 70-year-old Mary Young of Grand Junction ran 29:17.

A couple of tough performers deserve special recognition. Heath Hibbard of Montrose won the 60-69 age group with an excellent 18:32 and led three other 60s under 20 minutes. He did it on a new hip. Also big, strong and steady 80-year-old Carl Tenpas of Grand Junction ran a fine 30:02.

The race is age-graded and all but $60 of the $450 in prize money goes to the top 10 performances. The two youngsters were the top age groupers, but can’t accept money. Thus first money went to 54-year-old Suzie Steel whose 89.89% beat out race winner Adam Rich who had a fine 89.01% and 50-year-old Stephanie Scholl was third with 87.98%. In all, 21 racers scored above the National Class standard of 80% and Tyler and Tabor surpassed the

World Class standard of 90%. Age-Grading levels the racing field and allows everyone in the race to see how their effort compares and also compete for the money and you can see here it is interesting in how it played out. By the way, the 60-year-old with the hip replacement was fourth in the money.

-Larry Ingram 159 Finishers - Timing by: Mesa Monument Striders - Elevation: Start = 4,950’, Finish = 4,580’ - Course Records: Adam Rich, 14:16 (2013); Darby Gilfillan, 17:07 (2013) Overall Male: 1. Adam Rich, 33, 14:40; 2. Michael Nothem, 20, 15:11; 3. Tyler Scholl, 13, 15:39; 4. Andy Rinne, 39, 15:47; 5. Luis Ronquillo, 19, 16:05. Masters (40+): 1. Ted Leblow, 45, 17:00; 2. Michael Quispe, 47, 17:19; 3. Jim Haraway, 49, 18:31. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Shawn Scholl, 50, 18:17; 2. Dave Younger, 58, 19:26; 3. Paul Chamberlin, 58, 20:29.

Seniors (60+): 1. Heath Hibbard, 61, 18:32; 2. David Wilson, 64, 19:09; 3. Bruce Kirschner, 60, 19:33. Overall Female: 1.

Tabor Scholl, 17, 16:29 CR; 2. Rochelle Persson, 46, 18:22; 3.

Ramos-Martinez, 28, 18:37; 4. Camille Morales, 17, 18:55; 5. Stephenie Scholl, 51, 19:18. Masters (40+): 1. Rochelle Persson, 46, 18:22; 2. Mary Gonzales, 47, 19:48; 3. Penny Vercelline, 43, 21:00. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Stephenie Scholl, 51, 19:18; 2. Suzie Steel, 54, 19:38; 3. Jeanie Grooms, 58, 23:26. Seniors (60+): 1. Jan Peart, 67, 23:19; 2.

Liz Norris, 61, 26:02; 3. Elizabeth Conner, 61, 26:08.

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Fast Times At Mt Sneffels Marathon and Half

Mario Macias of Boulder blazed to a 1:06:10 victory at the Mt Sneffels Half Marathon on August 9. The 13.1 mile downhill course began at the Ouray Hot Springs Park, then followed the Uncompahgre River Valley into the town of Ridgway. Janet Bawcom was the women’s victor in 1:18:53 on the gorgeous, dirt road course.

In the full marathon, Justin Liddle of Fort Collins took the win in 3:15:02. The 26.2 mile route is an out-and-back on the same course the half marathon follows. The elevation of Ouray is 7,700 feet and the elevation of Ridgway is 7,000 feet. Boulder’s Keesha Erickson was the women’s winner in 3:40:07.

The race benefits the Mt Sneffels Education Foundation, a non profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives and educational experiences of the youth in Ouray County.

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Yummy food Long sleeve tech shirt Janet Bawcom, Kathryn Ross, Amanda Lee and Christie Foster (R to l) were the top four female finishers in the Mt Sneffels Half Marathon.

5. Marisa Rumon, 29, 4:03:40. Masters (40+): 1. Mary Kreis, 43, 3:45:16; 2. Anita Fromm, 43, 3:49:59; 3. Ellen Imhof, 48, 4:23:20. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lisa Hilton, 52, 4:54:21; 2.

Cindy Desirant, 52, 5:58:46. Seniors (60+): 1. Carol Lyndell, 66, 5:20:00.

13.1M Overall Male: 1. Mario Macias, 32, 1:06:10; 2.

Jeffrey Eggleston, 29, 1:06:36; 3. Geofrey Terer, 37, 1:09:41; 4. Stanley Boen, 37, 1:09:44; 5. Paul Petersen, 35, 1:10:30.

Masters (40+): 1. Steven Fenster, 45, 1:17:37; 2. Mark Ryan, 48, 1:19:42; 3. Carl Lienert, 47, 1:26:19. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bill Schroeder, 52, 1:29:42; 2. Terry Daley, 53, 1:30:11; 3. Randy Rodman, 52, 1:31:18. Seniors (60+): 1.

With a $5,000 prize purse up for grabs, Kenyan runners dominated the top spots in the inaugural Colorado Springs Half Marathon and 5K, presented by Penrose St. Francis Health Services. Jacob Chemtai and Nelson Oyugi, who are friends, housemates, and training partners, ran neck-and-neck throughout the race. Chemtai grabbed the win at the finish line and the top $1,000 prize. Both runners recorded a net time of 1:05:21, which averages to a four minute, 59 second per mile pace.

The top female runner was Kenyan Sarah Kiptoo, 25, who recorded a top time of 1:16:40.

Kiptoo is trying to race to support her 10-yearold daughter and 8-year-old son, who live in Eldoret, Kenya.

The top runners all are currently training in Santa Fe, New Mexico and had never run in Colorado before.

The race attracted more than 600 half marathoners and more than 200 finishers in the 5K on September 28.

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Bruce Kirschner, 60, 1:33:47; 2. David Wilson, 64, 1:36:34; 3. Charlie Pollard, 63, 1:42:37. Overall Female: 1. Janet Bawcom, 35, 1:18:53; 2. Kathryn Ross, 24, 1:22:30; 3.

Amanda Lee, 25, 1:23:02; 4. Christine Foster, 26, 1:26:27; 5.

Ruth Waller, 30, 1:26:46. Masters (40+): 1. Debbie Polson, 44, 1:39:52; 2. Lori Wilson, 42, 1:45:20; 3. Rhonda Jones, 40, 1:46:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Melodie Colyar, 53, 1:47:03; 2. Meg Benasutti, 52, 2:00:10; 3. Holli Harper, 54, 2:00:25. Seniors (60+): 1. Jan Peart, 62, 1:55:44; 2. Kathy Elmont, 65, 2:01:34; 3. Sandy Scheefer, 65, 2:12:09.

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cody hill of colorado springs finishes the half marathon in 1:21:39.

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518 Finishers (26.2M = 72, 13.1M = 446) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Marathon Start = 7,000’, Half Marathon Start = 7,700’, Finish = 7,000’ - Course Records: unknown 26.2M Overall Male: 1. Justin Liddle, 36, 3:15:02; 2. Brad Kautz, 57, 3:25:51; 3. Vincent Dorzweiler, 28, 3:26:46; 4.

Bryan Baroffio, 56, 3:30:38; 5. David Droppo, 31, 3:34:18.

Masters (40+): 1. James Gerbitz, 46, 3:42:19; 2. Scott Stephenson, 41, 3:49:51; 3. Matthew Fitzgerald, 46, 4:03:45.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Brad Kautz, 57, 3:25:51; 2. Bryan Baroffio, 56, 3:30:38; 3. Jim Higgins, 53, 4:07:04. Seniors (60+): 1. Michael Montgomery, 67, 4:57:38; 2. Philip Kahn, 61, 5:03:17; 3. Larry Hudgins, 69, 5:31:52. Overall Female: 1. Keesha Erickson, 26, 3:40:07; 2. Mary Kreis, 43, 3:45:16; 3. Mary Micikas, 30, 3:46:49; 4. Anita Fromm, 43, 3:49:59;

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833 Finishers (13.1M = 600, 5K = 233) - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,035’ - Course Records: New Race

13.1M Overall Male: 1. Jacob Chemtai, 27, 1:05:21; 2.

Nelson Oyugi, 22, 1:05:21; 3. Habtamu Wegi, 20, 1:08:29; 4. Mario Macias, 32, 1:08:32; 5. Chris Siemers, 33, 1:11:26.

Masters (40+): 1. Cody Hill, 41, 1:21:39; 2. Gerald Romero, 43, 1:29:30; 3. Eugene Chu, 44, 1:36:39 Grand Masters (50+): 1. Michael Hagen, 52, 1:26:05; 2. David Minter, 53, 1:26:34; 3. Craig Sommerdorf, 51, 1:40:49. Seniors (60+): 1.

Richard Park, 61, 1:40:19; 2. MIchael McCorkle, 61, 1:44:56; 3. David Holien, 60, 1:54:08. Overall Female: 1. Sarah Kiptoo, 25, 1:16:40; 2. Mattie Suver, 27, 1:22:57; 3. Lavenna Kubatzky, 27, 1:24:13; 4. Elizabeth Watkins, 31, 1:29:425; 5. Eva Hagen, 46, 1:30:56. Masters (40+): 1. Eva Hagen, 46, 1:30:56; 2. Sharon Jacob, 46, 1:45:34; 3. Di Thompson, 46, 1:46:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Noreen O’Rourke, 51, 1:55:09; 2. Jacque Kenyon, 54, 1:57:58; 3. Linda Schlierf, 51, 1:59:51. Seniors (60+): 1. Marijane Martinez, 62, 2:03:26; 2.

Gloria Montoya, 66, 2:11:55; 3. Beverly Greene, 71, 2:26:51.

5K Overall Male: 1. Dillon Nobbs, 18, 16:38; 2. Eric Faires, 24, 18:40; 3. R Belt, 26, 20:14; 4. Patrick Vigil, 30, 20:16; 5. Bryan Beiner, 41, 21:53. Masters (40+): 1. Bryan Beiner, 41, 21:53; 2. Tim Olsen, 49, 22:13; 3. Sean McClellan, 43, 23:32. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Leighton Hogue, 56, 23:27; 2. James West, 51, 24:03; 3. John Wood, 58, 24:32. Seniors (60+): 1. John Sudduth, 64, 24:13; 2. Steve Pendleton, 64, 26:37; 3. Jack Ramsey, 71, 29:52. Overall Female: 1.

Johanna Gartman, 21, 17:43; 2. Ashley Benfield, 23, 19:54; 3. Sheila Geere, 51, 20:04; 4. Connilee Walter, 41, 20:16; 5.

Alexa Ahler, 24, 20:43. Masters (40+): 1. Connilee Walter, 41, 20:16; 2. Barb Kimmerle, 45, 24:38; 3. Tina West, 47, 26:51. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Sheila Geere, 51, 20:04; 2.

Felicia Read, 51, 27:50; 3. Chris Vawter, 56, 32:21. Seniors (60+): 1. Linda Slogar, 61, 29:02; 2. Carolyn Moon, 60, 30:09; 3. Daryll Stevens, 62, 35:06.

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rac e r e s ults Barr Trail Mountain Race July 13, 2014 Manitou Springs, CO 188 Finishers - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road Runners - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,570’ - Course Records: Ryan Hafer, 1:29:05 (2010); Brandy Erholtz, 1:47:57 (2010) Overall Male: 1. Joseph Gray, 30, 1:29:43; 2. Andy Wacker, 25, 1:31:14; 2. Scott Spillman, 28, 1:39:01; 4. Geofrey Terer, 37, 1:21:03; 5. Jared Hazen, 19, 1:41:04. Masters (40+): 1.

Greg Friedman, 42, 1:45:51; 2. CJ Hitz, 41, 1:49:12; 3. Mark Mayall, 42, 1:54:57. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan Turk, 53, 2:03:25; 2. John Stroud, 50, 2:13:36; 3. Julius Kovats, 51, 2:14:54. Seniors (60+): 1. Richard Park, 61, 2:22:30; 2. Joe Shirley, 66, 2:23:05; 3. Timothy Virgo, 60, 2:30:33. Overall Female: 1. Brandy Erholtz, 36, 1:55:08; 2. Amy Friedman, 38, 2:00:12; 3. Monica Folts, 27, 2:05:09; 4. Julia Veseth, 24, 2:05:39; 5. Emily Fischer, 24, 2:14:34. Masters (40+): 1. Julia Lewis, 48, 2:21:24; 2. Katie Katalin, 44, 2:21:33; 3.

Laurice Lopez-Cepero, 43, 2:34:26. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Nancy Hobbs, 53, 2:17:38; 2. Kristi Anderson, 51, 2:18:47; 3.

Sharon Greenbaum, 51, 2:33:32. Seniors (60+): 1. Paulette Arns, 61, 3:22:30.

Classic 10K July 19, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO 547 Finishers - Timing by: ChampionChip of the Rockies - Elevation: Start = 6,250’, Finish = 6,050’ - Course Records: Charles Kamindo, 29:30 (2005); Fiona Docherty, 33:32 (2010) Overall Male: 1. Mario Macias, 30, 30:01; 2. Ian Burrell, 29, 30:08; 3. Patrick Rizzo, 30, 30:34; 4. Brandon Johnson, 25, 30:39; 5. Ryan Meyer, 23, 30:56. Masters (40+): 1. Lee Troop, 41, 31:27; 2. Simon Gutierrez, 48, 32:40; 3. Brad Cooper, 48,

34:52. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Peter Fleming, 53, 33:53; 2.

Kyle Hubbart, 57, 37:18; 3. David Minter, 53, 38:40. Seniors (60+): 1. James Boughter, 70, 44:06; 2. Dave Ruetschilling, 63, 45:04; 3. John Hartnett, 61, 49:59. Overall Female: 1.

Brianne Nelson, 31, 33:39; 2. Kristen Zaitz, 33, 34:45; 3. Ellie Keyser, 25, 35:38; 4. Shannon Miller, 29, 36:02; 5. Rachel Giocia-Ryan, 28, 36:11. Masters (40+): 1. Joanna Zeiger, 44, 36:15; 2. Ineke Mushovic, 43, 41:30; 3. Holly Stewart, 43, 42:35. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jayne Sims, 53, 41:18; 2.

Jeanne McCurnin, 58, 45:02; 3. Georgann Richardson, 59, 48:10. Seniors (60+): 1. Marijane Martinez, 62, 52:12; 2.

Cynthia Sahli, 60, 54:42; 3. Haley Herriott, 67, 55:02.

Donor Dash 5K July 20, 2014 Denver, CO 5,291 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: New Course Overall Male: 1. Christian Martin, 19, 16:01 CR; 2. Garrett Baker, 22, 16:01; 3. Sean McNeil, 24, 16:53; 4. Joey Schultz, 19, 17:09; 5. Andrew Rudnicki, 14, 17:13. Masters (40+): 1.

David Price, 42, 19:33; 2. Marc Long, 46, 19:35; 3. Jacob Petersheim, 43, 20:21. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Thomas Beal, 50, 20:39; 2. Brett Garretson, 52, 21:33; 3. Kendal Sanders, 50, 22:10. Seniors (60+): 1. Steve Parker, 62, 20:43; 2. Jim Martin, 63, 23:02; 3. Geoff Ferguson, 63, 23:32.

Overall Female: 1. Anissa Schymik, 43, 19:28 CR; 2. Lauren Shomaker, 22, 19:41; 3. Lauren Hartmann, 17, 20:13; 4. Kala Jauquet, 25, 20:20; 5. Jena Humer, 34, 20:51. Masters (40+): 1. Anissa Schymik, 43, 19:28; 2. Kate Moore, 48, 24:02; 3. Casey Clifford, 41, 24:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Cynthia Miller, 56, 23:41; 2. Dolores Engel, 50, 24:06; 3. Lori Woods, 51, 24:46. Seniors (60+): 1. Jane Potter, 65, 27:14; 2. Pamela Shelby, 60, 29:16; 3. Tanya Gonzales, 63, 29:16.

Prairie Dog Half Marathon July 27, 2014 Castle Rock, CO 238 Finishers (13.1M = 131, 10K = 65, 5K = 42) - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing - Elevation: Start/Finish = 6,224’ - Course Records: New Race 13.1M Overall Male: 1. Danny MacMueller, 26, 1:13:18 CR; 2. Christopher Desilets, 27, 1:20:11; 3. Joshua Huber, 26, 1:24:20; 4. Nick Morrison, 27, 1:25:37; 5. Daniel Springborn, 36, 1:25:59. Masters (40+): 1. Aaron Edwards, 42, 1:34:17; 2. Heath Johnson, 43, 1:36:06; 3. Bill Gray, 47, 1:43:12.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Refugio Garcia, 50, 1:35:33; 2.

Michael Marty, 55, 1:36:25; 3. Lynn Bashaw, 52, 1:56:41.

Seniors (60+): 1. Roger Rybicka, 66, 2:23:42; 2. Roger Myers, 65, 2:32:33; 3. Ross Westley, 77, 2:43:46. Overall Female: 1. Malia Crouse, 29, 1:24:06 CR; 2. Ellen Hart, 56, 1:36:50; 3. Jill Howard, 43, 1:37:31; 4. Kelly Kaim, 30, 1:43:25; 5. Kelly Boyle, 47, 1:46:39. Masters (40+): 1. Jill Howard, 43, 1:37:31; 2. Kelly Boyle, 47, 1:46:39; 2. Monique Dooley, 47, 1:52:46. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Ellen Hart, 56, 1:36:50; 2. Jill Parker, 51, 2:06:28; 3. Anita Pendleton, 51, 2:12:15. Seniors (60+): 1. Rebecca Curtis, 65, 2:25:03; 2.

Colleen Chick, 60, 2:47:02; 3. Martina Ritchie, 69, 2:58:53.

10K Overall Male: 1. Andy Silverman, 39, 49:38 CR; 2.

Randall Barnhart, 32, 50:57; 3. Michael Abbott, 45, 52:57; 4.

Ted Gomez, 48, 55:33; 5. Shawn Brooks, 36, 56:02. Overall Female: 1. Sarah Kleinsteiber, 31, 45:26 CR; 2. Abby Scarlett, 40, 47:13; 3. Julia Wiggins, 33, 51:50; 4. Kellie McCarthy, 34, 53:58; 5. Sarah Loyer, 27, 54:13.

5K Overall Male: 1. Derek Griffiths, 39, 21:01 CR; 2. Bryan Benefield, 33, 25:59; 3. Kyler Marciel, 10, 26:38; 4. Tony Marciel, 42, 26:41; 5. Michael Conner, 52, 29:08. Overall Female: 1. Heather Crosby, 40, 21:47 CR; 2. Madisen Lindbloom, 17, 27:46; 3. Colleen Daywalt, 30, 28:24; 4. Joan Brown, 40, 30:17; 5. Teresa Anderson, 34, 30:22.

Pikes Peak Marathon/Ascent August 16-17, 2014 Manitou Springs, CO 2,386 Finishers (26.2M = 697, 13.1M = 1,689) - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road Runners - Elevation: Start = 6,320’, Marathon Finish = 6,350’, Ascent Finish = 14,100’ - Course Records: 26.2M = Matt Carpenter, 3:16:39 (1993); Lynn Bjorklund, 4:15:18 (1981); 13.1M = Matt Carpenter, 2:01:06 (1993); Kim Dobson, 2:24:58 (2012)

Evergreen Town Race August 3, 2014 Evergreen, CO 971 Finishers (10K = 390, 5K = 581) - Timing by: Racing Underground - Elevation: 10K Start = 7,450’, 5K Start = 7,250’, Finish = 7,075’ Course Records: 10K - Robert Cheseret, 29:44 (2012); Kristen Zaitz, 33:37 (2013); 5K - Jason Hubbard, 14:07 (1998); Nicole Jefferson, 16:29 (2002) 10K Overall Male: 1. Andy Wacker, 30:21; 2. Brandon Johnson, 30:33; 3. Chris Siemers, 30:58; 4. Christian Martin, 32:28; 5. Art Siemers, 32:44. Masters (40+): 1.

Art Siemers, 32:44; 2. Robert Weiner, 32:51; 3. Campbell Ilfrey, 35:07. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dan King, 35:17; 2.

Jay Survil, 38:14; 3. David Pierce, 40:16. Seniors (60+): 1.

Rich Sandoval, 42:00; 2. Kevin Kiehl, 47:25; 3. Mike Murphy, 50:54. Overall Female: 1. Brianne Nelson, 33:38; 2. Kristen Zaitz, 33:55; 3. Alexandra Blake, 36:18; 4. Emma Keenan, 36:23; 5. Abby Depperschmidt, 37:02. Masters (40+): 1.

Stacey Chamberlain, 38:24; 2. Emily Krause, 40:23; 3. Noelle Green, 40:26. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Delcia Litt, 42:04; 2. Valerie Eipper, 43:55; 3. Marcey Gibson, 47:48. Seniors (60+): 1. Janet Doyle, 53:46; 2. Janet Sandoval, 54:01; 3. Lori Temanson, 54:45.

5K Overall Male: 1. Joe Horen, 15:27; 2. Forrest Barton, 15:42; 3. Robby Caseria, 15:47; 4. Matt Peharda, 16:00; 5.

Tyler Scholl, 16:06. Masters (40+): 1. Scott Kukel, 16:59; 2.

Matt Tartar, 17:13; 3. Jason Stuere, 17:27. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lile Budden, 18:52; 2. Tony Phifer, 19:26; 3. Shawn Scholl, 19:49. Seniors (60+): 1. Steve Gallegos, 17:31; 2. Steve Huda, 20:33; 3. Jason Mitteidan, 22:10. Overall Female: 1. Tabor Scholl, 17:07; 2. Christie Foster, 17:31; 3.

Laura Cook, 17:55; 4. Annie Howley, 17:58; 5. Marie Mclain, 18:16. Masters (40+): 1. Roxane Geisler, 20:44; 2. Eilleen Herbst, 21:39; 3. Jeannie Freis, 21:47. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Stephenie Scholl, 20:22; 2. Rose Harris, 22:35; 3. Angie Harrington, 23:25. Seniors (60+): 1. Donna Martinez, 26:11; 2. Nancy Pudwill, 27:40; 3. Kathy Klemit, 28:26.

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Chuck Radford, 43, 20:46:32. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mark Backes, 50, 22:51:42; 2. Kirt Courkamp, 52, 23:08:06; 3.

Will Cooper, 51, 23:43:07. Seniors (60+): 1. Gene Bartzen, 60, 27:21:04; 2. Thomas Green, 63, 29:55:13; 3. Thomas Schnitzius, 61, 30:36:54. Overall Female: 1. Emma Roca, 41, 19:38:04; 2. Liza Howard, 42, 20:01:15; 3. Carrie Stafford, 35, 23:56:53; 4. Becki Lynn Lassley, 36, 24:16:31; 5. Keila Merino, 33, 24:30:56. Masters (40+): 1. Emma Roca, 41, 19:38:04; 2. Liza Howard, 42, 20:01:15; 3. Denise Bourassa, 44, 26:23:25. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Junko Kazukawa, 51, 26:35:13; 2. Jeanne McCurnin, 58, 28:17:06; 3. Mimi Ford, 54, 29:34:30. Seniors (60+): No Finishers.

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brianne nelson of golden on her way to a first place finish in 33:38 at the evergreen town race 10K. 3,026 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start = 8,468’, Finish = 7,575’ - Course Records: Mario Macias, 1:02:50 (2011); Junko Kataoka, 1:15:02 (1999) Overall Male: 1. Ryan Hafer, 28, 1:11:08; 2. Bob Weiner, 49, 1:12:36; 3. Joey Negreann, 24, 1:13:34; 4. Michael Nothem, 20, 1:13:49; 5. JJ Ricket, 20, 1:13:58. Masters (40+): 1.

Bob Weiner, 49, 1:12:36; 2. Campbell Ilfrey, 40, 1:17:06; 3. Scott Kukel, 40, 1:21:25. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bob Vanlangenhoven, 52, 1:24:51; 2. Jay Survil, 1:25:23; 3. David Pierce, 59, 1:28:27. Seniors (60+): 1. Heath Hibbard, 61, 1:28:44; 2. Steve Parker, 62, 1:32:33; 3. Devin Croft, 61, 1:34:27. Overall Female: 1. Tara Richardson, 23, 1:19:48; 2. Rachel Viele, 34, 1:24:04; 3. Megan Greene, 35, 1:26:20; 4. Lindsey Deneen, 39, 1:27:16; 5. Kelly Luck, 27, 1:27:35.

Masters (40+): 1. Deb Davies, 40, 1:29:29; 2. Melissa Menard, 40, 1:31:19; 3. Sabine Preslinger, 45, 1:31:58.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Karen Louise White, 51, 1:36:04; 2.

Keith Bushaw, 51, 1:36:30; 3. Deb Cunningham, 52, 1:39:58.

Seniors (60+): 1. Karyn Harkrader, 60, 1:49:26; 2. Andrea Bell, 61, 1:51:17; 3. Barbara Michael, 62, 1:53:24.

Leadville Trail 100 August 16, 2014 Leadville, CO 361 Finishers - Timing by: RaceRite - Elevation: Start /Finish= 10,156’ - Course Records: Matt Carpenter, 15:42:59 (2005); Ann Trason, 18:06:24 (1994) Overall Male: 1. Rob Krar, 37, 16:09:32; 2. Michael Aish, 38, 16:38:37; 3. Ian Sherman, 33, 16:41:38; 4. Zeke Tiernan, 38, 17:35:14; 5. Dave Mackey, 44, 19:10:45. Masters (40+): 1.

26.2M Overall Male: 1. Marc Lauenstein, 33, 3:37:21; 2.

Jason Delaney, 34, 3:57:26; 3. Carlos Ruibal, 27, 4:03:16; 4.

Marco Zuniga, 42, 4:11:01; 5. Darren Thomas, 20, 4:19:29.

Masters (40+): 1. Marco Zuniga, 42, 4:11:01; 2. Chad Pallansch, 40, 4:34:17; 3. Andrew Hahn, 41, 4:41:00. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Stuart Siekmeier, 52, 5:22:28; 2. Dan Turk, 53, 5:26:50; 3. Richard Aster, 54, 5:35:01. Seniors (60+): 1.

Senovio Torres, 60, 4:48:31; 2. Chris Reveley, 62, 6:00:41; 3.

Mark Perkins, 61, 6:17:23. Overall Female: 1. Anita Ortiz, 50, 5:00:54; 2. Melissa Bay, 38, 5:17:56; 3. Megan Kunkel, 21, 5:25:37; 4. Monica Folts, 28, 5:30:09; 5. Jennifer Malmberg, 32, 5:36:31. Masters (40+): 1. Katie Katalin, 44, 5:39:19; 2.

Karen Smidt, 47, 6:01:03; 3. Julia Lewis, 48, 6:03:07. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Anita Ortiz, 50, 5:00:54; 2. Kristi Anderson, 51, 5:41:14; 3. Kimberly Greer, 53, 6:08:07. Seniors (60+): 1.

Stephanie Wiecks, 67, 7:11:18; 2. Lori Smith, 61, 7:31:57; 3.

Virginia Landes, 64, 8:53:56.

Ascent Overall Male: 1. Sage Canaday, 28, 2:10:03; 2. Azerya Weldemariam, 35, 2:10:47; 3. Andy Wacker, 25, 2:11:39; 4.

Eric Blake, 35, 2:12:15; 5. Joseph Gray, 30, 2:13:02. Masters (40+): 1. Simon Gutierrez, 48, 2:22:03; 2. Daniel Green, 40, 2:37:40; 3. Karl Gray, 45, 2:38:56. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Mike Kloser, 54, 2:47:11; 2. James Newsom, 50, 3:05:17; 3.

Tim Schuler, 51, 3:05:55. Seniors (60+): 1. Heath Hibbard, 61, 3:12:38; 2. Bob Evers, 63, 3:15:53; 3. Charlie Gray, 60, 3:18:15. Overall Female: 1. Allie McLaughlin, 23, 2:33:42; 2.

Morgan Arritola, 28, 2:35:39; 3. Shannon Payne, 28, 2:40:28; 4. Mateja Kosovelj, 26, 2:42:41; 5. Stevie Kremer, 30, 2:43:16. Masters (40+): 1. Catherine Bertone, 42, 2:49:54; 2.

Ivana Iozzia, 41, 2:54:25; 3. Francesca Iachemet, 40, 2:59:41.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Cindy O’Neill, 52, 3:16:57; 2.

Sharon Greenbaum, 51, 3:43:02; 3. Jayne Sims, 53, 3:44:10.

Seniors (60+): 1. Amy Lease, 60, 4:29:56; 2. Jane Potter, 65, 4:34:42; 3. Leanne Cool, 64, 4:37:52.

Colorado Courage 5K August 23, 2014 Denver, CO 158 Finishers - Timing by: Colorado Race Timing - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,380’ - Course Records: Chris Fons, 20:15 (2013); Allison Harper, 22:07 (2013) Overall Male: 1. Lenny Laraio, 40, 18:26 CR; 2. Jeff Rattray, 45, 21:15; 3. Daniel Phillips, 30, 21:42; 4. Brian Bartels, 29, 22:13; 5. Greg Records, 62, 22:16. Masters (40+): 1. Lenny Laraio, 40, 18:26; 2. Jeff Rattray, 45, 21:15; 3. Ian Buchanan, 45, 24:07. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Fred Dutzhar, 54, 28:39; 2. Steve Wurst, 56, 33:06; 3. Gregory Ritscher, 58, 43:35.

Seniors (60+): 1. Greg Records, 62, 22:16; 2. Robert Ghormley, 75, 29:59; 3. Robert Stickrath, 65, 30:03. Overall Female: 1. Bernice Gonzalez-Acosta, 27, 21:03 CR; 2. Maria Klemenc, 40, 21:26; 3. Megan Derschang, 24, 21:59; 4. Kaelin Goulet, 28, 22:40; 5. Allison Harper, 27, 23:06.

Masters (40+): 1. Maria Klemenc, 40, 21:26; 2. Jill Olson, 42, 28:49; 3. Nancy Hart, 42, 29:04. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Sherry Oprean, 56, 28:53; 2. Julia West, 54, 29:53; 3. Kathy Derschang, 54, 30:24. Seniors (60+): 1. Barb Mgrath, 62, 31:04; 2. Lisa Sloat, 70, 49:27; 3. Vicki West, 63, 50:16.

Broncos Back to Football 7K August 31, 2014 Denver, CO 6,328 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,210’ - Course Records: New Distance Overall Male: 1. Andy Rinne, 39, 22:29 CR; 2. Sean McNeil, 24, 22:41; 3. Eric Garber, 35, 22:50; 4. Tristan Mitchell, 28, 22:54; Christian Dirscherl, 34, 23:17. Masters (40+): 1. Lenny Laraio, 40, 25:54; 2. Casey McKinney, 43, 26:42; 3. Juan Herrera, 46, 26:55. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Kyle Hubbart, 58, 26:37; 2. Joel Diercks, 55, 30:55; 3. Rich Hadley, 58.

30:56. Seniors (60+): 1. Rich Sandoval, 60, 29:58; 2. Rich Holston, 61, 32:21; 3. Steve Bell, 64, 32:58. Overall Female: 1. Lori Walker, 32, 25:58 CR; 2. Mara Vaudreuil, 21, 27:53; 3.

Hannah Wurl, 22, 28:59; 4. Jody Legg, 42, 29:27; 5. Moira McNeil, 22, 29:58. Masters (40+): 1. Jody Legg, 42, 29:27; 2. Susie Wargin, 44, 31:33; 3. Kelly Boyle, 47, 32:34. Grand

Race For Research 5K August 17, 2014 Denver, CO 662 Finishers - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Payton Batliner, 15:09 (2006); Christine Bolf, 17:10 (2006) Overall Male: 1. Chaiwat Engtrakul, 38, 18:27; 2. Bobby Lehman, 43, 19:08; 3. Michael Rees, 21, 20:00; 4. Matthew Rubio, 28, 20:19; 5. Jay Littlepage, 55, 20:29. Masters (40+): 1. Bobby Lehman, 43, 19:08; 2. Phillip Ferrero, 46, 20:28; 3. Matt Landon, 47, 21:10. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Jay Littlepage, 55, 20:29; 2. Nicholas Flores, 56, 20:52; 3.

David Roche, 54, 24:10. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Martin, 63, 23:34; 2. Paul Lewandowski, 67, 24:03; 3. John Hathorn, 60, 24:15. Overall Female: 1. Laurie Lang, 31, 21:13; 2.

Megan Stenbeck, 32, 21:29; 3. Katherine Pappas, 18, 21:38; 4. Agnes Paulin, 23:04; 5. Jill Digrappa, 32, 23:08. Masters (40+): 1. Lucy Goodrich, 43, 24:07; 2. Stacy Montgomery, 42, 24:11; 3. Michelle Espinoza, 49, 25:06. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Nancy Fitzpatrick, 50, 27:10; 2. Justin Cumming, 51, 28:19; 3. Carol Carlson, 54, 28:25. Seniors (60+): 1.

Barbara Reschke, 77, 25:03; 2. Janet Hanna, 79, 26:28; 3.

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Charles Hillig, Jr., 28, 2:40:55; 3. Gary Krugger, 29, 2:44:18; 4. Oliva Michael, 35, 2:54:35; 5. DJ Hummel, 35, 2:56:16.

Masters (40+): 1. Scott Dailey, 48, 3:12:56; 2. Kim Fuller, 40, 3:14:41; 3. Jay Watts, 42, 3:17:40. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Robert Maurio, 52, 3:36:19; 2. Gerald Moore, 55, 3:39:30; 3. Gary Hillers, 52, 3:40:39. Seniors (60+): 1. Andrew Ogan, 62, 3:42:40; 2. Benji Durden, 63, 3:48:44; 3. Al De La Roche, 60, 3:49:43. Overall Female: 1. Brittni Hutton, 24, 2:57:26; 2. Kristin Louderback, 32, 3:01:02; 3. Heather Utrata, 32, 3:02:18; 4. Ashley Glenn, 22, 3:05:42; 5. Amy Smith, 26, 3:15:26. Masters (40+): 1. Anita Fromm, 43, 3:32:13; 2. Kimberly Gudenkauf, 43, 3:38:06; 3. Kelly Gross, 43, 3:38:25. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bridget Luebbert, 50, 3:56:11; 2. Beth Bugosh, 53, 4:22:18; 3. Stacey Diaz, 53, 4:25:08. Seniors (60+): 1. Dedra Trotter, 62, 4:21:59; 2. Cheri

(40+): 1. Erich Owen, 41, 2:38:34; 2. Andrew Terrill, 44, 2:42:11; 3. Dewayne Miner, 42, 2:50:47. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Mike Kloser, 54, 2:40:42; 2. Frederick Deming, 51, 2:57:10; 3. Eric Pierson, 55, 2:58:50. Seniors (60+): 1. Les Steidl, 60, 3:21:12; 2. Al Hendricks, 63, 3:22:11; 3. Robert Wallace, 63, 3:29:29. Overall Female: 1. Nora Coenen, 23, 2:41:21; 2. Alexandra Blake, 31, 2:54:24; 3. Ginna Ellis, 27, 3:01:47; 4. Kate Lyden, 34, 3:05:11; 5. Heather Jossi, 37, 3:05:54. Masters (40+): 1. Cheryl Stephenson, 47, 3:12:33; 2. Casey Blaine, 47, 3:13:04; Julie Korb, 42, 3:13:41. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lois Major, 53, 3:22:39; 2. Penny Vetter, 51, 3:29:28; 3. Kerry Vargo, 50, 3:40:52. Seniors (60+): 1.

Randi Young, 62, 4:11:19; 2. Suzannen Pletcher, 61, 4:12:49; 3. Kathy Elmont, 65, 4:24:35.

25, 21:38. Masters (40+): 1. Sabine Preisinger, 45, 21:19; 2. Genevieve Jacobi, 48, 23:49; 3. Raquel Mariskal, 41, 24:10. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Deana Davis, 53, 24:28; 2.

Yoli Casas, 50, 26:28; 3. Cheri Bedford, 50, 27:02. Seniors (60+): 1. Constance Ahrnsbrak, 74, 27:12; 2. Diane Tribbett, 65, 33:13; 3. Terry McFarlane, 65, 34:03.

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774 Finishers - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,480’ - Course Records: Juan Herrera, 17:49 (2013); Dina Vendena, 21:21 (2012)

Overall Male: 1. Paul Petersen, 35, Fort Collins, 2:32:29 CR; 2. Michael Chavez, 29, 2:32:33; 3. Michael Jackson, 39, 2:45:29; 4. Hans Yelek, 27, 2:49:09; 5. Evan Young, 17, 2:49:23. Masters (40+): 1. Timothy MacDonald, 44, 3:02:30; 2. Chris Fluta, 46, 3:11:43; 3. Jamie Gastineau, 46, 3:14:27.

Grand Masters (50+): 1. Bob Vanlangenhoven, 52, 2:55:49; 2. Kevin O’Brien, 56, 3:09:08; 3. Brent Bell, 53, 3:25:35.

Seniors (60+): 1. Frank Bowling, 61, 3:39:12; 2. Jack Redmond, 68, 4:24:37; 3. Jim GLass, 61, 4:28:48. Overall Female: 1. Meghan Schneider, 25, 3:12:13 CR; 2. Cassie Sonnenberg, 29, 3:13:00; Bonnie Ritchotte, 41, 3:13:48; 4.

Jayme Brindle, 36, 3:14:17; 5. Anita Fromm, 43, 3:24:44.

Masters (40+): 1. Bonnie Ritchotte, 41, 3:13:48; 2. Anita Fromm, 43, 3:24:44; 3. Tamara Rogers, 47, 3:37:46. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lisa Trevino, 53, 4:12:30; 2. Deb Spence, 59, 4:13:53; 3. Karen Barry, 4:18:12. Seniors (60+): 1. Linda Adam-Hall, 64, 4:07:40; 2. Joanne Harms, 62, 4:14:54; 3.

Rima Lurie, 66, 4:18:56.

1,215 Finishers - Timing by: Authentic Sports Timing - Elevation: Start = 7,810’, Finish = 8,750’ - Course Records: Matt Carpenter, 2:05:56 (1993); Keri Nelson, 2:35:58 (2009) Overall Male: 1. Daniel Nally, 29, 2:25:42; 2. Kalib Wilkinson, 30, 2:26:33; 3. Timmy Parr, 32, 2:27:32; 4. David Glennon, 33, 2:28:48; 5. Matthias Messner, 33, 2:31:00. Masters

Overall Male: 1. Juan Herrera, 46, 18:38; 2. Andy Clausen, 35, 18:53; 3. Michael Quispe, 48, 18:54; 4. Isaac Herrera, 14, 19:00; 5. Corwin Meichtry, 19, 19:16. Masters (40+): 1.

Juan Herrera, 46, 18:38; 2. Michael Quispe, 48, 18:54; 3.

David Rothenburger, 46, 19:57. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

John Steffer, 52, 22:52; 2. Alan Simpson, 50, 23:16; 3. Mark McLennan, 55, 23:53. Seniors (60+): 1. Jim Mayworm, 66, 27:01; 2. Warren Slodowske, 73, 32:48; 3. Ronald Smith, 70, 34:43. Overall Female: 1. Laurie Prieve, 28, 22:14; 2. Mercy Cobb, 11, 22:29; 3. Dina Vendena, 42, 22:54; 4. Cheyenne Padilla, 15, 23:48; 5. Anna Cobb, 7, 23:48. Masters (40+): 1. Dina Vendena, 42, 22:54; 2. Amy Efaw, 46, 26:09; 3.

Karen Cordova, 49, 26:34. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Carla Matheson, 52, 26:21; 2. Laura Elliot, 50, 27:14; 3. Nancy Hogenkamp, 50, 27:22. Seniors (60+): 1. Joann Zelasko, 64, 30:42; 2. Gin Simmons, 74, 42:53; 3. Cindy Davis, 60, 49:03.

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Overall Male: 1. Daniel Frasier, 37, 18:46; 2. Clark Fox, 52, 19:30; 3. Thomas Moseley, 55, 19:37; 4. Chris Daues, 29, 20:30; 5. Michael Blascoe, 20, 20:41. Masters (40+): 1.

Travis Burmaster, 40, 20:46; 2. Scott Olson, 49, 21:14; 3.

David Sandquist, 47, 21:19. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Clark Fox, 52, 19:30; 2. Thomas Moseley, 55, 19:37; 3. Stephen Bales, 51, 21:21. Seniors (60+): 1. Stan Young, 67, 25:42; 2. Dan Brown, 64, 25:55; 3. Kenneth Fleishbacker, 78, 25:55. Overall Female: 1. Kristen Davenport, 31, 22:24; 2. Patricia Wassik, 56, 22:45; 3. Amy Krivel, 24, 23:34; 4.

Teya Thompson-Ephrim, 47, 23:53; 5. Shelly Shadrick, 42, 23:58. Masters (40+): 1. Teya Thompson-Ephrim, 47, 23:53; 2. Shelly Shadrick, 42, 23:58; 3. Michelle Liles, 45, 24:40.

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915 Finishers (5K = 759, 1.5M = 156) - Timing by: Timberline Timing Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,250’ - Course Records: unknown

Overall Male: 1. Alejandro Jimenez, 27, 16:21; 2. Lonnie Cruz, 31, 16:42; 3. Sean McNeil, 24, 17:25; 4. G. Anthony Kunkel, 22, 17:43; 5. Juan Herrera, 46, 18:34. Masters (40+): 1. Juan Herrera, 46, 18:34; 2. Gerald Romero, 43, 19:12; 3.

Joe Lozoya, 47, 20:44. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Sebastian Preisinger, 58, 22:19; 2. German Gonzalez, 50, 22:58; 3.

Todd Canyock, 55, 23:16. Seniors (60+): 1. George RumphSmith, 60, 23:38; 2. Tony Cruz, 60, 23:52; 3. Kelvin Garfit, 63, 23:53. Overall Female: 1. Kelly Escorcia, 34, 20:02; 2.

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13.1M Overall Male: 1. Jess Palmer, 33, 1:18:27; 2. Brian Folts, 27, 1:18:45; 3. Lenny Laraio, 40, 1:23:00; 4. Daniel Glass, 26, 1:24:26; 5. Finbarr Kirwan, 44, 1:24:48. Masters (40+): 1. Lenny Laraio, 40, 1:23:00; 2. Finbarr Kirwan, 44, 1:24:48; 3. Patrick Mcgrath, 47, 1:34:57. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Tim Gentry, 52, 1:32:14; 2. Scott Trimboli, 55, 1:32:43; 3. Mark Kercho, 53, 1:42:00. Seniors (60+): 1.

Steve Gorsuch, 61, 1:57:23; 2. Darrell Weaver, 68, 1:57:41; 3. Don Stauder, 67, 1:59:08. Overall Female: 1. Kari-Anne Samuelson, 32, 1:27:43; 2. Monica Folts, 28, 1:28:54; 3.

Stephanie Wurtz, 32, 1:31:56; 4. Trudi Jackson, 39, 1:33:26; 5. Jayne Sims, 53, 1:34:40. Masters (40+): 1. Stacy Totherow, 46, 1:48:04; 2. Alicia Novak, 44, 1:54:14; 3. Karen Wilson, 43, 1:55:05. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Jayne Sims, 53, 1:34:40; 2. Genevieve Davies, 51, 1:51:56; 3. Carmen Yuhas, 56, 2:03:09. Seniors (60+): 1. Elizabeth Conner, 61, 2:07:45; 2. Joyce Mckelvey, 69, 2:18:38; 3. Suzanne Shaw, 60, 2:36:56.

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Masters (50+): 1. Mary Matthews, 52, 34:51; 2. Trish Blake, 53, 35:32; 3. Suza Ault, 50, 36:08. Seniors (60+): 1. Marijane Martinez, 62, 36:22; 2. Constance Ahrnsbrak, 74, 38:57; 3.

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David Ceranich, 59, 22:23. Seniors (60+): 1. Fred Lian, 64, 24:33; 2. Philip Demoss, 71, 27:35; 3. Jack Barry, 76, 27:56.

Overall Female: 1. Holly Kelleher, 30, 20:32; 2. Heather Crosby, 41, 20:49; 3. Carrie Allin, 38, 21:45; 4. Annemarie Nats, 13, 22:11; 5. Jamie Steiner, 30, 22:11. Masters (40+): 1. Heather Crosby, 41, 20:49; 2. Carol Jasunas, 46, 24:13; 3.

Andy Williams, 47, 25:24. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Donna Sharp, 50, 27:29; 2. Jolinda Oberly, 51, 27:37; 3. Linda Hall, 55, 28:17. Seniors (60+): 1. Debbie Warnier, 63, 47:27; 2.

Sylvia Fowler, 66, 48:10; 3. Patricia Gleeson, 68, 51:46.

Bear Chase Trail Race September 27-28, 2014 Morrison, CO 690 Finishers (100K = 20, 50M = 71, 50K = 138, 13.1M = 302, 10K = 159) - Timing by: Hallucination Sports - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,480’ Course Records: 100K = New Course; 50M = Dakota Jones, 6:39:08 (2010) Kara Henry, 8:25:54 (2011); 50K = Michael Dominguez, 3:37:40 (2011); Karen Voss, 4:33:38 (2010); 13.1M = Joel Hamilton, 1:15:16 (2011); Kim Dobson, 1:30:29 (2011); 10K = Tim Smit, 38:54 (2010); Heather Utrata, 38:39 (2010) 100K Overall Male: 1. Adrian Stanciu, 45, 9:58:02 CR; 2.

Shawn Saint, 36, 10:39:01; 3. Benjamin Dickason, 25, 11:48:20; 4. James Moon, 48, 11:57:49; 5. Trevor Davenport, 41, 11:59:21. Overall Female: 1. Kaci Lickteig, 27, 8:40:45 CR; 2. Joanne Begg, 32, 11:31:45; 3. Monica Obsitos, 27, 12:08:25; 4. Gaby McCash, 30, 14:04:51; 5. Marie Ullrich, 31, 14:16:18.

50M Overall Male: 1. Patrick Stewart, 29, 7:16:20; 2. Scott Kretzmann, 28, 7:18:40; 3. Mike Teger, 45, 8:07:32; 4. Ian Gauthier, 22, 8:17:09; 5. Kyle Clark, 31, 8:33:31. Overall Female: 1. Courtney Dauwalter, 29, 8:06:23 CR; 2. ShannonLeigh Litt, 35, 8:23:41; 3. Rachel Ragona, 31, 8:59:24; 4.

Michele Bierstedt, 42, 9:30:04; 5. Tonia Smith, 45, 9:34:15.

50K Overall Male: 1. Benjamin Zywicki, 26, 3:21:13 CR; 2.

Joel Hamilton, 29, 3:42:41; 3. Andrew Belus, 25, 4:03:54; 4. Chris Horvat, 29, 4:08:45; 5. Ryan Kirchhoff, 33, 4:24:48.

Masters (40+): 1. Erik Zeitlow, 47, 4:42:01; 2. Todd Baldini, 49, 4:57:33; 3. Sean Malone, 42, 5:40:09. Grand Masters (50+): 1. David Shavlik, 52, 4:54:52; 2. Joel Duttera, 51, 5:05:41; 3.

Bernie Charland, 54, 5:58:20. Seniors (60+): 1. Steve Parker, 62, 4:51:47; 2. Jim Bosik, 64, 6:22:35; 3. Jay Ellwein, 60, 8:57:10. Overall Female: 1. Beth Kohring, 29, 4:30:10 CR; 2.

Amy Gordon, 37, 4:32:18; 3. Amy O’Connell, 36, 4:37:01; 4.

Katrina Bevan, 37, 4:58:35; 5. Keesha Erickson, 26, 5:16:00.

Masters (40+): 1. Michelle Balentine, 46, 6:17:05; 2. Joie Siegrist, 44, 6:19:37; 3. Mariela Botella, 48, 6:42:32. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Sandra Scott, 53, 6:00:07; 2. Amy Hayes, 53, 6:03:52; 3. Dalila Frei, 57, 6:11:30. Seniors (60+): 1.

Sandee Miller, 61, 6:05:47.

13.1M Overall Male: 1. Brian Folts, 27, 1:21:19; 2. Clint Boston, 46, 1:30:07; 3. Robert Herz, 50, 1:33:20; 4. Greg Tyndall, 40, 1:34:32; 5. Jeremy Hamilton, 32, 1:37:23.

Masters (40+): 1. Clint Boston, 46, 1:30:07; 2. Greg Tyndall, 40, 1:34:32; 3. Mike Thompson, 43, 1:38:15. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Robert Herz, 50, 1:33:20; 2. Greg Onofrio, 52, 1:45:08; 3. David Korevaar, 52, 1:48:34. Seniors (60+): 1.

Dudley Blauwet, 60, 1:58:47; 2. Robert Courtright, 63, 2:11:32; 3. Monty Lindsey, 65, 2:15:54. Overall Female: 1. Ellie Peterson, 25, 1:31:44; 2. Monica Folts, 28, 1:32:32; 3. Holly Kelleher, 30, 1:34:25; 4. Christine O’Gorman, 25, 1:37:31; 5. Jen Byrne, 37, 1:38:04. Masters (40+): 1. Melissa Menard, 40, 1:40:27; 2. Jennifer Dunne, 47, 1:46:59; 3.

Bridget Dunn, 46, 1:47:45. Grand Masters (50+): 1.

Katherine Andrie, 50, 1:55:18; 2. Christine Rodriguez, 57, 1:56:57; 3. Rose Valentine, 53, 1:59:36. Seniors (60+): 1. Jill Smith, 61, 2:24:32; 2. Marian Castroverde, 60, 2:36:11; 3.

Alexis Snyder-Smith, 62, 2:47:57.

10K Overall Male: 1. Andrew Simmons, 27, 38:42 CR; 2.

Taylor Bodin, 22, 39:22; 3. Jeff Cummings, 26, 42:36; 4. Curt Honcharik, 31, 44:05; 5. Jay Hoskinson, 37, 44:37. Masters (40+): 1. Andrew Ehrnstein, 45, 50:09; 2. Francois Greffard, 42, 51:26; 3. Justin Webster, 42, 51:40. Grand Masters

(50+): 1. Luke Sanchez, 58, 49:50; 2. John Noffsinger, 57, 56:57; 3. Tim Boettcher, 51, 58:26. Seniors (60+): 1. Daniel O’Gorman, 64, 1:02:16; 2. Durwin Ellerman, 64, 1:04:35; 3.

Joseph Thomas, 63, 1:05:57. Overall Female: 1. Anna Shults, 12, 42:52; 2. Anna Jarman, 23, 43:03; 3. Dawn Bodin, 23, 47:06; 4. Carolyn Highland, 24, 48:44; 5. Mandy Jellerichs, 40, 50:54. Masters (40+): 1. Mandy Jellerichs, 40, 50:54; 2.

Stella Heffron, 47, 51:21; 3. Lynne Shults, 47, 53:17. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Lauri Brammeier, 53, 1:04:21; 2. Kathy Hull, 57, 1:04:50; 3. Maureen Harvey, 57, 1:04:52. Seniors (60+): 1. Patti Thurman, 62, 1:15:15; 2. Debby Selitrennikoff, 64, 1:44:30.

Graland Gallop 5K September 28, 2014 Denver, CO 491 Finishers - Timing by: Boulder Road Runners - Elevation: Start/ Finish = 5,350’ - Course Records: Payton Batliner, 15:09 (2006); Christine Bolf, 17:10 (2006) Overall Male: 1. Drew Athey, 35, 18:54; 2. Geoffrey Lord, 15, 19:10; 2. Omar Mubarak, 42, 19:54; 4. Matias Alberola, 12, 20:25; 5. Pieter Schouten, 48, 21:07. Masters (40+): 1.

Omar Mubarak, 42, 19:54; 2. Pieter Schouten, 48, 21:07; 3. John Burke, 43, 21:49. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Andrew Bermingham, 52, 23:48; 2. Rob Swaney, 50, 25:06; 3. Jon Thompson, 50, 26:34. Seniors (60+): 1. James Hix, 71, 26:38; 2. Dick Kreutzen, 73, 29:40; 3. Philip Anshutz, 74, 50:50. Overall Female: 1. Valeria Alberola, 42, 21:37; 2.

Caroline Kreutzen, 11, 21:43; 3. Angela Pak, 47, 23:05; 4. Alison Reed, 37, 23:07; 5. Charlotte Laden, 10, 23:16.

Masters (40+): 1. Valeria Alberola, 42, 21:37; 2. Angela Pak, 47, 23:05; 3. Anne Boris, 45, 24:01. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Julie Swaney, 51, 26:14; 2. Kathy Neustadt, 57, 27:25; 3.

Linda Heiss, 50, 32:49. Seniors (60+): 1. Dusty Burke, 70, 28:00; 2. Ann Hix, 70, 34:19; 3. Fay Brenner, 67, 37:06.

Great Pumpkin Races October 4, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO 393 Finishers (10K = 170, 5K = 223) - Timing by: Pikes Peak Road Runners - Elevation: Start/Finish = 5,750’ - Course Records: 10K = Adam Rich, 31:44 (2011); Kelly Calway, 37:00 (2012); 5K = Adam Rich, 16:27 (2012); Rochelle Persson, 19:50 (2011) 10K Overall Male: 1. Josiah Valenzuela, 20, 37:28; 2. Andrew Jarvis, 25, 37:39; 3. Grant Drummond, 37, 38:13; 4. Gerald Romero, 43, 38:13; 5. John Haney, 36, 41:17. Masters (40+): 1. Gerald Romero, 43, 38:13; 2. Ryan Carrigan, 45, 41:51; 3. Toby Doub, 44, 43:50. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Timothy Barry, 53, 41:25; 2. Louis Serna, 57, 47:23; 3. James West, 51, 48:05. Seniors (60+): 1. Bernie Redlinger, 64, 49:00; 2.

Scott Hutchison, 65, 51:53; 3. Stan Richardson, 62, 57:02.

Overall Female: 1. Katie Baker, 23, 44:13; 2. Karen Matheny, 37, 46:28; 3. Jaci Finney, 27, 48:09; 4. Leah Mock, 32, 48:31; 5. Alice Bechtol, 24, 48:58. Masters (40+): 1. Cari Marshall, 48, 50:28; 2. Chelle Parks, 43, 52:45; 3. Lisa Garner, 49, 53:46. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Dianne Buchholz, 51, 51:11; 2. Kelli Robbins, 53, 51:49; 3. Georgann Richardson, 59, 52:23. Seniors (60+): 1. Joy Merenda, 61, 1:39:04.

5K Overall Male: 1. Adam Rich, 33, 16:23 CR; 2. Cody Hill, 41, 18:03; 3. Seef Leroux, 42, 18:11; 4. Ean Caskey, 33, 19:10; 5. Blake Carrigan, 13, 20:28. Masters (40+): 1. Cody Hill, 41, 18:03; 2. Seef Leroux, 42, 18:11; 3. Bryan Beiner, 41, 21:31. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Michael Guenther, 53, 21:08; 2. Randy Fiedler, 56, 21:39; 3. Timothy Smith, 57, 21:55. Seniors (60+): 1. John Sudduth, 64, 25:01; 2. Ken Merenda, 60, 26:58; 3. Angus Morrison, 71, 27:50. Overall Female: 1. Paige Embaugh, 13, 22:37; 2. Donna GarciaGutierrez, 41, 23:04; 3. Karin Lundin, 40, 23:09; 4. Lisa McCone, 48, 23:15; 5. Michele Sneath, 52, 26:04. Masters (40+): 1. Donna Garcia-Gutierrez, 41, 23:04; 2. Karin Lundin, 40, 23:09; 3. Lisa McCone, 48, 23:15. Grand Masters (50+): 1. Michele Sneath, 52, 26:04; 2. Shelli Miles, 51, 29:58; 3.

Catherine Hopkins, 55, 32:05. Seniors (60+): 1. Alison Watt, 62, 32:54; 2. Deb Anderson, 64, 33:47; 3. Ann Marie Dorry, 63, 33:50.

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running / walking november 11/01

COMEA House Turkey Trot; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; COMEA Shelter, Cheyenne, WY; comearace.org

11/01

Funtastic Family 5K; 8:30 AM; Walt Clark Middle School, Loveland, CO; thompsonschools. org/clark

11/01

Global Hope 5K; 9:00 AM; United Methodist Church, Broomfield, CO; globalhope.org/5k-run

11/01

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

11/01

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

11/01

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

11/01

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

11/02

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

11/27

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

12/13

2M Challenge; 9:00 AM; PRP - Soccer Fields, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com

11/27

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

12/13

CMRA Stapleton Central Park XC 6K; 10:00 AM; Stapleton Central Park, Denver, CO; comastersrun.org

12/13

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

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

12/13

Stocking Shuffle 5K; 9:00 AM; Colorado College Washburn Field, Colorado Springs, CO; stockingshuffle.org

11/27

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

12/13

11/27

Turkey Day 5K; 8:00 AM; Parker Recreation Center, Parker, CO; parkeronline.org

12/14

11/27

Turkey Day 5K; 9:30 AM; Old Frisco Community Center, Frisco, CO; friscorecreation.com

11/09

Not 2 Early 4 Turkey; 5K; 8:00 AM; University Village Shopping Center, Colorado Springs, CO; holidayseries.blogspot.com

11/09

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

11/09

United in Purple 5K; 9:00 AM; NAAC Stadium, Golden, CO; pancreaticcancerfoundation.com

11/15

Girls on the Run 5K; 10:00 AM; Venetucci Farm, Colorado Springs, CO; girlsontherunrockies. org

11/27

11/15

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

11/16

National Veterans Day 5K; 3:00 PM; Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO; veteransdayrun.org

11/16

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

11/16

Precious Miles 5K; 10:00 AM; Commons Park, Broomfield, CO; preciousmiles.org

11/27

11/27

Redline Turkey Day Run; 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Broomfield County Commons Park, Broomfield, CO; redlinerunningcompany.com

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

11/27

Turkey Trot 5K; 7:30 AM; YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO; ymcarockies.org

11/22

Mustache Dache 5K; 9:00 AM; City Park, Denver, CO; mustachedache.com

11/27

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

11/22

Strider Tom Turkey 6M Prediction Run; 10:30 AM; Grand Junction, CO

11/28

Black Friday 5K; 9:00 AM; Goodson Recreation Center, Centennial, CO; runningguru.com

11/22

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

11/29

Moustache Must Dash 5K; 9:00 AM; Trail Winds Park, Thornton, CO; fitsoldiers.com/mmd5k

11/22

Gobble Wobble 5K; 9:00 AM; Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, Denver, CO; hallucinationsports. com

12/14

12/20

02/01

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

02/14

Heart Throb 5K; 10:00 AM; Memorial Park, Arvada, CO; heartthrobrun.com

01/10

Six Pack Series #1; 5K, 1M; 9:00 AM; Commons, Broomfield, CO; sixpackseries.com

02/01

Super Half Marathon; 13.1M, 5K; 10:00 AM; Colorado Springs, CO; pikespeaksports.us

02/14

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

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

01/17

Chilly Cheeks 4M #2; 10:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.com

02/01

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

02/14

Love ‘em or Leave ‘em Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Parker Recreation Center, Parker, CO; parkerrec.com

Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis; 5K; 10:15 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; jinglebellrundenver. org

01/17

Frosty’s Frozen Five & Ten; 10M, 5M; 9:00 AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO; winterdistanceseries.com

02/07

2M Challenge; 9:00 AM; PRP - Soccer Fields, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com

02/14

PPRR Winter Series III; 10M, 5M; 10:00 AM; Santa Fe Trail, Monument, CO; pprun.org

02/07

CMRA Forty Furlongs 5M; 10:00 AM; Road Runner Sports, Broomfield, CO; comastersrun.org

02/14

Red Hot Ultra; 55K, 33K; 8:00 AM; Moab, UT; www. grassrootsevents.net

02/07

Cupid’s Undie Run; 2M; 2:00 PM; Stoney’s Bar & Grill, Denver, CO; cupidsundierun.com

02/14

Sweet Heart Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Fruita Community Center, Fruita, CO; sweetheartrun.com

Stocking Run 5K; 9:00 AM; Purple Park, Superior, CO; racingunderground.com Chilly Cheeks 4M; 10:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.com

12/20

12/20

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

12/20

Strider 5M Time Trial; 11:00 AM; Grand Junction, CO

12/31

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

12/06

Chasing Santa 5K; 8:00 AM; Chick-fil-A, Colorado Springs, CO; holidayseries.blogspot.com

01/01

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

01/01

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

01/01

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

Jingle Bell 5K; 10:00 AM; CSU Oval, Fort Collins, CO; jinglebellrunnortherncolorado.org

01/01

New Year’s Day 5K; 10:00 AM; Salida Scout Hut, Salida, CO; salidarec.com

11/08

2M Challenge; 9:00 AM; PRP - Soccer Fields, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com

11/27

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

12/06

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

11/08

Band on the Run 5K; 9:00 AM; Baldredge Park, Montrose, CO; raceroster.com

11/27

Community Food Share 5K Turkey Trot; 10:00 AM; CU Research Park, Boulder, CO; boulderroadrunners.org

12/06

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

Durango Turkey Trot; 5M; 10:00 AM; Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO; go-dmt.org

12/06

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

12/06

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

01/01

11/27

Rescue Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

12/06

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

01/01

11/27

Glenwood Springs Turkey Trot; 5K; 10:00 AM; Glenwood Springs Community Center, Glenwood Springs, CO; teamsopris.org

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

01/01

Grand Junction Turkey Trot; 5K; 9:00 AM; Two Rivers Convention Center, Grand Junction, CO; gjturkeytrot.org

12/06

Sweaty Santa 5K; 5K, 3K; 10:00 AM; Ross Aragon Community Center, Pagosa Springs, CO; joingecko.org

Resolution Run 5K; 11:00 AM; Colorado Mountain College, Breckenridge, CO; active.com

01/03

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

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

12/06

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

01/03

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

12/06

11/27

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

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

01/03

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

Mile High United Way Turkey Trot; 4M; 10:15 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; hallucinationsports.com

12/07

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

01/04

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

12/07

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

01/10

2M Challenge; 9:00 AM; PRP - Soccer Fields, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com

11/08

11/08

11/08

CMRA Veterans Run; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Hildebrand Ranch Park, Littleton, CO; comastersrun. org CSU Veterans Day 5K; 9:00 AM; CSU Oval, Fort Collins, CO; alvs. colostate.edu/veterans-day-5k-run Denver Veterans Day Run; 10K, 5K; 7:00 AM; Auraria Campus, Denver, CO; denverveteransday. com HRCA Backcountry Half Marathon; 9:00 AM; The Recreation Center of Southridge, Highlands Ranch, CO; highlandsranchraceseries.com

11/27

11/27

11/08

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

11/08

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

11/27

Honor Our Veterans Benefit 5K; 10:00 AM; JM Veteran’s Club, Johnstown, CO; roseracingevents.com

11/27

11/09

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

Polar Prowl Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K, 5K; 9:00 AM; Bear Creek Lake Park, Morrison, CO; alloutmultisport.com

01/10

PPRR Winter Series I; 10K, 5K; 10:00 AM; Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org

01/18

01/18

01/24

01/24

Arctic Prairie Dog Half Marathon; 13.1M, 10K; 8:00 AM; Streets Fitness, Louisville, CO; prairiedoghalf.com Polar Bear 5K; 10:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; rundenverseries.com PPRR Winter Series II; 8M, 4M; 10:00 AM; El Pomar Youth Sports Park, Colorado Springs, CO; pprrun.org Six Pack Series #2; 5K, 2M; 9:00 AM; Commons Park, Broomfield, CO; sixpackseries.com

february

02/07

Winter Rim Romp Snowshoe; 10:00 AM; Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Montrose, CO; runningguru.com

02/15

Spring Runoff Tune-up-Predict Run; 10K; 9:00 AM; Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo, CO; socorunners.org

02/08

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

02/21

Chilly Cheeks 4M #3; 10:00 AM; Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO; racingunderground.com

02/08

RMRR Platte River 7M; 7M, 5K; 9:00 AM; Platte River Bar & Grill, Littleton, CO; rmrr.org

02/21

Six Pack Series #3; 5K; 9:00 AM; Commons Park, Broomfield, CO; sixpackseries.com

january

11/27

11/08

01/10

Quicker Quaker 5K; 9:30 AM; RMCA, Lafayette, CO; lafayettecolorado.com

Freeze Your Buns Off 5K; 9:00 AM; Douglas County Events Center, Castle Rock, CO; freezeyour-buns-off.com

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

11/27

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

02/14

11/02

11/08

01/25

Valentine’s Day 5K; 10:00 AM; Washington Park, Denver, CO; rundenverseries.com

Anthem Turkey Day 5K; 9:00 AM; Parkside Community Center, Broomfield, CO; 3wraces.com

Bear Creek Veterans Appreciation 5K; 8:30 AM; Bear Creek High School, Lakewood, CO; bit.ly/1xm7EnJ

Winter Race Series #2; 5K; 9:00 AM; Pump House, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com

02/08

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

december

01/24

01/10

S A T U R D AY

January 10, 2015 Bob L. Burger Recreation Center, 111 W. Baseline Pioneer Elementary, 101 E. Baseline

5K Walk/Run breakfast included

Certified Course.

Register at www.active.com on December 1, 2014

Hot Oatmeal Breakfast included with race bib

Free Health Fair Cash Prizes for Top Finishers Registration begins December 1

Visit www.lafayettecolorado.com or call 303.666.9555 SPONSORED BY QUAKER OATS CO., COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE LAFAYETTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

02/21

Snowman Stampede; 10M, 5M; 9:00 AM; Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO; winterdistanceseries.com

02/21

Winter Race Series #3; 4M; 9:00 AM; Lifetime Fitness, Casper, WY; windycitystriders.com

02/22

Anthem Fight for Air Climb; 8:00 AM; Republic Plaza, Denver, CO; fightforairclimb.org

02/28

PPRR Winter Series IV; 20K, 10K; 10:00 AM; Wolford Elementary School, Black Forest, CO; pprrun.org

02/28

Polar Plunge Splash and 5K Dash; 12:00 PM; City Park, Denver, CO; soco.kintera.org

triathlon/duathlon december 12/20

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

01/17

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

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

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do what you want to do

“Simply the thing that I am shall make me live.”

William Shakespeare WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.gif[9/15/2014 9:43:24 AM] file:///C|/Users/Jessica/Desktop/DO I recently read the comments of tennis great Serena Williams in describing her passion, or rather lack thereof, for her sport, an activity that she has devoted a great portion of her life toward being the best she could be. And she’s done it amazingly well. In an interview, Williams said the following:

“It’s not that I’ve fallen out of love (with tennis), I’ve actually never liked sports, and I never understood how I became an athlete. I don’t like working out, I don’t like anything that has to do with working physically. If it involves sitting down or shopping, I’m excellent at it.”

Three things quickly came to mind in digesting her words. First, because I break out in hives upon stepping into malls, given my aversion to shopping, Serena and I are on opposite sides of the emporium. Second, I work standing up at a raised desktop and can’t sit still for much more than the opening credits to a sitcom, so Serena and I wouldn’t be perched together on the same sofa for very long. Last, like most runners, I love working out, so Serena doesn’t exactly share our view that sweat is the raison d’être.

But Serena obviously gets a certain amount of satisfaction from tennis, be it winning Grand Slam championships, the economic remunerations, the fame, or something else. She may not truly enjoy the act of playing tennis or the physical effort in maintaining her elite level, but she must enjoy enough of what it provides to keep doing it. I know there are runners who don’t really

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adore the activity of running, but they do enjoy other things that it brings them.

Be it camaraderie, competition, weight loss, or health benefits.

We have many reasons for choosing to be runners, and often nonrunners don’t understand our enjoyment at all. Along these lines, a popular T-shirt has a picture of a runner and the saying “My sport is your sport’s punishment.”

That is how some athletes in other sports view running. A 300-pound football player is going to get as much joy out of running laps as I would in trying to tackle a running back who has a full head of steam and thighs bigger than my waist. We gravitate toward what we enjoy and what provides a measure of success.

Running legend Steve Prefontaine had his own athletic epiphany. He played football in school until he realized that as a sub-100-pound running back, he’d have more success becoming a sub-4:00 miler. And he did (and smartly avoided getting flattened by a linebacker in the process).

The fact is that people do what they want to do, which is why it always struck me as incongruous to label an event as a “Fun Run” or to label a subset of runners as “fun runners.” If you aren’t having fun while devoting yourself to running, then you really shouldn’t be doing it. Thus, we’re all fun runners in one capacity or another. We all may have different reasons for running: the highly competitive racer, the back of the packer, and the 70-mile-per-week runner doing it solely for the joy of the physical act of running. The bottom line is if running doesn’t float your boat, then you best discover what else will keep you afloat.

Some people enjoy mountain climbing or jumping out of airplanes or riding roller coasters. I don’t. I’m quite content with the exhilaration and rush of riding the wooden horses on the merry-go-round along with the preschool crowd. But I don’t need to question why someone would volunteer to drop in a steel car at speeds over 95 miles per hour from a height longer than a football field and a vertical angle of nearly 100 degrees, all while screaming at the top of their lungs. They do it because they want to. Simple. And we run because we want to, because we need to, because we enjoy it. It’s basic human desire and you really don’t get a whole lot more basic than putting one foot in front of the other and moving quickly.

Each of us continues to be a runner for a variety of reasons. For many it’s like Roger Bannister (the first runner to break four minutes in the mile) said, “We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves.” For others it might partly be a bittersweet relationship, an action we may not terribly enjoy but a sacrifice we make for other things we do like about running. Award-winning author (and runner) Joyce Carol Oates summed it up nicely in a July 18, 1999, essay in the New York Times by pretty much encompassing, in one sentence, all the various reasons why we run: “On days when I can’t run, I don’t feel ‘myself’; and whoever the ‘self’ is I feel, I don’t like nearly so much as the other.”

The famous soul-singing group the Isley Brothers summed it up like this: “It’s your thing, do what you wanna do. I can’t tell you, who to sock it to.”

Similarly, as others try to determine which type of physical activity best rocks their socks, I can’t tell them what exercise to sock it to. They’ll have to figure it out just like we runners figured out that putting a sock and foot into a running shoe worked best for us.

What I do know is if, for whatever reason, my running days come to a close, then I’m going to miss it a heck of a lot more than Serena Williams is going to miss tennis. I’ll obviously be sad, but I will be able to look back with enjoyable memories and say, “It’s been a good run.”

And I did what I wanted to do.

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

Check out @RunningLaughs.

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