Health Expo idea originated with ex-Y employee A long-time Pueblo health and fitness guru continues to impact the Pueblo community even after his departure from the local work force. Puebloan Ben Valdez was the brainchild of the upcoming Pueblo Health Expo that will be held Jan. 27 at the Pueblo Convention Center, the details of […]
Fit to be Tied Column December 15, 2006 From the Pueblo Chieftain by Gary Franchi Young runners test mettle in national races If exposure to national competition is any barometer of future success, we may be seeing big things up the road from a pair of young local runners. Middle schoolers Abigail Duran of Pueblo
Fit to be Tied Column Tuesday, January, 2006 From the Pueblo Chieftain by Gary Franchi Trail running races continue to grow There should be no wonder why the number of off-road races and marathons is proliferating in Colorado. The events are just following the growing popularity of trail running among runners looking to get off
Fit to be Tied Column November 7, 2006 From the Pueblo Chieftain by Gary Franchi Borrego to mark return to racing in Atalanta 5K Itll be with a different mind-set that Emily Borrego resumes her racing career Saturday in the Atalanta Womens 5K Run/Walk at Pueblos City Park. A year ago, Borrego successfully defended her
Fit to be Tied Column October 10, 2006 From the Pueblo Chieftain by Gary Franchi Race commemorates middle school teacher Three years after his passing, the heart and spirit of the late Rusty Weiler continue to beat loudly in the hallways at Pleasant View Middle School. For nearly 30 years, Weiler taught algebra and science
Ben & Matts Trail Mix Prediction Series race diary by Gary Franchi I miss the railroad tracks. The new loop on this Prediction Series race was a killer and, for me, a body destroyer. It was so much hillier, and there was so much uneven surface that my knees and right foot began killing
