Hot to Trot race does an about-face

Fit to be Tied Column Sept 12, 2006 From the Pueblo Chieftain by Gary Franchi Hot to Trot race does an about-face What a difference a year has made in Pueblo’s Hot to Trot road race. Last year, Ruth McDonald and the Southern Colorado Runners were trying to resurrect the race after it hadn’t even […]

The Tunnel Drive Prediction Run Conspiracy

Gary’s Diary #5 of 2006 The Tunnel Drive Prediction Run Conspiracy Event Date: Saturday, August 26, 2006 The truly amazing thing about the Tunnel Drive “Predict” is that I made it there on time. This is noteworthy since I had such a long drive to make. (Webmaster note: The Gar’ only had a drive of

50 Staters club scaled once, twice

Fit to be Tied Column August 8, 2006 From the Pueblo Chieftain by Gary Franchi 50 Staters club scaled once, twice Following the call of endorphin nature, area endurance athletes continue to seek challenges and scale great heights in their own quiet ways. The latest was accomplished by Cheryl Cook-McCoy of Salida, who became a

Triple the pleasure – and pain

Triathlon offers variety and fitness for athletes at every level Dave and Stacey Diaz run near the Pueblo Nature Center as part of their training for the triathlon. The couple competes almost weekly in running races or triathlons during the spring and summer. For years, Puebloans Dave and Stacey Diaz considered themselves runners who occasionally

A Resurgent Women’s Distance Festival in 2006

At the July 5 SCR meeting Race Director Diana Tiffany raised the question of whether the club should drop the Women’s Distance Festival in the future due to low turnout. At that point there were something like 15 pre-registered for the run and walk combined. I’m proud to say the club expressed continued support for

Endurance athletes: Start your engines

Fit to be Tied Column July 5, 2006 From the Pueblo Chieftain by Gary Franchi Endurance athletes: Start your engines The competitive juices will be flowing on several fronts this weekend for endurance athletes of wide-ranging ability levels. Locally, the annual Women’s Distance Festival (WDF) 5-kilometer race will take place Saturday morning at Pueblo’s City