(Webmaster note: From the Rye HS perspective as Jeff is the Rye HS X-Country coach.) The City Cross Country Championships held on Tuesday October 11 was a reward for the hard work the team had been doing all season. The boys team won easily, 43 to second place Pueblo Countys 88 and beat all the […]
Preface by Jeff Arnold As some of you may know I screwed up in preparing the story of the Rock Canyon Half Marathon in several ways. I named the second place finisher in the womens 60-64 division, Andrea Hatch, as the winner, who was actually Sally Kennett. I missed Richard Kennett, also of Salida, as
Was there a rumor that an iPhone was being given away? Diamonds? Did word get out that Jill Montera was going to run in a skirt? Whatever the motivation, there was a flood of race day registration for the 2007 Women’s Distance Festival. Of the 81 total finishers, 37 walkers and 44 runners, 33 signed
The second annual Ride For Kids was held Saturday August 11. People started when they wanted but at least 15 of the 54 riders were on hand for the ”official” 8 am start. The venue was changed to the Test Track road, but the start was at the Swift Trucking area, a little further east
Mountain Bike Race I rode a mountain bike race April 22, 2007. I can’t remember the last time I rode in a race, probably the mid-Eighties. That too was a mountain bike race, and like this one I was unable to ride up the steeper hills. Unlike this one, I hadn’t ridden over the course before
After days of morning fog, the Valentine’s Twosome race was blessed with warm sunshine and happy people. In spite of the potential confusion caused by a late date change, 32 couples showed up to celebrate, many in clever costumes. Some came to race, most to enjoy the day, each other, and the unusual relay format.
