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 […]

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

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

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

Fit to be Tied Column June 1, 2006 From the Pueblo Chieftain by Gary Franchi Former Rye athlete gains world duathlon berth A little slip of the pen actually worked to Josh Reineke’s advantage recently. Reineke, 27, and a 1998 graduate of Rye High School, was filling out his entry form to compete in the

Gary’s Diary #4 of 2006 The Ordinary Mortals Triathlon and belated related musings Event Date: Saturday, May 20, 2006 Sometimes I need to really digest and stew about a racing performance for a good while before reaching the proper mental state that lets me rationalize its inadequacies. I mean, you can only use statements like