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 […]
A fine field showed up on the cool morning of Veterans Day 2006 for the Atalanta 5 K. 65 runners and 21 walkers would finish. The course made a nod to the traditional City Park venue by starting on the loop east of the Pavilion and going behind that building and turning east by the
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
Here is my summary of the Collegiate Peaks Trail Run that was held on Saturday, May 5, 2007 in Buena Vista, CO. The race is a 25 mile loop through national forest land on the east side of the town, along the Arkansas River. Runners have the option of completing the loop once or turning
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
The sun dawned brightly over Rye last Saturday for the 9th running of the Run for Rio. This 5k race, the only race held in the Greenhorn Valley, has become a tradition for young and old alike. The clear skies and sunshine may have helped encourage the large showing of participants, over 60 runners and
