Run for Rio provides memorable ‘high’ Runners and endurance athletes are forever seeking that special racing “experience” that provides the warm glow they need to sustain their competitive juices over a long period of time. First-timers and repeat runners at the Bolder Boulder, a 6.2-mile race held annually on Memorial Day, often return with that […]

Weather hasn’t been friendly to cyclists As if the brutal winter weather wasn’t bad enough for area cyclists, now it’s turned into a not-very-kind spring as well. While the hard core are getting in the miles by keeping cold-weather apparel handy, the rides so far have been sporadic for those who cycle mainly on weekends

Veteran director starts race in Fountain My how the racing calendar heats up once spring time arrives! From here on out until fall, runners can race almost every weekend somewhere in Southern Colorado. While a few runners from the Pueblo area are certain to run the popular annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K this Saturday in

Masters to swim in annual Pueblo Open Fifty-year-olds battling neck and neck with 13-year-olds? It could happen next month when the Pueblo Open swim meet will take on a distinctly new flavor by including masters swimmers, possibly from throughout the state. Thanks to the efforts of Dennis Gimlin and the Pueblo Poolhardies masters swim team,

Weather does a number on early racing A road race seldom isn’t held because of poor weather conditions, but then winters like we’ve had this year don’t come around very often either. For starters, the first of the four-race Winter Series at Fox Run Regional Park in Colorado Springs was cancelled in mid-January because deep

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