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On the run: Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run requires training
The Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run is coming June 9 - which gives you about a month to train for arguably the toughest 10-mile road race in the country. It's one of the more challenging road races I've run because the course is never flat. Rolling hills comprise the entire route. The uphill portions are long and hard while the downhill...
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Trail talk: A little help from friends goes a long way
Most of us don't spend a lot of time admiring well-designed trails, but such trails can last for decades. Almost all of our trails can use a little love from time to time, and this is a great time of year to pick a park (or open space) and find a project. Go online to openspacevolunteers.org to get started. Palmer Park, Blodgett Peak,...
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On the run: Proper socks make running an easier task
Spring break in Summit County meant running on snowy trails. And my feet got really wet each time out. On my last run, I started thinking about socks. You know, the dirty, smelly, nasty things on your feet that you don't want to touch after exercising. But good socks are key when it comes to comfortable running. I thought about how my view...
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Runners challenged, exhilarated by XTERRA Cheyenne Mountain course
Runners of all ages and skill levels were left gasping for air and stretching extremely sore legs after the XTERRA Colorado Trail Run Series’ challenging Cheyenne Mountain Trail Run at Cheyenne Mountain State Park on Saturday. The Cheyenne Mountain Trail Run, the first of four XTERRA races in Colorado this year, featured 5K, 12K and 24K...
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On the run: Proper socks make running more enjoyable
Spring break in Summit County meant running on snowy trails. And my feet got really wet each time out. On my last run, I started thinking about socks. You know, the dirty, smelly, nasty things on your feet that you don’t want to touch after exercising. But good socks are key when it comes to comfortable running. I thought about how my...
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Meet Nancy Hobbs, the Springs' newest CO Running Hall of Famer
When she first came to Colorado, an accomplished athlete and flat-land runner, Nancy Hobbs was daunted by the high peaks of the Rockies. “I was like, ‘I don’t think I could ever do that,’ looking at Pikes Peak,” she recalled. But like the thin air that forces a body to work overtime, mountain running has a way of getting in your...
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Running film focuses on breaking the gender barrier
It’s hard to believe now, but 30 years ago women didn’t run Olympic marathons. The International Olympic Committee considered races longer than 1,500 meters to be “too strenuous for women,” according to the book “Olympic Marathon” by Charlie Lovett. The women in the 1984 Games in Los Angeles proved the IOC wrong, and American...
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Runners tackle Cheyenne Mountain Trail Race
For seemingly endless hours Saturday 300 determined trail runners sprinted, jogged, galloped and wound their way through Cheyenne Mountain State Park. One by one they crossed the finish line of Epic Endurance Events’ Cheyenne Mountain Trail Race with white-crusted sweat glued to their joy-infused faces. Amanda Ewing was one of the proud...
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Glenwood Canyon recreation path reopens
GLENWOOD SPRINGS - The Glenwood Canyon bike and recreation path reopened on Friday for the season, nearly a month later than last year, after its usual wintertime closure. Last spring, the Colorado Department of Transportation was able to open the path on March 23 due to the unusually warm and dry early spring. It was the earliest the path...
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Local running legend leads Sports Hall of Fame class
As he sat in a French class during his junior year in high school, Matt Carpenter’s life changed – the result of a sweetly naïve misunderstanding. A loudspeaker announcement trumpeted sign-ups for the cross country team. Assuming, A) This meant he would literally run across the country and, B) This would get him out of a lot of school,...
