In the Meet the Marmots team page I talked about my favorite run in the Pikes Peak region: a 10-11 mile loop connecting Red Rock Canyon Open Space to Section 16. I've been doing it regularly, especially…
ContinueAdded by John Skolout on June 18, 2018 at 9:47pm — No Comments
Today I ran in the spectacularly gorgeous Garden of the Gods 10 Mile race, kicking off my participation in the Triple Crown of Running as part of the Mighty Marmot race team. …
ContinueAdded by John Skolout on June 10, 2018 at 4:00pm — No Comments
They say "Think global, act local," and the same can be applied with racing. After having raced all over the globe from Mungyeong, South Korea to the LA Olympic trials, to Doha, Qatar and Eugene, Oregon; many of our runners have been enjoying the local racing scene right here in Colorado Springs! While qualifying for USA Championships and International races is the big goal…
ContinueAdded by Amanda Winslow-Rego on July 13, 2017 at 4:30pm — No Comments
No lions on the course this year for the Garden of the Gods 10 mile and 10k, but there were plenty of runners and one bear. I did not witness the bear on the course but Don Sanborn snapped some pictures and those pictures went viral. Thank you to the bear that wondered out on to the course and helped make the Garden of the Gods race world famous. Each day I am seeing…
ContinueAdded by Robby Comstock on June 14, 2017 at 7:30pm — No Comments
Hi there. My name is Susanna Barnwell. I am doing my second Triple Crown this year and have been asked to blog about my experiences with the running program I am using to accomplish my goals. So why read my musings? Well, we hear from pros and trainers and industry specialists all the time, but not the regular every day runners out there who…Continue
Added by Susanna Barnwell on July 8, 2016 at 9:47am — No Comments
Are there really only eight weeks until the Pikes Peak Ascent?
Somewhere along the way, I added a week in my mind, so I had a minor freakout earlier this week when I realized I'd been counting wrong!
I'd been feeling pretty confident about my training, but after learning I'd lost a week, I began panicking that I wasn't doing enough. Thoughts turned to: I didn't start Ascent training early enough (an injury…
Added by Lindsey Grewe on June 24, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments
Well, here we go again, a third stab at that great sentinel above Colorado Springs. I mentioned to someone that I was part of a group attempting the Ascent again and this person, a very nice person mind you, never says a bad word about anyone, said "Yeah, I know" and then I distinctly heard them mutter, under their breath "Crazy fools."
Yup, crazy alright, seeing how fast one can haul their butt up a mountain and yet, somehow, in some peculiar way, it just gets in your blood and you…
ContinueAdded by Bill Beagle on May 5, 2014 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments
My husband, CJ, is definitely a "front of the pack" runner and I love cheering him on! Our fireplace mantle is full of his running awards and I am so proud of all he has achieved. Because he is a fairly fast runner, many of our friends are fast "front of the pack" runners as well.
However, I tend to be more of a "middle of the pack" runner.
It is in this "middle of the pack" where I am joined by so many. And with a lot of hard work, I am improving. Honestly, I…
ContinueAdded by Shelley Hitz on May 3, 2014 at 9:00pm — 7 Comments
While my Pikes Peak Sports team mate Cameron has been on a roll, winning almost everything in sight, it was different end to season for me. I also raced at 24 Colorado Springs this year - my first time for this race. Last year, Nick raced solo single speed and I ran his pit. This year, we stuck together for our Duo Mixed attempt at a Stars and Stripes Jersey. We knew it was…
ContinueAdded by Tracy Thelen on October 2, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments
I had been excited about 24 hour Nationals for months. Ever since I made the commitment to race back in the late Spring all of my riding had been with the aim to go as fast as I could around and round the 13 mile lap in Palmer Park. Of course I was motivated to try and win the title on home turf and represent in front of so many friends, family and other supporters. Having…
ContinueAdded by Cameron Chambers on October 1, 2012 at 1:30pm — No Comments
Above: Victory soak in Fountain Creek. Photo by Christian Murdock. Below: Don and me, the only Pikes Peak Sports.us Triple Crown Runners who signed up for the marathon! Photo by Phoebe Blessing.
We've come full circle. I started blogging…
ContinueAdded by Katie Benzel on August 23, 2012 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments
Added by Katie Benzel on August 20, 2012 at 2:34pm — 2 Comments
So my training last weekend consisted of a hike up Mount of the Holy Cross, as I hadn’t yet climbed this 14’er (barely making it into the category at 14,005). The roundtrip was 11.5 miles with 5,600 feet of elevation gain (3,700 net) so it was a good workout. I did not run any portion of it. The 1.6 miles of talus at the end of the ascent and conversely, the beginning of the return trip, makes the 16 Golden Stair on Pikes look like a Legos playground. To a person, everyone who has…
ContinueAdded by Bill Beagle on August 1, 2012 at 7:30am — 2 Comments
Upward! Upper Barr Trail, July 15
It has been an eventful few weeks. I've got to get back in the rhythm of writing here; since the fire, the words don't flow like they used to. It put things in perspective. Nature doesn't care about human life. (Actually, anyone who has hiked the upper reaches of Barr Trail knows that nature doesn't care about…
Added by Katie Benzel on July 18, 2012 at 5:30pm — No Comments
One jewel of the Triple Crown in hand (Garden of the Gods 10-mile Run) I pursue the next, the Summer Round-Up.
Since every successful running team needs someone to run the anchor leg, I am officially declaring myself the…
ContinueAdded by Bill Beagle on June 12, 2012 at 3:00pm — 6 Comments
This is the only shot any of the photographers (in this case, Tim) managed to catch of me during the Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Race, as far as I can tell. As you can see, I appear to be having a one-woman party about half a mile into the race while everyone else is focusing on the task at hand.…
ContinueAdded by Katie Benzel on June 12, 2012 at 1:55pm — 4 Comments
I just read Jon's (PikesPeakSports.us Triple Crown Team member) most recent post. This last part really stuck out: "Anyhow, looking forward to the Garden. I just ended a 30 day period which saw me cover two marathons, two 14ers, a 50K, and two 50 milers, so it will be nice to have a short distance weekend. I think I have a decent shot at a sub 70.".......... I think I can officially say I am incredibly intimidated by the other runners I'm going to encounter tomorrow. I just ended a 30 day…
ContinueAdded by Phoebe Blessing on June 9, 2012 at 8:09pm — 2 Comments
Ran the entire GOG 10 mile course on Friday, June 1 for the third and final time. A good, former long-distance running friend said “You know you should start tapering two weeks before any race.” Oops, I’m kinda inside that timeframe aren’t I. I’ve taken a couple of runs, just under 5 miles, with the great group of people who meet in the Garden every Tuesday and Thursday morning. For me, that means getting up at 5 a.m. but boy is it worth it to watch the creeping sunrise gradually paint…
ContinueAdded by Bill Beagle on June 6, 2012 at 3:04pm — No Comments
The CC class of 2014 (my class) adopted the class motto "Damn, those fourteeners are high!" this year, and though the intended implication doesn't really resonate with me, it did help to inspire a new goal of mine for this summer. I turn 20 in just under a month, and have decided that I want to have climbed 20 of the Colorado fourteeners before then. I'm a little ashamed to say that, in all my years living here, I've only done 10 of them. This summer is fast becoming the most ambitious of my…
ContinueAdded by Phoebe Blessing on June 3, 2012 at 6:16pm — 1 Comment
After reading my fellow Pikes Peak Sports Triple Crown team member, Jon Teisher's post about Salida, I feel compelled to write about my favorite mountain town - Telluride. Up until last August I had never been, but after a week-long visit I was hooked. Now I commit myself to that six-hour drive every chance I get, and made the trek last Wednesday for another week. I was there for Mountainfilm (an amazing and awe-inspring film festival), and spent more time in theaters watching…
ContinueAdded by Phoebe Blessing on June 1, 2012 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2000
1970
© 2024 Created by Tim Bergsten. Powered by