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Cam Chambers: Sand Creek Sports creating the 'best' mountain bikers

By Cam Chambers

This year I had the honor of being a part of the inaugural PikesPeakSports.us Sand Creek Cycling Team. Along with my teammate Tracy Thelen – I participated in the full season of the Ascent Cycling Series under the

direction of Andy Bohlmann and Sand Creek…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on October 4, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Sign the petition and help protect Browns Canyon

From Change.org

Places like Browns Canyon are an important part of many Coloradoans’ personal identity, and

attract and retain talented individuals to the region to…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on February 20, 2012 at 12:02pm — No Comments

City councilman Tim Leigh raising funds for proposed Tour of Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs City Councilman Tim Leigh has thrown his support behind the proposed Tour of Colorado Springs. Event organizer David Whitaker asked the city of Colorado Springs for $68,000 in in-kind support last week. Leigh is determined to raise private funds to make the event happen.

Here is an e-mail…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on February 17, 2012 at 10:02am — No Comments

UPDATE: 4-year-old Nevaeh Paredes loses fight with cancer

UPDATE: PikesPeakSports.us has learned that Nevaeh Paredes passed away on Nov. 3. She was 4. We're sending our prayers to her family.



PHOTOS: Heaven Can Wait 5K…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on October 22, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Shared experience

By Jen Shotwell

PikesPeakSports.us Triple Crown Runners race team

My hubby and I have different approaches for preparing for the Triple Crown of Running race events.

Mine…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on July 30, 2011 at 6:44am — No Comments

Making peace with setbacks

By Jen Shotwell, PikesPeakSports.us Triple Crown Runners

In yoga class, lying on my back on the mat, eyes closed, concentrating on breathing and letting go of the stresses of…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on June 14, 2011 at 6:30am — No Comments

The Skyrunner vs. the Wind Walker - Matt Carpenter meets a challenge 300 feet above Williams Canyon

Matt Carpenter makes his way across one of the narrow "elements" at the Wind Walker ropes course at Cave of the Winds. Below right, Brandi Lock, Cave of the Winds staff member, hangs out on the cantilever section of the Wind Walker. Below left, Kyla Carpenter, 8, Matt Carpenter's daughter, showed her dad how it's…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on April 12, 2011 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Mike Mazzola and the crew at Mountain Equipment Recyclers working hard for the community

Heal the Soul Dramatically (HTSD) Campaign combines three

things the community can get behind: food, music, and helping others.



Mountain Equipment Recyclers, Inc., is partnering with local restaurants to put on a

lunchtime concert series to benefit three Colorado Springs non-profits… Continue

Added by Tim Bergsten on April 11, 2011 at 10:42am — 1 Comment

Gear Review: Eureka Apex 2XT ... win this tent!

This comes from Robert Mitchell at the UpaDowna website

 

MSRP: $129

Weight: 6 lbs 5 oz

Floor Size: 7′6″x…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on April 6, 2011 at 1:20pm — No Comments

Making Tracks: Picking up the pace with two training runs and a new running club

If you've been putting off your runs and need some motivation, this is a good week to get moving.

The Garden Training Runs, hosted by the Pikes Peak Road Runners, begin tomorrow (Tuesday, April 5) at 6 a.m. and will go each Tuesday and Thursday through June 9. The goal is to prepare for the Garden of the Gods…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on April 4, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Making Tracks: Registration for the Rock2Rock Adventure Race is Now Open!

Colorado Springs runners and riders, get ready for an all new kind of competition. Our new friends at Big Mountain Adventure Racing just posted this on their website.

Registration for the Rock2Rock Adventure Race is Now Open!…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on January 11, 2011 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Tell us about your best ride or run and you'll be entered to win these Carmichael Training Systems Performance discs

There is nothing like a great day on your bike, or a run on area trails to make you feel alive! Tell us about your best day of riding, running, hiking or racing and we'll enter your name in a drawing for the new Carmichael Training Systems Performance discs. Here's how you can win.

1. Write a blog about your best cycling or running experience. Tell us what happened, how did you feel, where did it all go down? Tell us what you'll always… Continue

Added by Tim Bergsten on December 6, 2010 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

Making Tracks: A weekly roundup of running and riding in the Pikes Peak Region



Hey everyone! Welcome to "Making Tracks," my new blog about running and riding in Colorado Springs. I hope to include the names, faces and races that are important to all of us. I'll provide bits of news, photos, video and anything else I can round up. But I'll need your help. As you know, the running and riding…
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Added by Tim Bergsten on October 4, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Tunnel repairs close Gold Camp Road to through traffic

One of the best routes for Aspen viewing, Gold Camp Road, is closed to through traffic. Workers are making mandatory safety improvements and historical improvements to one of Gold Camp's famous tunnels. The road was closed on Monday, Sept. 27, and will open in about six weeks.

Drivers and cyclists can still use Gold Camp, but those traveling westbound from Colorado Springs will have to turn around at FSR 376 (Seven Lakes Road). Eastbound traffic from the Cripple Creek/Victor area will be… Continue

Added by Tim Bergsten on October 1, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Guess the winner of Leadville Trail 100, win a PikesPeakSports.us T-Shirt

PikesPeakSports.us member Dean Blanchard, the only person to predict Levi Leipheimer as winner of the Leadville Traill 100, has won the PikesPeakSports.us shirt. Congrats Dean! Way to go, Levi!

OK, Lance Armstrong has announced he won't race in the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race on Saturday.

Bummer!

But now we have a race. Who will win? Dave Wiens? Levi Leipheimer?… Continue

Added by Tim Bergsten on August 10, 2010 at 12:30pm — 11 Comments

Rained-out Freedom from Poverty event became an intimate community celebration



Above: Singer/songwriter Shawn Mullins played for about 100 volunteers after a rain-out of the Freedom From Poverty Community Celebration.…



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Added by Tim Bergsten on July 9, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Climber dies in fall on Little Bear

The following is the real-time reports from Travis, who was climbing with the hiker who fell and died while climbing on Little Bear. More links below.

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"Today me and Kevin8020 were hiking the hourglass just shy of the summit of Little Bear Peak. The hourglass was completely iced over and was unpassible, we decided to take a ledge on the… Continue

Added by Tim Bergsten on June 16, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Cycling for Change: Jason Christensen's stories from the road

From time to time, PikesPeakSports will feature blog posts by Jason Christensen, CEO of Catholic Charities in Colorado Springs. Christensen is riding across the country this summer to help raise awareness about poverty in the U.S.

Read Christensen's full blog here.

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Day 33

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Added by Tim Bergsten on June 1, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

The British Invasion all over again

Snooping around on the Internet on the eve before the Take 5 in the Garden road race.

For those of you who are into times and distances (I obsess about them) here are the records for the Take 5 race, according to the Pikes Peak Road Runners.

The Brits hold both the men's 5-mile and 5K records.

Kevin Sheppard, 26, of Abington, set the 5-mile…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on April 30, 2010 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Women's Mountain Bike Association of Colorado Springs makes our day! Thanks ladies!

The guys at PikesPeakSports.us are extremely proud and very fortunate to have been included in the Women's Mountain Bike Association of Colorado Springs' e-newsletter for the month of May.

Thanks ladies! Here is to many great years of working together to build and support our outdoor community.

Learn more about the Women's Mountain Bike Association of Colorado Springs.

Here is the story about…

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Added by Tim Bergsten on April 29, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

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