All Discussions Tagged '10' - Pikes Peak Sports2024-03-29T11:24:49Zhttp://pikespeaksports.us/group/roadtrailrunning/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=10&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBoston champ Rotich, CSU's Mock win Garden of the Gods 10-milertag:pikespeaksports.us,2018-06-10:5021591:Topic:8026322018-06-10T20:32:33.293ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656432800?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656432800?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="400"></img></a> <strong>From Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc. -</strong> Caroline Rotich enjoyed her somewhat lonely 10-mile run through one of country's most iconic parks Sunday morning as she cruised to a course record while winning the women's race in the 42nd Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run.</span></p>
<p>The 34-year-old Kenyan attained her dual goals of winning and breaking the course…</p>
<p><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656432800?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="400" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656432800?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="400" class="align-right"/></a><strong>From Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc. -</strong> Caroline Rotich enjoyed her somewhat lonely 10-mile run through one of country's most iconic parks Sunday morning as she cruised to a course record while winning the women's race in the 42nd Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run.</span></p>
<p>The 34-year-old Kenyan attained her dual goals of winning and breaking the course record and did it largely by running alone. She tried to shadow some of the faster male runners but settled into her own pace shortly into the race.</p>
<p><strong>(Photos by Dionne Randolph)</strong></p>
<p><span>“We took off and it wasn’t long before I was mostly by myself,” Rotich said. “I could see some of the men ahead of me and wanted to catch them. I tried on the uphill portions but mostly ran by myself.”</span></p>
<p><span>Rotich, an internationally acclaimed runner who won the 2015 Boston Marathon, added the Garden of the Gods championship to a resume that includes victories in the Las Vegas Marathon and New York City Half Marathon.</span></p>
<p><span>She finished 11th overall, as Jerrell Mock, who recently concluded his outdoor track season at Colorado State University, won the men’s division in 51:17, 11 seconds ahead of Patrick Smyth of Santa Fe, N.M.</span><br/> <br/> <span>Rotich’s time of 57:36 eclipsed the women’s 10-mile course record by 67 seconds, which was set just a year ago by Elvin Kibert of Colorado Springs. Kibert was second behind Rotich, finishing in 1:01:14.</span><br/> <br/> <span>“I really wanted the course record, so I didn’t want to go out too fast because this course is so up and down,” Rotich said. “I like this type of course but it’s really hard on the legs going downhill. Where I lived in Kenya, there weren’t too many hills like this. It’s a really hard course, up and down throughout.</span><br/> <br/> <span>“I thought about trying to run with the lead (men) when we started out, but I knew I couldn’t or I would’ve died quickly. I wanted the course record, so I ran my own race.”</span><br/> <br/> <span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656433232?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="300" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656433232?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300" class="align-left"/></a>Rotich, who lives in Santa Fe, visited friends in Colorado Springs last winter. She expects to return to defend her title, and said her ultimate goal remains qualifying for the Olympic Marathon.</span></p>
<p><span>“I loved running here, and I want to come back (to the Springs),” she said. “This was a fun day.”</span></p>
<p><span>Mock echoed that sentiment, especially since it helped to quell his disappointment at not qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships that concluded Saturday in Eugene, Ore. He qualified for the NCAA Outdoor 10,000 meters as a junior, but battled injuries his senior season.</span></p>
<p><span>“This was my first road race,” said the CSU grad. “I wanted to get one in while I was feeling fit, and since this is the peak of road racing season, I might keep going and do some more before I take a break. I want to get into (half marathons), eventually.”</span></p>
<p><span>Mock attended high school in Logan, Utah, before relocating to Fort Collins for college. He didn’t know what to expect in Sunday’s race, and simply jumped out front with the leaders at the outset.</span></p>
<p><span>“I wasn’t sure who would be here, but I knew we’d have to average about a 5:05 pace to be up front,” he said.</span></p>
<p><span>Mock and Smyth, a seven-time All-American distance runner at Notre Dame, battled throughout the race. Smyth, 31, who is eight years older than Mock, was pushing the pace on the downhill portions of the course.</span></p>
<p><span>“We were 1-2 for a long time,” Mock said. “I started trying to squeeze the uphills to get away.”</span><br/> <br/> <span>Smyth said he “lost contact” with Mock at about the 6.5-mile mark “on one of the uphills.”</span></p>
<p><span>“On each downhill, I’d try to cinch it up,” he said. “(Mock) really hung tough.”</span></p>
<p><span>Mock said he “hit a bit of a wall” in miles 8 and 9 but regrouped for the final mile to finish fast. He needed every bit of that late speed to hold off Smyth, who said he runs for the Nike Trail Team and will compete in three weeks in the Marathon de Mont Blanc in France.</span></p>
<p><span>“I heard this was a great race and wanted to try it out, especially since it’s not far from Santa Fe,” Smyth said. “It’s more of a road race than trail but nothing is flat and it’s a good test.”</span><br/> <span>Smyth said he’ll return to the Springs in August to race in the Pikes Peak Marathon.</span></p>
<p><span>Finishing third overall was Tesfaalem Mehari, 21, of Colorado Springs in 52:19. He was followed by Alanya Weldemariam, 39, of the Springs in 52:34 and Gebrekidan Abadi, 33, of Aurora in 52:47.</span></p>
<p><span>Ben Payne, 36, of Colorado Springs, was sixth in 53:50. After finishing, he was greeted by his wife and 11-month-old son, Palmer.</span></p>
<p><span>“This is a fun race, and it’s just two miles from my house,” said Payne, who also ran the Pikes Peak Ascent last August. “I’ve been running more for fun than competition lately, so I had to let the leaders go pretty early. Pacing yourself is important in this race because you can get in trouble early if you go too hard. This is one of the hardest courses with the altitude and the constant up and downs.”</span></p> Garden of the Gods bear becomes international media darlingtag:pikespeaksports.us,2017-06-19:5021591:Topic:7671462017-06-19T12:51:06.494ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656432566?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656432566?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300"></img></a> Everyone else ran 10 miles or 10K. The now famous Garden of the Gods bear ran about 60 feet and this is just a sampling of the media storm it created.</p>
<p>Race officials are now in contract talks with the bear. It's rumored that any deal will include appearance fees for promotional events, and a guaranteed surprise for runners on race day.</p>
<p>Special thanks to Don…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656432566?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="300" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656432566?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300" class="align-left"/></a>Everyone else ran 10 miles or 10K. The now famous Garden of the Gods bear ran about 60 feet and this is just a sampling of the media storm it created.</p>
<p>Race officials are now in contract talks with the bear. It's rumored that any deal will include appearance fees for promotional events, and a guaranteed surprise for runners on race day.</p>
<p>Special thanks to Don Sanborn for capturing the photos and gathering the links.</p>
<p><b>Newspapers</b></p>
<p>The Gazette: <a href="http://gazette.com/bear-crosses-through-garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run/article/1604953" target="_blank">http://gazette.com/bear-crosses-through-garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run/article/1604953</a></p>
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<p>The Kansas City Star: <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article155656024.html" target="_blank">http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article155656024.html</a></p>
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<p>The Sacramento Bee: <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article155613739.html" target="_blank">http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article155613739.html</a></p>
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<p>The Denver Post: <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/12/bear-colorado-race/" target="_blank">http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/12/bear-colorado-race/</a></p>
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<p>Miami Herald: <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html" target="_blank">http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html</a></p>
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<p>The Wichita Eagle: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html" target="_blank">http://www.kansas.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html</a></p>
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<p>The Telegraph (Macon, GA): <a href="http://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html" target="_blank">http://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html</a></p>
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<p>The Olympian (Olympia, WA): <a href="http://www.theolympian.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html" target="_blank">http://www.theolympian.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html</a></p>
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<p>The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): <a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html" target="_blank">http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html</a></p>
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<p>SunHerald (Gulfport, MS): <a href="http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html" target="_blank">http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article155613739.html</a></p>
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<p>USA Today: <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/06/13/bear-crosses-road-during-colorado-race/391679001/" target="_blank">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/06/13/bear-crosses-road-during-colorado-race/391679001/</a></p>
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<p>The Coloradoan (Ft. Collins, CO): <a href="http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/colorado/2017/06/12/bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/388096001/" target="_blank">http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/colorado/2017/06/12/bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/388096001/</a></p>
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<p>MLive (Michigan): <a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2017/06/bear_startles_runners_on_color.html" target="_blank">http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2017/06/bear_startles_runners_on_color.html</a></p>
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<p>Napa Valley Register: <a href="http://napavalleyregister.com/news/weird-news/that-s-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/article_61c3245f-1cad-5c6c-9f1b-837e893d7da5.html" target="_blank">http://napavalleyregister.com/news/weird-news/that-s-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/article_61c3245f-1cad-5c6c-9f1b-837e893d7da5.html</a></p>
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<p>Prescott Daily Courier: <a href="https://www.dcourier.com/news/2017/jun/14/s-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-r/" target="_blank">https://www.dcourier.com/news/2017/jun/14/s-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-r/</a></p>
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<p>Herald-Tribune (Sarasota): <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/zz/news/20170612/light-lunch-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race" target="_blank">http://www.heraldtribune.com/zz/news/20170612/light-lunch-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race</a></p>
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<p>The Journal (Cortez, CO): <a href="https://the-journal.com/articles/53006" target="_blank">https://the-journal.com/articles/53006</a></p>
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<p>The Lawton Constitution (SW OK): <a href="http://swoknews.com/area/bear-takes-lead-colo-foot-race" target="_blank">http://swoknews.com/area/bear-takes-lead-colo-foot-race</a></p>
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<p>Droitwich Spa Advertiser (England and Wales): <a href="http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/NEWS/15341705.National_news__Bear_crosses_through_Colorado_race/" target="_blank">http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/NEWS/15341705.National_news__Bear_crosses_through_Colorado_race/</a></p>
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<p>The Durango Herald: <a href="https://durangoherald.com/articles/165271" target="_blank">https://durangoherald.com/articles/165271</a></p>
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<p>Springfield News-Sun: <a href="http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/national/bear-joins-colorado-race-surprises-runners/udeFFf5ahlYETuerokJdnJ/" target="_blank">http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/national/bear-joins-colorado-race-surprises-runners/udeFFf5ahlYETuerokJdnJ/</a></p>
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<p>Daily Herald (Illinois): <a href="http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170611/news/306119890" target="_blank">http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170611/news/306119890</a></p>
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<p>Pueblo Pulp: <a href="http://pueblopulp.com/colorado-bear-enters-garden-gods-race-didnt-win/" target="_blank">http://pueblopulp.com/colorado-bear-enters-garden-gods-race-didnt-win/</a></p>
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<p>The Pueblo Chieftain: <a href="http://www.chieftain.com/news/that-s-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/article_4808e1bb-4e91-55f3-9114-d1bc0a1fb47c.html" target="_blank">http://www.chieftain.com/news/that-s-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/article_4808e1bb-4e91-55f3-9114-d1bc0a1fb47c.html</a></p>
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<p>Journal Star (Peoria, IL): <a href="http://www.pjstar.com/zz/news/20170612/light-lunch-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race" target="_blank">http://www.pjstar.com/zz/news/20170612/light-lunch-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race</a></p>
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<p>Huffington Post: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bear-scares-runners_us_593fd2fde4b0e84514ee2a14" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bear-scares-runners_us_593fd2fde4b0e84514ee2a14</a></p>
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<p><b>Magazines</b></p>
<p>People.com: <a href="http://people.com/pets/bear-steals-chickens-job-crosses-road-during-colorado-race/" target="_blank">http://people.com/pets/bear-steals-chickens-job-crosses-road-during-colorado-race/</a></p>
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<p>Canadian Running: <a href="http://runningmagazine.ca/garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run-bear/" target="_blank">http://runningmagazine.ca/garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run-bear/</a></p>
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<p>Runner’s World: <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/6-times-when-animals-completely-disrupted-races" target="_blank">http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/6-times-when-animals-completely-disrupted-races</a></p>
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<p><b>Local TV Stations</b></p>
<p>*CBS Denver: <a href="http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/06/11/bear-race-garden-gods/" target="_blank">http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/06/11/bear-race-garden-gods/</a></p>
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<p>9News Denver: <a href="http://www.9news.com/travel/destinations/colorado-adventures/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/447865130" target="_blank">http://www.9news.com/travel/destinations/colorado-adventures/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/447865130</a></p>
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<p>ABC 13 (Houston, TX): <a href="http://abc13.com/news/bear-scares-runners-during-colorado-race/2086858/" target="_blank">http://abc13.com/news/bear-scares-runners-during-colorado-race/2086858/</a></p>
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<p>WSOCTV (North Carolina): <a href="http://www.wsoctv.com/news/water-cooler/bear-joins-colorado-race-surprises-runners/532504825" target="_blank">http://www.wsoctv.com/news/water-cooler/bear-joins-colorado-race-surprises-runners/532504825</a></p>
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<p>KIRO 7 (Seattle, WA): <a href="http://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/bear-joins-colorado-race-surprises-runners/532504579" target="_blank">http://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/bear-joins-colorado-race-surprises-runners/532504579</a></p>
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<p>Fox 9 (Eden Prairie, MN): <a href="http://www.fox9.com/news/260428995-story" target="_blank">http://www.fox9.com/news/260428995-story</a></p>
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<p>Fox 21 News: <a href="http://fox21news.com/2017/06/12/bear-runs-through-race-at-garden-of-the-gods/" target="_blank">http://fox21news.com/2017/06/12/bear-runs-through-race-at-garden-of-the-gods/</a></p>
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<p>Fox 5 San Diego: <a href="http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/06/11/bear-surprises-runners-during-colorado-race/" target="_blank">http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/06/11/bear-surprises-runners-during-colorado-race/</a></p>
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<p>WGN 9 (Chicago): <a href="http://wgntv.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://wgntv.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>KTVQ (Billings, MT): <a href="http://www.ktvq.com/story/35642031/bear-startles-colorado-runners" target="_blank">http://www.ktvq.com/story/35642031/bear-startles-colorado-runners</a></p>
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<p>WBTV (Charlotte, NC): <a href="http://www.wbtv.com/story/35639338/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race" target="_blank">http://www.wbtv.com/story/35639338/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race</a></p>
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<p>Fox 8 (High Point, NC): <a href="http://myfox8.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://myfox8.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>KFOR (Oklahoma City, OK): <a href="http://kfor.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://kfor.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>Fox 13 (Salt Lake City, UT): <a href="http://fox13now.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://fox13now.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>Fox 8 (Cleveland, OH): <a href="http://fox8.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://fox8.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>News 3 (Memphis, TN): <a href="http://wreg.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://wreg.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>WQAD 8 (Moline, IL): <a href="http://wqad.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://wqad.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>Fox 61 (Hartford, CT): <a href="http://fox61.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://fox61.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>CBS 6 (Richmond, VA): <a href="http://wtvr.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://wtvr.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>Fox 6 (Milwaukee, WI): <a href="http://fox6now.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://fox6now.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>Q13 Fox (Seattle, WA): <a href="http://q13fox.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://q13fox.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>PHL 17 (Philadelphia, PA): <a href="http://phl17.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://phl17.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>Fox 2 (St. Louis, MO): <a href="http://fox2now.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://fox2now.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>Fox 43 (York, PA): <a href="http://fox43.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://fox43.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>KTLA 5: <a href="http://ktla.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://ktla.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>Fox 17 (West Michigan): <a href="http://fox17online.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://fox17online.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>Fox 40 (Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto): <a href="http://fox40.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://fox40.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>Fox 4 KC: <a href="http://fox4kc.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://fox4kc.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>7 KBZK (Bozeman, MT): <a href="http://www.kbzk.com/story/35642530/bear-startles-colorado-runners" target="_blank">http://www.kbzk.com/story/35642530/bear-startles-colorado-runners</a></p>
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<p>CW 39 (Houston, TX): <a href="http://cw39.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://cw39.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>4 KXLF (Butte, MT): <a href="http://www.kxlf.com/story/35642530/bear-startles-colorado-runners" target="_blank">http://www.kxlf.com/story/35642530/bear-startles-colorado-runners</a></p>
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<p>KPLR 11 (St. Louis, MO): <a href="http://kplr11.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/" target="_blank">http://kplr11.com/2017/06/12/bear-joins-race-through-colorado-park/</a></p>
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<p>NBC4 (LA): <a href="http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird/Bear-Colorado-Race-428045133.html" target="_blank">http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird/Bear-Colorado-Race-428045133.html</a></p>
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<p><b>National TV Networks</b></p>
<p>The Weather Channel: <a href="https://weather.com/science/nature/news/colorago-garden-of-gods-bear-race" target="_blank">https://weather.com/science/nature/news/colorago-garden-of-gods-bear-race</a></p>
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<p>ABC News: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/normal-runner-bear-crosses-colorado-race-47974269" target="_blank">http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/normal-runner-bear-crosses-colorado-race-47974269</a></p>
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<p><b>International News</b></p>
<p>Daily Mail (UK): <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-4595072/That-s-no-normal-runner-Bear-crosses-Colorado-race.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-4595072/That-s-no-normal-runner-Bear-crosses-Colorado-race.html</a></p>
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<p>Belfast Telegraph: <a href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race-35815346.html" target="_blank">http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race-35815346.html</a></p>
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<p>Halesowen News (UK): <a href="http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/15341705.National_news__Bear_crosses_through_Colorado_race/" target="_blank">http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/15341705.National_news__Bear_crosses_through_Colorado_race/</a></p>
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<p>L!FE (Russian?): <a href="https://life.ru/t/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/1016437/miedvied_napughal_uchastnikov_zabiegha_v_kolorado-springhs" target="_blank">https://life.ru/t/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/1016437/miedvied_napughal_uchastnikov_zabiegha_v_kolorado-springhs</a></p>
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<p>Independent (Ireland): <a href="http://www.independent.ie/world-news/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race-35815344.html" target="_blank">http://www.independent.ie/world-news/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race-35815344.html</a></p>
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<p>Telegraph & Argus (UK): <a href="http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/national/15341702.That___s_no_normal_runner__Bear_crosses_through_Colorado_race/" target="_blank">http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/national/15341702.That___s_no_normal_runner__Bear_crosses_through_Colorado_race/</a></p>
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<p> Evening Express (UK): <a href="https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/pipe/news/international/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/" target="_blank">https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/pipe/news/international/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/</a></p>
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<p>Emirates247 (Dubai): <a href="http://www.emirates247.com/offbeat/that-s-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race-2017-06-12-1.654413" target="_blank">http://www.emirates247.com/offbeat/that-s-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race-2017-06-12-1.654413</a></p>
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<p> ITV news: <a href="http://www.itv.com/news/2017-06-12/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crashes-us-race/" target="_blank">http://www.itv.com/news/2017-06-12/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crashes-us-race/</a></p>
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<p> Kidsweek (Danish?): <a href="http://www.kidsweek.nl/dieren/beer-jaagt-hardlopers-stuipen-op-t-lijf" target="_blank">http://www.kidsweek.nl/dieren/beer-jaagt-hardlopers-stuipen-op-t-lijf</a></p>
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<p> Haller Kreisblatt (German): <a href="http://www.haller-kreisblatt.de/ueberregional/aus_aller_welt/21819615_Achtung-Baer.html" target="_blank">http://www.haller-kreisblatt.de/ueberregional/aus_aller_welt/21819615_Achtung-Baer.html</a></p>
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<p><b>Blogs/General Internet:</b></p>
<p>MSN.com: <a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/whats-hot/omg-this-bear-interrupted-a-10-mile-race-to-cross-the-road/ar-BBCGOvA?li=BBnbfcL" target="_blank">http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/whats-hot/omg-this-bear-interrupted-a-10-mile-race-to-cross-the-road/ar-BBCGOvA?li=BBnbfcL</a></p>
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<p>Wide Open Spaces: <a href="http://www.wideopenspaces.com/heard-one-bear-ran-10-mile-race-colorado/" target="_blank">http://www.wideopenspaces.com/heard-one-bear-ran-10-mile-race-colorado/</a></p>
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<p>GrindTV: <a href="http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/bear-disrupts-runner-race-colorado-photos/" target="_blank">http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/bear-disrupts-runner-race-colorado-photos/</a></p>
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<p>ARRL- The National Association for Amateur Radio: <a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/bear-is-unwanted-volunteer-as-ares-team-supports-colorado-road-race" target="_blank">http://www.arrl.org/news/bear-is-unwanted-volunteer-as-ares-team-supports-colorado-road-race</a></p>
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<p> Outdoorhub.com: <a href="https://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2017/06/12/bear-gives-runners-extra-pep-step-10-mile-race/" target="_blank">https://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2017/06/12/bear-gives-runners-extra-pep-step-10-mile-race/</a></p>
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<p> NewsExplored.com: <a href="http://newsexplored.co.uk/bear-surprises-runners-during-colorado-race/" target="_blank">http://newsexplored.co.uk/bear-surprises-runners-during-colorado-race/</a></p>
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<p> Competitor.com: <a href="http://running.competitor.com/2017/06/news/black-bear-startles-runners-joins-10-miler-colorado_165133" target="_blank">http://running.competitor.com/2017/06/news/black-bear-startles-runners-joins-10-miler-colorado_165133</a></p>
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<p> Aol. News: <a href="https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/06/12/bear-surprises-runners-during-colorado-race/22138389/" target="_blank">https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/06/12/bear-surprises-runners-during-colorado-race/22138389/</a></p>
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<p><b>Radio</b></p>
<p> 101.9 King FM: <a href="http://kingfm.com/bear-runs-onto-colorado-race-course/" target="_blank">http://kingfm.com/bear-runs-onto-colorado-race-course/</a></p>
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<p> 94.3 X Front Range Alternative: <a href="http://thexfrontrange.com/a-bear-crosses-through-a-co-foot-race/" target="_blank">http://thexfrontrange.com/a-bear-crosses-through-a-co-foot-race/</a></p>
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<p> KTAR News (Phoenix, AZ): <a href="https://ktar.com/story/1617228/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/" target="_blank">https://ktar.com/story/1617228/thats-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/</a></p>
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<p> </p> Course changes, big party planned for 41st Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run and 10Ktag:pikespeaksports.us,2017-05-11:5021591:Topic:7619232017-05-11T17:23:14.783ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
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<p style="text-align: right;"><strong>(Photo by Sean Holveck)</strong></p>
<p><strong>From Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc.</strong></p>
<p>MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. – A favorite local running race that meanders through one of the country’s most iconic landmarks will feature a new course and a new post-race celebration in 2017.</p>
<p>The Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run and 10K,…</p>
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<p style="text-align: right;"><strong>(Photo by Sean Holveck)</strong></p>
<p><strong>From Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc.</strong></p>
<p>MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. – A favorite local running race that meanders through one of the country’s most iconic landmarks will feature a new course and a new post-race celebration in 2017.</p>
<p>The Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run and 10K, set for 7 a.m. June 11, will now begin on Gateway Rd. near the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center. The race courses circle through the towering red pinnacles and finish on the beautiful grounds of Rock Ledge Ranch, just in time for the start of the new Garden of the Gods Run Fest, featuring live music, food, beer and activities for adults and kids.</p>
<p>For online race registration and more information visit <a href="http://gardentenmile.com/">http://gardentenmile.com/</a>. The Run Fest will begin at 8 a.m. and is free to all.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656436375?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="300" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656436375?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300" class="align-left"/></a>Race organizers created the new course layout and after party as a way to showcase the best of the Garden of the Gods, including historic Rock Ledge Ranch. The Run Fest will bring running organizations and the outdoor community together in an effort to increase recognition and support for the <a href="http://www.gardenofthegodsfoundation.com/">Garden of the Gods Foundation</a>, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing and protecting the park. The Garden of the Gods was donated to the city in 1909.</p>
<p>“We want to create a way for the race organization and our runners to provide financial assistance to the Garden of the Gods park and also show our appreciation for such a beautiful race venue,” says Ron Ilgen, President of Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc.</p>
<p>This year will mark the 41<sup>st</sup> running of the event, one of the most challenging road races in the country. Runners jokingly refer to the 10-miler as the “toughest half marathon they’ve ever run.” And the scenery is impossible to ignore. In fact, the Garden of the Gods has been recognized by travel website <a href="http://www.imfromdenver.com/this-colorado-park-was-named-the-most-beautiful-park-in-the-us/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork">TripAdvisor</a> as the No. 1 Park in the Country, and it recently was mentioned among such attractions as the Grand Canyon and Havasu Falls in Arizona.</p>
<p>It makes sense for the historic running race and the Garden of the Gods Foundation to form a partnership.</p>
<p>“We're very excited that this longtime event is stepping in to give something back to the park we love,” says Jan Martin, Garden of the Gods Foundation trustee. “It’ll help bring awareness to the years of service devoted to the park by the Garden of the Gods Foundation.”</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656438400?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="300" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656438400?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300" class="align-right"/></a>Runners in the 10-mile and 10K races will experience the best of the Garden of the Gods. The courses are contained within park boundaries, and the finish in Rock Ledge Ranch will provide the perfect ending as participants pass farm animals and barns before landing at the Run Fest. The final half mile of the races will be run on gravel roads and a short trail section.</p>
<p>The Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run is the first leg in the Triple Crown of Running series, which continues on July 9 with the Summer Roundup Trail Run (<a href="http://summerroundup.com/">http://summerroundup.com/</a>) and culminates with the 62<sup>nd</sup> Running of the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon on Aug. 19-20 (<a href="http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/">http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/</a>.)</p> Girmay, Kibet endure tough course to capture Garden of the Gods 10-Mile run victoriestag:pikespeaksports.us,2016-06-12:5021591:Topic:7167992016-06-12T20:34:24.358ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656429312?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656429312?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="650"></img></a> <strong>A strong field of elite runners flew from the starting line in the 2016 Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run and 10K on Sunday in Manitou Springs. Daniel Girmay, 19, (far right, green) was the overall winner.</strong></p>
<p><strong>VIDEO: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/start-of-the-2016-garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run-and-10k" target="_blank">Race…</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656429312?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="650" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656429312?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="650" class="align-center"/></a> <strong>A strong field of elite runners flew from the starting line in the 2016 Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run and 10K on Sunday in Manitou Springs. Daniel Girmay, 19, (far right, green) was the overall winner.</strong></p>
<p><strong>VIDEO: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/start-of-the-2016-garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run-and-10k" target="_blank">Race start</a></strong><strong> ** <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/page/finish-line-index" target="_blank">Results</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>By Dena Rosenberry</strong><br/> <strong>PikesPeakSports.us</strong></p>
<p>Sure, it’s beautiful. That's apparent - if you manage to shift your focus from the road in front of you to the sandstone spires in Garden of the Gods Park and the snow-capped backdrop of Pikes Peak.<br/> But every runner in the Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run notices the hills. You don’t have to look for them. You feel them.<br/>
“So many hills,” said Valentine Kibet, the women’s 10-Mile winner, smiling at the painful memory. With the finish line more than an hour in her past, Kibet even managed a laugh. “It was a tough race, but good,” she said.<br/>
Kibet finished the 40th annual race in 1 hour, 1 minute and 36 seconds, on par with her recent race times. The 26-year-old Kenyan, who comes from a family of accomplished runners, is living and training in Colorado Springs in hopes of topping the international women's half-marathon field.<br/>
Overall winner Daniel Girmay, who finished in 52:21, also is living and training in Colorado Springs. He was drawn to the benefits of training at altitude, but appreciates the scenery. The 19-year-old Ethiopian said the city park, often referred to as the most scenic in the nation, is a “good place to run.” <br/>
Saturday morning’s clouds did little to mask the heat of recent days for the runners.<br/>
“Oh my goodness, it was a tough one - hilly and hot,” said top women’s 10K finisher Alexis Wilbert, 31, of Colorado Springs, who finished in 38:57.<br/>
Wilbert regularly runs through the park - but from the northern edge. "From up on 30th Street, I know the hills, I know when to push. But there were some surprises today, coming from this side." Still, Wilbert finished second overall in the inaugural 10K event to winner Jake Dialesandro, 27, of Las Cruces, N.M., who crossed the finish line in 36:19.<br/>
Knowing the course is a key to finishing strong, said a foursome of local runners who have trained together for months, two for the 10 Mile race and two for the 10K. Finding a training partner might be key to finishing the race at all, they said.<br/>
Training partners get you out the door in the morning, said 10-miler Gloria Arodak, 25, of <br/>
Colorado Springs. You can't slack off because you're accountable to someone, added Riannon <br/>
McCord, 35, of Colorado Springs, who finished the 10K after training with Emily Palmer, 25. Arodak trained with Jessica Parton, 30. "We push each other," she said of Parton. "When she slows down, I push harder. If I slow, she picks up the pace. I know she won't give up and because of that, I won't either."<br/>
The 10-mile race was a step along the comeback trail for Gerald Romero, 44, of Colorado Springs, who finished in 1:06:45. The veteran local racer took a few months off during winter to heal from injury, followed by about six weeks of light running.<br/>
While he is familiar with the course, he didn't know what to expect from his body.<br/>
"It was awesome - a great race as always," said a smiling Romero, whose enthusiasm might be as familiar to spectators and other runners as his tattooed arms. "I'm real happy with that race. Now I just need to stay healthy."<br/>
Keeping his good health motivates Jay Survil, 57, to keep hitting the pavement. The Aurora runner, who topped his age group in last year's Triple Crown races, finished the 10 Mile race Sunday in 1:07:33. He was first in his age group - and set a personal reacord - at the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon on May 15 and also won his age group at the Colorado Marathon on May 1.<br/>
"You'll see me out here as long as I'm healthy," he said. "I'm driven. It's my thing."<br/>
Leading up to Sunday's race, Ian Guiterrez, 49, focused on training his 14-year-old daughter, Dana. They finished the race together in just over 51 minutes, and hardly looked winded. Now, he said, Dana will lead the training and he'll try to keep up.<br/>
"You need to find someone to run with you who'll keep it fun," Dana said.<br/>
The Garden of the Gods 10 Mile is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Running. Next up is the Summer Roundup Trail Run 12K on July 10, followed by the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon on Aug. 20 and 21.<br/>
Although the Ascent is effectively a half marathon and that distance is Kibet's focus, don't expect to see her at the start line in August. Asked if she would consider running up Barr Trail to the summit of Pikes Peak, Kibet laughed and gently shook her head.<br/>
“No, no, no,” Kibet said. “No running up the mountain.”<br/>
Garden of the Gods hills are more than enough.</p> Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run recordstag:pikespeaksports.us,2016-05-27:5021591:Topic:7152112016-05-27T14:34:42.672ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653412507?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653412507?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="650"></img></a> <span class="font-size-2">Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, 25, set the overall women's race record in 2014, covering the hily course in 55 minutes, 55 seconds. (Photo by Rob Lucas)</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2">(These records are for the current race course, beginning and ending in Manitou Springs.)…</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653412507?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="650" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653412507?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="650" class="align-center"/></a><span class="font-size-2">Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, 25, set the overall women's race record in 2014, covering the hily course in 55 minutes, 55 seconds. (Photo by Rob Lucas)</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2">(These records are for the current race course, beginning and ending in Manitou Springs.)</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Men</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Overall</strong> - Simon Cheprot, 19, 50:31, 2009, Aurora, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>Master</strong> - Peter Fleming, 53, 59:32, 2014, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>0-14</strong> - Zachary Alhamra, 14, 1:04:58, 2011, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>15-19</strong> - Simon Cheprot, 19, 50:31, 2009, Aurora, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>20-24</strong> - Simon Cheprot, 20, 50:47, 2010, Aurora, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>25-29</strong> - Leonard Korir, 26, 50:47, 2013, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>30-34</strong> - Macdonald M Ondara, 30, 50:47, 2015, Santa Fe, N.M.</p>
<p><strong>35-39</strong> - Geofrey Terer, 37, 54:00, 2014, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>40-44</strong> - Scott W Lebo, 41, 1:00:02, 2008, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>45-49</strong> - Daniel G Vega, 45, 1:01:52, 2013, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>50-54</strong> - Peter Fleming, 53, 59:32, 2014, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>55-59</strong> - Charlie Gray, 56, 1:04:02, 2010, Pueblo, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>60-64</strong> - Dave Dooley, 62, 1:08:56, 2009, Erie, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>65-69</strong> - Dave Dooley, 66, 1:13:05, 2013, Erie, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>70-74</strong> - Glen L. Ash, 72. 1:29:02. 2009, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>75-79</strong> - Jim Umphrey, 75, 1:36:18, 2014, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>80-84</strong> - Kenneth A Green, 80, 1:49:56, 2009, Littleton, Colo.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Women</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Overall</strong> - Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, 25, 55:55, 2014, White Plains, DC</p>
<p><strong>Master</strong> - Nuta Olaru, 42, 1:01:13, 2013, Longmont, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>0-14</strong> - Kayli Tabares, 14, 1:13:50, 2014, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>15-19</strong> - Hannah A Green, 17, 1:09:19, 2008, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>20- 24</strong> - Belaynesh Gebre, 21, 58:49, 2009, Ethiopia/Flagstaff,Ariz.</p>
<p><strong>25-29</strong> - Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, 25, 55:55, 2014, White Plains, DC</p>
<p><strong>30-34</strong> - Zoila Gomez, 31, 1:02:31, 2010, Alamosa, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>35-39</strong> - Maria Portilla, 35, 1:02:20, 2007, Albuquerque, N.M.</p>
<p><strong>40-44</strong> - Nuta Olaru, 42, 1:01:13, 2013, Longmont, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>45-49</strong> - Rochelle A Persson, 45, 1:09:50, 2013, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>50-54</strong> - Janet Rooney, 50, 1:12:28, 2014, Louisville, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>55-59</strong> - Delcia Litt, 57, 1:12:23, 2015, Erie, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>60-64</strong> - Carol A Kinzy, 63, 1:24:04, 2011, Pueblo, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>65-69</strong> - Connie Ahrnsbrak, 67, 1:32:08, 2007, Lakewood, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>70-74</strong> - Libby James, 74, 1:26:58, 2011, Fort Collins, Colo.</p>
<p><strong>75-79</strong> - Myra Rhodes, 75, 1:46:31, 2008, Centennial, Colo.</p>
<p>Special thanks to Dave Sorenson and our friends at <a href="http://pprrun.org/" target="_blank">Pikes Peak Road Runners</a> for maintaining a thorough list of Colorado Springs-area race records. </p> Sight-seeing and record breaking in the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Runtag:pikespeaksports.us,2014-06-08:5021591:Topic:5637482014-06-08T21:20:11.479ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656430024?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656430024?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> <strong>It was a great day for running and setting records in the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run on Sunday.</strong></strong></p>
<p><strong><strong>RESULTS: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/page/finish-line-index" target="_blank">Check out Finish Line Index</a><br></br> PHOTOS: …</strong></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656430024?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656430024?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a><strong>It was a great day for running and setting records in the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run on Sunday.</strong></strong></p>
<p><strong><strong>RESULTS: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/page/finish-line-index" target="_blank">Check out Finish Line Index</a><br/> PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-gallery-1" target="_blank">Gallery 1</a> ** <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run-gallery-2" target="_blank">Gallery 2</a> ** <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run-gallery-3-2" target="_blank">Gallery 3</a></strong><br/>
<strong><strong>VIDEO: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/start-of-the-2014-garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run" target="_blank">Start of the Garden 10 Mile</a> ** <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/anton-krupicka-18th-at-garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run" target="_blank">Interview with Anton Krupicka</a> ** <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/aliphine-tuliamuk-bolton-breaks-garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run" target="_blank">Interview Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, women's 10 mile record setter</a> ** <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/peter-fleming-sets-garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-masters-reord" target="_blank">Peter Fleming talks about setting men's masters record</a> ** <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/adam-rich-sets-garden-of-the-gods-5k-record" target="_blank">Interview Adam Rich, 5K winner</a> ** <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/jenny-smith-16-wins-the-garden-of-the-gods-5k" target="_blank">Interview with women's 5K winner Jenny Smith</a></strong></strong></strong></p>
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<p><strong><strong>By Garry Harrington</strong></strong><strong><strong>, PikesPeakSports.us</strong></strong></p>
<p>MANITOU SPRINGS – When Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton looked around early in Sunday’s 38th annual Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run and saw no one challenging her, she decided to do a little sight-seeing.</p>
<p>“I looked back, and I didn’t see anyone, so I had time to look around at the scenery and it was beautiful,” said the 25-year-old Kenya native, who now lives and trains in Santa Fe, N.M. “When you’re running with a deep field, you don’t have that opportunity, but today I wasn’t really worried.”</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653412507?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="300" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653412507?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300" class="align-right"/></a>Tuliamuk-Bolton’s effort was no stroll in the park, however. She got down to business too, shattering the women’s course record in a winning time of 55 minutes, 55 seconds, placing her eighth overall in a field of nearly 1,600 on a cool, overcast day that was perfect for fast times. Her time was nearly three minutes faster than the 58:44 put up by last year’s winner, Belainesh Gebre of Ethiopia. It was also more than three minutes ahead of her training partner, Simegn Yeshanbel of Ethiopia and Albuquerque, New Mexico, who was second Sunday in 58:59.</p>
<p>Tuliamuk-Bolton, a fourteen-time NCAA Division I All-American in track and cross country, bolted from the starting line and never looked back.</p>
<p>“It was a really good day for me,” said the 2013 Wichita Sate grad. “It was probably the hardest (10-mile) course I have ever run. Knowing that my PR is 52:16, this was an awesome result. I feel like I am in great shape.”</p>
<p>Yeshanbel, 28, who trains with Tuliamuk-Bolton at the Harambee Training Project in Santa Fe – along with Sunday’s men’s winner, McDonard Ondara – said she simply could not match the pace set by her teammate. “I tried to go with her,” said Yeshanbel, who was third last year in <br/> 1:03:03, “but I could stay with her only one mile.”</p>
<p>Third-place finisher Nuta Olaru, a native of Romania, who now lives in Longmont, said the two Africans set a blistering pace right from the gun. “Those girls started out too fast for me,’’ said the 43-year-old, who was second last year in 1:01:12, but was over a minute slower on Sunday in 1:03:15. “Their first mile was under 5:10. I couldn’t stay with them, so I just ran my pace.”</p>
<p>Ondara ran alone in the men’s race, winning in a time of 51:20, turning back fellow Kenyan Kevin Kochei, who was second in 52:20. Third was Austin Richmond of Erie in 53:37.</p>
<p>“Between miles three and four I began to pull away,” said Ondara, 29, who lives in Santa Fe. “(Kevin) fell back a little, and after mile five, I knew I had it. I didn’t even look back. I just kept focusing.”</p>
<p>Kochei, 24, who moved to Boulder just over a month ago from Kenya, had beaten Ondara at the Lilac Bloomsday 12K in Spokane, Washington, five weeks ago, but the tables were turned on Sunday.</p>
<p>“My muscles were heavy today,” said Kochei, still reeling from a disappointing 16th-place at the Bolder Boulder on Memorial Day. “I tried to keep within distance going uphill, but my muscles hurt too much.”</p>
<p>Richmond, 28, was pleased with his effort, passing two other Kenyans in the second half of the race to nail down third. “My strategy was to work the uphills and once I got to the top I tried to carry it through on the downhills,” said Richmond, who would not appear to be a strong uphill runner, considering he grew up in Florida.</p>
<p>“Most people hear I’m from Florida and think I’m a flat-lander,” said Richmond, who trains with the Boulder Track Club, “but I’m from central Florida (he attended Webber International University in Babson Park) and there are actually some hills there. So this course played to my strengths.”</p>
<p>Kenyan runners also placed fourth and fifth as Geofrey Teror of Colorado Springs finished in 54:00, followed by Hillary Chesire in 54:39. Teror, 37, set a new age group record.</p>
<p>As usual, the course, which winds through Garden of the Gods Park, got high marks. “It was the toughest 10- miler I’ve ever done,” said Ondara, the winner. “It was tough, but I really liked it.”</p>
<p>In two weeks, Ondara will run his first-ever marathon in Duluth, Minn., and said his goal is to go under 2:10. “That is my hope,” he said.</p>
<p>Sunday’s race was the first leg of the Triple Crown of Running Series. The next race is the Summer Roundup trail run on July 6.</p>
<p>Notes</p>
<p>Peter Fleming, 53, of Colorado Springs set a new men’s masters course record as he finished 15th <br/> overall in 59:32. He beat Soctt Lebo's old record of 1:00:02 set in 2008. Henry Rodriguez Jr. of Artesia, N.M., broke the men’s 45-49 age group mark as he was 17th in 1:00:12.</p>
<p>Other age group record-setters included Janet Rooney of Louisville (women’s 50-54 in 1:12:28), 14-year-old Kayli Tabares of Colorado Springs (girls’ 14-and-under in 1:13:50), Delcia Litt of Erie (women’s 55-59 in 1:13:53), James Boughter of Colorado Springs (men’s 70-74 in 1:23:31), and Jim Umphrey of Colorado Springs (men’s 75-59 in 1:36:18).</p>
<p>Former Colorado College runner Anton Krupicka of Boulder was 18th overall in 1:01 to win the men’s 30-34 age division, despite missing the start by 20 seconds as he had run to his car to drop off his sunglasses. <br/> Considered one of the top ultra-runners in the country, Krupicka admitted he was a bit out of his league in a road 10-miler, as he is preparing for two big ultra events in Europe – the 119K Lavaredo Ultra in the Italian Dolomites at the end of June, and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in Chamonix, France, in August. “I just have no leg speed,” he said.</p>
<p>In the 5K race, now in its third year, Adam Rich, 33, of Colorado Springs crushed the course record with a winning time of 16:16, while the women’s winner was 16-year-old Jenny Smith of Colorado Springs in 21:56. <br/> There were a record 456 finishers in the 5K.</p> Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run hills are tough, Leonard Korir is toughertag:pikespeaksports.us,2013-06-09:5021591:Topic:4545332013-06-09T20:35:54.096ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421353?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421353?profile=original" width="268"></img></a> <strong>By Lindsey Grewe<br></br> PikesPeakSports.us</strong></p>
<p>“The hills, the hills, the hills!”</p>
<p>It was the only thing Leonard Korir could think about while powering through the monstrous ups and downs that have broken many a runner’s heart over the 37 years that the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run has been held.</p>
<p>The former NCAA standout at Iona College is no…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421353?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421353?profile=original" width="268"/></a><strong>By Lindsey Grewe<br/> PikesPeakSports.us</strong></p>
<p>“The hills, the hills, the hills!”</p>
<p>It was the only thing Leonard Korir could think about while powering through the monstrous ups and downs that have broken many a runner’s heart over the 37 years that the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run has been held.</p>
<p>The former NCAA standout at Iona College is no stranger to tough races, but said Sunday's race was the hardest he had he could remember.</p>
<p>“I knew there were hills, but I thought maybe just one, two, three…four at the most. But after six miles I was still seeing hills, at eight miles I was praying! With just two miles to go, it looked like five!”</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/group/roadtrailrunning/forum/topics/gebre-sets-garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run-women-s-course-record-a" target="_blank">Women's race story: Belainesh Gebre sets course record</a></p>
<p>Korir trains in Colorado Springs and grew up at 8,000 feet in Kenya, but said he has never gotten used to running hills in high elevation.</p>
<p>“The altitude affects me a lot…hills in altitude are so hard,” he said, adding that he prefers training at altitude and then racing at sea level.</p>
<p>Korir settled into third for most of the race, then made his move in the final mile to take the win in 50:48, seconds ahead of Ernest Kebenei (50:55) both men broke the previous age group record for men 25-29. Daniel Kipkoech was third in 51:06.</p>
<p>The hills didn’t faze one of the youngest runners of the day, 9-year-old Alden Kruse, who shrugged when asked how tough the course was.</p>
<p>“I knew what was coming…I just tried to use my energy on the hills, just do my best,” Kruse said.</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421503?profile=original"><img width="180" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421503?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="180"/></a>Kruse started running at 7 to help with baseball, and has placed at the Garden of the Gods 10 miler in both tries. Last year, he was second in his age group, this year he finished third - but was a minute faster - with a time of 1:40:31.</p>
<p>Masters winner David Scudamora was also uncertain if he had won until he crossed the line. Picking people off as the miles ticked down, Scudamora said he knew he was able to pull away from some of the other top masters runners, but wasn’t positive if he’d passed all of them.</p>
<p>“Didn’t know for certain if the guys in front of me were old guys [chuckles] or not!”</p>
<p>Scudamora actually crossed the finish line with time to spare, holding off second place winner Peter Fleming by 36 seconds. Scudamora finished in 1:00:11, Fleming in 1:00:47.</p>
<p>Scudamora is used to racing at a high level—in 2000 he ran in the Olympic Trials—but says its been a new experience over the last few years as he’s delved into the world of masters racing. After an eight-year layoff, he returned to running a few years ago and says it’s been a reinvigorating experience.</p>
<p>“It’s been fun coming back…I’ve rediscovered the joy of competing,” he said.</p>
<p>The race also served as the USA Track and Field Colorado 10 Mile State Championship. Andy Wacker of Boulder finshed fifth overall in 52:48, but won the state championship. Brandon Birdsong of Colorado Springs was second (53:18), followed by Jeffrey Eggletson of Boulder (53:56).</p> Gebre sets Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run women's course record ... againtag:pikespeaksports.us,2013-06-09:5021591:Topic:4545312013-06-09T19:23:16.731ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421187?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421187?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="320"></img></a> <strong>By Monica Smith</strong><br></br> <strong>PikesPeakSports.us</strong></p>
<p>The Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run is dry, high and hard according to Colorado Running Hall of Famer and a notoriously tough hill runner, Jon Sinclair. Yet, Belainesh Gebre has managed to set and reset the women’s course record each time she has run it - and this year was no…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421187?profile=original"><img width="320" class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421187?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="320"/></a><strong>By Monica Smith</strong><br/> <strong>PikesPeakSports.us</strong></p>
<p>The Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run is dry, high and hard according to Colorado Running Hall of Famer and a notoriously tough hill runner, Jon Sinclair. Yet, Belainesh Gebre has managed to set and reset the women’s course record each time she has run it - and this year was no different.</p>
<p>Gebre (at right) ran a blazing 58 minutes and 45 seconds on the hilly ten mile course nestled inside the Garden of the Gods. Gebre broke into the top 20 overall, won the women’s field by 2:28 and took down her previous course record by four seconds, set in 2009.</p>
<p><strong>VIDEO: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/start-of-the-garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run-1" target="_blank">The top runners at Balanced Rock</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>MEN'S RACE STORY: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/group/roadtrailrunning/forum/topics/garden-of-the-gods-10-mile-run-hills-are-tough-leonard-korir-is-t?xg_source=activity" target="_blank">Leonard Korir frets, then beats the hills</a></strong></p>
<p>“The course is tough,” said Gebre, of Flagstaff, Ariz. “Especially the five mile, but I knew the (course).</p>
<p>“I enjoy this race because the people are too kind to me and the place is pretty. Every time I come here I’m so happy,” Gebre added.</p>
<p>More impressively, Gebre rewrote the Garden’s history on tired legs, having raced just last weekend, winning the Dam to Dam 20K in Des Moines, Iowa.</p>
<p>“My body is a little tired,” she said. “The pace was a little fast, but I controlled my pace because my body was tired ... but the course is not fast-I just took lead in the beginning.”</p>
<p><strong>(Photo by Anya Inman)</strong></p>
<p>Despite the tough course, many runners agreed that this year’s race had ideal racing conditions, which was good for athletes but bad for previous records.</p>
<p>Along with Gebre, Nuta Olaru, 42, of Longmont, who finished second for the women in 1:01:12, captured a couple of titles from her race Sunday. Being a Colorado resident and USATF member, Olaru earned the USATF Colorado 10 Mile Champion. Olaru also set the women’s overall master’s record and the 40-44 age-group record, which she set in 2011.</p>
<p>“I tried to stay with the first girl,” Olaru said. “But I couldn’t because she went too hard at the one mile and after that I kept my own pace. At two miles, I knew I was second.</p>
<p>“(This year) was my fastest time on the course,” she continued. “I was surprised.”</p>
<p>Finishing third for the women in 1:03:03 was Abnet Simegn, 26, of Ethiopia.</p>
<p>Capping off the top five for the women was Rachael Cuellar, 31, of Albuquerque-who finished fourth in 1:04:37, nearly six minutes faster than her fourth-place time of a year ago when she was 15 weeks pregnant. Army Cpt. Kelly Calway, 29, of Manitou Springs, was fifth in 1:05:42.</p>
<p>Among the master’s women, Connilee Walter, 40, of Colorado Springs, captured the title in 1:09:20, finishing 11th for the women overall.</p>
<p>“The women’s field went out really fast today,” said Walter. “Obviously, there’s a lot of competition out there.”</p>
<p>Despite the fast start, Walter was able to maintain control and race strong.</p>
<p>“I just kind of tried to hold steady,” she said. “I wasn’t feeling super punchy on the hills but I picked up a little speed on the recovery side of those.</p>
<p>Walters, who is competing in the Triple Crown of Running series, plans to double in the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon in August.</p>
<p>The Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Running series, which also includes the Summer Roundup 12K Trail Run in July and the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon in August.<br/> <br/> Women’s Top Five Overall:<br/> 1. Belainesh Gebre 58:44 - $1750<br/> 2. Nuta Olaru 1:01:12 - $900<br/> 3. Abnet Simegn 1:03:03 - $475<br/> 4. Rachael Cuellar 1:04:37 - $100<br/> 5. Kelly Calway 1:05:42 - $50<br/> <br/> Women’s Top 5 USATF Colorado 10 Mile Championship:<br/> 1. Nuta Olaru 1:01:12 - $250<br/> 2. Kelly Calway 1:05:42 - $150<br/> 3. Christie Foster 1:05:57 - $100<br/> 4. Ashlee Nelson 1:06:52<br/> 5. Angie Sandy 1:07:57</p> Strong elite field, belly dancers and Race Expo highlight 37th Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run and 5Ktag:pikespeaksports.us,2013-06-06:5021591:Topic:4531652013-06-06T18:29:08.130ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421158?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421158?profile=original" width="656"></img></a> <strong>The 37th Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run begins at 7 a.m. on Sunday in Manitou Springs. The 5K race starts at 7:15 a.m. The Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run Expo begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at the new Ivywild School, 1604 S. Cascade.</strong></p>
<p><strong>By Tim Bergsten</strong></p>
<p>Brandon Birdsong has forgiven Mario Macias. The elite runners are roommates in…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421158?profile=original"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421158?profile=original" width="656"/></a><strong>The 37th Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run begins at 7 a.m. on Sunday in Manitou Springs. The 5K race starts at 7:15 a.m. The Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run Expo begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at the new Ivywild School, 1604 S. Cascade.</strong></p>
<p><strong>By Tim Bergsten</strong></p>
<p>Brandon Birdsong has forgiven Mario Macias. The elite runners are roommates in Colorado Springs and painful experiences while racing often become fun stories that friends tell again and again for years.</p>
<p>But Birdsong, the soft-spoken and lanky Boulder Running Company/Adidas athlete, will never forget the 2011 Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run, his first trip around the beautiful but tough course.</p>
<p>“Mario talked me into doing it,” Birdsong said. “He said it’s just a 10-mile race. We show up and about five miles in I was like, ‘Oh, Mario.’ I remember thinking I’m not going to finish this race.”</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421410?profile=original"><img width="180" class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421410?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="180"/></a>The 37th running of the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run begins at 7 a.m. Sunday at Memorial Park in Manitou Springs. The second Garden of the Gods 5K starts at 7:15 a.m. The 10-miler is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Running, which ends in August with the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon.</p>
<p>This year could be much different for Birdsong who has taken up training with the American Distance Project group and coach Scott Simmons. He finished second in the famous Bolder Boulder 10K citizens race two weeks ago - covering the distance in 31 minutes, 15.27 seconds. He has fresh legs for the Garden of the Gods 10-miler, an event that many veteran runners humorously refer to as “the toughest half marathon in the country.”</p>
<p>And this year the elite field is stacked with fast runners, including Ethiopian Nahom Mesfin, a finalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2012 Olympic Games, and Jeffrey Eggleston, of Boulder, who has been selected to run the marathon at the 2013 World Track and Field Championships in Moscow later this summer.</p>
<p>A list of elite entries follows. Members of the media and the public are invited to attend a press conference with the top runners at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ivywild School.</p>
<p>Can Birdsong hang with the lead group? He’s better prepared this year, he said.</p>
<p>“My training partners are great, I’m coming along,” he said. “I was injured for a year, but I’m getting back into it. My fitness is there.”</p>
<p>Running hard and competing is his goal.</p>
<p>“I just want to get out there and compete,” Birdsong said. “Winning would always be good and that’s always going to be in the back of my mind. But I just want to compete and never give up.”</p>
<p>The women’s competition will be interesting with two-time winner and race record (58:49) holder Belainesh Zemedkun, (Ethiopia/Flagstaff, Ariz.), and Christie Foster, an American Distance Project runner, who won the 2012 Phoenix Marathon.</p>
<p><strong>Elite entries</strong><br/> <strong>Jeffrey Eggleston</strong> – Boulder, selected to run the marathon at the 2013 World Track and Field Championships in Moscow later this summer.<br/> <strong>Nahom Mesfin</strong> - Ethiopia, currently training in the Flagstaff, Ariz. Was a 3,000-meter steeplechase finalist in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.<br/> <strong>Stephen Muange</strong> - Kenya, has a personal best time of 27:48 for 10K. Won the Baltimore Marathon in 2011 and ‘12. Placed third in the 2012 Los Angeles Marathon.<br/> <strong>Ernest Kebenei</strong> - Kenya, has won the 2011 Standard Charter Marathon in Nairobi Kenya in 2:10:54. He was also third last year in Baltimore Marathon.<br/> <strong>Leonard Korir</strong> - Kenya, is a two-time NCAA Champion at 5K and 10K with personal bests of 13:15 for the 5K and 27:29 at 10K. He has clocked 1:01:19 in the half marathon.<br/> <strong>Brandon Birdsong</strong> – Colorado Springs, runner-up at 2012 Bolder Boulder 10K; Has 5K best of 14:09; and 10K best of 30:21<br/> <strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421577?profile=original"><img width="200" class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421577?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"/></a>Women</strong><br/> <strong>Belainesh Zemedkun</strong> - Ethiopia, Garden of the Gods women’s course record holder at 58:49, and a two time winner, 2009 and 2010.<br/> <strong>Abnet Simegn</strong> - Ethiopia, finished third in Naples Half Marathon in Florida in 1:14:27, and just this past April at Cooper Bridge Run she ran 33:48 for 10k.<br/> <strong>Christie Foster</strong> (photo at right) – Monument, 2012 Phoenix Marathon Champion. Personal best’s of 1:14:12 half marathon, and 2:44:42 marathon.</p>
<p><strong>See you at the Expo:</strong> Everyone is invited to attend the second Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run and 5K Expo, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the new Ivywild School, 1604 S. Cascade. The Expo is free to attend and will offer visitors a chance to tour the renovated Ivywild School, a mixed-use business and community center.<br/> The Expo will include vendors, educational programs, a press conference, and a presentation by former race winner Jon Sinclair, now a renowned and highly acclaimed running coach.<br/> Saturday’s activities begin with the Colorado Running Company Fun Run at 8:30 a.m.<br/> Runners can pick up their race packets as well as pre-register at the Expo, which will be the first big event at the new community facility. (Runners can also pick up packets and pre-register at the Colorado Running Company, 833 N. Tejon and 9275 N. Union, Wednesday, June 5, through Friday, June 7.)</p>
<p><strong>Expo Schedule:</strong><br/> <strong>8:30 a.m.:</strong> Colorado Running Company Fun Run at 8:30 a.m. with the American Distance Project runners.<br/> <strong>10 a.m.:</strong> Expo begins with vendors, packet pickup and race registration<br/> <strong>11 a.m.:</strong> Matt Mayberry of the Pioneer Museum will discuss the history of the race and The Garden of the Gods.<br/> <strong>1 p.m.:</strong> Press conference with Tom Berg, founder of the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run, as well as the top runners in the race. (The public is invited.)<br/> <strong>3 p.m.:</strong> Discussion, with Jon Sinclair, national champion, and one of the sport's most decorated runners.</p>
<p><strong>Run for the gold … or cash:</strong> It will be pay day for the top placers in the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run. The overall men’s and women’s winners will each collect $1,750. Second place is good for $900; third place pays $475; fourth place, $100; and fifth, $50. Not bad work if you can get it.</p>
<p><strong>USATF 10-Mile Championship:</strong> The Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run will also be the USA Track and Field Colorado 10-Mile State Championship. Think of it as a race within the race. Runners who have a USATF license will be eligible to compete in the state championship, which has its own prize money purse. The men’s and women’s winners will earn $250 (it’s possible for the overall winners to collect $2,000 total). Second-place pays $150; third $100. For masters runners (40 and over), the prize money is $100 for first place, $75 for second, and $50 for third.</p>
<p><strong>High-five a belly dancer:</strong> It isn’t every day you can go for a run and have your photo taken on the course with a belly dancer, but the Garden of the Gods is not your everyday race. Not anymore.<br/> Runners this year will be treated to a trumpet player who will encourage them up the hill to Balanced Rock with rousing tunes. The course entertainment will also feature Native American dancers, drummers and a bagpiper.</p>
<p><strong>Press info:</strong> Press credentials are not required. We want to help you cover the race and have the best experience possible. Here are a few tips to get you started.</p>
<p>• Cars may not be parked anywhere along the course during the race. The course closes at 6:30 a.m. and opens again at 9:30 a.m. You may be dropped off on course before 6:30 a.m. Walk-in access is available from the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center (1805 N. 30th St.) Walk-in is also available from the parking area at the top of Ridge Rd.<br/> • Press credentials will not be issued. The start/finish (Memorial Park in Manitou Springs) area is open to all. Interviews may be conducted after runners have finished.<br/> • Parking is always an issue. The best way to get a good parking spot is to arrive early. There will be parking spots at Tajine Alami, 10 Old Man’s Trail, near the start/finish. There are also places to park at Manitou Springs High School (401 El Monte Place) about ½-mile from the starting line, the Briarhurst Manor (404 Manitou Ave.) and Manitou Springs Middle School (415 El Monte Place). Check <a href="http://www.gardentenmile.com/index.htm">http://www.gardentenmile.com/index.htm</a> for more information.</p> Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run Race Expo set for June 8 at new Ivywild Schooltag:pikespeaksports.us,2013-05-13:5021591:Topic:4460492013-05-13T21:02:44.333ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><b><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421424?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421424?profile=original" width="642"></img></a> <strong>It's easy to smile on a course as beautiful as that in the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run.</strong><br></br> <br></br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421473?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421473?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></img></a> Colorado Springs, COLO. -</b> The Triple Crown of the Running and the newly-renovated Ivywild School - a mixed-use, business and community…</p>
<p><b><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421424?profile=original"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421424?profile=original" width="642"/></a><strong>It's easy to smile on a course as beautiful as that in the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run.</strong><br/> <br/> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421473?profile=original"><img width="200" class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656421473?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"/></a>Colorado Springs, COLO. -</b> The Triple Crown of the Running and the newly-renovated Ivywild School - a mixed-use, business and community center - have teamed up to offer a weekend of running fun on June 8 and 9 in Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs.</p>
<p>On Saturday (June 8), Ivywild School will host the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run and 5K Expo, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Expo is free attend and will offer visitors a chance to tour the Ivywild School.</p>
<p>On Sunday, some 2,000 runners are expected to participate in the 37th Running of the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run beginning at 7 a.m. at Memorial Park in Manitou Springs. The 5K starts at 7:15 a.m.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gardentenmile.com/" target="_blank">Race info and online registration here.</a></p>
<p>Runners can pick up their race packets as well as pre-register at the Expo, which will be the first big event at the new community facility located at 1604 S. Cascade. (Runners can also pick up packets and pre-register at the Colorado Running Company, 833 N. Tejon and 9275 N. Union, Wednesday, June 5, through Friday, June 7.)</p>
<p>The Expo will include vendors, educational programs, a press conference, and a presentation by former race winner Jon Sinclair, now a renowned and highly acclaimed running coach.</p>
<p>Plans call for the Ivywild School to house the Bristol Brewing operations, as well as a bakery, coffee shop and wine bar, a KRCC recording studio, plus plenty of room for art exhibits and other events. Triple Crown of Running Race Director Ron Ilgen said it's the perfect location for a health and fitness/sports Expo.</p>
<p>"Both the race and its runners should be treated and supported as done by other major running events, with a weekend-long celebration," Ilgen said. "It's exciting for us to be involved with the rollout of the new Ivywild School, which we're sure will become a dynamic and popular addition to the community."</p>
<p>Vendors interested in participating in the Expo are encouraged to contact Adam Vernon at ppmsponsorship@gmail.com.</p>
<p>The day begins at 8:30 a.m. with a no-drop Fun Run along the tree-lined streets of south-central</p>
<p>Colorado Springs with the elite runners from the local American Distance Project, some of whom will also race on Sunday.</p>
<p>The remaining schedule looks like this:</p>
<p><b>10 a.m.:</b> Expo begins with vendors, packet pickup and race registration</p>
<p><b>11 a.m.:</b> Matt Mayberry of the Pioneer Museum will discuss the history of the race and The Garden of the Gods.</p>
<p><b>1 p.m.:</b> Press conference with Tom Berg, founder of the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run, as well as the top runners in the race. (The public is invited.)</p>
<p><b>3 p.m.:</b> Discussion with Jon Sinclair, national champion, and one of the sport's most decorated runners.</p>
<p>The Triple Crown of Running includes the Garden 10 Mile, the Summer Roundup Trail Run (July 8), and the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon, Aug. 17-18.</p>
<p>The addition of the Race Expo in 2012 was part of an event makeover initiated by Ilgen. The organization also added the Garden of the Gods 5K and drew national media attention with the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon "Bounty" prize money incentives. Earlier this year, it was announced that Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc., the umbrella organization for the Triple Crown, would conduct drug testing at the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon, making those events the first trail races in the country to test for performance enhancing drugs.</p>
<p>Ilgen considers the Expo's move to Ivywild School to be a key part in the organization's transformation.</p>
<p>"We started the expo with great success last year and plan to make it even better this year," he said.</p>