Locals love the outdoors, and there was abundant proof Saturday night at the Pikes Peak Road Runners annual meeting and Fall Series Awards.

The event at the downtown YMCA was standing room only. The group boasts about 1,700 members.

See photos from the event!

And the runners, ages 8 to 84, heard some amazing facts in a presentation president Mike Shafai called “By the Numbers”:

39 — the number of runs and races the Pikes Peak Road Runners organized or helped to organize in 2012.

16,600 — the number of timed runners at PPRR races.

7,800 — timing chips used at PPRR races

37 cents — the price of a timing chip (you do the math!)

66,400 — safety pins used to affix bibs

125 — training and social runs

12 — trail cleanups

15,000 — pounds of trash picked up on those trail cleanups

12 — newsletter stuffing “parties”

13,128 — newsletters sent to runners

91,896 — fliers sent out to runners

6 — turkeys

1 — game hen

28,242 — cups of Gatorade and water handed out

12,000 — hours donated by volunteers at PPRR events

7,000 — number of those hours attributed to just 35 volunteers (averaging 200 hours each)

197 — pounds of flour used to mark trails during the Fall Series races

5 — miles of orange streamer used to mark trails

$19,345 — donation to Trails and Open Space Coalition

$2,887 — donation to Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition (up to $10,000 to veterans groups)

$500 — donation to El Paso County Search and Rescue

$1,000 — donation to El Paso County parks

$1,000 — donation to the YMCA

$450 — donation to Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind

$1,000 — scholarships

In 2012, the running club:

* started a capital reserve fund in hopes of, among other things, constructing a club house

* helped to start a successful half marathon, held on Super Bowl Sunday (the 2012 inaugural race drew 813 runners)

* partnered with Pikes Peak Marathon to purchase a chip timing system used in races across the region

AWARDSHonored for their hard work on behalf of the PPRR in 2012:

Jim Keller and Heather Evans – volunteering more than 400 hours each

President’s Award — Jim Cannon, director of the America Discovery Trail Marathon

Honored for their hard work on the trails in 2012:

Nielsen Challenge runner: Kristina Tabares

Fall Series winners

Overall WomenClare Bar, 25Kayli Tabares, 13Connilee Walter, 39Amy Batson, 29Natascha Leonardo, 27

Overall MenRobby Young, 27Justin Ricks, 32Ben Klungtvedt, 27Scott Bowman, 23Peter Maksimow, 33Paul Mann, 35Gerald Romero, 41Chad Janiszeski, 26Brandon Stapanowich, 28Ladd McLain, 41

TeamsMens: Loon Lake Track Club (Ben Klungtvedt, Benjamin Hanson, Todd Traen, Chad Janiszeski)Womens: Cougar Nation (Kendra Schleiker, Michelle Petrash, Sarah Jacobs, Ticia Passarelli)Coed: The Electrifying Foursome (Gerald Romero, Jalynn Tabares, Travis Tabares, Kayli Tabares)

Age GroupsMen 80-84Edwin Mighell, 82

Men 70-74Jim Chaney, 70Jim Umphrey, 73James McKelvey, 70

Men 65-69Steve Sager, 65Darrell Weaver, 66Jim Beckenhaupt, 65

Men 60-64Phil Goulding, 61John Vohland, 60John Mills, 61

Women 55-59Linda Shaffer, 58Debra Kafel, 55Kimberly Dealy, 55

Men 55-59Richard King, 55Michael Schenk, 59Jim English, 58

Women 50-54Nicole Rosa, 52Lisa Brockie, 50Judy McGuinn, 50

Men 50-54Glenn Panero, 50Chuck Farrington, 51Paul Hartman, 52

Women 45-49Sharon Greenbaum, 49Lynn Henderson, 47Penny Vetter, 49

Men 45-49Thom Santa Maria, 49Steve Roth, 47Tim Parker, 45

Female 40-44Tina Cassens, 43Laura Wehrwein, 40Maria Boice, 44

Men 40-44Brett Wilson, 44Wes Thurman, 40Brad Poppele, 41

Women 35-39Renee Renn, 39Kendra Schleiker, 39Kristina Walick, 30

Men 35-39Adam Kujat, 37Richard Hedlind, 36Blaine Miller, 39

Women 30-34Jaclyn Roberson, 31Amanda Arthur-Stanley, 34Gina Camire, 32

Men 30-34Benjamin Hanson, 30Richard Bennett, 33Kris Pruitt, 33

Woman 25-29Kelly Ping, 28Jennifer Biddlecom, 28Sarah Blakeslee, 27

Men 25-29Ryan Inman, 27Andrew Acer, 28Jaeson Madison, 27

Women 20-24Maddy Schmid, 22Secca Roettenbacher, 21

Men 20-24Thomas Hancher, 22Matthew Cardeccia, 23

Women 15-19Stephanie Roth, 19

Men 15-19Cody Roth, 15Brandon Kronshage, 16Drew Doehring, 16

Girls 10-14Jalynn Tabares, 10Elana Muzzy, 12Gabby Robson, 12

Boys 10-14William Schenk, 13Ryne Shewey, 12Malachi Ricks, 10

Girls 1-9Kylah Ricks, 9Sophia Witt, 9

Boys 1-9Braden Muzzy, 8

Vendors Stephanie Haitz, Kris Jaeger and Irmgard Alderman knit, spin yarn and chat at the Front Range Fiber Artisans annual sale at MacKenzie Place Retirement Community Ballroom Sunday, November 18, 2012. Combined, they have well over 100 years experience in making items from yarn and other fibers. Photo by Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

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