Author: Dena Rosenberry
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Replant the forest, help firefighters: buy reGrowCO water bottle
The City of Colorado Springs has joined a few Colorado companies and organizations to create a refreshing way to help restore Colorado forests burned in recent Buy a special edition reGrowCO water bottle and you’ll help buy seedlings for the forest and support local firefighters. And who doesn’t want to help forests and ReGrowCO was…
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Fall Series: Challenging local races are drawing hundreds of runners
The Pikes Peak Road Runners’ fall races are challenging, no matter your fitness level. The second race of the local running club’s Fall Series was no exception Sunday, with a course traversing just about every hill in Bear Creek Regional Park in southwest Colorado Springs. Most of the 460 runners conquered the final hill —…
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Fall Series: Challenging local races draw hundreds
The Pikes Peak Road Runners’ fall races are challenging, no matter your fitness level. The second race of the local running club’s Fall Series was no exception Sunday, with a course traversing just about every hill in Bear Creek Regional Park in southwest Colorado Springs. Most of the 460 runners conquered the final hill —…
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Runners race through snowflakes during inaugural Mine to Mine 9K
Colorado Springs attracts people who love the outdoors and are apt to take a 10-mile hike on a whim. That’s why Jeanie Meyer fits right in. The 50-year-old Colorado Springs resident woke up Sunday morning, looked out at threatening skies and decided not only to go for a run, but to sign up for her…
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Runners race through snowflakes during inaugural Mine to Mine 9K
Colorado Springs attracts people who love the outdoors and are apt to take a 10-mile hike on a whim. That’s why Jeanie Meyer fits right in. The 50-year-old Colorado Springs resident woke up Sunday morning, looked out at threatening skies and decided not only to go for a run, but to sign up for her…
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Road Ascent: Frosty run up Pikes Peak slows some runners, delights all
Several runners who rose in darkness Sunday to race up the Pikes Peak Highway said they hesitated at the alarm clock’s ring. But they were rewarded for rising. The sun’s first light revealed a forest glittering with frost, enchanting them as they climbed 10 kilometers to the finish line at Crystal Reservoir. “It’s absolutely beautiful,”…
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Road Ascent: Frosty run up Pikes Peak slows some runners, delights all
Several runners who rose in darkness Sunday to race up the Pikes Peak Highway said they hesitated at the alarm clock’s ring. But they were rewarded for rising. The sun’s first light revealed a forest glittering with frost, enchanting them as they climbed 10 kilometers to the finish line at Crystal Reservoir. “It’s absolutely beautiful,”…
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Crested Butte runner blows out XTERRA Marathon competitors
The winner of Saturday’s XTERRA Marathon lives in Crested Butte, but he’s no stranger to the trails of Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Marshall Thomson, 33, who ran with a comfortable lead for 26.2 miles, raced here on a whim in spring after a ski race he’d entered was canceled. He enjoyed the park so much…
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Crested Butte runner blows out XTERRA Marathon competitors
The winner of Saturday’s XTERRA Marathon lives in Crested Butte, but he’s no stranger to the trails of Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Marshall Thomson, 33, who ran with a comfortable lead for 26.2 miles, raced here on a whim in spring after a ski race he’d entered was canceled. He enjoyed the park so much…
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Mountain bikers prepare to race through the night
As the sun rises over the eastern plains Sunday, dozens of mountain bikers will greet those first warm rays from the rocky trails of Palmer Park in central Colorado Springs. Many of the cyclists have been riding all night. All have been riding off and on since midday Saturday, aiming for a noon finish of…