Tag: pikes peak road runners
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Co-founder of NAMI Colorado Springs leaves large community legacy, remembrance scheduled Monday
A “gem of a woman,” as some describe Julie Foster, had the foresight decades ago to realize the importance of mental health and in her passing leaves behind gratitude and praise for her prescient work in several facets of the community. Foster, co-founder of the Colorado Springs affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, died April 29 at age…
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Pat Lockhart, 40-year member of Pikes Peak Road Runners, has died
The Pikes Peak Road Runners, a local running club and nonprofit that celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, lost one of its most beloved members when Patricia “Pat” Lockhart died suddenly at home last week. Lockhart, who served in multiple roles during more than 40 years with the Road Runners, was 76. “Pat was the…
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50 years of Pikes Peak Road Runners: Classic races, quirks and camaraderie
Raymond Bailey was done with alcohol, but addiction wasn’t done with him. “I started running to feed the addiction I still had, but in a more healthy way,” he says. He started running with a group of strangers, members of the Pikes Peak Road Runners who met at 6 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at…