Tag: running
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Kim Dobson gets best of Brandy Erholtz in their continued Pikes Peak Ascent rivalry
A storied rivalry between Colorado mountain runners Kim Dobson and Brandy Erholtz folded back yet another chapter Saturday at the Pikes Peak Ascent. “It is fun between us,” said Dobson, a four-time winner of the Ascent. “We seem to go back and forth in races.” Dobson has gotten the better of late, though. After eclipsing…
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Touru Miyahara captures Pikes Peak Ascent after Andy Wacker leads them astray
Right when it looked like Boulder resident Andy Wacker would break his recent stretch of second-place finishes, he lost track of the course, and then the lead. The former Colorado-Boulder track and cross country standout poked his head above tree line on the Pikes Peak Ascent with a 30-second lead and three miles left in…
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Why were times slower at the Pikes Peak Ascent?
Why were times slower at the Pikes Peak Ascent? The top times at the Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday were much slower than those of a year ago. In fact, race-winner Touru Miyahara’s time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 42 seconds was more than five minutes slower than 2014-winner Sage Canaday’s time of 2:10.03.…
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No Incline, no problem. Satisfy that Incline itch with these Colorado trails
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On a rebar-studded slope in Pikes Peak’s shadow, it packs more pain per square foot than some hikers care to endure. Many others grow hopelessly addicted. It’s true: There’s nothing quite like the Manitou Incline,…
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No Incline, no problem. Satisfy that Incline itch with these Colorado trails
On a rebar-studded slope in Pikes Peak’s shadow, it packs more pain per square foot than some hikers care to endure. Many others grow hopelessly addicted. It’s true: There’s nothing quite like the Manitou Incline, a heart-pounding, mile-long ascent up an old tourist railway that’s grown into one of the state’s better loved trails. But…
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City officials announce temporary closures to Manitou Incline
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attention Incline hikers: Your favorite sufferfest will be closed Saturday morning and much of Sunday to make way for participants in the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon, Colorado Springs city officials announced Monday. On Saturday,…
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City officials announce temporary closures to Manitou Incline
Attention Incline hikers: Your favorite sufferfest will be closed Saturday morning and much of Sunday to make way for participants in the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon, Colorado Springs city officials announced Monday. On Saturday, the Incline will be off-limits until about 11 a.m. On Sunday, the trail will be closed until about 2 p.m.…
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Runners will celebrate with suds, ‘Beer Olympics’ after 5K Bristol Brew Run
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 10 a.m. Sunday at Bristol Brewing, 1604 S. Cascade Ave., $25; rockymountainbrewruns.com – Whether you arrive at the finish line looking like a “Runner’s World” cover model or like you were drugged and dropped from…
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Runners will celebrate with suds, ‘Beer Olympics’ after 5K Bristol Brew Run
10 a.m. Sunday at Bristol Brewing, 1604 S. Cascade Ave., $25; rockymountainbrewruns.com – Whether you arrive at the finish line looking like a “Runner’s World” cover model or like you were drugged and dropped from a great height, beer thinks you deserve to celebrate. It’s egalitarian like that. With the rise of the craft movement…