Issue 8 (November/December 2004)

Olympic Glory Two Surprise Olympic Marathon Medals Give U.S. Distance Running A Boost For any runner, the best moment at this year’s Olympics had to be when Deena Kastor began sobbing with joy 100 meters from the finish line of the women’s marathon. Kastor’s bronze medal was nothing short of…

1000 runners travel to Durango for Rocky Mountain Festival For Runners

Cathy Cowles from Durango made a spontaneous choice Saturday afternoon and decided to run Sunday's San Juan Mountains Half- Marathon (13.1 miles). "The out-and-back (section of the race) was not my favorite part but it was nice running on the Animas River Trail," Cowles said. Fall is a…

Boettcher repeats at Imogene Pass Run

The Imogene Pass Run (IPR) is a 17.1 mile point-to-point mountain race within the western San Juan mountains of Colorado, run along a route which connects the towns of Ouray (7810 ft.) and Telluride (8820 ft.) by way of 13,120 foot Imogene Pass. The IPR is held on the first Saturday after the Labor…