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Southern Colorado Springs Running Group

Around Christmas time of 2008 I was having dinner with a few high school friends when one of them said, "Hey Erik, you should start a running club in the southern part of town. Jack Quinn's is awesome, but it isn't always easy for me to get up there after work and with a baby and husband. Something down in our part of town would be great."

We both were very excited about the idea and made arrangements to meet again to discuss the details and our ideas more fully.

From there it only took a year and a half for the SOCOS Running Club to meet for the first time.

We have been meeting every Monday since.

A few times we have had around ten runners and walkers. Other times there have only been a couple of us. But, at this point it is my hope the group is here to stay!

If you live in the south part of town or are interested in meeting with people who do for a weekly run/walk, we would love to have you join us.

We meet every Monday at 6:00pm in the dirt parking lot just west of the Boriello Brothers restaurant at Highway 85/87 and Fontaine in Fountain. The course is about 3 miles with some roads and gravel trails. It can easily be made longer or shorter for your needs.

For more info you check out our Facebook page.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Bergsten on October 4, 2010 at 1:08pm

Erik, This is awesome! Thanks for posting it on PikesPeakSports.us. We'll spread the word!
An idea .. it would be cool to see some photos from your run.
Here is to many fun miles with the SOCOS Running Club!

Permalink Reply by Erik Nelson on October 17, 2010 at 10:03am

Here are a couple photos from our first two runs. Look at how much fun these people are having! Makes you want to join them, doesn't it!