I think that it’s a little unfortunate that blogging has basically been replaced with Instagram. With our seemingly ever-decreasing attention spans as humans, I do enjoy a quick and clever quip beneath a fun but often filtered photo as much as the next person, but I’ll always like getting a more full-picture of someone’s goings-on, and peoples’ inner thoughts put into words are fascinating to me. I always used to read peoples’ blogs, and part of why I’m resurrecting this one is because John…

BELOW IS MY ATHLINKS RACE HISTORY SUMMARY: 

https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/198714970/results

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2021 COMPETITION AND PERFORMANCE SUMMARY--   

I DID 32 RACES IN 2021 FROM MARCH TO DECEMBER.  

• 1 -4…

The notion of completing the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, a footpath that runs mostly west and east across North Carolina, but also has a good bit of north and south travel, has been an ineradicable thought of mine for several years. At times, the thought of committing to the adventure has come with great certainty, only to later retreat into the nebulous category of Someday. But it never really goes away. Current circumstances have finally led me to revitalize this idea once again and announce…

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QUICK LINK BELOW  TO GET TO MY ATHLINKS RACE HISTORY PAGE: 

https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/198714970

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2021 KICK-0FF…

ROLL is now extending the 2020 Deadline for Entries to allow artists to work during Colorado's SIH Ordinance. The new deadline is Friday, April 17, 2020. Please send your inquiries to amy3mt@gmail.com

The Planned Off-Site St.Patty's Day Run at BRC is CANCELLED.  There is NO JQRC run on the 17th.

This was not an easy decision but since it was already an off-site it was easier to decide. The run on the 24th is still on at the Pub but that could change. The club is working with JQ Pub leadership to decide on a plan. There is a possibility that the sign-in process could be modified to keep everyone safe.

Get your GREEN on and your kilts ready as next week is our annual Saint Patrick’s JQRC run!!!!!

This week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Pet Pantry (Outside)

Upcoming events and guests @ Jack Quinn’s Pub through April 30, 2020:

*** March 17: St Patrick’s Day Run

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Pet Pantry (Outside)

- March 24/April 21, 28: Profile by Sanford

- March…

Happy March everyone.

Congratulations to Kyle Swift with 300 JQRC runs last week!!!

This week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Pet Pantry (Outside)

- Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Upcoming events and guests @ Jack Quinn’s Pub through April 30, 2020:

*** March 17: St Patrick’s Day Run

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Pet Pantry (Outside)

- March 24/April 21, 28: Profile by…

The 2020 Dion Snowshoes U.S. National Championships will be held at the Colorado Mountain College Leadville campus on February 29 and March 1 (approaching quickly!). The race is open to recreational racers via registration through RunReg, and under the auspices of the U.S. Snowshoe Association. CMC hosted the Colorado Cup on January 25 and had a number of HS XC teams enter, including runners from Palmer HS and a team from Cheyenne Mountain HS.

JQRC is thrilled to have Colorado…

Earn Your Own JQRC Green Shirt!

Would you like to help out in the areas of Event Operations, Social Media, Shirt Coordinator, Volunteer recruitment, etc. Or would you like to be an officer? Please think about it.

THINGS TO KNOW:

• JQRC elections are Monday, Feb 17th @ 5:30pm at Jack Quinn's.

• JQRC is an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

• We are all volunteers (we do not work for Jack Quinn’s Pub).

If you are interested in learning…

** JQRC elections are Monday, Feb 17th @ 5:30pm at Jack Quinn's Irish Pub. Talk with any Green Shirt on how you too can help us run our club.



** Beer prices will go up starting this week to $3.50 for the runners. This modest increase is due to a new minimum wage, the cost of ingredients to the manufacturers and an increase in aluminum cost.

** JQRC needs volunteers for our aid station at the Super Half-Marathon and Game Day 5K February 2nd. See any Green Shirt for…

A slight increase in beer price to $3.50 starting January 28th

JQRC needs volunteers for aid station at the Super Half-Marathon and Game Day 5K February 2nd. See any Green Shirt for info!

This week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Pet Pantry (Outside)

Upcoming events and guests @ Jack Quinn’s Pub through March 31, 2020:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Pet Pantry…

2019 RACE LOG/BLOG

G.O.A.T

Greatest Of All…

JQRC needs volunteers for our aid station at the Super Half-Marathon and Game Day 5K February 2nd. See any Green Shirt for info!

This week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Thrive Health Systems

- Pet Pantry (Outside)

Upcoming events and guests @ Jack Quinn’s Pub through March 31, 2020:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Thrive Health Systems

- Pet Pantry…

Happy New Year everyone. We hope you’ve enjoyed the holidays and we’re looking forward to kicking off 2020 running with you!

This week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Thrive Health Systems

- Pet Pantry (Outside)

Upcoming events and guests @ Jack Quinn’s Pub through March 31, 2020:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Thrive Health Systems

- Pet Pantry (Outside)

December…

Thank you Boulder Running Company for hosting us last week…..so many Ugly Christmas Sweaters!!!!!

This week is our annual Holiday Event at the Colorado Springs City Auditorium, at 5:15pm. We'll have a DJ, food and beverages available for purchase. Additionally, we will be collecting items for several of our community partners in attendance. They are:

- Non-perishable food for Care & Share

- Unwrapped toys/presents for Bob Telmosse Foundation

-…

This week (December 3) is our last run of 2019 from Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub until January 7, 2020:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Thrive Health Systems

- Rescue Run 2020 (https://pprrun.org/events/RescueRun)

- Rock Canyon 1/2 (race day Sun Dec 8, 2019 https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/Pueblo/RockCanyonHalfMarathon)

- Pet…

Happy Thanksgiving week everyone!!!!

Mark your calendars now:

*** December 10: Field Trip to Boulder Running Company “Ugly Sweater Run”

*** December 17: JQRC Holiday Event Colorado Springs City Auditorium

This week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- The Bob Telmosse Foundation (https://www.santa-bob.org/)

- Thrive Health Systems

- Pet Pantry…

This weekend I completed a mini-triathlon at the local gym. I'm calling it a mini since the distances don't line up within the typical race categories. The distances were 200 yd swim, 10 mile bike on a spin bike and 3 mile run on the treadmill. 

In my enthusiasm I started the swim at sprint speed. The first lap was feeling fast, but then the lactic acid creeped in and I slowed down to normal speed for…