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Peace Officers' Memorial Valor Run

Andy Rinne, 36, of Colorado Springs, defended his title in the Peace Officers' Memorial Valor Run on Saturday at America the Beautiful Park, covering the 5K distance in a new course record time of 16 minutes, 25.9 seconds.
But it wasn't easy. Jake Erickson 15, of Simla, chased him all the way to the finish line. Erickson clocked 16:28.2 to set an age-group (15-19) record.
"We cleared Mile 1 in 5:09 and he was right with me, so I knew it was going to be a fight to the end," Rinne said.
J.T. Teisher, 36, of Colorado Springs, finished third in 17:20.
A newcomer to the competitive racing community, Air Force Capt. Ilea Eskildsen, 25, of Colorado Springs, set a new course record with a time of 18:20.2.
The Colorado Running Magazine race series masters champion, Rochelle Persson, 43, of Colorado Springs, placed second with a new age-group (40-49) record of 18:41.
And Ashlee Romani, 24, of Florence, was third in 19:37.2.

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