Have you ever hiked with snowshoes? If the answer is yes, you know how much FUN they can be! If not, well, this could be your chance! UpaDowna, a local Colorado Springs outdoor adventure non-profit, is in the running to win 7 pairs of Atlas Snowshoes and YOU can help! Go to their facebook page here:…

Even though it doesn't look like it outside, it is definitely the Christmas season!  I know, to be politically correct I should say "holiday" season, but I'm not going to be politically correct.  And hopefully, we'll see some winter weather and snow…

Have you ever thought about combining endurance sports, training and racing, coaching, sports psychology, marketing, lead finding, the internet and speed dating but without the awkwardness?  Well, even if that is not something that you spend your time thinking about, you have to admit, it does sound intriguing! …

In a reverse of last year's freezing temperatures, a record turnout of more than 250 runners and walkers of all ages sweated it out in their ugliest sweaters in temperatures in the 60's in the 2nd annual Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K Fun Run and 1M Walk benefiting the Cerebral Palsy Association of Colorado Springs, and held on Dec 1st at Monument Valley Park. 

Paul Geimer held off last year's winner Brandon Stapanowich for the men's 5K win, with Max Bierman taking 3rd.  Holly…

The Chasing Santa 5K Race & Family Fun Walk/Run may not have begun, but the reason why 8-year-old Harley Rose, dressed as Cindy Lou Who, was there had nothing to do with some Saturday morning exercise with ehr motehr Margarita, who was dressed as The Grinch.

“I think he’s going to be here,” she said in a near-whisper. “I’m still waiting to see him.”

He is…

By now everyone has heard that the New York City marathon was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.  Yes, it sucks to train your ass off only to have your goal race kiboshed at the last minute.  But I suppose it would suck a lot more to have your house destroyed or a friend killed, so I can’t complain.

I’ve been waiting to post this until I could say what I would do for 2013.  I loved New York and definitely want to go back.  I’d like to know if I get an entry into the ’13 race since this…

It's that time of year again, time to dust off the skis and gas up the snow mobiles! But you are going to need more than just a tank of gas to hit the powder – you've got to have the right equipment to make sure that a dream day on the slopes doesn't turn into a nightmare. Here are a few must-have…

A couple friends and I headed west recently. Here's what we found:

Robby Young and Clare Bar left no doubt who would be the men’s and women’s Fall Series overall winners.

Young, 27, of Colorado Springs, won the 32^nd Pikes Peak Road Runners Palmer Park seven-mile race men’s title in an unofficial 46 minutes, 51 seconds Sunday afternoon, completing a sweep of all four races in the annual series. Bar won her second race in the series finale to claim the women’s overall championship in her first attempt.

“My husband told me this was the…

     One of the great things about running is the variety of talents it rewards and venues in which to display them. The differences between a road 5k and a hundred mile trail race (and the athletes who compete at these distances) are so great that it's sometimes hard to lump them together under the same "running" umbrella. Don't agree? Well the range doesn't stop there. After 3 minutes of thorough internet research, the shortest race I came across was this:…

Being involved in sports events from kid's soccer games to collegiate basketball events and reporting, I am ALWAYS asked (especially by women) what the easiest sports to pick are. A little background, when I was born, my dad was waiting in the delivery room with a golf club in one hand and a helmet in the other. He was certain of two things: 1) that I was a…

Team In Training is now hiring a Head Run/Walk Coach in Colorado Springs for our upcomging Season.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The position of Head Run/Walk Coach is a contracted consultant position that provides coaching services to participants of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training®, the world's largest charity sports training program.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

•Assist staff with recruitment of participants by attending and speaking at…

Winter is almost here, and so is the holiday season (I can't believe I'm even writing that already). I'm getting my list together and for the men who like to bundle up and get outside for some fun winter sports, such as snowboarding, skiing, or zooming through the slush in a snowmobile, I've been looking up the hottest gifts to give these snow addicts.…

Am I truly born to run?? Born2Run Preview....…

What a fun and rewarding series of races the Triple Crown Running Series was this year! I did all of the little "extra additions" this year as well, including bringing along a family member to the inaugeral 5k in the Garden of the Gods as well as participating the 10k Road Ascent only a week ago.

I was part of the PikesPeakSportsTripleCrown Runners Team this year, something I wanted to do to become more involved in the running community. For years now, I was always the "rushed…

Me (3), Carly Keller (2), and Kelly Ping (1) took home the goods for F25-29. With the awards ceremony a few months after the races, we runners had a chance to actually look presentable for the photos.

My legs have healed. The Triple Crown of Running is mostly a memory. I checked the…

Sure has been a while since I’ve updated things here.  The upcoming New York City Marathon has taken a back seat to some other recent developments in my life.  I’m still super excited to be headed to the Big Apple, but anything near a PR is out the window.

Took five days off for a Phish show last month.  One of my favorite bands, and it was my first time seeing them live.  The show was only three days long, but it took another two days to recover from the experience.  Taking nearly a…

     The streak lives on and for the tenth time this year I made it up and down America's mountain in one piece. Gone are the days where a single handheld is all that is needed for the journey.  A jacket, gloves, and a hat have become mandatory accessories now that snow and single digit temperatures are the expectation. On this go around, Scott and I climbed together enjoying the sparsely populated Barr trail on a frosty fall day. At the top, I also got to say a brief hello to Andy before…

Get those kids running! (Part 2): Kid's Injinji Toe Socks Review…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whiw-vKEp4k

Do  not be misled! There is no "official" Inca Trail Marathon. There cannot be because the Inca Trail is in a National Park. We organized our first Inca Trail Marathon in 1996.…