The Transamerica Denver Rock and Roll Half is this month.  Nearly 14,000 participants will race to the finish, but they won’t be the only ones out on the streets of Denver. Rock 'n' Roll Denver also features live bands playing every mile, as well as a post-race headliner concert. It’s a 13.1 mile block party!

Volunteering for the…

Hope you’re “falling” into great runs as the days and leaves turn!!!!!

Joining us this week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub and Restaurant:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table…

Joining us at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub and Restaurant:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Rim to Rim Royal Gorge 5K and 10K http://www.rimtorimroyalgorge.com/ (October 07, 2017 event…

Joining us this week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub and Restaurant:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Sue DiNapoli Ovarian Cancer Society 9th Annual Be Ovary Aware 5K run 3K walk (http://www.beovaryaware.org/) (17SEP…

Slightly belated race report here! Excuse my tardiness: As if my summer wasn't crazy enough trying to train for a mountain marathon while caring for an infant, I decided to switch jobs a week after the race. It certainly hasn't been boring!

I did a couple of easy runs in the week leading up to the marathon -- a jog through Palmer Park with the Attack Pack on Tuesday and a Monument Valley shuffle on Thursday, then took it easy on Friday and Saturday. As I wrote before, my nerves kicked…

Thank you JQRC volunteers for supporting The American Discovery Trail Races.  JQRC always rocks the BEST Aid Station and your help earned you JQRC and Brew Cup points/credits!!!!

Joining us this week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub and Restaurant:

- Boulder Running…

The American Discovery Trail Races (http://www.adtmarathon.com Labor Day 04 September 2017) depends on volunteers to offer excellent support to participants. There are a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available the weekend of the races.  Please contact the volunteer coordinator at RunADTMarathon@yahoo.com AND be sure to sign up here at (…

I love a good palindrome...like the title of this post for instance. Anyway,'tis the most wonderful day (in Colorado Springs) of the year!

Run Fest 2017

It was so exciting to go to Memorial Park and pick up Bibs and get the coveted running bracelets. The Pikes Peak merchandise this year was excellent and extremely popular. I waited in line for one hour to purchase all of our goodies for the year.  I met some interesting people while waiting in line. My husband enjoyed the beer garden. After we left the Run Fest, we headed over to Ritz Grill for one last call before closing the doors over the weekend. The anticipation was…

I am still super excited that I complete the Pikes Peak Marathon, yesterday! I can honestly say, even up to the point where I was toeing the line, I doubted whether or not I could do it. I kept telling myself, "Just be SMART!!"

I listened to myself and started out with an easy run up Ruxton and onto Barr Trail. I would walk when it got a bit too rocky or a bit too steep. There were several times that I felt a twinge in my right foot/ankle and it would make me a bit nervous. Throughout…

And now, the end is near

And so I face the final curtain

My friend, I'll say it clear

I'll state my case, of which I'm certain

I ran a…

Well...about 13 hours before I start the 62nd running of the Pikes Peak Marathon.

My Goals for tomorrow?!?!?!?!

1. Have fun!

2. Finish!

I am nervous due to battling injury for about 5 months, but excited to run a race that has been on my bucket list, since high school. My mom recently reminded me about the time we volunteered at the top, for the Ascent, because my high school coach would not let me run the race.

Now is my chance! I…

My nerves are getting to me today. The Pikes Peak Marathon looms large, and although it's something I've done before, it's a rather big something to be doing on a summer Sunday. 

My son is 11 months old today. I knew in March that signing up for this marathon was a big reach, especially as I recovered from a c-section. But I used it as fuel. It was my motivator through…

Get your run in on the great 2017 Solar Eclipse (Monday 21 August) as Colorado Springs experiences 89% totality (starts at 10.23am, max at 11.47am, and ends at 1.15pm).  Next US solar eclipse is in 2024 but only from Texas to Maine BUT COLORADO will have a total eclipse in 2045 when JQRC is 39 years old!!!! How club runs will you have then?????????

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Anyone who knows me well, knows I am a big Rockies fan. I can recall being in 5th grade and hearing that Colorado was getting a baseball team. I remember there was voting for the mascot, I remember hoping they went with Colorado rather than Denver (I mean, the whole state will be cheering, not just Denver), and I remember how cool I thought it was that their initials were the same as mine :) 

Through the years, how seriously I follow the Rockies has gone up and down. I lived…

As the Pikes Peak Ascent race day approaches it is hard to believe that it is just 4 days away. In 4 days I am going to run a race that I set a goal of completing back in November of 2016 and starting training for in November of 2016.  I have set goals for myself in the past but I would rank running the Pikes Peak Ascent among the top.

Running has taken over my life to say the least.  If you have been following my story you will know that I have lost  34 pounds and can run 15 miles on…

To say I am excited to participate in the Pikes Peak Marathon, next week, would be an understatement! To say I am nervous to participate in the PPM, would be an understatement.

I felt my nerves during my drive to participate in the Woodland Park Mayor's Cup, yesterday. Driving towards the west, seeing Pikes Peak in front of me, flooded me with many emotions. Some of those emotions were excitement and others were of doubt and regret.

It has been a lifelong goal…

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS……..

The Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon is this weekend.  Volunteers receive JQRC Run Credits for each day.  Sign up at BOTH websites and we’ll see you on America’s Mountain!…