It’s been just over a week since I finished my huge goal of 2018, the one that pushed me out of bed at 4:15am so I could be on the trails 2 hours before work.  The one that scared me into chasing my friends in the Sunrise Striders training group up steep hill repeats, gasping for breath but refusing to let everyone get away.  The one that made me give up my nightly wine and…

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This year Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon have put together a special thank you for volunteers and they still need volunteers just a week before this amazing event!

You will earn a transferrable discount on the 2019 Garden of the Gods 10 mile/10K or the Summer Roundup races.

1. Volunteers who accumulate 10+ hours will receive 50% off of registration for either the 2019 Garden of the Gods 10 mile/10K or the Summer Roundup races. This is a transferrable coupon.

2.…

This year Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon have put together a special thank you for volunteers and they still need volunteers just a week before this amazing event!

You will earn a transferrable discount on the 2019 Garden of the Gods 10 mile/10K or the Summer Roundup races.

1. Volunteers who accumulate 10+ hours will receive 50% off of registration for either the 2019 Garden of the Gods 10 mile/10K or the Summer Roundup races. This is a transferrable coupon.

2.…

Onlt 6 days away from the final leg of the Triple Crown, the Pikes Peak Ascent!

Though this year I sort of ended up doing this in a whim, I have no regrets after entering the Ascent one night after that extra glass of wine I indulged myself with while i gazed up at that mountain.…

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This week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- High Altitude Events

Upcoming Events & Guests @ JQRC through 25 September 2018:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- 14AUG: Pikes Peak Road Runners

- 14AUG: National Mill Dog Rescue

- 14/21/28AUG//04/11SEP: High Altitude Events

- 28AUG/09OCT: Waldo Waldo (Event date 20 October 2018…

The last weekend of July, my husband and I took a weekend road trip south(last time it was north) to Alamosa, Colorado and to then Taos New Mexico, one night at each venue.

We started our sight seeing by visiting Fort Garland Museum with friends Donna and Daryl, who also share a passion for sight seeing and are…

All,

    On 12 August 2018, COS Racing is hosting the Darkblade Systems Thunderbird Road Race - Colorado's annual State (Cycling) Road Race Championship - at the US Air Force Academy - sponsored by Darkblade Systems. This is the second time our great city has had the privilege of hosting the State Championships.  This year, we expect more than 400 riders to compete in this US Cycling-sanctioned event, to include a sizeable men's and women's professional field and a large number of the…

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It’s the last running day of July BUT August 1st is Colorado Day….happy 142nd to the Centennial State!

This week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

Upcoming Events & Guests @ JQRC through 28 August 2018:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

-14AUG: Pikes Peak Road Runners

- 28AUG/09OCT: Waldo Waldo (Event date 20 October 2018…

Deep thoughts from the braided - back of the pack marmot. To sacrifice your race or not, that is the question.

I knew going into the half marathon Summer Roundup at Cheyenne Mountain State Park on July 8th I would be cutting the 3 ½ hour cut off very…

My recently retired husband and I enjoyed a 2 night midweek escape in Blackhawk, Colorado this past week, which gave me a chance to start focusing on some altitude training for the third and final leg of the Tiple Crown of Running.

In addition to enjoying the dining, socialing, swimming and a little gambling(we…

I've had two great weekends, with two great but challenging races. Last weekend, I ran in part 2 of the Triple Crown of Running - the Summer Roundup Half Marathon, now located in the stupendous Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Today, I ran in the Barr Trail Mountain Race, the…

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What a GREAT FIELD TRIP to Boulder Running Company last week and running along Palmer Park. Thanks BRC!!!!!

This week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

Upcoming Events & Guests @ JQRC through 28 August 2018:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- 28AUG/09OCT: Waldo Waldo (Event date 20 October 2018…

Last we caught up a few weeks ago, I was whining about the smoke messing up my PR attempt at Leadville Marathon… What has this marmot been up to since then? Well the mountains kept calling to me, so the weekend after Leadville I headed a bit further south for the race with the most eye-candy-per- mile, the San Juan Solstice. 50miles up and down some mountains, playing along the Continental Divide for hours, what more could I ask for?!…

 The second leg of the Triple Crown of Running was the inaugural running of the Summer  Roundup Half Marathon in Cheyenne State Park.

In the past, the second leg has always been the shortest race of the three, and the only one that varies, but lengthening this race to a half marathon on rugged terrain , despite my inner whining , made sense on many levels. Many runners where in pursuit of the 3:30:00 cutoff to prove their…

I'd like to be able to write an inspiring blog post about being super disciplined about training, despite life throwing out everything it has at me to keep me from my runs. I'd like to brag about how lack of sleep, physical exhaustion, and lack of time simply made me even more determined to get out there and get it done. I'd like to tell you that nothing is more important to me than sticking to my training plan and nothing comes between me and my running!

Sadly, I am not that person,…

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It’s time for a FIELD TRIP to Boulder Running Company (3659 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 phone (719) 278-3535)) this week. Same time as always just at BRC. Remember: NO JQRC credit for being downtown!!!!

Running Quote of the Day:
“If you want it, and the more you keep hearing you can’t have it, you just go and get it.”
– Cardi B

Summer is the busiest time for sure in my chosen profession !

That is why having Pikes Peak in my backyard is such a luxury for me since life/work balance is the most challenging this time of year.

Monday, with a rare morning off from work, I made a rather spontaneous choice to ascend the Pikes Peak,arriving at the first shuttle of the day at 6 am (and a nice visit with my friends Daryl and Donna) to start off the Ascent with a trip up the incline steps. 

As I…

I ran the new course for the Summer Roundup Half Marathon for the first time today, and it sure is a beautiful and challenging course. I think the move to Cheyenne Mountain State Park makes the Triple Crown of Running even better (go…

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Happy 4th of July. Celebrate America’s 242nd birthday and run!!!!

This week at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub and Restaurant:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

- Team RWB Eagle Charge Run (Event date: 04 July 9a-11a at Red Leg Brewing 4630 Forge Road Suite B Colorado Springs, CO 80907)

Upcoming Events & Guests @ JQRC through 31 July 2018:

- Boulder Running Company

- JQRC Merchandise Table

Running Quote of the…

I was able to proudly represent the Mighty Marmot race team this weekend at the 87th annual Donkey Derby Days in Cripple Creek. What a way to mix up my Triple Crown…