About 700 runners enjoyed a picture-perfect Colorado spring day on Saturday in the Take 5 in the Garden 5-mile and 5K races in the Garden of the Gods. Ryan Meyer, running for the Colorado Running Company, was the fastest of all in the 5-mile race, covering the hilly road course in 27 minutes, 21 seconds. Kim Baugh, who gave birth to daughter Cadence just eight months ago, captured the women's 5-miler with a time of 36:22.
In the 5K, Andrew Abdella clocked 17:30 to take the win, while Donna Garcia defended her title of a year ago, running 21:36.