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Interview with Sheila Geere, winner of the Winter Series II race

2014-01-25T20:44:13.088Z

Sheila Geere, 50, a two-time Winter Series champion, is on her way to a third series title. Geere won the short-course (four miles) race on Saturday at Bear Creek Park. It was her second win in the 2014 series. She covered the challenging course in 26 minutes, 44 seconds.

Start of the Winter Series II long-course race

2014-01-25T19:57:35.421Z

Runners in the Winter Series II long-Course (eight miles) race charged away from the starting line at Penrose Stadium on Saturday (Jan. 25, 2014). Jared Hazen (18, Colorado Springs) took the win on a hilly course. He finished in 45 minutes, 21 seconds, about a half minute ahead of second-place Seth Kolosso (19, Pueblo West.) Corey Brown (20, Colorado Springs) finished third in 46:54.
In the women's race, Stephanie Wurtz padded her lead in the series with her second win in as many starts. Wurtz (31, Manitou Springs) clocked 53:28. Shannon Meredith (43, Colorado Springs) was second in 54:06, followed by Amanda Ewing (32, Colorado Springs) 55:34.

Start of the Winter Series II short-course race

2013-01-26T22:11:27.426Z

James Burns and Katie Rainsberger extended their leads in the Winter Series (short course) on Saturday,winning for the second time in as many starts.
Burns (24, Colorado Springs) held off a charging Michael Weiss (31, Colorado Springs) in the final meters in the 4-mile race. He clocked 20 minutes, 47 seconds on a mostly flat Pikes Peak Greenway course that began and ended at El Pomar Youth Sports Park.
Weiss finished in 20:50 and set a new age-group (30-34) record. Justin Chaston (44, Colorado Springs, 21:13) was third.
Rainsberger, a 14-year-old Air Academy High School freshman, placed 14th overall and won the women's race in 24:12. She also crushed her own age-group (10-14) record of 25:04, set last year.
Young women runners swept the top three places in the first series race two weeks ago. They dominated again in Winter Series II. Tabor Scholl, 15, of Kremmling, finished second in an age-group (15-19) record 24:48, while Chantae Steele, 11, ran 25:54 for third.
After two races, 10 of the top 11 women runners in the short-course series are 18 or younger, and two of them are 11 years old. Rainsberger leads second-place Kayli Tabares by nearly three minutes.
In the men's overall, Burns leads Justin Chaston by 55 seconds.

Interview with Robby Young, winner of Fall Series II

2012-10-14T22:19:24.777Z

Robby Young is better known for fast times on the road, but the Boulder Running Company/Adidas team member said he had to give the Fall Series a try. It was a good decision. Young now has two wins in two starts. He charged to the win in the 4.5-mile Fall Series II race - which included a rope climb up a 30-foot embankment - in 28 minutes, 21 seconds.

Clare Bar vs. the ropes in Falls Series II

2012-10-14T21:38:31.658Z

Clare Bar tangled with the famous ropes course in the Falls Series II race on Sunday (Oct. 14, 2012) at Bear Creek Park. Bar, a 1st Lt. in the Air Force, won the women's race, covering the 4.5-mile cross country course in 35 minutes, 10 seconds. The race was the second in the four-event Fall Series. All of the courses are designed by Larry Miller of the Pikes Peak Road Runners, and each has a special challenge or two.