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Start of race No. 2 in Bigwig Racing's Double 5K in Colorado Springs

2012-05-27T17:30:29.604Z

Kenyan-born Jared Abuya of Colorado Springs captured the top spot and $150 in prize money in Sunday's Double 5K. Abuya, running for Boulder Running Company/Adidas, Abuya clocked 14:57 in the first race on a course that was about 500 meters short. He finished in 16:30 in the seconds race.
Winners were determined by overall time. His BRC/Adidas teammate, Adam Rich, of Colorado Springs, was second with a combined time of 31:42. Rich won $100. Carl Arnold's 34:16 total was good for third place and $50.
In the women's race, Iowa resident Traci Kresser will have a cool story to tell her friends when she returns from her Colorado vacation. Kresser, 26, of Clive, Iowa, blasted the field in both races to take the top prize money. She finished with a combined 39:26. Kayli Tabares, 12, of Colorado Springs, was second in 41:41, followed by Caroline Ratterree, 23, Colorado Springs, in 42:26.

Interview with Connilee Walter, winner of the Cheyenne Mountain Trail Race 50K

2012-04-29T05:08:05.239Z

Connilee Walter ran in - and won - her first ever ultra-distance race on Saturday at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Walter used the race to help raise funds for the Hanks family which has adopted a baby boy from Ethiopia. Adoption costs are expensive, so Walter wanted to help. She raised more than $2,000 for Amelia and Matthew Hanks, who recently brought their 5-month-old baby boy, Kaleb, home. Walter's winning time was 5:12:54.

Brad Poppele wins XTERRA Marathon at Cheyenne Mountain State Park

2011-10-09T01:54:14.974Z

Colorado Springs runner Brad Poppele said that the cold and wet weather made him want to stay in bed on Saturday. But that didn't happen. Poppele got up and won the XTERRA Marathon at Cheyenne Mountain State Park on Saturday. It was his first marathon win. Poppele covered the muddy, technical course in 3:45:05.

Start of the XTERRA Marathon of Trail Races

2011-10-08T21:44:12.586Z

The rain blew in sideways, escorting the first snow of the season to Colorado Springs. But it didn't stop 280 brave runners from competing in the third XTERRA Marathon of Trail Races on Oct. 8. Runners chose from three distances, a 5K, half marathon and full marathon. All took place on the tough single track at Cheyenne Mountain State Park.
Adam Rich (19:27) and Sarah Young (23:52), both of Colorado Springs, won the 5K. In the half marathon, Nicole Mahobian of Highlands Ranch won for the third time. She clocked 1:45:23. Dan Vega of Colorado Springs won the men's half in 1:37:36.
Brad Poppele of Colorado Springs captured the men's marathon title, making two laps of the 13.1-mile course in 3:45:05. It was his first win in a marathon. And Kerrie Bruxvoort of Broomfield won the women's marathon in 4:30:05.

Christie Foster talks about winning Grand Prix of Running Long Series

2011-10-01T22:39:29.251Z

Christie Foster of Colorado Springs said she didn't even know she was in a series, but after running a couple of the Grand Prix races, she decided to go for the series championship. She hit that goal on Saturday, winning the 10K race at the Great Pumpkin Races at Venetucci Farm. Foster will race at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 9, in an attempt to earn an U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials bid. She needs to run 2:46 to qualify.