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Waldo Waldo 5K draws 2,487 in Colorado Springs

2013-10-27T19:10:36.686Z

There was a sea of red and white in Colorado Springs on Sunday as nearly 2,500 people turned out to participate in the second Waldo Waldo 5K. The event was a fund raiser for the Trails and Open Space Coalition and the Rocky Mountain Field Institute.

Interview with Waldo Waldo 5K founder Chelise Foster

2012-10-22T00:45:14.384Z

An employee at the Elope Costume Company, Chelise Foster was hiking in Waldo Canyon two weeks before the worst wildfire in Colorado Springs history burned the precious area.
Waldo Canyon left an impression on her. When the smoke columns covered the sky and homes burned, she knew she had to help.
On Sunday (Oct. 21, 2012), her idea to create the Waldo Waldo 5K blossomed into a community event of more than 1,000 runners dressed as Waldo.
"My personal goal was 250, so I am extremely touched and overwhelmed," she said. "I never dreamed it would be this big in the first year."
She enlisted the help of Randi Hitchcock of UpaDowna, a nonprofit organization in Colorado Springs that works to help people enjoy the outdoors. On a tight deadline, they planned the race. It was a hit.
Funds raised will go to the Waldo Canyon Firefighters Fund. The success of the first race convinced Foster to make it an annual event.
"We're going to do it again next year," she said.

Start of the Waldo Waldo 5K

2012-10-21T20:04:44.056Z

A good look at the start of the inaugural Waldo Waldo 5K on Saturday, Oct. 21, in Colorado Springs. More than 1,000 Waldos helped to raise money for the Pikes Peak Community Foundation's Waldo Canyon Firefighters Fund.
The idea for the Waldo Waldo 5K came from Chelise Foster of the Elope Costume Company.

Matt Carpenter fires up the Incline Club for a big run

2011-01-02T17:15:30.751Z

In what has become an annual tradition, mountain runner and many time Pikes Peak Marathon champ Matt Carpenter rallies the troops prior to the Incline Club's famous Waldo/Longs Ranch Road Double, a 20-mile ramble through the woods with lots of vertical.