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Barbara Palmer, 50, wins Xterra 5K by .2 seconds

2013-09-22T22:27:03.666Z

Barbara Palmer said she had no idea that Maia Austin was closing in on her in the final strides of the Xterra 5K Sunday at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Palmer won with a time of 28:14.2, while 15-year-old Austin clocked 28:14.4.

Alejandro Rocqu Venzor wins Xterra Marathon

2013-09-22T22:04:42.998Z

Alejandro Rocqu Venzor, 29, of Colorado Springs talks about his win in the Xterra Marathon at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Venzor finished in 3:57:47, nearly half an hour ahead of second place Akash Johnson of Centennial.

Dan Vega wins Xterra Half Marathon, then runs another 13.1 miles for fun

2013-09-22T21:27:57.203Z

Dan Vega, 45, of Colorado Springs, talks about his big day at the Xterra Half Marathon at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Vega took the win in 1:32:26, then returned to the course to run another 13.1-mile lap on the park's rolling - and sometimes steep - singletrack. Vega, who notched his third-consecutive victory in the Xterra half marathon, finished his second lap in about 2:10 and covered the marathon distance in about 3:42, the fastest time of the day over 26.2 miles.

Start of the XTERRA Marathon and Half Marathon

2013-09-22T21:09:46.898Z

Good look at the start of the XTERRA Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 22, in Cheyenne Mountain State Park.
Alejandro Rocqu Venzor (29, Colorado Springs) won the marathon with a time of 3:57:47. Akash Johnson (22, Centennial) was second in 4:23:54, followed by Erik Kuhlmann (26, Staunton, Va.) in 4:36:02.
In the women's race, Connilee Walter (40, Colorado Springs) took the win in 4:29:32. Walter, who said she is training for a rim-to-rim-to-rim run in the Grand Canyon, placed third overall. Laura Nichols (29, Colorado Springs) was second in 5:00:53, while 44-year-old Cathi Webber of Colorado Springs ran home in 5:05:27.
The half marathon played out like this: Men, 1. Dan Vega (45, Colorado Springs) 1:32:26; 2. Gerald Romero (42, Colorado Springs) 1:35:53; 3. Daniel Rowe (29, Denver) 1:39:29.
Women, 1. Rochelle Persson (42, Colorado Springs) 1:50:03, 2. Shelly Nelson (34, Denver) 1:57:16, 3. Alison Brown (28, Boulder) 1:57:49.
5K results: Men, 1. Pete Maksimow (34, Manitou Springs) 20:45, 2. Eddie Bollman (27, Colorado Springs) 23:25, 3. Jason Morgan (34, Colorado Springs) 25:18.
Women: 1. Barbara Palmer (50, Colorado Springs) 28:14.2, 2. Maia Austin (15, Colorado Springs) 28:14.4, 3. Heather Seal (19, Lynchburg, Va.) 29:38.

Nicole Mahobian defends her title in the Xterra Half Marathon

2010-10-10T00:48:45.064Z

Nicole Mahobian of Highlands Ranch talks about defending her Xterra half-marathon title. Mahobian won with a time of 1:43:17. She promised her mother, a breast cancer survivor, that she would win the race.