Volume 30 Issue 6 Running News for the Pike’s Peak Region September 2006

the LONG RUN

Barr Trail Mountain Race:$14,000 goes to local groups

Larry NielsonThe man behind the challenge

Before the AscentHistoric Races up Pikes Peak

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OfficersPresident: Pat Lockhart 598-2953Vice President: Larry Miller 590-7086Secretary: Robin Satterwhite 471-7613Treasurer: Gil Kindt 328-9828

Board Members

Tony Abdella Jack AnthonyJim Beckenhaupt Travis WaldripJon Cornick Lyn HaleDon Johnson Jim KelleherJohn O’Neill Micky Simpson

CommitteesMailing: Jim Beckenhaupt 636-2696Calendar: Dave Sorenson*Course Marking: Travis Waldrip 282-1671Equipment: Larry Miller 590-7086

Bill Gallegos 596-3507Event Promotion: Micky Simpson MickySim@yahoo.comInsurance: Pat Lockhart 598-2953Historian: Storme Rose 591-6819Newsletter: Jim Kelleher jim@pprrun.orgMembership: Pat Lockhart 598-2953

Stephanie Courson 573-8887Nielson Challenge: Phil Foster 447-1371

Al Grimme 534-0534Race Coordinator: Don Johnson 291-9712Race Results Dave Sorenson*Volunteer Coordinator: Cymmie Bailey 578-1651Web Site: Dave Sorenson* Training Runs:

Garden of Gods: Dave Sorenson* Barr Trail: Larry Miller 590-7086

*davidsorenson@msn.com

Club Meetings Business meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each

month at 7 pm at the downtown Pikes Peak YMCA, 207 NNevada. Your board encougages PPRR members and friendsto attend. The July meeting is cancelled. The next meeting isSeptember 5th.

Membership ☺Memberships last for 12 months. Check the expiration

date on you mailing label. A happy face is telling you thatyou have 3 months or less. You will NOT receive a renewalnotice. Renew early so you don’t miss a single issue! TheLong Run will not be forwarded, so keep addresses current.Send renewals and address changes to:

MembershipPikes Peak Road Runners 207 N NevadaColorado Springs CO 80903

Newsletter SubmissionsItems for the newsletter are always most welcome! You sendit, we’ll try and run it.(You don’t have to be an English majoreither. We’ll fix anything that needs fixing!) Write up a raceyou were part of or tell us about a favorite running place oran upcoming event.Email your submissions to editor@pprrun.org either asattachments or in the message. We accept any Windows com-patible file format. Letters, disks, CD’s and other media canbe mailed to:

Jim Kelleher, EditorPO Box 26252Colorado Springs CO 80936

Submission Deadlines All materials must be received by the First Tuesday of themonth for inclusion in the following month’s newsletter. Thenext deadline is September 5th.Newsletter StuffingNewsletter mailing stuffings take place on the 3rdWednesday each month at 6:30 pm. at the ColoradoRunning Company, 833 N. Tejon (corner of Tejon and Cachela Poudre). The Colorado Running Company graciously hoststhe parties and provides beverages. Food (usually pizza) willbe provided. Everyone is welcome to join the fun! Write Jimat jim@pprrun.org for more information.

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PPRR Information The Long Run, Volume 30 Issue 6

The Long Run is the official publication of the Pikes Peak RoadRunners, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. The Long Run is published monthly. The subscription rate is $15 per year.

Editor: Jim Kelleher jim@pprrun.orgEditorial Staff: Diane Cahalan

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Return Address: Pikes Peak Road Runners

207 N Nevada

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Notice anything new about the Fall Series entryform? Actually, there are 2 changes. First, theboard officially changed the name to the Fall

Series and it will no longer be the “Fall Cross CountrySeries”. And Larry suggested, and the board approved,starting the adult event at 11:30am and having thekids events follow at 1:30pm. Thought behind the sug-gestion is possibly more participation.

Thanks to Jim Beckenhaupt and the CSC VeteransHome Run Committee, the club will be presenting acheck in excess of $5,000.00 to the Crawford House.This is absolutely unbelievable. But as Jim said, “whenyou have the team effort and you have more “yeah”than “nah”… anything can happen—and it did.Congratulations Jim for your hard work and your com-mitment to the Crawford House. I for one will be withyou next year.

“2006 Board Member” shirts were presented to theboard members at our August meeting. Now you willbe able to pick them out of the crowd. My appreciationto them and for the work they are doing. Introduceyourself!

At the Winter Series Auction, Steve Simon, a clubmember had his book a part of the auction items. Healso presented a copy to the board. Steve, I am in theprocessing of reading it right now. Sorry that it took solong, but has kept my attention and I can pick up rightwhere I left off each time I start again.

Remember:September 23 - Our Great Race - the club's race that

is FREE to members and welcomes new member signups. America the Beautiful Park. Culmination of theSummer Series. Our 31st Birthday Party!

November 18 - Our General Membership Meetingand Fall Series Awards Dinner. Downtown YMCA -6:00pm prompt. More later.

Best of running for those who are signed up for thePikes Peak Ascent/Marathon and the AmericanDiscovery Trail Marathon!

President’s Letter

September 2006

PPRR Information and Business . . . . . .2

Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

the Long Run Long Ago . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

News and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

American Discovery Trail Marathonby Bob Mutu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Volunteer Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Trail Etiquette Part IIby Mike Shafai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Larry Nielson: the Man Behind the Challenge by Courtney Butler . .11

Nielson Challenge Results . . . . . . . . . .12

Before the Ascent: Pikes Peak Pursuits fromthe Past by Robin Satterwhite . . . . . .15

Linda’s Leads: Duel in the Sunby Linda Fuqua-Jones . . . . . . . . . . .17

Barr Trail Mountain Race Heats Up by Matt Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Contents

Pat Lockhart

Cover Photo: Barr Trail racers charge up Ruxton in theearly morning sun. Courtesy of runpikespeak.com

3September 2006

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Membership

Colorado Running Company, Host

Al Grimme Jeff Smith

Jeff Tarbert Jim Beckenhaupt

Jim KelleherJohn O’NeilJon CornickKelly HandelLarry Miller

Marie BaughmanSara AltonenSean O’Day

Traci Winterbottom

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Trail Clean-up Sat September 2nd

Meet at 9 a.m.

Southwest parking lot

of 8th Street Walmart

Welcome New Members!Rod Lusey Colorado SpringsAidan Torgerson Colorado SpringsLeslie Torgerson Colorado SpringsSigurd Torgerson Colorado SpringsTorber Torgerson Colorado SpringsRusty Smith Pueblo WestBarbara Smith Pueblo WestAshley Smith Pueblo WestAndrew Smit h Pueblo WestCaleb Smith Pueblo WestJoshua Smith Pueblo WestNoah Smith Pueblo WestAbbey Smith Pueblo WestLisa Ramsey Colorado Springs

Ashley Ramsey Colorado Springs

Roxanne Matthews Colorado Springs

Patrick Matthews Colorado SpringsTommy Matthews Colorado Springs

Renewing MembersGilbert O Kindt Colorado SpringsLyn Hale- Kindt Colorado SpringsKarl Mickelson Colorado SpringsJack Anthony Colorado SpringsMargo Anthony Colorado SpringsKirsten Anthony Colorado SpringsShannon Anthony Colorado SpringsCymmie Bailey Colorado SpringsAnna Marie Campbell Colorado SpringsAndy McElhaney Colorado SpringsJulie Schraml Colorado SpringsKaren Wood Elbert

Micky Simpson Peyton

Come Join Us at the NewsletterStuffing—aka PPRR monthly social

Every month a bunch of fun-lov-ing folks have a great time talk-

ing about running and races, sip-ping beer and wine, and enjoyingyummie hot pizza...oh, and theyalso get the newsletter ready formailing. But that just takes a fewminutes once the right hand knowswhat the left is doing and everyonemelds into a finely tuned insert-sta-

ple-label mailing machine. You willget to talk with several board mem-bers and race directors and havethe chance to talk to other avid run-ners. Come be a part of this funevent and enjoy the hospitality ofthe Colorado Running Company:every third Wednesday at 6:30pm.Call 232-4419 for more info or writeto editor@pprrun.org.

From left to right, Marie Baughman, Larry Miller, Jon Cornick, and Al Grimme discuss recent running events as they prepare newsletters for inserts at the Colorado Running Company.

July StuffingVolunteers!

September 2006 5

Recently, I was enjoying a long run with a friendpreparing for the Leadville 100. We were head-ing up the crux of the course, Hope Pass.

Though challenging, I always enjoy that particular sec-tion, especially the Twin Lakes side. The trail runsthrough dense forest along a full cascading creek, andthe thick green undergrowth is replete with many vari-eties of alpine wildflowers. The laborious trek to timberline opens up to green meadows beneath themajestic walls of the mountain ampitheatre.

As I was soaking in the sights and sounds, myfriend gasped out a comment that startled me. “Howcan you come to hate something so beautiful so much?”I didn’t say anything at the time, but I’ve been think-ing about that comment ever since. How indeed?

She was referring, of course, to the pain of pushing formiles up thousands of feet of very steep trail with an everdecreasing supply of oxygen. For her, and for the manygrim-faced runners I have encountered on that trail,Hope Pass has come to represent an obstacle, a nemesisin the way of a hoped-for personal achievement.

Now, I believe that goals are very good things. Theyhelp us organize our efforts and motivate ourselves out ofcomplacency. But I also believe that goals can be two-edgedswords. They have the potential to turn our running expe-rience into little more than an exercise in mortification. Wecan become preoccupied with time, pace, and distance.

When that happens, running becomes little more thana means to a self-imposed end. We utilize our bodies,trails, and training to accomplish our goal. We strain andtrain and battle against physical limits. The moreobsessed among us even subject work and relationships toour self-serving end. I’m sure you’ve met such folks.

On another Leadville outing, I decided to go on arun for no reason. No training, no timing, no set desti-nation. So I strapped on a couple of liters, took somefood, and headed out to the back country above theFish Hatchery. It was magnificent: lush meadows, a500-foot waterfall, dense woods, alpine lakes,panoramic views, all against the backdrop of Mt.Massive’s grandeur. In a word, it was beautiful.

I thought about that. Beauty is an end in itself. Yousimply cannot bend it to self serving purposes. Youhave to clear your mind of minutes-per-mile to let it in.Rather than us imposing ourselves on the world, beau-ty imposes itself on us, refreshing and re-creating us inthe process as we move beyond ourselves.

So, try running for no reason. Once in a while atleast, forget about goals. Make some pressure-free timeto get out on our wonderful trails and let them, andbeauty, take you someplace beyond your plans.

Peace!

From the Editor

Jim KelleherEditor

10 Years Ago

September 1996: PPRR’s FallCross Country Series takes

the front cover much as thisyear’s takes the back. Unlike thisyear’s, race #2 was held in theGarden of the Gods, “mostly onhorse trails”. Jim Becken hauptturns in a 23:30 among the over800 in the August Race for theCure, just in front of JackAnthony’s 23:57 and right onthe heels of Al Grimme’s 18:56. As for news, whatnews? Nary an inch of column appears among the raceresults.

20 Years Ago

Margie Loyd captures cover news as a winner of thePikes Peak Marathon in 4:55. That’s her hus-

band, who must have lost a bet, beside her. The FallSeries gets announced along with a Halloween

Costume run. Quite a few mem-bers participated in the 14thRagbrai—500 miles of bikingacross Iowa—and a day-by-dayaccount appears (at least onePPRR member, Beverly Carver,rode this year’s). Podiatrist DavidGarcia gives the ins and outs ofpronation. Bob Shaw completesthe Leadville 100 on his third try.Finally, Bill Gallegos reportsspending $15.70 on starting gunblanks.

25 Years Ago

National Jogging day is October 10th, and, in anews flash, the National Jogging Association

changes its name to the American Running andFitness Association so as to include real runners. Thesecond annual Cripple Creek 10K at 10,000 feet isannounced. Vegetarian pie anyone? A recipe is offeredthat whips together Bisquick and cauliflower into aculinary delight. And the newsletter turns poetic: “therunner, stretching for the race, psyching himself up for themiles before him, a certain solutide, yet the camaraderie,irreplaceable in an event such as this, a satisfaction in theminutes ahead, important to his being.” And further alongartistic veins, we enjoy lyrics from “Orthotic Cowboy,”like, “Runing out on my Tigers in the sunset’s fading glow.”

the Long Run Long Ago

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Dry times and dashing divas

in Plano, Texas

Dear Jim,

July has been hot, and a longdrought continues. Even squirrelsand rabbits need canteens.Homeowners have restricted daysand hours for watering, and $2000fines for those who think therestrictions do not apply to them. Itwould seem that runners wouldtake the hint and retire to a ham-mock, but that would be much toosensible.

Racing started with the alwayspopular Flagpole Hill 8K on July 4.Runners looking for a July 4th bar-becue needed only to look at theirown exposed skin. They were thebarbecue. Matthew Brandt ofWestminster CO ran rhino class in49:13.

The Pacers went all out in thesemiserable conditions, starting witha Diva Dash 5K for women only onJuly 15. 125 women participated,incuding a girl scout troop and adelegation of Texas Instrumentsrunners. The race was a benefit for

the local Girls on the Run, a non-profit dedicated to helping pre-teengirls through running. The run wasan experiment, and the largeturnout convinced the Pacers that itshould be an annual event.

Ever gluttons for punishment,the Pacers held a picnic the nextday. It filled the three availablepavillions at Arbor Park. All partic-ipants added lots of flab to run offduring the rest of the year. The nor-mal estimated time 5k and themonthly club run, another 5K onJuly 29, went off as planned.

I am enjoying the railroad histo-ry in the Long Run. Although trucksdo most of the hauling now, Plano isstill a rail center. Trains beingformed block some streets once aday. They keep the blockage downto five minutes, per the law, butsome drivers seem to think other-wise. The coal trains in Coloradoand the huge switching area west ofEl Paso, Texas are reminders thatrails are still important for bulk.Moving those loads on the highwaywould eliminate the automobile.

Regards,William L. Jones

Letters

RRCA Newsletter Features

Children’s Running

by Jean Knaack

One day, I caught myself tellingmy daughter to “stop running”

as she headed down the street infront of me. She had just acquiredthe all important skill of running. Istopped and thought about what Ihad said, “Stop Running!” What aterrible message to send her. Fromthat moment on I decided to elimi-nate the phrase from my vocabu-lary. Instead, I choose to use phras-es like, “please walk”, “slow down”,or “this is a time/place for slow orwalking feet”. But, “stop running” isnot a message I want to send to mychildren. When we are outside, Ipick landmarks that they can run tothat are within a safe distance ofme. We talk about places that areappropriate for walking and run-ning, and when my children areoutside, I encourage them to run asmuch as possible.

During the summer months, it isa great opportunity to get kids out-side and running. On page 6 [JuneFootnotes, www.rrca.org] you willfind a great article on youth run-ning written by Gail Kislevitz. Gailwas the 2005 RRCA NationalJournalistic Excellence Sports -writer of the Year Award winner.

Don Kardong authored theRRCA Children’s Running Programand Teacher’s Curriculum. The pro-gram is available through theRRCA and continues to be one ofour most successful publications.Around the country, new and inno-vative programs are being devel-oped to get children into runningand on the path to a healthylifestyle. If your running club orlocal community does not have achildren’s running program, Iencourage you to start one.

Enjoy and Happy RunningJean Knaack is executive director ofthe Road Runner’s Club of America.

From RRCA

September 2006 7

Meet the Palo Duro 50 Miler

Coming October 21st

Come late October, you distancetrail runners might be hanker-

ing for something a little longer andperhaps warmer than the FallSeries’ courses. Well, you’re in luck.Just a hop, skip, and jump (across acouple of state lines) away is the21st running of the little knownPalo Duro Trail Run on October21st, featuring a 20K, 50K, and 50miler. The course is 99% dirt trailson the floor of spectacular PaloDuro Canyon State Park just southof Amarillo, Texas.

No post-race pizza here. You geta full Texas meal, complete withbarbequed hamburgers and beans.Race fee also includes a t-shirt andpre-race pasta dinner.

“Palo Duro” means “hard wood”and was given as a name to thecanyon by early Spanish explorers.

Palo Duro Canyon itself is 120miles long, as much as 20 mileswide, and has a maximum depth ofmore than 800 feet. Its elevation atthe rim is 3,500 feet. Called theGrand Canyon of Texas, Palo Durois the second largest canyon in theUnited States. More informationand applications for the race, aswell as facts about the canyon and

maps can be had at www.palodurocanyon.com/race.php and at wildtexas.com/parks/pdcsp.php

22nd Annual Autumn Color

Run September 16th

Warm up for the Pony Expresswith a half-marathon, 10K, or

5K the day before in Buena Vista,gazing at golden Aspen forests. Thehalf-marathon descends about 2000feet from up towards CottonwoodPass, and the 5 and 10K are mostlydown hill as well. Bus shuttle to thestart line from town for the 9AMrace start. See www.fourteenernet.com/colorrun for more informa-tion. Race flyers and applicationsare also available in our local run-ning stores.

News & Events

No doubt about which state the Palo Duro TrailRun takes place in! A well-kept secret, only ahandful of Coloradans made the trip last yearto Palo Duro Canyon just south of Amarillo.

The majestic scenery of Palo Duro Canyon, site of the Palo Duro 50 mile trail run, lies nearAmarillo Texas. At 120 miles in length, it is considered second in size only to the Grand Canyon.

10 Reasons to Carb Up

Low carbohydrate diets havenever been very popular with

runners, even though their promot-ers claim better performance poten-tial. At most, they have cut down alittle or maybe felt just a littleguilty at those pre-race pasta fests.Well no more! According to KimMueller, a sports dietician andendurance athlete, elite distancerunners worldwide average about50% carbs for their total caloric

intake. Those pesky Kenyan run-ners average more like 75%. A greatdeal of research actually shows pro-found performance benefits associ-ated with high carbohydrate intake.Kim writes that low carbohydratediets (Atkins, South Beach, ZoneDiet):#10 leave you mentally drained#9 trigger premature muscle

fatigue during exercise#8 compromise immune function#7 affect mood#6 are often deficient in essential

nutrients#5 slow muscle recovery#4 increase risk for muscle injury

during training#3 increase risk for kidney stones#2 can diminish bone health#1 can trigger joint painCheck out her full article andsources in CoolRunning.com: clickon the Training tab, then scrolldown to “The Truth Behind...”.

8 The Long Run

As of midJuly them a r a t h o

and half mara -thon have seen a100% rise in reg-istration fromlast year. That

makes the third year in a row wehave had runners’ interest shownby an increasing registration curve!I am expecting to see well over 400marathoners and 500-600 halfmarathoners.

Sign up now at The ColoradoRunning Company or go online toActive.com. You can access the web-site (www.adtmarathon.com) fromthe PPRR website (www. pprrun.org).You can also download and mailentry forms from those websites.Forms are also located at local run-ning stores at YMCA branches.

The Ent 5K Challenge will prob-ably draw 200-300 runners on thetrail 5K course. ALL proceeds fromthe 5k go to the Ent/YMCA fund.Ent and ADTM/PPRR raised about$10,000 last year for the YMCA forprograms to combat obesity in ourchildren. We hope to exceed thatthis year! Proceedsfrom the Marathonand Half Marathonwill be split byPPRR and TheTrails and OpenSpace Coalition.

Matt Carpenterwill be our guestspeaker at the PastaFeed on Sunday, Sept3, at the ClarionHotel. Local runnersare encouraged to callthe hotel to sign upfor the dinner. Matt isa very energetic andinspirational personin addition to being(arguably) the bestmountain runner onthe planet.

The RRCA has named ourMarathon as their Western RegionalTrail Marathon Championship andthe Half Marathon as their ColoradoTrail Half Marathon Championship.Lisa Paige, The RRCA WesternRegion Director, will be helping out atour event this year!

Runners this year can expect toreceive lots of great stuff! Half-Marathoners get a finisher’s certifi-cate mailed to them. TheMarathoners get the certificate inaddition to a beautiful ADTM fin-isher medal. Ent is again providinga great looking runners bag. Goodiebags will have some cool stuffingsthis year. We will also have pizzaand Laughing Lab beer at the finishline along with a terrific food buffet.

The kid’s runs will be free. Twodistances of about 1 mile and ½mile. Eon Studios will provide uswith kid’s shirts this year!! ThanksMichael! Finisher medals are againprobable for the kids. The YMCAwill be providing some kids funthings to due in the parks infield.The parks playground is full opera-tional this year.

Gatorade (via a RRCA program)

is supplying us with their drink forthe aid stations and finish area.Carb Boom is providing us withpackets of Energy Gel for strategicaid stations. We will have moremassage people helping out thisyear. Drawings will be held for coolprizes...you must be present to win.Drawings will be centered aroundawards ceremonies as scheduled onthe entry form.

We will probably be supportingan ADTM branch race in Iraq forour troops. They will have a sepa-rate division and will receive ourshirts, numbers, and medals.Results will be listed separately inour race results.

Our many thanks to all of our sup-porters and volunteers and to the com-mittee for surmounting the manyobstacles this year, including thenumerous construction projects. PPRRhas a great team that is very committed, professional, and enthusi-astic!

Bob Mutu is race director of theAmerican Discovery races and avery active PPRR volunteer.

ADTM...Cawabunga!by Bob Mutu

September 2006 9

To all SilverLevel andabove vol-

unteers...thanksto the persuasiveefforts of LarryMiller, we haveordered new

caps for your wearing pleasure!They are mesh runner’s caps -white with our logo in navy blue. Ifyou would like one-please emailme.

Last call for volunteers for theADTM on Labor Day. This event is

growing, growing, growing and weneed your help so if you’re lookingfor something fun to do on the holi-day, send me an email at cymmieb@qwest.net or call me at578-1651.

FYI, the hours listed below donot include the Run for Hope orVeteran’s Home Run races-shouldhave those posted by next month!!

Take care. See you at the races!

Volunteer Corner

New Caps and Last Call for ADTM

Bronze Level: up to 20 HoursYou have earned a PPRR t-shirt

Andrew Abdella 15Marie Baughman 16

Ted Bidwell 17Dean Black 17

Janice Black 16Dean Buck 12

Dan Cleveland 14Andy Dimmen 20Rick Di Muccio 11Heather Evans 12

Taylor Fogg 10Bob Foster 19Julie Foster 17

Brenda Lewis 11Mike McKay 12Eric Mullins 14Neal Oseland 20Storme Rose 12Bob Royse 19

Robin Satterwhite 20Greg Segura 14

Gini Simonson 20Jeff Tarbert 16

Dave Thomson 10Kate Waldrip 16Emelee Waters11Matt Waters 14Zach Waters 11

Tracy Winterbottom 12Lo Wright 10

Silver Level: 21 to 50 Hours

You have earned a cap or complimentary race entry

Jerred Abdella 39Jack Anthony 30Dave Balzar 49Jan Balzar 48

Gordon Barnett 38Sandy Berry-Lowe 25

Dee Budden 48Jon Cornick 24Kees Guijt 23

Rick Hessek 36Susan Hoxie 22

Melissa Leftwich 24Jack Janney 21

Sandy Martinez 22John O'Neill 26

Bill RansomJim Simonson 21

Kim Tollin 25Jim Umphrey42Kevin waldrip 27Melissa Waters 46

Gold Level: 51 to 75 HoursYou have earned a jacket

Sheri Abdella 60Tony Abdella 53Ron Garcia 51

Don Johnson 58Gil Kindt 56

Cruz Martinez 52RT Tollin 70

Cady Waters 51

Diamond Level: 76 to 99 Hours

You have earned a year's membership inPPRR and entry to the Fall & Winter Series

Cymmie Bailey 76Angie Earle 80Phil Foster 77Lyn Hale 92

Micky Simpson 86

Platinum Level: 100+ Hours

You will receive special recognition at the rewards dinner

Jim Beckenhaupt 106Diane Cahalan 114

Al Grimme 129Jim Kelleher 510Pat Lockhart 213Larry Miller 128

Bob Mutu 162Dave Sorenson 153

Volunteer Recognition

Volunteers listed have accumulated 10 or

more hours since October 2005

Cymmie BaileyVolunteer Coordinator

Volunteers at the 2005 American DiscoveryTrail Marathon. ‘I was this close to winning!”

No, this isn’tmeant tobe the sec-

ond part of a two-part series.

But, go online.Buy a book. Reada trail runningmagazine. Within

each of the aforementioned mediagenre, one can find oodles of usefulinformation on trail etiquette. Mostof the information is the same.

Stay to the right. Pass on theleft. Allow others to pass. Pack outyour own trash (and other’s trash, ifyou’re able to do so). Yield to eques-trians. Always be courteous. Don’t

cut switchbacks. Stay on the trail.Respect private property.Anticipate others around you, espe-cially on blind spots. Keep dogs onleashes unless you are in an areathat allows for unleashed dogsunder voice-command.

For most of us, these are no-brainers. But there are a few areasof trail etiquette, while disputable,are worth mentioning, because theyare rarely found in trail guides.

Don’t steal items of clothing fromfellow trail-users!

Several weeks ago, a small

group of us were doing an earlymorning, weekday training run on avery busy local trail in preparationfor an upcoming race. That particu-lar week, the weather was unusual-ly hot and humid.

As is customary when we over-dress for the weather conditions,several of us might shed a clothingitem or two, leaving either a shirt orwarm-up jacket (never our shorts)at a trail junction. On the way backdown the trail, we fetch our itemsas we head back to our cars.

On this day, we were overheat-ing no more than 5 minutes into thewarm-up. So off came the shirts. Onthe return trip, which was less thanan hour later, I stopped at the spotwhere I left my shirt (a nearlybrand new 2006 Garden of the Gods10 Mile Race shirt), and it wasgone. Somebody had abscondedwith it!

The first thought that crossedmy mind was one of inquisition:Why would someone want to take asweaty, used running shirt? Thesecond thought that crossed mymind was one of social responsibili-ty: Maybe somebody mistook my t-shirt for trash. I quickly dismissedthis thought, since the shirt wasnearly brand new (not even a traceof an armpit stain), plus it was like-ly still warm with my body heat. Sofinally, my third thought was one ofdismay. I had been become a victimof thievery by a fellow trail-user!

So, if you come upon a fairly newitem of trail running garb, leave italone! There is an extremely highlikelihood that it belongs to some-one out on the trail. If you comeacross the same item during yournext visit to the trail, then perhapsassume it was forgotten or discard-ed, and it’s yours to do with as youwish.

Leave your iPod at home!While running down the same

busy trail where my shirt wasstolen (on a different day), I came

upon a slower trail-user and want-ed to pass. The runner was cruisingdown the middle of the trail, not tothe right (an obvious faux-pas, aspreviously mentioned) and when Iexpressed my desire to pass on hisleft, he ignored me.

I reiterated my desire to pass,this time, with a much louder toneof voice, and he behaved as thoughI had startled him. Turns out, hewas wearing headphones, whichwere connected to his iPod or MP3player, and he hadn’t heard my ini-tial request.

Now please, don’t think of me asa cantankerous old man. I happento be an avid fan of all kinds ofmusic (with the single exception ofcountry). But when you’re out onthe trail, leave the headphones athome. Not only are you creating adangerous situation for yourselfand your fellow trail-users, you are

Leave your iPod athome!...Not only are

you creating a danger-ous situation for your-self and your fellowtrail-users, you are

missing out on one ofthe top reasons to run

trails in the firstplace: the melody of

the outdoors.

Trail Etiquette Part IIby Michael Shafai

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continued on page 18

September 2006 11

Larry Nielson: The Man Behind the Challengeby Courtney Butler

The moment Ih e a r dJanet’s voice

over the phone, Iknew she wassomeone I wanted

to meet. Her spirit and enthusiasmas she talked about her husbandwere contagious. I couldn’t wait tosee her in person and attempt toknow her husband as well as Icould, even though he had died ayear before I was born. After all, hisis a name I hear often. He wasLarry Nielson.

Nestled in our booth at Chili’s,with a tasty raspberry lemonade infront of me, I was transported backa couple of decades, when the

clothes were different, the hair-styles outrageous, but the runnersquite the same. Finally, the Nielsonmarker in northern MonumentValley Park, a marker I havepassed time and again on my runs,would become for me more than justa red object sticking out of the

ground. It would come to representa man, a man I was able to meetthrough the vivid stories his wifecontinues to tell.

Larry Nielson grew up inMaryland. A bit rebellious, as mostboys are at a young age, he spenthis 7th to 12th grade years at aboarding school. It was here that hejoined the lacrosse team. Larryquickly discovered that he had apassion for lacrosse. He loved theteamwork involved and the cama-raderie that was indispensable ashis team worked for a common goal.He carried this passion into collegeat the University of Maryland,where he eventually met and mar-ried Janet. In 1969, the family(Larry, Janet, their three kids, adog, and a turtle) moved toColorado, and the seeds of a futurerunning career began to take root.

Larry was employed by the AirForce, working on military contractsand missiles. He was required totravel a great deal for his job. Forhim, running became the easy way tostay in shape. It was a sport thatcould be done anywhere, a sport thatdidn’t need sticks and balls, and asport that required only one willingparticipant.

Around 1980, Larry decided totake a new step in his running andjoined the Pikes Peak RoadRunners. He loved the camaraderieof the group, and he wanted a newchallenge. His life was changing.His children were entering collegeand moving out of the house, and heneeded something stabilizing tocounteract that newfound empti-ness. The combination of the physi-cal improvement of his body and theupbeat attitude of the members ofPPRR gave Larry just what he waslooking for. Suddenly, he had foundhis niche. Because he lived on WoodAvenue at the time, access to thetrails was easy. He began enteringraces in his day planner and lookingahead to what might come next. continued on page 13

Larry’s first contest was theBolder Boulder. He really wanted totry the famous race, but, as a newrunner, he wasn’t sure if he could fin-ish the whole thing. Still, he decidedto take on the challenge. Dressed inan orange tank top and matchingrunning shorts, Larry ran the raceand conquered it. He was thrilled.

One of Larry’s next events wasthe Guffey Gasp. Unfortunately, itwould also be his last. Not feelingvery well that morning, he toyedwith the idea of staying in bed, buthe was now a dedicated runner andwanted more than anything to com-plete that race. He and his wifemade the trip to Guffey, and,despite the fact that he wasn’t feel-ing his best, Larry was able to fin-ish. His wife then took him to thehospital, where it was discoveredthat he’d had a heart attack. Hewas eventually sent home, but a

Larry Nielson running his first race, the ‘82Bolder Boulder. PPRR’s monthly 2-mile handi-cap officially became the Nielson Challenge inJanuary of ‘83, 5 months after Larry’s death.

That red marker inMonument Valley now represents

far more than just how fast I can run...

It represents a runner; a dedicated,upbeat, family man;

a man who began running simply

because he likedit...because he liked

the camaraderie, the people, and the challenge.

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Name Place Handicap Actual Difference

Paul N. Arens 92 35:21.0 29:08.5 - 06:12.5Deann Totzke 62 19:47.6 17:56.5 - 01:51.1Tabea St.Louis 22 16:09.9 14:22.6 - 01:47.3Michael Hanson 58 18:59.6 17:27.1 - 01:32.5Halee Wulfkuhle 50 18:27.8 17:05.5 - 01:22.3Sam Feldotto 3 12:57.0 12:10.3 - 00:46.7Kobi Rex 5 12:51.7 12:16.8 - 00:34.9Hannah St.Louis 28 15:06.4 14:33.2 - 00:33.2Jim Beckenhaupt 35 15:41.0 15:10.3 - 00:30.7Barbara Casados 84 22:39.4 22:08.8 - 00:30.6Mike McKay 90 26:46.5 26:20.4 - 00:26.1Roger Pumphrey 56 17:42.1 17:17.6 - 00:24.5Charles Greenbaum 23 14:44.9 14:25.4 - 00:19.5Les Bell 42 16:30.9 16:12.1 - 00:18.8Wes Suchsland 7 12:56.3 12:38.1 - 00:18.2Kaci Rex 37 15:27.6 15:18.6 - 00:09.0Christopher White 8 12:53.8 12:45.5 - 00:08.3James Grovenstein 26 14:38.5 14:30.5 - 00:08.0Sophia Paton 41 16:11.9 16:10.3 - 00:01.6Robert Versaw 2 11:49.7 11:48.3 - 00:01.4Sharon Greenbaum 24 14:25.6 14:25.9 + 00:00.3Rani Schwindt 34 15:03.1 15:04.2 + 00:01.1Briana Evans 51 17:05.1 17:07.9 + 00:02.8Alex Haberkorn 29 14:30.6 14:34.0 + 00:03.4Randy Eaton 38 15:21.2 15:30.0 + 00:08.8Derek Engard 4 12:05.1 12:14.0 + 00:08.9Daniel Polak 55 17:07.3 17:16.9 + 00:09.6Peter Nielsen 33 14:46.9 14:57.9 + 00:11.0Jerred Abdella 70 18:55.8 19:09.7 + 00:13.9Anthony Abdella 71 18:56.3 19:10.3 + 00:14.0Patrick Casados 11 12:46.0 13:04.8 + 00:18.8Collin Eaton 39 15:07.9 15:31.0 + 00:23.1Connor Vaughan 43 15:52.9 16:16.5 + 00:23.6Dylan Vaughan 83 21:38.0 0:22.0 + 00:24.0Alan Versaw 6 11:51.0 12:17.2 + 00:26.2Micky Simpson 49 16:26.7 16:55.4 + 00:28.7Corey Haberkorn 45 15:49.3 16:18.7 + 00:29.4Cymmie Bailey 72 18:47.9 19:29.5 + 00:41.6Monica Schwindt 47 15:39.1 16:22.0 + 00:42.9Jeremiah Brockett 14 12:42.9 13:26.1 + 00:43.2Keith Holcomb 76 19:31.5 20:14.9 + 00:43.4Cady Waters 57 16:33.6 17:22.7 + 00:49.1April Casados 36 14:26.8 15:16.4 + 00:49.6Rita J. Cardin 75 19:11.2 20:04.0 + 00:52.8Marisa E. Cardin 74 19:07.7 20:03.0 + 00:55.3Kyle Rex 19 13:16.5 14:15.5 + 00:59.0Emily Jusell 67 17:51.3 18:52.4 + 01:01.1Carl Nelson 31 13:42.5 14:44.9 + 01:02.4Jim Coker 18 12:50.4 14:13.0 + 01:22.6Michele Vaughan 68 17:36.3 19:02.4 + 01:26.1Heather Evans 64 16:38.8 18:07.3 + 01:28.5Stephen Vaughan 44 14:47.6 16:17.4 + 01:29.8Astrid Hanson 81 19:43.3 21:17.9 + 01:34.6Isaac Romero 66 16:51.1 18:51.4 + 02:00.3

August Results

Abeautiful August morning with temps around 70brought out a record number of runners today. We

had 92 runners, which is an all-time high, surpassingthe 90 runners that participated in August of 2005.

This year's winner is Paul Arens, who was 6:12under his handicap. Yes, that's correct he was morethan 6 minutes under his handicap, which may be arecord for the greatest improvement. CongratulationsPaul!

Join us again next month on September 2nd.Note: The number of pulltags collected did not

match the number of times recorded. I think things arestraightened out now, but I'm not 100% certain thateverything is correct. Thus if you think your time isincorrect, please send an e-mail to Dave Sorenson atDavidSorenson@msn.com and we'll get it corrected.

Dec: Jessica RaabJan: Vanessa WuestoffFeb: Les BellMar: Elliotte BrownleeApr: H. J. ArnoldMay: Halee Wulfkuhle

June: Aaron OlsonJuly: Michael McShaneAugust: Paul Arens

2006 Champions

The Nielson Challenge handicap race takes place thefirst Saturday of each month in North MonumentValley Park in downtown Colorado Springs, directlywest of the Fontenero access, at 8:00 am. Seewww.pprrun.org/events/Nielson/main.htm for map.

Sherri AbdellaPhil Foster

Pat Lockhart Bob Royse

Volunteers

The Nielson Memorial in Monument Park, commemorating Larry Nielson, marks the start of the monthly handicap race.

Dave Sorenson

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Nielson Challengecontinued from previous page

Ronnie Pretzeus 78 18:32.5 20:52.7 + 02:20.2Mariah Eaton 73 17:29.2 19:49.5 + 02:20.3Julie Foster 91 25:39.2 28:01.6 + 02:22.5Zachary Crawford 80 18:08.8 21:07.2 + 02:58.4Stone Smith 89 18:41.1 24:19.4 + 05:38.3

New RunnersName Place Time Haley Smith 21 14:18.6Kaitlen Hanenburg 13 13:09.5Preston Luebbers 53 17:14.2Megan Sherrill 61 17:36.3Katie Williams 27 14:32.5Kelsey Brown 16 13:43.9Paul Sherrill 60 17:34.4Trevor Waliszewski 1 11:09.7Luke Loftin 20 14:16.0Monica Hokansson 69 19:07.3Evan Nelson 30 14:44.0Cruz Martinez 63 18:04.6Kevin Feldotto 32 14:47.1Katie Ditmer 65 18:15.9Danielle Bonderenko 46 16:19.7Bradford Rogers 9 12:55.5Steve Hokansson 10 12:56.6Jim Thompson 77 20:29.8Jeff Owsley 54 17:16.2Kathy Cook 79 20:55.2David Fein 48 16:52.1Tamara Rogers 15 13:30.6John Metzger 12 13:06.6Ben Loftin 17 14:06.6Brendon Luebbers 52 17:13.5William Huber 85 22:10.9Samuel Huber 86 24:06.3Rebecca Huber 87 24:07.5David Huber 88 24:18.4Ben Hanenburg 40 15:31.9Mary Beth Holcomb82 21:32.6Steve Rex 25 14:29.1Kristen Storey 59 17:33.5

Larry Nielsoncontinued from page 11

few days later, his heart failed, and he passed away inhis easy chair at his home on Wood Avenue.

Although Larry’s physical presence may have dis-appeared from our lives, his memory is firmlyentrenched in the local running lore. This is evidentfrom the very fact that I know who he is. I never methim, I never ran with him, I never even had the oppor-tunity to bump into him on the trails. His brief life mayhave ended before mine began, but his legend willcarry on.

Shortly after his death, there was talk about mak-ing some changes to the informal family runs that weretaking place inMonument ValleyPark, Larry’sfavorite place to run.Someone suggesteda marker, someoneelse made thatmarker, and perhapssomeone else stuck itin the ground. Trueto the spirit of run-ning, there was noribbon cutting cere-mony, there was nobig picnic, and nocity officials werepresent. There wasnothing but a fewrunners gatheredaround who remem-bered Larry andwanted to honor that memory in some way.

For me, that red marker in Monument Valley nowrepresents far more than just how fast I can run a mileor two. It represents a runner; a dedicated, upbeat,family man; a man who began running simply becausehe liked it, because running reminded him of thesportsmanship and teamwork of lacrosse, because heliked the camaraderie, the people, and the challenge.Courtney Butler is a PPRR member, avid runner, andregular volunteer at the monthly newsletter stuffing.Editor’s note: then President Al Grimme wrote in theOctober ‘82 Long Run: “In remembrance of LarryNielson and all he did for this club as a runner, volun-teer worker, and person, we will rename our two-milehandicap after him.” For more information, see Bob Mutu’s excellent article at www.pprrun.org/events/Nielson/main.htm

Larry made great strides in shaping up asevidenced by his weekly Monday log.

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Though the Pikes PeakAscent and Marathon holdthe record for the most con-

secutive years of races up PikesPeak, past issues of the ColoradoSprings Gazette report severalother “foot” races that haveoccurred on the mountain.

On August 13, 1884, aColorado Springs Daily Gazetteheadline reads: “3 Men Race toTop.” The story runs:

“A go as you please race for$100 from the Manitou house tothe summit of Pike’s Peak andreturn has been arranged to takeplace next Sunday. There arethree entries, William Campeglia,James Masoni and JamesRuddell. The start will be made at7:30 a.m. and we understand therace will be for blood. All three men have good recordsas mountain climbers, especially Campeglia who hashad considerable experience climbing the Alps. It isthought that the time made in the round trip will beless than eight hours.”

A follow up article on Tuesday, August 19 reports: “The go as you please Pikes’ Peak climb took place

on Sunday between William Campeglia, James Masoniand James Ruddell. Masoni, who was given a half hourhandicap, left the Manitou house billiard room at 8:30and the other two contestants followed at nine. At thelake the contestants were all about even but strivingfor the lead most vigorously. Masoni reached the sum-mit at 1:10, Ruddell at 1:15 and Campiglia at 1:30.After a few moments rest they all started on the returntrip with Masoni leading, but he was soon overtaken bythe others. Ruddell reached the starting point appar-ently fresh at 3:35 o’clock, making the distance of twen-ty four miles in the unprecedented time of six hoursand thirty-six minutes. Both other men were, so tospeak, distanced.”

It appears that for several years several locals had arivalry going: “Walked up Peak and Broke Record”(Gazette: August 3, 1904). The report reads as follows:

“Howard Robison reached Summit House in lessthan three hours after leaving Manitou. When HowardH. Robison arrived at the Summit house on Pike’s Peakyesterday morning shortly after 3 o’clock, he had,according to B.M.

“Rastall, telegraph operator at the summit, brokenall previous records for the trip. The time was twohours and fifty-six minutes and it is believed that thisrecord will stand for some time to come. Mr. Robison ismanager of the Sumit house and often walks to thesummit. He followed the Cog road the entire distanceand stopped only twice to rest. Leaving the Cog roadstation at Manitou at 11:38 p.m. he arrived at 2:34 am.”

And the gauntlet was thrown down. Two weekslater a front page article in the Gazette reports, “Pike’sPeak Record Broken: Colorado College Athletewalks from Manitou to Summit House in 2 hours37 and one-half Minutes” (August 16th).

“B.M. Rastall, manager of the curio store on thesummit of Pike’s Peak tonight established a world’srecord for the climb to the summit. The previousrecord, made by H. H. Robison manager of the summittwo weeks ago tonight was considered remarkable. Mr.Rastall made no stops on his way up and the schedulegiven before will show he was on the jump all the waymaking the ascent in two hours 37 1/2 minutes. He leftthe Manitou Cog Road depot at 6:44 p.m. His time wastaken at Manitou by G.E. Fowler, football coach forDenver University and at the summit by J.B.Armstrong, agent of the Cog road on the summit. Thetime at the Manitou and the summit was by WesternUnion standard time clocks. Rastall came in strong andbeing given a good rub down claimed he never felt

Before the Ascent: Pikes Peak Pursuits from the Pastby Robin Satterwhite

continued on page 18

Today’s popular race had it’s origins as early as 1884 when three men raced to the top, all in under 5hours, before Fred Barr’s Trail, completed in 1921, was even a gleam in his eye. He was two at the time.

17September 2006

This month Irecommendfor your

reading Duel inthe Sun: AlbertoSalazar, DickBeardsley, andA m e r i c a ’ s

Greatest Mara thon by John Brant.A double biography, Duel in the

Sun outlines the early lives of bothmen, discusses their developmentas runners, and explores their morerecent personal challenges.

Alberto Salazar was only two-years-old in 1960 when his familyimmigrated to the United Statesfrom Cuba. In 1951 Alberto’sfather, José, was at the Universityof Havana with Fidel Castro, whena group seeking to kill Castroattacked. José Salazar and Castrowere both representatives in thestudent government, so whenCastro was in danger José saved hislife by sheltering Castro in hisoffice. Brant writes:

“Alberto’s father had helpedsave Castro’s life. He had foughtbeside Fidel and Che Guevara inthe Sierra Maestra. …José Salazar

had faithfully served the revolu-tionary government…But duringthat time, José watched with growingdismay as Castro, isolated andthreatened by the Americans andseduced by the promise of Soviet sup-port, seemed to turn away from thedemocratic ideals of the revolution.”

José realized that Castro was“turning Cuba into a Marxiststate,” Alberto explained. In 1983José gave up his family home andinheritance and moved to Miamiwhere his wife and children soonjoined him. The Salazar home was ahaven for Cuban exiles and it waswithin this culturally chargedatmosphere that Alberto grew up.

Dick Beardsley grew up in asmall town in Minnesota where he“roamed the woods,” fished for bass,and hunted. Like Salazar,Beardsley grew up in a dramaticsetting. For Beardsley though, thedrama came from alcoholism ratherthan politics. Beardsley’s fatherwas a traveling salesman who could“walk into a room full of strangers,and in five minutes everybodywould be his friend. Dad was a goodprovider. You could say that abouthim, if not a whole lot else.” He goeson to explain that he and his twosisters were glad to see their fatherleave for business trips becausewhen he was home their parentswould “start drinking” and end up“screaming at each other.”Fortunately for young Beardsley,his best friend’s parents were like asecond mother and father to him,“providing the stability that hecouldn’t get at home.”

Brant tells us how the two run-ners’ early lives shaped their atti-tudes about running and how thisaffected their mental state as theybecome more and more accom-plished. By reading Duel in theSun, we learn how the lives of thesetwo men from such different back-grounds intersect at the 1982Boston Marathon.

Linda’s Leads: Duel in the Sunby Linda Fuqua-Jones

Linda, a librarian at the PalmerLake Branch Library, is a clubmember and avid marathon walker.She especially enjoys finding booksthat suit your interest and wouldlove to hear from you at lfuqua-jones@ppld.org or at 481-2587.

Perhaps even more interesting,though, are the challenges Salazarand Beardsley have faced since thatfamous encounter. Even if youalready know that Beardsleybecame addicted to prescriptiondrugs, which he speaks about pub-licly, the harrowing story of hisfarm accident and the lengths towhich he went to obtain pain killerswill keep your attention. Beardsleygives enough detail about both theaccident and his addiction to allowthe reader to be sympathetic with-out ever making it seem that he istrying to justify the situation.

In Salazar’s case he becamechronically overtrained and soughtall manrer of cures, including themystical. Ironically he was able toregain his physical and mentalwell-being through the appropriateuse of prescription medication.

This book is available at yourlibrary. Use the catalog at ppld.orgto request a copy. For assistanceplease contact me.

In the 1982 Boston Marathon, Dick Beardsley(R) finished two seconds behind AlbertoSalazar in a contest often called one of themost memorable in marathon history. At anamazing pace, it was the closest finish ever atthe world's premier marathon. Both runnersbroke the course and the American records fin-ishing 6 and 8 seconds under 2:09.

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missing out on one of the top reasons to run trails in thefirst place: the melody of the outdoors.

Do something about your dog’s poop!Occasionally, when the temperature is just right

(80-85 degrees), and the sun is shining in the rightarea, there is a 100-yard stretch of local trail thatsmells like the inside of an outhouse.

As a trail runner, when one expects to inhale thescent of pine needles, and is instead assaulted by theheinous smell of canine poop, it certainly puts adamper on things. Of course, matters are worsenedwhen the source of the offending odor is located on thetrail and the seal of said source is broken by a runningshoe. Now, the odor, which was once a static source ofstink, is now kinetic in nature and goes wherever yougo.

I’m not sure of the perfect solution here. Because,having owned dogs in the past, following a pooch

around for the sole purpose of recovering its excrementis neither a pleasant nor convenient task. However,given the close proximity of the trailhead to this partic-ular stretch of trail, and the fact that there is a trashreceptacle located right in the parking lot, I wouldthink that a self-managed poopie-pickup plan, based onthe honor system, is doable.

I’ve never been one to tell people how to live theirlives. However, if we can all enjoy the trails in way thatis polite, empathetic, and conscious of the experience ofother trail-users, we wouldn’t need silly signs at trail-heads telling people how they can and cannot behave.Hmmmm. Empathy. What a concept.

Michael Shafai, a local writer, runner, and dad, con-tributes regularly to the Long Run. He can be reached at michael.c.shafai@ smith barney.com

better in his life and in 30 minutes after arriving wasfit to try it again.

“H.H. Robison, who held the previous record, willtry to break the record made tonight in the near future.Rastall’s record breaks that of George W. Pattersonmade last year by 27 1/2 minutes and that made byH.H. Robison made on August 1 by 18 1/2 minutes. Mr.Rastall is a Colorado Springs man and one of the best-known athletes of the state.”

One race up the Peak was planned in conjunctionwith the 1906 Pike Centennial Celebration:

Foot Race up the Peak: will be feature of PikeCentennial $500 Wagered on Result - ColoradoSprings and Creede Men Both expect to LowerRecord (Gazette: September 24, 1906).

“If General Pike were suddenly to return to Pike’sPeak in time to celebrate the Pike Centennial, therewould be a good many things to surprise him, but noth-ing more than the foot race planned from the Cog Roaddepot above the Iron Springs to the Summit house asone of the features of the sports of the week. He wouldprobably recall a prediction he made nearly on hundredyears ago to the effect that no human being would evertread the summit of the “grand Peak” which todaybears his name. It would probably cause him a pang ofregret to learn that two men expect to walk from thebase to the summit in a little over two hours.

“The race is to be between H. H. Robison, an employeeof the Summit house and holder of the present record andNeil McQuaig, a miner and prospector of Creede, Colorado

for a wager of $500. The two men will start from the footof the Peak at the same time and the man that reaches thesummit house first is the winner of the bet.

“McQuaig arrived in Manitou last night, but as yet hasnot held a conference with Robison to arrange the finaldetails and set the day of the race. Definite arrangementswill be made within a day or two and the unique race willbe one of the features of Centennial week.

“The record for the ascent is two hours and 31 min-utes and was made by Robison on August 19, 1904,while the record for the round trip is held by George W.Patterson of New York who made the trip in four hoursand 31 1/2 minutes on August 3, 1903.

“The trip up the Peak is a few feet less than ninemiles, being 47,992 feet and overcomes and elevation of7,518 feet. The average grade is 14 per cent.”

It was first planned to pull off a race duringCentennial week between Robison and Patterson, butnothing came of these negotiations. McQuaig learned ofthe standing bet offered against anyone breaking therecord, and immediately began the correspondence,through George C. Wilder, editor of the Creede Candle,which resulted in the deal for the unique race.Subsequent searches of the Gazette, however, find thatthis race probably never occurred.

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Historic Ascents of Pikes Peak

Train Running Etiquitte IIcontinued from page 10

Robin Satterwhite is on the PPRR board and as secretary contributes the board meeting minutes eachmonth.

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Barr Trail Mountain Race Heats up: Over $14,000 in contributions madeby Matt Carpenter

The 2006 BTMR was hot—really hot! But it was not justthe temperatures that were

hot as the competition was heatedas well. Silvio Guerra was added tothe field the day before the racebased on his bio (2:09 marathonerand 2X runner up at Boston and 3XOlympian) and word quickly spreadthat he was coming to win. 2005Pikes Peak Ascent winner, RyanHafer, and BTMR course recordholder, Matt Carpenter, had otherideas. However, that race had towait because when the gun went offthere was a mad dash for a $100prime 200 meters into the course.Thom Santa Maria held off the fieldbut the effort cost him and it tookuntil No Name Creek (~3 miles)before he felt recovered. He endedup in 32nd overall.

Twenty-one year old Ian Burrelltook the 2nd prime about 1/2 mileinto the race. Carpenter then tookcontrol and went on to a comfort-able win although he can’t claim henever looked back. His 1:30:53 wasthe 2nd fastest time ever recordedon the course and earned him his5th BTMR title. The race for secondwas decided on the trip down withHafer making up the 2 minute gapon Guerra and then adding another2 minutes before hitting the tape in1:32:31. Guerra held on for 3rd in1:35:06.

On the woman’s side, leading upto the race things looked to be a lockfor Lisa Goldsmith. But again theBTMR’s policy of holding spots forcompetitive runners shuffled thefield with two-time BTMR winner,and defending champion, Katie AnnBlackett getting a late entry.Blackett took it out hard and pickedup $150 in primes before Goldsmithtook over the race. By the top of theW’s Goldsmith had built a 1 minutelead. However, Blackett was alwayson Goldsmith’s mind as last year

Goldsmith was ahead by 2 minutesat the halfway point before a hardcharging Blackett passed her on thedownhill with only a mile to go. Thisyear Goldsmith built nearly a 4minute cushion at the turnaroundand then, running scared, managed toadd another 2 minutes to that on thetrip down. Goldsmith’s 6:31 margin ofvictory is the largest in race history—male or female. Like Carpenter, shealso ran the 2nd fastest time ever onthe course, missing the course recordby only 35 seconds.

In the age-groups, Hafer added a2nd age-group record to his collectionas did Goldsmith. Carpenter loweredhis own Masters record while JohnVictoria set a record in the 50-54 age-group. Every age-group winner wenthome with a new pair of La Sportiverunning shoes.

Congratulations are in order toall who broke the cut-off and earnedtheir medal, GoLite technical shirt,and Chipotle meal certificate:-)

It should be noted that the running race was not the only com-petition that took place. In the High

School Aid Station Challenge, twoschools came up with the sameChristmas theme and after the run-ner’s votes were counted, only 9votes separated them. WoodlandPark, at No Name Creek, came outon top and was the $2,250Challenge winner. In all $6,000went to local running programs. Seethe Challenge page for the rest ofthe results (www.runpikespeak.com).

In the fund-raising department,for the 7th year in a row, the BTMRdonated 100% of the race entry fees(not some “portion of proceeds” non-sense) to local nonprofit organiza-tions and community projects. Inall, $8,645 was distributed to BarrCamp, El Paso County Search andRescue, Friend of the Peak andManitou Springs Mansions Park.This is only possible thanks to greatsponsors with presenting sponsorPikes Peak National Bank and raceheadquarters the Colorado RunningCompany leading the way.

Race sponsor Jeff Tarbert (in front) of the Colorado Running Company presents a $1,500 checkfor the aid station challenge to 2nd place Palmer High School for their Christmas theme at Bob’sRoad aid station. Among the $14,645 given out, a combined $8600 went to Barr Camp, Searchand Rescue, Friends of the Peak, and Manitou’s Mansions Park. (courtesy of RunPikesPeak.com)

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