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 Arkansas River Bluegrass Marathon and Half Marathon
- Second Annual, May 27, 2012
Joe Judd has decided to take up the mantle of race director for the Arkansas River Bluegrass Marathon.
We need runners and volunteers for the race!
Entries will be limited to 300 total. Get your entry in soon, to avoid disappointment.Download a 2012 entry form, or enter online at Running Guru.
This year’s race will follow the same format as last year’s, with the exception of an earlier 7:00am start to avoid some of the wind and heat. Chaffee County Running Club members will again receive a discount on entry fee. Please pass the word around to all your friends and family. Since it is a three day Memorial Day weekend, it would be a great opportunity to have someone you know come in from out of town. We will once again coordinate with the Bluegrass festival in Riverside Park to provide music, food, and entertainment.
Please click on http://salidaraces.org/ARBM/index.html for more information!
Also check out this site for more information about the Rotary's music event in Riverside Park: www.bluegrassonthearkansas.org.
7th Annual Run Through Time
This year we held our 7th annual “Run Through Time” Marathon / Half - Marathon / Fun Run. Racer's numbered 350 (up from 300). The course was on National Forest and BLM land and many trails were created and managed by the Salida Mountain Trails . The CCRC board approved 50% of the proceeds from this race to go to the Salida Mountain Trails who reciprocated by providing many volunteers.
 This year's awards and finishers card theme was Frank Gimlett, the Hermit of Arbor Villa. The Hermit was a fixture in these parts during the first half of the 1900s and traveled these trails with a pack burro long before we ever ran them. He authored 9 booklets called “Over Trails of Yesterday” documenting history which would otherwise be lost, from the Salida area. A great fit for Run Through Time.
It takes a great deal of work to put on any race let alone a complicated trail race of this size. The logistics of positioning course marshals and aid stations let alone trying to predict how much of what type of supplies each may need and what can possibly go wrong is overwhelming in its self. For organizers the race really begins months before obtaining permissions, advertising and preparing for the actual day. It doesn’t really end when the race is over but only when everything is put back the way it was, the results are officially tallied and all the bills are paid.
One thing is for sure, volunteers are the most important thing about this race and as always we had a great group of volunteers. I would like to thank each and every one of these volunteers for their much valued help in putting on this race. With out you, it couldn’t happen.
With the race filling up two weeks before race day, success was imminent. Seven years ago the 1st Run Through Time ended at Riverside Park's Scout Hut and we had 125 runners chowing down on homemade soup made by Melissa Lee-Sobal. Today, with 350 runners starting and finishing at the SteamPlant, catering and all, this has truly been a “Run Through Time”.
Successes: Thirty-five people participated in the fun run and this furthers the Chaffee County Running Club’s mission to encourage running in the community for everyone. The trails are a popular addition. Registration went very smoothly and the timing went as well as it ever has. We had superior quality shirts. By reading several runners blogs, it is apparent that the Run Through Time has established a great reputation in the trail running scene.
Suggestions for improvement: cupless aid stations, better instructions for aid station volunteers, aid station competition, number pick up and registration at the pre-race dinner and keep after race food out until all racers are in.
Local business owners benefit from this race. Please thank the people who have always supported this race with prizes. These include Salida Mountain Sports, Headwaters, The Trailhead in BV and Jane Pinto with Pinto Barn.
Although in the future I will not l be the race director for the Run Through Time, I am still committed to the future success of the race and would like to see it continue as a successful venue at a critical time during the year for the whole Salida community. Thank you all for making this race what it has become which is the first in a series of increasingly difficult trail runs in Colorado. Finally, I would like to announce that Sandi Nypaver has stepped up and volunteered to be next year's race director. I think Sandi will do a great job and I and others will do our best to help her succeed in making Run Through Time an even better race than it already is.
Thanks,
Jon MacManus
CCRC CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 27: Ark. River Bluegrass Marathon and Half Marathon
June 2: Turquoise Lake Half Marathon west of Leadville. (CCRC member discount) * Enter this race and you get free entry into the Fish Hatchery 5km trail race the next day!
Note: The Spiral Drive Run will be held this year on Dec 8 as an evening event under the lights of Christmas Mountain.
Ongoing Sun. (9am) and Thurs. morning (5:45 am) group runs @ F-street bridge.
Ongoing FREE stretching class at the Pilates Studio (Thurs. @ noon).
Salida Recreation
FIBArk!
The Salida Recreation Department is looking for volunteers for FIBArk! We have a limited number of free entries for volunteers. Contact Kristy at salidaraces@gmail.com for more information.
Community Running Meets
Tuesdays, May 29, June 26 & July 24, 5:45 – 7:00 pm
Registration begins at 5:00pm
Thonhoff Park (across from County Courthouse)
All ages, $3/adults, $1/kids & students
These running meets are for everyone – small kids, parents, serious runners or not. The softball throw, individual races & relays will be included at each meet. Other events will change from month to month & will include shorter distances for small children & longer races of up to one mile.
The May 29th track meet is also a state qualifier for the CO Hershey Track Meet for youth 9-14 (held June 23 in Parker, CO).
OTHER RACES AND RUNS
May 29, June 26 , and July 24 : Salida Rec Community Track Meets, 5:45 pm
June 14 Tenderfoot Hillclimb
June 16 Fibark road races: 5K and10K
June 17 Fibark 10K trail run
June 30, Leadville Trail Marathon and 1/2 Marathon, Leadville, CO
July 4, 5K Run in Buena Vista, CO
July 15, Tri it High/Du it High triathlon/duathlon, Leadville, CO
August 12, Leadville Trail 10K
August 18, Leadville Trail 100
CCRC Board News
The CCRC Board met on April 24 and the following was discussed:
1. Run Through Time report: CCRC agreed to pay $1000 to Salida Mountain Trails for services rendered and to donate an additional $800 to SPOT.
2. CCRC agreed to put it's name on the list of businesses and organizations that openly support Brown's Canyon.
3. ARBM report: to date there are 60 participants signed up and there are very few expenses
4. The board also discussed sponsoring and organizing possible future events to include:
*A running retreat at Tomichi Lodge, proposing 5-7 days in July.
*5K or 4 mile fundraising race for the Salida Cross Country team, to take place in July.
*Milk Run Inauguration Run, perhaps to coincide with the XC team fundraiser.
*Fun run/races to be organized on the Two Turkey Relay course in the fall; regular races every 2 weeks on weeknights
 Running Tidbit
Walter Goodall George (Sept 9, 1858-June 4, 1943) was a nineteenth century British runner from Calne who, after setting numerous world records as an amateur, went professional in part to challenge the mile record-holder, William Cummings, defeating him in several highly publicized races. In one of those races on August 23, 1886, he set a mile record which was not surpassed for almost 30 years.
His unorthodox training technique, necessitated by his apprenticeship to a chemist, was to do what he called a "100-up" which involved running in place with high knee lifts and springing, and to take baths in brine. He found quick success, winning the 1879 Amateur Championships of England in the mile (4:29) and in the four mile.
Global Hero - What it Means to be a Global Hero
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Free Stretch Class
Melissa Lee Sobal offers a free guided stretch class at The Pilates Studio! This class is open to all, on a walk in basis, with no registration required. Class is held every Thursday from 12-1pm. You may come quietly late or leave early to suit your schedule. The class focuses on improving flexibility with some strengthening and relaxation. All participants work at their own individual level. The class is beneficial for runners of all abilities. Salida Pilates Studio is located on 291 west of Marvin Park.
 Salida Mountain Trails
Check out the Salida Mountain Trails blog for more information about volunteering for trailwork, new trails and happenings!
www.salidamountaintrails.org
CCRC
P.O. Box 1441
Salida, CO 81201
chaffeerunners@yahoo.com
www.salidarec.com/ccrc
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2012 Arkansas RIver Bluegrass Marathon and Half Marathon