Three Longer Saturday Training Runs this Summer

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Felix

This summer we will have three longer Saturday runs in scenic areas around Fort Collins. The first one will be June 9th in Eden Valley.

Below are a few more details from FCRC President Connie D. As the date gets closer, she will provide more details.

Final day to submit an order for FCRC long & short sleeve t-shirts, singlets and hats is this Sunday, May 6th.

We are planning a longer Saturday run once a month during the summer. June will be Eden Valley in Loveland, July is Redstone Canyon, and August will be Old Flowers Road.

The Eden Valley Run will be Saturday, June 9th, 7AM, so mark your calendar! It will be about 13 miles and I will send out the details as we get closer. Afterwards, we’ll have a potluck breakfast in the picnic area for anyone who’s interested.

To all running any of the CO Marathon races this weekend, good luck and have a blast!!

Last Horsetooth Half Training Run

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Felix

The first climb of the Horsetooth Half Marathon is quite steep!

The final Horsetooth Half training run before the actual half marathon is Saturday, April 7th. Meet at the Maxwell Natural Area parking lot (as usual) at 8:00 A.M.

FCRC President Connie won’t be there this time due to tapering for the Boston Marathon. Wish her luck!

T&H Final Standings

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Felix

Participants of the Spring Creek Canyon 5k, the final race in the 2011-2012 FCRC Tortoise & Hare Series. (Photo: Katie Quatrano)

With this morning’s Spring Canyon Park 5k, the 2011-2012 Tortoise & Hare Series comes to an end. After all seven races in the series, the top five standings and their points totals were as follows:

1. Tom Schipper: 51
2. Brian Walter: 47
3 (tie). Christie Nichols: 46
3 (tie). Marlena Lanini: 46
5. Kelly Cook: 45

Tom lead the series from Race 1 to Race 7, and the final four to round out the top five were separated by only two points. The final race was particularly significant to Kelly, whose first place finish in today’s race allowed her to break into the overall series winners’ circle.

These five were awarded gift certificates for Runners Roost, a local store that has supported both the club and community over the years. (Remember that FCRC members get 15% off all their purchases here and at Foot of the Rockies!)

We had 104 runners participate in this season’s Tortoise & Hare Series. Thanks to everyone for coming out, to Nick Clark who has selflessly directed the race series for five years now, and for the many others who have helped make “the world’s best racing bargain” happen.

The next race series will probably start again in October 2012, if past years are an accurate indicator. See you then!

Full T&H Series Standings

Spring Canyon Park 5k

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Felix

An exciting finish at this season's final T&H race! (Photo by Ellen Silva)

Today was the Spring Canyon Park 5k, the final race of the 2011-2012 Fort Collins Running Club Tortoise & Hare Series. It was particularly significant because it would decide the series points standings, of which many people were only separated by a few points!

Unlike last year’s Spring Canyon Park 5k—which featured a loop within a loop—race director Nick Clark came up with a course that was a lot more straightforward. It was out-and-back, going around the dog park onto the new Fossil Creek Trail, and turning around precisely 1.55 miles out.

The finish was very exciting as it came down to two-person sprint for the blue ribbon. Ultimately, Kelly Cook prevailed with Melanie Bukartek just mere seconds behind. Ellen Silva caught the moment on camera, with the photo at the top.

Afterward most of the participants gathered at Rocky Mountain Bagel Co. for delicious bagels and cream cheese while Nick got a lot of practice in mental mathematics in order to determine the series winners. That will be the topic of the next post!

Race Results

Photos from the Spring Canyon Park 5k (Facebook)

Another Horsetooth Half Training Run

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Felix

The first climb of the Horsetooth Half Marathon is quite steep!

Sunday will be yet another Horsetooth Half Training Run! Here’s more information from FCRC President Connie D.

Can you believe this summerlike weather?! Feels more like late May than March! This Sunday, March 25th is another Horsetooth Half training run. We will start from Maxwell Open Space parking lot at 8 A.M.

Distances and paces vary. I will be going over the north dam and back, but if anyone want to run the course or the old course backwards, you could do that also.

If you want to run the course that ends at New Belgium, you may want to post on our Facebook page to work out transportation logistics.