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Annual Steamboat Springs Marathon, Half Marathon,
10K Run and Walk on Sunday June 3, 2007 Athletes are already
training for Colorado's largest running series, the Steamboat Springs
Running Series, the highlight of which is the 26th Annual Steamboat
Springs Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K Run and Walk, Sunday June 3,
2007.
Steamboat Springs, CO (PRWeb) February 22, 2007
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, also known as Ski Town, U.S.A.® because
it is the home of over 50 Winter Olympians, is rapidly becoming known
as a summer athlete's destination and training ground. After all, when
the snow melts, there's cross training to be done and with all the
trails in and around town, visitors seeking a change of scenery (and
what beautiful scenery it is) they'll know why Steamboat Springs is
more than just a ski town. |
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With snow still falling
on the Steamboat Ski Resort
area it is hard to imagine that
athletes are already preparing for the Steamboat Springs Running Series,
the largest running series in Colorado. Foremost in their minds is the
series' most renowned event, the 26th Annual Steamboat Springs Marathon,
Half Marathon, 10K Run and Walk, Sunday June 3, 2007. The event is
sponsored by Resort Quest. |
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The Steamboat Springs Marathon Course was selected by
Runner's World as one of the "10 Most Scenic Marathons of the Year"
(February 1996) and in the November/December 2006 issue of Colorado
Runner Magazine it was named as the Best Marathon of the Year for 2006.
The course is recognized as one of the most challenging marathon
courses, starting at an elevation is 8,128' and finishing at an
elevation of 6,728'. The USA Track and Field (USATF) Certified Course
begins at historic Hahns Peak Village, follows a paved country road down
the Elk River Valley, and finishes at the courthouse in downtown
Steamboat Springs.
In 2006, over 1,600 runners were warmly received at
the finish line in front of the Routt County Courthouse in downtown
Steamboat Springs by thousands of spectators at the 25th Annual
Steamboat Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k, Sunday. Registration for the
Steamboat Marathon, Half Marathon and Taking advantage of the full moon,
this unique relay event starts in Fort Collins and winds through rural
and isolated sections of northern Colorado and Wyoming, passes through
several small mountain and ranching communities, crosses over Sand Creek
Pass (10,269 feet) and Rabbit Ears Pass (9,426 feet). in the full
Marathon. There is no cap on participants entering the 10K race. The Fun
Run will be capped at the first 200 people to register.
In 2007 Jason Saitta, 28, of Parker, Colorado is the
man to beat for the 7th year in a row. He won his sixth Steamboat
Springs Marathon with a time of 2:37:49. Siatta, with his best time ever
in Steamboat, shaved three minutes and sixteen seconds off of last
year's time, and took the title with over a sixteen-minute lead over
local runner Andy Picking, 33, Steamboat Springs, Colorado who finished
with a time of 2:54:32. |
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The Steamboat Springs Running Series includes 14
challenging and fun runs from 400 yards to 195 miles over some of
Steamboat Springs' most spectacular terrain! In addition to the
Steamboat Marathon, races include the Mt. Werner Classic, which
ascends slopes of the Steamboat Ski Area, and the Continental Divide
Trail. For the more casual runner, shorter less intense courses also
include some of Steamboat's local favorite trails.
The Steamboat Springs Running Series also
includes the impressive Wild West Relay, a 195-mile relay starting
in Ft. Collins, Colorado and finishing in Steamboat Springs. Taking
advantage of the full moon, this unique relay event starts in
Fort Collins and winds through rural and isolated sections of
northern Colorado and Wyoming, passes through several small mountain
and ranching communities, crosses over Sand Creek Pass (10,269 feet)
and Rabbit Ears Pass (9,426 feet). For more information about the
Steamboat Running Series events.
The commitment to developing this world-class
running series by John Chapman, the Steamboat Running Series
Director, was one of the reasons that, for the next two summers,
Steamboat Springs will also play host to a national championship for
the country's premier trail runners, the 10K Trail Championships for
2007 and 2008. These championships will be held on June 30, 2007 and
June 28, 2008 and will be staged at the Steamboat Ski Area with a
start and finish at the Gondola base station. The June 30, 2007
event will also be a qualifying race for the Teva U.S. Mountain
Running Team. The top two men and top women will earn automatic
berths to the 2007 U.S. Team that will race in the World Trail
Championships to be held in Ovrannaz, Switzerland in September. 10K
Trail Championships event puts Steamboat on the World Mountain
Running Association map as a potential host site for the 2009 world
championship event. For more information, visit
ResortQuest.com or GaylordEntertainment.com. |
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