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GECKO is proud to announce Race Series Title Sponsor. Reservoir River Ranch. Thanks to the Lavine family for visionary land use and generous donations.
Reservoir River Ranch
... is a family owned ranch located on the San Juan River adjoining Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The owners vision is to create a master plan for the property that will assure that the quality of life and amenities that make Pagosa Springs such a very special place are preserved and enhanced for future generations through future thoughtful development incorporating large conservation and contiguous public , amenities, trails and parks throughout.
The Levine family continues to provide exclusive use of Reservoir River Ranch as the venue for the epic season finale, Mountain Chile Cha Cha!
Since 2000, Carmichael Training Systems has lead the coaching and personal guidance industries with proven and innovative products, services, and content. And the results speak for themselves; no other coaching company produces more champions, in such a wide variety of sports and age groups, than CTS.
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Pagosa Brewing Co. is proud to sponsor GECKO! We will provide a specially crafted beer and a great venue for the awards ceremony and after party for both the Turkey Track Trail and Devil Mountain races! Please, come run, then come on over to drink, eat and be merry while supporting a great cause!
Pagosa Brewing™ is Your Hometown Mountain Brewery®. Our philosophy and passion is to produce the best, freshest, and exceptionally smooth-drinking microbrews and homemade soda pops. All of our beers are hand-crafted in small batches to assure the highest quality. We use only choice ingredients: Water from our pristine mountain rivers, finest malted barley and malted wheat, fresh hops, and cultured yeast garnered from famous breweries throughout the world. Whether you like a crisp and light summer beer, a hoppy and balanced IPA, a full-bodied roasty stout, or something a bit historical, Pagosa Brewing has the beer for you.
BREATH TAKING VIEWS...HEALING WATERS...REST AND RELAXATION. Offering great discounts for lodging and spa treatments! Mention GECKO when you make your reservation. Also, offering "locals" rate on soaking Friday night. Mention that you are a racer.
Pagosa Springs has a wide variety of lodging accommodations to meet everyone’s needs and preferences. Visit the Lodging Association’s website at www.pagosalodgers.com for a complete listing of participating Bed & Breakfasts, Cabins, Condos, Lodges, Motels, Resorts and Vacation Homes and take advantage of the many lodging discounts being offered during Gecko’s Trail Race Series.
Nestled in Southwest Colorado at the base of the Continental Divide, Pagosa Springs is one of the state’s undiscovered gems. With 300+ days of sunshine, spectacular fall colors, ancient archaeological areas, amazing mountains, incredible trail-running, and mountain biking, Pagosa Springs offers plenty of opportunities to enjoy yourself while being outside. Only four and a half hours from Denver, four hours from Colorado Springs and three and a half hours from Albuquerque the drive is not so far but you'll feel a world away...
Kip’s Grill
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The 2008 Mountain Chili Cha Cha event information and race results have been archived. You can view them by clicking here. |
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GECKO is Proud to Present the
2009 RUNColorado Pagosa Peak Trail Series
Pagosa Photography has great pictures up! Click this link. username is Chile Cha Cha password is 12309
Series Final Results
| Pagosa Peak Trail Series Final results |
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Cash Award |
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| Mens Long Course, Overall |
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| Shaan Bliss |
1st |
$150 |
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| Jasper Benally |
2nd |
$100 |
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| Mens Short Course, Overall |
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| Terry Boos |
1st |
$150 |
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| Jim Westmoreland |
2nd |
$100 |
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| Womens Long Course Champion |
No Qualifiers |
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| Womens Short Course Overall |
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| Annie Sewel |
1st |
$150 |
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| Diane Hardy |
2nd |
$100 |
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| Theresa Snyder |
3rd |
$50 |
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| Age Group winners |
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| Womens Short Course |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| Women 30-39 |
Annie Sewell |
Connie Sue O'Donnell |
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| Women 40-49 |
Theresa Snyder |
Rosiland Wu |
Rhonda Ash |
| Women 50-59 |
Diane Hardy |
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| Women 60+ |
Barbara Walker |
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| Mens Short Course |
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| Men 50+ |
Terry Boos |
Jim Westmoreland |
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| * If a category or position is missing it is due to no 3 event runners in that category. |
DEVIL MOUNTAIN RACE PHOTOS ONLINE
Sponsorship of the RUNColorado series is one of the primary fund raising vehicles used to sustain the GECKO scholarship program. We invite you to come out and run to fight Nature Deficit Disorder and give kids from all walks of life a chance to experience the power of nature. If you can't run, walk. If you don't want to walk, volunteer. If you can't volunteer, donate!
The 2009 RUNColorado Pagosa Peak Trail Series consists of three mountain trail races: Run one or run the series... If you run the series you will be eligible for series awards and cash! The series consists of two options, long course or short. Long course would be Marathon, 50k, 15mile. Short course would be 1/2 marathon, 1/2 marathon, 7mile. If you'd like to run all three races but mix it up that's great. We'll give you the discounted rate, but will take you out of the series points. If several of you sign up for the same 'combo' we'd consider adding a series class. Cash awards will go to top three men and top three women in the long and short course options. Series awards will be given to long and short course option age group top 3 runners.
Each participant that signs up for a single race will get a training program (PDF) from the coaches at Carmichael Training Systems (CTS). Each race training program consists of Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels along with tips and explanations for having a succesful event. As an added bonus people signing up for the race series will save 15% off their entry fees, receive a training program to prepare them for each race, as well as a free individual consultation with a CTS Coach. To sign up for the race series click here.
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June 6th, 2009
The Turkey Track Trail kicks off the season with an awesome, early season marathon and 1/2 marathon Plenty of scenic single track, rolling hills and mellow climbs through Aspens, Ponderosa Pines and open forest. (O.k. also rocks, streams, roots and perhaps a little mud).
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July 18th, 2009
The Devil Mountain 50k Ultra. One hell of a run! ups the ante with bigger climbs, higher elevations and a hell of a lot of single track through some of the region's old growth forests. Beautiful, remote and the perfect mid-summer primer for Leadville or Wasatch. (More than 5,500' of climbing on epic mountain trail).
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September 26th, 2009
The Mountain Chile Cha-Cha wraps up the season with the famous Pagosa Springs music and chili festival. Celebrate the series, the season, trail running and getting kids outside on Pagosa's killer downtown trail course. Beautiful, challenging and remote, all right downtown.
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Race Updates:
Weather forecast for Chile Cha Cha is ideal.
Springs Resort offering great lodging and spa discounts (mention GECKO) and locals rate for soaking on Friday night!
Final course maps located on our google map (see link at top of page) More trail, less road.
Lodging association. Several lodgers offering runner discounts, see link on the left, mention GECKO when you call for rates.
Community involvement. GECKO is about kids, getting outside and community... In that spirit we have embraced the idea of combining the local high school and junior high schools cross country teams event with the Cha Cha! They will run a different course at different times, but start and finish close to us so when your done with your run we hope that you will cheer them on...
Course Photo's and last year results. here
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