Monument Downhill 5K

The runners had a great race on Saturday the 26th at the Monument Downhill 5K.  159th runners raced with warm conditions and some speedy times. 

Jackson Knowles came in 3rd in his age division and 15th overall with a time of 17:59 (5:48 pace).

Evan Ellison came in 3rd in his age division and 29th overall with a time of 19:25 (6:16 pace).

Cameron Wakefield came in 12th in his age division and 40th overall with a time of 20:01 (6:33 pace).

Ryan Lewis came in 4th in his age division and 43rd overall with a time of 40:43 (6:41 pace).

Alan Snow came in 5th in his age division and 44th overall with a time of 20:57 (6:45 pace).

Ethan Clark came in 15th in his age division and 68th overall with a time of 22:23 (7:13 pace).

MacKay Wakefield came in 16th in his age division and 98th overall with a time of 25:49 (8:19 pace).

Ryan Reed came in 13th in his age division and 107th overall with a time of 26:32 (8:33 pace).

Kaylan Young came in 3rd in her age division and 115th overall with a time of 27:50 (8:58 pace).

Josie Wakefield came in 4th in her age division and 116th overall with a time of 27:53 (8:59 pace).

Heather Sweeney came in 5th in her age division and 120th overall with a time of 28:08 (9:04 pace).

Tyler Moreau came in 15th in his age division and 126th overall with a time of 28:49 (9:17 pace).

Children with Hope 5k/10k

Grand County Running Club and Cross Country members made a great showing at the Children with Hope race on June 21st in Grand Junction. The Children with Hope charity exists to meet the spiritual, physical, emotional, education, and economic needs of orphaned children.  This race is a fundraiser for the Children of Hope. 

5k

Andrew Hugentobler 20:19 Overall (pace 6:32)  4th overall /3rd in age group
Evan Ellison  20:37 Overall (pace 6:38) 5th overall /1st in age group
Kianna Chacon  28:31 Overall (pace 9:10)  63rd overall/2nd in age group 
Ryan Reed 29:16 Overall (pace 9:25) 71st overall
Tyler Moreau 29:21 Overall (pace 9:26) 72nd overall
Kaylan Young 31:59 Overall (pace 10:17) 87th overall
Jackilynn Olhiser 38:56 Overall (pace 12:25) 134th overall

10K

Tyrese Stash 59:49 Overall (pace 9:37) 56th overall/4th in age group

Beat Beethoven

A few of our runners ran the Beat Beethoven 5K on May 10th in Grand Junction. Starting and finishing at the Avalon Theatre, runners try to finish a 5k in less than the time it takes to play Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony! Proceeds benefit the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra and the Avalon Theatre Foundation!

Evan Ellison came in 4th overall and was first in his age division with a time of 21:42.
Emmeline Heywood came in 12th overall and third in her age division with a time of 23:49.
Annie Heywood came in 20th overall with a time of 26:08.

Canyonlands 5 Mile Photos via Jeff Richards

Grand County Running Club Crushes Canyonlands Half Marathon & 5 Mile!

Our runners did an amazing job during the run on Saturday the 15th.  Good temperatures, but gusty winds made for a tough race, but runners did phenomanal all the same. 

Overall Race Results:

Canyonlands Half Marathon
Annie Heywood          1:55:30  (4th Age Group)  8:49 Pace

Canyonlands 5 Mile
Jacob Andrew              41:24 (9th Age Group) 8:16 Pace
Kianna Chacon            49:13 (10th Age Group)  9:50 Pace
Evan Ellison                34:57 (3rd Age Group) 6:59 Pace
Emmeline Heywood   39:12 (2nd Age Group) 7:50 Pace
Brooklin Hugentobler 47:27 (7th Age Group) 9:29 Pace
Jackson Knowles        31:00 (4th Age Group) 6:12 Pace
Jayelen Knowles         37:50 (1st Age Group) 7:34 Pace
Tyrese Stash                45:02 (15th Age Group) 9:00 Pace
Cameron Wakefield    34:20 (1st Age Group) 6:52 Pace
MacKay Wakefield     39:07 (5th Age Group) 7:48 Pace

Please make sure to note the 2013 times from the Moab Half Marathon website.  Most of our runners made tremendous gains from last year to this year.  All of the hard work is paying off!

Spring Season Begins

The official start of our spring season begins March 3rd at 4:00 at the Moab Recreation and Aquatics Center.  We encourage all to come out and run!  The spring season will run from March 3rd until April 5th.  The cost for the season will be $25 which includes a cool custom water bottle, coaching, core training and registration fees to three amazing races.  Hope to see you Monday the 3rd.  Please contact Trish at trishahedin@hotmail.com for more information.

Cabin Fever Reliever Results

Unfortunately, we are unable to find a link for the Cabin Fever Reliever official results; however, our coach retreived the following numbers:

Evan Ellison 6th place overall/1st place in age group with a time of 22:56
Herbert Stash 7th place overall/1st place in age group with a time of 23:00
Annie Heywood 14th place overall/1st in age group with a time of 26:19 
Tyrese Stash 25th place overall/3rd place in age group with a time of 29:25

Another amazing showing by the Grand County Running Club!