Leuck and Glassman Win Bergen Peak Half Marathon

Nick Leuck dominated the grueling Bergen Peak Half Marathon on Saturday, Aug. 25, running the 13.1-mile trail race to the top of Bergen Peak in 1 hour, 56 minutes and 45 seconds. Leuck finished almost seven minutes ahead of second-place finisher Andrew Fields, who ran the race in 2:03:30. Kendra Glassman ran away from the women's field, completing the course in 2:09:49, well ahead of second-place woman Amanda Martin's 2:13:11 effort. Ninety-seven people competed in the race, which was the fourth event in the 2018 Evergreen Trail Racing Series, five races on challenging mountainous terrain in and around Evergreen put on by Evergreen Park & Recreation District (EPRD).   Results Find complete results here. Races Only one race remains in the 2018 Evergreen Trail Racing Series, the Fall EverGold 10-Miler on Oct. 6. The Fall EverGold is an out-and-back race in Lair O' the Bear Open Space Park in Idledale that takes runners along Bear Creek and up the mountain toward Pence Park before descending to the finish.   Learn More Register and get race details, start locations and course maps here.  For more information, contact Race Director Kendra Lind, klind@eprd.co or 720-880-1226.

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Healthy Living! from EPRD for September 2017

It's Fall!

How about channeling some of that summer fitness into an EPRD trail race? There's one left this season, the Fall EverGold 10-miler on Oct. 7. Want something shorter and more family friendly? Gather together family and friends to enjoy the Glow Run 5K, a glow-in-the-dark nighttime race at Alderfer/Three Sisters Park - followed by hot drinks and s'mores around a fire!

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EPRD has a large variety of classes at Buchanan Park and Wulf Rec Centers to help you meet your health goals. Find classes and hours on evergreenrecreation.com. We also offer personal training!

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Bergen Peak Half Marathon Results 2017

Ryan Dennison won the Bergen Peak Half Marathon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in 1 hour, 56 minutes and 35 seconds. 

Heather Ray was the first woman to finish, in 2:16:27. 

The race, which took runners through Elk Meadow and to the top of Bergen Peak and back, was the 4th race in the 2017 Evergreen Trail Racing Series. The weather was sunny and perfect.

(Photos by Lisa Hamm-Greenawalt)

Heather Ray

Ryan Dennison

Enjoy more photos here.

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EPRD Meyer Ranch 5-Miler Results

It was all in the family for last Saturday's Meyer Ranch 5-Miler.

Michael Medsker won Evergreen Park & Recreation District's trail race in Conifer in a blistering 48 minutes. Trina Ehrenberg, his mother, was the first woman finisher in 55:27.

Thirty-three people registered and 15 ran the third race in the Evergreen Trail Racing Series, a five-race series of running events on mountainous terrain around scenic Evergreen.

A mother-daughter pair finished together to take third among women, and each won her age group - Avalin Sapien (F10-19) and Mya Sapien (F30-39), both in 1:06:48.

Results here.

(Photos by Diana Griffin, dgriffinphotography.com/)

Top 3 men with race organizers

Top women

Top male and female

Mother-daughter duo finished third among women

Photos by Diana Griffin, dgriffinphotography.com/

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