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YOUNG CLIMBERS – At the Horizon Club climbing wall. (File photo)
Youth climbing program will remain the same, but will see stronger administrative support under the Telluride Academy umbrella.
FLEET FEET – Coach Jill Burchmore (third from left) helps runners stay safe. (Courtesy photo)
180 Wellness offers lessons in running with new Running Workshop in Telluride
The 38th annual IPR is slated for next Saturday, pitting 1200-plus runners against the daunting 17-mile Imogene Pass.
Perhaps Colo. Gov. Hickenlooper best summed up the allure of the U.S.A. Pro Cycling Challenge/Tour of Colorado: “Color, Pageantry and Drama.” But behind the theater is an audience so committed, it ...
MONTROSE QUARTERBACK Drew Casebier surveyed the line of scrimmage then rolled out looking to pass during the Indians’ Friday game against Rock Creek. (Photo by Barton Glasser)
Football team looks to overcome previous season.

STAGE ONE OF THE US PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE – Tour de france winner Cadel Evans caught the wheel of a breakaway rider with 500 meters to go in the first stage race on Tuesday afternoon at the finish in Crested Butte. American rider and local favorite Levi Leipheimer won the stage in the final sprint. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Jesse James McTigue on the final leg of the US Pro Cycling Challenge
SRAM, makers of the new 2x10 MTB drivetrain, will be in Elks Park Sunday, Aug. 28 in conjunction with local Life Cycles bike shop. Local riders are encouraged to check out the new technology.

STAGE ONE OF THE US PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE – Tour de france winner Cadel Evans caught the wheel of a breakaway rider with 500 meters to go in the first stage race on Tuesday afternoon at the finish in Crested Butte. American rider and local favorite Levi Leipheimer won the stage in the final sprint. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
The US Pro Cycling Challenge makes its inaugural run over Colorado’s highest mountain passes this week – a report, and a primer.
HALF-MARATHONERS – Runners embarked on the Mt. Sneffels Half Marathon Saturday morning, running from Ouray to Ridgway. Marathoners continued from Ridgway back to Ouray to complete a
26.2-mile loop. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
This year's Mt. Sneffles Marathon drew 400-plus runners, including one, a Guinness Book of World Records-holder, running his 772nd marathon.
KUNG FU MASTER Philip Sahagun will be one of three instructors, with Telluride black belt Eric Nepsky, at the upcoming Meditation Summit, August 14-17 in Telluride. (Courtesy photo)
Eric Nepsky, who has long dreamed of studying with Chinese karate masters, is hosting a Meditation Summit in Telluride August 14-17.
SAFETY FIRST – Kira Hamblin (left) coaching Mesa and Sage Barnes at a mid-July swimming class in the Telluride Town Park pool. (Photo by Dale Kondracki)
Telluride Town Park swim lessons teach valuable life skills to local and visiting kids.
FUTURE COWBOYS – Young boys watched the action at last year’s Montrose County Fair and Rodeo, which starts Friday night. (Courtesy of Montrose County)
Montrose fair and rodeo parade set for Saturday afternoon.
How do you know when you're doing something nobody who isn't there could possibly be doing? When you're at the Lunar Cup.
SPLISH SPLASH – Kaelie Kennedy (Telluride Torpedoes), Mara Gabriel (Montrose Marlins), and Geli Brown (Rangely) competed in the 200M freestyle at the Montrose Aquatic Center last Friday at the 2011 Montrose Open swim meet. See story on page 38. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
As of July 10, 19 Montrose Marlins had qualified for states.
BOOT CAMP – Mikaela Balkind, McKenna Brumley and Carson Brumley did push-ups at Boot Camp in Telluride Town Park on Tuesday. (Photo by dale Kondracki)
TELLURIDE – Ruth Homan of FitLife personal training conducts boot camp classes in Telluride Town Park, Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 28, 9-10 a.m. For more information about this or future cl...
ROCK AND A HARD PLACE – Hard Rock runners, due to ongoing private property disputes, added an extra 2.3 miles to their arduous run, so that instead of ascending Wasatch Trail this year from Bear Creek, they were rerouted up Bridal Basin to the John McCarron Junction, marked here. (File photo)
Frenchmen Julien Chorier wins men’s division, Diana Finkel grabs her fourth straight Hardrock 100 victory.
With more free classes, world class instruction, and a new Marketplace, 2011 Telluride Yoga Festival shaping up to be the best yet, says Director Aubrey Hackman.
OPENING DAY – Josh Sands splashed through Prospect Creek Wednesday, taking advantage of the U.S. Forest Service’s official opening of Prospect Trail in Mountain Village. The trail is one of three being used for this weekend’s Mountain States Cup Full Tilt mountain bike races (see related story, page 21). (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Whether you’re a downhiller or a converted ‘two-niner,’ there’s a bike, and a trail, for you.
Injuries, a tired bullpen and a struggling offense are keeping the Rox stuck in mediocrity.
Montrose Summer Open Swim Meet Friday, July 15
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RATS’ NEST – A rack of demo bikes at last year’s Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) Festival in Hartwell Park. This year’s 3rd annual will again feature trail building and skills clinics, along with a new Friday beer-and-shorts film night at the Sherbino Theater. (Courtesy photo)
VOLUNTEER Linda Granzow worked twine through spent round casings at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
WARRIOR WIND CHIMES – Welcome Home Montrose staff Emily Smith painted ceramic part of wind chimes at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
BACK HOME IN TELLURIDE – members of Telluride’s Volunteer Fire Department helped move the Galloping Goose No. 4 back to its home next to the San Miguel County Courthouse on May 16. The railbus spent the last four years in Ridgway while it was refurbished. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)

ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
