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The rhythmic reverberation
of running shoes striking
asphalt echoed through the Animas Valley on Saturday
morning as the Steamworks Animas Valley Half
Marathon rolled along County Road 250. Joey
Grindstaff, a 2001 Fort Lewis College grad, posted the
fastest time of the day whipping up on the competition
and finishing the course in 1:16:22. Brianne Lippoldt
was the fastest female of the day finishing with a time
of
1:23:29. More than 85 runners tackled the 13 miles of
rolling terrain to finish among friends and family at
the
Durango Sports Club. With the half marathon now a
memory, local runners are setting their sights on the
ever challenging Oct. 10 Durango Marathon.
The sun rises over Missionary Ridge, casting shadows
through a fence-line below the feet
of Denise Robbins.
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