Run The Rockies Half Marathon/10K (Frisco, CO)

Johannes Rudolph of Boulder celebrated his 43rd birthday by winning the Run the Rockies Half Marathon Saturday in Frisco. Rudolph's winning time was 1:21:38.

"It's nice, high air," Rudolph said. "Clean air. ... I don't' like big races, I didn't run the Bolder Boulder this year because of all the people and noise. Here, you get to enjoy the view instead of being careful of stepping on the person in front of you."

Rudolph awoke in Breckenridge and pedaled a tandem bike with his wife, Cynthia, to Frisco. There, the couple boarded a bus to Copper Mountain to join the masses at the 10K/half-marathon start line. Rudolph waved both of his hands 50 yards before crossing the finish line and wore a sizable grin after it was all over. Rudolph seemed hardly fatigued as he pondered his post-race plans.

"Now we have to bike back up the hill," he said.

Joe Ziegenfuss of Minnetonka, MN was the second male finisher in the half marathon, running 1:27:00. he was followed by John Borthwick of Shawnee Mission, KS, who covered the 13.1M in 1:27:33.

Nearly 500 runners and walkers start the Run The Rockies Half Marathon and Ten Mile Creek 10K. The race ran from Copper Mountain to Frisco.

Kristi Wasson of Boulder was the first female finisher in the half marathon, running 1:42:34.

Adam Chase of Boulder leads Jennifer Valentine of Boulder near the three mile mark. Valentine would win the 10K outright in 38:53. Chase finished the half marathon in 1:30:09, good enough for fifth place.

Linda Andros-Clay of Edwards runs along the Ten Mile Creek near the four mile mark. She would finish as the second female in the 10K, running 38:58.

Runners enjoy the downhill at Officer's Gulch near mile three.

Miranda Sheely (427) of Frisco and Stefanie Walters of Dillon finish the 10K in 1:19:53.

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All photos by Derek Griffiths / Running Memories