So, you killed it at Kennebec, crushed it at Kendall and cruised at Imogene. What’s a badass local ultra trail runner to do with the rest of his or her summer? Why, the Silverton Double Dirty 30 of course.
If you’ve been around Durango long enough, you know what a powerful force the river can be. Three years ago, longtime local Shane Nelson started a nonprofit, Rafting for Recovery, to harness that power to help people overcome addiction. “We serve people in all stages of recovery, from the ‘old timers’ to those who are brand new and looking for a foothold in sobriety,” says Nelson.
If you’ve been drowning your sorrows in your butterbeer for the last nine years, it’s time to grab your Marauder’s Map and head over to Maria’s Bookshop.
Not only did local ultrarunner Jason Schlarb (Telegraph, March 31) co-win the fabled Hardrock Hundred hand-in-hand with threepeat champ, Spaniard Kilian Jornet, but the two laid down the second-fastest time in race history, finishing in 22 hours, 58 minutes, 28 seconds.
If you’re looking for your big break, or just want to skip work next Thursday, listen up. The Four Corners Film Office has put out a cattle call for local men – preferably of the facially hairy variety – as extras in a turn-of-century (as in 19th) documentary.
The memory of Natanya Joy Mallin-Jameson will now live on, not just in the hearts of friends and family, but in a kiva constructed near the Lion’s Den, on the Fort Lewis College Rim.
Have you always wanted to know what a “walipini” was but were afraid to ask? Fortunately, next weekend, July 16-17, this as well as all those other burning farm-related questions will be answered at the second annual Four Corners Permaculture Convergence.
