A rather angry social media exchange between Red Hill Recreation Area users a couple of years ago about dog poop, of all things, prompted a call to action by a local business owner that has calmed the angst. “People were just going back and forth about all the bags of dog poop strewn along the […]
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Thursday group runs a way to connect, converse, cavort with other runners
Four or five miles can go by pretty fast when you get lost in conversation with a fellow runner during a casual jaunt around Carbondale. That’s often how it is at the Independence Run & Hike Thursday night Run Club, which can draw anywhere from four to 40 runners on a given week. Who knows, […]
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Lift-UpdateLift-Up, the nonprofit operator of food pantries and supplementary food programs from Parachute to Aspen, announced on Dec. 18 that Samantha Freese will serve as the organization’s next executive director. Freese, a New Castle resident, has worked for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment as well as Mountain Valley Developmental Services and most recently […]
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Inde Run & Hike, reconocida como una de las mejores tiendas de running en EE.UU.
Independence Run & Hike ha sido el complemento perfecto para Carbondale durante casi 20 años, y viceversa, tal como ha trabajado para asegurar el calce ideal para incontables pies en lo que respecta a calzado para correr y hacer senderismo. Desde el primer día, allá por 2006, servir a la creciente comunidad de corredores y […]
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Independence Run & Hike honored as one of top running stores in the U.S.
Independence Run & Hike has been the right fit for Carbondale going on 20 years now, and vice versa, just as they’ve worked to assure the right fit for countless feet when it comes to running and hiking shoes. From day one back in 2006, serving the Roaring Fork Valley’s ever-growing community of avid runners […]
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Runners rejoice!Our very own Independence Run & Hike has been named one of 65 top running stores in the country for 2025 by The Running Event — North America’s premier run and outdoor specialty retail conference and trade show. “After 20 years of hard work, I’m absolutely over the moon to see Independence Run & […]
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Sopris Run-Off 25K and 10-miler take to The Crown May 19
Though a long-standing Carbondale Mountain Fair weekend tradition may be ending, organizers of the Mount Sopris Run-Off foot race are confident a new tradition will be born with the revamped event coming up May 19. Independence Run & Hike is presenting the new Mount Sopris Run-Off 25K (15.5 miles) and 10-Miler trail races up and […]
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More space means new possibilities for Independence Run & Hike
Brion After, longtime owner of Independence Run & Hike (IRH), breathed a small sigh of relief while looking around his store’s new location the night before reopening on May 5. “We’re in and it feels so good,” After said. “I’ve put a lot of time, energy and money into it, and it’s so nice to […]