Glenwood Canyon Shuffle Race for Literacy

Glenwood Canyon Shuffle Race for Literacy

Twenty-one Years of Shuffling in the Canyon

The Glenwood Canyon Shuffle Race for Literacy celebrated its 21st year under sunny, fall skies on Saturday morning.  Local runners Jeason Murphy (1:18:45) placed first and Josh Hejtmanek (1:21:40) placed second in the half-marathon. MacKenna Broyles of Boulder bested the other women in the half-marathon with a time of 1:30:16 after placing second in 2016.  Locals Heidi Vosbeck and Anne Murphy placed second.

Alejandro Angeles surpassed the competition in the 5K with a time of 21:35. This fourteen-year old runner was followed closely by Brad Palmer in second and Bob Hintermeister in third. Stacey Gavrell won the women’s 5k race with a time of 26:30. Melissa Goodstein came in second and Amy Treese finished in third place.

Runners of all ages enjoyed the fall colors and crisp morning air.   Bob Albright shuffled the deck and won the $100 poker hand.

Proceeds from the race benefit Literacy Outreach, a local nonprofit in Garfield County that teaches adults to read and write, along with basic math skills. The thirty-year old nonprofit also teaches English Language Learners to speak, read and write English.

Our Sponsors

Stoneyard Distillery, Connie Delaney Medical Library of Valley View Hospital, Bank of Colorado, Blue Sky Adventures, Grand River Hospital District, Bay Equity Home Loans, Gallegos Construction, Kiwanis Club of Glenwood Springs, Crystal Property Management, FCI Constructors Inc., Alpine Bank, Joyce Webb Ceramics, Garfield County Public Library District, Roaring Fork School District RE-1, Independence Run and Hike, Colorado Department of Transportation and the 50 community volunteers who make this event happen.