Saturday May 9, 1998
| Race Photos Saturday May 9, 1998 |
 More than 400 walkers cheer departing 10K runners at the Avon Running-Denver starting line. In the red jacket, center, is an enthusiastic Linda Hamilton-Orr, Avon Division Sales Manager. Walkers started 5 minutes after the runners. |
 Karen Stephens, number 2238 from Evergreen, Colorado, shows good form at the start of the 5K walk, which she will finish in 41:08. Congratulations, Karen! Just ahead of her is Karen Green, Sedalia, Colorado, who'll come in at 43:25. The first 5K finisher was Karen VanCleve, Lakewood, Colorado, who ran the course in 29:52. |
 Stellar starters: 1997 Bolder Boulder winner Libbie Hickman (red, black) and Olympians Yuko Arimori (red, blue) and Lorraine Moller (red, black) line up to inspire other women at Avon Running-Denver. |
 Nichole Nagel of Layfayette, Colorado, led the 10K from the start and breezes to first place with a time of 35:23. She was the 7th place finisher in the elite division of the 1997 Bolder Boulder race. "I felt good all the way," Nagel said. |
 Nichole Nagel, winner of Avon Running-Denver (35:23), celebrates with second-place winner Diane Gentry (36:55), left, and Jane Welzel (37:09), first master's finisher and third overall. All three women said they enjoyed the challenging course, featuring scenic on- and off-road segments through Cherry Creek State Park. |