Pagosa Springs Daily Digest Saturday, July 11, 2026
Ty's Take
The duathlon coming up in July is one of those things that says something true about a town—whether people still believe enough in the place to show up, sweat through it together, and call it a good Saturday morning. Eighteen years running now, which in a county of our size means the race has outlasted at least two recessions, a couple of drought cycles, and the kind of turnover that empties out most community traditions. You see the same names in the results year after year, but you also see new ones, which matters. It's easy to get cynical about what Pagosa's becoming—the second homes, the pipeline of out-of-state money, the way things change faster than they used to. A morning where locals and visitors line up together to run through the high country anyway, knowing full well who's training to beat whom, that's still the real thing.
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Weather Alerts
Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory issued July 10 at 10:38PM MDT until July 13 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with afternoon temperatures as high as 97 to 102 expected. * WHERE...Four Corners/Upper Dolores River and Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River. * WHEN...From noon Saturday to midnight MDT Sunday Night. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly dur...
Pagosa Springs SUN
18th annual Pagosa Duathlon to be held July 11
The 18th annual Pagosa Duathlon returns to the Turkey Springs Trail System on July 11, featuring races for all ages from a kids' 1-mile run/2-mile bike course to challenging adult options spanning 7 to 15 miles. All proceeds from the professionally timed event benefit A Safe Place in Pagosa Inc., a...
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Pagosa Daily Post
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