Dear Editor,

I am fortunate to be embedded in a cohort of three San Juan Mountain communities in Silverton, Ridgway and Ouray who have come together with a pinpoint purpose and a collective soul to take area cross-country running into a zone that cuts through COVID-19 challenges as if they weren’t there. Thanks to all of the runners, coaches, school administrators, county health and state park officials, parents, volunteers and fans for their cooperative spirit that has let kids be kids in the ...