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May, 2011
Kowalski Completes Endurance Bike Ride 
John Kowalski of Longview Physical & Sports Therapy completed the Growlers Gulch 5,000 on May 20th.
Staged near Castle Rock, the GG5K is an endurance mountain biking race covering 26 miles of demanding trail with 5,000 feet of elevation gain.
More than 30 racers, ranging in age from 12 to 73, participated in the event.
This was the initial 5K for Kowalski, who rolled across the finish line after 4 hours and 50 minutes. Jack Berry of Pacific Imaging Center also participated in the event and finished with a time of 4 hours and 40 minutes.
In March, Kowalski completed the Sand & Misery Challenge, a difficult 3.1 mile run that featured 16 obstacles.
He said the Growlers Gulch event was much tougher.
“The difference is that I was on the Sand & Misery course for less than an hour. For the GG5K, I was out for nearly five hours.”
Dr. John Kowalski, Physical Therapist at Longview Physical & Sports Therapy
