To Imogene, a Flagstaff Love Letter was sparked by Flagstaff’s inspiring running community and its unique relationship with Colorado’s Imogene Pass Run. More than 70 people—writers and runners and editors and artists—made this book idea a reality.
The creative team
Three Flagstaff artists brought this book to life:
Graphic designer Mary Ross gave the book its friendly, natural look and feel.
Illustrator Krista Esse created fun and colorful illustrations for its pages.
Watercolor artist Linda Sherman, an Imogene runner (and holder of an age-group record), contributed her watercolors of southwestern Colorado and painted two brand-new watercolors of the race itself just for this book.
Imogene stories and photos came from:
| Abe Springer | Eric Bohn | Nat White |
| Adair Scantlebury | Ian Torrence | Neil Weintraub |
| Adam Owens | Jason Wolfe | Nick Irvine |
| Al Hendricks | Jenny McCarthy | Patti Quigley |
| Alicia Hendricks | Jerry Diehl | Paula Pluta |
| Amy Horn | Jim Straight | Rachel (Taber) Hart |
| Andrew Benford | Joanne Keene | Randy Marlatt |
| Anne Leota Hart | John Whipple | Rich Haag |
| Beverly Tew | Josh Biggs | Rory Faust |
| Camille Paulin | Julie Hammonds | Ryan Stevens |
| Carrie Butler | Kate McGee | Sara Knight |
| Chris Gomez | Kermit Smith | Sara Wagner |
| Christopher McQuivey | Kristina Lee Kaiser | Sarah Hendricks |
| Chrissy Speer | Linda Sherman | Sharon Moore |
| Cristy Zeller | Liz Brauer | Sheri Young |
| Claudine Taillac | Margaret Montfort | Staci Whitman |
| Cory (Sheeley) Roberdeau | Marsha Jensen | Steve Sue |
| Dara Marks Marino | Mary Mohr | Stewart Aitchison |
| Darlene Ryan | Matt Brydenthal | Susie Garretson |
| Dawn Begley | Melody Delmar | Tess Siemens |
| M. Elise Rumpf | Michael Olson | Todd Schultz |
| Emily Harrison Torrence | Monica Baker | Tony Mangine |
| Emily Hoppe | Myles Schrag | Walt Taylor |
| Emy Tice | Nancy Taylor |
The Flagstaff Imogene Circle
There’s a whole community behind the Flagstaff+Imogene project, and our gratitude goes out to everyone who supports it, whether by contributing stories and photos, cheering us on the steep trail uphill toward publication, or offering financial support. To see who’s supporting this project, read on!