Colorado Runner

68 runners toed the line at Boulder Reservoir under dark storm clouds on Tuesday night for the third race in the Dash & Dine series, hosted by Without Limits Productions. The impending late spring snow storm held off for the race, a race that had already been rescheduled once due to a snow storm! At the start, a group of ten stayed together virtually the entire first half of the out and back course, helping to fight the strong head wind blowing across the reservoir dam. At the turn around point, Scott Pearson of Longmont began to pull away from [...]

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Days before the Salt Lake City Marathon a bomb threat came to their headquarters. It came on the heels of the Boston Marathon explosions that left three dead and numerous injured. And police took the threat as serious. It resulted in the arrest of George Zinn who is known by police for his mischievous behavior. But this time he may have gone too far. “He says ‘oh I made a joke,” according to Gordon who didn’t want his last name used. The so-called joke was this: according to police Zinn “sent an email [...]

There are run events, walk events, obstacle events, fitness events, and heck even events where you try to escape zombies! What if you could take all of those and combine them into one great event that is meant for anyone at any fitness level (minus the zombies, we like our brains in our heads!)? The Run Ugly Fitathlon gave runners, walkers, weekend warriors, gyms, fitness programs, etc. the chance to see how well they compared to each other in a fun competitive environment for being Colorado’s most fit athlete. The event started out with a 1 mile run followed by [...]

600 enthusiastic friends and family gathered for the 2nd annual Bobcat Boogie 5K and family fun run on April 13th in Westminster. A little down-slope wind required the finish line to be deflated for safety reasons, however, this in no way inflated the finish times. The top woman was 14-year-old Emily Gallegos-Franck who crossed the line 24:17. Second went to Tess Harden in 24:20 and Katie Von Stein hit the mat at 24:30 for third. On the men’s side, Daniel Mathews finished in 18:39 for the win. Yusuf Ahmed was second in 19:20, and rounding out the top three men [...]

Colorado Runner is the region’s go-to source for all things running. With a bi-monthly print magazine, a highly visible website and a monthly email newsletter, Colorado Runner keeps its subscribers well informed. Each issue of Colorado Runner has articles that all levels of athletes will find enjoyable. From training articles to athlete profiles to nutrition advice, Colorado Runner has you covered! Also included in each issue is an upcoming calendar of events and results from the previous few months. Colorado Runner’s database of events is the largest in the state and a go to resource for all runners. For a short time, we are offering a discount subscription: 1 Year of Colorado Runner $9.97 2 [...]

The Boulder Track Club will be adding a Mountain, Ultra and Trail race team (M.U.T) in season 2013 and is now looking for athletes interested in racing for the BTC to fill in the attached application form and send it in by Saturday, April 13th. The BTC is looking for 6 – 8 athletes for it’s first year and the chosen athletes will receive a BTC race kit, some equipment/ product from the Boulder Running Company as well as other club sponsored entitlements. The BTC in return are looking for athletes that will support its local racing options as well [...]

All photos by Dee Budden.

Discover who is the fastest trail runner in Colorado on Saturday, May 4. The Greenland Trail 50K has been awarded the designation as Colorado’s State Championship 50K by the Road Runners Club of America. Runners from throughout the state can compete for overall and age group awards. The race will take place at Greenland Open Space Park in southern Douglas County, south of Castle Rock. Competitive entries are available. The Greenland 50K is currently celebrating its ninth year. In addition to enjoying a  wide dirt trail race that travels Colorado’s Front Range Trail, runners and walkers will receive an innovative [...]

NEW ORLEANS — Double Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah raced hard in the Big Easy on Sunday and gave another glimpse of what might lie ahead while winning the Rock ’n’ Roll New Orleans Half Marathon. In his second attempt at racing 13.1 miles, Farah, a 29-year-old Somali-born Brit who lives in Portland, Ore., outkicked Ethiopian challenger Gebre Gebremariam to win in 1 hour, 59 seconds, breaking the course record and setting a new British national record in the process. Gebremariam, 28, the 2010 New York City Marathon champion, was clocked in 1:01:00. The top American runner in the men’s [...]

South African police have charged Olympic star Oscar Pistorius with the murder of his girlfriend, who was shot in the sprinter’s home Thursday. Pistorius, 26, kept weapons at his gated, luxury South African home as a means of protection against his country’s soaring crime rate, according to a British writer who had exclusive access to the Olympic sprinter. In the early hours of Thursday morning, the 400 meter runner – the first man to compete in the Olympics and Paralympics – is believed to have used part of his weapons collection to tragically gun down his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Early [...]

The Color Run™, a unique paint race has become the single largest 5K event series in the nation. The Color Run has exploded since their debut event in January of 2012 and was recently featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter. The paint event will grow from over 50 events and 600,000 participants in 2012, to over 100 events and a projected one million participants in 2013. Within the first month of 2013, The Color Run had more than 150,000 participants registered for the events. Their growth has been largely viral and the event has received close to one million “likes” on Facebook [...]

The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) announced yesterday it has acquired the RunPro.com website (www.RunPro.com) and the RunPro Camp and will operate the two entities as official RRCA programs. RunPro.com and the RunPro Camp were developed by Team USA Minnesota with the support of a 2010 Excellence Challenge Grant from USA Track & Field. The purpose of the RunPro effort is to be the go-to source that assists promising young distance runners make the transition from collegiate to professional running. “We are very excited to take the reins from Team USA Minnesota and carry on the great legacy they [...]

Hundreds came out on a chilly morning in Denver for the Valentine’s Day 5K last Sunday.  The event is the fourth race in BKB Limited and Hallucination Sports’ RUNDENVER race series.  Held on the classic course around Wash Park, runners were treated to mild conditions and a packed post-race party with awards and snacks to boot. In the men’s race, Colorado Springs’ Adam Rich took top honors with a speedy time of 16:09.  33-year old Ryan Herzog of Broomfield came in second in 16:33, 45-year old Todd Straka of Boulder rounded out the top three in 17:13. In the women’s [...]

The third race of the RUNDENVER race series took place at Wash Park on Sunday morning, attracting almost 700 participants on a seasonally warm morning.  The Super Bowl 5K is hosted by BKB Limited and Hallucination Sports, and features five races in their RUNDENVER series over the Winter months. In the men’s 5K, Cheyenne, WY resident Mark Currell took the win in 16:07, with second place finisher Jim Hallberg from Longmont coming in second in 17:13.  Rounding out the top three was 29-year old Lonnie Cruz in 17:21. The women’s 5K race saw 27-year old Alexis Wilbert of Denver take [...]

Each year, the readers of Colorado Runner vote on their favorite races in a variety of categories. We then print those results and give awards in our November/December issue. We have created this page to allow everyone to see who has won which awards each year. We will update this page each year as the winners are announced. Race of the Year: 2012 – Park to Park 10M 2011 – Runnin’ of the Green 7K 2010 – Cherry Creek Sneak 2009 – Colorado Marathon 2008 – Bolder Boulder 10K 2007 – Garden of the Gods 10M 2006 – Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon 2005 [...]

Littleton, CO – The Winter Distance Series has partnered with BoldRunning as the official training program of the popular three-race series held each winter in Littleton, Colorado. The fun kicks off in December with the Santa Stampede 5K/10K (formerly Rudolph’s Revenge 5K/10K), followed by the Frosty’s Frozen 5 and 10 Miler in January, and then the Snowman Stampede 5 and 10 Miler in February. Each race offers a party-like atmosphere with flat and fast courses along the banks of the scenic South Platte River. About BoldRunning BoldRunning offers high quality coaching and an intimate group training environment at a great [...]

Jon Gugala, is on tour with the Karhu Originals Airstream. Here is how his first day went, as they started this week in Texas. Today’s column is a bit of a meditation on bats, getting lost on a run, time zones, and of course, the joy of being on the road with your own Karhu Airstream. AUSTIN, Tex. – Running on Lady Bird Lake my first afternoon after joining the guys on the Karhu Originals Tour, I saw a sign that said, “Texas: A Home for Bats.” I did not know that Texas was a home for bats–had never considered [...]