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USA Cycling Announces 7 Coloradans to Olympic Long Team

USA Cycling announced the men’s and women’s mountain bike, road, and track Olympic long teams, naming the initial lists of athletes from which the final roster for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be selected next summer. Athletes are…

Boulder’s Jacob Riley Qualifies for Olympic Marathon

“You’re seeing somebody live their happiest moment of their entire life, so it’s pretty special right now,” said Riley, who didn’t race in 2017 or 2018 while dealing with an Achilles issue. He came back for October’s Chicago Marathon,…

Deep Women’s Field To Spark Battle For Olympic Berths

The USA Olympic Team Women’s Marathon Trials race, to be hosted by RRCA member Atlanta Track Club, is likely to be distinctly different than the men’s race. Unlike the men’s competition where veteran marathoners Leonard Korir and Galen…

Issue 53 (May/June 2012)

The U.S. Olympic Track Trials will begin on June 22 in Eugene, Oregon. It’s an exciting time for elite runners, who will be battling for a coveted spot on the U.S. Olympic team, and the chance of a lifetime to compete this summer in the…

Even a Mediocre Athlete Can Play a Part in the Olympic Games

On a hot day in mid-August, 1967, the town of Alamosa Colorado made a bid to show the rest of the country that it should be on the short list of training sites for the 1968 Olympics. Those Olympics were, and still are, held at the highest…

Issue 29 (May/June 2008)

The weather is becoming favorable for training and racing. With great races such as the Colorado Marathon, the Colorado Colfax Marathon, the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile and the Rocky Mountain Half Marathon coming up in the next several…