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Derek Griffiths is the owner of Colorado Runner. He is also the race director for all events produced by Colorado Runner Events. An avid runner since middle school, Derek has completed over 50 marathons with a PR of 2:41:09 set at the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon in 2003.

First Annual Denver Marathon Program

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On behalf of the Denver Marathon Organizing Committee and all of our sponsors, media partners and other supporters, we welcome you to the first running of the 2006 world-class Denver Marathon™. This year marks history with the debut of this inaugural event in the Mile High City on Sunday, October 15, 2006.

Issue 19 (September/October 2006)

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Running your first marathon can be challenging. You have to slog through arduous hours of training and keep a commitment no matter what curves life throws your way. But here’s good news. If you’ve signed up for a fall marathon because you love to run and the sport brings you personal satisfaction, it’s likely that you’ll stick with your training schedule and see the finish line soon. However, if you’re hoping to run a marathon so you can lose weight or brag about it to a coworker, you probably won’t stick with it.

Runners Enjoy Inaugural Teva Paint Mines 6K Run/Walk

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The inaugural Teva Paint Mines 6K Run and Walk on Thursday, July 27 was enjoyed by 100 participants ranging in age from 10 to 74. The venue in Calhan, Colorado, the Paint Mines Interpretive Park, was official dedicated in 2005 and was the perfect site for a run.

Gutierrez and Cospolich Victorious at the 28th Teva Vail Hill Climb

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More than 300 runners challenged themselves to an unrelenting 7.5-mile climb to the summit of Vail Mountain today. Sea-level competitors as well as altitude-adjusted locals gathered at Vail's Mountain Haus on a cloudless morning for the 8:00 start. Vail Recreation District Director Mike Ortiz gave the runners pre-race announcements and then turned the stage over to Matt Drummet, Marketing and Sales Director for the Vail Mountain Haus who shot the starter's pistol.

Issue 18 (July/August 2006)

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The hot summer heat often blankets itself over Colorado this time of year. Yet this is a time when many of us will be squeezing in our long marathon and half marathon training runs. I always try to run during the first rays of dawn or long after the sun sets, because it’s cooler. But sometimes you just have to run or race in the heat, so remember to watch for signs of dehydration.

Nguran, Baranova Win Salt Lake City Marathon

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Under a clear blue sky and a backdrop of shining snow-capped mountains, a world-class international field led a record number of runners Saturday at the third annual Salt Lake City Marathon. The inaugural Salt Lake City Marathon Half Marathon got off to a blistering start, with Utah resident Dennis Simonaitis setting the course record at 1 hour, 10 minutes, 41 seconds.

Haefeli, Wells win 10 km trail titles

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Two-time U.S. Mountain Running Team member Laura Haefeli (Del Norte, Colo.), claimed her third consecutive USA 10 km Trail Championship on June 3, in the scenic mountain town of Vail, Colo. Haefeli's time of 55:12 outdistanced Danelle Ballengee, (Evergreen, Colo.) by 42 seconds. Brooke Kish (Evergreen, Colo.), and a member of the Rocky Mountain Distance Team, was third in 57:01.

Albuquerque’s Youngquist Drops Doping Appeal

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The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that marathoner Deeja Youngquist has withdrawn her pending appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, effectively accepting the decision of the American Arbitration Association/North American Court of Arbitration for Sport which ruled that she committed a first doping violation for testing positive for recombinant human Erythropoietin (r-EPO).