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Issue 28 (March/April 2008)

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Spring is finally here! That means it is time to start thinking about which races you will be training for in the upcoming months. Several female Coloradans are gearing up for the Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston on April 20th. Nineteen women from Colorado and one from Wyoming have run the qualifying standard of 2:47 or better. We have featured one qualifier, Paige Higgins, on page 18. Paige ran an amazing 2:40:14 at last year’s Chicago Marathon, despite oppressive heat and humidity. If you’re wondering how these women got so fast, you can read about the training characteristics of Olympic Marathon Trials qualifiers.

Home Cure Runner’s Knee

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Patello-femoral joint dysfunction syndrome, also known as “runner’s knee”, refers to tracking problems between the knee cap (patella) and the upper leg bone (femur). The underside of the patella is shaped like the bow of a ship, and rides in a groove created by the femur (upper leg bone). The contact between the patella and the groove (femur) is called the patello-femoral joint. The knee cap slides up the groove when we straighten our knee and down the groove when we bend it.

Issue 27 (January/February 2008)

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A jubilant marathon weekend was darkened by the death of Ryan Shay during the Men’s Olympic Marathon Trials in New York’s Central Park in November. The 28-year-old runner collapsed a little over five miles into the race.

Adams State College Women Win Fifth Straight NCAA XC Title, Grizzly Men Tie For Second

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Led by seniors Tanya Gaurmer (Westminster, Colo.) and Brittany Somers (Los Alamos, N.M.), junior Lavenna Mullenbach (Georgetown, Texas) and three other All-America performances, the Adams State College women's cross country team won a fifth straight and 13th overall NCAA Division II National Championship in record-setting fashion at the Missouri Southern State University.

Issue 26 (November/December 2007)

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My wife has finished nine marathons, but she recently completed a marathon of a different sort. Our son, Alex, was born in late September. The nursing staff at the hospital kept telling her during labor that she should pretend she was nearing the finish of a marathon. Jessica, however, wasn't fooled.

2007 Denver Marathon Builds Strength and Inspiration in Second Year

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The 2007 world-class Denver Marathon will ring in its second year with unprecedented sports momentum and almost double the number of race registrants as last year for the annual race that will occur in the Mile High City on Sunday, October 14, 2007. Approximately 10,000 participants are planning to participate over race weekend, which includes a marathon, a half-marathon, ING marathon relay and the McDonald(1)s Mile Kids Race. The McDonald(1)s Mile Kids Race, which has doubled in size since last year, will now be held on Saturday, October 13. The race day will draw runners from around the world and more than 1,200 volunteers will join together again to help make the event a success over the course of race weekend.

Boulder’s Laura Bennett Grabs First U.S. Triathlon Team Olympic Spot

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Second alternate in 2000. First alternate in 2004. Olympian in 2008. The third time was the charm for American triathlete Laura Bennett of Boulder, CO (left, photo by Frank Wechsel/triathlon.org), who claimed the first spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team with a third-place finish at the ITU BG Beijing World Cup in Beijing, China on Saturday.

Boulder’s Laura Bennett takes Bronze at Triathlon Worlds

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Laura Bennett (left, photo by Frank Wechsel/triathlon.org) had been so accustomed to medaling at the world triathlon championships that her eighth place finish last year in Lausanne, Switzerland was an unusual - and disappointing - experience.