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Colorado is one of the best states for outdoor activities. There are mountains, lakes, trails, and urban parks where people can relax and breathe fresh air. Outdoor workout helps avoid the boredom of the gym. Here are five outdoor fitness activities to try in Colorado.

The second event in the Lory Trail Series took place at Lory State Park in Fort Collins on Tuesday evening, June 16th. 51 athletes took to the trails around the park for a hilly 5K.

Senate Bill 20-061, also known as the bike lane bill, is now law in Colorado and takes effect on July 1, 2020. The law requires motorists to yield the right-of-way (ROW) to a bicyclist in a bike lane. It also creates a new traffic offense for failing to yield to a bicyclist or other authorized user in a bicycle lane.

The Lory Trail Series kicked off on Tuesday night at Lory State Park in Fort Collins with the Eltuck Valley 5K. Produced by Gnar Runners, this series offers a fun, low-key series of races designed to give newer trail runners an opportunity to dip their toes into the trail racing waters, and to offer more experienced trail racers a chance to sharpen their speed on shorter, quicker courses.

It has been 11 weeks since 3W Races hosted the Erin Go Braugh 7.77K in Westminster. That was the last in-person race to take place before governments banned events throughout Colorado. Many runners in Colorado have been wondering when athletes would be allowed to get back to in-person racing. Well, it happened this weekend. Sweetheart City Racing hosted the Run the Ranch Trail Races at the Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch outside of Loveland.

Do you like to work out in the morning, when it’s dark, often cold, and you could instead be snuggled under your covers and warm in your bed? If the answer to that question is a solid no, you’re not alone. It can be hard to work out in the morning, especially if you had a late or particularly draining day the previous day. But you might want to reconsider that decision and recommit to a morning workout. Doing so can provide a number of health benefits that you can’t get any other way. For example, when it comes to nighttime, you’ll end up sleeping a lot better. You’ll probably be much more productive at work, too, and possibly eat better — skipping the candy bar in favor of a handful of carrots and peanut butter, for example. How can you change your routine? This graphic offers some benefits and ideas to get moving in the morning.

Pain during endurance training & racing is a given but there’s often a different kind of pain and discomfort that shows up to tell you to slow down or even STOP. It appears in the form of inflammation. Inflammation is the #1 source of pain — and it uses pain, stiffness and immobility to send the message that it wants you to do things differently.