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Participants of the Rudolph Ramble successfully located the missing Rudolph this past Sunday at City Park in Denver.  The event is the first of five in the RunDenver Race Series, and kicked off under unseasonably warm temperatures and sunshine.

Colorado Springs runners, and those in Manitou Springs specifically, insist that their trail system is second to none. For national-class trail runner Peter Maksimow, it's the Paul Intemann Memorial Nature Trail that's a particular favorite. Maksimow tells us how to take in the best of Colorado Springs trails in the November "VFuel Colorado Trail of the Month."

Three Masters records fell Sunday, Nov. 15 at the .US National 12K Championships on George Washington Parkway, where Perry Shoemaker ran away with her third consecutive title, Kristian Blaich won the overall Masters crown and Kathy Martin age-graded over 100 percent. The .US National 12K  is also a part of the Masters Club Grand Prix for 2015.

A picture perfect day set the scene for The Great Candy Run at Wash Park in Denver Sunday morning, with cool temperatures to start and warm, abundant sunshine at the finish.  The 5,300+ crowd of participants were treated to a sweet morning of race festivities, including a kids fun run, 5K race with prize money on the line and a fully stocked vendor village and post-race party.

You may have started training for a half marathon or marathon race four months ago. Now that your race is finally here, you want to get to the finish line well rested, in top form, injury free, and excited to race. Here are a few tips from Colorado Runner to run your best race.

If you follow the Colorado running community in some capacity, you've surely heard the names Brian and Monica Folts.  Their names regularly stand at the top of race results and finishes across the state in a multitude of endurance sports, from roads to trails to triathlons.  This would make sense considering their motto of “Race local. Race often."  But who are these talented athletes?

Whoa, the adventure factor is high on this one! Former NCAA Division II All-American Kylee Schuler has traded the track for the trails, and now living in Carbondale, she tells us about one of her favorites. Thanks again to Colorado-based VFuel for sponsoring this month's installment.

The 9th Annual Run the Rocks 5K attracted over a thousand participants to Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater on a sunny, warm and windy Sunday morning.  The event is hosted by the American Lung Association which raises funds to help make a positive impact in the lives of those affected by lung disease.  This year's event has raised over $55,000 and is still accepting donations.

Leadville’s Timmy Parr is the U.S. Skyrunner Series 2015 “Sky” division champion. That’s hardly all that’s he done though, and it’s this body of work – 21 races this year – that make him our September “The Runner Box” Colorado Runner of the Month.

40 miles and a 17,000 feet of elevation gain (!), the Elk Park/Needleton loop through the Weminuche Wilderness in Colorado's San Juan Mountains is Jeff Valliere's favorite Colorado trail. Well known for his uphill running and climbing, Valliere, of Louisville, tells us all about this bucket list hike/run in the first installment of the VFuel Colorado Trail of the Month.