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There were at least seven races held in person over the weekend, showing continuing signs of recovery in the industry. On Saturday, 3W Races held its first in-person event post-COVID at Denver's Sloan's Lake Park. The Denver 5K had fast top times and more than 300 finishers on the beautiful morning.

‘Age-Old Runners’ is an article series where we explore runners’ performance potential after the age of 45 by interviewing excellent middle-aged runners. Is there still potential to improve? What roles do motivation, mindset, and specific training and recovery techniques play in allowing runners in their mid-forties to mid-sixties to continue to excel? To learn more about this series’ goals, check out its introductory article.

Girls Running: All You Need to Strive, Thrive, and Run Your Best is a toolkit that empowers girls to have a healthy, successful, and informed running experience. Inspired by former high–school phenom Melody Fairchild’s running journey, and with coaching insight from Fairchild and co-author Elizabeth Carey, this guide is written by in-the-know female runners to educate and support young women for a lifetime of running. Girls Running is available now in bookstores and online.

Trail runners and hikers may love to experience Colorado's great outdoors. But there are also a variety of skin ailments that can develop. To help prevent and treat common summer rashes and other skin issues, board-certified dermatologist Elizabeth Kiracofe, MD, FAAD recommends the following tips...

This year's Bluffs Run 8K in Lone Tree had a sold out race with 204 entrants. Eric Monda of Highlands Ranch won the race in 30:34 on the hilly course. Anissa Schymik of Littleton was top female in 35:18. The race kicked off on Sunday, August 23 at 7:30am amid the rolling hills and beautiful views through the Bluffs Regional Park.

The Cookie Chase 5k at Denver's City Park attracted 300 finishers on Sunday, August 16, 2020. Christopher Rego of Colorado Springs was first in 16:10 with Josef Gertner of Fort Morgan placing second in 16:16. Adrienne Barry of Englewood was first female in 18:13 with Boulder's Courtney Nicoletti was second in 19:48.

Lynn Rathjen, a high school cross-country coach and retired physical therapist in Grand Island, Nebraska, has been running consistently for the past 40 years. But he didn’t give a whole […]