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Runners kicked off Thanksgiving morning at the TD5K in Highlands Ranch. The chilly temperatures didn't stop athletes from coming out and getting in their turkey trot.

After an epic Tuesday snow storm, runners rebounded to get out of the house on Thursday and make it a fun day of running before their Thanksgiving feasts.

The men's and women's course records fell at the Colorado USATF 5K Championships, which were held at the Pumpkin Pie 5K race at City Park in Denver. Marty Andrie of Golden raced to a 14:34 win in the men's championship event, edging out Geoffrey Kipchumba of Colorado Springs, who finished in 14:41. The top five male runners broke the 15 minute mark and the top eight runners were all under the previous course record, thanks in part to ideal racing weather conditions.

For the first time since 2013, both individual winners at the Nike Southwest Regional represented Colorado, and for the first time in five years, both team champions were from Utah, highlighting an impressive showcase for both states Saturday at Grande World Sports Complex in Casa Grande, Ariz.

On Friday, Nov. 15, 38 countries converged in Villa La Angostura, Argentina for the 35th edition of the World Mountain Running Championships. It would be a great day for Team USA with three total medals including individual gold for Joseph Gray and Grayson Murphy and a team silver for the senior men.

The people who oversee track and field have to give serious thought to how much running-shoe technology is too much. Last weekend’s extraordinary marathon performances — 1 hour 59 minutes 40 seconds by Eliud Kipchoge in Vienna and 2:14:04 by Brigid Kosgei in Chicago — have focused attention on an already simmering question: Does the International Association of Athletics Federations need a more stringent rule to define legal running shoes?