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Arien O’Connell, a fifth-grade teacher from New York City, ran the fastest time at the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco. But she didn’t win.
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Have any of you read the book The Purple Runner by Paul Christman? In this novel, a disfigured man is always seen running through the hills outside of London. He runs at such an incredible clip that most people do not notice his face. He never runs any races, just around the hills. But, he is befriended by some others who are planning to run the London Marathon. One of them dies, and the purple runner decides to run with his number (something that most race directors frown upon). He takes off at the start of the race and passes the press truck, which decides to let him go because he is running so fast and there is no way that anyone can maintain that pace. Well, he ends up winning the race in 1:59:57.
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What were you doing five years ago? You might have been gearing up for a fall marathon or you may have been complaining about the cost of gas to get to your favorite weekend 5K. (The average price of gas in 2003 was approximately $1.70 a gallon - wow, what a difference!) September of 2003 was a monumental month for us because that’s when the first issue of Colorado Runner hit the newsstands.
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At about the time that you’re collecting this magazine from your mailbox, the Olympic Track and Field Trials are taking place in Eugene, Oregon. I’m a long time track fan, but unfortunately, with the addition of an infant at my house, I’m not able to attend the Trials in person this year.
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The weather is becoming favorable for training and racing. With great races such as the Colorado Marathon, the Colorado Colfax Marathon, the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile and the Rocky Mountain Half Marathon coming up in the next several weeks, your weekend racing should be exciting.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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As runners, we get up early to exercise in the morning before going to work and often give up fun with friends and family to exercise in the evening. We set our sights on a goal, whether to run a fall marathon or improve our time in a 5K, and work endlessly to achieve it.
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I’m happy to announce that Colorado Runner is nearly four years old. What started as a small, local running publication has quickly expanded into a much larger, glossy magazine with thousands of subscribers and loyal readers throughout the Rocky Mountain Region! And while so many of you love to receive our bi-monthly publication in your mailbox, we’ve also experienced a growing demand for timely race results and race information.
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