Regional News

Before the sun had even risen in many parts of the U.S. on September 1 of last year, Jenny Simpson shocked the world when she came from behind to take the gold in the 1500m at the World Track & Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea,…
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5430 Sports, the Boulder-based sports event management company founded in 2004 by Barry and Jodee Siff, will once again direct the very popular Boulder Downtown Running Series. As 5430 points out in its latest release about the re-emergence…
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Over the past decade, marathons in the U.S. and worldwide have been part of the Second Running Boom’s unprecedented upward trend line, and 2011 was another year of growth in U.S. marathons with an estimated record 518,000 finishers or a…
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On Sunday, April 1st, 2012, Diane Groff, a Brooks Running Inspire Daily Athlete, will be celebrating her 10 year anniversary of being cancer free by running in the 2012 Rudi’s Organic Boulder Spring 10 Mile Race, at Boulder Reservoir. Each…
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Arthritic hips and knees are replaced all the time—but did you know that arthritic ankles can also be replaced? In fact, ankle replacements in the U.S. more than doubled last year, thanks in part to technological advances in ankle implants…
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Following a year filled with dramatic finishes and memorable performances, USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the 2011 Age Group Athletes of the Year, presented by Garmin, an honor awarded annually by USA Triathlon’s Age Group Committee…
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On a hot day in mid-August, 1967, the town of Alamosa Colorado made a bid to show the rest of the country that it should be on the short list of training sites for the 1968 Olympics. Those Olympics were, and still are, held at the highest…
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Grand Junction's Kevin Koch and Greenwood Village's Sonja Wieck took home the top honors in the Moab's Red Hot 55K on Saturday, February 18th. The challenging ultra race took 200 finishers from the Gemini Bridges trail head to Poison Spider…
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More than 10,000 hardcores and go-fasters will hit the pavement with families, kiddos, and costumes for the 30thanniversary of the beloved Cherry Creek Sneak on April 29, 2012.  Race Director and event owner, Pat Downing, recalls the…
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More than 500 runners and race-walkers braved the cold Sunday morning for the Valentine's Day 5k at Wash Park in Denver.  Temperatures hovered around a brisk 25 degrees, and while there were some snow and ice patches on the course, that…
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