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Colorado saw 6% dip in overall traffic deaths in 2023 — but a record-high 131 pedestrian fatalities

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Colorado reversed a decade-long surge in traffic fatalities with 716 deaths recorded in 2023, a decrease of 6% compared with the record-setting 764 fatalities in 2022. But Colorado Department of Transportation data reflects a continued shift toward what authorities describe as high-speed reckless driving and increased roadway fatalities involving pedestrians and bicyclists.
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Boulder County to build bike path between Longmont and Boulder

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The stretch of road on which champion cyclist Magnus White was killed was Colorado Highway 119, commonly referred to as Diagonal Highway, which connects Boulder to Longmont. It is a heavily used road by cyclists, as it serves as one of the only connectors between Boulder and the quieter, rural farm roads north of town.
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Porter Middaugh Claims Colorado Gatorade Athlete Of The Year

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In its 39th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Porter Middaugh of Battle Mountain High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Colorado Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Middaugh is the first Gatorade Colorado Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from Battle Mountain High School.
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Addison Ritzenhein Named 2023-24 Gatorade National Girls XC Runner Of The Year

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In its 39th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes for excellence on and off the field of play, Gatorade announced Addison Ritzenhein of Niwot High School as the 2023-24 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. Ritzenhein was selected from more than 300,000 other student-athletes who compete in high school girls cross country nationwide.
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Colfax Marathon medals revealed

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The Colfax Marathon is excited to announce the medals that runners will be receiving at the finish line on May 19th. The Marathon, Marathon Relay, and Urban 10 Miler medals have the stadium, bridge, water, ferris wheel, and clock tower. The Half Marathon even has a lion stalking around and waiting for you to run by!
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NXN Capped Off Meaningful 2023 XC Season For Niwot’s Ritzenhein

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You couldn't script a better end to Addison Ritzenhein's cross country season than what happened in the final race of the season. Despite finishing third at NXR Southwest, which was her only loss of the year, the Niwot High School sophomore found redemption only a few short weeks later, winning her very first Nike Cross Nationals title on Dec. 2 in Portland, Oregon.
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