Regional News

Celebrating its 40th year, the world-famous Leadville Trail 100 Run presented by La Sportiva race returned to Leadville, the pinnacle finale event of the 2023 Leadville Race Series. The event welcomed a field of more than 700 runners ranging in age from 18 to 72 years old, representing 49 states and 30 countries.
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U.S. Elite triathlete Morgan Pearson (Boulder, CO.) qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team at the World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event Paris, held Friday, Aug. 18 on the fast and scenic 2024 Paris Olympic course that showcases historic landmarks such as the Pont Alexandre III bridge, Grand Palais and Champs-Elysées. The event marked the first of three Olympic Games Paris 2024 auto-qualification opportunities for U.S. triathletes.
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U.S. Elite triathlete Taylor Knibb (Boulder, Colo.) qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team at the World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event Paris, held Thursday, Aug. 17 at the historic Pont Alexandre III bridge. The race, held on the 2024 Paris Olympic course, marked the first of three Olympic Games Paris 2024 auto-qualification opportunities for U.S. triathletes.
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Denver Zoo is joining the partner pack at Boulderthon. The nonprofit wildlife conservation organization, which cares for more than 3,000 animals on its Denver campus and helps save wildlife around the world, has signed on as the Official Conservation Partner for the event, as well as the Title Sponsor of the Kids Run. This relationship elevates the Zoo’s mission and conservation efforts and creates an engaging new way for participants of all ages to be educated on how they can save wildlife for future generations.
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When Neely Spence Gracey discovered there was a world record to be held for the fastest mile run while pushing a stroller (with a child inside), she relished the prospect of chasing it. As a lifelong professional runner and mother to two young sons, goal-setting was second nature – and she was pretty sure she had already beaten the record anyway.
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The National High School Trail Championships were held in Salida. The boys’ race was taken out hard by junior Benji Anderson of Mountain Vista High School, who donned his USA uniform, and fellow Team USA teammate, Will Brunner of Vail Mountain School.
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With electric energy from a roaring crowd, The Mile High Mile delivered plenty of excitement at the Fairview High School track in Boulder. The unique event, produced by the Boulder Road Runners, features over ten separate heats of the mile for runners of all ages and abilities – from youths to masters to elites, as well as the Teri Leiker Memorial Mile. A record number of athletes took to the track to run or walk four laps in their specific race.
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A top American cyclist, 17-year-old Magnus White, was struck by a car in Boulder and died. On Sunday, July 30th, National Team athlete Magnus White was hit while on a […]
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The 2023 UTMB World Series continued with the 2023 Speedgoat Mountain Races by UTMB on July 21-22. Celebrating its 16th anniversary, the iconic mountain race featured 1,400 registered runners from 48 states and 24 countries, regions and territories embarking on one of the four distances offered at the Speedgoat Mountain Races by UTMB. The four demanding courses included a 50K, 28K, 21K, and 10K filled with breathtaking views and beautiful mountain trails of the unique rocky terrain of the Wasatch Mountains.
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Living Journeys, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance, emotional support, and enrichment programs to those impacted by cancer in the Gunnison Valley, is thrilled to announce the upcoming Living Journeys Summit Hike, Half Marathon, and 10K. The events will take place on Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Mount Crested Butte, Colorado.
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