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Boulder’s Knibb defends her title at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

American Olympian Taylor Knibb captured her second VinFast IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship title in Lahti, Finland, on Saturday. After exiting the ROKA swim course in the top-3, Knibb quickly gained the lead on the FULGAZ bike course and never looked back. Putting in a dominating performance, Knibb successfully defended her title as World Champion and did so with a new IRONMAN 70.3 best time of 3:53:02, beating out the previous best time of 3:53:03 set by Germany’s Laura Phillip in 2022.
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Colorado’s Middaugh wins XTERRA USA Championship

Sullivan Middaugh (USA) and Lesley Paterson (GBR) captured the 22nd annual XTERRA USA Championship off-road triathlon elite titles on a picture-perfect blue sky day at Beaver Creek Resort near Avon, Colorado on Saturday, August 26, 2023.
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Boulder’s Mannhard and Giblin win Leadville Trail 100

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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Former Buff Morgan Pearson Qualifies for 2024 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team

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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Boulder’s Taylor Knibb Qualifies for 2024 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team

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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Runners’ Miles Will Save Wildlife as Boulderthon Partners with Denver Zoo

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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Boulder Mom Sets Stroller Mile World Record

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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National High School Trail Championship Held in Salida

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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