Regional News

The Boulder Road Runners club today announces it is giving the CU cross country, track and field programs a gift of $24,000. This is the largest single gift in club history. The money will kick-start important long-term fundraising by the Boulder Road Runners, as well as immediately benefit CU’s men’s and women’s track and field and cross country teams. The gift was presented at the beginning of the Colorado Indoor Invitational at the CU indoor track facility.
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Courtney Dauwalter is the women’s UltraRunner of the Year for 2021. Dauwalter won six races during the year – two of them outright – and set a course record at UTMB.
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Olympic gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen, two-time Olympian Laura Bennett and age group multisport athletes Lesley Cens-McDowell and Robert Plant were announced as the 11th induction class
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USATF Colorado will hold its inaugural annual Awards Celebration on Satuday, January 29 to recognize the outstanding achievements of the Colorado athletes, officials, and administrators in 2021.
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On Saturday, January 8, 36 athletes and three teams from Colorado competed in the USATF Cross Country Championships in San Diego, California. Six races were conducted - Open Men (10 km), Open Women (10 km), U20 Men (8 km), U20 Women (6 km), Masters Men 8 km, and Masters Women (6 km). Over 400 athletes from 34 states competed in the championships. Coloradans won both the open races, claimed two masters individual titles, and two masters team titles.
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Keira D'Amato set an American record in the marathon at the 2022 Chevron Houston Marathon on Sunday. The 37-year-old crossed the finish line in 2:19:12, breaking the previous mark set by Deena Kastor at the London Marathon in 2006 (2:19:36).
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Colorado runners and hikers will once again need to obtain permits to visit Rocky Mountain National Park this summer. The park will implement its timed entry permit reservations beginning May 27.
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A 33-year-old aspiring Olympian set a Walt Disney World marathon weekend record, sweeping all four races in consecutive days. Brittany Charboneau from Denver completed the 26.2-mile marathon on Sunday in 2 hours and 45 minutes, taking the top female runner spot.
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Among the many numbers that sum up Lance Armstrong’s illustrious, controversial career, there’s one that feels even more mythic than his seven Tour de France titles. At the peak of his powers, the cyclist reportedly had a resting heart rate of 32 beats per minute. Is it true?
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Even in the best of times, you may feel some ambivalence about making new year’s resolutions. On the one hand, it’s a fresh start where you’re unboxing 12 new months of opportunity. On the other hand, your past experience may have told you that it’s unlikely you’ll stick with doing anything dramatically different than before.
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