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More than 80 runners rescued in Snowstorm at Utah ultramarathon

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When snowflakes started falling a few miles into a 50-mile ultramarathon through the Utah mountains, Annie Macdonald was not worried. As an experienced long-distance runner, she had expected some snow. But then the stray flakes turned into a near whiteout, lashing participants of the DC Peaks 50 race with winds of up to 40 miles per hour.
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Martino Sets Masters Record

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In Xenia, Ohio, Marianne Martino (High Altitude Racewalk Team), broke the existing masters 70-74 10,000m race walk American record (pending verification).
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Brother Sister Duo Set Six Masters Records

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On Saturday, September 25, the Boulder brother and sister duo of Daniel King, 62, and Laura Bruess, 60, each broke three existing U.S. masters track records (pending verification) in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Colorado Runners on Top at Sky Race

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Two Colorado runners won at the Broken Arrow Skyrace on Sunday, October 3, a three-day event held at the Palisades Tahoe resort in Olympic Valley, California. Joseph Gray, 37, Colorado Springs, and Janelle Lincks, 28, Thornton won the event.
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Hot Chocolate Race Brings 5,000 Runners to Denver

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The Hot Chocolate 15K and 5K series returned to Denver on Sunday. The race series brought 5,000 people to a new course in Washington Park, due to the shutdown of Civic Center Park. The race offered two distances, premium swag and a post-race chocolate experience.
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Meet Olympians at the Colorado Springs Mile

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The Colorado Springs Mile run, a new community event, will kick off the first-ever Wrestle Like a Girl (WLAG) Sports Empowerment Festival scheduled for October 23, 2021 in downtown Colorado Springs. The event will […]
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What type of trail runner are you? (according to science)

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“Tell me how you feel when you run, I’ll tell you who you are.” That is the title for a recent study published in the journal Scientific Research. The authors wanted to understand what motivates long-distance trail runners to push their bodies for hours (or even days) over difficult terrain in all types of conditions. They identified three main categories of trail runners — which one are you?
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