Regional News

After four months, Rocky Mountain National Park officials are doing away with a timed entry permit reservation system. The system ends today. Park officials started the system on June 4 […]
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A new Douglas County park has opened, offering 12 miles of trails to explore. The park is in southern Douglas County near Larkspur. With its spectacular views, expansive hay meadows, […]
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The Castle Rock Trail Festival took place last weekend with a variety of race distances. Runners and walkers competed in a trail 50K, half marathon, 10k, 5k and a family adventure run. The weather cooperated with sunny skies and seasonably warm temperatures. The race was hosted by the town of Castle Rock.
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Foggy skies with temperatures in the mid-50s greeted the nearly 250 runners competing in the Birkie Trail Run Festival Half Marathon, which hosted the USATF Half Marathon Trail Championships on Saturday, September 26. To comply with state and local COVID-19 guidelines, the race featured staggered starts with small groups of runners. The USA Track & Field women’s field of 19 athletes started first at 8 a.m., with the men’s USATF field of 29 following two minutes later. The remaining trail runners in the open field started in waves with up to 30 participants, each wave being released five minutes apart.
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The Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox is not only attracting a strong professional field of racers for the 4-day mountain bike challenge on the slopes of Pikes Peak, but […]
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Just over 300 people took to the trail around Sloan Lake for the annual Denver 5K hosted by 3W races. The weather was perfect for racing and fast times were abundant!
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Nine days, 8 hours and 18 minutes: That’s how quickly Jeff Garmire hiked the 486-mile Colorado Trail from Durango to Denver last week — a record time. It’s the fastest […]
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There were at least seven races held in person over the weekend, showing continuing signs of recovery in the industry. On Saturday, 3W Races held its first in-person event post-COVID at Denver's Sloan's Lake Park. The Denver 5K had fast top times and more than 300 finishers on the beautiful morning.
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Girls Running: All You Need to Strive, Thrive, and Run Your Best is a toolkit that empowers girls to have a healthy, successful, and informed running experience. Inspired by former high–school phenom Melody Fairchild’s running journey, and with coaching insight from Fairchild and co-author Elizabeth Carey, this guide is written by in-the-know female runners to educate and support young women for a lifetime of running. Girls Running is available now in bookstores and online.
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