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Colorado’s big day at Nike Cross Nationals

A year ago Colorado had its Best Day Ever At NXN. But this year definitely upped the ante, or challenges 2017 at least. Among the teams: Three top-10 finishes. Among the individuals: FOUR Top-10 finishes in the boy's race.
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Thousands run Turkey Trots across Colorado

Thanksgiving has become the largest participatory running day of the year. In Colorado, that holds true as well. From Durango to Frisco, Colorado Springs to Fort Collins, thousands of people took place in the at least 20+ different Thanksgiving Day races across our great state.
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50th Anniversary of the First U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

Sunday, August 18, 1968 was a momentous day for Alamosa, the small rural south central Colorado city nestled in the San Luis Valley. But this day would also be an historic one for the nascent sport of American long distance running. On this day Alamosa was the site of the first ever U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
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Krar, Arnold win Leadville Trail 100

More than 600 runners from all 50 states and 41 countries competed in the iconic ‘Race Across the Sky’ held in Leadville August 18 & 19. This world-renown 100-mile foot race travels through the challenging Colorado Rockies terrain with elevations ranging from 9,200 to 12,600 feet, with a total elevation climb of more than 14,000 feet.
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Records broken at Pikes Peak Marathon

The Pikes Peak Marathon, the fourth stop on the Golden Trail Series, may have featured another world-class field of trail runners from around the globe, but it was a couple of Colorado locals who owned the day.
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