Regional News

The University of Colorado women's cross country team won the 2018 NCAA Championship as senior Dani Jones captured the individual title at Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. CU's men also returned to the podium with a fourth-place finish.
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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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Over 7,000 runners and walkers took to the streets of downtown Denver for the fifth annual Hot Chocolate 15K/5K. With overcast skies and temperatures in the mid 30's, it made for a perfect running conditions.
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On a crisp fall morning in Seeley, Wisconsin, more than 250 runners headed out at the Birkie Trail Runs, site of the USA Track & Field (USATF) Trail Running Championships. In order to combat the near-freezing temperatures, race leaders set a blistering pace in the early miles.
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Jason Schlarb won the ultra-competitive Run Rabbit Run 100-mile race in Steamboat Springs for a third time with a finish of 18:48:08. His previous wins were in 2015 and in 2013 when he set the course record with a time of 17:15:20, which still stands.
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The 2018 version of the Labor Day Half Marathon, 10K and 5K in Parker saw record crowds at Salisbury Park. The weather was perfect for running with overcast skies and temperatures hovering in the high 50 to low 60 degree range throughout the morning.
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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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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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Azerya Weldemariam is relieved that he set the pace to Barr Camp in the Pikes Peak Ascent, the annual run to the top of America’s Mountain. When Weldemariam reached Barr Camp – normally just past the halfway point of the Ascent – the gritty 39-year-old trail runner learned he was the winner of the prestigious race
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The 2nd Annual National High School Trail Running Championships (NHSTC) saw some fierce competition amongst some of the top high schoolers in the state. The 5+ mile course took runners up some of the tight switchbacks, lung-busting climbs and fast, single-track descents on the Salida Mountain Trails.
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