Regional News

The 9th Annual Run the Rocks 5K attracted over a thousand participants to Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater on a sunny, warm and windy Sunday morning.  The event is hosted by the American Lung Association which raises funds to help make a positive impact in the lives of those affected by lung disease.  This year's event has raised over $55,000 and is still accepting donations.
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Anna Frost and Missy Gosney finished Nolan's 14, a linkup of 14 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado, under the 60-hour cutoff. They are the first women to have completed all 14 summits of Nolan's, and only the 12th and 13th individuals to have done so in the run's history.
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Alex Nichols was running third, often unable to see the leaders, and starting to feel just a little desperate about his chance to win Sunday’s 60th running of the Pikes Peak Marathon. It’s a victory he’d dreamed about for at least three years – since finishing second in 2012 and again in ’13 – and it seemed to be slipping away.
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Crossing the finish line in 42 hours, 30 minutes after running the 135 miles across blazing hot Death Valley was not a record setting time for veteran ultrarunner Marshall Ulrich. A Colorado native, Ulrich is the record four-time winner of the iconic Badwater ultramarathon that starts at the Badwater basin, the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet below sea level, and officially ends at the 8,360-foot Whitney Portal trailhead on the mountain.
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The Hardrock Hundred boasts some of the most difficult terrain in the nation attracting elite national and international runners to cast their lot amongst the 1200 applicants for a chance to be one of the 152 participants each year.
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It was a gorgeous morning in Evergreen for the Elk Meadow 5K and 10K on Saturday, the second event of the Evergreen Trail Racing Series hosted by the Evergreen Park & Recreation District (EPRD) and sponsored by the Wild Game.  The series comprises five races on challenging mountainous terrain in and around Evergreen. Distances range from a 5K to an epic half-marathon (13.1 miles) to the top of Bergen Peak (elevation 9,708), a climb of over 2,000 vertical feet.
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Elite Trail ultrarunner Dave Mackey suffered severe leg injuries after a fall from a ridge near the summit of Bear Peak in Boulder, Colorado, on Saturday morning. He was evacuated by members of the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and is recovering in stable condition.
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Pristine racing conditions set the stage for the 11th Annual Greenland Trail Races.  The event featured a 50K, 25K and 8 Mile, all of which circumvented the trails within the Greenland Open Space just south of Larkspur, CO.  Over 800 participants - newbies and veterans alike - took to the dirt-packed trails under scattered clouds and temperatures in the mid 60's.
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Weather predictions came true Sunday morning for the 33rd Annual Cherry Creek Sneak.  Much like the 2014 event, cloudy skies, rain and chilly temperatures set the stage for the multiple race distances that kicked off throughout the morning.  Fortunately, the wind stayed calm and the flat and fast course proved to be an attraction for some of Colorado's top runners.
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Cool temperatures and even a few snowflakes set the stage for the Rockin' on the River 5K Sunday morning at Hudson Gardens in Littleton, CO.  The race is the second event in the South Suburban Parks & Recreation District’s Race Series, sponsored by Run Colorado.
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