Regional News

Three-time U.S. 1,500m champion Alan Webb (file photo) on Saturday broke the American record in the mile, clocking 3:46.91 at the Atletiek Vlaanderenmeet in Brasschaa, Belgium. The mark breaks the record of 3:47.69 set by National Track & Field Hall of Famer Steve Scott in 1982 and makes Webb the eighth-fastest man in history, behind Hicham El Guerrouj, Noah Ngeny, Noureddine Morceli, Steve Cram, Daniel Komen, Venuste Niyongabo and Said Aouita.
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Fernando Cabada cruised to an impressive win in his Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon debut, setting a course record of 1 hour, 4 minutes, 57 seconds, and defeating two-time defending champion and former course record holder Celedonia "Cele" Rodriquez of Alamosa, CO. Patty Rogers of Lakewood, CO earned the women's crown in 1:22:38. Each winner was awarded with a double magnum of Merlot from Sebastiani Vineyards, a Ball Watch and $500 in cash.
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Many competitors at this year's Teva First Bank of Vail 10 at 10 (10Km at 10,000 feet) trail race remarked about the warm temperatures and bright sunshine at the summit of Vail Mountain where the race was held. "I was surprised how warm it was for the 9:00 start. At 10,000 feet you often think of cool and crisp conditions," said J'ne Day Lucore of Denver who finished second in the 40-49 age group.
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The Second Running Boom is certainly alive and well, as the 29th Bolder Boulder showed on Memorial Day, as registration hit a record number of 50,816 entrants.
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With the all of the qualification races complete, the Team USA roster for the 2007 ITU Short Course Duathlon Worlds has been finalized.
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The Colorado Running Hall of Fame (CRHF) today announced its first ever call for nominations. The establishment of the CRHF was undertaken by the Colfax Marathon Partnership, Inc. in October 2006. The intent of the Marathon was to facilitate and guide the creation and activation of the CRHF.
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Olympians Alan Culpepper (Lafayette, Colo.) and Deena Kastor (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) returned to the USA Cross Country Championships for the first time since 2003, winning in style today at the USA Cross Country Championships presented by Gleukos. Culpepper was timed in 37:09 for the men's 12 km course and Kastor cruised to victory in 26:47 for the women's 8 km.
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Over $11,000 has been donated to various charities by the organizers of the Canyonlands Half Marathon, The Other Half and the Winter Sun 10K in Moab.
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The inaugural Teva Paint Mines 6K Run and Walk on Thursday, July 27 was enjoyed by 100 participants ranging in age from 10 to 74. The venue in Calhan, Colorado, the Paint Mines Interpretive Park, was official dedicated in 2005 and was the perfect site for a run.
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More than 300 runners challenged themselves to an unrelenting 7.5-mile climb to the summit of Vail Mountain today. Sea-level competitors as well as altitude-adjusted locals gathered at Vail's Mountain Haus on a cloudless morning for the 8:00 start. Vail Recreation District Director Mike Ortiz gave the runners pre-race announcements and then turned the stage over to Matt Drummet, Marketing and Sales Director for the Vail Mountain Haus who shot the starter's pistol.
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