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Not even a global pandemic, extreme heat and dry air, wild fires and lingering smoke from said wild fires could stop the 65th annual Pikes Peak Marathon from happening. With the cancellation of the Boston Marathon this year, the Pikes Peak Marathon is now the longest continuously running marathon in…

The Cookie Chase 5k at Denver's City Park attracted 300 finishers on Sunday, August 16, 2020. Christopher Rego of Colorado Springs was first in 16:10 with Josef Gertner of Fort Morgan placing second in 16:16. Adrienne Barry of Englewood was first female in 18:13 with Boulder's Courtney Nicoletti was…

Lynn Rathjen, a high school cross-country coach and retired physical therapist in Grand Island, Nebraska, has been running consistently for the past 40 years. But he didn’t give a whole lot of thought to setting age-group records until his son, Andrew, looked them up. As Rathjen was approaching…