Interviews

Tristan Mitchell, 26 years old, from Centennial, CO is our Mizuno/Boulder Running Company/RunColo runner of the month for April.

Ok, I'm biased, Tristan is my training partner, but I think everyone will agree that he has had an impressive 2012, capped off by an even stronger month of April. Tristan took third at the Platte Half Marathon running a PR of 1:15:46 and finished third last Sunday at the Cherry Creek Sneak 10M in 56:03 (5:36 pace). He will be running the Colfax Marathon later this month.

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Adriana Nelson-Pirtea, 32 years old, hails from Bucharest, Romania and now resides in Ft. Collins with her husband Jeremy Nelson together they operate Running Bums. She has a marathon PR of 2:28:52 which she ran in 2008 at the London Marathon.

In 2011 Adriana became a USA citizen and was cleared to compete for the USA in 2012. She competed at the Olympic Trials Marathon in January and was with the lead pack at mile 7 before dropping out of the race.

Adriana is sponsored by Asics and is one of the top female runners in the country.

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Plantar fasciitis, that nagging heel pain that you feel one morning when getting out of bed and that gets progressively worse without treatment, is one of the most common running-related injuries. With the distinction of being one of the most common running injuries comes a slew of information and advice on the best treatment remedies. Unfortunately, the most common advice for this injury will not actually fix the underlying issues and will therefore not get you back out there running pain-free. Rest, rolling your foot on a golf/lacrosse ball or a frozen water bottle may all help your foot feel a bit better for the time being, but they will not fix the problem. Dr. Phillip Shanks, a sports chiropractor out of Evergreen, CO, offered his advice on the best path of treatment for when a runner is afflicted with plantar fasciitis.
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Mizuno/Boulder Running Company and RunColo are proud to announce Chad Ricklefs as our February runner of the month. Chad recently ran a 2:30:52 in February at the Austin Marathon.

Chad is an ultramarathon coach and was the 2011 World Masters 100KM champion, has run a 5:24 for 50 miles and was the winner of the Leadville 100 in 2000 and 2002.

Thanks to Mizuno and Boulder Running Company, Chad will receive a free pair of Mizuno shoes.

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No one trains harder than Boulder's Tyler McCandless. The 25-year-old had big goals for the 2012 Olympic trials marathon and while 50th in the country's most competitive race, shares his disappointment over his 2:19 finish. McCandless remains optimistic for the future and, taking an old school racing attitude, already has his next marathon planned. He shares those thoughts in this video interview.
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Olympic trials weekend continued Sunday with the running of the Houston Marathon. Benita Willis ran an even-paced 2:28 to finish second and well below the 2:32 Australian standard for the 2012 Olympics.

Willis, coaching under Hudson Training System in Boulder, speaks in this interview about the PR's and successes of the other Hudson athletes (at the trials, men took 7th, 9th and 13th all in PR times) and also shares her plans for training leading up to the Olympic marathon. ...

For the past decade, Nuta Olaru has been one of Colorado's fastest female marathoners. In 2004, she ran 2:24 to finish 2nd at the Chicago Marathon, and competed at the Olympics that same year. More recently, in 2009, she was 2nd at the Houston Marathon in 2:27. Now at age 41, she ran 2:37 for a third-place finish at the Cal International Marathon earlier this month. Having just become a U.S. citizen, she tells us that she plans to be back racing in Houston next month and shares her thoughts on citizenship, aging, and sponsorships. ...

When Sean Houseworth won the Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon, he let out a scream as he crossed the finish line. Not only did he run an impressive 1:03:12, he did so against some of the top American runners in the country and improved his half marathon PR by over two minutes.

The 24-year-old from Highlands Ranch attended the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) and is currently training under Juli Benson, who also coaches Jenny Barringer-Simpson. He is also member of the Air Force World Class Athlete (WCAP) Program.
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On Sunday, Danielle Quatrochi ran the California International Marathon where she set a PR and qualified for the Olympic trials which will be held on January 14th.

Danielle lives in Boulder with her husband and two daughters. She has PR's of 17:07 (5k), 35:30 (10k), 1:17:41 (half marathon).
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