Interviews

Washington's Joe Gray gives some revealing information to start the interview as he looks forward to the World Mountain Running Championships.

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"Absolutely stunning" and "Switzerland wins" are used in describing the setting for Sunday's Sierre-Zinal mountain race. Scott is an ultrarunner from Highlands Ranch, Colo. and Dakota too is an incredibly accomplished ultrarunner, most recently living in Silverton, Colo. The two will race Sierre-Zinal one week before the 103-mile Ultra Tour du Mont Blanc. They share their thoughts on both races here.

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Basalt's Megan Lund-Lizotte and Evergreen's Brandy Erholtz will race against the world's best mountain runners on Sunday in Switzerland. The Sierre-Zinal 31K race includes a whopping 2200 meters of climbing and 800 meters of descent, and is arguably the most competitive mountain race in the world. Lund-Lizotte was the surpise winner a year ago as Erholtz finished third. The new trail running site Inside Trail includes more background on the race itself, while Nick Clark catches up with the two Colorado stars on RunColo's behalf here. ...

Sunday in Evergreen, Colorado, Boulder's Pat Rizzo ran 29:59 to win the USATF Colorado State 10K Championship. Catching up with him a few minutes later, Pat shares his thoughts on the race, the USATF Colorado series, and reveals what he has coming up in the next few months. Video coverage is provided by Honey Milk, a high protein nutritional drink available in five flavors. Honey Milk can be found at Colorado-area King Soopers.


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Charles Hillig’s name has been near the top of Colorado race results for a few years, but this summer the 25-year-old Denver resident has really started to shine. He started the year with wins at the Frosty’s Frozen 5M and Snowman Stampede 5M before starting a string of racing the state’s most competitive races. He was second at the Cherry Creek Sneak in May, a late hamstring cramp dropped him to 8^th at BolderBoulder, and then he ran 14:37 for 5000M on the track at sea level. He backed that up with a 4^th-place finish (3^rd in the money) at the Stadium Stampede 5K, third at the Freeman Myre 5K, and third at the Classic 10K in a PR time of 30:30. With no sponsor, no coach, and few training partners, Charles is chasing his Olympic trials dream his own way.
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Nicole Feest grew up in Lombard, IL and attended Colorado State University. While at CSU she set the school record in the 5000 & 10000 (indoors and outdoors).

Nicole, 27 years old, races for the Boulder Running Company Adidas team and most recently clocked a 17:06 at the FireKracker 5K in Ft. Collins. ...

Cassie Slade is not just one of the best female runners in Colorado, she's one of the top runners in the country. Recently she ran an impressive 32:55 to finish 8th in the 10,000M at the US Track and Field Championships.

The 28 year old from Highlands Ranch discusses running the Olympic marathon trials in January and her plans for 2011.
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Most of us only know one person that lives in Aspen – Lance Armstrong. Let us introduce you to another. Dylan Bowman is a 25-year-old ultrarunner living in Aspen. In 2010, he started racking up some notable performances, including a third-place finish at the 2010 Leadville 100. He’s further improved this year and is now a regular podium finisher. In 2011, he finished 2nd at the Moab Red Hot 50K+, won the Antelope Island Buffalo Run 50-mile, and finished 2nd at both the Fruita 25-mile and the Collegiate Peaks 50-mile. Two weeks ago, in just his second race at the distance, he won the San Diego 100. In this interview, Dylan shares his thoughts on life in Aspen, cougars, the Lance Armstrong vs. Tyler Hamilton showdown, the best day of his life, and of course, his training, racing, and the La Sportiva shoes that he uses to find success on the trails. ...

Katie Blackett recently won the Eugene Marathon in 2:44:14 and qualified for her third Olympic Trials at the age of 34. She grew up in Flagstaff, AZ and attended Villanova University. Katie currently resides in Boulder with her husband and golden retriever Tollie.
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