Colorado Running News

About the Mile High 5: The 2nd annual Mile High 5 at Sloan’s Lake is open to competitive and recreational runners and walkers. With your partnership we will offer a quality 5 mile, 5k (3.1 mile), and 5000ft race to encourage physical fitness in children, introduce them to a life long love of running and racing, and at the same time raise money to benefit partnering Northwest Denver Schools. This year the Mile High 5 will be partnering with Brown International Academy, Edison Elementary, and Valdez Elementary. Find us on facebook Mile High

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This Sunday the Mile High Mile will take place at Sports Authority Field. Last year's race had over 2,000 people registered and this is a great event to take your kid to as they break down the waves by grade so that they can compete with children of similar ages. However, they also have waves for the adult males and females.

Last years race was won by Adam Rich in 4:28 and high school phenom Tabor Scholl in 5:21.



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Who was that white guy with a water bottle strapped to his back leading the Boston Marathon for the first 10K? It was Mesa, Colorado's Glen Randall, a Dartmouth grad and the 2010 Pikes Peak Ascent winner. Glen's lead was incredible, but ultimately he slipped to a 60th place finish.

With temperatures in the 80's, more than 4,000 runners defered their entries until 2013. Wesley Korir won the race in 2:12:40, nine minutes and thirty-eight seconds slower than Geoffrey Mutai's record time last year on a day that featured perfect conditions. The women's race was won by Kenyan Sharon Cherop who outkicked Jemim Sumgong in the final 600 meters to finish in 2:31:50.

Boulder's Jason Hartmann did Colorado proud, taking fourth overall and becoming the first U.S. finisher. An impressive performance to say the least. Below is a list of the top Colorado performers at the Boston Marathon.

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While things are heating up in Boston for Marathon Monday, temperatures in Colorado dropped significantly and made for some great racing weather throughout the state. Below is a recap of all weekend races.
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With a light dusting of snow on the ground from the night before, thousands of runners headed to downtown Littleton to race the tenth annual Platte Half Marathon. Temperatures hovered in the high 40's and the wind gusted from the north, creating a stiff headwind for most of the 13.1 miles on the point-to-point net downhill course that finished at the Buckhorn Exchange.

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At first I attempted to rank the top ten defunct races in Colorado, but considering that I had not run several of these races, I gave up and just compiled a list. I then realized that my list had eleven races and what's better than a top ten list, a top eleven list. I will rank the number one race though, at the bottom

I've only been living in Colorado for ten years, so I couldn't go too far back, but let me know your thoughts, what race did I miss and what race would be number one in your book?

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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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Come run or walk with us, for the 3rd Annual Moving Towards a Cure®Denver, in memory of those who have lost their lives to this disease and in honor of those who are currently battling, help increase brain tumor awareness and assist in finding a cure.

As with any event, participation is important, however, fundraising is a vital aspect of such an event. We do not require fundraising to participate, although it is highly encouraged. Every fundraising dollar brings us closer to a cure!
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And on the 7th day the endurance sport gods created…the Garmin 910xt

Every so often there is a product that hits the market that is a MUST HAVE for your training regime, and I can say without reservation that the Garmin 910xt GPS multi-sport watch is one of those products. I have to admit that I am a little biased as I have been a Garmin supporter for several years (Edge 405, Edge 500), but this one takes the cake. Needless to say, when I heard of this watch that mixed the GPS functionality of its predecessors, with a smaller watch design, ANT+ technology to track heart rate/power/speed/cadence (the list goes on), and state-of-the-art wireless swim metrics, I had to have one.
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Denver, CO – April 2, 2012 – Riding on two wheels has long been a favorite way to tour the scenic streets of the Mile High City and now, cyclists of all skill levels can take part in an unprecedented ride at the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Bike Tour.

The 24-mile course will take 750 cyclists from Civic Center Park, through many of the city’s breathtaking parks, unique neighborhoods and landmarks with views of the stunning Rocky Mountains along the way. The Bike Tour will start prior to the 3^rd annual Sports Authority Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon & ½ Marathon benefiting the Prostate Cancer Foundation on Saturday, September 22^nd.
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While the Women’s DI Final Four Tournament was taking place in Denver and three winners of the Mega Millions Lottery were celebrating their winnings, the highlight running event of the weekend in Colorado was the USATF Colorado 5 Mile Championships that were held as part of the Rudi’s Boulder Spring Half Marathon and 10 Mile event.
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The extensive amount of trails that can be accessed from the Greenbelt Plateau Trailhead provide runners with miles and miles of great trail options. If you start here and run up the trail in the direction of the Flatirons (you will have to cross the street) the trail winds uphill, then downhill, and along the way provides some wonderful views of the valley and the mountains.
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