Colorado Running News

In a world full of people, only some want to fly. This weekend, those people were at Mt. SAC (San Antonio College) in Walnut, California - "where the world's best athletes compete." Mt. SAC is a community college serving eastern LA County and the largest community college in the US. All area colleges had athletes racing while a number of post-collegiates made the trip west too.








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So for me, the Spring Desert Ultra out on the Western Slope in Fruita pretty much marks the beginning of the Colorado trail racing season. I think it's the first ultra on the calendar and it's an all-around great event in a killer location, with unparalleled views of the Mighty Colorado, which, out by Fruita, is just beginning its massive canyon-cutting journey to the Gulf of California. Running on benched trails high above the river, one cannot help but be mesmerized by its awesome majesty and the beauty in the color of its canyon walls.



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On one of the windiest days of the year, with wind gust reaching 50mph in Boulder, 83 brave soles headed to what has to be one of the windiest spots in Colorado - the Boulder Reservoir, to race the first ...

"Start off April 17th, 2010 with a beautiful run along the St. Vrain River in Longmont, CO. The second annual Eagle's Heart 5K ...

If you didn’t make it out to the Colorado Strongman “Unleash Your Strength” competition this weekend, the giant Yuri’s Night party, or get tased in Leadville, hopefully you got some racing in. We've already covered the Kohl Elementary 5K, the AIR Foundation races, and the CU Invitational, so here's what's left.
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The Kohl Elementary School 5k was held today in Broomfield, Colorado with close to 250 people participating. With a c-note going to the winner and the prize money going three deep, some fast runners showed up to race. This was the inaugural ...

Matt Fizgerald is currently the senior editor for Triathlete magazine and senior producer for the Competitor Running Web site. His special expertise is endurance sports nutrition and he is a certified sports nutritionist. Matt lives in San Diego with wife, Nataki.




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If you’re not going to the Arvada Kite Festival, watching the Obama clock continue to roll, or heckling Tiger at the Masters, there is some racing going on this weekend.





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Mizuno USA recently entered into an agreement with runner Patrick Rizzo, a former North Central College (Naperville, ...

The Estes Park Marathon, considered one of the most scenic marathon races in the USA, is partnering with Boulder company HydraPouch LLC to completely eliminate ...

There's a theory out there that running shoe companies want to ignore the minimalist running movement because there is nothing they can do to make money on it. That just can't be true, there is plenty of money to be made. Asics charges $100+ for their Piranhas. ...

The big action this weekend is at WrestleMania. Looking at the card, how the hell are Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker still wrestling? And Bret Hart is back? If you can pull yourself away from WrestleMania, here’s the rundown of this weekend’s limited action.



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