Colorado Running News

Boulder Running Company - Denver Tech Center invites area runners to join them for a unique "Mob Run" on Tuesday, November 15th at 6:00 PM. Part "Flash Mob" and part "Street Racing," the run promises to be something new and unique to all.

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Team HoneyMilk was on hand at Sunday's Race for Fetal Hope 5K and captured finish video of John Mickowski winning in 15:20. The top-6 men all ran sub-16 with Adam Rich (15:26), Japeth Ng'ojoy (15:39), Ryan Hafer (15:48), Robby Young (15:51), and Pat McGuire (15:52) trailing Mickowski. In the women's race, Chico State alum Kara Lubienecki out-kicked Chanetelle Dron, running 17:50 to Dron's 17:52. Christie Foster was a close third in 17:55. ...

In-state results from the Longmont Turkey Trot 10K, Rim Rock Marathon, and the Highlands Ranch Backcountry Half Marathon are all in. Add to that NCAA Division I and III regional results from around the country and the Santa Barbara Half Marathon and we've got a full slate of racing to recap. ...

Adam Goucher and Tim Catalano will be at Boulder Running Company - Colorado Springs on November 25th from 9am-2pm signing and selling their new book "Running the Edge".

Adam and Tim will be on hand to help kick off the Black Friday celebration, which will also feature a free 5K and the first 50 people through the doors will receive a free gift bag.

In a recent interview we did with Adam Goucher, he talked about returning to racing. He ran an Olympic trials qualifier at the Philadelphia Rock 'N' Roll half marathon in September but unfortunately Adam suffered another knee injury and recently underwent surgery, in his most recent blog post he talks about retiring from elite racing, but not retiring as a runner.
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On a beautiful fall morning and the first day of daylight savings time, some fast Colorado runners showed up to duke it out at the Golden Gallop 10K on the hilly course in Golden.

Kenny Foster from Colorado Springs, who was getting a tune up in before running California International Marathon in December battled it out with Japheth Ng'ojoy from Greeley. The two were neck and neck at the four mile mark, but Kenny eventually pulled away to win in 32:27, with Japheth finishing in 32:51. Daniel Nally (Runners Roost) took third in 33:25. With 14 runners going under 36 minutes on the difficult course, the field was extremely competitive. ...

Elite running coach Brad Hudson, along with professional athletes Tyler McCandless, James Carney, and Benita Willis, will present "Performance Running: Improving for Elite to Competitive Runners" tomorrow night - Wednesday, November 9th - at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine (BCSM). The speech and interactive question and answer session that follows will be the first in a partnership between BCSM and Hudson Training Systems. The night's activities start at 7:00 PM and should conclude by 8:30 PM. ...

USATF Colorado wishes to extend a giant thank you to races partnering with them in 2011. The Stadium Stampede 5K, Evergreen Town Race 10K, Heart & Sole Half Marathon, Lead King Loop 25K, and Boulder Marathon all served as state championships this year and made tremendous contributions to USATF Colorado and to the athletes they serve. Their support of competitive running within the state of Colorado is admirable and USATF Colorado and the state's runners thank them, their volunteers, and their sponsors. A huge thank you also goes to the runners that supported these races and to those that joined USATF Colorado. As promised though, USATF Colorado will expand their reach in 2012 and continue to improve their work within the state. ...

Another full slate of racing around the country. Big congratulations to Amanda Scott for adding to the list of Olympic trials qualifiers from Colorado. Check out the rest of the weekend's racing highlights, separate coverage of the Colorado runners at the New York Marathon still to come.

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Behind Geoffrey Mutai's incredible course record effort in 2:05 and Mary Keitany's late race collapse, there were dozens of Colorado runners racing today's New York City Marathon. We probably can't claim him as a Coloradan, but at the top of the list was John Beattie, a Brit who has spent time training in Colorado Springs, and ran 2:23:43 to place 21st overall. That's just the start of the list though. ...

Western's Lauren Kleppin will carry an undefeated record into the national meet in two weeks. Kleppin ran 22:13 on the 6K course to finish well ahead of the rest of the field. The senior led the top-ranked Mountaineers to a Central Regional championship today at Denver's Washington Park. With a finish order very similar to the RMAC championships two weeks ago, Western again finished ahead of Adams in the competitive team race. ...

Second-ranked Adams State defeated rival Western State today to capture their fourth straight Central Regional championship. Racing at Denver's Washington Park, the Grizzlies avenged their narrow loss two weeks at the RMAC championships. Adams was led by RMAC Freshman of the Year Tabor Stevens, finishing second overall in 32:12 for the 10K course. At RMACs, Stevens was just sixth two weeks ago and only Adams' third man. His progress throughout the season, particularly the last two weeks, bodes well for the Grizzlies' chances on Nov. 19 at the national meet in Spokane, Wash. As a team, Adams put three runners in the top-5 and five runners in the top-10. ...

Register for the Golden Gallop by the end of the day and be entered to win an Echo Mountain season pass ($179 value), winner will be announced on the Golden Gallop Facebook page on 11/02.


The sixth annual Golden Gallop will take place on Sunday, Nov. 6th. The Gallop features a 5K, 10K, and a kids fun run with proceeds going to the Golden Schools Foundation. Runners and walkers are both welcome on the USATF certified 5K and 10K courses. Both race courses wind through Golden on a mix of bike paths and residential streets with near constant mountain views. Faster runners can compete for prize money and age group winners can earn a Golden Gallop pint glass. Everyone will be eligible for a ton of great post-race raffle prizes and all runners will receive a long-sleeve technical shirt in women's and men's sizes. ...

Lauren Kleppin will lead the top-ranked Western State women into the NCAA D2 regional cross country meet on Saturday. A senior, Kleppin is undefeated this year with big wins at the RMAC championship meet and against D1 competition at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree. A year ago, she was third at the D2 NCAA cross country championships, was second nationally on the track in the 10,000m (33:47), and was third at that same championship meet in the 5,000m (16:33). In this interview, she talks about this weekend's regional meet, her prospects for a national championship, and life in Gunnison. ...