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Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

Register by July 1st for Early Bird Pricing the Pumpkin Pie 5K or 10K in Denver

The Pumpkin Pie 5K is coming to City Park in Denver on Saturday, November 18, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Runners and walkers can take advantage of a flat and fast course, and then enjoy a slice of sweet and tasty pumpkin pie at the finish.

Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

Run or Walk the Ghosts and Goblins 5K This Fall!

The Ghosts and Goblins 5K will take place on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at City Park in Denver. With themed shirts, finisher’s medals, disposable bib chip timing, free photo downloads, and more, this is a great value and a family friendly fun run. The races kick off at 9am. Runners and walkers of all ages and paces are welcome.

Strength Running

Jason Fitzgerald

Nike Running’s Global Head Coach Chris Bennett on Good Coaching, Community, & More

Chris Bennett is the Nike Running Global Head Coach and Senior Director Nike Global Running.

Translation: Chris is an absolute powerhouse of a coach and runner.

Coach Chris Bennett’s role as Nike Running’s Global Head Coach includes wearing a lot …

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Strength Running

Jason Fitzgerald

The Value of Challenges: Sally McRae on Seeking Out Adversity & Scary Goals

Ultra-mountain runner Sally McRae is known worldwide for her mental fortitude and ability to push through extreme discomfort.

As a professional mountain and ultra runner for Nike, Sally is a two-time Top 10 Western States finisher, the Badwater 135 Champion, …

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Strength Running

Jason Fitzgerald

Men’s vs. Women’s Feet: Why Hilma Running Shoes is Making Shoes for Just for Women

Brooke Torres is an ultra runner who couldn’t understand why running shoes were so uncomfortable. So, she started a running shoe company to fix that problem.

Enter: Hilma Running Shoes. They make shoes specifically for the needs of women’s feet, …

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Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

Boston Marathon qualifying standards to remain the same for 2025

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced that it will not raise the entry standards for the 2025 Boston Marathon. This news will be a sigh of relief for many runners […]

Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

Evergreen’s Schaenzle to Memorialize Daughter with 1,000 Mile Bike Tour

In December 2016, 60-year-old Gil Schaenzle had an epiphany. That’s when she told her 20-year-old daughter Anna Rose—who was suffering from a rare cancer known as NETs (neuroendocrine tumors) —that she wanted to run in 50 national parks. Gil asked her daughter to be her support vehicle driver once she’d recovered and felt up to it, but Anna Rose declined, saying she wanted to run with her mom instead.

Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

USA Track & Field Long Distance Running GRAND PRIX

At each of the seven  Colorado championship races, athletes and clubs will earn Grand Prix points that will accumulate through the year towards a year-end point total. 

Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

Register now for the Labor Day Half Marathon, 10K and 5K in Parker!

Celebrate the last blast of summer at the Labor Day Half Marathon, 10K and 5K on September 4. 2023. The race features a flat, fast half marathon, a 10K and a 5K. Let summer have its last hooray at Parker’s Salisbury Park, which is located about 30 minutes to the southeast of Denver. The race travels along the scenic banks of the Cherry Creek. This flat and fast course just might propel you to a new personal record! And if you’re in it just for the fun, well, we totally catch your...

Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

Pro Series Start Lists Announced for the 2024 IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder Triathlon

Top professional triathletes from around the globe will come to Colorado to compete at the IRONMAN® 70.3® Boulder triathlon when the IRONMAN Pro Series™ returns to North America on Saturday, June 8. The 2024 IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder triathlon will offer professionals a maximum of 2,500 points towards IRONMAN Pro Series standings, a $50,000 event total pro prize purse, and three qualifying slots for each gender to the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship taking place in Taupo, New...

Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

Boulder Bolder 10K Welcomes 47,000 on Memorial Day

The 44th running of the Bolder Boulder welcomed 47,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes. The 10K race travels through the streets of Boulder, Colorado, each year and finishes inside Folsom […]

Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

Cookie Chase 5K Returns to Denver in July!

The Cookie Chase 5K run and walk will return to Denver for a fourth year on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Sloan’s Lake Park in Denver. With themed shirts, finisher’s medals, disposable bib chip timing, free photo downloads, and more, this is a great value and a family friendly fun run and walk. Runners and walkers of all ages and paces are welcome.

Colorado Runner

Derek Griffiths

The cool, wild escape of Seven Bridges in Colorado Springs

In Colorado Springs, one of the most popular trails around showcases perhaps the city's finest attribute: its wildness. Between the rocky, forested walls of North Cheyenne Canon, it's a wonder to think downtown shops, bars and eateries are only a 10-minute drive away. It's a wonder that might occur to the masses on Seven Bridges Trail.

Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

One Week to go! Flamingo Day 5K on June 2 in Denver

The Flamingo Day 5K run and walk will return for a fourth year on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at Sloan’s Lake Park in Denver. With themed shirts and finisher’s medals, the race is a fun way to stay healthy, active and motivated in your fitness goals.

Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

18th Denver Colfax Marathon Celebrates a Record-Breaking Year

The 2024 Denver Colfax Marathon, presented by Cigna Healthcare, welcomed close to 25,000 runners over the weekend to its annual race event. The weekend, which hosts eight races over two […]

Colorado Runner

Derek Griffiths

Colorado makes case as nation’s best female distance running state

When it comes to girls distance running, Colorado is the queen of the country. As evidence of the Centennial State’s standing in the sport, just look at the results from the 2023 Nike Cross Nationals last November, when four locals finished in the Top 10.

Strength Running

Jason Fitzgerald

The Drop Interviews Jason: Coaching, Strength, and Shoes with Thomas Neuberger and Meaghan Murray

We’re switching it up a bit this week so you can listen to the episode of The Drop where I was the guest!

Thomas Neuberger started Believe in the Run in 2009 as a way to raise money for charity …

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Colorado Runner

Derek Griffiths

Cherokee Trail repeats as Class 5A track state champion

The Cherokee Trail boys repeated as the Class 5A track state champions on Saturday at Jeffco Stadium, blowing away the field with 111 points, nearly double the tally of second-place Mountain Vista.

Colorado Runner

Derek Griffiths

Niwot track dynasty continues, Rock Canyon wins first crown and more storylines from the girls state track meet

Niwot’s girls track dynasty is chugging along at an infinite pace. The Cougars cruised to another Class 4A title on Saturday, the team’s eighth championship since 2013 and fifth straight. As has been the case in recent years, Niwot’s triumph was never in question. The ultra-loaded Cougars finished with 158 points for a 98-point margin of victory over runner-up Windsor.

Colorado Runner

Jessica Griffiths

Register for a Season Pass and Save 10%

Register now for a season pass and save 10% off entry fees. Register for four or more events produced by Colorado Runner Events at once and save 10% per event.

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