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Derek Griffiths is the owner of Colorado Runner. He is also the race director for all events produced by Colorado Runner Events. An avid runner since middle school, Derek has completed over 50 marathons with a PR of 2:41:09 set at the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon in 2003.

Home Cure Runner’s Knee

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Patello-femoral joint dysfunction syndrome, also known as “runner’s knee”, refers to tracking problems between the knee cap (patella) and the upper leg bone (femur). The underside of the patella is shaped like the bow of a ship, and rides…

Issue 27 (January/February 2008)

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A jubilant marathon weekend was darkened by the death of Ryan Shay during the Men’s Olympic Marathon Trials in New York’s Central Park in November. The 28-year-old runner collapsed a little over five miles into the race.

Issue 26 (November/December 2007)

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My wife has finished nine marathons, but she recently completed a marathon of a different sort. Our son, Alex, was born in late September. The nursing staff at the hospital kept telling her during labor that she should pretend she was…

Boulder’s Laura Bennett takes Bronze at Triathlon Worlds

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Laura Bennett (left, photo by Frank Wechsel/triathlon.org) had been so accustomed to medaling at the world triathlon championships that her eighth place finish last year in Lausanne, Switzerland was an unusual - and disappointing -…

Issue 25 (September/October 2007)

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As runners, we get up early to exercise in the morning before going to work and often give up fun with friends and family to exercise in the evening. We set our sights on a goal, whether to run a fall marathon or improve our time in a 5K,…