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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.

Issue 11 (May/June 2005)

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The state of the sport is in great shape if the interest in this year’s Pike’s Peak Marathon has anything to do with it.

Rain holds off for Dash and Dine #2 in Boulder

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Over the last couple of weeks, my training has not been the greatest. This was due in part to the fact that we had a magazine deadline and a race we were putting on happening at the same time. Why we scheduled it that was is beyond me, but…

Issue 10 (March/April 2005)

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I’ve found the perfect training partner. She’s faster than I am, can run longer than I can, she has the extra energy to hunt for food while I’m huffing and puffing, and she has four legs. I adopted Lucy, my Siberian Husky, from the Boulder…

250 Runners Brave Bitter Cold At Super Bowl 5K

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One of the cool things about the RunDenver series is that the top five finishers with dogs win special prizes. First place honors again went to Colorado Runner's top dog, Lucy, who pulled her owner through to a fifth place finish in 18:38.

Ritzenhein wins Belfast cross country event

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2004 Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein grabbed the lead early in the race and held on for the win Sunday at the 2004 Reebok Cross Country Challenge in Belfast, Ireland. After sharing the lead with Great Britain's Gavin Thompson during the…

Issue 9 (January/February 2005)

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12 Stupid Things Nonrunners Say To Runners As runners and endurance athletes, we inevitably have to listen to our nonrunning friends and family members express their horror over our training habits, our personal hygiene, and our…

Coloradans fair well at Foot Locker Nationals

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West Regional Champion Ken Cormier of Douglas Ariz., and Aislinn Ryan of Bellvale N.Y., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals at Morley Field in Balboa Park in San Diego Calif. Beginning with a fast pace, most…