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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 52 (March/April 2012)

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Welcome to our annual event guide! We have compiled a list of 700 running and multisport races in and around the state. The calendar begins with March and continues through December, 2012. From women’s only events to mud runs, there are a…

Koch and Wieck Take Red Hot 55K, Krar and Rentz Take 33K

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Grand Junction's Kevin Koch and Greenwood Village's Sonja Wieck took home the top honors in the Moab's Red Hot 55K on Saturday, February 18th. The challenging ultra race took 200 finishers from the Gemini Bridges trail head to Poison Spider…

Williams, Utrata Win Valentine’s Day 5K

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More than 500 runners and race-walkers braved the cold Sunday morning for the Valentine's Day 5k at Wash Park in Denver.  Temperatures hovered around a brisk 25 degrees, and while there were some snow and ice patches on the course, that…

Race Review: Yeti Chase 5K and 10K

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Runners enjoyed a fairly fast 5k and a rolling 10k at Saturday's Yeti Chase, run on the scenic west side of metro Denver in Bear Creek Lake Park.

Interview With Coloado School Of Mines Coach Art Siemers

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Art Siemers is the Head Coach of cross country and track & field as Division 2 Colorado School of Mines.  Coach Siemers has coached numerous National Champions and All Americans during his tenure, as well as consistent top 5 finishes…

Issue 51 (January/February 2012)

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Running is a pretty simple sport. You put one foot in front of the other. Whoever does it the fastest wins. If you run faster than anyone else in the world, you get a world record. Right?

Race Recap: Nally, Keyser Win Rock Canyon Half Marathon

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Pueblo's Rock Canyon Half Marathon got off to a slick start on Saturday. The ice and snow hardly hindered Denver's Daniel Nally and Fort Collins' Ellie Keyser who won the men's and women's divisions of the race, which capped registration at…

Western State Men Win NCAA Division II National XC Title

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Ryan Haebe won in a time of 30:45.1 and Tyler Pennel finished three seconds behind him as Western State College men's cross country won its eighth NCAA Division II national championship and ninth overall with a team score of 27 points at…