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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 days, saw twenty percent more runners than last year. Athletes from all 50 states plus 11 different countries…

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.

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.