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Fa La La Half Marathon hosts 150 in Arvada

The All-Out Fa La La Half Marathon, 10K and 5K was able to proceed live and in-person on Saturday, with 147 runners tackling the course along the Ralston Creek Trail in Arvada.

Backcountry Wilderness Half Marathon Has 353 Finishers

The 2020 Backcountry Wilderness Half Marathon, presented by the Littleton Adventist Hospital Centura Health, in Highlands Ranch had 353 finishers on Saturday, November 7. Unseasonably warm weather was a plus for the runners. Greg Morrin,…

How to Choose a Running Watch

Running watches are popular due to their many uses. A built-in GPS, keeping track of time, and various stats make them used by marathon runners and joggers alike. You might be interested in getting a running watch but don’t know which one…

Why Don’t Runners’ Knees Fail More Often?

First, the bad news. A sophisticated new model shows that if you start running at age 23 and put in less than two miles a day, there’s a 98 percent chance that your knees will fail by the age of 55. Now, the good news: that doesn’t actually…

What Artificial Intelligence Says About Running Form

The physiologist and coach Jack Daniels once filmed a bunch of runners in stride, then showed the footage to coaches and biomechanists to see if they could eyeball who was the most efficient. “They couldn’t tell,” Daniels later recalled.…

The Coronavirus Outbreak Puts Running into Perspective

On February 18, I wrote an article in response to the news that the 2020 Tokyo Marathon had been canceled for the general public over fears of the spread of the coronavirus. At the time, Japan, a country of over 120 million…

Colorado Marathon sends update about 2020 event

In a post on the race website, organizers of the 2020 Colorado Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K stated that they will not be hosting an in-person event in Fort Collins on May 3rd as originally planned.