Archive for September, 2009

Interview with Matt McCue

Interview with Matt McCue
Author of An Honorable Run
According to your website, you’re still running 10 miles per day. What kind of racing shape are you in now? Do you plan on competing at any major events?
I think I’m in pretty good shape…not razor-sharp racing shape, but that’s understandable because I haven’t raced since [...]

Week in Review – 9/21 to 9/27

9/21 – 4 miles
9/22 – 20 miles @ 7:27 pace
9/23 – off
9/24 – 8 miles + 2 miles with Vibram Five Fingers
9/25 – 7.1 miles + 2 miles with Vibram Five Fingers
9/26 – Regis University 5k + 3.1 mile cool down
9/27 – 6.5 miles + 2 miles with Vibram Five Fingers
Total 57.82 Miles
* Took [...]

Regis University 5k 2009

The Regis University 5k started at 10am, so why did I leave my house at 9:44am? Obligations and life would be the answer, sometimes they get in the way of running. Fortunately Regis University is close to my house, but I also realized on the drive that I didn’t exactly know where the [...]

October RunColo E-Mail Blast Winners

Here are the winners for the RunColo E-Mail Blast, the following will receive a free entry into their selected race of choice:
Metro Mile – Vinnie Basile
Metro Mile – Lori Walker
Racing with the Stars 5k – Takane Aizeki
Racing with the Stars 5k – Thomas Denning
Run the Rocks 5k – Ashley Tomlin
Red Rock Scramble – Cody Bender
Red [...]

Boulder Marathon 2009 Results

Results are now posted.

Week in Review – 9/14 to 9/20

9/14 – 5.5 miles + 2 miles with Vibram Five Fingers
9/15 – 5.5 miles + 2 miles with VFF
9/16 – 6.1 miles + 2 miles with VFF
9/17 – 20 miles @ 7:47 pace
9/18 – 5.5 miles + 2 miles with VFF
9/19 – 7.1 miles
9/20 – Boulder Half Marathon + 3 miles warm up/cool down.
Total 73.8 [...]

Boulder Half Marathon 2009

I was not feeling it today.
This past week I had been battling a cold, had a bad sore throat on Tuesday and Wednesday, runny nose, et al. but thought I was getting better. For whatever reason last night it seemed to make a comeback, I woke up a few times coughing and when [...]

Robbie Hummel 4:49 Mile – Wow!

I am a die hard University of Illinois basketball fan, thus I follow Big Ten basketball closely. I read the following the other day about Robbie Hummel and was impressed:
The running man
Junior forward Robbie Hummel amazed several teammates when he finished the Boilermakers’ annual team mile run in an impressive 4:49.
While Hummel appreciates the [...]

Shells Bells 5k Race for Life

September 27, 2009
Shell’s Bells Race for Life- 5K
Prairie Sky Park, Lone Tree, CO
Proceeds to benefit Ovarian Cancer Research and the Sheryl Shackelford foundation in honor of Shelly Courington, a local mother of three and avid runner and triathlete, who lost her brave fight to Ovarian Cancer this past April.
The race starts at Prairie Sky Park [...]

Regis University 5k Fun Run

September 26, 2009
7th Annual Regis University 5k
Denver, Colorado
The Regis University Physical Therapy Fun Run-Walk is dedicated to community involvement and overall health and wellness promotion. The Fun Run also works to advance the practice of physical therapy by raising community awareness of the profession. Proceeds from each years race will benefit a local community partner [...]