Was Jeff running bandit at the Denver Marathon?
10/19 – 5.5 miles
10/20 – 4 miles in VFF
10/21 – 8 miles (Fartlek @ 10k race pace)
10/22 – 15 miles with 4 miles @ 6:44 pace, 5 minutes active recovery, 4 miles @ 6:43 pace (marathon race pace)
10/23 – Scream Scram 5k and 2 miles in [...]

It was not a fair fight from the beginning. I’m on a taper, the legs are fresh and the tires on my Instep Stroller were inflated to maximum pounds per square inch to reduce rolling resistance. I met Brandon near the start line, pretty sure that neither of us did a warm up, [...]

10/12 – 5.5 miles
10/13 – 10 miles
10/14 – 8 miles @ 6:43 (marathon race pace)
10/15 – 18 miles with 15 mins @ 6:14, 5 min recovery, 15 mins @ 6:19
10/16 – Off
10/17 – 12 miles @ 7:16 pace + 2 miles in VFF
10/18 – 8 miles @ 2 miles in VFF
Total 65.5 Miles
* First week [...]

We had 307 reponses to the RunColo E-Mail Blast race giveaway! If you would like to sign up for the e-mail blast for a chance to win a free race entry, click here.
Here are the winners for November:
Metro State Army ROTC 5k -Thomas Denning & Stacy Snow
Children’s Hospital Race for Fetal Hope [...]

DENVER, Colo. – October 18, 2009 – The Competitor Group (CGI) and Denver Marathon™, the largest marathon event in Colorado, celebrated its fourth annual marathon today in the Mile High City, including a marathon, a half-marathon, ING Marathon Relay and the McDonald’s Mile Kids Race. Nearly 10,000 runners competed in all events over the course [...]

Denver, CO – October 16, 2009 –The Competitor Group (CGI) today announced that the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series will officially add the Denver Marathon to its schedule of races for next year. The event, which will celebrate its fourth running this Sunday, October 18, 2009, will host the Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon, ½ [...]

Matt McCue, author of An Honorable Run will be in Colorado next week, here is his schedule:
Colorado Leg:
* On October 19th, at 6:00, Matt will be giving a talk at Runner’s Roost Lakewood. The address is 7978 West Alameda Ave, Suite A. Please join us.
* On Tuesday, October 20, Matt will be reading excerpts and [...]

10/05 – 5.5 miles
10/06 – 8 miles + 2 miles in VFF
10/07 – 15 miles
10/08 – 10 miles
10/09 – 8 miles + 2 miles in VFF
10/10 – Harvest Moon Hustle 5k + 9.1 miles warm up & cool down
10/11 – 2 mile warm up, then 15 miles at marathon race pace (6:44), 6 mile cool [...]

Results here
I woke up in the morning and looked outside and noticed snow on the ground, it was going to be a cold one. On the drive to the race, I listened to the radio, hearing stories of multiple car pileups, record cold temperatures and thought that this should make for an interesting race. [...]

Boston Marathon qualifiers or cheaters?
I’ve gotten a few emails telling me to look into the results at the Boulder Marathon 2009. Let’s point out a few anamolies.
Here are the 12th and 13th place for the women’s race:
12 Hideko Kawasaki F4549 Tachikawa
13 Takako Uchida F4549 Itabashi TO
They are both showing a 3:57:29 (9:03 pace per mile) finishing time, yet they [...]