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RUNNING Town, USA of 2008. the meet in May s hosted while the Buff The CU men’s track and fi eld team won the 2008 Big 12 Championship Outdoor team eld and fi track CU men’s The For 30 years, world class athletes and running enthusiasts have known what the media recently discovered: discovered: the media recently what known have and running enthusiasts class athletes world 30 years, For made Boulder who have athletes and international the host of national as no surprise to come accolades These 2000 Olympic in Boulder and train is equally impressive: list of contemporary runners who live The year-round temperate venues, variety of training Boulder the unparalleled to by drawn are athletes These in the country. venues is one of the best competition Field, track, Potts outdoor of Colorado’s University The Boulder is the best running town in the United States. Runner’s World has dubbed Boulder, “America’s Best Running “America’s has dubbed Boulder, World Runner’s States. in the United Boulder is the best running town in America”. Town Best“The Sports it, while Outside Magazine proclaims for Runners”, “Ideal Location and an City” Jones, holders such as Steve record world home to Boulder was and 1980’s, During the 1970’s base. their training Shorter and Rosa Mota. as Olympic Champions Frank and Arturo as well Barrios, Ingrid Kristiansen, Rob de Castella, multiple Japanese Dita-Tomescu, Champion Constantina 2008 Olympic Marathon Takahashi, Champion Naoko in trained alumni have level and world CU national Numerous racers. road Kenyan and U.S.-based teams corporate (Barringer) Simpson, Alan Culpepper, include Olympians Jenny They during the last four Olympiads. the Boulder area Ritzenhein. Kipp and Dathan Shalaya , Goucher, Kara Torres, , Jorge Culpepper, Shayne and support 54,000-plus opportunity elevation, enters of a running-friendly community at that train climate, to than 30,000 and more 200 miles of running and biking trails Boulder has over race. road in its Memorial Day within All are the variability of their terrain. only by is matched of trails availability vast The of open space. acres Trail, such as the Mesa venues are of town and foothills west In the mountains campus. of CU’s drive a 20 minute campus is the 12-mile to Boulder Adjacent Mountain. and Flagstaff Gold Hill, Magnolia Road, Trail, Switzerland East of trailheads. Lake Wonderland and the which connects Sanitas the Bobolink to Mountain, trail, Path Creek of miles dirt and the Boulder and trails. Reservoir which connect dozens roads Res”) (“The to Farm Teller are town vault and high jump pole triple jump, for the long jump, approaches parallel cation NCAA/IAAF specifi It features installation has the highest Mondo Super-X Field Potts hammer and discus venue. as a world-class remote as well the 2007 USA Cross Country Championships , , Alan Culpepper and at at Torres Alan Culpepper and Jorge Goucher, Adam Ritzenhein, Dathan

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RUNNING Town, USA Sara Slattery 2006 Bolder Boulder Champ Boulder’s climate makes it an ideal year-round training base. The average high temperature during winter during winter high temperature average The base. training it an ideal year-round makes climate Boulder’s virtually the races every well-organized weekend: are there Bolder Boulder, Besides the aforementioned Country teams Championships which selectedIn February our national of 2007, Boulder the USA Cross hosted This Championships. and Field Track the Big 12 Conference hosted of Colorado of 2008, the University In May or the warrior for the weekend day, or racing day country season, workout or track cross Summer or winter, in the country, thus making it potentially the fastest sprint track in the U.S. track sprint the fastest thus making it potentially in the country, Boulder with negligible humidity. a high of 83 degrees average while summer months is 49 degrees, months of San Diego or Miami. than residents a year—more days 300 sunny over enjoy residents Rocky Mountain Mile, Pearl Street West End 3K, Classic, 5K Kickoff and , Boulder Marathon Backroads Series. Track 1K, Sunrise Stampede 10K, and Boulder Uni-Hill Downtown Roadrunners All-Comers Shootout, the exceed to estimated was of 10,000 spectators crowd The Championships in Mombasa, Kenya. World for the IAAF Bill Roe President Field and Track Former USA championships. ve national fi of the previous attendance combined champion, captured 19-time U.S. , away.” blown Boulder every I’m to time I come usual, “As remarked, been championship I’ve the most amazing national hands down, was, “This country cross title and said, her eighth alumni: of CU’s the success arguably story the most compelling was of the day the attendance, Beyond a part of.” aloes former NCAA while champion Buff race two senior in the men’s top four places the aloes swept former Buff Country ‘15 for the USA Cross to returned Boulder in 2014 and The USATF team. women’s ed for the senior qualifi meets. of the best attended two which again were Championships, NCAA meets in the country and featured and competitive one of the most prestigious three-day was competition Big 12 meet During ten the competition, members and 2008 Olympians. Team Championship World champions, 5,000 cheered of over three-day The attendance established. marks were world-leading and two broken were records Pac-12 the 2013 s hosted Buff The A&M. Texas 1 ranked title in a victory the team No. men to over the Colorado the meet for CU men won The Golf Course. Creek Coal at Colo. Country Championship in 2013 Louisville, Cross just six points. by second took 5,000, while the CU women of just over of a crowd in front year straight the third of running weekends claim occasional other cities may While the ideal environment. Olympian, Boulder presents USA”. Town, “Running the year-round Boulderenthusiasm, is inarguably 92