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News From: Monday, July 15, 2024 | ||
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Denver Colfax Marathon director stepping down
(9 News) Creigh Kelley, race director of Colfax Marathon since it started, is stepping down after 20 years. | ||
News From: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | ||
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Run and Give Back with the Colfax Marathon
(9 News) A recap on the record breaking 2024 Colfax Marathon in May. | ||
News From: Monday, May 20, 2024 | ||
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Colfax Marathon runners almost hit by high-speed driver fleeing police
(Fox 31) A driver in a stolen vehicle drove on the race course of the 2024 Colfax Marathon narrowly missing runners. | ||
News From: Friday, May 17, 2024 | ||
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Nearly 25,000 runners taking over Mile High City for 2024 Denver Colfax Marathon
(Denver 7 abc) The 2024 Denver Marathon will be held on Sunday, May 19, with over 25,000 runners in all distances. | ||
News From: Thursday, May 16, 2024 | ||
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Denver Colfax Marathon returns this weekend
(98.5 KYGO) The 2024 Colfax Marathon will be held on Sunday, May 19, with more than 21,000 participants in all distances. | ||
News From: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | ||
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Colfax Marathon takes off this weekend with 5K Saturday, marathon Sunday
(The Denver Gazette) The 2024 Colfax Marathon will be held this Sunday, May 19, with record 21,000 participants in all distances. | ||
News From: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | ||
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Colfax Marathon in Denver announces course adjustments for 2024 race
(Fox 31) The 2024 Colfax Marathon on May 19 will have a new route dedicated for runners of the distance. | ||
News From: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | ||
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Colfax Marathon' 2024 medal designs revealed
(Fox 31) Here is a first look at the medals of the 2024 Colfax Marathon on May 19. | ||
News From: Monday, May 22, 2023 | ||
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Photos: Colfax Marathon 2023
(The Denver Gazette) A gallery of photos taken during the 2023 Colfax Marathon on Sunday, May 21. | ||
News From: Monday, May 15, 2023 | ||
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Denver's largest running weekend sells out marathon race distance
(9 News) 2023 Colfax Marathon on May 21 was sold out for the first time in history. | ||
News From: Monday, April 10, 2023 | ||
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Casa Bonita partners with Denver Colfax Marathon
(9 News) The volunteers for the 2023 Colfax Marathon on May 21 will be sponsored by Casa Bonita. | ||
News From: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | ||
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Colfax Marathon: How to register for Colorado's largest running event
(9 News) The 2023 Colfax Marathon on May 21 is expected to have more than 20,000 runners. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 | ||
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Race Day in Photos: CU Denver Sponsors Iconic Colfax Marathon
(CU Denver News) A gallery of photos taken during the 2022 Colfax Marathon on Sunday, May 15. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 15, 2022 | ||
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A rite of spring returns as Colfax Marathon races attract 16,000 runners
(The Denver Post) Tyler McCandless won the 2022 Colfax Marathon in 2:21:07. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 | ||
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Denver Colfax Marathon is back in May for 1st time since 2019
(9News) The 2022 Colfax Marathon is set on Sunday, May 15. | ||
News From: Monday, April 25, 2022 | ||
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Colfax Marathon by the numbers
(Fox 31) The 2022 Colfax Marathon will be held on May 15, with 36,000 runners. | ||
News From: Friday, January 21, 2022 | ||
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Beat The Colfax Marathon Price Increase!
(Colorado Runner) Early bird pricing on registration ends January 26 for the 2022 Colfax Marathon on May 15. | ||
News From: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 | ||
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Indoor mask mandate postpones Denver Colfax Marathon Awards Celebration
(9News) The Denver Colfax Marathon Awards Celebration on December 1 was postponed to January, due to coronavirus concerns. | ||
News From: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | ||
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Denver Colfax Marathon brings celebration and road closures this weekend
(Fox 31) The 2021 Colfax Marathon this Sunday, October 17, brings celebration as the first major event in Denver since the pandemic. | ||
News From: Friday, February 12, 2021 | ||
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How do you have a running race in the middle of a pandemic? Colfax Marathon has an idea.
(The Know Outdoors) The 2021 Colfax Marathon remains scheduled to be held on October 17, with safety measures in place. | ||
News From: Thursday, January 21, 2021 | ||
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Runnin' of the Green and Colfax Marathon are on for 2021. What about other big races?
(The Know Outdoors) The 2021 Colfax Marathon remains scheduled to be held on October 17, with safety measures in place. | ||
News From: Thursday, November 19, 2020 | ||
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Colfax Marathon reschedules race to October 2021 due to COVID-19
(9News) The 2021 Colfax Marathon, originally set on May 16, was postponed to October 17, due to coronavirus concerns. | ||
News From: Monday, June 15, 2020 | ||
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Colfax Marathon has officially canceled its 2020 race over coronavirus concerns
(Daily Camera) The 2020 Colfax Marathon, postponed to fall from May 17, is now officially cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 20, 2018 | ||
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Thousands run in Denver's Colfax Marathon on Sunday
(Fox 31 Colorado) Scott Dahlberg won the 2018 Colfax Marathon participated by 20,000 runners. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 21, 2017 | ||
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PHOTOS: 12th annual running of the Colfax Marathon
(The Denver Post) A gallery of photos taken during the 12th Colfax Marathon on Sunday, May 21. | ||
Denver woman shatters record in Colfax Marathon
(Fox 31) Brittney Lee won the women's race of Colfax Marathon in course-breaking 2:52:50. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 15, 2016 | ||
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Colfax Marathon: Boulder runner claims first marathon win at age 53
(Denver Post) A 53 year old woman was the top female finisher and Colorado Spring's Patrick Rizzo was the overall winner at the Colfax Marathon. | ||
News From: Monday, May 9, 2016 | ||
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Badass Moms Relay Team Trains For Colfax Marathon
(CBS Denver) This year will mark the eleventh running of the Colfax Marathon in which more than 16,000 runners will take part in five different races. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 | ||
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Driver crashes through barrier at Colfax Marathon: Police looking for Chad Melendez
(The Denver Channel) The man suspected of driving a truck through a barricade protecting runners in the Colfax Marathon has been identified as Chad Melendez. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 17, 2015 | ||
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Denver Colfax Marathon: Runner from Eritrea breaks half marathon record
(The Denver Post) Ramon Paredes-Becerra, a 20-year-old from Chihuahua, Mexico, won the men's marathon in 2:36:13. Even winners humbled Nicole Chyr won the women's marathon for the fourth time in five years but it "felt awful." The Highlands Ranch runner finished in 3 hours, 2 minutes, 4 seconds. | ||
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Hit-and-run suspect drives through Colfax Marathon barricade in Lakewood
(The Denver Channel) The Colfax Marathon is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. Broken pieces of the truck's lights were still in the street where the driver hit several cones. | ||
News From: Friday, May 15, 2015 | ||
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Colfax Marathon to cause traffic headaches Sunday from Aurora to Lakewood
(KDVR.com) Thousands of runners will hit the streets Sunday for the Colfax Marathon and that means plenty of traffic headaches for drivers along the 26-mile course. | ||
News From: Friday, May 8, 2015 | ||
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17k runners to participate in Colfax Marathon
(9News.com) More than 17,000 people are expected to lace up their sneakers for the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon next weekend. The 10th anniversary of the famed race will take runners through Denver, Aurora and Lakewood. | ||
News From: Thursday, February 12, 2015 | ||
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Registration Open for Colfax Marathon
(9News.com) More than 17,000 people will have the opportunity to run the Colfax Marathon. Registration has opened for one of Denver's most iconic races. | ||
News From: Monday, May 19, 2014 | ||
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Denver Engineer Pat Sullivan, an "Average Joe," Wins Colfax Marathon
(Denver Post) Pat Sullivan won the Colfax Marathon despite being an average joe. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 18, 2014 | ||
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An Average Joe Wins Colorado Colfax Marathon
(Denver Post) Pat Sullivan won the Colfax Marathon with a time of 2 hours 40 minutes and 47 seconds after being goaded into running faster by his faster friends. | ||
News From: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | ||
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Colorado Colfax Marathon Race Director Concedes Half-Marathon was Short.
(Denver Post) Creigh Kelley confirmed that the Colorado Colfax Half-Marathon course was one-tenth of a mile short after remeasuring the course. | ||
News From: Monday, May 20, 2013 | ||
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New Record Times Set in Colfax Marathon
(The Denver Channel) Abraham Rutton won the Colorado Colfax Marathon with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 34 seconds. | ||
Abraham Rutto Wins Colfax Marathon in Denver With Record Setting Time
(Denver Post) Abraham Rutto won the Colorado Colfax Marathon as a tune-up to next month's Grandma's Marathon with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 34 seconds. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 | ||
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Colfax Marathon Just Another Way Vince DiCroce's Life 'Defying Death'
(Daily News) Vince DiCroce may switch from running the Colfax half-marathon to the marathon. He has run twenty-eight marathons since being diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2004 when doctors gave him a life expectancy of three to five years. | ||
News From: Thursday, November 15, 2012 | ||
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Colfax Marathon Goes Exotic In 2013
(9News.com) The Colorado Colfax Marathon will offer its half-marathon participants a chance to get exotic by running through the Denver Zoo. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 20, 2012 | ||
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Colfax Marathon Sets Three New Record Times; Trent Briney New Men's Champ
(Denver Post) Trent Briney won the Colfax Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 26 seconds. | ||
News From: Monday, May 16, 2011 | ||
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Records Fall In Colfax Marathon
(Denver Post) Nicholas Mockeridge won the Colorado Colfax Marathon and set a course record with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and 27 seconds | ||
News From: Thursday, May 12, 2011 | ||
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Meet Colorado Runner Amy Schneider As She Preps For The Colfax Marathon
(Examiner.com) Amy Schneider may win the Colorado Colfax Marathon this coming Sunday as she hopes to run her first ever SUB 3 hour marathon. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 | ||
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Colorado Marathon Participant Taken To PVH After Collapsing
(Coloradoan.com) Robert Chblenik was walking the half-marathon portion of the Colorado Marathon when he collapsed about two miles from the finish line. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 1, 2011 | ||
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Folkerts Runs Away With Colorado Marathon
(Coloradoan.com) Steve Folkerts won the Colorado Colfax Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 30 seconds | ||
News From: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 | ||
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Mile High Mile, Cherry Creek Sneak & Colfax Marathon ... At The Ready!
(Washington Park Profile) Several races are offered in the Colorado area as lead up events to the May 15 Colfax Marathon. | ||
News From: Friday, May 14, 2010 | ||
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Colorado Colfax Marathon Entries On the Upswing
(Denver Post) The Colorado Colfax Marathon has seen revamped courses and five different race directors in as many years and numbers for the race still continue to climb. | ||
News From: Thursday, May 13, 2010 | ||
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Runners Readying For Colfax Marathon
(Aurora Sentinel) More than thirty-five hundred runners have signed up for the Colorado Colfax Marathon this weekend. The marathon kicks off at 8:30 am at City Park | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | ||
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Colfax Marathon & Relay - Sunday, May 16
(9NEWS.com) The Colfax Marathon will start and finish in Denver's City Park. Events include the marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay and kids running events on Saturday. |
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