Author: John Meyer
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Second Colorado ski mountain to open for the 2017-18 season Friday
The Loveland Ski Area announced Tuesday that it will open for the 2017-2018 season Friday on one run with an 18-inch base. “We have been waiting all summer for this and are excited to announce that opening day is finally here,” said chief operating officer Rob Goodell. “The snow we received in early October has…
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Kenyan-born runner stationed at Fort Carson gives his all for the U.S. and the Army on Memorial Day at Bolder Boulder
BOULDER — Leonard Korir is from Iten, Kenya, a town that has produced more world-class runners than any other place on Earth, but he’s also an American citizen serving in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Carson. Fully mindful of what Memorial Day represents, Korir fought heroically to give the Bolder Boulder an inspiring finish. Korir,…
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Goalkeeping legend Tim Howard criticizes Kansas City fan behavior and ‘negligent security’
Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard broke his silence on Friday regarding his incidents with fans after a game at Sporting Kansas City two weeks ago that cost him a three-game suspension. In a Facebook post, Howard spent one paragraph apologizing for obscenities he exchanged with SKC fans, writing, “I am at fault and certainly not a…
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Lindsey Vonn wants to race against men — but will they let her?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LAKE LOUISE, ALBERTA — Tucked in the heart of Banff National Park and surrounded by the mammoth grandeur of the Canadian Rockies, the Lake Louise ski area offers one of the world’s most picturesque settings…
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Manitou’s Matt Carpenter, Uta Pippig headline Colorado Running Hall of Fame class
Marathoner Uta Pippig and ultrarunner Matt Carpenter will headline the 2015 class of inductees in the Colorado Running Hall of Fame April 15 at the Denver Athletic Club. Pippig, a native of the former East Germany, is a longtime Boulder County resident who won the Boston Marathon three times in the 1990s. She also won…
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Boulder cyclist Lucas Euser wins USOC Fair Play Award after coming to aid in crash
When Boulder cyclists Taylor Phinney and Lucas Euser crashed descending Tennessee’s Lookout Mountain at the U.S. Road Cycling Championships last May near Chattanooga, Phinney lay seriously injured underneath a guardrail. Euser could have continued in the race — and maybe gone on to win — but instead he quit the race and rushed to Phinney’s aid.…
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Legendary mountain climber Jeff Lowe slowly dying of ALS-type disease
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOUISVILLE — Ever so slowly, one by one, Jeff Lowe places pills from the 10 medications he takes every morning into a cup of applesauce that will help him swallow them. One for muscle spasms,…
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What’s up? For running pioneer Rick Trujillo, the glory
GOLDEN — Before running up Lookout Mountain on a glorious afternoon last week, mountain running legend Rick Trujillo was reminded of Jim Ryun, the great Kansas miler who was his contemporary when Trujillo competed for the University of Colorado. Still bewildered a generation later, Trujillo recalled something Ryun said when asked why he didn’t run…
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Colorado Running Hall of Fame names five for 2014 class, includes Pikes Peak winners
Three mountain runners are included in the eighth class of inductees into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame, which will be honored on April 9 at the Denver Athletic Club. Simon Gutierrez, Anita Ortiz and Rick Trujillo, who all had outstanding careers in mountain running, will be joined by Constantina Dita, who won the women’s…
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Vonn admitted to Vail hospital with undisclosed illness
VAIL — Lindsey Vonn has been admitted to a hospital in Vail with an undisclosed illness. Her spokesman, Lewis Kay, had no other updates on the U.S. skier’s condition Monday. The four-time World Cup overall champion skipped a slalom competition in Finland last weekend to prepare for upcoming races in Aspen. She also had a…