Michael Sandrock: King’s king of the master mile
Dan King came jogging up a quiet street in East Boulder early last Saturday morning with a spring in his step, a face covering around his neck, and a confident...
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Despite outcome, CU grad pleased with performance
Soon after just missing out on making the 2020 U.S. Olympic team at the Feb. 29 Olympic trials marathon in Atlanta, Louisville runner Laura Thweatt received a text from former...
Michael Sandrock: Films, run, promote environmental stewardship
When Peter Jones leaves his Golden home and looks out across the Eastern plains, he is often disturbed by what he sees — a brown cloud spreading across the horizon.
Michael Sandrock: Nell Rojas uses dad’s coaching to prepare for U.S. Olympic trails marathon
Boulder native Nell Rojas was not yet a "twinkle in her father's eye" when her Dad, Ric Rojas, won the inaugural Bolder Boulder 10K in 1979, beating Olympic marathon gold...
![When I was working for the Camera covering running full-time (yes, the newspaper used to be chock full of running news), I would tell runners they would get some ink once they beat my personal records of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 30 seconds in the marathon and 30:23 for 10K. That was not a problem […]](https://www.coloradodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/UANYCH17_Pro_24-1.jpg?w=140 "When I was working for the Camera covering running full-time (yes, the newspaper used to be chock full of running news), I would tell runners they would get some ink once they beat my personal records of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 30 seconds in the marathon and 30:23 for 10K. That was not a problem […]")
Michael Sandrock: Jason Simpson making his own name in running
When I was working for the Camera covering running full-time (yes, the newspaper used to be chock full of running news), I would tell runners they would get some ink...
Michael Sandrock: Running shoe ‘Cool’ revealed in Metzler’s new ‘Kicksology’
When Brian Metzler was an impecunious, ex-collegiate, half miler and nascent journalist living in Boulder in the spring of 1995, he did what many of us do when trying to...
Michael Sandrock: Boulder-area runners have much to be grateful for Thanksgiving, every day
Runners in Boulder have much to be grateful for, from miles of trails, a bike-friendly vibe, city recreation centers, health clubs, healthful food, and above all, a community that values...
Michael Sandrock: Cannon, Jhung: How to make running a life-long joyful journey
When I started perusing a copy of “Running That Doesn’t Suck: How to Love Running (Even if you Think You Hate It)," the new book by Boulder’s Lisa Jhung, I...
Michael Sandrock: How Boulder became the center of American running culture
Why is it that so many of the ‘legends’ have lived and trained in Boulder? Aren’t there lots of high-altitude places to train?
Sandrock: A friendly corporate challenge
BOULDER, Colo. - One day four years ago, Steve Meyers was running out at the Colorado Technology Center in Louisville with his coach, Ric Rojas.Meyers is a Boulder native and...