Marathon

'Together Again' is the theme of this year's race. Todd Chartnetski ran the half marathon Sunday morning, saying it's good to be back. "I think there's a ...

Running at 56 and feeling good." Kind of through COVID, people got out of shape and now they're getting the fever back." "We didn't actually host our full marathon in 2019," said VanDenBusch. "So it's been a little bit longer for that 26.2 distance, so all the sweeter to be out here and kind of chasing goals again." "This is my 20 something Green Bay Marathon, I've only missed two since the start." "We are just excited for the energy race day has brought, both for the runners and the community," said marathon spokesperson Tammy VanDenBusch. "I think there's a feeling out period here, the attendance is good," said Chartneski. "I think next year you're going to see a lot more people.

Runners take off from the starting line in the Denver Colfax marathon on May 15, 2022, in Denver. The 16th annual event kicked off under perfect conditions for ...

“This is a very important part of my life, and I love it. “I’ve seen people lose 80 pounds in the last two years. “It truly broke me because I’m a mother and I had a 3-year-old,” said Mugo, 41. Now that things are starting to feel back to normal, this kind of energy is contagious, and it’s so much fun to be out.” His last race before the pandemic was the 2020 marathon trials in Los Angeles, which attracted massive crowds along the race course. I love the community. “I had to focus on something that would bring me back to life. But it’s good to be out here with everybody.” “It’s seeing positivity in an atmosphere of camaraderie come back.” “It’s huge,” Herzl said. The Colfax Marathon races began in 2006. The city’s largest running event attracted an estimated 11,000 in the marathon, half-marathon, 10-miler and marathon relay.

Runners of all speeds laced up their racing shoes and grabbed their bibs to race in Denver's 16th annual Colfax Marathon.

After years of waiting for the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon to be back in-person, the wait is now over, as runners laced up together on Sunday morning.

That need is out there,” says Kris Olson, Director of Development for the NEW Community Shelter. “It’s a lot of fun and it’s inspirational. “The economic impact is estimated at $600,000.

Runner Sarah Villasenor celebrates as she wins the women's marathon in the Denver Colfax marathon on May 15, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Villasenor won with a ...

Another 5,000 ran in a 5-kilometer race on Saturday. The marathon races began in 2006. Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

With lilac bushes in full bloom near the starting line in City Park, the Colfax Marathon returned to its traditional position as a rite of spring for ...

“It’s seeing positivity in an atmosphere of camaraderie come back.” The Colfax Marathon races began in 2006. The city’s largest running event attracted an estimated 11,000 in the marathon, half-marathon, 10-miler and marathon relay.