May 2, 2023 | Club News, President's Letter
By Chris McDonald What an incredible time to be part of our local running community! We all have backstage access to the greatest show on earth. If there was a dry eye in town as local runners Emma Bates and Helen Obiri lit up Boston, I didn’t see it. And it isn’t...
May 1, 2023 | Club News, Masters Teams, Race Reports
Flavio De Simone and Glen Mays en route to a 1-2 finish in the M50 age group at the Equinox Half Marathon. The Boulder Road Runners are having great success in races this spring. Representing the club at the USATF Masters Grand Prix points, to world-class track meets,...
May 1, 2023 | Club News, members
Lynn Hermanson (W70) running strong at the Masters National XC Meet last Oct in Boulder. It’s Never Too Late to Get Fit (and Fast!) By Marcey J. Cote She ran nearly as fast at last year’s BOLDERBoulder 2022, as she did when she ran the race back in 1980. She owns...
May 1, 2023 | Club News, members
A warm welcome to our new members in March and April: Dan Caron Hannah Hartz Darcy & Sidney Geldmeyer Miles McDonald Mark Opel Glen Stevens Here’s a quick Q&A with a few of them: Dan Caron Why did you join the BRR? To get the most out of the time I live in CO...
May 1, 2023 | Club News
A Favorite Run for Many BRR Members By Chris Wyburn-Powell Parkrun started in London, England in 2004 as a free weekly timed 5km run every Saturday. Since then, parkrun has expanded to over 2,200 parks across 22 countries. There are even 74 events in the U.S.,...
Mar 1, 2023 | Club News
By Membership Chairperson Kate De Simone Spread the word! BRR will be holding a Membership Drive this spring to encourage runners to sign up, or renew their membership. Our club has a rich history, and we are excited that it’s growing. In fact, we increased membership...
Mar 1, 2023 | Club News, members
A warm welcome to our new members since January: Dan Bergan Ian Berman Scott Boylan Bob Cottrell Brian and Carol Madison Brian, Kara, and Mathew Schmidt Todd Stockford Eric Thomas Here’s a quick Q&A with a few of them: Bob Cottrell Why did you join...
Feb 28, 2023 | Club News
By Marcey Cote It was a frigid January evening, but that didn’t stop over 30 members from attending the BRR Annual Membership Meeting. Aside from the Avery beer and delicious food from Flower Child, highlights included: Guest Speakers Cliff Bosley BolderBoulder Race...
Feb 28, 2023 | Club News, Masters Teams, Race Reports
Two Boulder Road Runner Men’s masters teams took to the streets to compete at the USATF Masters 5k Championships held in Atlanta, Georgia on February 25, 2023, as part of the Publix Atlanta Marathon weekend. The 5k Champs was the third race in the USATF Masters...
Feb 28, 2023 | Club News, Masters Teams, Race Reports
By Virginia Schultz and Todd Straka The racing was on fire at the USATF Mid-American Indoor Championships, held Sunday, February 19, 2023, at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse, UCCS in Colorado Springs. Seventeen Boulder Road Runner masters athletes competed in various...
Jan 2, 2023 | members, Race Reports
The Boulder Road Runners kicked off the new year in style with a prediction run at Harper lake in Louisville, CO. The rules are fairly simple. Don’t look at your watch for pacing, guess your finish time no matter the pace, and the closest one to their predicted...
Dec 2, 2022 | members
An opportunity to talk about the Club’s past, present, and future with Connie is truly a gift. In the early 1980s, the Club’s newsletter called Connie “the heart and soul of the Boulder Road Runners. If you need something, it’s most likely Connie who will...
Oct 31, 2022 | members
Completed over the course of two weeks in October, our member survey effectively drew responses from a representative and diverse group of members. Of the survey responders: 36% have been Club members for more than 10 years, and 40% for five years or less The majority...
Oct 24, 2022 | Masters Teams, Race Reports
Local clubs host and compete at the USATF Masters Cross Country National Championship By Chris McDonald and Marcey J. Cote Boulder, CO, October 22, 2022 — Packed with cheering running enthusiasts, and full of hundreds of running competitors, the cross-country...
Oct 10, 2022 | Masters Teams
By Mike Sandrock via Daily Camera When masters runners from across the country travel to Boulder for the Oct. 22 USA Track & Field Masters 5K Cross Country Championships set for Harlow Platts Community Park in South Boulder, they are coming not only to race, but...
Oct 9, 2022 | Masters Teams, members
By Marcey J. Cote ____________________________________________________________________________ Sometimes you find friends in funny ways. Like running against them. Over and over again. Michael Kraus and Eric Monda were getting used to racing head-to-head. They’d toed...
Aug 20, 2022 | Masters Teams, News
Masters 4 x 800 relay teams post record times at USA Track & Field’s Mid-America Region Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championship Boulder, CO, August 14, 2022 – Running clubs around the country are thriving in America’s newest running boom. Sparked by...
Mar 14, 2022 | members
We were so sad to hear about the passing of our long-time member Louise ‘Little Lou’ Adams. She crossed the finish line in her final race peacefully in her sleep during the early morning hours of March 1st at the age of 100. Although small in stature, she...
Mar 6, 2022 | members
Barros is joined by Dan King, Doug Bell, and Mark Plaatjes at the Niwot Mile 2021. Long-time BRR member Jeff Barros ran his first race with the club at age 51 in December 2009 at the USA Track & Field (USATF) Masters Grand Prix Club Cross Country National...
Feb 9, 2022 | Masters Teams, members
From Bruce Kirschner – Photo courtesy of Michael Scott Tim DeGrado ran his first race with the BRR Men 60-69 team at the Colleen De Reuck Cross Country Classic at Boulder’s Nevin Platt Middle School in early November 2021. The team won the USATF Colorado Masters...
Feb 5, 2022 | members, Race Reports
Article provided by Jeff Dumas Over the weekend of the USATF Cross Country National Championships, Mike and Nannette Wien had plans to take in the sights at Disney World in Orlando. The visit had been on Mike’s “bucket list” for years – maybe from when he was a...
Jan 30, 2022 | News
Representatives of the Boulder Road Runners and the CU Track & Field teams pose at the beginning of the CU Colorado Invite on Jan 29, 2022. Photo courtesy of Dave Albo Lane1photos.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 29, 2022 Boulder, CO, January 29 – The Boulder...
Jan 23, 2022 | News
News Release For Immediate Release January 23, 2022 toddstraka@gmail.com Boulder, CO. – The Boulder Road Runners are pleased to announce that its membership recently elected a new Board comprised of four new officers and three re-elected to continue their service. ...
Nov 7, 2021 | Masters Teams, News
This weekend at the USATF Colorado State Cross Country Championships held at the Colleen DeReuck XC Classic all five BRR Masters teams took home the gold medal; Women’s 50+, Women’s 60+, Men’s 50+ Men’s 60+, and Men’s 70+. Masters teams...
Aug 20, 2021 | News, Special News
By ANNIE MEHL | PUBLISHED in the Daily Camera: August 19, 2021 at 9:53 p.m. A group of athletes formed a circle on the track and stretched in anticipation of the race. They knew regardless of what place they finished, they would receive a medal. But they weren’t there...
Aug 18, 2021 | News
By Michael Sandrock – BRR President, for the Daily Camera When the Japanese track and field community saw the news flash across the internet on March 22 about the King Soopers shooting in Boulder that claimed the lives of 10 victims, some of the elite runners in...
Jun 13, 2021 | News
We are happy to announce that the Boulder Road Runners is rewarding five scholarships to runners traveling to the Olympic Team Trials in Eugene Oregon next week. Each athlete will receive $500 and we hope this money will help ease the burden of costs for these runners...
Feb 1, 2021 | members, News
As the country went into lockdown early in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Boulder Road Runner members didn’t want to see their fitness go to waste, so Bruce Kirschner and Roger Sayer organized a three-part race series for the 60+ teams to participate in...
Dec 28, 2020 | members
Men’s 60-69 Masters Team Manager Bruce Kirschner emailed a series of questions to Doug. Below are Doug’s responses. Perhaps no one on the BRR Men’s 60+ racing team has enjoyed as much long-term notoriety as Greeley’s Doug Bell. He just turned 70 years old on...
Jan 27, 2020 | News
Now for our 3rd Year, the Boulder Road Runners invites you to come and train with us in a 10-week training program to help you get ready to walk/run or run all 6.2 miles of the BOLDERBoulder. The training plans are all put together by a Certified Coach. FREE 10...
Jan 10, 2018 | News, Running Events
Now for our 3rd Year, the Boulder Road Runners invites you to come and train with us in a 10-week training program to help you get ready to walk/run or run all 6.2 miles of the BOLDERBoulder. The training plans are all put together by a Certified Coach. Certified...
Jun 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Don’t miss Olympic Day 2017 at Potts Field on the east campus of the University of Colorado. The date is Thursday, June 15th and the time is 5:30 pm. Come to meet and talk with area Olympians. Olympic Day is held in conjunction with the June 15th All Comers...
Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Don Janicki, Vice President of Boulder Road Runners has been welcomed into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame joining such greats as Benji Durden, also a Road Runner. We are honored to have his professional running leadership experience in the club. Don also was the...
Jun 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Boulder Road Runners are extremely proud to recognize the accomplishments of long term member and vice president Don Janicki. Don ranks as one of the top all-time marathoners in the United States.
Mar 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
President Bill Buffum e-mail – wbuffum44@gmail.com Vice President Don Janicki e-mail – djanicki@comcast.net Administrative Assistant Connie Harmon 303-499-2061 h e-mail – brr_membership@comcast.net Secretary/Treasurer Deb Conley Board Members...
Sep 4, 2015 | News, Special News
The induction ceremony wAS Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Avalon Ballroom. View the link below to read more. Daily Camera Save the...
May 2, 2015 | News, Special News
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