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The Durango Herald’s top sports stories of 2019

Simmons steals top spot with stunning start-to-finish season

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Durango High’s Madeleine Burns to run at Princeton

Senior to compete for Tigers next fall

DATE: Dec 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Durango runners faced tough conditions in Turkey Trot

Maggie Yount repeats as women’s champion

DATE: Nov 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Durango runners fare well at Nike Cross Regionals

Burns, Tichi lead group to strong finishes

DATE: Nov 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Joyciline Jegpkosgei upsets favorites to win New York City Marathon

Geoffrey Kamworor wins men’s race for second time in three years

DATE: Nov 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kenya’s Mary Keitany eyes 5th NYC Marathon title in 6 years

NEW YORK – Mary Keitany is back for another bolt through the boroughs. Facing a thin field, the 37-year-old Kenyan will try for her fifth title in six years at the New York City M...

DATE: Nov 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Elite runner’s close call inspires road safety campaign

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Elite marathoner Kaitlin Goodman’s mantra is “run joyfully,” but when a distracted driver forced her to leap to safety, it didn’t spark joy – it tore her hamstring and nea...

DATE: Nov 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Durango cross-country has lofty expectations for state

Demons among Class 4A favorites

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

4x Olympian, NYC Marathon champion Shalane Flanagan retires

Four-time Olympian and New York City Marathon champion Shalane Flanagan says she is retiring from competitive running to become a coach. The 38-year-old Flanagan made the announce...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei sets world marathon record in Chicago

Durango’s Laura Thweatt takes eighth

DATE: Oct 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

‘No human is limited’: Eliud Kipchoge runs sub-2 hour marathon

VIENNA – Roger Bannister, 1954. Neil Armstrong, 1969. Eliud Kipchoge, 2019? Like the sub-four minute mile and walking on the moon, running a marathon in less than two hours had se...

DATE: Oct 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports