Bolder Boulder
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The Bolder Boulder is an annual 10-kilometer road race in Boulder, Colorado
. The origin of the name is unknown. The most recent race featured over 54,000 runners, walkers, and wheelchair racers, making it the largest race in the US in which all participants are timed and the fifth largest road race in the world. It has one of the largest non-marathon prize purses in road racing.
The race culminates at the University of Colorado
's Folsom Field
with a Memorial Day Tribute with one of the largest Memorial Day gatherings in the United States. Organizers have dedicated three starting waves to current and former members of the U.S. armed forces
.
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
. The origin of the name is unknown. The most recent race featured over 54,000 runners, walkers, and wheelchair racers, making it the largest race in the US in which all participants are timed and the fifth largest road race in the world. It has one of the largest non-marathon prize purses in road racing.
The race culminates at the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
's Folsom Field
Folsom Field
Folsom Field is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Colorado, at Boulder, Colorado. Opened in 1924, it is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pacific-12 Conference; until July 2011, Colorado was a member of the Big 12 Conference. The horseshoe-shaped stadium...
with a Memorial Day Tribute with one of the largest Memorial Day gatherings in the United States. Organizers have dedicated three starting waves to current and former members of the U.S. armed forces
Military of the United States
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
.
Past winners
Key:Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Women's winner | Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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1st | 1979 | 29:43 | 39:55 | ||
2nd | 1980 | 30:42 | 38:12 | ||
3rd | 1981 | 29:28 | 34:54 | ||
4th | 1982 | 28:51 | 32:38 | ||
5th | 1983 | 28:51 | 34:46 | ||
6th | 1984 | 29:09 | 34:03 | ||
7th | 1985 | 29:04 | 33:59 | ||
8th | 1986 | 28:46 | 33:54 | ||
9th | 1987 | 28:46 | 33:59 | ||
10th | 1988 | 29:06 | 34:41 | ||
11th | 1989 | 28:59 | 33:59 | ||
12th | 1990 | 28:48 | 33:14 | ||
13th | 1991 | 29:01 | 33:32 | ||
14th | 1992 | 28:40 | 33:57 | ||
15th | 1993 | 29:04 | 33:39 | ||
16th | 1994 | 29:31 | 33:28 | ||
17th | 1995 | 27:52 | 32:13 | ||
18th | 1996 | 28:28 | 33:22 | ||
19th | 1997 | 28:55 | 33:25 | ||
20th | 1998 | 28:50 | 33:26 | ||
21st | 1999 | 29:00 | 32:30 | ||
22nd | 2000 | 28:55 | 33:09 | ||
23rd | 2001 | 29:00 | 33:25 | ||
24th | 2002 | 29:08 | 33:12 | ||
25th | 2003 | 28:54 | 33:17 | ||
26th | 2004 | 29:19 | 34:24 | ||
27th | 2005 | 29:21 | 32:51 | ||
28th | 2006 | 29:37 | 33:42 | ||
29th | 2007 | 29:52 | 33:42 | ||
30th | 2008 | 28:32 | 32:49 | ||
31st | 2009 | 28:17 | 32:48 | ||
32nd | 2010 | 29:17 | 32:28 | ||
33rd | 2011 | 29:22 | 32:29 |