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Article: RACE IN REVIEW.(Special Pullouts)

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May 30, 1999
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* A recap of highlights from selected Bolder Boulder races through the years:

1979 - The first race is won by Ric Rojas, who defeats race co-founder and Olympic champion Frank Shorter. About 2,700 runners compete in the race, which finishes in North Boulder Park.

1980 - The growth of the race (4,000 participate) forces organizers to move the finish line to the Boulder High School track.

1981 - Shorter wins the men's elite race. About 9,000 run, which necessitates moving the finish line to Folsom Field, where it has remained.

1984 - American Herb Lindsay wins the men's elite race. No American has won since in the men's elite division. ...

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