Age: 17. Born Oct. 19, 1990, in Boulder. High school sports: Track and field (Class 2A six-time state champion in distance running); Nike National All-American in steeplechase; basketball (guard ...

If you go What: Second annual Elk Run 5K When: 10 a.m. Sept. 29 Where: Crested Butte Cost: $35 More info: elkrun5k.com When Emma Coburn asked her husband, former University of Colorado distance ...

If that wasn’t enough, Coburn, 26, also organized a new 5K race in her hometown of Crested Butte, Colorado, along with her soon-to-be husband and coach, Joe Bosshard.

The 1,550 residents of Crested Butte know what it’s like to live inside a winter postcard. The idyllic mountain community’s official slogan is “Colorado’s last great ski town.” In ...

In 2017, Coburn founded the Elk Run 5K in her hometown, Crested Butte, to raise money for community members battling cancer. Since then, the event has raised over $300,000 for a local charity. Coburn ...

But Emma Coburn never strays far from her small-town Crested Butte roots. Coburn, who won a bronze medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, now lives in the professional ...

Hometown Hero Emma Coburn Hosts 5K Charity Run World-class athlete Emma Coburn continues to break barriers, win medals and give back to her hometown community of Crested Butte, Colorado. By Kim Oswell ...

Former University of Colorado track All-American and Crested Butte native Emma Coburn finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar on Monday.

Crested Butte native and University of Colorado Boulder alum, Emma Coburn, took home a bronze medal in the 3000m steeplechase in Rio early today. Coburn is the first athlete from the United States ...

Last year in Rio, Coburn became the first American woman to medal in the steeplechase winning bronze and setting an American record finishing in 9:07:63.

Reigning U.S. steeplechase champion and American record-holder Emma Coburn was featured in this year's ESPN The Body Issue.All photos were taken by ... "My hometown Crested Butte is so special to me.