THE GREAT CANDY RUN BLOG

Tiffany Tipton is new to the Lollipop Gang, but that doesn’t mean she is new to The Great Candy Run. As a teacher, Tiffany is involved with Girls on the Run and has worked to get a lot of new runners across the finish line at the Candy Run. She loves the event and...

Nachos are Mary Carey's spirit animal. She can eat them all: she is a local triathlon and running coach working with beginner to intermediate athletes, and she loves her job. Mary believes running is a lot like life - it can be challenging, fun, crazy, rewarding....

Rob has been a nurse at UC Health for more than 30 years and has seen many sad stories. He believes life is sweet and needs to be enjoyed, and that we need to make the most of our time. He feels he can encourage this through being an Ambassador for The Great Candy...

Katie  Boncella is returning for her second year with the Great Candy Run Ambassadors.  Being raised in Colorado she developed a love for the outdoors and loves activities that get her outdoors with her dogs. Katie started running when she was in sixth grade and...

The Great Candy run benefits the Fetal Health Foundation, which helps families like the Carlins.  We're honored to share the story of their miracle baby, Clara.   When Coon Rapids, Minnesota residents Nicole Carlin and
 her husband, Robert, were expecting their...

If you have been a part of the event, how did you decide to runThe Great Candy Run?  There's a good chance Julie Capp swayed your decision with a tootsie pop. This is the second in a series of introduction posts about our awesome Ambassadors.  Julie is our Senior...

Each year, The Great Candy Run counts on some of the sweetest people around to spread the word about the fun to be had at our event.  This is the first in a series on introduction posts about these devoted people.  Ambassador Manager Janet Miller, Director of...

The 2016 Great Candy Run surpassed our expectations. Thousands of people had a ton of Mile High fun. Let's keep it going. Here are three ways build on the momentum. 1) Sweet hoops! Win Denver Nuggets Tickets How about some Denver Nuggets Tickets? We're giving away 4!...

Fetal Health Foundation founder Lonnie Somers and Dr. Michael Zaretsky appeared on Colorado Today to talk about the Foundation and the Great Candy Run. Denise Plante took the Jelly Belly  BeanBoozled®   challenge. Did she get a tasty bean or not? Watch and find...