Melody Fairchild was quoted in a Runner’s World article on girls sports. “Fairchild has a perspective on Cain’s story few others possess—she was also heralded as a young phenom, at Boulder High. Though Cain has since broken her record of 9:55.92 in the two-mile, Fairchild will always be the first American girl to break 10…

“As a youth running coach and director of Girl’s Running Camp, an overnight camp designed specifically for female adolescent runners, Melody Fairchild practices the pillars of the Positive Coaching Alliance and prioritizes talking to her athletes about good nutrition and maintaining positive attitudes.” Read the full article in Runner’s World, November 25, 2019

“Melody Fairchild, director of the Boulder Mountain Warriors youth running club, says parents of younger children should be cautious of any program that practices more than three days a week. Fairchild, who was a high school runner, doesn’t advise kids younger than 11 to focus on a single sport. “Multisport athletes are more well-rounded mentally…

Goals are part of youth running. There are classroom goals, like tracking on a map the miles run during PE or recess, a journey to a landmark or across the country. There are goals built around earning awards, the finishers’ medal, or the T-shirt or water bottle. And, of course, goals set by a coach…

Thank you, Mary Cain, and each and every person who has spoken out about abuse.  On the heels of a poignant video co-produced by Lindsay Crouse of The New York Times, we say systematic mistreatment of female athletes must stop.  That’s why @elizabethwcarey and I @Melodyfairchil2 wrote GIRLS RUNNING, a forthcoming book from Velo Press.…

I Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike Mary Cain’s male coaches were convinced she had to get “thinner, and thinner, and thinner.” Then her body started breaking down. Read the full article Photo: New York Times

Boulder Mountain Warriors are perhaps the best kept secret in the Boulder County running community. Led by their charismatic coach, Melody Fairchild, these boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 14 years are ready to send representatives to the National Junior Cross-Country Championships in Reno, Nevada on December 8th. Read the full article…

The Rocky Mountain Shootout is no more. After 32 years of seeing some of the best runners the University of Colorado has had to offer — from Kara and Adam Goucher and Dathan Ritzenhein to Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn — race up Jawbone Hill, the annual fall cross country tradition is gone. Read the…