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Ryan Ford

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Parkour for grandmas? APEX Movement starts Parkour Lite classes for the un-Spider-Man-like

    In 2009, Westword writer Joel Warner told the story of Colorado parkour pioneer Ryan Ford, who had recently opened the world's largest parkour gym, APEX Movement. Since then, the sport -- described on APEX's website as "an art of movement in which you train the body and mind to overcome obstacles" - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Parkour paradise: Ryan Ford and Matt Marshall to open world's largest parkour gym -- again

    Ryan Ford​Last year, Colorado parkour pioneers Ryan Ford and Mat Marshall opened APEX Movement, the world's largest parkour gym, in downtown Denver. Now that the record's been overtaken by other locations, they've moved to a new spot in Englewood that, after the grand opening celebration this ... More >>

  • News

    June 4, 2009

    Colorado's parkour pioneers are running with it

    Ryan Ford​Last year, Colorado parkour pioneers Ryan Ford and Mat Marshall opened APEX Movement, the world's largest parkour gym, in downtown Denver. Now that the record's been overtaken by other locations, they've moved to a new spot in Englewood that, after the grand opening celebration this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Portrait of a traceur as a young man

    Ryan Ford. Ryan Ford, featured in this week's cover story, "Colorado's Parkour Pioneers are Running With It," knows his way around an interview. The accomplished parkour practitioner, or traceur, has been profiled by the likes of ESPN and the New Yorker. When I sat down recently with Ford for my st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Parkour videos? Yes, please!

    As we note in this week's cover story, "Colorado's Parkour Pioneers are Running With It," the discipline of parkour is best described not through words, but through videos. With that in mind, we've collected a variety of parkour movies, from locally filmed Colorado Parkour clips like the one above ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    A parkour-fueled tour of Denver's APEX Movement

    This week's cover story, "Colorado's Parkour Pioneers are Running With It," is all about APEX Movement, the new facility opened by parkour experts Ryan Ford and Matt Marshall that's the largest parkour gym -- anywhere. To experience APEX for yourself, here's a video tour of the place -- featuring ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 5, 2008

    Urban Acrobatics

    Take a class at the Colorado Parkour Academy.

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2007

    The Sky's the Limit

    Take a class at the Colorado Parkour Academy.

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