10 Runs to do Around Fort Collins
August 29, 2019
LambFam
Distance: 5K
Sunday, Sept 8
Ad
Starts at Fort Collins High School
The course runs around Fort Collins High School along their “John Martin Invitational” course. Any money not used for the race goes towards helping Fort Collins High School’s DECA students raise money for the American Breast Cancer Foundation.
Fall Equinox Half Marathon
Distance: 13.1M, 5M
Sunday, Sept 22
Starts at Poudre Canyon
Run through the beauty of fall in Colorado on this downhill race course.
Bacon Strip Races
Distance: 10M, 4M
Sunday, Sept 29
Created in honor of Jane Welzel; an accomplished runner who competed in the Olympic Trials Marathon 5 times
CSU Homecoming
Distance: 5K
Ad
Saturday, Oct 5
Starts at CSU Oval
Proceeds from the race go to the Heart Disease Prevention Program of the Human Performance Clinical Research Lab. This program gives individuals the opportunity to be screened for all the risk factors for heart disease.
Long View Marathon
Distance: 26.2M, 13.1M
Saturday, Oct 5
Marathoners starts in City Park, Half-Marathoners start at Fossil Creek Park
Created by Fort Collins and Loveland runners as a way to exhibit the connection between the two cities and allows runners to access the beauty of the plains located between Loveland and Fort Collins.
Friend Day 5K
Distance: 5K
Saturday, Oct 12
Starts at Front Range Baptist Church
This race was designed to be family, pet, and stroller friendly. Participants run, or walk, on mostly paved ground with only one moderate incline.
Blue Sky Trail Marathon
Distance: 26.2M
Saturday, Oct 19
Starts at Blue Sky Trailhead in Horsetooth Mountain Park
Designed for all runners who are looking to enjoy the hogbacks of Northern Colorado’s Front Range as they gain 3,500 feet in vertical and lose the same amount in elevation.
CO Brewery Running Series
Distance: 5K
Saturday, Oct 19
Starts at New Belgium Brewing Company
This is a more relaxed race where participants can choose their own pace. The course weaves through sidewalks, parks, and along trails and ends at the New Belgium Brewing Company with the promise of beer for its participants once they finish the course.
CSU Veterans 5K
Distance: 5K
Saturday, Oct 26
Takes place at Colorado State University
Participants will run around CSU’s the Oval and make their way around the main campus of CSU along a paved path. This race serves as a fundraiser to raise money for the CSU Veterans Scholarship fund that helps honorably or medically discharged veterans who are living with disabilities related to their military service.
Phantom 4 Miller
Distance: 4M
Saturday, Oct 26
Starts at Anheuser-Busch Brewery
This race is a dog-friendly, Halloween themed race that participants can walk or run. There is also a costume contest before the race, so come dressed to impress.