Here are a couple running events for May 11 in Fort Collins: bRUNch Running: bRUNch is a social group that loves to run and eat brunch. Each Sunday the group meets for a training run at a local restaurant. The group offers both five-kilometer and ten-kilometer runs each week. The fun continues back at the […]
Today there was an article in the Coloradoan by Stephen Meyers about the various reasons people run the Horsetooth Half Marathon. You can read it here. There’s still time to sign up for the race which is this Sunday! Still just $45 for FCRC members if you sign up in-store at Altitude Running or Runners […]
Here are yet more upcoming races not hosted by the FCRC: May 3: Cinco Cinco 5k run at the CSU Oval. www.cincocinco.colostate.edu May 11: Mother’s Day Strides for Strength 5k. www.ps-s.org There are many more races in Fort Collins in the upcoming weeks. Please check out the Race Calendar for the next 15 races. Also, […]
Here are a sampling of some upcoming races not hosted by the FCRC: Rocky Mountain Brew Runs: Join the Brew Runs summer of 2014 for a 10 series Colorado micro brewery tour where we will run an informal 5k course and finish with a ice cold brew. The races will be all over Colorado, but […]
To keep up momentum from the Tortoise and Hare, the FCRC will host three summer fun group runs. We are looking for ideas and volunteers to assist in various pace groups. Please email info@fortcollinsrunningclub.org with your ideas! New training run Beginning May 5th, Altitude Running will host group runs every Monday at 6:00 P.M. each […]
We had a total of 144 different runners throughout the series, with a record 90 runners at the Warren Park 5k, before temps (and participation) plunged to an average of 6 degrees for the next four races. The final results are here. Summary of the top 5: 1. Maureen Hyde ($100) 2. Jenny Keating ($75) […]
Finally, the Great Arctic Streak was broken. While it hasn’t been unseasonably cold in Fort Collins during the winter, for some reason, each of the last four Tortoise & Hare races fell on a morning when it was 4-8 degrees Fahrenheit. That is cold even for Eskimos, and race director Nick often had to resort […]
The Horsetooth Half Marathon is looking for 3-4 volunteers at Hughes for parking from 7 am- 9am on Sunday. Please contact the race director, Steve Cathcart, , if you are able to help out! steve.cathcart@runnersroost.com Thanks and good luck to all the runners next weekend!
Remember the last Tortoise and Hare is this Sunday. It’s a 12k so please use this tool for your estimated start time. (Enter 12 kilometers for the distance, and 11:12 for the zero handicap.) Runners who will be going slower than an 11:12/mile pace will start before 8 A.M. The membership breakfast will follow at […]
It looks like this weekend is the last Horsetooth Half Training run: Sunday, March 30 @ 8:30 A.M., Hughes Stadium start. Good luck with your last few weeks of preparation! Don’t forget the membership appreciation breakfast and club meeting is April 6 at Fuzzy’s tacos on Elizabeth. This is immediately following the last Tortoise and […]
In addition to the final Horsetooth Half Training Run, a non-profit organization called SOS Outreach is putting on an unofficial 5k to benefit flood victims. Below is a message sent to the club regarding this event and SOS Outreach. What we do: We serve 5,000 at-risk youth between the ages of 8 and 18 annually. […]
Sunday April 6 marks the final Tortoise and Hare. This 12k will take place at Cottonwood Glen beginning at 8:00 A.M.(arrive 15 minutes early for registration). Because it is a 12k, many runners will begin before the 8:00 am start time. Please check our Tortoise & Hare webpage to determine your estimated start time. Immediately […]