Per the Fort Collins Running Club’s stated mission of promoting running and the healthful benefits it can provide to the community, we are considering event/race sponsorship requests of up to $250 from applicants who meet all of the following criteria: The event takes place in or around Fort Collins The event is primarily focused on […]
Fort Collins Running Club Members, Please fill out the member survey to help us prepare for our upcoming club meeting. You’re Invited!! Who: All FCRC members What: 3-5 mile run, Membership breakfast, and club meeting When: September 7, 2014 at 8:00 A.M. Where: Rolland Moore Pavillion 2 Why: Because you want to run, eat, make […]
The Fort Collins Running Club is an Road Running Club of America member. The RRCA has over 2,300 member clubs and represents over 250,000 running club members. It provides insurance for our events. Here is the latest Club Running magazine published by the RCCA: If you can’t see the embedded magazine above (because you are […]
The mission of the Fort Collins Running Club is to promote running in Fort Collins and surrounding communities, and per that goal, the club has supported and donated to many non-profit organizations and charities over the years through its Community Funding program. The latest beneficiary is Shepardson Elementary School of Fort Collins. We donated $500 […]
Stephen Myers from the Coloradoan wrote yet another excellent article about running, this time about preparation for the marathon. The premise of his article is that to run a successful marathon, one must put in the miles—especially the once a week double-digit long run. He quotes several local accomplished runners such as Jon Sinclair, Kent […]
Ever wondered about your FCRC membership status, like when you need to renew by, or whether the contact information we have on file for you is current? You can now check it online with our new Membership Lookup script! For security (privacy) purposes, you will need to enter your street number when looking up your […]
It’s almost that time of year again! We have finalized all but one of the dates for the Tortoise & Hare races in the upcoming season: October 12: Rolland Moore Park 4k November 2: Warren Park 5k December 7: Spring Park 6k January 11: Edora Park 8k February 1: Fossil Creek Park 5k March 1: […]
Our next club meeting will be on Sunday morning, September 7 at Rolland Moore Park, at 8:00 A.M. After a 3-5 mile group run and breakfast, we will have a club meeting and board member elections. It’s going to be fun! Please email info@fortcollinsrunningclub.org if you are interested in serving as a board member next […]
Sunday, September 14, 2014, is the inaugural Fall Classic Marathon/Relay/5k. The event organizer of that race has kindly offered a discount for FCRC members. FCRC members can get $10 off the marathon/marathon relay, and $5.00 off the 5k. This is applicable to hard copy entry only, submitted at either Altitude Running, Runners Roost or via […]
In the fall edition of Colorado Runner Magazine, Libby James wrote up an excellent article entitled “Little Things Matter A Lot” about current FCRC President Dan Berlin, past FCRC President Connie DeMercurio, and the support they have provided each other over the years, especially in races. It’s a very touching article and a great read […]
Below is information for the Harvest Farm 5k, which occurs in Wellington. It is not listed on our Race Calendar because our Race Calendar only extrapolates race data from Colorado Runner Magazine’s RSS feed for Fort Collins, Loveland and Windsor. (Unfortunately, getting race info for other nearby towns would require me to heavily revise my […]
There was a great article in the Coloradoan yesterday by Stephen Meyers about running up Towers Road, a challenging 3.4-mile ascent in Horsetooth Mountain Park with 1,700-feet of vertical gain. Read it here!