FCRC Saturday Run & Training Groups, all levels (Members & non-members welcome) **The first Saturday of the month is New Member Run** Date: Every Saturday Time: Meet @ 7:55 am, leave @ 8:00 am (summer schedule) Location: Parking lot beside Bindle Coffee @ Jessup Farm (1933 Jessup Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80525) […]
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Running for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives: A Conversation
By AJ Chlebnik, Kate Schulte, and Lucien Meadows As the Indian Law Resource Center and the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center share, the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives (MMIWR) is ongoing and devastating. In the US, four out of five Indigenous women (80%) have been victimized by violence. The vast majority […]
Segment Rundown
From May-December, when the Segment Showdown isn’t taking place, we will be doing the Segment Rundown. This is simply offering routes for you to explore in Northern Colorado. There will be two per month. We can’t do this on our own, so PLEASE send us ideas on what we can offer for you to explore. […]
Newsletter Archives
FCRC sends out the Weekly Rundown newsletter, via email. But what happened before we relied on electronics? Newsletters were sent via (snail) mail. A kind member saved many years of the bi-monthly newsletter previously sent out by the FCRC. We have uploaded them to the network for you to check out. See what took place […]
The Myth of Horsetooth Rock – A Falsehood Exposed
It’s nearly impossible to enjoy the Horsetooth Half Marathon race course without getting a picturesque view of Horsetooth Rock, a landmark visible from most of Fort Collins. The story of how Horsetooth Rock got its name is a great example of how some of a community’s most enduring stories can be more complex than they […]
Running Buddies
Our Running Buddies program was a great success with T&H and is now expanding! If you need a Running Buddy while doing any running — group runs, training runs, races, or anything else, please reach out. We’ll connect you/them with a Running Buddy so they are comfortable! Who might want a running buddy? An older […]
Hughes XC Park – Update
We are reaching out again to ask that you complete another short city survey pertaining to the former Hughes Stadium property. The survey will conclude this Friday, February 24th so please act as soon as possible. The Fort Collins Running Club Board of Directors and its partners are advocating for a low impact use of the Hughes property by creating […]
Member Story – Harlan Grossman
Trail Running Film Festival
The Trail Running Film Festival is back on tour and coming to Fort Collins for a great night of films, inspiration, and community. The event takes place on Monday, March 20th at The Lyric. There will be pre-show group run at 6:00pm and the show starts 7:00pm with national releases. There will be a special post-show […]
Youth Runner Feature – Youngberg Girls
The Practice of Groundedness
A piece from Tyler McCandless, FCRC Board of Directors Member at Large One of the most profound books of my life is Brad Stulberg’s The Practice of Groundedness. One of the core concepts of the book is to develop deep community. There’s a great analogy in the book about the giant redwoods in California. How do […]