Just you wait, because this isn’t your ol’ run-of-the-mill 5k. Runners have to estimate their finishing time prior to the start; we don’t allow time keeping devices of any kind. The top 3 people that come closest to their estimate win. So just because you’re fast doesn’t mean you’ll win this one. The race is […]
With the end of our annual challenge yesterday, as a club, we totaled 1310.8 miles and 600 bags of trash collected (and there’s a quite a few more outside of the official totals). Of the 53 natural areas in Fort Collins and Larimer County, we cleaned up 49 of them (most at least twice!), […]
We have some members with great stories from this past week. Read below for what they shared with us. Steve Mecklenburg ran the Silent Trails Memorial Race and placed 3rd in his age group! See results and below is his priceless picture. From Savannah (Savi) Brown, subject Encouragement: Hi, I’m a new member and my […]
A crisp autumn day greeted our runners for the 1st of 7 Tortoise ‘n Hare races of the year. Perfect running conditions for a our local 4K (2.4M) starting and finishing at Rolland Moore Park. We had a total of 192 finishers. Our first six finishers were all joining us for their first Tortoise & […]
3rd Annual! Kicking off October 7th will be our Fall Run-Off, encouraging FCRC members to get out and explore new trails while running with new friends. Sign Up Today! Teams of up to 6. Individual sign-ups welcome. See link for more details. You can add team members at any time during the month, up to […]
It’s almost October which means it’s the start of our Tortoise & Hare race series! The Tortoise & Hare is a low-key “handicap” series of seven races that are run monthly from October to April, typically on the first or second Sunday of the month. Computer-predicted times allow runners of all levels to compete equally. […]
Has the summer heat derailed your running goals? Good news, the forecast shows a break from the high 90’s we’ve been having for the past several weeks. Still, learning to embrace the heat rather than hiding on the basement sofa will help you keep running when the high temps return. Here are some tips to practice when the […]
August 9, 2019 First wave starts at 6 PM The Mountain Avenue Mile is just around the corner. It’s your chance to test your limits and push, push, push until you cross that finish line. This historic race is one for the entire running community. With a new relay team wave this year, there’s the […]
The second session of Fort Collins Running Club training programs, RunningU will kickoff on April 22nd at 8am at the North Side Atzlan Rec Center. See more info on the Facebook event. It’s a Zero to 5K program designed to encourage, empower and take away all of the anxiety of running your first 5k or getting […]
Our final T&H race of the 2017-18 series was this past Saturday, 4/31/18. In all, we had 396 runners take part throughout the season. It’s a big growth considering that just 5 years ago we didn’t even break 100 runners. You can find the race results and final series standings on our website. Congrats to everyone who participated! It was a […]
We’ve received several requests for Fort Collins Running Club branded apparel and gear lately. We’d love for you to be sporting your FCRC pride around town and at races which is why we’ve partnered with local company, Sport About and created an online FCRC store for you to purchase your own gear. There’s a link to the store at […]
Yesterday’s Tortoise & Hare race could be summed up in one word… COLD! With a sudden drop in temperature combined with a brisk wind there was an extra motivation to get running and warm up. Luckily no fingers or toes were lost. All in all, we’ve been pretty lucky so far this T&H season with […]