A reminder from Connie: Happy New Year everyone! The next Tortoise and hare run is this Sunday, January 6th, 8AM at Edora Park. It’s an 8K this time with the group meeting afterwards at Rocky Mountain Bagelworks on Elizabeth. If you plan on running and have not run yet this year or last year, please […]
We had another great turnout at this month’s Tortoise & Hare race—this one a six-kilometer run starting and ending from Spring Park. There were 87 participants, most of whom were thankful that this morning’s starting temperature was 34 degrees instead of, say, 1 degree like in the December T&H race of 2006. [Results] Afterward, we […]
Below are details on our upcoming annual Holiday Lights Run and Potluck. See you there! HI All! The annual Holiday Lights Run and Potluck will be next Thursday evening, December, 6th at 6PM. We will meet at 5:45 at the Pavilions Apartments Clubhouse, 1212 Raintree Drive. There will be a 3 mile and 6 mile […]
A note from Connie about tomorrow’s 5k (Sunday, November 4). See you out there! Boy, did this month go by fast!! Almost time for the next Tortoise and Hare. This time it’s a 5K at 8AM on Sunday, November 4th at Warren Park. Once again, if you plan to attend and have never run a […]
I’m not sure if 90 runners is an all-time record for the Tortoise and Hare – the series has been around for a lot longer than I’ve been in town – but certainly in the five years I’ve been doing it, this was the biggest field on record. All told, we had 31 returning runners […]
My last post entitled “The T&H Algorithm Has Been Revised” contained some bad information. I mistakenly wrote where the first T&H will be. It is, in fact, at Rolland Moore Park and is 4km, as previously indicated. It’s on Sunday, October 14th. Please arrive at 7:45 A.M. (or earlier) to allow time for signing in. […]
We refined the algorithm for this year’s Tortoise & Hare series so that the “adjustment factor” is proportional to the increase in distance. Bottom line: the algorithm should be more accurate! For those who want the geeky details, you can read about it on the Tortoise & Hare page. Correspondingly, our Race Calculator that can […]
The summer is winding down, but we have decided to do one last long run in the rural areas west of Fort Collins! On Sunday, August 26, we will do a run (probably more than 10 miles) starting at 7:00 A.M. in Eden Valley in Loveland. Afterward, we will have a picnic breakfast in nearby […]
Tonight at the FCRC board meeting, we decided on the dates and distances for the Tortoise & Hare Race Series. For those who haven’t run any of the T&H events before, they are “handicapped” races where the slower runners start first and the fastest runners start last, and those who “win” are the ones who […]
From Connie: Since I’ve had a request and the weather for Sunday looks hotter than originally expected, we care going to start the breakfast at 9AM. If you are planning on running first, just decide how long you want to run and show up that much earlier. We will meet at the covered picnic area […]
Message from FCRC president Connie D. about this Sunday’s Annual Member Run and Picnic: Just a reminder that today is the deadline to order Fuzzy’s breakfast burritos for the Annual Member Run and Picnic on Sunday morning at Rolland Moore Park. We can’t pick up the burritos until 8:30, so we are going to gather […]
The FCRC board decided that $1 for every paid entry from the Firekracker 5K will go to benefit High Park Fire relief efforts. So if you have not already done so, please sign up for the Firekracker 5k. It is not only a fun way to celebrate the Fourth of July, but a way to […]