Hi y’all; As we’ve all noticed, the leaves are starting to change color and fall. This means a lot of things are changing – the seasons, the weather and how dark it is during your morning or evening run. Here are some tricks and tips to keep in mind, as more runners are out and […]
Stephen Meyers of the Coloradoan wrote an excellent article about tomorrow’s (Sunday’s) Horsetooth Half Marathon. You can read it here. Good luck, runners!
Due to a partial closure of the Poudre Trail, the Horsetooth Half Marathon course will be rerouted a bit from previous years. Details: Staging will be at Hughes Stadium as usual. Official start will be .65 miles up the course at the (yellow curve) road sign in the middle of the first switch back. Participants […]
The folks at Sierra Trading Post have agreed to give FCRC members a 30% discount on web orders of $75+! The discount appears to be valid for web orders only, but you can check out merchandise at Sierra Trading Post’s new Fort Collins Store off 3500 S College Ave Unit 140, Fort Collins, CO 80525. […]
Ever wonder how running was in Northern Colorado was 18 years ago? A message longtime FCRC member (and board member) Tom Shipper gives a little insight. As he explains in the first paragraph, he found the message from January 1997 while cleaning up files in an old computer. His words of wisdom in the last […]
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: Also, here is the RRCA’s January 2015 Inside Track newsletter:
Not too many people know this but the Fort Collins Running Club is a member of the Road Runners Club of America, a 501(C)(3) noprofit oganization. The RRCA has over 2,300 member clubs and represents over 250,000 running club members. It provides insurance for our events. The RRCA wanted to thank our club for being […]
ALTITUDE Running will be having a Customer Appreciation Holiday Party on Saturday, December 6th. Group run starts at 10 A.M. Following will be giveaway including a free GPS watch. Flyer is below. Remember that as a member of FCRC, you always get a discount at both Altitude and Runners Roost. Just remember to tell them […]
Again, not to be alarmist, but the serial assaulter that has been terrorizing Fort Collinsers for the last couple months is still on the loose, and on Friday attacked a 7th and 8th jogger. These incidences occurred west of CSU and, shortly afterward, near City Park. Runners are advised to: Run with others, if possible. […]
Hi everyone, The Fort Collins Running Club wants to make sure you are all being safe on your runs. Please read below the Sheriff’s Press Release. Contact: Larimer County Sheriff’s Office—David Moore, Public Information Officer Public Information Office: 970-980-2501 Subject: 7th Woman Attacked Date: 10/9/14 During the evening of Wednesday, October 8, 2014 a woman […]
Want to Run and Save Lives? Thinking of adding another sport into the mix? Join Team In Training Training’s Rocky Mountain Chapter today, with a special 50% off registration for Ft. Collins Running Club. http://tinyurl.com/Fort-Collins-TNT Code: TNTFCRC (case sensitive)
Right now there is a Kickstarter campaign going on for a device conceived by John Litschert, a resident of Fort Collins and biomechanist/sports scientist for the US Olympic Training Center. The device, dubbed runScribe, measures stride rate and length, impact Gs, braking Gs, pronation excusion and velocity, contact time and speed—useful metrics for getting insight […]