More info on our T&H races, including how it works and current series standings, can be found on our Tortoise & Hare page.
Superbowl Sunday greeted us with a slightly warmer morning at Fossil Creek Park than was the case a month ago at Edora Park where the conditions were downright chilly. We had 67 runners come out and enjoy the sunny, yet brisk day, and we only lost one of them (later found nursing a slight calf […]
A friendly reminder from Connie about this Sunday’s Tortoise & Hare Race. See you on Sunday! Map & Directions Hi All! Not only is this Sunday the Superbowl, but it’s also the next Tortoise and Hare run. It’s our last short one for the year, a 5K at Fossil Creek Park off of Lemay. Weather […]
It was a cold one to say the very least this morning, but that didn’t deter the 56 runners, including seven who were new to the Tortoise and Hare series, from showing up to run the Edora Park 8k race. Congratulations to Celeste O’Connor and her adoptable Animal House canine companion for being the first across the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With this morning’s Spring Canyon Park 5k, the 2011-2012 Tortoise & Hare Series comes to an end. After all seven races in the series, the top five standings and their points totals were as follows: 1. Tom Schipper: 51 2. Brian Walter: 47 3 (tie). Christie Nichols: 46 3 (tie). Marlena Lanini: 46 5. Kelly […]
Today was the Spring Canyon Park 5k, the final race of the 2011-2012 Fort Collins Running Club Tortoise & Hare Series. It was particularly significant because it would decide the series points standings, of which many people were only separated by a few points! Unlike last year’s Spring Canyon Park 5k—which featured a loop within […]