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Colorado > Crossroads Half Marathon & 5K
Fort
Collins,
CO
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Date
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Event
Details
Formerly known as the Easy Street Half Marathon, Fort Collins'
Crossroads Half Marathon & 5K was renamed in 2007 and saw
nearly 500 runners cross the finish line in both races combined at its
2008 running. Featuring a combination of runs through paved city
streets and neighborhoods as well as long runs along the trails and
bike paths that wind along stretches of the Poudre River and Spring
Creek, which cuts through the center of the city, this race is popular
with locals and has a mostly fast and flat course that's considered an
excellent opportunity for setting personal record times.
The out-and-back loop course through the city starts and finishes at
Fort Collins' Buckingham Park, at the corner of 1st Street and Lincoln
Avenue, and starts off taking runners along the city's wide paved
streets, first east along Lincoln and then north along 9th Avenue,
which becomes Lindenmeier Road. The route follows Lindenmeier north all
the way to East Willox Lane, which curves around the southern edge of
Greenbriar Park, a 22-acre city park that's a popular spot for
baseball, basketball, tennis and outdoor events for the surrounding
neighborhoods.
Once around Greenbriar, runners head west along East Willox to the
intersection with Blue Spruce Drive, where they turn left and head
south along to Conifer and Redwood Streets, starting the next couple of
miles southward toward the portion of the race that takes the field
along the Fort Collins Bike & Trail System. Runners enter the
trail just off Linden Drive, and pass by Buckingham Park as they run
along the Poudre River, past a local golf course and along tree-lined
trails for much of the way. This section of the course is the most
winding, and lasts for the next few miles as the route curves along the
Poudre and meets up with the Spring Creek section after crossing South
Timberline Road.
Runners follow the creek as it winds along the southern edge of the
race route, roughly parallel to East Prospect Road. Along the way, the
course passes through Edora Park and Spring Park, finally exiting the
Bike & Trail System at Remington Street, which begins the final
few miles of the race and takes runners northward back to the finish
line at Buckingham Park.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the north central part of the state, about an hour's drive
north of Denver, the city of Fort Collins typically experiences cool to
moderately warm weather conditions in the early weeks of fall, and
tends to see relatively dry weather this time of year. In September,
average monthly temperatures range between 75°F and
46°F, while rainfall totals average around 1.38 inches for the
month.
Fees
2008 fees:
$35 if registered by August 31, 2008
$40 from September 1 - 20
Registration
Online registration is not yet available for the fall 2009 running of
Fort Collins' Crossroads Half Marathon & 5K. Please check back
later for updated information on how to register.
Website
www.footoftherockies.com
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