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Colorado > Colorado Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K &
10K
Fort
Collins,
CO
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Date
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Event
Details
With its long, fast and almost all downhill course through the
foothills of the Northern Front Range of Colorado's Rocky Mountains all
the way down to the city of Fort Collins, the Colorado Marathon, Half
Marathon, Point-to-Point 5K and 10K feature a route that's exactly as
advertised by the race organizers, who hail it the state's fastest and
most scenic marathon. This springtime race arrives just as the season
is beginning to warm up in this northern Colorado town, and the course
backdrop throughout most of the race is mountains all around as runners
descend through the canyons on the way to Lee Martinez Park in Fort
Collins for the finish.
While the full, 26.2-mile marathon starts all the way back at Steven's
Gulch Campground off Highway 14, the starting line for the half
marathon falls at exactly the 13.1-mile point in the race, at a bend in
the road along Highway 14 just below Gateway Mountain Park and the
Seaman Reservoir. From there, runners follow the highway as it twists
and turns through the canyons, along the Poudre Canyon Highway through
Log Canyon and through the towns of Bellevue and Laporte.
Just as the course is entering the town of Laporte, the route takes
runners off the highway and onto a bike path at Cache La Poudre Junior
High School, which follows roughly the path of the Poudre River that
snakes through this section of the valley. All the while, with a few
small hills (and one significant hill around the mile 6 marker), the
route is descending in elevation, from about 5,400 feet above sea level
at the starting line to about 5,000 feet above sea level at the finish.
Runners follow the path as it winds along the river, crossing North
Taft Hill Road and running through Lee Martinez Park on the way to the
turn onto the home stretch at Linden Drive, which takes the field to
the finish line at the north end of Fort Collins' Old Town Plaza, just
below Heritage Center Park.
Race
Weather & Climate
May tends to be the Fort Collins area's wettest month, with just under
2 1/4 inches of average rainfall each year. Late spring temperatures in
the area range from cold to moderately warm, averaging between
43°F and 71°F for the month.
Fees
$65 for the half marathon, if registered by December 31, 2009
$75 between January 1 - March 31, 2010
$90 on April 1 and after
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2010 running of
Fort Collins' Colorado Marathon, Half Marathon, Point-to-Point 5K
& 10K, register online at Active.com.
Website
www.ftcollinsmarathon.com
Course Map
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