Colorado 24 Hour Run
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Colorado 24 Hour Run
The event is a set of timed individual and team running events held at the Swift Ponds campus of Colorado Youth Outdoors in Fort Collins, Colorado. The course is a flat, USATF certified 1.0002 mile dirt loop with effectively zero elevation change and an elevation of 4,826 feet.
Distances and formats:
- 24 Hour
- 12 Hour
- 6 Hour
- 24 Hour Relay
- 12 Hour Relay
- 6 Hour Relay
The start/finish pavilion hosts a full-service aid station available every lap. Aid offerings include sports drink and gels, water and ice, salty snacks, fruit, sweets, soda, hot soup and drinks, hot sandwiches, burgers, bacon, and alternatives for vegetarian, vegan and gluten free needs. Personal aid stations are allowed in a designated area near the start/finish; popup canopies are permitted but no camping tents. Multiple portable toilets are provided and modern bathrooms are available in the nearby lodge.
Relay teams may include two to six members. Teams use one bib and only laps recorded for the bib holder count toward the team total; all team members must register and sign the waiver. Runners reverse direction on the loop every six hours; notices will be posted at the start/finish. Course rules prohibit dogs, fishing in the ponds, purposeful littering and short cutting. Registration is capped at 300 entrants. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
