Colorado Marathon
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Colorado Marathon - Fort Collins
The Colorado Marathon is an annual road race held in the Poudre Canyon near Fort Collins, Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains. The event offers four distances:
- Full marathon
- Half marathon
- 10k
- 5k
The courses run along the Cache La Poudre River and through tree-lined canyon terrain. The full marathon follows a predominantly downhill route. The organizer notes scenic canyon walls, river views, and mountain air as defining features of the route.
The event has been designated the RRCA Colorado State Marathon Championship for 2023 through 2026. The organizer also reports more than 22 years of running the event, roughly 16–18% of entrants qualifying for Boston each year, a recent 30% year-over-year growth in participants, and a mailing list exceeding 24,000 subscribers.
Additional event elements include an expo and a post-race party. The race program emphasizes sustainability: registration and packet items are handled digitally and the event aims to reduce paper waste and eliminate paper goody bag items.
The next scheduled race date listed is Sunday, May 2, 2027, and the organizer indicates registration for the 2027 race is scheduled to open on July 1. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
