MarathonRoad🇺🇸 Fort Collins, United States

Colorado Marathon

Sunday, 2 May 2027In 6 months · Start 06:30

Course recordsMen 2:25:55 · Daniel Shaw (2004)Women 2:46:30 · Kara Roy (2006)

Buses take runners about 17 miles up the Cache la Poudre canyon to Stevens Gulch, and the course follows the river down out of the mountains on a gentle net descent of roughly 300 m to Old Town Fort Collins.

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Elevation gain

60 m

Flat · ↓ 400 m

Highest point

1,850 m

above sea level

Temp at start

2°C

Peaks around 11°C

Entry fee

≈ $160

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into DEN (Denver), about 107 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 60 m of climbing and 400 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

2°C

Peak during race

11°C

Humidity

64%

Chance of rain

21%

Wind

10 km/h

2 May in past years

Historical averages for 2 May ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 06:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

No data yet. We’re collecting age-group results race by race.

Course records

Men: 2:25:55 · Daniel Shaw (2004)
Women: 2:46:30 · Kara Roy (2006)

As of the 2025 season.

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Plan your trip

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Gear for this race

Marathon racing shoesBuilt for fast road miles Running gloves & thermal layerStarts around 2°C Energy gelsFuel for race day

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