ENDURANCE RACE SERIES
EVENTS/COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
The Endurance Race Series and Copper Mountain Resort pride themselves on developing the most entertaining and spectator friendly courses as possible, and feel that the courses set forth for the Colorado Running Festival mix a unique blend of difficulty for those experienced runners, yet a manageable course for the beginner to intermediate runners.
Each course provides a “figure 8” style course where spectators, friends, and family can see athletes mutliple times as they pass through the resort area in transition from Loop #1 to Loop #2 during each of our competitive races.
Half Marathon
The main event of the Colorado Running Festival.
The Course, which will start and finish in the center of Copper Mountain Resort, includes some of the best terrains and views in all of Colorado. the first 6 miles shares the same loops (Loop #1 and Loop #2), as the 10k, and then extends onto the vail bike path. from there runners will experience rolling hills, creeks, and bridges before heading back to Copper Mountain Resort, where they will find the expo, beer garden, and BBQ.
10K
The 10K will start at the same time as the Half Marathon. Each runner will complete Loop #1 and Loop #2.
Marathon/ Relay
Runners have the opportunity to have a team of 2, 4, SOLO.
The course is a “figure 8 course” with each loop consisting of a 3.1 loop. Runners will race to the transition area, and pass a wristband to their fellow runner to the next loop. Loop #1 is slightly more difficult than Loop #2 so each loop must be run the same number of times. Runners will receive a BLUE wristband when finishing LOOP #1, and a YELLOW wristband when finishing LOOP #2.
Rules:
1. Athletes MUST run each loop an equal number times 2. Team runners must switch to other runner after each completed loop (Runners cannot run 2 loops at once before passing the bracelets)Examples:
SOLO RUNNER-
1. Runner must run both Loop #1 and #2, 4x each…in any oder 2. Solo runners will finish 4 yellow bands and 4 blue bands on their wrist2 PERSON TEAMS-
1. Each runner will run 12.4 miles– Runner #1 will run loop #1, Runner #2 will run loop #2 – Runner #1 will run loop #2, Runner #2 will run loop #1, etc…
4 PERSON TEAMS-
Duathlon
The duathlon will consist of a run, bike, run format.
Each athlete will run Loop #1, mountain bike a 10K (please maps for mountain bike course), run Loop #2
Twilight 10K Fun Run
Our Friday night 10k Fun Run will consist of a course that will take participants through the streets of Copper Mountain, onto the golf course and back to the center of town. (Exact fun run course to be announced soon)
5K Fun Run
Our 5K fun run will be held on Sunday June 30th, and will start 30 min after the Half Marathon and 10K. The 5K course will be run on Loop #2 of the 10K course.
