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Date: SUNDAY April 21, 2013
Venue: North Cheyenne Canon - Colorado Springs, CO. Mesa Picnic Area on North Cheyenne Canon Road (near Starsmore Discover Center). Check-In / Start Times: Start times Half/10k/5k: 10am/10:30am/10:45am Race Lengths: 5K, 10K, Half Marathon (maps and further details below) Aid Stations: 5k: Start/finish only 10k: 1 station @ 2.5 miles Half: 3 stations @ 2.5, 4, 9 miles Parking: Starsmore Discovery Center Parking Lots Overflow Parking: Pauline Memorial Catholic School Parking Areas Map Race Divisions: Male and Female by age group: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and over BMARE: It's Earth Day!! BMARE is a secondary competition to help clean the environment. Pick up trash along the course and trade it in at the finish line for a raffle ticket to win a prize! Registration: Race Roster REGISTRATION OPEN!!! Register at the link above, or use the mail registration form below. Prices increase incrementally by date, so the sooner you register, the better! Cost to register on race day adds $5 Commemorative race shirt included in registration. Day of registration does not guarantee shirt. |
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Race DetailsYou will be climbing and descending up, down, and through the beautiful North Cheyenne Canon in Colorado Springs. This is an awesome and rewarding trail run that showcases the beauty Colorado has to offer to trail runners.
Courses 5k: Start off with wide track to duke it out to the single track. Then, begin the incline. 1.6 miles up the Lower Columbine Trail and then a portion of the Middle Columbine Trail to your turnaround point. Turnaround and bomb down the way you came. 1.6 mile sprint to the finish! This is a tough 5k with 565 feet of elevation gain. You'll have something to brag about. 10k: Start off with wide track to duke it out to the single track. Travel up Lower Columbine and Mid-Columbine for 2 miles to the Spring Creek Trail. Take the Spring Creek Trail winding single track up for a mile to the Aid Station at the junction of Spring Creek and Gold Camp Rd. Travel west (left) on Gold Camp through the tunnel, about .4miles to the Gold Camp/Upper Columbine Cutoff. This takes you back down the Columbine Trail. Turn Left to descend down the Columbine Upper, Middle, and Lower all the way to the finish. Half: Start off with wide track to duke it out to the single track. Travel up Lower Columbine and Mid-Columbine for 2 miles to the Spring Creek Trail (right). Take the Spring Creek Trail winding single track up for a mile to the Aid Station at the junction of Spring Creek and Gold Camp Rd. Here is the 1st Aid Station. Then, turn Left with on Gold Camp and travel through the tunnel. You will pass the 10k turn, but you keep on trucking, pass through another tunnel and run to the "4 corners" parking lot. This is your 2nd Aid Station. Continue up Gold Camp. you'll pass over a closed tunnel, have some amazing views of the Front Range and Colorado Springs, and turn around at the cones to come back to the 3rd aid station (same station as #2). Go down (right) N. Cheyenne Canon Road from here to the trailhead for the Upper Columbine Trail. Turn left (East) to get on the Upper Columbine trail. Take Upper, Middle, and Lower Columbine trails all the way back to the finish. The Half Marathon Course has a total of 2,618 feet of elevation gain, and rewards you with great views and great trails. Can't wait to see you out there! Good luck! Logistics This race is sanctioned by US Track and Field and will use chip timing. 10am 1/2 marathon pre-race meeting/lineup 10:15am 1/2 marathon race start 10.30am 10k pre-race meeting/lineup 10.45am 10k race start 10.45am 5k pre-race meeting/lineup 11am 5k race start The 5k will not have an aid station except at the start/finish line. The 10k has an aid station at about mile 2.5 into it. This is at the top of the climb for the 10k. This is also the only aid station for the 10k. The Half will go to the same aid station as the 10k (2.5 miles), then get a 2nd aid station around mile 4, will pass it and return to it after mile 9. Our aid stations are green! To reduce waste, bring your own reusable bottle for water at aid stations along the course. This reduces waste and environmental impact and falls in line with our BMARE philosphy. Rapid filling nozzles will be used so you don't waste precious time filling up. Parking Car pooling is encouraged to lower the impact on the environment. Racer Parking is first come-first serve @ the Starsmore Discovery Center parking area. No racer parking in handicapped or coned areas. No parking up N. Cheyenne Canon beyond Starsmore or S. Cheyenne Canon Road ways. There will NOT be a shuttle provided for those parking in the overflow at the Pauline Memorial Catholic School so be prepared for a warm up jog to get to check-in. |
5k Course Map10k Course MapHalf Marathon Course Map*There is a detour this year on the course due to Greenback Cuthrought Trout Issue with National Forest. The map reflects that detour.
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Race Prizes
Half Marathon:
TBD
10k and 5k:
TBD
TBD
10k and 5k:
TBD
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Spectator and Cheer Zones
Spectators and Cheerers are welcome at the Start/Finish and both Aid Station Locations. If not volunteering, please park in the larger parking areas designated on the map. Here is a map to locate your ideal cheer zone. Have fun out there! Google Map