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13401 Picadilly Road, Brighton CO

Saturday, April 26th, 2025

📍 Location Change for 2025

LOCATION CHANGE FOR 2025: Barr Lake State Park. Final course pending authorization.

🗓️ Race Day Details

Saturday, April 26, 2025
Half Marathon, Marathon and 50K all Start at 7:00 a.m.

🥇 Finisher's Medal Information

If you want your name included on the finisher's medal ribbon, and to be guaranteed a finisher medal, you must register before March 21, 2025.

✉️ Registration Information

If registration for a distance is full, email InTheLongRunLLC@outlook.com for possible registration options.

🏞️ Venue and Cause

The race will be held at the Nature Center at Barr Lake State Park in Brighton Colorado.

  • Entrance Fee: $10 unless you have a Colorado State Park Pass.
  • Beneficiary: Proceeds will benefit Inspiration Field.
  • Support: Inspiration Field works with the developmentally disabled in Otero County (La Junta, Colorado) and surrounding area.

🏃 Race Course Details

The race will be held on a 2.62-mile out and back course.

  • Half Marathon: 5 laps.
  • Marathon: 10 laps.
  • 50K: 12 laps.
  • Facilities: You're guaranteed a restroom and an aid station every 2.62 miles!

🏆 Awards

Prizes will be awarded to the overall top three male and female in each distance (no duplicates).

🎽 Finisher's Gifts

A race specific wicking beanie as well as a custom "scissors shaped" medal will be given to all finishers with the runners' names on the ribbon.

  • Registration Deadline: You must register before 3/21/25 to be guaranteed a medal and to have your name included on the ribbon.
  • Free Gift: A custom 16 oz. pub-style glass will be given to all registered participants.

🎁 Bonus Swag

A random drawing for bonus swag will be held on race day. Check for your bib number at the awards table when you finish.

📦 Packet Pick-up

Packet pick-up will be at Something Brewery, 117 N. Main St., Brighton, CO (on the back patio if the weather is nice, in the back room if it is not) from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm the night before the race.

Race day packet pick-up will be at the park's Meadowlark Pavilion by the Nature Center and will include the bib and pint glass: it may not include the swag bag.

🏅 Virtual Option

You may run your distance any time from April 18, 2025 to April 27, 2025. Instructions on reporting your time will be sent out prior to 4/18/25.

You will receive a race medal (with your name included on it if you register prior to 3/21/25) and a distance-specific beanie. Pint glasses are not included but may be purchased separately at the race store.

For more information and to register, visit Runs With Scissors.

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