Colorado 24 Hour Run

🏃‍♂️ Welcome to the Colorado 24 Hour Run

We aim to provide a fun, welcoming race experience that allows everyone to find a challenge, no matter where you’re at on your running journey. Want to see how far you can go in 6, 12 or 24 hours? Or achieve a new furthest distance? What about setting your fastest marathon, 50K or more? You’ve got the time and opportunity with a fully supported 1mi dirt loop that is easy on the eyes and feet. Come run for a day and/or a night and cheer on others as we strive together for our personal bests.

🍽️ Post-Race Experience

We aspire to not only offer a first-class running experience on the most scenic flat one-mile dirt loop you’ll find in Colorado, but also a top-notch post-race experience that will leave your bellies full and the stories flowing.

📋 Race Details

• Start: Colorado Youth Outdoors - Swift Ponds Campus, Fort Collins, CO.
• Duration: 24 Hours, 12 Hours, 6 Hours
• Elevation: 4,826'
• Terrain: 100% dirt road
• Fauna: Raptors, Cranes, Geese, Ducks, Largemouth Bass, Catfish, Perch, Bluegill
• Registration Cap: 300
• Date: Oct 31-Nov 1, 2026
• Course Open: 8:00am - 8:00am

Pertaining to the mid-race change from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time, all race clocks will stay on race time (aka DST) until the conclusion of the event.

📝 Registration Fees

24 Hour Race Fees:
Dec 15 - April 30: $150 + $10.00 fee
May 1 - July 31: $175 + $11.50 fee
August 1 - Nov 1: $200 + $13.00 fee

12 Hour Race Fees:
Dec 15 - April 30: $125 + $8.50 fee
May 1 - July 31: $145 + $9.70 fee
August 1 - Nov 1: $165 + $10.90 fee

6 Hour Race Fees:
Dec 15 - April 30: $90 + $6.40 fee
May 1 - July 31: $105 + $7.30 fee
August 1 - Nov 1: $125 + $8.50 fee

24 Hour RELAY Race Fees:
Dec 15 - April 30: $225 + $14.50 fee
May 1 - July 31: $250 + $13.50 fee
August 1 - Nov 1: $275 + $14.75 fee

12 Hour RELAY Race Fees:
Dec 15 - April 30: $200 + $13.00 fee
May 1 - July 31: $225 + $14.50 fee
August 1 - Nov 1: $250 + $13.50 fee

6 Hour RELAY Race Fees:
Dec 15 - April 30: $175 + $11.50 fee
May 1 - July 31: $200 + $13.00 fee
August 1 - Nov 1: $225 + $14.50 fee

🌟 What You Get in Return for Your Registration Fee

• The most scenic flat 1 Mile loop in Colorado
• Enthusiastic, knowledgeable race staff & volunteers
• Gender specific race T-shirt
• Finisher award (including belt buckles for individual 100mi+ achievers!)
• Free race photos
• Full-Service Hot Food Aid Station
• Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and non-alcoholic options are available as part of our standard race fare
• Medical coverage
• Real-time results

🏅 Fundraising

Our host, Colorado Youth Outdoors, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. They are all about building relationships through outdoor recreation. We strongly encourage all of our entrants to raise support for CYO as part of their race. Ask friends and family to challenge you with a per-lap donation, or simply make a one-time gift. Runners can also donate as part of their registration.

Recognition and awards will be given for the three top fundraisers overall, as well as those achieving $200, $500 and $1000 tiers.

Gnar Runners will be donating $0.05 for every lap completed by every runner - so get your booty moving!

🛤️ Course & Aid Stations

The amount of vertical/gain loss on the loop is ZERO (or at least it's so small that any mapping software can't get beyond the margin of error!)

Runners will reverse direction on the loop every 6 hours. Reversal notices will be posted at the start/finish. When you hear a reversal announced, COMPLETE THE LOOP YOU'RE ON before changing direction.

The course is U.S.A.T.F. certified at 1.0002mi (ID# CO240003MWC). The race is U.S.A.T.F. sanctioned, ID# 155337

🗓️ Schedule

Saturday 10/31:

6:30a MDT:	Campus opens to runners. All Packet Pickup is on-site.
7:55a MDT:	Pre-Race Briefing
8:00a MDT:	Course Opens - 24 / 12 / 6 Hr Mass Start
12:00p MDT:	Hot Food Service Begins
2:00p MDT:	6 Hr Finish + Awards
8:00p MDT:	12 Hr Finish + Awards

Sunday 11/1:

7:00a MST:	Course Closes (note time change)
7:20a MST:	24 Hour Awards

🚗 Parking & Directions

The main loop road will be divided into two lanes with a coned divider. The inside lane will be the race course - foot traffic only (10-12' wide). The outer lane will be vehicle traffic. Vehicle traffic in that lane will be one-way only, moving