What is more Colfax than wildly decorated scooters - and riders? Some of these characters will even carry their own themed music. The First Annual Denver Arts Scooter Parade will be flanking parts of the Half Marathon course - look for the scooters around miles 1 and 11! Our repeat half marathoners asked for new fun entertainment – and this year we are bringing it LIVE!
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Kaiser Permanente’s “Training to Thrive” webinar will help you plan and prepare for race day! Join us at kpwebinar.org for a free, live webinar on March 21 6:00-7:30 p.m. with a personal trainer and dietitian to discuss training schedules, nutrition plans, and goals.
Two runners go through the stadium! One runs the Screaming Downhill! All five of you have the time of your life!
Join “The Young and the Rest of Us,” “Lulu’s Lemons,” “Tutu Sexy for my Shirt,” and many more creatively named teams! If you’re co-workers or government employees, make sure you register in the Corporate Cup or Government Cup division for serious cash awards!
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Get over to our Facebook page for the latest news, training tips, giveaways and more! And follow us on Twitter @runcolfax for our witty repartee. And get connected with us on YouTube - we’ve got a video competition cooking up. If you think we should be pinning our favorite running shoes on Pinterest, let us know. We’ll think about it.
Twitter.com/runcolfax >
Facebook.com/runcolfaxdenver >
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Like our new Facebook fan page for a chance to win a running vacation in gorgeous Estes Park from Running-Vacations.com! Two lucky winners will receive an overnight stay, personal training session and trail run with running coach Terry Chiplin. Simply like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/runcolfaxdenver!
Our new Facebook page is awesome! The old Colfax Marathon page ends soon - so make the move now! And don’t worry- if you already ‘like us’ on our new page, you’re automatically entered to win the giveaway.
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Official Race Hotels
Traveling from out of town? Want the ultimate urban tour experience? Stay at one of our official race Hotels!
This year we are partnering with the JW Marriott Cherry Creek, the Curtis Hotel, located in the heart of downtown, and Holiday Inn Stapleton. These hotels are offering fantastic race weekend discounts.
Check out these great hotel deals >
Join us as a 2012 Volunteer! Help make this year’s Ultimate Urban Tour even more memorable. We have lots of exciting opportunities this year, so don’t miss out on the fun. You can even run and be a volunteer.
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Run for a reason in 2012 by running for one of our highly successful Charity Partners! Once you register, you can start raising funds and/or awareness for your favorite non-profit. Registered for the race, but you forgot to sign up to run for a charity partner? We can help. Email info@runcolfax.org and we can get you signed up to run for one of our 2012 Charity Partners!
Whether your dream is completing the 5k, relay, 10 miler, half or full marathon, you can experience the exhilaration of setting a goal and achieving it. Kaiser Permanente’s “Training to Thrive” webinar onMarch 21 will help you plan and prepare for race day!
More than 70 amazing charities have joined us for the 2012 race, including The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT), the world’s biggest and most successful endurance sports charity training program; the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado, Food Bank of the Rockies, Urban Peak, and more.
Join us for the final Charity Partners meeting on February 23rd, 3:30 pm, 1490 Lafayette St., #106! RSVP to jean@runcolfax.org.
Like our new Facebook fan page for a chance to win a running vacation in gorgeous Estes Park from Running-Vacations.com! Two lucky winners will receive an overnight stay, personal training session and trail run with running coach Terry Chiplin. Simply like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/runcolfaxdenver!
Our new Facebook page is awesome! The old Colfax Marathon page ends soon - so make the move now! And don’t worry- if you already ‘like us’ on our new page, you’re automatically entered to win the giveaway.
Traveling from out of town? Want the ultimate urban tour experience? Stay at one of our official race Hotels!
This year we are partnering with the JW Marriott Cherry Creek, the Curtis Hotel, located in the heart of downtown, and Holiday Inn Stapleton. These hotels are offering fantastic race weekend discounts.
Check out these great hotel deals >
From 5280, January issue
"We don’t want to hear you say there’s nothing to do around here ever again. C’mon folks, we live in Colorado—there’s loads of great stuff to experience all year long. So, pull out your calendar and find a permanent marker...
05.20 - Colfax Marathon, Half Marathon, Marathon Relay. // coloradocolfaxmarathon.org, $60 (half) to $205 (relay team)."
Learn more about the 2012 DaVita Charity Partners Program for the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon by attending an introductory meeting! Please RSVP to jean@runcolfax.org.
February 13th, 3:30 pm, 1490 Lafayette St., #106 (southwest corner of Colfax and Lafayette)
February 23rd, 3:30 pm, 1490 Lafayette St., #106 (southwest corner of Colfax and Lafayette)
Hey, local non-profits: You are invited to participate in one of the nation’s largest charity partner programs!
Charities recruit runners to raise funds and participate in the marathon, half marathon, relay or new 10 mile race on May 20, 2012. Charity Partners keep 100% of the funds they raise.
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It's time to put together your training plan and start hitting the pavement for the ultimate urban tour: 26.2 miles with an epic stadium run-through, 7 miles of water and a bigger & better after-party in City Park. Price goes up January 25!
The Urban 10 Miler is a fast race along the final miles of the marathon course! You get the stadium, Confluence, downtown and one big afterparty with 10,000 of your closest friends. Sleep in, you get a later start. Staggered start feeds into the ongoing marathon. Limited number of spots - $49 until January 25 or it sells out!
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How's this for a New Year's Resolution: set a PR in the Colfax half. We're famous for it - the course is flat, fast and shady. Lots of new, funky entertainment and of course, the firemen cheering you on through Aurora's Fire Station #1. Denver's funnest half!
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Get your 5-person team ready to run the Marathon Relay! Choose your leg: Captains get dibs on the Screaming Downhill. Two runners get to experience a run through Mile High Stadium - Urban River and Downtown River Trek! Round it out with Eclectic Mile High and a short No Groans at Sloan's (3.9 miles).
Take the photo tour >
Watch Race Director Creigh Kelley take you through the 2012 marathon course highlights
Watch the video......
2012 is bigger and better than ever - and the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon will be the first marathon to run through the home of the Bronco’s! You’ll see yourself on the big screen as you run through Sports Authority Field at Mile High - twice!
Denver’s springtime marathon is bucket list material: 26.2 miles at 5,280 feet
altitude - and zero attitude. Enjoy those holiday calories and give your muscles time to recover, because come January, it’s on.
Everyone’s favorite half marathon is back! Enjoy the fast course along vibrant
east Colfax and historic Aurora. Don’t forget the run through Aurora’s Fire Station #1!
The earlier you register, the less you pay
Register now
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