Denver’s largest running weekend!
Runners are provided the Ultimate Urban Tour throughout the Denver area on the courses, including the Denver Zoo, Empower Field at Mile High run-throughs, 7 miles of water, Cherry Creek Bike path, downtown, firestation run-throughs, and much more. Join Denver’s only marathon weekend.
Friday
Cigna Health & Fitness Expo – Day 1
Meet up with friends and teammates at the Cigna Health & Fitness Expo at the spectacular Club Suites Area at Empower Field at Mile High. Pick up your race packet, tech shirt, and enjoy shopping for great new gear. Our ambassadors are there to answer your individual and team questions, and there are great hang out spaces to plan for Race Day. The Expo is held on Friday and Saturday.
Saturday
Colfax 5k
The Colfax 5K kicks off Marathon weekend on Saturday. Set a fast PR, jog or walk the course at the official Marathon Start and Finish! Strollers and dogs are welcome!
Cigna Health & Fitness Expo – Day 2
Meet up with friends and teammates at the Cigna Health & Fitness Expo at the spectacular Club Suites Area at Empower Field at Mile High. Pick up your race packet, tech shirt, and enjoy shopping for great new gear. Our ambassadors are there to answer your individual and team questions, and there are great hang out spaces to plan for Race Day. The Expo is held on Friday and Saturday.
Sunday – Race Day!
26.2 Marathon
Run through Denver’s best landmarks in the Colfax Marathon! Run through the home of the Denver Broncos – Empower Field at Mile High – twice! Run along 7 miles of water including Confluence Park, Cherry Creek, the Platte and Sloan’s Lake, through Denver Fire Station #1, through downtown Denver and onto America’s longest main street, Colfax Avenue – all under the majestic views of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.
Marathon Relay
What’s better than running 26.2 miles through the Mile High City? Sharing the miles with friends! Get a team of five to run Denver’s only 26.2 mile Marathon Relay. We have 3 divisions in the Relay: Open (keep reading), Corporate (employee teams), and Government (employee teams). See the great sites of the Mile High City on each leg – from Empower Field at Mile High, to the Confluence, Sloan’s Lake, downtown, or the neighborhoods around Colfax – which one will you run?
Half Marathon
Denver’s wildest Half Marathon takes runners on a one mile trek through Denver Zoo, along Colfax Ave and downtown – because the journey is just as important as the destination. The Colfax Half Marathon sold out several years.
Urban 10 Miler
Colorado’s 10-mile race runs the final miles of the marathon course through Empower Field at Mile High, Confluence and downtown! Start on the Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design campus, finish in City Park. Spots are limited and this race has sold out several years.
Big After Party!
It’s a huge Finish Line Festival — Colorado renowned band headlines the awesome afterparty and Beer Garden lakeside in City Park! Great Refreshment Zone with lots of choices, free beer by Michelob Ultra, as well as a variety of beverages. Runners can choose a brat lunch or vegetarian option. Runners can meet up with their friends, family and fellow runners to show off their finisher medals and enjoy the spring day. Meet up with your running clubs at their tents. Charity Partners each have a blue tent in Charity Partner Village, so make sure to stop and say hello. Great photo opps – Finish Line Replica for group photos, oversized 8′ letters representing Denver, and more! Our runners say it best:
“I’ve done the Colfax Marathon 3 years in a row, this was the best post-race party yet! Great job, and thanks!“
–@runcolfax Twitter follower
