COLORADO HALF MARATHON SHOWDOWN - Prize Pool For Coloradoans

We are excited to announce a new prize pool for Colorado runners.  Our mission is to support the community, and we offer a $150,000 prize pool to charity through our relay program.  In 2025, we are happy to support the community of Colorado runners as well.

Eligible runners – Current Colorado resident for at least 6 months, current USATF Colorado association member, raised/educated in Colorado, or Colorado collegiate athlete.  More eligibility details are provided on the application.

Prize Purse – Male – 1st Place – $5280, 2nd Place $3000, 3rd Place $2000, 4th Place $1000

Prize Purse- Female – 1st Place – $5280, 2nd Place $3000, 3rd Place $2000, 4th Place $1000

Setting a New Event Record - and State Record

Can you beat our event records?  If you win and set a new event record in the Marathon or Half Marathon, you will receive $1,000!*  If you win and set a new state record, you will receive an additional $1,000!

*Legal stuff: open to male and female winners, only one winner per year, you must win AND set the new record.

Event Records

• Tyler McCandless, 2022 Men’s Marathon  2:21:08
• Laurel Kruger, 2024 Women’s Marathon  2:50:54
• Emad Bashir-Mohammed, 2024 Men’s Half  1:06:13
• Biruktayit Degefa, 2021 Women’s Half  1:11:48

(Note – the above are based on gun time)

State Records

• Norberto Segure (Rawhide-1984) Men’s Marathon  2:18:06
• Mizuho Nasukawa (Rock N Roll-2012) Women’s Marathon  2:37:05
• Mario Macias (Georgetown to Idaho Springs-2011) Men’s Half  1:02:50
• Biruktayit Degefa, (Denver Colfax Marathon – 2021) Women’s Half  1:11:48