Race Information

Date & Time:
Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 8:00 AM
The race is limited to 550 runners, so register early! There will be no race day registration.

Location:
Greenland Open Space
Greenland, CO

Directions:
Greenland Open Space is located four miles south of Larkspur (10 miles south of Castle Rock) and six miles north of Monument (20 miles north of Colorado Springs). Take 1-25 to exit 167, travel west 1/4 mile and then south 1/2 mile to the Greenland trailhead. There is limited parking at this parking lot. Overflow parking is located just over the railroad tracks at the Spruce Mountain parking area. Click here for a map of parking areas.

Please Carpool:
Parking is limited (thus the reason for the runner cap). We encourage carpooling. We are directing runners to the website RideShare.us to find other runners to carpool with. If more people carpool, then we can allow more runners into the race!

Awards:
Overall and Age Group awards will be presented in all races as follows:

Top Overall Male and Female - Free pair of LaSportiva Mountain Running Shoes

Top three in the following age groups:
29 and under, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and over
All 50K finishers will get a finishers medal

USATF Colorado State Championship Awards
Top 3 Open Male & Female
Top Master Male & Female

Pre-Race Packet Pickup:
5:00 PM to Close, Friday, April 30, 2010
The Colorado Running Company
833 N. Tejon, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903
719-635-3833
Please bring your registration confirmation email and a photo ID for packet pick-up. You do not need to pick your packet up here, you can pick it up on race morning (see below).

Packet Pickup, and Event Timeline:
6:30 AM - Packet pickup at race site begins. Please bring your registration confirmation email and a photo ID for packet pick-up.
8:00 AM - Races start
4:00 PM - Finish line closes

Goodies:
All participants will receive a race logo technical shirt with their registration. All 50K finishers will get a custom made finisher medal.

Weather & Safety Information:
We all know that weather in Colorado is day to day. The average low temperature on May 9th is 36 degrees and the average high is 63 degrees. At 7,000', be prepared for anything. There may be snow on the trail, there may be rain, it may be muddy, and it may be nice. We will just have to wait and see what shows up on race day.

Greenland Open Space is a multi-use open space that can see a lot of foot, bike, and horse traffic. However, in April, this traffic is fairly light. Expect to see wildlife in the form of rabbits, prairie dogs, fox, coyote, birds, and possibly bear and mountain lion.

Though this race is not considered high altitude for residents of Colorado, if you are traveling from elevations below 2,000', be prepared for some shortness of breath. The highpoint on the course is 7,400', about 1,000' higher than Colorado Springs and 2,000' higher than Denver.