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.

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.

📍 Event 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

All Relay Team Members must fill out the registration form & sign the waiver, up to a maximum of 6 team members. First person to register/create the team pays the registration fee, and there is no additional fee for additional members. All team members will receive a shirt, finisher award and (of course) burgers, beer, aid & more.

Looking to register as a family for a relay? Colorado Youth Outdoors is all about families recreating together in the outdoors, and we’re fully on board with that! If you have a team all from the same household, we’d love to give you 25% off your relay registration. Contact us before you register to get that code.

🎁 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
• 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!

Colorado Youth Outdoors is where Relationships grow. They teach archery, survival skills, spin & fly fishing, fly tying and shooting sports to teens and their adults. While you and your teen are outside having fun together, they have discussions around participation, appreciation, communication, and dedication. These aren’t just words: they’re action items for building relationships. The goal: Time Well Spent building healthy lifelong relationships. CYO is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Swift Ponds (CYO's campus) is a beautiful 220 acre property on the east side of I-25 and about a mile south of Harmony road in Fort Collins Colorado. The Swift Ponds property was purchased by Louis Swift in 1969. Louis Swift was a visionary who had a dream of turning his newly purchased property into a great fishery, sanctuary for wildlife and an educational and recreational property for the community.

📅 Race Rules

Race rules are designed to provide a safe and fair experience for everyone involved and to help ensure our ability to produce the race again next year. Major rule infractions by racers will result in immediate disqualification of the racer. Please do not argue with or harass our volunteers. Please direct any questions and feedback to the Race Directors on race day or contact us ahead of race day here.

1. Runners must cross the lap timing mat ONLY upon the completion of a full loop.
2. If a runner leaves the course (including to spend time in aid), THEY MUST RETURN TO THE COURSE AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT to continue.
3. If a runner leaves the course and a directional change takes place while they are off course, they must finish their partial loop in the same direction they were originally traveling before reversing.
4. Runners may start and stop their efforts at any time, taking as many or as long of breaks as they wish (even leave the campus) as long as they abide by the first three rules. Runners do not have to inform staff about breaks.
5. Only full laps will be counted in the runners' total.
6. RELAY TEAMS: Multiple team members may be on the track at a time, but the team will have one bib and only laps for the bib holder will count toward the team's total.
7. Purposeful littering is prohibited