Colorado Food Run Challenge

Weld Food Bank works to educate the public about the nature of hunger and poverty. We recognize the need for emergency and supplemental food programs and of other non-profit organizations that meet the critical needs of low-income families. When we provide our services we strive to do so with compassion and respect for the dignity of the people seeking food assistance. Last year we provided over 13.6 million pounds of food to the hungry in Weld County.

We serve metro Denver, the Western Slope, and parts of northern Colorado to provide food to more than 600 hunger-relief programs. Food Bank of the Rockies’ warehouse is the central distribution program providing food and essentials to more than 600 hunger-relief programs in northern Colorado including metropolitan Denver, the eastern Plains and western Slope as well as the entire state of Wyoming.

At Care and Share Food Bank, we believe that no one should go hungry. Every day, we provide food to our partner food pantries and meal sites across Southern Colorado to serve our neighbors in need because well-fed communities are better for us all. Care and Share exists to ensure that the one in eight Southern Coloradans at risk of hunger have access to enough healthy and nutritious food to thrive.

At the Food Bank for Larimer County, we believe no one should be hungry. Our dream is to deliver health, hope and humanity to stabilize the lives of our clients and build a vibrant community. We are a private non-profit organization and the only Feeding America clearinghouse for donated food in our county. Each year, we provide food to an estimated 37,500 people in need through community partnerships and hunger-relief programs.

Community Food Share is a food bank fighting hunger in Boulder and Broomfield Counties by providing access to fresh, nutritious food through local partners and its onsite and mobile pantries.

Women's T-shirt

Back of T-shirt will proudly display your specific challenge!
Shirts will be Gilden Softstyle and will be gender-specific (the number on the back reflects the distance you will cover for your challenge).

Unisex T-shirt

Back of T-shirt will proudly display your specific challenge!
Shirts will be Gilden Softstyle and will be gender-specific AND challenge-specific (the number on the back reflects the distance you will cover for your challenge).

Challenger Magnet Medals are 4x4 inches and are fade resistant.

Sample Challenger Bib - available for digital download when you register (from your profile page)

What is food insecurity?

Food insecurity describes a household’s inability to provide enough food for every person to live an active, healthy life. Food insecurity is one way we can measure and assess the risk of hunger. In the United States currently, one in nine people struggle with hunger.

What causes food insecurity?

One "bad month" can be enough to plunge a household into food insecurity. Layoffs at work, unexpected car maintenance or an accident on the job can suddenly force a family to choose between buying food and paying bills. A global pandemic only heightens this vulnerability. 

That’s why many working families, including thousands of households who don’t qualify for federal nutrition assistance, depend on the Feeding America network of food banks to help make ends meet during difficult times. The Feeding America network serves nearly every community in the United States, helping more than more than 40 million people — including 12 million children and 7 million seniors.

Who can enter the event?

This challenge is designed for anyone and everyone! With the challenge of covering as few as five miles a week, anyone in your family can participate.  You can also encourage family members to join you, to help you achieve your goal.  If you are running or walking more these days, then see if you can achieve the 90 -Mile Challenge (15 miles per week). And if you're really ready to push yourself, lock in the 120 Mile Challenge! You can run from anywhere to participate.

What do I get?

Your inherent reward is that you are improving yourself while supporting those in need of food. All challenges will also receive a Gilden Softstyle T-shirt - female-specfic or unisex, and challenge-specific. In addition, all will receive a 4x4inch Car Magnet Medal to proudly display your accomplishment. And each challenger will receive a virtual challenge bib that can be downloaded from the race page. We will also be promoting random prizes throughout the challenge to help make it more fun - and keep you more connected with other participants!

How do I complete the challenge?

You can complete it any way you wish. You can walk, roll, run, spin - whatever makes you happy! And you can cover your miles any day, and in any way, that works for you - you could run/walk one day, bike a few days later, and hop the last day of the week.    

When Can I Start? (anytime during the wave)

You can start recording your miles for Wave One anytime from July 1st to August 12th.  (AND you can backdate any miles if you register after July 1st :)

How Do You Track Our Progress?

This challenge relies on the honor system. Though we encourage you to take photos of your watch, phone screen, treadmill, etc showing your results and/or activity.

These are the ways you can track and prove your accomplishment:

1. Join our Colorado Food Run Challenge Facebook Group - you can upload photos of your activity and also connect with other challengers.
Join The Colorado Food Run Challenge Facebook Group 

2. www.ColoradoFoodRun.com - Submit your results straight through RESULTS page.  (detailed instructions are below the FAQ's on this page)

How does the charity component work?

100% of all donations will go directly to the selected charities. This challenge supports local food banks and hunger relief programs.  We have provided the option to select one of the following charitable organizations serving Colorado:  Weld Food Bank, Food Bank of The Rockies, Care & Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado, Community Food Share, Food Bank for Larimer County, and Beautiful Together. Our initial goal is to raise $10,000.

When will my shirt, magnet, and any other swag be mailed to me?

We will start mailing out your swag the week after the event concludes. Please allow a couple of weeks for everything to get shipped!

You can track your progress by going to ColoradoFoodRun.com and click on the RESULTS link in the menu - it takes about 30 seconds :).  
You can follow along below:

Click RESULTS from the main menu:

Click on the SUBMIT VIRTUAL RESULTS button:

Lookup yourself via your name or email/birthdate:

You will see your registration record (once logged in) and from there you can click to SUBMIT VIRTUAL RESULTS:

Finally, you can enter your distance - and since some people may take two walks or more than one run a day, you can enter multiple entries on the left and the box on the right will automatically sum them up and track them for you :)

Your cumulative progress will be viewable under the original RESULTS link once you start submitting activity: