Course and Venue Details
Scroll down to find your distance, with the venue/parking/spectator info at the end
Note wheelchair/stroller users: the NAAC parking lot is rough and there is a short (300') section of rough soft surface on all courses, but we encourage you to join us!
Half Marathon
Half marathon runners will start from the NAAC parking lot and head east along the sidewalk on the south side of W 64th Pkwy then north on the path running alongside Virgil Wy. Turning right, they'll head east on the Ralston Creek Trail to complete a 7-mile out-and-back section. After that, they’ll join the challenging counter-clockwise loop around Blunn Reservoir before returning to the venue. There are 8 aid stations and 3 toilets along the route to keep you fueled and refreshed.
Surface: <1% soft surface/6% concrete with adjacent soft surface/90% concrete/4% asphalt)
Male record: Ben Zywicki, 2013 Kooky-Spooky 1:11:36 (5:28
Female record: Bean Wrenn, 2015 Spring Fever 1:23:06 (6:21)
Course average: 2:14:20 (10:15)
Avg. # of athletes: 177
10K
10K runners will start from the NAAC parking lot and head east along the sidewalk on the south side of W 64th Pkwy then north on the path running alongside Virgil Wy to start the challenging counter-clockwise loop around Blunn Reservoir before returning to the venue. There are 3 aid stations and 1 toilets along the route to keep you fueled and refreshed.
Surface: 1% soft surface/13% concrete with adjacent soft surface/79% concrete/7% asphalt)
Male record: Eitan Halper-Stromberg, 2015 Kooky-Spooky 35:58 (5:48)
Female record: Linnabah Snyder, 2014 Spring Fever 39:51 (6:26)
Course average: 1:06:11 (10:40)
Avg. # of athletes: 115
5K
5K runners will start from the NAAC parking lot and head east along the sidewalk on the south side of W 64th Pkwy to the first underpass and Ralston Creek Trail. Running northwest, with Blunn Reservoir on their right, athletes will turn around at 1.55 miles and return on this out & back course. 2 opportunities to fuel up.
Surface: 4% soft surface/14% asphalt/82% concrete
Male record: Collin Knaub, 2018 Spring Fever 17:13 (5:33)
Female record: Ashley Brasovan, 2015 Kooky-Spooky 18:03 (5:49)
Course average: 37:41 (12:09)
Avg. # of athletes: 181
Aid Stations
Aid stations have Superganix CBD balm samples on-demand and will feature Gatorade (lemon-lime, orange, or fruit punch) and Gu energy gels
Venue, Parking, and Spectators
Venue location
Jefferson County's NAAC Stadium, 19500 W 64th Pkwy, Golden, CO 80403
Enter at the west entrance of the stadium, closest to CO-93
Parking
This venue has tons of parking! Athletes & spectators should only park in the lots marked in green. Use this parking map and follow all parking signs & staff direction on race day.
The venue parking lot will be locked at 1p, after the last athlete has finished. Do not leave your vehicle at the venue after you finish the event.
Spectators
Spectators can use the button to the right for a downloadable Google map of the course to help identify where you will be during the event. Best places for spectators to cheeer on 10K & half marathon athletes while on the course are along Virgil Wy near Aid 1.
