Events
Valley 5000 Run/Walk
Virtual 5K Run/Walk
Tour of Loveland - 20 mile bike ride
Valley 5000 Run/Walk AND Tour of Loveland Bike Ride
Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://www.sweetheartcityracing.com/events/valley-5000.
Place
Loveland, CO US 80538
Description
With over 150 runners expected and even more spectators, this will be an amazing year for the 42nd Valley 5000, hosted by Sweetheart City Racing. This run/walk will begin in Mehaffey Park on August 2, 2025 at 8:00am. We are going to have a new Non-Profit Partner for the Valley 5000. Stayed tuned for more info. It is another local non-profit we are excited to partner with. The 5K starts at 8am and the Tour of Loveland starts at 9am. You can sign up to run and bike as well!
Exciting update for the Valley 5000 runners! We’re kicking off things with a faster, smoother start - no more grass! The race now begins on solid concrete, giving you the perfect launch into the same great course you know and love!
The new Tour of Loveland Bike Ride, now part of the Valley 5000, will take riders on a scenic ride around Loveland. Riders will be supported with 3 aid stations along the route. Riders will get a shirt and a bike bottle to kick off their ride!
Pre-Race Packet Pickup: Early packet pickup will be at TBD, Friday, August 1st, 5:30-6:30pm. Please DO NOT ARRIVE EARLY. We will be setting up and getting ready to start at 5:30pm. You can also pick up your packets 45 min prior to your race start time at MeHaffey Park on Aug 2nd.
Saturday, August 2nd
8am 5K start
9am bike ride start
Mehaffey Park
Loveland CO
Race Contact Info
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Awards
Overall - top 3 male and female, custom-made medals, local gift cards
Masters Overall - top 3 male and female, custom-made medals, local gift cards
Age Divisions - top 3 male and female: (custom-made medals and gift certificates to local businesses)
14 and under
15-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80+
Tour of Loveland Bike Ride:
This is a t-shirt ride so we are not awarding prizes. We will have a special gift for you along with your t-shirt!
Packet Pickup
Pre-Race Packet Pickup: You can pick up your packets 45 min prior to your race start time at MeHaffey Park on Aug 2nd.
we are not hosting a pre-race packet pick up this year.
5K Course Map
Tour of Loveland Map
There will be three aid stations on the course where you can refill bottles and graba quick snack. More details to come soon.
Non-Profit Partner
New this year, to the Valley 5000, is our new Non-Profit Partner, FCA All Abilities!
"Our purpose is to see the typical community, special needs community, and the physically disabled community come together in the world of sports to see inclusion at its very best! The lines of abilities, marginalized people. With FCA All Abilities, our hearts are to see every coach, athlete, and partner scene, encouraged, challenged, supported, and celebrated in there, God-given gifts and talents."
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