Welcome to the 23rd Annual Fort Collins Thanksgiving Day Run presented by Fort Collins Club! Start your family tradition and join the fun! Packet Pickup.
Welcome to the Fort Collins Thanksgiving Day Run presented by The Fort Collins Club! We are excited for this mile stone for the Fort Collins Thanksgiving Day Run has become the most popular family race in Northern Colorado! Pre-registered runners may pick up packets at the Fort Collins Club on Wednesday before the race from noon to 7 p.m., or at race day registration site race morning, 7:30 a.m. t
o 8:30 a.m. The Benefit:
This year the Fort Collins Thanksgiving Day Run will again be raising money for the Food Bank for Larimer County. The vision of the Food Bank for Larimer County is a hunger-free Larimer County, and their mission is to provide food to all in need through community partnerships and hunger-relief programs. The Food Bank for Larimer County provides approximately 7.8 million pounds of donated food and other products to the community each year through three programs: Food Share, Kids Cafe and Food Link. Please visit us at www.foodbanklarimer.org. FOOD DRIVE AT THE FORT COLLINS CLUB STARTING NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH RACE DAY! General Information:
Race day registration is to be announced for packet pick up and awards ceremony. The Fort Collins Thanksgiving Day Run is for runners, walkers and kids! Bring your family, friends and out of town guests and experience the community spirit of Fort Collins! The four-mile run/walk and kids’ fun run are staged in downtown Fort Collins, with the kids’ race starting off the festivities at approximately 8:45 a.m., followed immediately by the main event at approximately 9:00 a.m. Race start times may be delayed due to train schedule. The starting line is on College Avenue, just north of the College/Mountain Avenue intersection. Participants head south on College, turn west on Mulberry Street, north on South Bryan (through City Park), east on historic Mountain Avenue, and finish back on College Avenue at Oak Street Plaza. In keeping with the spirit of Thanksgiving, pies will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers in the following age groups:11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 & over. Prize money will be awarded to the top five male and female overall and top three masters (40 plus) winners of the four mile event! Prize money sponsored by Campus West Liquor Depot & Pedersen is as follows:
Open 1st place — $600, 2nd place — $400, 3rd place — $300, 4th place — $150, 5th place — $50 Masters’ (age 40 and over)1st place — $150, 2nd place — $100, 3rd place — $50
The Gobble Gobble Kids’ Run. We invite your little pilgrims to race down College Avenue in our kids’ fun run sponsored by the Silver Grill. There is no entry fee and all participants receive a finisher’s ribbon and prize. The Gobble Gobble starts at approximately 8:45 a.m., prior to the main event. Please have your Gobble Gobble participants meet by the Silver Grill banner hanging in Oak Street Plaza at 8:45 a.m. The distance of the Gobble Gobble is approximately 1/3 mile, or four city blocks. START YOUR DAY WITH THE FORT COLLINS THANKSGIVING DAY RUN! PRESENTED BY
FORT COLLINS CLUB
