Spring Run Off Virtual Challenge 2024

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***ALL proceeds (including registration fee) will be donated to Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado***

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Information:

Southern Colorado Runners is happy to announce The 43rd Pueblo Chieftain Spring Run Off in "Virtual Challenge Style" to "E-RACE HUNGER."  For everyone's safety, due to COVID-19 the “normal” in person 43rd Spring Run Off Event venue has been changed to a "Virtual" event.

The Pueblo Chieftain and the Southern Colorado Runners welcome you to the 43nd Annual Pueblo Chieftain Spring Runoff. Join us for the 2021 edition of Pueblo’s oldest and largest running event. Since 1978 Pueblo Chieftain—Southern Colorado’s leading newspaper, has supported and sponsored this yearly springtime race.

We are offering 3 virtual-race-challenges that mirror the same distances we have had prior years: the 5K, 10K, and 10 mile run.   You decide day and time of your race between March 13, 2021 and March 28, 2021.  Upon completion, upload your distance, time, and photos for congratulation on your finish. (See instructions for Virtual Challenge Results and Photo upload below.)

You can use your favorite courses or create a new one. There are course maps available in Run Sign Up of the original race courses that you can use, however that is totally up to you. Also encouraged, is that you encourage others to do the virtue challenge with you. 

Don't Miss out! REGISTER NOW Saturday, March 13, 2021 through March 28, 2021, for Pueblo’s Premier running event "gone virtual" to "E-RACE HUNGER."  Let's together give back to the communities of  Southern Colorado through Care and Share for Southern Colorado.  100% of your registration fee will go to this organization.

The free kids race Funner to be a Runner will be a virtual option for PE teachers or parents to still promote running in our youth. We will not have the school competition but we would love for PE teachers or families to upload photos or email them on the Funner to be a Runner page. 

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Date/Start Time/Events

Saturday, March 13, 2021 1:00 a.m. through March 28, 2021 11:59 p.m.

Registration Fee (100% will be donated to Care and Share for Southern Colorado):

5K -$20 

10K-20

10 Mile-$20

Race Swag $20 (optional and will be mailed to you)

43rd Annual Spring Run Off Swag

Fleece Scarf, Hat, and Gloves with embroidered (hat and scarf) Spring Run Off Logo and "your" distance: 5K, 10K, or 10 mile.

MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT today and for future SCR events, if you are a member of Southern Colorado Runners, or JOIN today.
The membership discount will be applied during checkout.

For the registration process to recognize that you are a Southern Colorado Runners member, if you have not already claimed your SCR membership within RunSignUp, you first need to go to the Club page for the Southern Colorado Runners and claim you membership.  This is done as follows.

Go to: (https://runsignup.com/Club/CO/Pueblo/SouthernColoradoRunnersTriathlonClub)
In the left column of buttons, click on "Members".
Search for your name.
Click on "Is this you?"
An e-mail will be sent to the E-mail address of this user, which contains a link with instructions to complete the process.

Once your membership has been claimed within the RunSignUp system, you will then have an account with RunSignUp.  If you have a family membership, you can then add family members that live in your household.  Those family members will also be able to apply the membership discount.

When you register for an event that offers discounts to SCR members, on one of the first Registrant screens, you'll see a "Have An Account?" message followed by a SIGN IN button.  Click on the SIGN IN button and sign in using your RunSignUp account information.  That will allow RunSignUp to recognize that you are a SCR member, and the member discount will be applied.

Original "Optional" Course Description:

10 Mile: This course is flat and beautiful, which takes runners from Dutch Clark Stadium, through the Aberdeen neighborhood (one of the nicest neighborhoods in town), around Pueblo City Park, run through the Elmwood Golf Course, then back through the Aberdeen neighborhood to the scenic Arkansas River trail, head west(left) on the Arkansas River trail, turn around at the Pueblo Nature Center and return to Dutch Clark via the Arkansas River Trail. To view the 2020 10 Mile map, click HERE , or copy and paste the URL into your browser. You may also scroll down to view maps below. https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2878451941

10K Run: Follows same course as the 10 miler for about 4 1/4 miles, which means the 10K is also flat and beautiful. The course takes runners from Dutch Clark Stadium, through the Aberdeen neighborhood (one of the nicest neighborhoods in town), around Pueblo City Park, run through the Elmwood Golf Course, then back through the Aberdeen neighborhood to the scenic Arkansas River trail, turn right (east) on the Arkansas River trail  and return to Dutch Clark. You can run past Dutch Clark on the trail to simulate the distance of finishing inside Dutch Clark Stadium. To view the 2020 10K map click HERE, or copy and paste the URL into your browser, you may also scroll down to view maps below.     https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2878429630

5K Run: The 5K course is flat and fast. It begins the same as the 10K and 10 milers. Except for a short dog leg, the course is the same as the 10M/10K for approximately 1.2 miles then turns toward the Arkansas River and joins the river trail at about 1.6 miles. It then runs downriver (downhill) back to Dutch Clark Stadium. You can run past Dutch Clark on the trail to simulate the distance of finishing inside Dutch Clark Stadium. Here is a map of the 5K course, click HERE or copy and paste the URL into your browser, or scroll down to view maps below. https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2878469983

More Details

Pueblo is located in the "banana belt" of Colorado. 76% of the days in Pueblo are Sunny, more sunny days than San Diego or Miami. When other areas of Colorado experience snow, Pueblo many times remains dry. That being said, weather in March is unpredictable. We hope for sunny and 60 degrees but it could be snowing. Check the weather forecast; be prepared for snow and cold. Please do your best to provide a quality and safe run and enjoy your virtual run.