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Colorado Springs Marathon, Half, 5K, and Kids K

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

USOctober 202742.195km · 21.1km · 5km

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Race date Oct expected: October 2027
City · Distance: Colorado Springs · 42.195km · 21.1km · 5km
Entry fee: $75From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 3, 2026 · Entry ~ Oct 3, 2026 · Entry fee $55 · Start 07:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 18, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

This is the 13th Colorado Springs Marathon, held on Saturday, October 3, 2026.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

2025 Colorado Springs Marathon (LV)

The Colorado Springs Marathon

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2026 edition

Marathon

Entry cost $75

until Jan 1, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

2027 Colorado Springs Marathon

Entry cost $65

until Oct 4, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost $70

until Jan 1, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

2027 Colorado Springs Half Marathon

Entry cost $65

until Oct 4, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

About 5K · 2027 Colorado Springs 5K

5K

Entry cost $35

until Jan 1, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

2027 Colorado Springs 5K

Entry cost $30

until Oct 4, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:00

Event	Start
Marathon42.195km	07:00
Half21.0975km	07:00
5K5km	07:30

START

215 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Finish · Google Maps

Events are divided into 8 categories, including the Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K,

and Kids K. The start is at 215 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO, at 7:00 a.m. local time.

The finish is at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

Location to be confirmed, October 2, 11:00 AM–6:30 PM (ID required)

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startMountain Metropolitan Transit downtown bus routes
Getting to the finishSame downtown area as start (Vermijo Ave · Pioneers Museum)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Mountain Metropolitan Transit downtown bus routes

Start/finish is on Vermijo Ave at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum in downtown Colorado Springs. Packet pickup is at Pikes Peak Center – Studio Bee, 190 S Cascade Ave, near the start venue.

Parking downtown is available in a garage at Nevada & Colorado, and lots at Nevada & Kiowa and Bijou & Cascade. Downtown Colorado Springs is walkable from most hotels.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same downtown area as start (Vermijo Ave / Pioneers Museum)

Finish is at the same downtown location as the start, with a post-race celebration.

Map

Start shuttle

No dedicated race shuttle mentioned; official FAQ points runners to Mountain Metropolitan Transit's downtown bus routes as a public-transit option.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Bib pickup is available from 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on October 2, the day before the race,

and ID is required (a copy is acceptable for someone picking up on your behalf).

Full marathon starts and finishes on Vermijo Street near the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.

Course has about 245m (805 feet) of cumulative elevation change, passing historic downtown monuments and park areas before finishing downtown.

A finish-line celebration is held in front of the museum after the race.

Times are local to Colorado Springs. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

The Mining Exchange

Hotel · 355m

9.2/10(370)

View on Booking.com

Colorado Springs Car Rental (Qeeq)

View on Qeeq

Colorado Springs Fun Pasta Making Class with Local Chef

$76

Colorado Springs Marathon, Half, 5K, and Kids K

About Colorado Springs Marathon, Half, 5K, and Kids K — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run