Suffer Better 10th Annual Fall Trail Runs

We are stoked to once again invite you all to come run with us at Staunton State Park, off of Highway 285 near Conifer, CO, on October 10, 2026. We are even more stoked to again offer our special 25K Fishslappers edition (yes, it involves catching a fish!) and a new 5K run to our 50 and 25K race day offerings. Whichever distance you choose, rest assured you will be running on some of CO's best and most beautiful trails - lovely, flowing, and runnable single track - with some decent vert thrown in to keep you at least a little honest. And you will be helping raise real money to protect and preserve our exceedingly precious public lands and waters. As always, our Fall runs are a celebration of our public lands and waters, and a fundraiser for the good work of Conservation CO and Running Rivers to protect and preserve them. Race Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026 Start Time: Racers in the 50K will start at 7:30 am, with the 25K runners taking off at 8:30 am and the 5K runners blasting off at 10:00 am. We will be starting and finishing at the Lazy V Parking lot, about 1.5 miles into the Park. There is limited parking available, and the park will be busy on a Fall day. So, please do your best to carpool (see below for the link to the carpool sheet) or, as the Park staff encourage, stop by the Mountain View Park n Ride, just 6 miles from the start, and see if you can snag a few other runners for the ride into the Park. We are a bottle-free and cup-free event, so please bring your own bottles. We'll have both water and gNarly hydration drink at our aid stations, so you can fill up along the way. Volunteers at the aid stations can assist you as needed on the hydration front, and ensure you get the nutrition you need. There are course maps, including gpx files for each distance on this website, along with a written description of the course, so do check them out. You can also download the Staunton Trail Map here: https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Staunton/Docume