Come celebrate with Denver, Aurora and Lakewood on Sunday, May 18, 2008 for the third annual Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon. This is an important event that celebrates the revitalization of America’s longest continuous street — Colfax Avenue.
The route this year has been restaged in response to comments from runners in last year’s race. The course for the full-marathon will start and finish in Denver’s beautiful City Park, and will take walkers, joggers and runners along Colfax through Lakewood, and downtown Denver. The half-marathon will be run east along Colfax to Fitzsimmons and back to City Park. The course highlights interesting historic sites along Colfax and, of course, views of the majestic Rocky Mountains.
A one-mile fun run/walk event will be held in conjunction with the marathon on Saturday, May 17, for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Training programs are available for different age groups that include nutrition and training tips.
The Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon launched a new Charity Partners Program in 2008. Charity partners are nonprofit organizations that use the visibility and event management platform of the Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon as a tool to fundraise for their own purposes.
For those who want to participate but aren’t up to running, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities. More than 2,000 people are needed to bring this event together from start to finish. Volunteer on your own or gather a group and work together.
The Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon is a wonderful way to celebrate one of our city’s unique assets. To sign up as a marathon participant, register a relay team, volunteer, or to learn more about the race, visit
www.coloradocolfaxmarathon.org.