Denver Colfax Marathon route map
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Denver Colfax Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2027 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Denver Colfax Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 8:32/km
- Typical conditions
- 81/100
- Evidence depth
- 45 verified facts
6:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Denver Colfax Marathon?
The Denver Colfax Marathon is described as gently rolling. The course listing puts the climb at 183 m.
Where does the Denver Colfax Marathon route go?
The Denver Colfax Marathon route starts at Denver's City Park, east side of Ferril (Ferrill) Lake and finishes at Denver's City Park (start and finish in City Park). Underfoot, expect road. It passes Empower Field at Mile High (passed twice), Colfax Avenue, Denver Fire Station #1, Sloan's Lake and Confluence Park / Cherry Creek. Urban 10 Miler covers the final 10 miles of the marathon course, starting at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) campus and finishing in City Park (2.5-hour limit).
What should runners know on race day for the Denver Colfax Marathon?
Post-race party in City Park features live music, food and drinks on the lake.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Mountain
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Historic
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Gently Rolling
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 183 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 2:21:08 (Tyler McCandless)
- Women's course record
- 2:50:54 (Laurel Kruger)
- Field size
- More than 25,000 runners across the race weekend
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Cut-off
- 6 hours
- Qualification status
- The Colfax Marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier race
Race day logistics
- Expo / packet pickup
- Two-day Cigna Denver Colfax Marathon Health & Fitness Expo held at Empower Field at Mile High; race packets and bibs collected at the expo
- Race village
- No
- Medal
- Finisher medal awarded; race shirt is a high-quality tri-blend soft tech performance shirt
- On-course music
- Post-race party in City Park features live music, food and drinks on the lake
Access and course status
- Start
- Denver's City Park, east side of Ferril (Ferrill) Lake
- Finish
- Denver's City Park (start and finish in City Park)
Course facts
- Surface
- Road
- Landmarks
- Empower Field at Mile High (passed twice), Colfax Avenue, Denver Fire Station #1, Sloan's Lake, Confluence Park / Cherry Creek, downtown Denver, historic Lakewood, 17th Avenue, City Park
- Notable features
- Includes the nation's largest marathon relay, with Corporate, Government, Public School Teachers and Open divisions. Charity Partners Program has worked with 700+ charities, one of the largest race nonprofit platforms in the country, with a reported $10 million impact on the local nonprofit community. RTD transit tickets provided to participants
- Urban 10 Miler covers the final 10 miles of the marathon course, starting at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) campus and finishing in City Park (2.5-hour limit)
- passes Empower Field at Mile High, downtown Denver, Confluence and Cherry Creek, and 17th Avenue
- Aid stations with water/Gatorade every 2 miles
- Honey Stinger energy gels at approx. miles 6 and 20
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 12°CTypical temperature
- 19 kphTypical wind
- 4 mmTypical rainfall
- 81Favourability /100