2013 Adult Fall Series

Registration Options

Walk-In (entry form)

Boulder Running Company
3659 Austin Bluffs Parkway

Colorado Running Company
833 North Tejon

Runners Roost
121 North Tejon

On-Line:

Mail In:

download entry form,
print, fill out and mail to:
PPRR - c/o Pat Lockhart
1405 Vondelpark Dr
Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Race Day Registration: Yes, 10:30 am

Entry Fees (includes shirt, distributed at last race):

Walk-In / Mail-In / Race-Day

	Pre-Register	Race Day
4-race Series - PPRR/SCR/Military:	$45	$55
4-race Series - Non Member:	$60	$70
1-race - PPRR/SCR/Military:	$12	$20
1-race - Non Member:	$15	$25

Online (extra charge from active.com)

	Pre-Register
4-race Series - PPRR/SCR/Military:	$36
4-race Series - Non Member:	$48
1-race - PPRR/SCR/Military:	$9
1-race - Non Member:	$12

Team Competition

4-person teams (3 used for scoring).  All four team members must be registered for all four races. Teams may be all male, all female, or coed.  If coed, the 1st male and female finishers on each team are used for scoring, then the faster of the 2nd male/female on the team is used.  Scoring is by cumulative time.

Awards

Awards are for series finishers only, meaning those who finish all four races.  There are no awards for the individual races.

Top 10 Overall Male
Top 5 Overall Female
Top 3 in 5-year Age Group (male/female)
Top Male Team
Top Female Team
Top Coed Team

The awards are distributed at the Awards Dinner on the Saturday evening after the last race.

Event History

This event has been around since 1979.

Larry Miller has been the race director for a couple of decades.  His enthusiasm for laying out challenging cross country courses has never wavered, and he always has something new up his sleeve.  The running community is certain that Larry lays awake at night thinking of new twists for the Fall Series courses.  There have been hay bale jumps, fence climbing, culvert tunnels and more.  And because of all of this, we all have a treasure chest full of Fall Series war stories to pass along.  Thank you, Larry!

Runnin' up the creek.
It can be up to calf deep in places.

Rope climb -- Don't let go.

Rugged trails and hills in Ute Valley Park.

Palmer Park Trails.

The Fall Series is a series of four races in four different city and county parks.  The courses are run on trails that range from well-maintained to very rocky with exposed tree roots.  And if there is water in the park, you will get wet.

This is a progressive series, meaning each run is longer than the previous one.  The series scoring is based on cumulative time of all 4 races.

If you run all four races, you will receive a special award and will be eligible for age group and overall awards. If you run one, two or three races, you will get a specially designed t-shirt.

Please, no dogs or baby strollers allowed on the course.  Please do not trespass onto private property.  Per PPRR race rules, headphones, i-pods, or MP3 players may not be used during the race.  Those not in compliance will be disqualified.

Note: Based upon the race director's whim, the courses change slightly each year, so there are no permanent course maps.

Race 1 - Monument Valley Park
Wear Old Shoes
Directions

This course is fairly tame by Fall Series standards until the last mile.  The beginning miles are on grass and well-maintained dirt trails with a couple of short hills thrown in.  With about 1 mile to go, the course enters Monument Creek and runners must run up the middle of Monument Creek for about 3/4 mile.  Once exiting the creek, your shoes will be filled with about 5 pounds of sand and creek muck, which you get to drag along the last 1/4 mile to the finish.  Wear old shoes that you are ready to throw out, because you will want to throw them out once you've finished.  Also bring a pair of clean socks and another pair of shoes to change into after the race.

Race 2 - Bear Creek Park
Directions

This course is run on the Regional Trail in Bear Creek Park and some smaller trails in the park.  Most of the trails are in pretty good shape, although it can be soft and loose in places.  There is some good climbing in this course (several hundred feet) and the race director always finds a way to maximize the uphills.  The signature part of this course is a 30 foot rope climb up a steep embankment near the end of the course.  The embankment is about 75 degrees.  Runners must go up the embankment by pulling themselves up on a rope.  It sounds really tough, but we haven't lost anybody yet, and most runners are smiling during this part of the race.

Race 3 - Ute Valley Park
Directions

The trails in Ute Valley Park are up and down and up and down and up and down.  You are not gaining or losing a significant amount of altitude, but you are always either climbing or descending.  Add in loose gravel, rocks, exposed tree roots, sharp downhill turns, and you have the most technical course of the Fall Series.  Most injuries occur on this course, mainly of the sprained ankle variety, but sometimes more serious.  But just keep your eye on the trail and you'll be fine.  Some years the weather has been wintry from early winter storms.  If there is any moisture, the course can get fairly muddy.

Race 4 - Palmer Park
Directions

The race director usually manages to work in 3 major climbs and descents on the trails in Palmer Park.  In places the trail conditions are again covered with loose rock, exposed tree roots and tricky footing.  Thus the eyes need to be glued to the trail again.  Most years the weather is cold and there have been a couple of years with snow covered trails, which makes it that much harder to see all the obstructions in the trail.

Results

2012 - Series Results, 275 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 473 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 459 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 423 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 383 finishers

2011 - Series Results, 222 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 378 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 381 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 357 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 334 finishers

2010 - Series Results, 216 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 394 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 362 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 358 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 359 finishers

2009 - Series Results, 193 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 349 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 347 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 365 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 283 finishers

2008 - Series Results, 253 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 466 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 447 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 454 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 373 finishers

2007 - Series Results, 233 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 389 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 335 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 354 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 361 finishers

2006 - Series Results, 196 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 301 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 305 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 277 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 274 finishers

2005 - Series Results, 143 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 245 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 262 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 222 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 207 finishers

2004 - Series Results, 116 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 205 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 194 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 192 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 168 finishers

2003 - Series Results, 99 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 169 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 168 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 173 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 160 finishers

2002 - Series Results, 126 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 223 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 222 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 201 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 194 finishers

2001 - Series Results, 140 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 248 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 237 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 233 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 208 finishers

2000 - Series Results, 70 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 114 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 129 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 116 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 97 finishers

1999 - Series Results, 71 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 108 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 110 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 113 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 117 finishers

1998 - Series Results, 77 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 138 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 157 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 133 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 152 finishers

1997 - Series Results, 106 finishers
            Race 1 Results, 157 finishers
            Race 2 Results, 156 finishers
            Race 3 Results, 145 finishers
            Race 4 Results, 143 finishers

North Monument Valley Park Directions - Race 1
W Fontanero Street & Culebra Place, Colorado Springs, CO

From I-25, take the Uintah Exit (Exit 143)

• At end of exit ramp, turn east (away from the mountains).

• Turn left at Cascade Ave.

• Turn left at Fontanero St

• Turn left at Culebra Place.

• Staging area is the large grassy area south of the restroom and ball field.

Beak Creek Park Directions - Race 2
S 21st Street & Argus Blvd

• From I-25, take the Cimarron Exit (exit 141)

• At end of exit ramp, turn left (west), towards the mountains

• Proceed to 21st Street and turn left onto 21st Street

• Proceed to Argus Blvd, and turn right.

• Take the next right into Bear Creek Park

• From southbound I-25

  • Take the Woodmen Exit (Exit 148)

  • Head west on Woodmen (towards the mountains)

  • Continue west on Rockrimmon

  • Turn right at Vindicator

  • Follow Vindicator up the hill and turn left into Eagleview Middle School

  • The staging area is the track
    

• From northbound I-25

  • Take the Rockrimmon Exit (Exit 147)

  • Head north on Mark Dabling

  • Turn left onto Rockrimmon

  • Follow Rockrimmon up the hill

  • Turn left at Vindicator

  • Follow Vindicator up the hill and turn left into Eagleview Middle School

  • The staging area is the track

• From southbound I-25

  • Take the Garden of the Gods Exit (Exit 146)

  • Head east (away from the mountains) on Garden of the Gods Road

  • After you cross Nevada Ave, the road name changes to Austin Bluffs Parkway

  • Proceed on Austin Bluffs Parkway to N Academy Blvd

  • Turn right onto N Academy Blvd

  • Proceed to Maizeland Road

  • Turn right onto Maizeland Road

  • Take the next right into Palmer Park.  The staging area is west of the bathrooms.
    

• From northbound I-25

  • Take the Uintah Exit (Exit 144)

  • Head east (away from the mountains) on Uintah

  • Turn slight left at Palmer Park Blvd (you'll be heading NE)

  • At Union Blvd, turn slight right and stay on Palmer Park Blvd

  • Turn left at N Academy Blvd

  • Turn left at Maizeland Road

  • Take the next right into Palmer Park. The staging area is west of the bathrooms.