Race Directors: Diane
Kelsay (EPCSAR)
Dave Sorenson (PPRR)
Registration Options
Walk-In (entry
form)
Boulder Running Company
3659 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Running Company
833 North Tejon
Colorado Running Company
9225 N Union Blvd, Suite #120
Runners Roost
121 North Tejon
Walk-In entries available until
about 3:00 pm on December 31st.
On-Line:
active.com
($3.25 extra active.com fee)
Online entry is open until
8:00 PM on December 31st.
Mail In:
download form, print, fill out and mail to:
Rescue Run 2012
c/o Dave Sorenson
1009 Beacon Hill Way
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
Race Day Registration: Yes, 8:30 am
Entry Fees (includes shirt):
Walk-In/Mail-In: $20
Online: $20 + $3.25 active.com fee
Race Day Registration: $25
Note:
Subtract $5 from above prices if you don't want a shirt.
Awards
For both 5K & 10K, male & female:
Top 3 Overall
Top 1 in each age group. Age groups are
0-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59,
60-64, 65-69, 70+
Event History
This event started in 1979, and is one of the
longest running races in the Pikes Peak Region. The courses have
always been tough with ample hills, which is exactly how the El Paso
County Search & Rescue likes it. The race was run out of the
Penrose Equestrian Center for several years and followed a hilly
course along Lower Gold Camp Road.
The race motto is "Rain, Snow, or 20
Below." Usually the weather is ok, but there have been
years when winter decided to join the race. The organizers have
never cancelled the race, but one year the Colorado Springs Police
cancelled the event because of snow, ice and blizzard
conditions. However, some runners still went out and ran the
course that year in all of winter's glory.
The course moved to Palmer Park in 1995. It
has used the same course in Palmer Park since then except in
2000. In 2000, or Y2K, organizers were unable to secure police
assistance to close the roads in Palmer Park. This is because
the police were worried about all the Y2K disasters that were supposed
to happen and assigned all officers to Y2K duties on January
1st. Thus in 2000, race organizers used a different course in
Palmer Park that did not cross any of the roads, thus no police
assistance was required.
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Goodie
Bag Samples Provided By
Race Beneficiary
Proceeds of this race go to the El
Paso County Search & Rescue (EPCSAR). The
EPCSAR is an all-volunteer organization that provides search and
mountain rescue services in El Paso County. If somebody gets
hurt on Pikes Peak, lost on our many trails, drives off the Pikes Peak
Highway, EPCSAR is there to help. Members buy their own equipment and
contribute hundreds of volunteer hours for the community. During snow
storms, EPCSAR volunteers are out in the storm tending to stranded
motorists.
The EPCSAR never charges for
their services, year round, 24 hours a day.
Kids Races (9:30 am)
For kids of all ages, there will be kids races
divided into three divisions, as follows.
Diaper
Derby
50 yards
Toddler
Trot
1/4 mile
School-Age Sprint 1 mile
These are all untimed events. Parents are
asked to sign a waiver for their child on race morning. All kids
will receive a ribbon.
The kids races are free.
Results
5K Course
Records
10K Course
Records
2012 -
5K,
10K,
815
finishers
2011 -
5K,
10K,
558
finishers
2010 -
5K,
10K,
778
finishers
2009 -
5K,
10K,
729
finishers
2008 -
5K,
10K,
669
finishers
2007 -
5K,
10K,
431
finishers
2006 -
5K,
10K,
452 finishers
2005 -
5K,
10K,
464 finishers
2004 -
5K,
10K,
421 finishers
2003 -
5K,
10K,
305 finishers
2002 -
5K,
10K,
372 finishers
2001 -
5K,
10K,
369 finishers
2000 -
5K,
10K,
284 finishers
1999 -
5K,
10K,
284 finishers
1998 -
5K,
10K,
359 finishers
1997 -
5K,
10K,
378 finishers
Course Information
The courses are challenging and hilly. The 5K
course is entirely on paved roads and is an out-and-back. It's
all uphill on the way out, and all downhill on the way back.
There is one water stop at the turn-around point.
The 10K course is a combination out-and-back and
loop course, and is on paved roads, gravel roads, and dirt
trails. The first mile is all uphill, then it is flat to rolling
for the next couple of miles. Then there's another uphill
stretch for about a mile. The last mile and a half or so are
pretty much all downhill. The views on the 10K course are
spectacular, with panoramic views of Pikes Peak and the Front Range
mountains.
5K/10K Selection: You can
actually make your decision on which race to run during the race.
Both races start and finish at the same place. For the first
0.9 miles, they share the same course. At that point you can
choose if you want to run the 5K, by taking the left branch, or the
10K, by taking the right branch. Just be sure to finish in the
appropriate chute at the finish line.
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