7th Tour


Veterans' Home Run

Saturday
June 30
, 2012, 7:00 am
Memorial Park

Summer Series Event #3 of 5

5K Wheelchair & Hand Cycle
7:00 am

5K Run
3K Walk
7:05 am

The purpose of this event is to raise funds for the Crawford House,
a non-profit organization serving the homeless military veterans in Southern Colorado.

 


Veterans' Home Run on Facebook


Start of the 2007 race at the USAFA (Photo courtesy Tom Dewane)


Partnering Sponsors

 

 

Watch your local running store for registration forms or sign up online at active.com


Race Directo
r:  Jon Cornick

Race Committee: Jack Anthony
                                 Pat Lockhart

                                 Jim Beckenhaupt

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:

Online entry

Mail In:

download form, print,
fill out and mail to:
PPRR
c/o Jon Cornick
390 E Rockrimmon Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Race Day Registration: Yes, 6:00 am

Results

Course Records 1K Walk
Course Records 3K Walk

Course Records 5K Run
Course Records 5K Wheel

2011 5K Run, 5K Wheel, 3K Walk
367 registrations
285 5K Run finishers
0 5K Wheel finishers
45 3K Walk finishers
 
2010 5K Run, 5K Wheel, 3K Walk
303 registrations
239 5K Run finishers
2 5K Wheel finishers
30 3K Walk finishers
photos (Tom Dewane)
 
2009 5K Run, 5K Wheel, 1K Walk
263 registrations
222 5K Run finishers
2 5K Wheel finishers
18 1K Walk finishers
photos (Tom Dewane)
 
2008 5K Run, 5K Wheel, 1K Walk
266 registrations
237 5K Run finishers
2 5K Wheel finishers
5 1K finishers
photos (Tom Dewane)
 
2007 5K Run / 1K Walk
331 registrations
260 5K finishers
36 1K finishers
photos (Tom Dewane)

photos (Jon Cornick)
 
2006 5K Run / 3K Walk
300 registrations
206 5K finishers
63 3K finishers
photos (Jon Cornick)

photos (Tom Dewane)

 


This event will promote and raise funds for the Crawford House.  The Crawford House is a home managed by the Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition, a non-profit organization serving the homeless military veterans in Southern Colorado.  Its mission is to provide a structured living environment for vets undergoing treatment for drug and alcohol abuse and help assist homeless vets in stepping back into the community.

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.

Entry Fees (includes shirt):

Walk-In/Mail-In:

     Military/Veterans: $15
     Others: $20

On-Line:
     Military/Veterans: $15 + $3.25 active.com fee
     Others: $20 + $3.25 active.com fee

Race Day:

     Military/Veterans: $15
     Others: $20

Team Competition

4-person teams (4 used for scoring).  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 next 2 fastest team members, regardless of gender. Scoring is by cumulative time.

Age Groups

0-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

Awards

1st overall (male & female)
1st-3rd in each age group (male & female)
1st Male Team
1st Female Team
1st Coed Team
(Team awards are a traveling trophy)
1st-3rd wheelchair/hand-cycle division (male & female)

Festivities

Food, door prizes

Press Releases

2008

Event Poster

3rd Tour - New Course - New Partnership

3rd Tour - USA Paralympics

2007

The History And People Behind The CSC Veterans' Home Run

May 2007 -- 2nd Tour.  A Memory Maker For All Participants

2006

June 1, 2006 -- Pikes Peak Road Runners To Host The First Annual CSC Veterans' Home Run

Course Information

This is a double loop course at Memorial Park.  The race starts and finishes near the Veledrome and does 2 loops around Prospect Lake in the park.  The running surface is pavement and cement, and there are no hills to speak of.  Elevation is about 6,100 feet.

Directions

Event History (These articles have been extracted from The Long Run, the PPRR newsletter)

Read about the Crawford House and the man who has brainstormed this event.

Read about William Crawford, an American hero, and Medal of Honor winner.

 


Veteran Travis Waldrip brings it home at the 2007 race.
(Photo courtesy Tom Dewane.)


Race organizers Jack Anthony and Pat Lockhart
 (center), volunteer Pam Jones (left), and CSFD member & National Anthem singer Juliet Draper (right) at the 2007 race. 
(Photo courtesy Tom Dewane.)


Course Map
Start/Finish is near Veledrome
Memorial Park
Colorado Springs