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.

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 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)

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

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

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