Running Groups in the Colorado Springs Area


Looking for running partners in your area of town? Why don't you be an informal leader? Name a time and place and PPRR will post the information on the web and in the newsletter. Give the group a chance to form. It may take a while, but chances are there will start to be a core group of regulars who begin to show up. After a while the groups should be self-sustaining.

Downtown Runners

Host: Carrie, (719) 213-3804

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Distance: various

Date: Daily

Early weekday mornings starting from Monument Valley Park. Weekend runs beginning late morning from various locations. Come meet new running partners!

Colorado Springs Women's Running Group

Host: Daiva Cooper, (719) 266-8349

Location: various

Date: various

A group of women who meet to run in the Colorado Springs area. We run once or twice during the week and do some more adventurous trail running on the weekends.

PPRR Sunrise Striders (Year Round) (c)

Host: Mike Shafai, (719) 577-6324

Location: Various locations (published via e-mail list)

Distance: 1 hr

Date: Tue/Thur @ 06:00 am

Hour-long (give or take) training runs, year-round, in all weather conditions, meeting at various locations around Colorado Springs at 6AM, Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The group typically does structured tempo runs on Tuesdays and interval-type workouts (track or hill repeats) on Thursdays, sticking mostly to trails. The workouts are designed for runners who truly want to improve their training, get faster, and acquaint themselves with similarly-minded runners in the community. The group merges with the PPRR Garden of the Gods and Summer Roundup training runs from April to July. To add your name to the automatic email distribution (sent to all participants on Monday and Wednesday mornings indicating the location and type of workout), please email your request to: michael.c.shafai@smithbarney.com.

Attack Pack (Year Round)

Host: Josh Herman, (719) 432-1834

Location: Various locations (published via e-mail list)

Distance: 1 hr

Date: Tue/Thur @ 06:00 am

The Attack Pack running group meets every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 6am for an hour run. In early April the group joins up with the Middle-Of-The-Pack group for the Garden of the Gods training runs. After the GOG race, the group continues every Tuesday and Thursday morning (RainSnow or Shine) at 6am at various parks/locations, which are rotated on a monthly basis and communicated via email. The groups pace is around 8 - 10 minute miles and everyone is welcome to join.

Garden Training Runs (Apr 3 - Jun 7) (c)

Host: Dave Sorenson, (719) 473-7848

Location: Garden of the Gods, northern parking lot

Distance: 1 hr

Date: Tue/Thur @ 06:00 am

Roundup Training Runs (Jun 12 - Jul 5) (c)

Host: Dave Sorenson, (719) 473-7848

Location: Bear Creek Park

Distance: 1 hr

Date: Tue / Thu @ 06:00 am

Monthly: CRC's First Saturday.

Host: John O'Neill, (719) 635-3833

Location: Coffee and eats and deals

Distance: 2 hrs

Date: 1st Sat @ 09:00 am

Full Moon Run. (c)

Host: Jon Cornick

Location: See below for location and date for each month

Distance: 1 hr

Date: Monthly @ 07:00 pm

Sunday

Incline Club Long Runs (Nov 27 - Aug 12)

Host: Matt Carpenter

Location: Memorial Park, Manitou Springs

Distance: 1-3 hrs

Date: Weekly on Sun @ 08:00 am

Sunday morning runs starting at Memorial Park. Meet at 8 am from Nov 30 through June 12. Meet at Elk Park at 7am from Jun 19 through Aug 14. Check out the website for details of each Sunday run.

Monday

Bierwerks Running / Walking / Strolling Club

Host: Melinda Truscelli

Location: 121 E. Midland Ave, Woodland Park, CO 80863

Distance: 5K / 10K

Date: Weekly on Mon @ 05:30 pm

*FREE FOOD FOR PARTICIPANTS COMPLIMENTS OF BIERWERKS! We will follow the Mayor's Cup route for the 5K (there is a 10K for those interested). This is a great way to get exercise, train for an event and socialize! It's free and no commitments - just join us when you can, bring a friend or make new ones!

Monday Night Run

Host: John O'Neill, (719) 635-3833

Location: Trinity Brewing Company

Distance: 4.5 & 8 mile

Date: Weekly on Mon @ 06:00 pm

Southern Colorado Springs Running Club

Host: Erik Nelson

Location: Next to Borriello Brothers Restaurant, Fountain

Date: Weekly on Mon @ 06:00 pm

UVC Running club

Host: Jamie Kratt, (719) 660-9444

Location: 5230 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (University Village Colorado shopping center)

Distance: multiple

Date: Weekly on Mon @ 06:00 pm

Multiple routes, head south for up to 6 miles out and back, or go north for up to 4 miles out and back. UVC Running Club is a social running club in Colorado Springs, organized to allow runners, joggers and walkers of all ability levels to gather in an exciting new atmosphere where you choose your intensity level and then choose where and how you want to socialize and have fun afterward. From beer aficionados and multitasking moms to hardcore competitors or first time runners, UVC Running Club is for you!

Tuesday

Jack Quinn's Running Club

Host: Ivette Gallegos, (719) 385-0766

Location: Jack Quinn's -- 21 S Tejon St

Distance: 5K

Date: Weekly on Tue @ 06:00 pm

Free running club t-shirt on your 10th attendance. Happy hour prices on adult beverages.

Tuesday Night Nacho Ordinary Running Club -- Briargate

Location: 9420 Briar Village Point, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Distance: 3M

Date: Weekly on Tue @ 06:00 pm

Discounts on food and beverages after the run. Members earn a shirt after completing 5 runs.

Holy Cow Running Club

Host: Josh Winter

Location: 5885 Stetson Hills Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Distance: 5K

Date: Weekly on Tue @ 06:00 pm

It’s your run night so make it what you want. Set out for a nice easy walk or run or push your limits to track your fitness progress. The summer route encompasses some of the newly concreted Sand Creek Trail and the winter route keeps you on lighted streets. Stick around after the run for discounts from YoYogurt, Jimmy John's, Little Caesars and of course the Holy Cow Pub and Grill!

Wednesday

Blood, Sweat and Beers

Host: Andrea Stiles, (719) 434-5750

Location: Colorado Mtn Brewery, I-25 & Interquest

Date: Weekly on Wed @ 05:45 pm

Palmer Lake at the Speedtrap

Host: Steve Marlin, (719) 488-2007

Location: 84 HWY 105 No.2, Palmer Lake CO 80133-1543

Distance: 5K

Date: Weekly on Wed @ 05:45 pm

Half off Bristol Beer ($2) and free pasta. We will be working on shirts here shortly, but we do not have them yet. There is also live music and an open mic.

Colorado Running Company

Host: John O'Neill, (719) 635-3833

Location: Colorado Running Company

Distance: 1 hr

Date: Weekly on Wed @ 06:00 pm

Nacho Ordinary Running Club -- Rockrimmon

Location: 802 Village Center Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Distance: 5K

Date: Weekly on Wed @ 06:00 pm

Discounts on food and beverages after the run.

VillaSport Athletic Club & Boulder Running Company Runs

Host: Jayson Middlemiss, (719) 278-3535

Location: 5904 Prairie Schooner Dr

Distance: 5K/track/tempo

Date: Weekly on Wed @ 06:30 pm

Sponsored by Boulder Running Company and VillaSport Athletic Club. Track, tempo and hill workouts are also included in the runs. The group meets at 6:30 PM in the Villa Sport lobby located at 5904 Prairie Schooner Dr., Colorado Springs, CO. Enjoy micro-brews and snacks afterwards.

Muldooniacs Running Club

Host: Cindy Biondo, (719) 574-5673

Location: 5710 S. Carefree Circle, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80917

Distance: 5K / 10K

Date: Weekly on Wed @ 06:00 pm

A free adult beverage is offered to all of-age runners at this time at the conclusion of their run.

Thursday

Stadium Bar and Grill/ LifeQuest Transitions Running Club

Host: Carrie Sparks, (719) 302-0969

Location: 6120 Barnes Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80922

Distance: 5K or 10K

Date: Weekly on Thu @ 05:00 pm

Stadium Bar and Grill in partnership with LifeQuest Transitions is offering a Thursday evening running club on the north east side of town. LifeQuest Transitions will offer clinics on natural running form or racing tips once per month. Runners will receive a free technical t-shirt after completing 10 runs. Dogs and strollers are welcome. FOOD SPECIALS $2.00 domestic pints $2.50 New Belgium pints $2.00 tacos $8.00 all you can eat chicken Parmesan pasta with a salad

Incline Club Speed Sessions (Apr 5 - Aug 16)

Host: Matt Carpenter

Location: Cog Rail (Park @ Mem. Park, warm-up to Cog)

Distance: 1-1.5 hrs

Date: Weekly on Thu @ 05:45 pm

Sunday morning runs starting at Memorial Park. Meet at 8 am from Nov 30 through June 12. Meet at Elk Park at 7am from Jun 19 through Aug 14. Check out the website for details of each Sunday run.

Thursday Night Running Club

Host: Craig Loewenstein, (719) 232-4656

Location: Old Chicago's on Commerce Center Drive

Distance: 5K

Date: Weekly on Thu @ 06:00 pm

5K or more run along the Santa Fe Trail. After the run, enjoy $2 pints, discounted food items upstairs.

Friday

Colorado Running Company

Host: John O'Neill, (719) 635-3833

Location: Colorado Running Company

Distance: 30 min - 1 hr

Date: Weekly on Fri @ 07:00 am

Saturday

Saturday Morning Runs

Host: Alice Franey, (719) 213-3804

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Distance: 6M - 15M

Date: Weekly on Sat @ 12:00 am

Our loosely organized running group does a long run every weekend, usually Saturday morning. Often we have one small group doing a Saturday run and one small group doing a Sunday morning run. At least two emails are sent out every week asking runners what distance they need to run and where they would like to run. These requests are organized into a plan and a final email is sent out with the time and location for the run or runs occurring that weekend. We love having new runners join us and will treat you very nicely I promise! We train using the Jeff Galloway method on our long runs by using the run/walk method of training. The interval we generally use is to run four minutes, walk one minute, and we do this for the entire long run. Most of us in the group are training for a marathon or half marathon and try to coordinate so that we have company for our long runs as we train. Generally our weekend runs range from 6 - 15 miles. If you are a great runner, very fast, and very focused, this is probably not the group for you. Our runs are fun and friendly. We are full of what we think is great advice and are always looking to share it! This running group has been running together for over five years but it is always changing due to the addition of wonderful new people LIKE YOU!

Colorado Running Company - long runs

Host: John O'Neill, (719) 635-3833

Location: Colorado Running Company

Distance: 1 - 2 hrs

Date: Weekly on Sat @ 07:00 am

Herizons women only

Host: Jillian Keavney, (719) 635-3833

Location: Colorado Running Company

Distance: 30-60 min

Date: Weekly on Sat @ 07:00 am

A group of women who meet to run in the Colorado Springs area. We run once or twice during the week and do some more adventurous trail running on the weekends.

Boulder Running Company - group runs

Host: Chris Ekman, (719) 278-3535

Location: Boulder Running Company

Distance: 1 - 2 hrs

Date: Weekly on Sat @ 08:00 am

These runs are open to all ages and abilities. Join us for coffee and or breakfast afterwards as well.