Fall Equinox
About this race
Enjoy the wild & Scenic beauty on the Poudre River Canyon while you run on a downhill point-to-point course to finish in a field of dreams where beer and music flow. Invite your friends & family, don't miss the experience!
Event includes 3 great distances:
Beautifully Brutal Marathon: Limited to 300 runners. Don't be fooled, this marathon course is a challenge for the strongest runners! Prepare for the first 5 hilly miles of the course & then open up your stride for the next ~21 miles of canyon downhills! A gorgeous race course running through the Buckhorn & Poudre River Canyons.
Wild & Scenic Half Marathon: Voted best half marathon and best race shirt in Colorado. Great race to run a new PR, your first half marathon, or just for the beauty and the beer! Enjoy the fall vibes along the Cache la Poudre, Colorado's only designated Wild & Scenic River! Starting at the famous Mishawaka Amphitheater.
First to the Finish 5-Mile: Fast or Festive? You choose. Push yourself past the 5k and run a unique race distance that gets you to the finish line party first! Wait, you are the Party! This race is for all those or love to run or walk in nature and know how to celebrate the good things in life,
Pick your distance
Running
Half Marathon
5 Mile
Virtual Half Marathon
Virtual 5 Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fort Collins, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:46 AM and sets at 7:01 PM local time (MDT) in Fort Collins on September 20, 2026 — 12h 14m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Fall Equinox
1,284 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Campbell | 1:06:58 | 5:07 /mi |
| 2 | Esteban Trujillo | 1:09:16 | 5:17 /mi |
| 3 | Russell Wolfe | 1:12:38 | 5:33 /mi |
| 4 | Brian Sweeney | 1:13:16 | 5:36 /mi |
| 5 | Alexander Mauro | 1:13:38 | 5:37 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 45 Fort Collins events
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