Fall Series - Get Dirty! Get Muddy!
About this race
Welcome to the 2026 Pikes Peak Road Runners Fall Series!!!
The Fall Series consists of four trail races at different city and county parks. The trails range from well-maintained to technical single track with rocks and tree roots. It's cross country running with a Colorado twist.
Each event is a unique challenge with increasingly longer distances as the series progresses.
Join fellow runners on October 1, 2017 for the Fall Series - Get Dirty! Get Muddy!. It's a fantastic 32.2K, 5.6K, 7.2K, 8.9K, 10.5K featuring a flat and fast course in Colorado Springs.
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Four Race Series
The event dates of the Series: October 1st, 3.5M, North Monument Valley Park October 15th, 4.5M, Norris Penrose Event Center October 29th, 5.5M, Ute Valley Park November 12th, 6.5M, Palmer Park -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #1 - October 1, 2017 – North Monument Valley Park COURSE: ~3.5 miles. Start in the large grass field and then proceed onto the trails. The course will lead you onto side trails and through the creek, so prepare to be wet. You will return to the grass field for your final sprint to the finish. DIRECTIONS: I-25 to Uintah Street, exit 143. Turn east and drive 3 blocks to Cascade Avenue. Take a left turn (north) and drive 5 blocks to Fontanero and turn left (west). Drive to the end of the road and you will be at the park. Parking will be along the streets, there isn’t a parking lot. Registration/bib pickup is south of the baseball field (down the hill). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2 - October 15, 2017 – Norris Penrose Events Center COURSE: ~4.5 miles. The trails are wide, up to 8 feet in some places, with many ups and downs. Don’t get your hopes up for an easy run here. DIRECTIONS: I-25 to Hwy 24/Cimarron exit. Drive west to 8th Street and turn left, drive south to Lower Gold Camp Road and turn right. Continue west to the main entrance of the Norris Penrose Events Center. Please park in the north parking lot (on the right after entering). Staging area is on the south side of the building. Follow volunteer instructions for parking. --------------------------------------------------------------------- #3 - October 29, 2017 – Ute Valley Regional Park COURSE: ~5.5 miles. This park is very rocky and hilly, so be ready for the run of your life! The trails are single track in places and if there is water, it will be found. And, watch out for snakes in the area. This is by far the most challenging run of the series. DIRECTIONS: I-25 to Woodmen Road, exit 149. Drive west to the intersection of Rockrimmon Boulevard and proceed west, DO NOT turn right onto Woodmen Road. Drive west to the intersection of Vindicator Drive and turn right (west). Drive past Safeway to Eagleview Middle School. There is limited parking in the school’s parking lot. The race starts on the track. -------------------------------------------------------- #4 - November 12, 2017 – Palmer Park COURSE: ~7 miles. In this race, you will run miles on trails that no man or woman would touch – except for the Fall Series runners! Rocks that move, ankles that hurt…but oh what fun! DIRECTIONS: Use the south entrance into Palmer Park, located on Maizeland between Academy Boulevard and Circle Drive. The start is located at the big tree on the southwest corner of the parking lot, north of the sandpit.
Race 1 Only
#1 - October 1, 2017 – North Monument Valley Park COURSE: ~3.5 miles. Start in the large grass field and then proceed onto the trails. The course will lead you onto side trails and through the creek, so prepare to be wet. You will return to the grass field for your final sprint to the finish. DIRECTIONS: I-25 to Uintah Street, exit 143. Turn east and drive 3 blocks to Cascade Avenue. Take a left turn (north) and drive 5 blocks to Fontanero and turn left (west). Drive to the end of the road and you will be at the park. Parking will be along the streets, there isn’t a parking lot. Registration/bib pickup is south of the baseball field (down the hill).
Race 2 Only
#2 - October 15, 2017 – Norris Penrose Events Center COURSE: ~4.5 miles. The trails are wide, up to 8 feet in some places, with many ups and downs. Don’t get your hopes up for an easy run here. DIRECTIONS: I-25 to Hwy 24/Cimarron exit. Drive west to 8th Street and turn left, drive south to Lower Gold Camp Road and turn right. Continue west to the main entrance of the Norris Penrose Events Center. Please park in the north parking lot (on the right after entering). Staging area is on the south side of the building. Follow volunteer instructions for parking.
Race 3 Only
#3 - October 29, 2017 – Ute Valley Regional Park COURSE: ~5.5 miles. This park is very rocky and hilly, so be ready for the run of your life! The trails are single track in places and if there is water, it will be found. And, watch out for snakes in the area. This is by far the most challenging run of the series. DIRECTIONS: I-25 to Woodmen Road, exit 149. Drive west to the intersection of Rockrimmon Boulevard and proceed west, DO NOT turn right onto Woodmen Road. Drive west to the intersection of Vindicator Drive and turn right (west). Drive past Safeway to Eagleview Middle School. There is limited parking in the school’s parking lot. The race starts on the track.
Race 4 Only
#4 - November 12, 2017 – Palmer Park COURSE: ~7 miles. In this race, you will run miles on trails that no man or woman would touch – except for the Fall Series runners! Rocks that move, ankles that hurt…but oh what fun! DIRECTIONS: Use the south entrance into Palmer Park, located on Maizeland between Academy Boulevard and Circle Drive. The start is located at the big tree on the southwest corner of the parking lot, north of the sandpit.
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These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Colorado Springs in 2017, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Colorado Springs
Fall Series - Get Dirty! Get Muddy! takes place in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. The local timezone is America/Denver.
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