FireKracker 5K Training
About this race
Join us for the FREE 2026 FireKracker 5K training program. The training will run from the weekend of 5/2 through the race on 7/4. Group trainings take place on Saturdays at Jessup Farm (starting at 8:00am then switching to 7:30am as it gets warmer).
***Registration for theFireKracker 5K is not included with the training program. Be sure to register for the race apart from the training program. And remember, if you are an FCRC member, you receive a race discount. Not a member? Join today.***
There is no prerequisite for this program and it is open to both club and non-club members.
There are two levels in the training program:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Pick your distance
Running
2026 FK5K Training Program
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 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 5:57 AM and sets at 7:57 PM local time (MDT) in Fort Collins on May 2, 2026 — 13h 59m of daylight.
Course
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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, 47 Fort Collins events
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