Blue Sky Marathon & Half: Additional Info

Registration 2023

Start: Blue Sky Trailhead, Horsetooth Mountain Park. Fort Collins, Colorado
Distance: 26.7 miles (3,500′) or 13.5 miles (1,500′)
Min/Max Elevation: 5,300′-6,500′ Marathon / 5,300′-5,700′ Half
Average Elevation: 5,700′ Marathon / 5,500′ Half
Terrain: Marathon: 22mi dirt singletrack, 3mi rocky singletrack, 2mi dirt road; Half Marathon: 11mi dirt singletrack, 1mi rocky singletrack, 1.5mi dirt road
Fauna: Deer, abert squirrel, golden eagle
Registration Cap: 375
Time Allowance: 9 hours Marathon / 8hr15min Half Marathon
Date: October 21, 2023

Awards

All runners who finish within the official course cut-off will receive a unique finisher’s award.

The post race awards and raffle will be held at the Blue Sky trailhead finish area.

The Awards and Raffle will be held at 1:30pm.

We acknowledge and respect those who experience their gender identity in ways outside of the traditional male/female dichotomy, and are trying our best to provide non-binary opportunities in both the registration and results to reflect that. For the purposes of overall/age-group awards, non-binary runners will be eligible in their birth gender pool.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Overall Awards for the top male and female finishers in each distance.

Age Group Awards for the top 3 male and female in each of the following age groups (overall winners not eligible) for both distances:

Under 40
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 and Over

We will also raffle off additional prizes from our generous sponsors after the race. You must be present (or still on the course) to collect raffle prizes!

Travel

Camping is available near the race start at the Horsetooth Reservoir Inlet Bay campground. On race weekend, there should be plenty of open camp spaces. Spots I23 through I26 at the south end of the campground will be the closest to the Blue Sky Trailhead start/finish area.(Campground Map)

There are a multitude of hotels for every budget in Fort Collins, and any within city limits will be no more than a 20-30 minute drive from the start.

Results

2011 Half Marathon
2011 Half Marathon Age Group
2011 Marathon
2011 Marathon Age Group

2010 Half Marathon
2010 Half Marathon Age Group
2010 Marathon
2010 Marathon Age Group

2009 50k
2009 Marathon
2009 Half Marathon

2008 Marathon & Half Marathon

Course Records

Male:	Jackson Brill	Boulder, Colorado	3:10:10	2020
Female:	Hannah Allgood	Colorado Springs, Colorado	3:33:57	2022
Masters Male:	Frank Pipp	Longmont, Colorado	3:17:22	2018
Masters Female:	Anita Ortiz	Eagle, Colorado	3:54:11	2014

Oldest/Youngest Finishers

Oldest Male:	Juergen Kuhlmey, 78	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	7:57:48	2016
Oldest Female:	Carol Young, 69	Houston, Texas	8:32:51	2015
Youngest Male:	Noah Kieser, 16	Longmont, Colorado	4:58:34	2017
Youngest Female:	Hazel Hust, 15	Colorado Springs, Colorado	5:27:16	2022