- Start: Lory State Park, Eltuck Picnic Area, Fort Collins, Colorado
- Distance: 5k – 12k
- Dates: August 5-26, 2025
- Time: 6:00pm
- Cost:
- Thru 6/30: $25 each race or $80 for the series
- 7/1 & After: $30 each race or $100 for the series
- Special pricing of $10/race for Ages 17 & Under. Price change will be automatically applied based on registrant’s Date of Birth before final checkout on RunSignup.
Join us this August for a fun series of shorter midweek trail races. Our goal is to offer a fun, low-key series of races designed to give newer trail runners an opportunity to dip their toes into the trail racing waters, and to offer more experienced trail racers a chance to sharpen their speed on shorter, quicker courses.
After each race, we will be providing pizza with support from the Fort Collins Running Club, and beverages with support from New Belgium Brewing
All race participants are welcome to a free vintage shirt from previous Gnar races (your choice and as available). Awards will be given out at the end of the series to top points scorers.
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 awards, non-binary runners will be eligible in their birth gender pool.
Race dates and distance are as follows. Click the race link to view the course map
Transfer Credit & Distance Change Policy
If you are not able to race, we can offer a 75% race transfer credit that can be applied to any future Gnar Runners race (valid for 12 months). We can also directly transfer your entry to another race in the series for the same year, assuming the new race is not sold out. Transfers/Credits can be requested any time up until 72hrs before the start of each race in the series. To request a transfer credit please Contact Us.
Cancellation Policy
With the exception of waitlist transfers, entries are non-refundable and non-transferable. In the event the race is cancelled due to extreme weather, fire, disease or for some other unforeseeable event, we cannot offer refunds or credits.
Rules
- Purposeful littering is prohibited and will result in an immediate disqualification.
- Stay on the trail. No bushwhacking or short cutting. In case of wet trail conditions, please run through any muddy sections to avoid widening the trail. Yield to pedestrian and horses. Mountain bikers should yield to runners, but please use common sense in all circumstances.
- If coming up on a slower runner or regular park user while on trail, please give an early verbal notice that you are approaching and wait for the hiker/runner to step off to the side before passing.
- No mechanical aid (poles, traction devices, etc.) unless approved by race staff prior to the race for a specific reason.
- Dogs are not allowed on the course with runners.
- If you do not have an annual Colorado State Parks Pass or a pass with your vehicle registration, you will need to purchase a day pass ($10) when you enter the park.
- Parking will be at the Eltuck Picnic Area until filled, after which we will direct cars to the nearby Spur Road. For those parking on the Spur Road, it will be a short walk to the start.
- Bibs will be available for pick up at the race start from 5:00pm. Chips will be pre-attached to your bib. If you are running multiple races in the series, please keep your bib to reuse in your next race(s).
Aid, Etc
These are no frills, basic races. There is no on-course aid.
There are two permanent toilets at the start/finish of each race. Additionally, the Valley 5K goes past park restrooms at the 0.25 and 1.5mi marks; the Hilly 5K & 10K go past a park restroom at the 0.25mi mark, and the Valley 12K goes past park restrooms at 0.25, 3.8, 6.1 & 6.3mi marks.
2024 Results:
2024 Photos:
- Valley 5k (Catherine Huyett)
- Into the Hills 10K (Elijah Flenner)
- Into the Hills 5K (Elijah Flenner)
- Valley 12k (Gregg Gelmis – WeRunHuntsville)
2023 Results:
2023 Photos:
- Valley 5k (Ed Delosh)
- Valley 5k (James Baumhover)
- Into the Hills 10K (Ed Delosh)
- Valley 12k (Gregg Gelmis – WeRunHuntsville)
2022 Results:
- Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 5K
- Into the Hills Eltuck 10K
- Into the Hills Eltuck 5K
- Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 12K
2021 Results:
- Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 5K
- Into the Hills Eltuck 10K
- Into the Hills Eltuck 5K
- Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 12K
2020 Results:
- Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 5K
- Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 12K
- Into the Hills Eltuck 5K
- Into the Hills Eltuck 10K
2019 Results:
- Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 5K
- Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 12K
- Into the Hills Eltuck 5K
- Into the Hills Eltuck 10K
Course Records:
- Flat 5k: 17:20 (M), 21:14 (F); Matt Wubben (2020) & Estelle Richardson (2020)
- Hills 10k: 49:50 (M), 1:06:02 (F); Owen Wright (2024) & Courtney Bouchet (2024)
- Hills 5k: 22:09 (M), 26:48 (F); Chris Rom (2022) & Meaghan Nally (2023)
- Flat 12k: 43:39 (M); 50:48 (F); Matt Wubben (2020) & Courtney Bouchet (2024)
