One of Colorado’s favorite trails meets one of its most glorious parks at our 11th annual Beat the Heat 5K, 10K, Half & Full Marathon! As courses wind southwest along Big Dry Creek Trail, the remarkable sight of Standley Lake with the Flatirons on the horizon will come into view, then the rustic nature to the northeast will be waiting to greet our marathon athletes. A course that’s not too hilly & not too flat makes this the perfect event for all abilities & preferences, plus… along with its Endless Series sidekick in September… Fallfest, All-Out Multicourse is proud to bring you the one and only groomed trail marathon course in the Denver Metro Area.
5K Course (10% Soft Surface / 24% Asphalt / 66% Concrete) | Elevation Profile | |
5K Athletes will leave the office park lot to head west on Big Dry Creek Trail for 1.56 miles. After turning around & returning the way they came, athletes will have had 2 opportunities to fuel up on this out & back course. | ||
Male Record: Omar Nour, 2015 Fallfest- 17:38 (5:41) Female Record: Lila Crowley, 2016 Fallfest- 20:04 (6:28) Course Average: 37:38 (12:08) |
10K Course (43% Soft Surface / 12% Asphalt / 45% Concrete) | Elevation Profile | |
10K Athletes will leave the office park lot to head west on Big Dry Creek Trail for 3.1 miles. After turning around & returning the way they came, athletes will have had 4 opportunities to fuel up on this out & back course. | ||
Male Record: Luke Ott, 2015 Beat the Heat- 34:57 (5:39) Female Record: Jamie Roth, 2019 Beat the Heat- 41:26 (6:41) Course Average: 1:06:31 (10:44) |
Half Marathon Course (52% Soft Surface / 6% Asphalt / 42% Concrete) | Elevation Profile | |
Half marathon athletes will start out heading west on Big Dry Creek Trail toward Standley Lake Regional Park. At about 2.5 miles athletes will begin 4 miles of the gravel trail & road system within the park, including the spectacular views along a north / south dogleg near the dam, then exit the park to continue west toward the south trailhead and the turnaround. As they return they way they came, athletes will skip the dogleg, return to Big Dry Creek Trail and head straight for the finish, with a total of 8 opportunities to fuel up along the way. | ||
Male Record: Blake Dircksen, 2018 Fallfest- 1:19:09 (6:03) Female Record: Simone Domingue, 2019 Fallfest- 1:29:17 (6:49) Course Average: 2:21:50 (10:50) |
Marathon Course (30% Soft Surface / 30% Concrete with Adjacent Soft Surface / 3% Asphalt / 37% Concrete) | Elevation Profile | |
Marathon athletes will start out heading west on Big Dry Creek Trail toward Standley Lake Regional Park. At about 2.5 miles athletes will begin 4 miles of the gravel trail & road system within the park, including the spectacular views along a north / south dogleg near the dam, then exit the park to continue west toward the south trailhead and the west turnaround. As they return the way they came, athletes will skip the dogleg to return to Big Dry Creek Trail and follow it east for about 16 miles to the east turnaround. Once again headed west on Big Dry Creek Trail, marathon athletes will return to the finish having had 16 opportunities to fuel up along the way |