Registrations for the Colfax Marathon races this weekend are expected to reach 21,000, a record for the event that dates back to 2006.
Sunday’s full marathon, half marathon and 10-mile race have sold out. Registration is still open for the corporate relay and Saturday’s 5K. Registration for Sunday’s races has hit 15,000 runners and will result in street closures. The 5K in City Park is expected to attract 6,000.
Much of the race action takes place at City Park, including the starting line for most races and the finish line for all races.
The road closures will be rolling on Sunday, meaning streets will open and close at different times. They include: westbound Colfax between Elizabeth Street and Speer Boulevard; westbound Colfax between 1-25 and Garrison Street; York Street between Colfax and 23rd Avenue; 23rd between York and Colorado Boulevard; and 17th Avenue from Detroit Street to York.
For the full list of closures and times, go to runcolfax.org.
This year marks the first time the marathon distance has sold out, and overall registration suggests the sport is recovering from the downturn that followed the pandemic.
“Coloradans love the outdoors,” said race president Andrea Dowdy. “I think they’re out there and they say, ‘OK, now we’re back, we love that big race experience.’ That’s what we try to offer. We had a lot of runners during the pandemic, not normal numbers, but we had a lot. It just feels like people are really back.”
