6th Annual Christmas Mountain Run!
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Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend and the lighting of Christmas Mountain in Salida with a 5 mile and 1 mile race!
The 5 mile course will be new this year, but will still begin and end by Riverside Park in downtown Salida. Race course is mostly flat and takes place on city and county roads or concrete pedestrian paths. This event is designed for all runners, and we encourage all ages and abilities to come out! The 1 mile race course will remain an out and back on Sackett Avenue.
Packet pickup, post race drinks and snacks, and awards will take place in Riverside Park in downtown Salida. Custom race socks will be included with the 5 mile race registration.
Race begins at 10am, giving participants time to sleep in after Thanksgiving, and then relax with friends and family before heading back to downtown Salida for the lighting of Christmas Mountain. Festivities in town associated with this event include the annual Christmas Mountain parade, beginning at 6pm. This is one of Salida's biggest and most celebratory nights each year.
The goals of this event are to encourage health, fitness, fun, and community connection around the Thanksgiving holiday; to offer another competitive racing opportunity in Chaffee County; and to raise money during the holiday season for the Chaffee County Community Foundation. Prize money will be offered to the top finishers - top 3 M/F overall ($150/$100/$75), along with the first place M/F masters runner ($100).
There will also be a one mile run, which will begin at approximately 10:05am. Participants will run down Sackett Avenue, turn around after 1/2 mile, and head back to the finish line. This race will be timed, all competitors will receive a participant ribbon, and post race snacks are included.
For more information or if you're interested in sponsoring or volunteering at this event, please contact Kristy Falcon at [email protected].
To register, please visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/Salida/ChristmasMountainRun
Event photo by Sarah Hudelson of the 2024 race start
The 5 mile course will be new this year, but will still begin and end by Riverside Park in downtown Salida. Race course is mostly flat and takes place on city and county roads or concrete pedestrian paths. This event is designed for all runners, and we encourage all ages and abilities to come out! The 1 mile race course will remain an out and back on Sackett Avenue.
Packet pickup, post race drinks and snacks, and awards will take place in Riverside Park in downtown Salida. Custom race socks will be included with the 5 mile race registration.
Race begins at 10am, giving participants time to sleep in after Thanksgiving, and then relax with friends and family before heading back to downtown Salida for the lighting of Christmas Mountain. Festivities in town associated with this event include the annual Christmas Mountain parade, beginning at 6pm. This is one of Salida's biggest and most celebratory nights each year.
The goals of this event are to encourage health, fitness, fun, and community connection around the Thanksgiving holiday; to offer another competitive racing opportunity in Chaffee County; and to raise money during the holiday season for the Chaffee County Community Foundation. Prize money will be offered to the top finishers - top 3 M/F overall ($150/$100/$75), along with the first place M/F masters runner ($100).
There will also be a one mile run, which will begin at approximately 10:05am. Participants will run down Sackett Avenue, turn around after 1/2 mile, and head back to the finish line. This race will be timed, all competitors will receive a participant ribbon, and post race snacks are included.
For more information or if you're interested in sponsoring or volunteering at this event, please contact Kristy Falcon at [email protected].
To register, please visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/Salida/ChristmasMountainRun
Event photo by Sarah Hudelson of the 2024 race start
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Where is it happening?
210 East Sackett Avenue, 203 E Sackett St, Salida, CO 81201-2125, United States
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