Choice City Running Festival

About the Event

Friday, August 7th, 2026

Jane Welzel Mountain Ave Mile

Faster than Flat - point-to-point, slightly downhill mile on Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins, CO. Featuring multiple race waves:

Mountain Avenue Mile Wave Start Times:

5:15 PM: Kids 12 & Under

5:30 PM: Walk

6:00 PM: Middle School & High School

6:15 PM: Pushrim/Wheelchair

6:30 PM: Open (ages 18-39)

6:45 PM: *“Beauty & Beast” – Masters 40+

7:00 PM: *Elite Women

7:15 PM: *Elite Men

*Races with cash prize purse.

Saturday August 8, 2026

Human Race Half Marathon, 10k, & 5k

6:30 am - Half Marathon Start

7:30 am - 10k Start

8:00 am - 5k Start

Races Offered

Jane Welzel Mountain Avenue KIDS Mile - FREE

Aug 07, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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17:00

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$0.00

Jane Welzel Mountain Avenue Mile

Aug 07, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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17:00

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$20.00

Jane Welzel Mountain Avenue YOUTH Mile - FREE

Aug 07, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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17:00

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$0.00

Human Race Half Marathon

Aug 08, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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06:30

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$65.00

Human Race 10k

Aug 08, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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07:30

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$35.00

Human Race 5k

Aug 08, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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08:00

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$25.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Fort Collins.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 15.1° / 30.3°

wb_sunny 14.0° / 28.4°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 7.8 /

water_drop 52.9%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 15.1° / 30.3°

wb_sunny 14.0° / 28.4°

air 7.8 km/h

water_drop 52.9%

About Fort Collins

Learn more about the host city, Fort Collins.

Fort Collins is a city of about 170,000 in north central region of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The seat of Larimer County, the city lies 59 miles (95 km) north of Denver on the Cache La Poudre River at the eastern edge of the Front Range foothills. Fort Collins is the home of Colorado State University and is a major research center.