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The Stocking Run

Saturday December 14, 2024
Superior, Colorado

Join us on Saturday December 14th for a fun and festive, family-friendly 5K run and walk in the town of Superior - conveniently located off Highway 36 between Denver and Boulder. Get a head start on the holiday season with the Stocking Run!!!

NEW THIS YEAR: We will be moving to a new location on Main Street in Superior! The race will kick off the Superior Winter Festival, with a day of fun for the whole family! More details will be announced shortly.

AND A NEW COURSE: Our new location means we will have a brand new course that is much flatter and faster than our original route. Course details are being finalized and we will post the course map and elevation profile as soon as they are ready.


WINTER RUNNING SERIES:

The Superior Stocking Run 5k serves as the first race in the Racing Underground winter running series. The series has been extremely popular, selling out two of the three events every year!

The three-race series includes the Stocking Run 5K in December, the Yeti Chase 5K/10K in January, and the Ralston Creek Half-Marathon & 5K in February. Choose from the 5K-5K-5K series or the 5K-10K-Half Marathon Series, and save on your entry fees when you choose the Series Registration option.


GENERAL INFORMATION

RACE SCHEDULE

Friday December 13th:

  • 2pm-5pm - Early packet pickup at the Superior Community Center, located at 1500 Coalton Rd, Superior, CO 80027.

Saturday December 14th:

  • 8:30 a.m. - Race-Day Registration and Packet Pick-Up Opens
  • 10:00 a.m. - 5K Run Starts
  • 10:45 a.m. - Awards Presentation


COURSE

Our new course has been finalized! Here is a link to the 2024 Course Map.

The new course is a flatter and faster course with a total elevation gain of just 100 feet, starting and finishing on Main Street in Superior, and traveling through Original Town. There will be a water station at the halfway point on the course.


WINTER RUNNING SERIES

Series Finisher award to all runners who finish each of the three series races!!!

The Superior Stocking Run is the first event in the Racing Underground Winter Running Series. The Series also includes the Yeti Chase 5k & 10k in January, and the Ralston Creek Half Marathon & 5k in February. A 5k-5k-5k series and a 5k-10k-half marathon series are offered. To learn more, please visit www.WinterRunningSeries.com.


REGISTRATION

Your entry fee includes entry into the race, a festive Stocking Run T-Shirt in gender-specific adult sizes or youth sizes, fun music, post race goodies including Jill's famous home baked banana chocolate chip bread, and if you are one of the speedy guys or gals up front you may take home a bit of cash!!!


Click button to register
online for the Stocking Run
or the Entire Winter Series

5K ENTRY FEES:
Registration site will show total price including online processing fees

5K Run

  • $30 through September 15th
  • $35 from Sep. 16 - Oct. 31
  • $40 from Nov. 1 - Nov. 30
  • $45 from Dec. 1 - Dec. 13
  • $50 Race Day (please enter online before arriving)
  • Youth age 12 & under pay just $25 pre-reg. for the 5K. Be sure to register the kiddos early to avoid paying full price on race morning.

REFUND POLICY:Refund and Cancellation Policy: We will make all efforts to hold the race, regardless of weather conditions, however we reserve the right to alter or shorten the course, or cancel the event in the case of extreme weather. We also acknowledge that changes in COVID (or some other public health emergency) restrictions may force the cancellation of the event. You may cancel your entry and receive a 75% credit (excluding online processing fees) until 30 days before the race. Credit will be good through 2025. Refunds or deferrals will not be issued for any reason. Entries can be transferred to a friend until 15 days before the race. No transfers of entry will be allowed fewer than 15 days before the race. If the race is cancelled, all in-person entrants will be moved into the virtual category for their distance and will receive a $10 credit which they may use for any Racing Underground owned event through 2025.


PACKET PICK-UP & DIRECTIONS

PACKET PICK-UP: Racer bib numbers and shirts will be available on race morning beginning at 8:30am on Main Street in Superior. There will also be an early packet pick-up at the Superior Community Center from 2pm until 5pm on Friday December 13th. The Community Center is located at 1500 Coalton Rd, Superior, CO 80027.


DIRECTIONS & PARKING: Parking for the Stocking Run will be done in the Parking Garage located at 5 Superior Dr, Superior, CO 80027.

Runner Parking is located in the Parking Garage. This is just a two block walk from the start/finish line.

We will have a bag check area in the registration zone. Just fill out a tag, and you can leave a bag of clothes, etc there for after the race. This will save you a trip or two back to your car!


POST-RACE FUN & AWARDS

We'll have plenty of good things to eat and drink in the finish line area, including hot cocoa, ramen noodle cups, Jill's famous home-baked banana chocolate chip bread, and lots of other goodies!!!


AWARDS: Awards are scheduled to be presented at 10:45 a.m. however this time may be adjusted depending the number of participants still on course.

Prize money will be presented to the top-3 male and female overall finishers in the amounts of $100, $75, and $50. Overall placing for the top-3 male and female finishers will be determined by GUN TIME.

Awards will also be presented to the top-3 male and female finishers age 12 & under, 13-19, and in each 5-year age group starting with 20-24. In addition, we will present awards to the top-3 overall non-binary finishers. Awards will be determined by NET TIME (also known as CHIP TIME). Overall cash winners will be excluded from age group awards.


RACE RESULTS

RESULTS: Race results will be posted on-site throughout the race, and LIVE online during the race. Timing tags will be attached to back of participant bib numbers. Participants must wear their bib number visibly on the FRONT and cross the timing mat at the start and finish lines in order to receive an official time. Timing tags will not be collected and do not have to be returned following the race. Results will only be edited (for misspelled names, etc.) for two weeks following the event.


CONTACT INFO & VOLUNTEERING

INFORMATION: Most questions are answered right here on the race website. If you have a question that isn't answered here, call Darrin or Jill at 303-642-7917, or shoot us an email at darrin@racingunderground.com

VOLUNTEERING: If you would like to volunteer for the race, we would love to talk with you! Just send an email to info@racingunderground.com and we'll get right back with you.

We hope to see you on December 14th in Superior!!!

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