Fire Hydrant 5K In-Person Informational Page

Please be aware that if you have a virtual event registration, we cannot accommodate you at the in-person event. Information concerning the virtual Fire Hydrant 5K can be found here.

Questions about the in-person event at Spring Canyon Park? Email us at events@nocohumane.org!

Here’s what you need to know concerning packet pickup on Friday, June 4:

WHERE?

Larimer Humane Society

3501 E 71st Street

Loveland, CO 80538

(look for the green tent in the parking lot)

WHEN?

Friday, June 4th

3pm – 7pm

PLEASE NOTE:

There is no packet pick-up on race day.

If you registered after May 26, pick-up was the only option available to you.

HOW TO COMPETE, SPRING CANYON PARK EVENT SCHEDULE, PARKING, AND COURSE MAP:

Directions and Parking

Directions – 3156 S Overland Trail, Fort Collins – The Creekside shelter at Spring Canyon Park is most easily accessible from the north entrance of the park, off of W Drake Road. From Drake Road in Fort Collins, head west until W Drake Road ends at S Overland Trail. Turn left and head south on S Overland Trail for approximately 3/4 of a mile. After 3/4 of a mile, S Overland Trails will open directly into parking at the Creekside Shelter of Spring Canyon Park.

Parking – Overflow parking is available immediately north of the Creekside shelter at Cottonwood Glenn Park, or at the south entrance of Spring Canyon Park, which can be accessed via W Horsetooth Road.

Want to see how you can get to the north entrance of the park? This video will show you how to get there, and it starts at the intersection of West Drake Road and Taft Hill Road in Fort Collins:

Event Day Schedule

Upon arrival, all participants should check-in to receive their race bib.
Please plan to arrive no more than 15-20 minutes before your race wave commences. If you want to arrive earlier, help keep everyone safe by spreading out in the green space across from the shelter.
Don’t remember which race wave you signed up for? You can find that information on the tag attached to your goodie bag or t-shirt (or ask us at packet pick up!)
We recommend wearing sunscreen and mosquito repellant on Saturday.
Please remember that there is no race day registration, and we can not accommodate virtual participants at the in-person race at Spring Canyon Park.

Course Map

Course Video

How to Compete

You’re being joined by more than 600 in-person and virtual participants for the 31st Annual Fire Hydrant 5K, and we know that some of you are ready to race! If you want to compete for the chance to win one of the top finisher prizes, or you simply want to track your time, be sure to follow these three simple steps:

Scan the QR code below to download the free Strava app and join the Fire Hydrant 5K club. You’ll have to create a profile and enable location for Strava to track your 5K.
When you’re ready, record your 5K on Strava, and once you’re done, be sure to title your run “FH5K”.
Finally, let us know if you ran with a furry friend as the top three dog finishers will also earn prizes courtesy of our sponsor, Poudre Pet & Feed Supply!

FIRE HYDRANT 5K IN-PERSON ETIQUETTE AND COVID GUIDELINES:

Safety and Passing Etiquette

The trails will be open to other users during the event, including pedestrians and bicyclists. Please be courteous. The amount of trail traffic will depend upon the weather.
Participants are responsible for their own safety while participating, and the organizers are neither qualified nor equipped to render medical care in the event of a serious injury. In case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. You are encouraged to bring a cell phone with you as a safety precaution, if you wish.
Where the trails are narrow, please let other participants pass you if they want to get by. It is a passing runner’s job to tell the person in front that they wish to pass.
If you’d like to listen to music while you’re on the course, please use headphones or earbuds, so that runners around you can’t hear it. Others may prefer a quieter event experience or may have different musical tastes. Runners playing music in the open air may be asked to leave the event. Also, keep the volume low enough that you can hear someone talking to you in a normal voice, for example, another runner saying they would like to pass on your left.

Maintain Physical Distancing

Avoid gathering around others, and keep at least a six-foot interpersonal distance from anyone not in your household whenever possible
Travel to and from the event only with people in your household.
Plan ahead so that you don’t need to make any extra stops on your way to or from the event. This is to eliminate unnecessary contact with others.
Arrive at the event site no earlier than you need to in order to comfortably check in and prepare to start. If you arrive with extra time, please stay in your car or take a walk away from the event area in order to facilitate distancing for yourself and others.
Depart the event site promptly after you finish and complete your post-exercise routine
Unless you are passing, please maintain at least a 6-foot distance when following other runners going a similar speed on the course. Announce yourself when you intend to pass someone else on the trail, wait for a relatively wide spot, and allow time for the person you are passing to step to one side of the trail.

COVID Requirements

What to Do If You Feel Unwell

Do not attend the event if you have a temperature of 100.4F or greater, feel sick, or believe you may have recently been exposed to the COVID-19 virus
If you begin to experience the flu-like symptoms of COVID-19 while you are at the event, please immediately notify a staff person (at a safe distance) and self-quarantine away from others until you are able to safely depart the event

Bringing Furry Friends?

THERE’S STILL TIME TO FUNDRAISE!

Sample Social Media Post

Can you help me make a difference for the animals in northern Colorado? I’m fundraising for Larimer Humane Society’s Fire Hydrant 5K, and all of the proceeds will support homeless animals. Will you join me in making our community a safer place for animals? If so, please click on the link to check out my fundraising page (insert fundraising page link here). #fh5k

***Don’t forget to use the FH5K hashtag so we can share your post with everyone!***

Sample Fundraising Email Ask

“Hi (contact’s name), I’m participating in Larimer Humane Society’s 31st Annual Fire Hydrant 5K and I’m hoping that you’ll be able to help me in fundraising towards my goal of (insert goal here) raised for the animals in northern Colorado. Your donation will ensure that animals at Larimer Humane Society receive compassionate care and a second chance. It’s important to me that homeless animals in our community receive the care that they deserve, so I hope you’ll show your support by making a donation to my fundraising page, which you can find at the following link (insert fundraising page link here). Thanks in advance for your support of Larimer Humane Society!”

Collecting Pledge Prizes

Your pledge prizes will be given to you in your goodie bag as part of packet pick up and delivery OR when you check in on race day.
If you have already received your pledge prizes in your goodie bag, you may continue to fundraise, and we will deliver any additional pledge prizes earned at a later date.
If you have questions about your pledge prizes, please reach out to Jessica Velthuis at 970-530-2947.