OTILLO Swimrun Colorado

Friday July 4th, 2026!

Walk ⭐️ Jog ⭐️ Run ⭐️ Race

Kick off your holiday festivities with a 5k in City Park, Fort Collins

Schedule:

Friday, July 3rd: Early Packet Pickup 2:00-6:00 pm

Location: TBA

Race Day - Saturday July 4th:

6:15-7:15 am - Packet Pickup & Registration

7:27 am - National Anthem

7:30 am - FireKracker 5k Start

8:30 am - Elite 5k Start

9:00 am - Kids 1-Mile Start

9:30 am - Awards Ceremony

10:00 am - CIty of Fort Collins Independence Day Parade

9:30 pm - City of Fort Collins Fireworks Display

The Wild West Relay covers 200 scenic miles, with 36 legs, beginning in the foothills of beautiful Fort Collins before sending runners deep into the heart of the Rocky Mountains, over two mountain passes and finishing in Steamboat Springs, CO.

This life changing relay road race is a team-oriented adventure with experiences and views you'll never forget. Each team consists of either twelve runners and two vehicles (the vast majority of the teams) or six runners and one vehicle (Ultra teams), or any other amount of runners including a solo unsanctioned race.

When

Friday July 31st through Saturday August 1st, 2026.

How to Register

Team Captains should be the first to sign up:

• submit team payment

• set up a team name and password and share with team members. Note: You can sign up a full team before you have secured commitments from all team members

• select team volunteer option during their registration process.

Once the Team Captain registers, they will share the team name and password with their teammates, so all teammates can register/join their team with no additional registration cost.

Choose your Volunteer Option

Fun Fact: This overnight relay race is made possible by over 130 volunteers on the course. Most volunteers are either friends/family of the race directors, team members running the event OR a local nonprofit raising awareness and funds for their cause or organization. Each team is given two options to help us make this event possible while giving back:

Option 1: Supply Volunteers: 12 person teams will supply two (2) volunteers; Ultra teams and High School teams will supply one (1) volunteer to staff the runner exchanges.

Option 2: Teams can choose to make a tax-deductible donation to Windsor Gives, 501(c)3 non-profit to support with providing volunteers for the relay. With Option 2, Windsor Gives will email the Team Captain an invoice in early 2025. You can find Volunteer Pricing HERE

**The Team Captain is the only one who chooses the teams volunteer option during the registration process and who pays the registration fees. Additional team members should have no fees at the end of their registration/joining the appropriate team.

Join us August 5, 12, 19 & 26 for a fun series of shorter midweek trail races.

Our goal is to offer a fun, low-key series of races designed to give newer trail runners an opportunity to dip their toes into the trail racing waters, and to offer more experienced trail racers a chance to sharpen their speed on shorter, quicker courses. All races will start at 6:00pm, ranging in distance from 5k to 12k. Results will be tabulated according to chip times, with series points awarded for each race. Top series finishers will earn unique awards.

We'll have a wide selection of vintage Gnar race shirts, and all registrants are welcome to their pick to call their own.

After each race, we will be providing pizza with support from the Fort Collins Running Club and beverages with support from New Belgium Brewing.

Race dates and distance are as follows:

August 5: Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 5k (250′ elevation gain)

August 12: Into the Hills Eltuck 5k (700′ elevation gain)

August 19: Into the Hills Eltuck 10k (1,700′ elevation gain)

August 26: Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 12k (500′ elevation gain)

• Start: Lory State Park, Eltuck Picnic Area, Fort Collins, Colorado

• Distance: 5k - 12k

• Dates: August 2026

• Time: 6:00pm

• Cost:

• Thru 6/30: $25 each race or $80 for the series

• 7/1 & After: $30 each race or $100 for the series

• Special pricing of $10/race for Ages 17 & Under. Price change will be automatically applied based on registrant's Date of Birth before final checkout on RunSignup.

All race participants are welcome to a free vintage shirt from previous Gnar races (your choice and as available). Awards will be given out at the end of the series to top points scorers.

We acknowledge and respect those who experience their gender identity in ways outside of the traditional male/female dichotomy, and are trying our best to provide non-binary opportunities in both the registration and results to reflect that. For the purposes of awards, non-binary runners will be eligible in their birth gender pool.

Race dates and distance are as follows. Click the race link to view the course map

Trail Sisters Approved

Transfer Credit & Distance Change Policy

If you are not able to race, we can offer a 75% race transfer credit that can be applied to any future Gnar Runners race (valid for 12 months). We can also directly transfer your entry to another race in the series for the same year, assuming the new race is not sold out. Transfers/Credits can be requested any time up until 72hrs before the start of each race in the series. To request a transfer credit please Contact Us.

Cancellation Policy

With the exception of waitlist transfers, entries are non-refundable and non-transferable. In the event the race is cancelled due to extreme weather, fire, disease or for some other unforeseeable event, we cannot offer refunds or credits.

Rules

1. Purposeful littering is prohibited and will result in an immediate disqualification.

2. Stay on the trail. No bushwhacking or short cutting. In case of wet trail conditions, please run through any muddy sections to avoid widening the trail. Yield to pedestrian and horses. Mountain bikers should yield to runners, but please use common sense in all circumstances.

3. If coming up on a slower runner or regular park user while on trail, please give an early verbal notice that you are approaching and wait for the hiker/runner to step off to the side before passing.

4. No mechanical aid (poles, traction devices, etc.) unless approved by race staff prior to the race for a specific reason.

5. Dogs are not allowed on the course with runners.

6. If you do not have an annual Colorado State Parks Pass or a pass with your vehicle registration, you will need to purchase a day pass ($10) when you enter the park.

7. Parking will be at the Eltuck Picnic Area until filled, after which we will direct cars to the nearby Spur Road. For those parking on the Spur Road, it will be a short walk to the start.

8. Bibs will be available for pick up at the race start from 5:00pm. Chips will be pre-attached to your bib. If you are running multiple races in the series, please keep your bib to reuse in your next race(s).

Aid, Etc

These are no frills, basic races. There is no on-course aid.

There are two permanent toilets at the start/finish of each race. Additionally, the Valley 5K goes past park restrooms at the 0.25 and 1.5mi marks; the Hilly 5K & 10K go past a park restroom at the 0.25mi mark, and the Valley 12K goes past park restrooms at 0.25, 3.8, 6.1 & 6.3mi marks.

Join us August 5, 12, 19 & 26 for a fun series of shorter midweek trail races.

Our goal is to offer a fun, low-key series of races designed to give newer trail runners an opportunity to dip their toes into the trail racing waters, and to offer more experienced trail racers a chance to sharpen their speed on shorter, quicker courses. All races will start at 6:00pm, ranging in distance from 5k to 12k. Results will be tabulated according to chip times, with series points awarded for each race. Top series finishers will earn unique awards.

We'll have a wide selection of vintage Gnar race shirts, and all registrants are welcome to their pick to call their own.

After each race, we will be providing pizza with support from the Fort Collins Running Club and beverages with support from New Belgium Brewing.

Race dates and distance are as follows:

August 5: Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 5k (250′ elevation gain)

August 12: Into the Hills Eltuck 5k (700′ elevation gain)

August 19: Into the Hills Eltuck 10k (1,700′ elevation gain)

August 26: Flat and Fast Eltuck Valley 12k (500′ elevation gain)

• Start: Lory State Park, Eltuck Picnic Area, Fort Collins, Colorado

• Distance: 5k - 12k

• Dates: August 2026

• Time: 6:00pm

• Cost:

• Thru 6/30: $25 each race or $80 for the series

• 7/1 & After: $30 each race or $100 for the series

• Special pricing of $10/race for Ages 17 & Under. Price change will be automatically applied based on registrant's Date of Birth before final checkout on RunSignup.

All race participants are welcome to a free vintage shirt from previous Gnar races (your choice and as available). Awards will be given out at the end of the series to top points scorers.

We acknowledge and respect those who experience their gender identity in ways outside of the traditional male/female dichotomy, and are trying our best to provide non-binary opportunities in both the registration and results to reflect that. For the purposes of awards, non-binary runners will be eligible in their birth gender pool.

Race dates and distance are as follows. Click the race link to view the course map

Trail Sisters Approved

Transfer Credit & Distance Change Policy

If you are not able to race, we can offer a 75% race transfer credit that can be applied to any future Gnar Runners race (valid for 12 months). We can also directly transfer your entry to another race in the series for the same year, assuming the new race is not sold out. Transfers/Credits can be requested any time up until 72hrs before the start of each race in the series. To request a transfer credit please Contact Us.

Cancellation Policy

With the exception of waitlist transfers, entries are non-refundable and non-transferable. In the event the race is cancelled due to extreme weather, fire, disease or for some other unforeseeable event, we cannot offer refunds or credits.

Rules

1. Purposeful littering is prohibited and will result in an immediate disqualification.

2. Stay on the trail. No bushwhacking or short cutting. In case of wet trail conditions, please run through any muddy sections to avoid widening the trail. Yield to pedestrian and horses. Mountain bikers should yield to runners, but please use common sense in all circumstances.

3. If coming up on a slower runner or regular park user while on trail, please give an early verbal notice that you are approaching and wait for the hiker/runner to step off to the side before passing.

4. No mechanical aid (poles, traction devices, etc.) unless approved by race staff prior to the race for a specific reason.

5. Dogs are not allowed on the course with runners.

6. If you do not have an annual Colorado State Parks Pass or a pass with your vehicle registration, you will need to purchase a day pass ($10) when you enter the park.

7. Parking will be at the Eltuck Picnic Area until filled, after which we will direct cars to the nearby Spur Road. For those parking on the Spur Road, it will be a short walk to the start.

8. Bibs will be available for pick up at the race start from 5:00pm. Chips will be pre-attached to your bib. If you are running multiple races in the series, please keep your bib to reuse in your next race(s).

Aid, Etc

These are no frills, basic races. There is no on-course aid.

There are two permanent toilets at the start/finish of each race. Additionally, the Valley 5K goes past park restrooms at the 0.25 and 1.5mi marks; the Hilly 5K & 10K go past a park restroom at the 0.25mi mark, and the Valley 12K goes past park restrooms at 0.25, 3.8, 6.1 & 6.3mi marks.