Denver, CO
Denver Colfax Marathon is back in May for 1st time since 2019
That is Denver’s largest working weekend and the most important marathon weekend within the Rocky Mountain area.
DENVER — Colorado’s largest working occasion is again on its conventional Might weekend for the primary time since 2019.
The Denver Colfax Marathon introduced by Cigna returns to its conventional Might weekend from Friday, Might 13 to Sunday, Might 15.
Greater than 20,000 runners are anticipated to take part within the sixteenth annual Denver Colfax Marathon, which is able to once more function a Boston Marathon-qualifying occasion. This weekend’s occasions embrace a marathon, half marathon, 10 miler, 5K and the nation’s largest marathon relay.
> Register for the 2022 Denver Colfax Marathon
After registering, individuals can cease by a health expo at Empower Subject at Mile Excessive on Friday to obtain their race packets and shirts and go to with sponsors and interactive cubicles.
The race expo runs Friday, Might 13 from 1 p.m. to eight p.m. and Saturday, Might 14 from 9 a.m. to five p.m. on the soccer stadium’s membership stage. Parking is free in Lot B.
Colfax Marathon unveils new title sponsorship
The fifteenth annual Denver Colfax Marathon came about in October 2021 after being postponed from Might 2020.
In November, race officers introduced the brand new title sponsorship with well being service firm Cigna. Officers mentioned the brand new title sponsorship will assist make the race “world class” because it enters its sixteenth yr.
“We’re extraordinarily enthusiastic about forming a partnership with Cigna that can allow us to take our working occasion to new heights in Colorado and the U.S.,” mentioned Denver Colfax Marathon CEO Andrea Dowdy.
Cigna, whose Mountain States area is headquartered in Denver, has greater than 1,800 workers in Colorado.
“At Cigna, we’re targeted on complete individual well being and acknowledge the advantages of bodily exercise and social connection on individuals’s bodily well being and psychological well-being,” mentioned Cigna Mountain States President John Roble. “Our title sponsorship of the Denver Colfax Marathon is a good alternative to advertise a wholesome life-style and help the Denver neighborhood.”
Cigna may even be title sponsor of the well being and health expo at Empower Subject at Mile Excessive that draws over 40,000 attendees on Friday and Saturday of race weekend.
Denver Colfax Marathon registration is obtainable at RunColfax.org.
9NEWS is a sponsor of the Denver Colfax Marathon.
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