Manitou 5K

Manitou 5K

Sat October 10, 2026

Manitou Springs, CO 80829 US

Events

Manitou 5K
Price: $43.40 incl. $3.40 Fee
Time: 9:00AM MDT - 11:00AM MDT
Registration Opens June 5, 2026 at 9:01am MDT
Open to ages 19 - 110.

Manitou 5K 18 and under
Price: $27.50 incl. $2.50 Fee
Time: 9:00AM MDT - 11:00AM MDT
Registration Opens June 5, 2026 at 9:01am MDT
Open to ages 18 and under.

Description

3rd annual Manitou 5K! Come celebrate the beauty of Manitou Springs! Race starts and ends in Fields park. Run along the rolling creek, view the art along the Creekwalk, loop the beautiful parks full of murals, sculptures, disc golf, skateparks and more. The path is flat and accessible to all. Run/walk. Bring your family, bring your neighbor, bring your friends! See map attached. Chip timed by Pikes Peak Road Runners (PPRR). T-shirt designed by MSSD14 art students! All proceeds go to Manitou Springs School District.

Race day details

Parking - There is free parking along El Paso Blvd and a parking lot across Beckers Lane near Mustang/Maestas field. The Fields Park lot on Beckers will also be reserved for racer parking that morning. One mile away is the Manitou Springs Middle and High school parking lots that are free and available. There are pay parking lots throughout Manitou with free shuttle service to Fields park, starting at 6am. A shuttle map is provided at the bottom of this page.

EARLY CHECK-IN on Friday Oct 9 from 4:30pm-6:30pm in Fields Park, come pick up your bib ahead of time!

Race-day schedule

Bibs available for pick up starting at 8am in Fields Park near the starting line. Race starts at 9am.

Race results

Once the race starts you can find results on the Pikes Peak Road Runner webpage, under "results" tab and "Manitou 5K". Or scan the QR code at the finish line.

Awards

Manitou Brewery certificates for adults and Arcade tokens for the kids!! To celebrate our youngest and up and coming runners we will add winners for ages <9, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, in addition to 1st/ 2nd/3rd M/F under 40 and 1st/2nd/3rd M/F Masters (40 and up)

5K Course - TBD

Come celebrate the beauty of Manitou Springs! Race starts and ends in Fields park. Head east along the Creekwalk towards the bridge where the first race in Manitou was held in 1919! Go across the Adams Crossing Bridge, and run past the Manitou arch with an iconic view of Pikes Peak. Follow the side walk and turn onto Beckers lane and over the flower tiled bridge back over to Fields park. From there you go around Fields park viewing the new art installations along the perimeter. Enter the creekwalk path that follow a fantastical mural. Once at Mayfair, the street will be closed and you will head up towards El Paso, take a left on El Paso to a turn around point. From there you return downhill all the way back, it is fast and easy with a great grassy finish! Enjoy Kangaroo coffee, post-race snacks from the Garden of the Gods Trading Post (fudge!) and quesadillas from the elementary school PAC team. Please bring your own water bottle to minimize waste. Awards to follow the final finisher. The path is flat and accessible to all. Run/walk. Bring your family, bring your neighbor, bring your friends! Please no strollers, baby joggers, animals, bikes, trikes, earbuds or headphones. See map and course highlights attached below.

Toilets

There is a restroom and porta pottys in Fields park and porta pottys at the half way point off El Paso in the Hiawatha parking lot.

Volunteers

This entire event is put on by MSSD14 students, staff, parents, with all proceeds going to the school. Snack, drink, music and lively environment at the end of the race! Party in the Park! Come and enjoy!

Sponsors

We could not have done this without the support from the City, the Chamber, Parks and Rec, the Parks and Rec advisory board, the Garden of the Gods Trading Post, and Kangaroo coffee! We are incredibly grateful to the Flying Eagle for donating all of our race T-shirts! And a thank you to Manitou Springs Fire Dept for providing our first aid!

Cancellation/refunds

Refunds are not allowed for this race. We will run in any weather so please dress appropriately! In the incredibly unlikely event that this race is cancelled due to unsafe weather or situations, we will have T-shirts available for pick up at an advertised time/place and hope you will still get out on a 5K run or walk when possible! We sincerely appreciate your support of our schools, staff and students!

Course highlights

• Placard near the bridge, showing the first race in Manitou was at that location in 1919!

Race Contact Info

If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.

Location

Fields Park Manitou Springs CO US - 80829