About the Colorado Cold Snap
The course starts at a golf course and winds through neighborhoods, past fairways, ponds, and open spaces. Underfoot you get roughly equal parts pavement and crushed gravel or dirt trail. The weather is genuinely unpredictable, anywhere from a bright mild day to blowing snow and bitter cold, so dress for the full range of what a Colorado winter can throw at you.
Same-day registration and packet pickup open in the expo at the golf course on race morning. Parking at the venue is limited, so overflow spills onto the surrounding residential streets. There is also an advance pickup option the evening before at a running store in Westminster. Runners who bring food donations are entered into a raffle for gear and race entries.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K · 2026 results
153finishers
16:08winner
34:22median
1:09:36cutoff
Top 3: Jackson Friesth (16:08) · Brandon Rockwood (17:28) · Collin Kreutz (17:34)
10K · 2026 results
93finishers
39:14winner
1:04:04median
1:40:17cutoff
Top 3: Thomas Hinton (39:14) · Jonah Lovendahl (42:24) · Alex Robbins (42:51)
The Colorado Cold Snap has been held every year since at least 2026. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Sep 10, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K1/17/2027 10:00$39
10K1/17/2027 09:40$44
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