Suffer Better 9th Annual Fall Trail Runs

  • Date Sat 11th October 2025
  • Time 7:30AM MDT
  • Location Pine, Colorado
  • Price $27.50 - $96.40
  • Races 4 races
  • Distances Ultra, 5km

Event summary

Get ready for an exhilarating adventure at the 9th Annual Fall Trail Runs, taking place on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the stunning Staunton State Park in Pine, Jefferson. This year’s event is set to thrill participants with three exciting race distances: a challenging 50K, a unique 25K Fishslappers edition (where runners will even catch a fish!), and a new 5K run for those looking for a shorter distance. Starting from the Mason Creek parking lot, the 50K race kicks off at 7:30 am, followed by the 25K at 8:30 am, and the 5K at 10:00 am.

Join fellow outdoor enthusiasts for an unforgettable day of running on some of Colorado's best trails, featuring beautiful single-track paths and a few elevation challenges to keep you on your toes. Not only will you be pushing your limits, but you’ll also be contributing to vital fundraising efforts to protect and preserve our precious public lands and waters. With aid stations stocked with hydration options and snacks, you’ll be well-equipped to tackle your chosen distance while enjoying the camaraderie of fellow runners. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to challenge yourself,

Organiser's Description

We are stoked to once again invite you all to come run with us at Staunton State Park, off of Highway 285 near Conifer, CO, on October 11, 2025. We are even more stoked to again offer our special 25K Fishslappers edition (yes, it involves catching a fish!) and a new 5K run to our 50 and 25K race day offerings. Whichever distance you choose, rest assured you will be running on some of CO's best trails - lovely, flowing, and runnable single track - with some decent vert thrown in to keep you at least a little honest. And you will be helping raise real money to protect and preserve our exceedingly precious public lands and waters. As always, our Fall runs are a celebration of our public lands and waters, and a fundraiser for the good work of Conservation CO and Running Rivers to protect and preserve them.

Race Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025

Start Time: Racers in the 50K will start at 7:30 am, with the 25K runners taking off at 8:30 am and the 5K runners blasting off at 10:00 am. All races start from the Mason Creek parking lot.

We are a bottle-free event, so please bring your own bottles. We'll have both water and gNarly hydration drink at our several aid stations, so you can fill up along the way.

Volunteers at the aid station can assist you as needed on the hydration front, and ensure you get the other food you need.

There are course maps for each distance on this website, along with a written description of the course, so do check them out. You can also download the Staunton Trail Map here: https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Staunton/Documents/StauntonTrailsMap.pdf

Aid Stations. We'll have 3, a couple of which you'll hit 2X: One at the intersection of Marmot Passage, Borderline and Staunton Ranch Trails, one at the Elk Falls Pond and one at the intersection of Staunton Ranch and Scout Line Trails.

Race Entry: 25K (both the regular run and the new Fishslappers division): $75; 50K: $110 (there is also early bird pricing, $60 and $90 respectively, so sign up early and save some green!); and, 5K, just $25.

Like last year, this year's events are both crazy fun and challenging trail races, and a major part of our effort to raise awareness and funds to preserve and protect our precious public lands and waters. We value these special outdoor places and believe strongly that as outdoor athletes we have an obligation to ensure their protection. We ask/encourage/beg each of our runners to become fundraisers themselves and we have a special award for the runner who has raised the most $ by race day. With our new Fishslappers Division, we are also raising money for Running Rivers [https://www.runningrivers.org/], so check them out too. Runners also have the ability to enlist their friends and colleagues to help raise funds for Conservation CO and Running Rivers. The more we all raise, the more good we do.

CUTOFF TIMES:

50K: Your must reach the final Aid Station, at the intersection of Old Mill and Staunton Ranch Trails by 3:30 pm on race day (8 hours in) in order to finish by 5:30. If you reach this aid station after 3:30, our volunteers will not let you continue up the trail but have continue down Staunton Ranch trail to the finish.

A note about distances: We are using the distances laid out by the park, but you should know that we've done each of these routes multiple times, using a variety of standard measuring tools and apps (Suunto, Apple, Strava) and we have yet to record the same distance twice! So, for the record, the stated distances are effectively 5K-ish, 25K-ish and 50K-ish.

25K: 9 hours or no later than 5:30 pm.

Races

  • Suffer Better 50K

    Incl. $6.40 Fee & Suffer Better Hat

    Sat 11th October 2025 (7:30AM MDT)

    $96.40

    We are back with our Suffer Better ultra - a 50k-ish (31 miles) on the gorgeous, runnable singletrack trails at Staunton State Park. The race starts at 7:30 am and ends at 5 pm, meaning you have 9 and a half hours to finish.
  • Suffer Better 25K

    Incl. $4.60 Fee & Suffer Better Hat

    Sat 11th October 2025 (8:30AM MDT)

    $64.60

    One 25K-ish loop on the gorgeous trails at Staunton State Park. Note the race starts at 8:30 am and finishes at 4 pm, that just means you have a whopping 7.5 hours to finish. Doable for sure.
  • Suffer Better 25K - FishSlappers Division

    Incl. $4.60 Fee & Suffer Better Hat

    Sat 11th October 2025 (8:30AM MDT)

    $64.60

    This is the same race as the regular 25K, on the same course, the only difference being that you must catch a trout at the Elk Falls Pond. Note the race starts at 8:30 am and finishes at 4 pm, that just means you have a whopping 7.5 hours to finish. Doable for sure.
  • Suffer Better 5K

    Incl. $2.50 Fee & Suffer Better Hat

    Sat 11th October 2025 (10:00AM MDT)

    $27.50

    A quick run on lovely trails, intended for those just wanting to dip a toe in the trail running world.

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Location

Staunton State Park, 12102 S Elk Creek Rd, Pine, 80470, CO, United States

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