Health and Exercise Science Homecoming 5K Race

This year, we are partnering with Green Events, an HES alumni-run event management team, to help us with registration.

Registration through Run Sign Up closes at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 24. Race Day Registration is available on the Oval during our Festival on the Oval packet pickup event and starting at 6:30 a.m. October 26 – in person, cash or credit card accepted.

** If you registered after October  24, your bib will be available for pick up on Race Day Morning (starting at 6:30 a.m. on October 26).

• Commitment to Campus (C2C) discount available on 3rd page of registration (after signing the race waiver)
• Student discount available on 3rd page of registration (after signing the race waiver)
• Virtual Race Registration (includes shipping – participant anywhere!) is available
• Group discounts of 10+ runners are available via RunSignUp when you create a “social team”

For the 2024 5K, there will be two opportunities to pick up your race packets.

• Please join us at the Festival of the Oval on October 25 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. for packet pickup. Be on the lookout on our social media for an update on our booth location the day of!
• Packets will be available for pickup at Race Central starting at 6:30 a.m. on October 26. Race Central will be located on Isotope Drive on the southwest side of the Oval. Packet pickup will close at 7:45 a.m. prior to the race and any leftover packets will be able to be collected after the race finish. 

The department expects a high turnout at both pickup events, so participants are encouraged to plan ample time to gather their packets.

Parking

• Limited parking is available in lot 310 (by the engineering building) for 5K participants. Cars must be out of the lot no later than 10:00 a.m. or will be subject to ticketing per game day parking rules.
• Beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 26, Colorado State will start enforcing game day parking, meaning all vehicles parked on campus lots without a game day pass at this time will be towed and/or ticketed.
• We recommend coming to campus for the 5K via public transportation, such as the MAX, rideshare programs, or biking/walking.
• Neighborhoods to the north of Laurel St. and east of College Ave. also allow for two-hour street parking once daily.  The city will be enforcing the two-hour zones during this time.
• The Health and Exercise Science Department encourages drivers to be aware of the guidelines of where they park and cannot guarantee or take responsibility for tickets or tows during this time – please follow all guidelines and signage when parking on or near campus, or consider public and shared rider transportation in alliance with the sustainable vision of Colorado State University.

Bags

There will be a bag and belongings check-in at Race Central. We anticipate over 1,500 runners this year, so please allow time to make sure you can get your belongings checked in before the race.

Water

In line with CSU’s sustainable mission, we are moving away from single-use water bottles and providing water hydration stations. We encourage participants to bring their own bottles for use at our designated hydration stations this year. There will be limited bottle options provided but we encourage runners to bring sustainable clean bottles for our additional stations.