All entry fees are non-refundable. In case of cancellation, participants will be transferred to our virtual option.

During the registration process acknowledgment of this policy is made. Once a runner registers, race items will be immediately ordered and printed for a participants’ registration. There are NO exceptions.

If you have registered for the Virtual ColderBOLDER 5k and would like to run in-person, you will need to have an official bib with a timing chip, and also will need to be placed in a Race. 

Please contact race@bolderboulder and we can assist you. 

If you need to switch to the Virtual ColderBOLDER 5k, please contact [email protected] for assistance. Virtual participants may run anytime from  Friday, December 6th – Sunday, December 8th. We’ll send instructions before race day with specifics on how to submit your finish time.

Yes! During the registration process, you may select Race Day as your packet pickup location.

Your packet will the be available for pickup on race day in the Balch Fieldhouse, near the start line, starting at 6:00 A.M.

Your ColderBOLDER race packet will be available for pickup until store closing time on Friday, December 6th, 2024. Race packets that are not picked up will not be available at the race. Be sure to pick your packet up prior to race day!

YES! Select the shippion option during the registration process. An additional charge will be added at checkout.

Packets will be sent via USPS Priority Mail. You will receive an email with tracking details once your packet has left our office.

Race Day parking will be located inside the Balch Fieldhouse on race day starting at 6:00 A.M.

Bag check is free of charge.

Don’t want to pay for parking? That’s cool, just use the Runner Drop Off Areas instead!

South on Folsom Drive then West onto Stadium Drive. There will be signage and volunteers to direct you to the exact location on Stadium Drive.

Yes, free bag check is available inside the Fieldhouse.

Yes! Mile 2 will have an aid station. No porta-lets on the course. Restrooms are available inside the field house.

All participants will receive a finisher’s medal at the finish line. The top three men and women in each race will win an addtional medal. So come break out in a cold sweat with us. Pour cold water on those winter blues.

Yes. The ColderBOLDER 5K is timed. Along with your finish time, we will record splits at Mile 1 and 2. When you get your race packet, your personal bib with your race number will have a timing tag already affixed. On race day, be sure to wear your bib on the front or side of your outermost garment.

Yes. The ColderBOLDER 5K is timed. When you get your race packet, your personal bib with your race number will have a timing tag already affixed. On race day, just wear your bib (this is how we track your time).

We know that most of the time, it’s all about your time. Your results will be posted on our website- Adults who don’t Opt-Out of published results and youth 14 and under with parents’ consent.

All finishers wil receive a Finishers Certificate via email once all race results are finalized.

Virtual participants may run anytime from Friday, December 6th – Sunday, December 8th. We’ll send instructions before race day with specifics on how to submit your finish time.

YES! Contact us at [email protected] for race placement.

For $15 we can re-issue and assign you a new bib

We will do our best to put you back in the same race, but due to limited supplies you may be moved to the Open Race.

To request a new bib, please email us [email protected], or come see us at the Solutions table in the Balch Fieldhouse on race day.

As a part of our sanctioning, we work with USATF, the National Governing Body for Track and Field and for road running events. According to their rules – No athlete shall be permitted to participate in any competition without the appropriate bib number. As a part of the registration process, you have agreed that bib numbers and timing devices are not transferable to anyone or any organization for any purpose. Not wearing an assigned bib may result disqualification and being excluded from participating in future races.

If extra shirts are available, exchanges will be handled the week following the ColderBOLDER 5K. Contact [email protected] with questions.

Absolutely! We have both individual and group volunteer positions (we do not have Work For Entry positions for ColderBOLDER). For more information on how to volunteer for the ColderBOLDER 5K please e-mail [email protected].

For more information on becoming a ColderBOLDER 5K sponsor or expo vendor, please e-mail [email protected], our Partnerships Director.

All participants must wear the officially issued race number bib registered to the wearer.

Please wear your bib on the front or side of your outermost garment from start to finish to you to be recognized as an official participant an so we can record your official finish time.

Participants are required to start in their designated race. Starting in a different race will result in not being eligible for race awards from the ColderBOLDER.

Participant race number bib are specific personal identifiers and may not be exchanged or transferred, given or sold to any person.

The sale and/or transfer of race entries/bibs is strictly prohibited.