With a new race date for 2021, the Mancos Cowboy Half Marathon and 5k is a beautiful and scenic course with a mix of pavement, dirt road, and trail.  Grab a few friends and spend the weekend in the beautiful Mancos Valley.  Due to COVID, initially this race is limited to only 175 people for 2021.  Be sure to grab your spot early!  More than just a great race, the Mancos Cowboy Half Marathon is a fundraiser for the Mancos Public Library.  Proceeds from all donations go directly to funding our public library and their great programs.  As an added fundraising incentive, we will reimburse the entry fee for any participant who raises $500 in donations for the library.

The Route
Cowboy Half

The course features a mix of roughly 60% gravel roads and trails and 40% pavement. The maps below are intended to give a general idea of the course.  The paved and gravel roads portion are two-lane, lightly traveled county roads that will be open to local traffic.  The roughly two-mile off-road portion of the race that winds through private and BLM land (under agreement with the BLM) is an undeveloped trail, narrow and rocky in some spots, and runners are urged to use caution. This portion winds its way through land that burned in 2012. Runners will pass burned trees as well as abundant new growth. PRE-RUNNING OF THIS SECTION OF THE COURSE IS NOT ALLOWED.

5K

The 5K course is an out-and-back, the majority on a lightly traveled, paved, two-lane county road.  Your hard work going up the steady climb for the first half of the race will be rewarded with a super-fast second half as you sprint back to the library. After you pass through the finish arch in the library parking lot, cool off your feet in the Mancos River.  There will be a port-a-potty at roughly the halfway point and an aid station just before the turnaround stocked with water and Tailwind Endurance.