Name: Runs With Scissors Races
Start: 2026-04-25
End: 2026-04-25
Location: Brighton, Colorado

About the Event

Saturday, April 25, 2026
Half Marathon, Marathon and 50K all Start at 7:00 a.m.

If you want your name included on the finisher's medal ribbon, and to be guaranteed a finisher medal, you must register before March 20, 2026.

If registration for a distance is full, email InTheLongRunLLC@outlook.com for possible registration options.

The race will be held at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton Colorado.

A portion of all race proceeds will be donated to Almost Home, Inc. You can also give an individual donation by clicking on the donate button or adding a donation at checkout.

The race will be held on a 1.31-mile loop course. The half marathon is 10 laps, the marathon is 20 laps, and the 50k is 24 laps. You're guaranteed a restroom and an aid station every 1.31 miles! There are also two other restrooms along the course.

Prizes will be awarded to the overall top three male and female in each distance (no duplicates)

A race specific wicking beanie as well as a custom "scissors shaped" medal will be given to all finishers with the runners' names on the ribbon. You must register before 3/20/26 to be guaranteed a medal and to have your name included on the ribbon.

A custom 16 oz. pub-style glass will be given to all registered participants.

New this year: You may opt out of the beanie and/or pint glass for a race discount.

Packet pick-up will be at Something Brewery, 117 N. Main St., Brighton, CO (on the back patio if the weather is nice, in the back room if it is not) from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm the night before the race. Race day packet pick up will be at the Riverdale Regional Park pavilion and will include the bib and pint glass; it may not include the swag bag.

Virtual Option - You may run your distance any time from April 17, 2026 to April 26, 2026. Instructions on reporting your time will be sent out prior to 4/17/25. You will receive a race medal with your name included on it if you register prior to 3/20/26 and a distance-specific beanie. Pint glasses are not included but may be purchased separately at the race store.

Races Offered

50K Ultra Marathon

Apr 25, 2026

straighten

Distance — 50K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

sell

$80.00

Half Marathon

Apr 25, 2026

straighten

Distance — 13.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

sell

$55.00

Marathon

Apr 25, 2026

straighten

Distance — 26.2 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

sell

$70.00

Virtual 50K

Apr 25, 2026

straighten

Distance — Virtual 50K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

sell

$35.00

Virtual Full Marathon

Apr 25, 2026

straighten

Distance — Virtual Full Marathon

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

sell

$35.00

Virtual Half Marathon

Apr 25, 2026

straighten

Distance — Virtual Half Marathon

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

sell

$35.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Brighton.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 2.1° / 18.6°

wb_sunny -2.3° / 13.7°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.7 /

water_drop 43.6%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 2.1° / 18.6°

wb_sunny -2.3° / 13.7°

air 11.7 km/h

water_drop 43.6%

About Brighton

Brighton is a city of about 42,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The seat of Adams County and also extending into adjacent Weld County, the city lies northeast of Denver along the South Platte River. A former farming community, Brighton is now a residential suburb of Denver.