RUNNING IS BETTER
WITH FRIENDS

A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT:
Welcome to the Columbines! This is Denver’s only all women’s running club! Our membership is comprised of women who live all around the Denver Metro area, from Arvada to Aurora, and Central Park to Castle Rock, and we try to take advantage of the best running areas and trails. This is an old and very established club, with original members forming this club in 1978. We have women of all ages and paces with varied running and walking abilities. There is a tremendous amount of life experience among this group of women. We have age group winners, Boston qualifiers, and “ageless wonders” (a reference to the Bolder Boulder running race), and we have walkers recovering from joint surgeries or cancer treatments who are happy to maintain an active lifestyle and be outside.

 

There is a place for everyone here, and we have members who get together at any time or any day for “pick-up” style or more formal activities, including fun runs, “I’m turning 50” birthday runs, having-a-baby runs, long runs, red rocks stairs, and destination runs. As a member, you may want to only join for track nights or only for our awesome destination races—you can attend as few events or as many events as you’d like. Although we are a large club, we typically have between 5 and 35 members at any event.

 

Everyone is welcome, and almost all our new members are pleasantly surprised by our welcoming attitude. This club was founded on a common goal of fitness through movement, but it is a forum for friendships, for support during life’s unpredictable changes, for diversity to find common ground, and for celebrating the culture in the Denver area. If you are a first timer and would like to quietly try out the club, please send us a message and we will have someone meet and greet you at your first event! 

 

Please take a few moments to explore our website and learn about all the great benefits of membership in this unique club.

Liz Couture, President