The Freedom Run 5K, held every July 4th, started in 1982 when an unexpected 686 people turned out for the event which was then part of Evergreen’s Summerfest. Now the race has become an annual tradition for the mountain area, drawing nearly 1,200 participants in 2007. See this year's results.

Funds raised by the Freedom Run 5K will help Mt. Evans care for underinsured or uninsured patients as well as support numerous services provided by Mt. Evans, including grief counseling, transportation for patients to medical appointments, respite care for family caregivers, and Camp Comfort, a bereavement camp for children.

Event Information
Date: July 4, 2008
Start Time: 8:00 a.m.
Starting Line: Evergreen Middle School

Registration Charges
$25 for adults and $12 for children 14 and under before the race;
$30 for adults, and $15 for children on race day.

Course Description
This scenic 5K (3.1 miles) course follows gently rolling terrain through residential areas, beginning at Evergreen Middle School and ending at Evergreen Fitness and Tennis Center. Runners will start at 8 a.m.—followed by racewalkers who elect to be monitored by USATF-certified racewalk judges—and then participants in the fitness walk.

In the interest of safety and fairness to competitive runners, well-behaved dogs and strollers will only be allowed at the back of the fitness walk.

Thanks to the following major sponsors of the 26th annual Freedom Run:

Ades Design Builders
Bank of the West
Scripps, Taylor & Associates, P.C.
Susan A. Stearns - Attorney at Law
Tim & Toby Tuttle
Windom Mortgage
El Rancho Antiques & Cutlery, Ltd.
Evergreen Country Day School
Evergreen Kiwanis
The Ponzio Family
Rising Graphics & Printing
Rotary Clubs of Clear Creek, Conifer, Evergreen, and Mountain Foothills