July 4th ROCK-IT RUN
5k, Half Marathon (Relay Option), 1K Little Rock-It RUN, Patriotic Pets Parade,
FREE Post-Race Concert
FREE Post-Race Concert
July 4th 2024
Half Marathon @ 6:30AM
5k @ 8:00AM
Douglas County Fairgrounds
500 Fairgrounds Rd.
Castle Rock, CO 80104
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Virtually From Anywhere
A NEW WAY TO START YOUR JULY 4th HOLIDAY
Join us for the 4th Annual ROCK-IT RUN 5k, Half Marathon (Relay Optional), and FREE 1k Little Rock-It RUN (8 years and under). Kick-start your July 4th with a new tradition and feel good about Changing Lives. We’ve got the RED & WHITE, and all we need is YOU!
Our mission is to increase awareness and raise funds for organizations that help our veterans, first-responders, and others break free from PTSD and mental illness.
Veterans & Active Duty
Thank you to our veteran and active duty community. If you have a veteran-owned small business please contact us for free sponsorship. Registration discounts also apply.
Half Marathon
RUN the half solo or with up to 3 people on your team in this one-of-a-kind half-marathon route that features one lap on the Castle View High School track! How relay teams work below
Live Bands & Course Music
Music all morning long to get your pre-race pump AND music on the course! Stay for the post-race Let Freedom ROCK celebration.
Prizes & Awards
Prizes for top overall team in the half marathon, and top 3 overall male and female in both races. Certificates for top age categories winners in both races: 12 & under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+
Indoor & Outdoor Expo
Back to Health Expo with plenty of vendors to help you take back your health
Medals & Tri-Blend Racerback T-shirts
Finisher medals and the softest tri-blend t-shirts (racerbacks for women)
FREE Brats
One FREE smoked brat from SMOKIN’ Zo’s per participant. (Use race bib coupon)
1 FREE Brew
1 free beer per runner and more available for purchase. MUST HAVE ID.
PRICING
5k
$35 (early pricing through May 14th)
$40 May 15th – July 1st
$45 Race Day
Half Marathon Solo
$50 (early pricing through May 14th)
$55 May 15th – July 1st
$60 Race Day
Half Marathon Relay
$40 (early pricing through May 14th)
$45 May 15th – July 1st
SOLD OUT $50 Race Day
Prices are per person
$10 off for Kids (17 and younger)
$5 off for Seniors (60 and over), Veterans, and First Responders
EVENT SCHEDULE
Tuesday July 4th
- 6:00 AM – Back to Health Expo | Race Day Registration | Packet Pick-up
- 6:30 AM – Half Marathon starts
- 8:00 AM – 5K starts
- 9:00 AM – Awards Ceremony
- 9:15 AM – FREE 1K Little Rock-Its Run start
- 9:30 AM – Patriotic Pets Parade
- 9:30 AM – Let Freedom Rock Headliner
- 11:00 AM – Event ends
ADVANCE PACKET PICK-UP
Saturday June 29th 10:30am – 2:30pm – Location TBD
HOW RELAYS TEAMS WORK
Half marathon relay teams share a SINGLE RACE BIB NUMBER attached to a provided waistband.
There are 3 legs of the half marathon relay with 1 exchange point at the Meadows Parkway East Plum Creek trailhead (MP Trailhead) just west of U.S. Highway 85:
EACH LEG DISTANCE WAS RECALCULATED DUE TO PLUM CREEK TRAIL WASHOUT NEAR CASTLE VIEW HS
2024 ROUTE
- 1st leg (4.6 miles): Start line to MP Trailhead
- 2nd leg (4.7 miles): MP Trailhead to turn-around half way point and back to MP Trailhead
- 3rd leg (3.8 miles): MP Trailhead trailhead to Finish line