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All Proceeds Benefit
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 2025
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 5th 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 helping our veterans and first responders break free from PTSD and find mental wellness.
Prize $$ Top 3 overall male & female half marathon (solo)
$300 – 1st Place
$200 – 2nd Place
$100 – 3rd Place
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 or spirits drink per runner and more available for purchase. MUST HAVE ID.
Triblend Soft Tees & 5th Annual BLING
Tees will feature new 2025 medal design
2024 LET FREEDOM ROCK HEADLINER
PRICING
5k
$38 (early pricing through May 18th)
$43 May 19th – July 1st
$48 Race Day
Half Marathon Solo
$50 (early pricing through May 18th)
$55 May 19th – July 1st
$60 Race Day
Half Marathon Relay
$40 (early pricing through May 18th)
$45 May 19th – July 1st
Not available on 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
Thursday July 4th
- 6:00 AM – Back to Health Expo | Race Day Registration | Packet Pick-up
- 6:30 AM – Half Marathon starts
- 7:00 AM – Patriotic Pets Parade
- 8:00 AM – 5K starts
- 9:00 AM – Awards Ceremony
- 9:15 AM – FREE 1K Little Rock-Its Run start
- 9:30 AM – Let Freedom Rock Headliner
- 11:00 AM – Event ends
ADVANCE PACKET PICK-UP
Friday June 27th 3:00pm – 6:00pm at RNK Running and Walking 440 Fourth St, Castle Rock, CO 80104
Saturday June 28th 11:00am – 2:00pm at 105 West Brewing Company 1043 Park St, Castle Rock, CO 80109
RACE ROUTE MAPS
Half Marathon and 5K are primarily concrete
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
Parking at the exchange point is extremely limited – we recommend a non-running designated driver. It is the responsibility of the relay teams to know when their team member will be arriving at the exchange. This can be approximated by knowing each of the team members running pace and will help in estimating their arrival time at the exchange. Relay Team members must take bib from their incoming team member to make the exchange. Please return waistband to the volunteers at the Finish Line at the conclusion of the race.
Yes! You can run the half marathon solo but a team of 3 is so much more fun!
SPONSOR & VENDOR BOOTHS
If you have a veteran owned small business we will give you booth space at no charge.
Call us at (303)907-5410 or email us info@runtochangelives.org
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR
VINYL SPONSORS
SHOE SPONSOR
MEDIA SPONSORS
8-TRACK SPONSORS
