Category: From the RD

By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix PREFACE When I started HPRS in 2014, I created a spreadsheet (like ultrarunners do) of every trail race in Colorado of a half-marathon in distance or longer. I then recorded how many finishers each...

By HPRS RD John Lacroix This article is part 2 in a multi-part series that discusses our commitment to accessibility at HPRS. You can read part 1 by Clicking Here, an article that focuses on entry fees and discounts. In...

By HPRS RD John Lacroix Since its inception in 2014, The Human Potential Running Series has been committed to accessibility of trail and ultrarunning events by way of ensuring our events are affordable regardless of one’s socio-economic status. We have...

PART 4 OF A MULTI-PART SERIES Read Part 1 Here: The Cuchara Incident Read Part 2 Here: A “Near-Miss” At Silverheels Read Part 3 Here: Hindsight Is 20/20 Note: The following is a continuation discussing events centered around the 2022 Cuchara Trail Runs...

I want to ask everyone a serious question – Of these two incidents (Cuchara & Silverheels) which of them was the more serious of the two?

PART 2 OF A MULTI-PART SERIES Read Part 1 HERE Note: The following is a retelling of events from the 2022 Silverheels 100-Mile Endurance Run. Information provided has been pulled from Human Potential’s Incident Report; factual info gathered from participants,...