SHEEP MOUNTAIN
TRAIL RUNS
11th Annual
50-Mile: Saturday, August 2, 2025 6:00 AM
50k: Saturday, August 2, 2025 6:00 AM
Half Marathon: Saturday, August 2, 2025 8:00 AM
Time Limits: 16 Hours
Runner Capacity: 300
Start/Finish: Town of Fairplay Beach || Fairplay, CO
Come ready my friends, this mountain throws everything it has at trail and ultra runners alike, challenging you from start to finish at an average elevation over 10,600′. You’ll run amongst these “beautifully difficult” mountains and hills lining the western slope of the South Park Valley. This is the race where you carry #Adversity on your back, if you can handle the burden, you can win the day! Runners looking for a wilderness experience, stunning views, opportunities for technical terrain mixed with remote forest service roads… will fall in love with this course. The Sheep Mountain 50 mile and 50k promises to provide runners with an unforgettable experience that celebrates the history, and rough and tumble nature of this mountain region. The Sheep Mountain Half Marathon is a wonderful introduction into trail running for those looking for a more mellow day. The course features flowing dirt county roads and USFS Fire Road (some of a little rocky).
Entry Fees
The above prices do not include taxes and registrar fees applied at checkout. “All-In Pricing” is visible on the registration page on RunSignUp.com
SIGN UP FOR AN ADVENTURE
2025 REGISTRATION OPENS DECEMBER 1, 2024*Any registration purchased after Monday, July 21, 2025 is not guaranteed a race shirt or finisher’s award. After this date, these items will only be provided as available at the finish line.
Online Registration closes July 29, 2025 at 11:59pm.
We welcome race day registration as well.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Gender specific race shirt*
Finisher’s medal*
Scenic and challenging course
Well stocked aid stations
Inclusion, Equality, and Community
ABOUT THE ADVENTURE
HPRS provides volunteers with $5-$15/hour in HPRS Credits for whatever time they provide in support of our events. To volunteer for this event, please register for volunteer slots HERE.
To learn more about our volunteer program, Click Here.
Our interactive course maps on CalTopo allow you to visualize each course. To access these maps, please CLICK HERE.
For a downloadable PDF version of our course maps, please CLICK HERE.
To watch our course preview video with the race director, please CLICK HERE.
For a downloadable PDF version of course elevation profiles, please CLICK HERE.
For a downloadable PDF version of the Aid Station Chart, please CLICK HERE.
To access the runner's google drive for this event, please CLICK HERE.
For previous year's results and race reports, please CLICK HERE.
Please check our camping page for more info. For this event we allow tent camping, camper vans, roof top tents, and camp trailers. You may sleep in your vehicle.
We encourage participants to look into lodging and food options in the surrounding towns in order to support the local community and its economy. Nearby towns and their distance from the race venue are listed below.
The Elf-Haus Air BnB (mention HPRS for 10% off each night!)
Fairplay: You're there!
Alma: 7.2 Miles (10 min)
Breckenridge: 24.1 Miles (39 min)
Buena Vista: 37.7 Miles (39 min)
Bailey: 40 Miles (45 min)
Frisco: 32.2 Miles (49 min)
The weather this time of year is incredibly unpredictable in the Colorado Mountains. It's Monsoon Season! This event could experience rain, snow, wind, hail, and/or thunderstorms. Temperatures could be unseasonably cold or unseasonably hot.
Average High: 70˚
Average Low: 43˚
Sun Rise: 6:07 AM
Sun Set: 8:12 PM
Total Daylight: 14 Hours 5 Minutes
Select HPRS events allow a mid-race drop down in distance, where you will still receive a finisher's award and have your finish time in the results, in the event that you bit off more than you can chew.
Any runner who starts the 50-Mile may drop down to the 50k at the Brown's Pass Aid Station location; and should you complete the remainder of the 50k you will receive a finisher's award, as well as their time in the 50k results.
Any runner who starts the 50-Mile or 50k may drop down to the Heavy Half at the Horseshoe Aid Station location (1st time through); and should you complete the remainder of the Half you will receive a finisher's award, as well as your time in the Half results.
There is no drop down option for the HEAVY Half distance; meaning, you must finish the distance you start.
There are no refunds or credits, full or partial, for the difference in distance dropped to. HPRS supports responsible risk management decisions of our runners to call it a day if the challenge is more than you're feeling up to. Live to run another day!
Event check-in will take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm on Friday evening; and again on race morning from 4:30am - 8:00am at the Start/Finish area, Town of Fairplay Events Flat, Platte Drive, Fairplay, CO 80440.
Held virtually during the week leading up to the event.
This event allows crews for the 50-Mile Only and at select locations. No crews for the 55k, 55k spectators are only allowed at the start/finish line. Please see the Aid Station Chart for more info.
PACERS: We welcome pacers to assist 50-Mile participants ONLY. You may pick up a pacer at the Pasture Aid Station (Mile 36.5) and/or The Horseshoe Aid Station your second time through (Mile 45). You are permitted only ONE (1) pacer at a time. HPRS does not run a shuttle service for pacers; it is you and your pacer's responsibility to work out logistics. Pacers may park at Pasture and Horseshoe aid stations, but may not leave a vehicle overnight at these locations.
We have a crew and pacer video that you can access by CLICKING HERE.
Drop Bags are welcome for the 50-Milers at Horseshoe, Watrous, Round Hill, and Pasture. For 50k runners, Horseshoe and Pasture welcomes drop bags. See the Aid Station Chart for more info. No drop bags for the Half Marathon.
All participants and spectators must park at the designated parking locations ONLY. A map of these areas will be available closer to the race.
All participants who complete their challenge will receive a unique finisher's award. We'll also present our DFL and Transcendence Awards. HPRS does not have a podium or age group awards, please see our Awards Page for more details.
NO AWARDS WILL BE MAILED
This event is being held in accordance with permits from the USFS Service Pike National Forest – South Park Ranger District, Park County, The Town of Fairplay, Bureau of Land Management, and permission from our local private land owners. We ask that you please respect and care for the land this event is held on to help ensure the future of this race and to limit our environmental impact.
Any additional event information, changes, and updates will be sent to registered entrants ONLY via e-mail communication.