Marathon and Half Marathon are point to point on pavement and bike trail, gradual downhill with awesome scenery along the Poudre River Canyon. Free busing in luxury buses (not school buses). Brooks technical shirts and special one of a kind finisher gift pack. Fort Collins is a small city with modest amount of fans that are very supportive. This is the #1 Boston Qualifying event in the US based upon percent of finishers that qualify for Boston 18% over 3 years running.