2023 Commemorative Shirts:
Update on May 20th, 2023 -
We will be ordering BLUE shirts in our next batch of shirts!
If you would like to place an order, please do so by May 31st!
You will be contacted about date and location of pickup.
All proceeds from shirt sales will go directly to the Billy Cordova Memorial Park Fund!
Additional commemorative shirts are available via One Love Endurance Events' online store.
You can continue to purchase them and raise funds through 2023!
Update on May 20th, 2023 -
We will be ordering BLUE shirts in our next batch of shirts!
If you would like to place an order, please do so by May 31st!
You will be contacted about date and location of pickup.
All proceeds from shirt sales will go directly to the Billy Cordova Memorial Park Fund!
Additional commemorative shirts are available via One Love Endurance Events' online store.
You can continue to purchase them and raise funds through 2023!
Event Description
We welcome all runners, walkers, joggers, and everything in between! The month of May is First Responders Month, and we would love for you to join us! This is a family-friendly event to raise funds for the First Responders of Buena Vista and to honor Billy Cordova, a man who left an impact with everyone he met. Billy was a husband, father, and son before anything else - he loved spending time with his family! Beyond that, he served on many roles as a Battalion Chief with Chaffee County Fire Department, a reserve deputy with Chaffee County Sherriff's Department, a volunteer enforcement officer with the Division of Wildlife, and he was a volunteer with Chaffee County Search & Rescue. What's more, Billy loved big equipment and owned Marv's Construction Company.
Our 5K and Family Fun Run & Walk will start and finish at BV Rodeo Grounds, and the course will travel to, and through, the location for the park. The 5K will have a 3.1 mile course, and the Family Fun Run will have a 1.5 mile course. Runners will wind through the Sunset Vista neighborhood, back to the BV Rodeo Grounds for a grand finish!
Both events will start at 10 am (new for 2024)! We encourage families to join together, bring strollers, wagons, and backpacks to ensure that our young runners make the whole course! This course is stroller friendly! There may be a few bumpy sections on trail, but overall it's very smooth. Our babies who join along in strollers can just enjoy the ride (no registration necessary for them).
Race Shirts:
All participants of the 5K & Family Fun Run & Walk WILL receive a race shirt which is included in your registration price.
There is an option to choose NOT to receive a shirt for either event.
Commemorative Shirts:
Additional race shirts will be available via One Love Endurance Events' online store which is LOCATED HERE. We will have a local pickup location at the event. Online orders that are to be picked up on race day should be ordered by Sunday, May 12th. After this time, additional shirts can be purchased at the event (if available) OR through our One Love Endurance Events online store. There will be more available and delivered in June 2024.
Registration Limits:
Registration will be capped at a certain number (to be determined). It will stay open to race day as long as there are still spots available!
Online registration will STAY OPEN to race day!
Our 5K and Family Fun Run & Walk will start and finish at BV Rodeo Grounds, and the course will travel to, and through, the location for the park. The 5K will have a 3.1 mile course, and the Family Fun Run will have a 1.5 mile course. Runners will wind through the Sunset Vista neighborhood, back to the BV Rodeo Grounds for a grand finish!
Both events will start at 10 am (new for 2024)! We encourage families to join together, bring strollers, wagons, and backpacks to ensure that our young runners make the whole course! This course is stroller friendly! There may be a few bumpy sections on trail, but overall it's very smooth. Our babies who join along in strollers can just enjoy the ride (no registration necessary for them).
Race Shirts:
All participants of the 5K & Family Fun Run & Walk WILL receive a race shirt which is included in your registration price.
There is an option to choose NOT to receive a shirt for either event.
Commemorative Shirts:
Additional race shirts will be available via One Love Endurance Events' online store which is LOCATED HERE. We will have a local pickup location at the event. Online orders that are to be picked up on race day should be ordered by Sunday, May 12th. After this time, additional shirts can be purchased at the event (if available) OR through our One Love Endurance Events online store. There will be more available and delivered in June 2024.
Registration Limits:
Registration will be capped at a certain number (to be determined). It will stay open to race day as long as there are still spots available!
Online registration will STAY OPEN to race day!
Course Info
COURSE Reminders
- Strollers ARE allowed on the race course!
- Walkers ARE welcome in all events!
- Dogs are NOT allowed on any race course due to our race insurance. You can bring your furry friends to the Start/Finish Line, but please keep them controlled, at least 20 feet away from the Start/Finish Line, and on a leash at all times.
Packet Pickup
Early Packet Pickup
Date: Friday, 5.17.2024
Time: 4 pm - 6 pm
Location:
TBA
Buena Vista, CO
Race Day Packet Pickup
Date: Saturday, 5.18.2024
Time: 8:30 am - 9:45 am
Location:
BV Rodeo Grounds
Gregg Drive
Buena Vista, CO
Date: Friday, 5.17.2024
Time: 4 pm - 6 pm
Location:
TBA
Buena Vista, CO
Race Day Packet Pickup
Date: Saturday, 5.18.2024
Time: 8:30 am - 9:45 am
Location:
BV Rodeo Grounds
Gregg Drive
Buena Vista, CO
Runner SWAG
All registrants will receive a race shirt!
All registrants will be able to "add on" commemorative race shirts!
Family Fun Run kids will receive a Finisher's Medallion "badge" from Rocky Mountain Engraving!
All registrants will be able to "add on" commemorative race shirts!
Family Fun Run kids will receive a Finisher's Medallion "badge" from Rocky Mountain Engraving!
Post Race Festivities
We invite you to stick around the finish line and cheer on all runners as they cross!
If you live in the Sunset Vista neighborhood, consider lining the neighborhood streets
with posters, bells, and high fives!
If you live in the Sunset Vista neighborhood, consider lining the neighborhood streets
with posters, bells, and high fives!
Spotlight on Our Beneficiary
One Love Endurance Events is partnering with BV Recreation.
For 2023, 100% of proceeds will benefit the Billy Cordova Memorial Park fund.
For 2023, 100% of proceeds will benefit the Billy Cordova Memorial Park fund.
Photos
Special thanks to our photographers Tim Tognacci and Tyler Joubert, local BV residents!
Tim Tognacci Photography
Tyler Joubert
Tim Tognacci Photography
Tyler Joubert
One Time Event Sponsors
Thank you to our one time event sponsors!
Getting Here
From Johnson Village, CO, head north on Hwy 24 for about 1 mile. Take a left onto Gregg Drive and follow that to the stop sign. Continue straight onto Gregg Drive and follow signs for parking.
From Leadville, CO, head south on Hwy 24 for about 40 miles until the red light at Hwy 24 and Main Street. Take a right onto West Main Street and travel west. Take a left onto Rodeo Road and travel south. Take a right onto Gregg Drive and follow signs for parking.
BV Rodeo Grounds will be located on the corner of Gregg Drive and Rodeo Road. Please follow signs for parking.
From Leadville, CO, head south on Hwy 24 for about 40 miles until the red light at Hwy 24 and Main Street. Take a right onto West Main Street and travel west. Take a left onto Rodeo Road and travel south. Take a right onto Gregg Drive and follow signs for parking.
BV Rodeo Grounds will be located on the corner of Gregg Drive and Rodeo Road. Please follow signs for parking.
Parking
Parking is available at the BV Rodeo Grounds. Please follow signs for parking so as to avoid the course.
If you decide to try street parking elsewhere, please be advised: If you block driveways, hydrants, or other areas, your car may be ticketed or towed. We ask that all race day participants please respect the citizens of our town.
Billy Cordova Memorial Park Parking Map
If you decide to try street parking elsewhere, please be advised: If you block driveways, hydrants, or other areas, your car may be ticketed or towed. We ask that all race day participants please respect the citizens of our town.
Billy Cordova Memorial Park Parking Map
Volunteer
Races always need volunteers, and we are always looking!
Do you enjoy cheering on others? Are you a pro at putting water coolers on tables? Can you slice fruit like a champ? How's your organization game? Do you have other skills that you can share with us?
All volunteers will receive unique One Love Endurance Events swag (ONLY for volunteers!) as a Thank You for your time and energy. If you've never volunteered, join us! It's so fun!
Volunteer Program - Volunteers that log 3 hours of time at a combo of any of our events will qualify for a free entry for a 5K. This includes any hours that were logged from January 2022 to present day.
VOLUNTEER WITH US
Do you enjoy cheering on others? Are you a pro at putting water coolers on tables? Can you slice fruit like a champ? How's your organization game? Do you have other skills that you can share with us?
All volunteers will receive unique One Love Endurance Events swag (ONLY for volunteers!) as a Thank You for your time and energy. If you've never volunteered, join us! It's so fun!
Volunteer Program - Volunteers that log 3 hours of time at a combo of any of our events will qualify for a free entry for a 5K. This includes any hours that were logged from January 2022 to present day.
VOLUNTEER WITH US