Our Events

Here at Suffer Better we work our magic and build our community through a variety of fun, sometimes challenging, and always worth it community-focused events.

Trail Runs

Each year we host several mountain endurance events, two in the Fall – a tough 25K and 50K, including a crazy Fishslapping division in the 25K – and the CO edition of Running Up for Air (RUFA) in the winter, a key piece of the Up for Air Series. Each event is designed to allow the trail community to test its mettle, while simultaneously raising awareness and funds for current pressing environmental issues: the protection and preservation of our precious public lands and water, and the declining quality of our air. Learn more about those here, and, even better, register and join the fun.

RUFA-2024

The 2024 edition of Running Up for Air is now history, and what a day it was, on so many levels.
By the numbers, our day, and night, at Staunton included:
115 runners, including our 2 youngest runners at 9 and 11, who collectively completed
361 7.2-mile mountainous and slippery laps, climbing some
578,000 vertical feet over the course of
2600 miles while consuming over
600 pierogies, 70 gallons of water/hydration and countless bars, chips, Gu's, bananas, while being supported by
46 incredible volunteers and together raising just over
$9000 for our nonprofit partners.
Results are **here**.
Great photos of the day from our pal Bobby Florio can be viewed **here**.

**Coming in Spring 2024.**
Scholarships will be available for both individual youths and youth accompanied by an adult mentor/parent/guardian to register for select trail runs and to prepare for their event with the assistance of a licensed coach.

The New Run Wild - Suffer Better Scholarship Fund

Mission: to build an environment that allows easier access to nature for more youth and adults and builds community.

The Scholarship Fund’s Goals are:

To empower youth and adults to fully experience the power and joy of the outdoors in their unique and individual ways
To expand access to, awareness of, and appreciation for the natural world
To cultivate and support a diverse trail running community
To develop the next generation of trail runners and committed outdoorists
To offer resources for youth and adults to maximize their trail running experiences

Suffer Better party at the Farm

Our most favorite event! Join us at Community Table Farm in Longmont for an evening of great friends, delicious food, and doing real good. Help us raise money for our **Do Good Grant Program.**
**Check back for 2024 date!**

Programs

We offer programs that inform the endurance community about the people, the challenges and the issues we face, as both athletes and humans. These take the form of panels, presentations and podcasts through local running shops, films, and outdoor activities that unite us in our efforts to both appreciate our gifts, our environment, and better ourselves and our communities.

Grants

In spring 2019, Suffer Better launched its new grant program, Do Good Grants, offering financial (up to $1000) support for individuals or groups with an innovative project or activity that combines a unique endurance activity and an integrated and meaningful charitable component.

You can access the Suffer Better Grant Application here.

“Do Good” grantee, Kunlong von Cousin on the trail during his 50th Birthday 50-mile fundraiser for the Unstoppable Nina Hall Fund. Read the article about Kunlong here.