Salute to Veterans 5K/10K/Half Marathon - Denver

Salute to Veterans 5K/10K/Half Marathon - Denver is held in Aurora, Colorado, on November 14, 2026. Three road distances share the same 8:00 a.m. start: the half marathon (13.1 miles), the 10K and the 5K, so runners of very different fitness levels can line up together and be finished by mid-morning.

The half is the anchor distance here, and it suits both a first 13.1 and a late-season time trial after a fall marathon. If this is your first one, a 12- to 16-week build with a single weekly long run stretching toward 10 or 11 miles covers the demand, plus one faster session a week at goal pace. Runners already in shape can treat the 10K as a sharpening effort, while the 5K works well for anyone returning from a break or pacing a friend. A mid-November date leaves room to reset before winter base training.