THE GREAT CANDY RUN BLOG

The 2025 Great Candy Run is the sweetest family fun! This post includes FAQs, the Race Day Schedule, and Maps!

Who is the Jolly Rancher? Mike Elbeck was a big part of The Great Candy Run. Mike wore overalls, a straw hat, and attached Jolly Ranchers to his outfit. He had a great smile and the biggest heart.

Schools can join The Great Candy Run in 2022 to raise funds and have fun! Learn more.

The Denver Great Candy Run is back for 2020. Learn more about the in person event COVID modifications and event details here.

After six years as Colorado’s largest timed 5K, FHF has decided to end the Run on a sweet note and replace it with a more intimate fundraising run that has a stronger connection to the families it serves. The new concept event, which has yet to be named, will take place the second Sunday of November in Denver’s Washington Park and will be produced by HAL Sports.

“It’s devastating to receive the news that there is a complication with your pregnancy,” said Alysha. “I want to let people know that there are amazing medical teams performing miracles every day. Just look at Kora!”  

  When hundreds of people gather at Lake Phalen Saturday, October 14 for The Great Candy Run, presented by Midwest Fetal Care Center, the Kothe family of six will be among them.  This is the first year that the family-friendly event takes place in Minnesota and...

Once upon a time… WAIT, okay we won’t start this story that way, but it did begin at the home of a certain mouse (where I met my wife) and where recently one of my dreams came true. I’ll skip the “once upon a time” start and move right into my dream come true – when...

Denver, Colo. (November 2, 2017) – Being the face on an organization is a big responsibility for anyone, but it's one that 14-year-old twins Ashley and Aspen Somers have accepted gladly since they could talk. Today, they use every platform available to them and they...