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ADVENTURE RACING
Thursday-Sunday
Adventure race training retreat; kayaking, mountain biking, orienteering, canyoneering; $995; Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge, Moab gravityplay.com
June 5
GNC Adventure Sprint Race Championships, Vail Mountain: 3-6 hour race will include navigation, mountain biking, hiking, inline skating, ropes, and whitewater; $250 for co-ed teams of three
tevamountaingames.com
June 11-12
AdventureXstream-Durango 12-hour and 24-hour races; river paddling, mountain biking, trail running; $175, $250 gravityplay.com
June 19
Second annual Red Bull Divide and Conquer Adventure Race; 7-mile trail run, paragliding from 13,300 feet, 27-mile kayak and 27-mile mountain bike; expert teams only; Silverton
redbulldivideandconquer.com
CANOE/KAYAK
Saturday-Sunday
Kayak Gear Swap; Golden River Sports, Golden
goldenriversports.net or 303-215-9386
May 25; June 1, 8 and 15
Golden Community Rodeo Series; freestyle competitions in men’s and women’s sport, intermediate, expert and masters; $25 for series; Golden Whitewater Park 303-601-8874
June 1
Raft and Kayak Paddlecross: Dowd Chute on the Eagle River, near Vail, $30 kayak/$100 per raft team
tevamountaingames.com
June 2
Paddler Magazine Extreme Creek Race: Homestake Creek, near Vail, $30
tevamountaingames.com
June 9-12
Grace and Grit! canoe trip for women over 45 with The Women’s Wilderness Institute; $520, includes food and equipment; Gunnison River 303-938-9191
CLIMBING
Wednesday; May 25; June 1, 8
Women on Wednesday series; $20; The Rock, Monument therockatsocnroll.com
June 3
Freestyle Dyno Comp: Vail Village, $30 tevamountaingames.com
June 4
Speed Bouldering Competition: Vail Village, $30 tevamountaingames.com
June 5
Volkswagen Bouldering Competition: junior, intermediate and recreational divisions, Vail Village, $20
tevamountaingames.com
June 11
Intro to rock climbing with The Women’s Wilderness Institute; $90, includes climbing gear and lunch; Boulder area 303-938-9191
CYCLING
Wednesday
Elephant Rock and Ride the Rockies training rides; open to all levels; Full Tilt Cyclery, Castle Rock.
fulltiltcyclery.com or 303-660-6077
Saturday
Fifth annual Battle the Bear; NORBA-
sanctioned cross country races; $38-$40; Hogback Range, Lakewood warriorscycling.com or racemsc.com
Mountain biking clinic level 2; intermediate skills; $150; Golden
anotherdegreeofadventure.com
11th annual Ride for the Pass; 10-mile route to benefit Independence Pass Foundation; $30-$60; Aspen
independencepass.org
Seventh annual Buena Vista Bike Fest; 40-, 50-, 62- and 100-mile rides; $37 bvbf.org
Sunday
Mountain biking clinic level 3; advanced riding skills clinic; $150; Golden
anotherdegreeofadventure.com or 303-908-8765
Second annual Black Canyon Mission to Ride; 30-, 40-, 60- and 100-mile rides and 17-mile mountain bike ride; $25-$65; Montrose missiontoride.com
May 25
Elephant Rock and Ride the Rockies training rides; open to all levels; Full Tilt Cyclery, Castle Rock.
fulltiltcyclery.com or 303-660-6077
May 27-29
BetterRide mountain bike skills camp; $379; Fruita betterride.net
Carmichael Multisport Training Camp; focus on long-distance training; $550; Colorado Springs trainright.com
May 28-30
34th annual Iron Horse Classic; road race, citizen race/half century, cross country mountain bike, criterium, junior XC mountain bike; $10-$60; Durango ironhorsebicycleclassic.com
June 1
Elephant Rock, Ride the Rockies and MS 150 training rides; open to all levels; Full Tilt Cyclery, Castle Rock.
fulltiltcyclery.com or 303-660-6077
June 4
Nature Valley Colorado X-Country NORBA Championships, Vail Mountain: pro, expert and open divisions, $30 plus NORBA membership
tevamountaingames.com
June 5
18th annual Elephant Rock Cycling Adventure; group mountain, road, and tandem rides; $25-$45; Castle Rock
elephantrockride.com or 303-282-9020
Vail Pass Hill Climb Time Trial: former Coors Classic route up the Vail Pass Bike Path, $25
tevamountaingames.com
June 7
Bicycle repair and maintenance class; Castle Rock Recreation Center.
fulltiltcyclery.com or 303-660-6077
June 8
Bicycle repair and maintenance class; Full Tilt Cyclery, Castle Rock
fulltiltcyclery.com or 303-660-6077
Ride the Rockies and MS 150 training rides; open to all levels; Full Tilt Cyclery, Castle Rock
fulltiltcyclery.com or 303-660-6077
June 10-12
BetterRide women’s mountain bike camp; $379; Fruita betterride.net
June 15
Ride the Rockies and MS 150 training rides; open to all levels; Full Tilt Cyclery, Castle Rock.
fulltiltcyclery.com or 303-660-6077
June 15-19
Carmichael Road Climbing Training Camp; for all level riders to focus on descend efficiently, safely and quickly; $999; Colorado Springs trainright.com
June 18-23
Introduction to Dirt Road Touring; two-day classroom, four-day self-contained camping bicycle trip; $549; Winter Park adventurecycling.org/tours
June 19-25
Ride the Rockies; Grand Junction to Breckenridge; $285; registration closed ridetherockies.com or 303-820-1338
HIKING
June 4
Hike for Youth; a collaborative “hike-a-thon” benefiting seven environmentally focused youth organizations; $25; Golden Gate State Park, Golden
womenswilderness.org
RUNNING
Saturday
26th annual Hayden Cog Run; 8.2-mile run, 10K and 5K run/walk; $20-$25; Steamboat Springs runningseries.com
Cottonwood Classic 5K; run/walk and youth fun run; $14-$20; Thornton
active.com
Highlands Ranch Heritage Run 5K; first of six races in the inaugural Highlands Ranch run series; $20-$25 ($100 for series) highlandsranchrunseries.com
Dandelion Dash; 5K family fun run/walk; $20; Carbondale active.com
FunDay 5K; $25; Parker active.com
Mike the Headless Chicken 5K; 9 a.m.; $15; Fruita
mmstriders.org or 970-858-0360
Saturday-Sunday
24 Hours of Boulder; all-day/all-night relay race; $90 (solo); $80 (duo), $70/person (extreme team of 3-5); $60/person (open division of 6-10)
geminiadventures.com
Sunday
Colorado Rockies Home Run; 5K; $15-$30; Coors Field
coloradorockies.com or 303-430-2817
Run for the Health Of It; 5K run/walk; $25; City Park, northeast side of Ferril Lake eryn.lonnquist@uchsc.edu
May 25
Surf & Turf Aquathon; 500-meter swim, 2.5-kilometer run or 1,500-meter swim, 5K run; $20-$30; Chatfield Reservoir
aquathonusa.com or 720-291-4938
May 28
Garfield Grumble; 5-plus mile trail run/hike; $3; 8 a.m.; Palisade
mmstriders.org or 970-245-4382
May 29
28th annual Narrow Gauge 10-mile and 5K runs; $18-$30; Durango go-dmt.org
May 30
Bolder Boulder 10K; various age groups; $25-$38 bolderboulder.com
June 4
GORE-TEX USATF National Trail Running Championships pro and amateur divisions, Vail Mountain, $30
tevamountaingames.com
Teva X-1 5K Mud Run: 5K fun run with major mud bogs, Vail, $10
tevamountaingames.com
Water Tower 5-mile desert run, $2 suggested donation, 1.5 miles north of H Road on 27& 1/4 Road (NW of the Airport), 7:30 a.m. mmstriders.org or
bloobarooo@yahoo.com or 870-241-6478
June 11
29th annual Run the Rockies half-marathon and Ten Mile Creek 10K; Frisco emgcolorado.com
Big Sky Duathlon (No. 2 in 2005 Mile High series); 2.5-mile run, 15-mile bike, 2.5-mile run; $123-$160; Bennett
racingunderground.com
Second annual Telluride Mountain Challenge; 5K and 13K runs; $30-$35
telluridemountainchallenge.com
June 12
Teva 10K at 10,000 feet 9 a.m.; $25; Vail vailrec.com or 970-479-2280
June 15
Surf & Turf Aquathon; 500-meter swim, 2.5-kilometer run or 1,500-meter swim, 5K run; $20-$30; Chatfield Reservoir
aquathonusa.com or 720-291-4938
TRIATHLON/DUATHLON
Saturday
Superior Kiwanis Youth Triathlon; 10-under (100-yard swim, 3.1-mile bike, 0.6 of a mile run), 11-12 (200-yard swim, 6.2-mile bike, 1.2-mile run), 13-15 (400-yard swim, 6.2-mile bike, 2-mile run); $18-$22 active.com
Sunday
Fort Collins Triathlon/Duathlon Series No. 1; triathlon is 450-yard swim, 13-mile bike and 5K run and the duathlon is 1.2-mile run, 13-mile bike then 3-mile run; $60-$70; Fort Collins
fortcollinsclub.net
May 28
Pelican Fest Triathlon; 800-meter swim, 10-mile bike and 5K run; $65 individual, $95 team; Windsor pelicanfest.com
May 30
Narrow Horse Triathlon; 1,500-meter swim, 47-mile bike and 10-mile run; Durango go-dmt.org
June 7, 21; July 12, 26
Dip and Dash race series No. 1; 800-yard swim, 5-kilometer run; $25 individual race, $75 series; 6 p.m.; Aurora Reservoir heramultisport.com
June 12
My Way or The Tri Way (or duathlon); 800-yard swim, 15-mile bike, 4-mile run; $60-$69; Aurora Reservoir
thetriway.com
June 14, 28; July 19; Aug. 2
Dip and Dash race series No. 2; 800-yard swim, 5-kilometer run; $25 individual race, $75 series; 6 p.m.; Cherry Creek Reservoir heramultisport.com
June 15
Chatfield Surf & Turf Aquathon; sprint
division is 500-meter swim and 2.5K trail run and super sprint division is 1,500-meter swim and 5K trail run; $25; Chatfield State Park, Littleton
aquathonusa.com
June 19
Longmont Kids Triathlon; 10-under (100-yard swim, 3.1-mile bike, 0.6 of a mile run), 11-12 (200-yard swim, 6.2-mile bike, 1.2-mile run), 13-15 (400-yard swim, 6.2-mile bike, 2-mile run); $25 (individual) $40 (team)
ci.longmont.co.us
5430 Sprint Triathlon; half-mile swim, 17-mile bike, 3-mile run; Boulder Reservoir; $60
5430sports.com or 303-442-0041
LECTURES, CLASSES
Wednesday
High Altitude Distance Running; presented by exercise physiologist and coach Trent Sanderson, director of the High Altitude Running Center at The Crested Butte Academy; free; REI Denver flagship store rei.com
May 26
Science of Speed; clinic on improving race times with serious triathletes and an elite group of pros and speakers;
$15; Littleton 303-221-4840
May 28
Open-water swim clinic; $10; Gravel Pond, Chatfield State Park
heramultisport.com
