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ADVENTURE RACING
Thursday-Sunday
Xstream Expedition Adventure Race; 250 to 300 miles; reaches elevations of 12,000 feet; in Canyon County near Moab; supported; $395. gravityplay.com
CYCLING
Mountain and road
Oct. 11
Octobercross 5K; at Chatfield State Park in Littleton; cross country race on grass, dirt trails and bike path with a moderate hill; 6 p.m. eclecticedgeracing.com
Oct. 27-31
Canyonlands Mountain Bike Expedition with The Women’s Wilderness Institute; at Canyonlands National Park, Utah; $675, includes food and camping equipment. www.womenswilderness.org or 303-938-9191
HIKING/BACKPACKING
Thursday-Sunday
Slickrock Canyons Intro Backpack with The Women’s Wilderness Institute; at Utah Desert Canyons; $490, includes food and equipment. www.womenswilderness.org or 303-938-9191
RUNNING
Saturday
Glenwood Canyon Shuffle Race for Literacy; half-marathon individual and relay events start at 9 a.m.; 5K starts at 10 a.m.; in Glenwood Springs; on the Glenwood Canyon bike path, mostly downhill, following the Colorado River; $15-$50; 9 a.m. 970-876-0768 or djwebb@rof.net
America’s Walk for Diabetes and 5K Run to Conquer Diabetes; at Boulder Reservoir, in Boulder; $25; 9 a.m. walk.diabetes.org
26th annual CSU Homecoming 5K Race; in Fort Collins; runners and walkers; starts and finishes at the CSU Oval; a flat course entirely on campus; $19-$27; 7:45 a.m. hes.cahs.colostate.edu
Chuck Severy 5K Cross Country; start and finish at Aspen High School in Aspen; on cross country trails, no pavement; $10; 8 a.m. 970-319-7519
18th annual Tiger Classic 5K Race; at South Monument Valley Park, in Colorado Springs; runners and walkers; 8 a.m. www.coloradocollege.edu/5KRace
Bacon Strip 10-Mile and John Petherick 4-Mile; in Fort Collins; on a rolling dirt road east of town; $10; 9 a.m.
Saturday-Sunday
Durango Double: A Festival For Runners; in Durango; features the Telegraph Trail 50K and the Horse Gulch Trail 25K on Saturday; the Durango Marathon and San Juan Mountains Half Marathon on Sunday; or one each day; walkers and hikers welcome, starting an hour earlier; $65-$120. durangomarathon.com
Sunday
High 5 Five-Mile Run; at Centennial Middle School, in Boulder; a 5-mile run, 2-mile run/walk and a kids cross country race; $10-$20; 9:30 a.m. bolderboulder.com or 970-493-2379
Matchett Park Cross Country 5K; and 1K for kids; in Grand Junction; 8:45 a.m. 970-254-3866
Oct. 14
Band on the Run 2-mile run/walk; at Shenandoah Community Clubhouse; benefits the Smoky Hill High School marching band; $10 to $15; 9 a.m. 303-877-4211
Oct. 15
Run to Whitewater; 18-mile point-to-point singletrack self-supported trail/wilderness experience; Bang’s Canyon to Colorado 141 near Whitewater; 8 a.m. 970-241-9497
The Denver Marathon; also a half-marathon or four-person marathon relay; $85 to $105. denvermarathon.com
Through Nov. 4
Ric Rojas Running Middle School Cross Country; individualized program to develop endurance, speed and strength, with competitive opportunities at fall road races and cross country meets, including the State Junior Olympics; Tuesdays and Thursdays; $245. ricrojasrunning.com
TRAIL RUNNING
Saturday
Danielesque Trail Marathon and Half Marathon; marathon: 27.6 miles; half-marathon: 13.8 miles; at White Ranch Open Space Park in Golden; a low-key trail race; all off-road, following the perimeter trails of the park; no race-day registration; 8 a.m. pmimage.com/danielesque.html
TRIATHLON/DUATHLON LECTURES/CLASSES
Sunday
Learn GPS Family Camp; teach the basics of GPS usage; ages 7 and older; $60 per family includes rental of GPS receiver and three hours of instruction/exercises by GPS Discovery Adventures; 1-4 p.m.; other class dates Oct. 8, 14 and 28. gpsdiscoveryadventures.com or 303-619-5252
MISCELLANEOUS
Tuesday-Nov. 10
Outdoor Fitness Boot Camp; programs in Boulder, Broomfield and Superior; five weeks (16 Monday/Wednesday/Friday classes), hours vary for programs; challenging and wacky exercise-driven class series combining fun, teamwork and friendly competition; for all fitness levels; $175 to $245. fitliv.com
