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ADVENTURE RACING
June 2-3
GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge; in Vail; cross country mountain bike, road bike time trial, 10K trail run, Class II kayak; solo or team; $100 solo, $150 teams. tevamountaingames.com
CLIMBING
June 1-2
Volkswagen Bouldering Competition; in Vail; pros’ and citizens’ competition; all ages and abilities; $30. tevamountaingames.com
June 3
Volkswagen Speed Bouldering Competition; in Vail; head-to-head race, fastest times to complete problems; $20. tevamountaingames.com
June 9
Intro to Rock Climbing; also June 24 and July 28; one-day clinic; introduction for beginners to the basics of rock climbing outdoors; covers knots, belaying and climbing; includes climbing gear and lunch; in Boulder; $90. womenswilderness.org or 303-938-9191
CYCLING
Mountain and road
Monday
Denver Bicycle Touring Club Memorial Picnic Ride; noon at Prospect Park; five level rides, leisure to intermediate; includes a mountain bike ride. dbtc.org
June 2
Freeride Challenge; in Vail; head-to-head races through 150-yard course with jumps and obstacles; $30. tevamountaingames.com
Nature Valley X-Country; in Vail; classic course on front side of Vail Mountain; $30 to $40; amateurs and pros. tevamountaingames.com
June 3
Trek Hill Climb; in Vail; on the Coors Classic course up Vail Recreation Path, 9.7 miles; time-trial format; $30. tevamountaingames.com
June 9-11
Durango Intermediate Singletrack Weekend; with Babes in the Backcountry; $645. babesinthebackcountry.com or 970-453-4060
June 24-30
Bike Tour of Colorado; fully supported cycling tour covers 418 miles and eight Rocky Mountain passes; with a one-night stop at Winter Park Resort, followed by two nights at Copper Mountain. bicycletourcolorado.com
HIKING/BACKPACKING
Wednesday
Elk Meadows Nature Hike; ages 18 to adult; 3-5 mile round-trip, naturalist-guided hike; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; transportation provided from Carson Nature Center at South Platte Park; $22. sspr.org or call 303-347-5999.
Saturday
Wildflowers three-hour hike at Horsetooth Mountain Park; west of Fort Collins; with a naturalist guide; part of a series that notes the progression of flower blooms; easy to moderate rating; 9 a.m. larimer.org/parks
Hummers – the Birds, Not the Vehicle! – Hiking Tour; a two-hour talk and hike at Fossil Creek Reservoir Regional Open Space north of Loveland; with a veterinarian and naturalist guide; talk about the natural history of hummingbirds; easy rating; 1 p.m. larimer.org/parks
Sunday
Hike to the Rock; a four-hour tour at Horsetooth Mountain Park west of Fort Collins; 6 miles round trip; with naturalist guides; a rite of spring hike to Horsetooth Rock; moderate to strenuous rating; 10 a.m. larimer.org/parks or 970-679-4561
KAYAKING
Saturday and June 9
Taste of White Water Rafting the Poudre; a half-day trip down the Cache La Poudre River; for beginning and experienced rafters. 970-350-9400
May 29
East vs. West Amateur Kayak Rodeo; in Avon; team kayak rodeo contest between Front Range and Western Slope teams; at Whitewater Park; $20. tevamountaingames.com
May 30
Fifth annual Golden Community Rodeo Series; qualifier for the Teva Mountain Games’ East vs. West competition; includes a boatercross race; also, a boatercross race June 6 and kids’ clinics June 13 and June 20; at Golden Whitewater Park on Clear Creek in Golden. myspace.com/goldencommunityrodeo03 or 303-567-6556
Raft and Kayak PaddleCross; in Vail; three rafts or four kayaks race on a Class IV section of the Eagle River through Dowd Chute; $100 raft teams, $30 kayak. tevamountaingames.com
May 31
Dagger Steep Creek Championship; in Redcliff; timed race down Class V Homestake Creek; $30. tevamountaingames.com
RUNNING
Sunday
Wyoming Marathon; also the Rocky Mountain Double Marathon, the Medicine Bow Half-Marathon, the Vedauwoo 5K; in Laramie; 6 a.m. anglefire.com/wy2/marathon
Narrow Gauge 10-Miler; also a 5K; in Durango; 8 a.m. go-dmt.org
Monday
29th Memorial Bolder Boulder 10K Road Race; in Boulder. bolderboulder.com
Houska Houska 5K; in Fort Collins; 9 a.m. 970-482-7644
June 3
Turquoise Lake Half Marathon; course around Turquoise Lake in Leadville; first 7.5 miles on hilly paved road; the final 5.5 miles on singletrack dirt trail. active.com
Fifth annual Casper Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon Relay; in Casper; $40 to $65 solo, $110 team; run on roads and bluffs above the Platte River. runwyoming.com
June 9
31st annual Run the Rockies Half-Marathon and Ten Mile Creek 10K; in Frisco; 8:30 a.m. emgcolorado.com
TRAIL RUNNING
June 2
Fish Hatchery 5K; at the Leadville National Fish Hatchery, in Leadville. 719-486-5317
10K Spring Run Off and Teva X-1 Mud Run; in Vail; pro and amateur divisions; $30 for 10K; $25 for 5K. tevamountaingames.com
Water Tower 5-mile Desert Run; near Grand Junction; $3; 7:30 a.m. 970-241-6478 or bloobarooo@yahoo.com
SAILING
May 31-June 3
SAIL sailing class for beginners; intense, four-day, 40-hour course covers psychology, lesson planning and on-the-water techniques; all levels; at Cherry Creek Reservoir; $280 to $300. ussailing.org or 303-757-7718
TRIATHLON/DUATHLON
Saturday
Pelican Fest Triathlon; in Windsor. pelicanfest.com
June 5
Evenings with Divas; free triathlon clinic; in Denver; 6:30 p.m. outdoordivas.com
MISCELLANEOUS
Saturday
Better Body Boot Camp; at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison; a two-hour workout with Jeff Strickland, a world champion kickboxer and nutritionist; includes resistance, cardiovascular, agility, speed and plyometric training; also June 2; $30; 8 a.m. active.com
Ongoing
Scuba Diving Adventures for beginners; with Ron Bland from Tortuga Bay of Greeley; become certified as an open-water diver; with confined water training and open-water evaluation; three sessions of Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m., June 5-26, July 3-24 and Aug. 7-28. 970-350-9400
