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ADVENTURE RACING
Saturday-Sunday
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
Friday-Saturday
Volkswagen Bouldering Competition; in Vail; pros and citizens competition; all ages and abilities; $30. tevamountaingames.com
Sunday
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; covers knots, belaying and climbing; includes gear and lunch; in Boulder; $90. womenswilderness.org or 303-938-9191
CYCLING
Mountain and road
Thursday
Intermediate Cycling for Women; in Colorado Springs, 6:30 p.m. trailsandopenspaces.org
Saturday
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
Bicycle and Trails Festival; in Colorado Springs; includes cycling safety for kids. trailsandopenspaces.org
Tour de Parques Ride; in Colorado Springs; 9 a.m. ppcf.org
John Stenner Memorial/Colorado Time Trail Championships; in Denver. 303-757-1892
Sunday
Trek Hill Climb; in Vail; on the Coors Classic course up Vail Recreation Path, 9.7 miles; time-trial format; $30. tevamountaingames.com
20th Elephant Rock Cycling Festival; at Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock; four road and two off-road courses for cyclists of all abilities; includes a century road course (100 miles), a metric road course (65 miles), half-century road course (50 miles), 32-mile road course, 8-mile family off-road course, 22-mile fat tire canyon course; $25 to $60. elephantrockride.com
City Park Criterium/Master Crit Championships; at City Park in Denver. 303-886-3508
June 9-11
Durango Intermediate Singletrack Weekend; with Babes in the Backcountry; $645. babesinthebackcountry.com or 970-453-4060
Windmill Century Classic; 100 miles, 60 miles or 40 miles; 7:30 a.m.; in Fort Morgan. fortmorganchamber.org or 800-354-8660
Fort Collins Criterium; in Fort Collins. 970-690-3408 or coloradocyclingfestival.com
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
KAYAKING/RAFTING/CANOEING
Today
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
Wednesday
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. 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
Thursday
Dagger Steep Creek Championship; in Redcliff; timed race down Class V Homestake Creek; $30. tevamountaingames.com
Saturday
Downriver Sprint; in Vail; timed race down Class II Gore Creek; $30. tevamountaingames.com
June 8
Girls at Play – Intro Tour for Beginners; at Whitewater Park in Golden; with Olympic medalist Anna Levesque; learn to outfit your boat for better performance, to recognize and correct common technique problems, etc.; $35; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. outdoordivas.com
June 9
Taste of White Water Rafting the Poudre; a half-day trip down the Cache La Poudre River; covers two 6-mile stretches of moderate Class II/III rapids and one 12-mile stretch that starts in the peaks of the Continental Divide; for beginning and experienced rafters. 970-350-9400
June 9-10
Introduction to Sea Kayaking; ages 15 and older; learn the basic techniques at Chatfield Reservoir; June 9 from 1-4 p.m., June 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; $199; includes kayak equipment. sspr.org or 303-347-5999
RUNNING
Saturday
Lake San Cristobal 5K and 10K; in Lake City; 10 a.m. lakecity.com or 800-569-1874
Spirit Fest on the Riverwalk; 5K; in Pueblo. socorunners.org
Sunday
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
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
26th Steamboat Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K; in Steamboat Springs; 7 a.m. steamboatmarathon.com
June 7
Dan Peterson Memorial Main Street Mile; in Fruita, at the town Civic Center; run 5,280 feet down flat, paved downtown streets; 6:30 p.m. 970-260-4612
June 9
31st Run the Rockies Half-Marathon and Ten Mile Creek 10K; in Frisco; 8:30 a.m. emgcolorado.com
TRAIL RUNNING
Saturday
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
Sunday
Trail Running 101 Form Clinic; in Golden/Evergreen. runuphillracing.com
SAILING
Thursday-Sunday
SAIL sailing class for instructors; 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
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; $30; 8 a.m. active.com
