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ADVENTURE RACING
Saturday-Sunday
Breckenridge Adventure Race Weekend; sprint, 12-hour and 24-hour races; includes lake paddle, mountain bike, trail run/trek, orienteering and UTM plotting and map navigation; sprint course July 22 for two- and four-person teams.
CLIMBING
July 27
DIVAS Rock Out climbing class; free; learn basics of outdoor climbing; class conducted outside; July 27.
July 29
Anchor DIVAS climbing class; learn to build anchors; introduction to placing gear, setting up toe rope anchors and climbing technique; $149.
CYCLING
Mountain and road
Thursday
10th PowerAde Pinnacle Summer Race Series; weekly, every Thursday between July 12 and Aug. 9; recreational racing series; 12 racing categories, beginner to expert; varying lengths and difficulty; on Crested Butte’s network of trails and singletrack; 5:45 p.m. or 970-349-2221
Saturday
Leadville Trail 100 Silver Rush Bike Race; 50 miles; in Leadville; 9 a.m.
Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Hill Climb and the Colorado Hill Climb Championships; 28 miles; in Idaho Springs; 7:30 a.m. 303-322-3420
Fourth annual Grin and Barrett Charity Ride; in Montrose.
Saturday-Monday
18th Children’s Hospital Courage Classic; 157-mile trek starts in Leadville, travels through Summit County and back; $95 to $110. or 303-456-9704
July 25
Lost Lake Loop Mountain Bike Race in Vail; by the Vail Recreation District.
July 27
Critical Mass; monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling; meets at 5:30 p.m. at Civic Center Park.
July 27-29
Salida Omnium; time trial, road race, criterium and kids’ race; in Salida.
July 28
Sunrise Century; 100 miles, 80 miles and 45 miles; at Stazio Ballfields in Boulder; 6 a.m.
July 29
25th Wray Elks Citizen Bike Road Races; a 34-mile race from Wray to Haigler, Neb., and back; also a 14-mile race from Wray to Laird and back; $10; 7:30 a.m. 970-332-5080
Beaver Creek Colorado-Eagle River Ride; 100-mile, 100-kilometer and 42-mile courses; fully supported; $95-$115.
July 31-Aug. 5
Six-day downhill mountain bike camp with world champion racer Greg Minnaar and Gene Hamilton of BetterRide; in Angel Fire, N.M. or 970-261-1869
Aug. 4
Durango MTB 100; 50K, 100K or 100-mile mountain bike race in Durango.
Colorado Cyclist Copper Triangle Alpine Classic; 78-mile loop cresting three mountain passes – Fremont Pass, Tennessee Pass and Vail Pass; starts in Copper Mountain; $90-$105.
Aug. 5-11
Colorado Rocky Mountain Bicycle Tour; seven days of mountain riding; begins and ends in Gunnison; first leg is a 65-mile route from Gunnison to Montrose; then to Blue Mesa Reservoir, through Carbondale, Aspen, Leadville, Frisco and Salida. or info@crmbt.com
Aug. 8
Beaver Creek Blast Mountain Bike Race in Beaver Creek; by the Vail Recreation District.
HIKING/BACKPACKING
Friday-Sunday
Colorado Trail Work Crew; in Boulder; projects include bench cutting, installing drainages, armoring and brush cutting. , 970-259-4682, info@trails2000.org
Sunday-July 28
Learning your wildflowers hike with Colorado Trail Foundation; weeklong classes and hikes, also July 29-Aug. 4 and Aug. 12-18; near Lake City at the CTF Education Center.
Aug. 20
L2S hiking and backpacking training; also Aug. 20; one gym/classroom session and one hike weekly to improve endurance and prevent injury; learn the basics of packing, nutrition and safety; eight-week program: $360, or $15 per class, $30 per hike. L2S-livehealthy.com or 720-352-3638
KAYAKING/RAFTING/CANOEING
Wednesday
Rolling DIVAS kayaking class; for intermediate level; covers flat-water roll, etc.; three-hour course on the water; $59; also July 11 and July 18.
Aug. 5-11
River Rats Camp for Teens with Canyonlands Field Institute; ages 13-18; start in Loma near Grand Junction and increase to Class III rapids in Westwater Canyon, Utah; workshop designed for beginning boaters, guided by licensed naturalist river guides; learn fundamentals of whitewater rafting and river-rescue skills including reading the river, rowing and paddling techniques, self-rescue, and safety issues. or 435-259-7750
RUNNING
Saturday
Grand Lake Buffalo Run; 5K run/walk; in Grand Lake. 970-627-8328
Kendall Mountain Run; 13-mile mountain run; in Silverton; 7:30 a.m. 970-387-5624
Women’s Distance Festival; 5K; in Colorado Springs; 7:30 a.m.
TRAIL RUNNING
Saturday
Buffalo Creek 12K, part of La Sportiva Front Range Trail Frenzy Series; Saturday, Golden Gate Canyon Trail Run 12.7-mile; also Aug. 12, Lookout Mountain Hill Climb 4.5-mile; $60 to $90; 8 a.m.
Sunday
Crag Crest Trail 10.5 mile high-altitude singletrack trail run; at Island Lake Trailhead on the Grand Mesa; 9 a.m. 970-241-6478
VRD Teva Vail Mountain Trail Run Half Marathon; by the Vail Recreation District.
Aug. 1
“Going the Distance” clinic; with Adam Chase, trail-running editor of Running Times magazine and manager-consultant for Salomon Trail Running Team; covers changes needed in a training regimen and strategies for injury prevention, gear, hydration and nutrition. 303-991-1851
SAILING
Thursday-July 24
Learn-to-Sail program at Cherry Creek State Park; with Community Sailing of Colorado; ages 8-17; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; for beginners, covers rigging, handling, docking, right-of-way rules, capsize recovery, knot tying and marine safety; instruction, sailboats and equipment included; $360.
Monday
Community Sailing of Colorado Learn-To-Sail program at Cherry Creek State Park; five-day program for ages 8-17; 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; learn how to captain a sailboat, covers rigging, handling, docking, right-of-way rules, capsize recovery, knot tying and marine safety; instruction, sailboats and safety equipment included; $360.
TRIATHLON/DUATHLON
Sunday
EAS Boulder Peak Triathlon; 1.5K swim, 42K bike, 10K run; also the EAS 5430 Long Course Triathlon on Aug. 12 (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run); and the EAS Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent (13.32-mile run) on Aug. 18-19.
July 29
Crested Butte Bank Xterra; triathlon, solo and team; 1K swim, 24K mountain bike and 9K trail run; 9 a.m.; includes a pro category; ages 15 and older; swim in Grant Lake, bike on singletrack. or triathlon@crestedbuttebank.com
Aug. 4
GoLite Indian Peaks DirtFest; off-road triathlon and 10K trail run; at Eldora Mountain Resort in Nederland; triathlon is a 750-meter swim in Eldora’s alpine lake, a 20K mountain bike ride and 5K trail run; $25 to $55.
