ADVENTURE RACING
Sept. 8
Vail Adventure Xstream Adventure Race; in Vail; sprint or 12-hour races; mountain bike, kayak, trek and navigate; $85 to $175.
or 970-259-7771
Sept. 9
Third annual Bearable Adventure Race; at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood; all ages; teams of two; four disciplines – a lake crossing, mountain biking, trail running and basic orienteering; registration limited; $100 to $120; 8:30 a.m.
or 303-987-5390
CYCLING
Mountain and road
Saturday
King of the Rockies; Winter Park Mountain Bike Series Race No. 6; 25.8-mile race from Fraser to Winter Park Resort; total climbing, 4,011 feet; 10 a.m.; $35 to $45
Sunday
Horsetooth Double Dip Bicycle Challenge; in Fort Collins; 7 a.m.; family-oriented rides, 30-, 50-, 75- and 105-mile options; fully supported; $50.
Sept. 8
Aspen/Snowmass Ride for the Cure; at Koch Park in Aspen; fundraising ride to fight breast cancer; 100-mile route; fully supported.
or 970-920-0250
Sept. 9
TIAA-CREF Buffalo Bicycle Classic; 100-mile century, 70-mile, 50-mile, 35-mile and 14-mile races; through Boulder and Larimer counties; start and finish at the University of Colorado in Boulder; all abilities, ages 10 and older; $60-$85; 7 a.m.
or 303-735-1569
Sept. 15
14th annual US Bank Tour of the Vineyards; in Palisade; 25-mile ride through the vineyards of the Western Slope (paved roads); $35.
Sept. 15-16
31st annual Pearl Pass Mountain Bike Tour; from Crested Butte to Aspen on Pearl Pass; honors the origins of mountain biking in Crested Butte.
or 970-349-6817
HIKING/BACKPACKING
Aug. 28
Toads galore moonlight walk; at South Platte Park in Littleton; SouthSuburban Parks and Recreation Naturalist guides hikers ages 8 to adult on a moonlight adventure through a riverside forest; $5 to $9.
, 303-347-5999.
Sept. 11
Wilderness Trekking School; beginning mountaineering and hiking course, includes five weekly lectures and five weekend field days; $80; 6:30 p.m., American Mountaineering Center, Golden.
, or 303-279-3080
Oct. 4-7
Introduction to Backpacking (canyons); near Grand Junction; the Women’s Wilderness Institute offers a course covering backpacking basics during a trip to Utah’s slickrock canyons; $495. 303-938-9191 or
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KAYAKING/RAFTING
Sept. 1-3
Colorado River Canoe Trip; from Grand Junction to Westwater, Utah; with Bernie Kendall and Mike Willis from the White Water Canoe Co.; through Ruby and Horsethief canyons; no experience necessary; gear provided. 970-350-9400
Sept. 5-9
Writing from the river’s edge tour; starts and ends in Grand Junction; canoeing retreat with novelist and poet Page Lambert; appropriate for writers and canoeists of all levels; course travels into Labyrinth Canyon of Utah’s Green River; $850. .
RUNNING
Friday-Sunday
Wild West MS Walkabout; 50-mile walk, beginning at 1045 Robertson St. in Fort Collins at 5 a.m.; $50 registration fee; $35 team registration (four or more members); individual walkers are asked to raise $750 in donations, team captains $750, and other team members $750 in donations; fundraiser for multiple sclerosis research.
.; 303-506-5863.
Saturday
Third annual Mustang Stampede 5K run/walk; at Ralston Valley High School in Arvada; $15 to $20; 8:30 a.m.
. or 303-982-5568
D’Evelyn Dash Run and Fun Run; at D’Evelyn High School; 5K trail run/walk; $15 to $20; 9 a.m.
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Sunday
11th annual Race For Research 5K; at Washington Park; 8 a.m.; $15 to $20.bkbltd.com
Northglenn Paint The Town 5K Run/Walk; at Melody Drive and Kennedy Drive, Marketplace in Northglenn; $20; 7:45 a.m.
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Lakewood High School Tiger Prowl; at Lakewood High School; $10 to $20; children under age 5 free; 8 a.m.
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Rocky Mountain Road Runners Marathon Training Series Race No. 3; at Front Range Community College in Westminster; 20 miles; $15 to $20; 8 a.m.
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Sept. 21-22
10th annual Colorado Relay from Idaho Springs to Glenwood Springs; teams compete to race 170 miles in 24 hours; $720 to $1,050 plus $200 donation to benefit charity; registration limited to 150 teams; start times between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. .
Nov. 10
Mesa State 37K RimRock Run; gate to gate through the Colorado National Monument, outside Grand Junction; 8 a.m.
. or 970-243-4055
Ongoing
Vail Athletic Club Running Group; Tuesdays through the summer; 6 p.m.; all levels of runners from beginners to competitive; free outdoor runs. 970-476-7960
TRAIL RUNNING
Saturday
VRD Teva Vail Mountain Trail Run B.C. Vertical Ascent; by the Vail Recreation District. .
Sept. 8
Road Kill Half Marathon and 5-miler; starts at the Kremmling Town Square; run up cliffs, near Muddy Creek, on singletrack and doubletrack trails near Kremmling; 9 a.m. . or 1-877-573-7926
Sept. 22-23
Fourth annual Salomon 24 Hours of Frisco; team relay or solo trail run on 6-mile loop along the shores of Lake Dillon. $55 to $620.
303-635-2815 or .
SAILING/SCUBA DIVING
Sept. 18
Volunteers needed for Community Sailing event; help 200 special-needs children get on the water at Standley Lake; Community Sailing will provide boats or sailors can bring their own boats; more than 45 volunteers needed; sailing skills not necessary; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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TRIATHLON/DUATHLON
Sept. 1-2
Newton 24 & 8 Hours of Triathlon and Duathlon; at Cherry Creek State Park; solo and teams; repeated laps over short-course triathlon (K-mile swim, 11-mile bike, 3-mile run), or duathlon (11-mile bike, 3-mile run) for eight or 24 hours; entry fees start at $100. .
MISCELLANEOUS
Sunday
Third annual Tennis Marathon For Breast Cancer; at Millennium Harvest House in Boulder; from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with one-hour shifts, followed by a celebrity match, dinner and silent auction; $450 per team, up to 18 members. 720-322-5966 or tm4bc@yahoo.com.
Sept. 6-9
Retreat for cancer survivors; course includes rock climbing, short hikes, low ropes, expressive arts and journaling; for all ability levels; need-based financial aid available; $490.
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