SUBMISSIONS: Send info 14 to 21 days in advance to: OEcalendar@denverpost.com or send fax to 303-866-9004 (attn: Outdoor Extremes). Include contact info. Items run on a space-available basis.
ADVENTURE RACING
Sept. 5-6
24-hour adventure race; at Moab; $195.
or 970-259-7771
CYCLING
Thursday
Pinnacle Race Series final ride; at Crested Butte; recreational racing geared toward having fun; food, beer and prizes follow the race; 5:45 p.m. 970-349-2221
Saturday
Advanced mountain biking clinic for women; Boulder area; instruction pushes your riding to the next level; $115; 8 a.m.
or 303-938-9191
Saturday-Sunday
24 Hours in the Sage; relay bike race; at Hartman Rocks Multiuse Recreation Area in Gunnison; 13-mile loop; benefits community projects in Gunnison; noon. or 303-507-1148
Sunday
Span the Rockies; rides in Boulder area; three routes: 200K, 130K and 75K; routes fully supported with aid stations; fundraiser for Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN), with proceeds supporting a new emergency shelter and resource center; registration before Wednesday is $75, which includes a $60 tax-deductible donation to SPAN; race-day registration is $110 with $95 tax-deductible donation.
Aug. 28-30
Copper Cup; National Off-Road Bicycle Association and USA Cycling sanctioned series; courses include Super D, cross country and state championship short track; fees, times vary.
Sept. 12-13
33rd Pearl Pass Mountain Bike Tour; Crested Butte to Aspen via Pearl or 970-349-6817
Ongoing
—Bike tuneups hosted by Community Cycles; Saturdays at the Boulder Farmers Market, 13th Street and Canyon; also, pick up bike maps and get cycling safety information; tuneups $20.
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—Road rides each weekend in the south Denver area hosted by the Highlands Ranch Cycling Club; intermediate to advanced; two
to five hours; helmet required; free.
—Road ride each Saturday morning led by the staff of Bicycle Pedal’r bike shops in Highlands Ranch; 20 to 30 miles; weather permitting; open to intermediate and advanced riders.
—Road bike rides; weekday evenings and every weekend along the Front Range; 25 to 125 miles; intermediate to advanced; helmet required; hosted by the Rocky Mountain Cycling Club.
HIKING/BACKPACKING
Sept. 8
Registration deadline for the Wilderness Trekking School, a comprehensive course on hiking in the Colorado mountains; classes start Sept. 15 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden; $90.
or 303-279-3080
KAYAKING
Sept. 4
30-mile downriver kayak race; at Moab; $40.
or 970-259-7771
RUNNING
Saturday
Palisade Peach Festival 5-mile and 3-mile races; start at Taylor Elementary School in Palisade; $25 early registration, $30 after Wednesday; includes T-shirt; 8 a.m. or
Aug. 23
—Castle Rock Fling; 5-mile run and 5K run/walk; starting at the Douglas County Events Center; $10 for ages 10 and younger, $25 ($30 day of event) for everyone else; registration includes T-shirt, breakfast, beverages and entertainment; 8 a.m.
or 303-903-0017
—Race4Research 5K run/walk; at Washington Park in Denver; fundraiser for brain cancer research; 8 a.m.
Sept. 12
Spur of the Moment 5K; at the west end of Audubon Riverfront Trail system, west of Grand Junction; paved/sidewalk course; free; 8:30 a.m. Larry, 970-270-0774 or ernakay@aol.com for info
Sept. 13
Chatfield Reservoir 8-mile race; part of the Rocky Mountain Road Runners Trophy Series; 8 a.m.
SWIMMING
Sunday
Horsetooth Reservoir open-water 10K swim; at Fort Collins; each swimmer must be accompanied by support craft and paddler; $70 ($50 for 2.4-mile swim).
TRAIL RUNNING
Sunday
Thigunawat 10K; at Powderhorn Ski Resort, near Mesa, about a onehour drive from Grand Junction; proceeds benefit Powderhorn Racing Club; $30.
or 970-314-2352
TRIATHLON
Aug. 23
Trek Women Triathlon Race Series; at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City; for women ages 14 and older; $75 (includes ticket to Colorado Rapids home game); 7 a.m.
Sept. 7
Moab Xstream off-road triathlon; at Moab; downriver swimming, mountain biking, trail running; $85.
or 970-259-7771
MISCELLANEOUS
Aug. 20-23
Retreat for trauma survivors; at Blue Moon Ranch; nourishing wilderness environment for women who are victims of domestic violence or sexual trauma; on-site staff with master’s degree in counseling psychology; $490 (financial aid available); 8 a.m.womenswilderness.org or 303-938-9191
Aug. 27-30
Retreat for cancer survivors; at Blue Moon Ranch; powerful, energizing way for women who have survived cancer to reclaim personal strengths and harness the courage and confidence needed to take the next steps in their lives; $490 (financial aid available); 8 a.m.
or 303-938-9191
