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.
CYCLING
Saturday-Sunday
33rd Pearl Pass Mountain Bike Tour; Crested Butte to Aspen via Pearl Pass. 970-349-6817 or
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. .
—Road rides each weekend in the south Denver area hosted by the Highlands Ranch Cycling Club; intermediate to advanced; 2 to 5 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
Today
Registration deadline for the Wilderness Trekking School comprehensive course on hiking in the Colorado mountains; classes start Sept. 15 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden; $90.
. or 303-279-3080
RUNNING
Saturday
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. 970-270-0774 or e-mail
ernakay@aol.com for info
Sunday
—16th annual El Grito 5K run, walk; at Buckhorn Exchange in Denver, 10th Avenue and Osage Street; $16; 9 a.m. 720-840-8127 or .
—Platte River Trail 8-Mile Race; part of the Rocky Mountain Road Runners Trophy Series; handicap system, with slower runners starting first, so everyone finishes at about the same time; free to members, $5 for nonmembers; start at Platte River Bar and Grill, 5995 S. Santa Fe Drive; 8 a.m. .
Sept. 27
Second annual Das Hustlehoff 10K/5K; in Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood; $35; registration available at all Runner’s Roost locations or on race website; 9 a.m. .
Oct. 3
Waterton Canyon 10-mile race; part of the Rocky Mountain Road Runners Trophy Series; 9 a.m. .
TRIATHLON
Ongoing
Boulder Tri Babes; at RallySport Health Club; near 28th Street, between Pearl and Valmont; meet new friends who offer support every step of the way; women of all ages and abilities welcome; multiple levels of group training; $195. .
MISCELLANEOUS
Sept. 26
National Public Lands Day; volunteers in Grand County assemble at SolVista (Granby Ranch ski area); collect trash, pull weeds, plant trees, construct trails and build bridges over wetlands; volunteers receive breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus commemorative T-shirt and goodie bag; 7 a.m. 970-887-4100 or .
