SUBMISSIONS: Send information 14 to 21 days in advance to OEcalendar@denverpost.com, or send a fax to 303-866-9004 (attn: Outdoor Extremes). Include contact information. Items run on a space-available basis.
CYCLING
Ongoing
• Training rides on Saturday mornings in Denver area, hosted by Colorado HeartCycle; for beginners and intermediate riders; helmet required; check website for ride details and bicycle touring opportunities.
• Registration is open for the Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Courage Classic cycling event, which will be run July 31 through Aug. 2; the three-day, 157-mile journey begins and ends in Leadville; last year’s event, which sold out in May, raised $2.3 million for the foundation; participation fees are $50 and $95. or 720-777-7499
• Road rides each weekend in the south Denver area hosted by 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.
HIKING/BACKPACKING
March 30
Deadline to register for Wilderness Trekking School; comprehensive course on hiking; includes instruction about on- and off-trail, map and compass, nutrition, gear, weather, handling an emergency; five Tuesday lectures and five field sessions (days vary); presented by Colorado Mountain Club; classes start April 6 at the American Mountaineering Center, Golden; $90 ($10 late fee after March 30).
or 303-279-3080
RUNNING
April 3
Tortoise and Hare Relay; race start at 2932 B Road, Grand Junction; teams of two paired before race, slower runners start first and each runs 3 miles; paved course, mostly level; $2; 10 a.m.
Call Larry, 970-270-0774 or email ernakay@aol.com
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING/ SNOWSHOEING
Saturday
Progressive Bonfire Dinner; 4K journey on nordic skis or snowshoes that benefits the Gunnison-Crested Butte junior nordic ski team; $15 (children), $40 (adults); 5 p.m. or 970-349-1707
March 27
Backyard barbecue celebrating a great season; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch near Tabernash; includes prizes; noon.
March 30
Full Moon Ski and Snowshoe Tours to the Yurt; at Crested Butte Nordic Center’s Magic Meadows Yurt; includes dinner prepared by Maxwell’s Steakhouse; $60, includes trail pass and equipment rental; limited to 30 participants per outing; 6:30 p.m. or 970-349-1707
