Fit 4 Colorado School Challenge
CBS4 and HealthONE’s Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children is again offering this program recognizing elementary schools in the metro area that strive to keep students and faculty healthy. This includes in-school and after-school programs, physical education and school nutrition. One school will be selected each month and nominations are accepted through April 1. Form available at
Kundalini Yoga
Monday: All levels invited; no experience required. 5:30-6:45 p.m. Bring water and a yoga mat. Single session: $10 nonmember/drop-in rate, $8 members. Series rates also available. Offered Mondays through December. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., 720-865-3580,
“Get Fit at the Garden: A Walk for Wellness”
Wednesday: Garden of the Gods offers a weekly fitness walk Wednesday mornings. Participants can choose a 1-, 2- or 3-mile walk. Meet at 9 a.m. in the Red Rocks Room. Wear appropriate shoes and bring a hat, water and sunscreen. A reception with a free snack will be held in the Visitor Center Cafe. Walks continue through November. In case of inclement weather, an optional route will be available. Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center, 1805 N. 30th St., Colorado Springs, 719-219-0108,
Theatre-Hikes Colorado
Saturday: Presents Bram Stoker’s “Dracula: The Death of Nosferatu.” Audience and actors hike along trails as a full production is performed along the way. 3 p.m. Chautauqua Park in Boulder, 303-440-7666, ,
Bacaro’s Monthly Ride & Lunch
Saturday: Meet at Bacaro at 9 a.m. for coffee, the ride follows at 9:30 a.m. $25, includes lunch, plus tax and gratuity. Proceeds benefit the Just Go Harder Foundation, a scholarship fund that enables kids to enrich their lives through mentoring and participation in cycling and skiing sports. Special guests include members of the Garmin Cycling Team and Meg Forbes of Forbes Nutritional Consulting will give a presentation on sports nutrition. Bácaro Venetian Taverna, 921 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-4888,
Bare Leg Run
Saturday: The Denver VA Medical Center presents the second annual Bare Leg Run: Bare Your Legs for Those Who Have Bared Arms, a 5K walk, run and roll at 9 a.m. A 5K hand-cycling event is new this year. Proceeds are used to send Colorado Veterans to various VA National Events where they can experience adaptive activities. The national events include the Veterans Wheelchair Games, the Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, Veterans Golden Age Games, Veterans Creative Arts Festival, the Veterans Summer Sports Clinic and the Veterans TEE Tournament. These events serve as an important therapeutic tool for disabled veterans. The start and finish is south of the pavilion at Denver’s City Park,
“Barbells for Boobs”
Saturday: CrossFit Highlands Ranch and Lululemon are hosting the second annual “Amazing Grace — Barbells for Boobs” competition and fundraiser to fight breast cancer. Begins at 8 a.m. 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, No. 153, Lone Tree,
Denver Gorilla Run
Saturday: The seventh annual run to benefit the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund to protect gorillas in the jungles of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Everyone who participates wears a gorilla costume. Last year, the group won the 2009 Guinness world record for most people dressed as gorillas. Start and finish is at the Wynkoop Brewing Co., 1634 18th St., 720-524-0272,
Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk
Nov. 7: The fourth annual Rick Phillips Memorial Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the 3-mile run/walk is at 10 a.m. The cost is $60, $50 in advance. Sloan’s Lake Park, West 17th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard,
Compiled by Vickie Heath, The Denver Post
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