Excerpt from: Visitor's Guide to the Colorado Rockies
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| April 30, 2008 | | This summer get involved with trail running, mountain biking, sports camps, nature programs, adult hiking programs, golf, indoor ice skating, a number of children’s programs and more. | Here are some great summer events you should look foward too…
Trail Running Series
Named Colorado’s “Best Race Series” by Colorado Runner Magazine, the VRD’s annual trail running series begins June 7-8 with the 10k Spring Run Off and 5k Mud Run as part of the Teva Mountain Games at Vail. New this year, La Sportiva Summer Solstice Twilight 5k and 10k trail run and a kid's run will take place June 21 in Beaver Creek and include an after party with music and food and drink. The Summer Solstice will be followed by the La Sportiva Vail HillClimb on July 6, La Sportiva Vail Half Marathon and Berry Picker trail run on July 20, La Sportiva 10k at 10,000 Feet on Aug. 10, Beaver Creek Vertical Ascent on Aug. 23 and La Sportiva Mountain Cup Vail Trophy Challenge on Aug. 31. The series ends with the La Sportiva Evergold 10k on Sept. 7. Course maps, start times and registration are available at http://www.vailrec.com or call 970-479-2280 for information.
Mountain Bike Series
The VRD is proud to offer mountain bike racing for all ages and abilities this summer with the Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek Challenge Bike Series. The mountain bike series will kick off May 28 with the Eagle Classic in Eagle Ranch followed by the Berry Creek Bash on June 18. The series will then return to Vail for the 25th Anniversary Davos Dash on June 25. On July 9, the series then heads up towards Red Cliff for Camp Hale race and then back to Vail where on July 23 racers will head up Vail Mountain for the challenging Vail Mountain Grind. Rounding out the season, the final race of the series will head to Beaver Creek for the Beaver Creek Blast on Aug. 6. Course maps, start times and registration are available at http://www.vailrec.com.
Don't miss the Adult Sports Leagues
The VRD will organize softball, soccer, golf, sand volleyball and kickball leagues during the summer as follows:
The adult 8v8 Summer Soccer League will take place May 19 through Sept. 1 at Battle Mountain High School in Eagle-Vail.
Women’s, men’s and co-ed Slow Pitch Softball Leagues offering 10 weeks of action, June 2 through Sept. 1 at the Ford Park softball fields.
Summer Sand Volleyball League will offer two divisions, 2’s and 4’s co-ed, June 2 through Sept. 1 at the Vail athletic fields.
New this year, an adult F.A.C Kickball League will take place on Fridays June 6 through Aug. 29.
For more information on VRD activities and events, call 970-479-2279 or go to http://www.vailrec.com
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