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Vail Mountain Trail Running Series

The Vail Mountain Trail Running Series is Colorado's premier trail running series. The combination of running events take place from June through September each year. The distances vary from 5K to a half-marathon that is 13.1 miles

La Sportiva Summer Series

Organization: Vail Recreation District
Date: 06/16/2012 update info
Time: 10:00:00 AM - 1:00:00 PM
Event Cost: entry fee
Venue: around Beaver Creek in Beaver Creek,CO
Contact: Vail Recreation District
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Website: www.vailrec.com/trailrunningseries.cfm
Event Details:

Named Colorado's "Best Race Series" by Colorado Runner Magazine in 2005 and 2008, the La Sportiva Vail Mountain Trail Running Race Series has become an iconic event, taking runners up trails and over mountain roads, through fields and forests and over streams in and around Vail for the past 14 years. The 2011 La Sportiva Mountain Trail Running Race Series offered runners approximately 52 miles of scenic racing, for a total elevation gain of 16,475 feet and more breathtaking views than we can count. Races take place May through mid September with the 2012 series marking 15 years of trail running racing in the Vail Valley. Costs are $28 preregistration or $38 day-of.

2012 SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)

9 a.m. Boneyard Boogie Trail Run May 19 Eagle, Behind Eagle Valley Middle School

5 p.m. La Sportiva Summer Solstice Twilight Trail Run June 16 Beaver Creek Course Map

8 a.m. 35th Annual La Sportiva Vail Hill Climb July 7 Vail's Mountain Haus, Vail Village

8 a.m. La Sportiva Vail Half Marathon July 22 Vail Village Behind the Gold Peak Children's Center

8 a.m. La Sportiva Berry Picker Trail Run Aug. 5 LionsHead, Base of Gondola

9 a.m. La Sportiva 10K @ 10,000 Feet and 5k Aug. 26 LionsHead, Base of Gondola

10 a.m. La Sportiva EverGold Trail 10K and 5k Sept. 16 Vail Golf Club, Please Carpool

  • Begins in late June and runs through mid September
  • Various locations throughout Vail Valley
  • A Half Marathon, Trail Run, Hill Climb 10k and other races

Overview: The Vail Valley comes alive in the spring and summer with magnificent blooming wildflowers, singing birds and a relaxed mountain mood. Participating in the Teva Vail Mountain Trail Running Series enables you to experience the varied terrains which include some uphill-only courses and others with significant altitude changes. Each race in the series offers a well-marked routes and T-shirts keepsakes. Come and enjoy the scenery as it can only be seen while participating in this event.

When: Begins in late June and runs through mid September

Where: Various locations throughout Vail Valley

Fees: Entry fees vary by race

Details: You can register for just one single event or you can register for the entire series. See the race website for early registration details.

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