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Editor’s Note, Dirty Dash, Prestige Half Marathon, Pink Half and 5K, Wonder Woman, Salt to Saint Relay, Utah Marathon
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World On A String: Utah’s World Famous Paragliding By Melissa McGibbon
12 TRAILSIDES
More Splash, Less Cash: Summer Water Adventures for Any Budget By Molly Newman
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Outings With Offspring Kids + Camping Do Not Always Equal Crazy By Rebecca Petersen
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Summer is my favorite season for many reasons—beach getaways, barbecues, fireworks...but the cost of fun adds up fast. From vacations to keeping kids busy on school break, entertainment isn’t cheap. So we filled this issue of Outdoor Sports Guide with money-saving tips for enjoying summer, on less. Our affordable camping finds (pg.16) and wallet-friendly water adventures (pg.12), offer something for everyone to enjoy. Find more deals at saltlakecityonthecheap.com.
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STAND UP PADDLEBOARD CHANNEL CHALLENGE AND PARADE OF PUPS
Stand up paddleboarding (SUPing) is Utah’s latest recreation craze and appears similar to surfing, but is done with a paddle in a lake or river. You can try it with Utah Paddle Surfing for free at the Earthwell Festival from August 25-26 at Jordanelle Reservoir’s Beach Pavillion. They’ll be offering free paddleboard demos and fitness classes to teach you how. Then you can use your freshlyacquired skills at the Channel Challenge on Saturday, which pairs members of the media with the public for an on-water obstacle course relay. Sunday’s Parade of Pups invites you to enter your four-legged friend in a paddleboard dog show with races and relays. A fun weekend for your whole family! utahpaddlesurfing.com
RIVALRY RELAY
Kick off football season and show your Cougar or Ute pride at this unique, one-day running relay. Held on Saturday, August 25, you’ll race a 60-mile course in teams of six from Rice Eccles to Lavell Edwards Stadium. Wear red or blue and decorate your car for a chance to win prizes! Email info@rivalryrelay.com for details. rivalryrelay.com
SPORTS-AM SALT LAKE HALF MARATHON AND RELAY
Run on your own or as a three-person team at this exciting race on Saturday, September 1. The race starts at the Mountain Dell Golf Course Bridge, goes up over Little Mountain, down Emigration Canyon, past Ruth’s Diner to finish at Research Park. Please bring a can of food to donate to the Road Home. sports-am.com
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ARTS KIDS FUNKY 5K 2012
Celebrate Labor Day (September 3) with a funky 5K in historic Park City. Awards are given for unique costumes, including a Caterpillar category for five runners attached together. Race benefits Arts Kids, arts-kids. org. After the run celebrate Miner’s Day with breakfast, a parade, barbecue lunch, live music, and kids games. funky5k.athlete360.com
HERA CLIMB4LIFE
Climb, practice yoga, and make new friends at Salt Lake’s 11th annual Climb4Life event, hosted by Black Diamond® from September 14–16. You’ll be supporting ovarian cancer research and spending the weekend hiking and climbing in the Wasatch Mountains. New this year, aspiring photographers can take a challenging course to perfect their talents. herafoundation.org
PRESTIGE UTAH HALF MARATHON
What makes Prestige different from every other half marathon? For starters, you can’t just sign up. You qualify. With standards tougher than the Boston Marathon, getting in is no easy feat. But if you do qualify, you’ll run with some of the world’s best runners on Labor Day (Sept. 3) through Emigration Canyon, finishing in Memory Grove. A Prestige Charity Half Marathon will also be held on the same day. prestigehalfmarathon.com
WONDER WOMAN UTAH
Don your spandex and cape for this road cycling ride with your girls on Saturday, September 15. This fully-supported, all-women’s ride is held in Payson, Utah on a scenic, easy course through the countryside. Pick your distance: 30, 70, and 100-mile options available. Don’t worry about going hungry, six stocked aid stations, a lunch stop, and food at the finish line will keep your tank full! Fun finish line party follows the race. wonderwomanride.com
SALT TO SAINT CYCLING RELAY
You’ve done Ragnar, now change up your relay racing and try this 24-hour, 400mile cycling event. The race starts on September 21 with teams of 8, 4, 2, or even solo riders riding from Salt Lake City to St. George, Utah. You’ll drive one or two vehicles for your team and will support and encourage each other along the way. The course follows Historic Highway 89 most of the way, and you’ll pass through small towns and beautiful country as you ride through the day and night. Legs vary in length and difficulty, so plan accordingly to maximize your team’s strengths. salttosaint.com
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INAUGURAL UTAH MARATHON, HALF, 5K, BIKE TOUR, KIDS 1K, EXPO
Explore Salt Lake on your own two feet at Utah's newest race, happening Saturday, October 13. But this event is more than a marathon, a half marathon, 5K run/walk, 26-mile bike tour, and kids' 1K will be offered too. The course will hit some of Salt Lake's best sights, including: the State Capitol, Hogle Zoo, Parley's Trail, City Creek, and the 9th and 9th District. Entertainment from live bands and community cheer sections will keep you going on-course and the event concludes with a huge finish line party dubbed “Fit Stock.” Not interested in racing? Sign up as one of the 1,500 needed volunteers. Public welcome to attend, FREE expo Thursday 4–8, Friday 11–8 at the Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel. utahmarathon.com
DIRTY DASH FALL
Back for its second filthy installment this year, the Dirty Dash challenges you to go against everything your mother told you by running and slopping about in a muddy mess of inflatable obstacles. The course is 5.5 miles of muddy madness, but you can cut out early on a 3.5-mile shortcut. Kids 2–12 can get dirty on their own for just five bucks at the one-mile Piglet Plunge. Event held on Saturday, September 22 at Soldier Hollow in Midway. thedirtydash.com
BIG COTTONWOOD HALF AND FULL MARATHON
Run down Big Cottonwood Canyon at the peak of fall colors in Utah’s newest, and possibly fastest, half marathon, on Saturday, September 22. This is the first half or full marathon held in Big Cottonwood, and the downhill course is sure to delight newbies and seasoned runners alike. The scenic course begins at Brighton Ski Resort (full) or Silver Fork Lodge (half) and ends outside the canyon. All finishers will receive a medal and technical running shirt. Proceeds benefit the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation. bigcottonwoodmarathon.com
OKTOBERFEST 5K FUN RUN
Celebrate fall Oktoberfest-style by running and drinking...at the same time. This 5K consists of three 1-mile laps around Kiwanis Park in Provo with crazy obstacles throughout the course. To add to the fun, runners chug a root beer after each lap! After racing, test your luck at a three-legged race, wheelbarrow race, best lederhosen costume contest, root beer chugging contest, and a legendary hot dog eating slam. Race held Saturday, October 6. runoktoberfest.com
PINK HALF AND 5K
Start training now for Utah’s largest women’s only half marathon and 5K in Park City on Saturday, October 13. You’ll enjoy gorgeous scenery on Park City’s best paved and dirt trails as you run with other ladies! The finish line party at Newpark Plaza will have live music, prize giveaways, and yummy food. thepinkseries.com
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uring my first flight lesson a number of thoughts swirled through my mind, such as, “Heyyy, look at me! I’m flying all by myself,” “Oh crap, I’m flying all by myself,” and “Gee, it’s only 8:00 am. I bet no one else I know has already learned how to fly today. Most people are just settling into their offices, preparing for their daily agendas. Suckers! Not me, I’m flying. Flyyyying!!!”
quest to protect the unique area as The Point of the Mountain State Flight Park. It’s maintained as a partnership between the UHGPGA and the State of Utah’s Parks and Recreation program and includes maintained roads, a public restroom and information kiosk for visitors. Other sites could follow suit after seeing the success of this park, but for now, it remains the only one of its kind.
It’s no secret that Utah is known for its world class skiing, mountain biking, climbing, and polygamy, but This Is The Place is also renowned as a global paragliding mecca. The Utah Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (UHGPGA) lists 46 flying sites across the state that offer a diverse range of aerial textures and require varying levels of technical ability. Some are by invite only—catering to pilots who are extremely advanced, and evidently well connected, but the crowning glory of Utah’s flying scene is located 23 miles from Salt Lake City at the southern end of the valley. The Point of the Mountain, referred to by its devotees simply as, “The Point,” is endowed with some uncommon features that make it a hot spot for seasoned flyers and noobs alike.
Twenty years ago, when the sport was still in its infancy, guys like Will Gadd, Brad Gunnuscio, Bill Belcourt, and Steve Mayer, started flying at The Point. It became their domain and they became the best in the world. They started flight schools, navigated through airspace restrictions, and set records around the world. Today, these paragliding pioneers continue to pursue the sport as voraciously as they did when they began, with no seeming indication of a dulling affection. They are still out there taking to the clouds and bird calling each other as they float through the friendly skies. Gunnuscio, who launches from his backyard at The Point, can easily be spotted looping his acrowing or introducing a tandem passenger to what “benching up in a thermal” means. Mayer’s Cloud 9 Paragliding is the largest paragliding school in the country, doing more than 700 tandem flights and certifying an average of 50 students each year. Cloud 9 is also the go-to purveyor of wings and flying gadgets. Gadd broke the world record for distance paragliding three times. And just last August, Belcourt and his buddy, Chris Galli, broke the North American foot launch record with a 173-mile journey that ended in Wyoming’s Wind River Range.
In the 1920s, people were dragging homemade gliders up the mountain’s south side to experiment, but paragliding at The Point didn’t edge into popularity until the early 1990s. In 2008, after much time spent wading through much bureaucracy, waiting for the State of Utah to acquire the property in a compacted land swap with the adjacent gravel companies, and getting the legal teams to sign the deal, the community of pilots finally won their
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The fact that it has the distinction of being the only State Flight Park is just part of the reason Point of the Mountain has become a premier flying destination. The geographical set-up of The Great Salt Lake, and Wasatch mountains with the valley nestled comfortably in between, not only makes the snow oh so powdery during the winters, it also elicits smooth, lifty air, with fairly predictable ridge soaring conditions year-round. Sitting pretty at almost 5,200 feet, the ridge that divides the park has gorgeous views of Lone Peak to the north and Mount Timpanogos to the south. Flights of an hour or more are quite common here and the prevailing winds make it possible to fly the south side in the mornings and the north side in the evenings. There’s also drive-up access at both sites, so gliders don’t necessarily have to hike and have the option to launch and land in the same vicinity.
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These assets also make it one of the best places in the world for learning how to fly. There happens to be a gently sloping “bunny hill” on the south side of The Point, which creates a relatively safe zone for new nest jumpers. If you have ever craned your neck out the car window to get a better look at the paragliders in the sky while driving near the Point of the Mountain, you must admit that you are at least curious. Good news, you don’t have to be Superman to fly. You have options. You can take a spin in a tandem for about $100 or get certified as a pilot by the UHGPGA. There are roughly 3,800 continuously certified pilots in the United States and only about 300 consistent members in the Utah chapter, with perhaps 50ish pilots who haven’t officially joined the club, so the community here Continued on next page
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is rather small and tight-knit. Most of the accidents you hear about are usually the result of foolish fellows who bought a wing on eBay and tried to figure it out on their own. Assuming you want to avoid a mid-air collision ending in lifelong paralysis or death, taking a course is the smartest way to go. Many instructors charge a flat rate, generally around $1000 for full certification, so you can take as many days to earn your wings as you need to. Plus, there is a strong chance that your instructor will be some kind of paragliding world champion. Consider yourself warned. After you take your first flight, you’ll become a nylon junkie. There’s no avoiding it. The experience of launching yourself airborne will far exceed any of your prior achievements in the realm of previously dormant personal aptitude discovery. If you sack up and suit up, you will fly by yourself on day one. For most, it takes less than two weeks to fully certify. Though the technical aspects of piloting can be somewhat overwhelming at first, because you have to learn about factors like katabatic winds and air-wakes, you don’t have to be a genius to figure it out. Like most extreme sports, you develop a feel for it and eventually it becomes second nature.
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Paragliding, too, is completely weather dependent. Good pilots learn to speak the language of the skies and so become masters at predicting optimal flying conditions and the probability of safety from launch to land. The ideal wind speed for flying at The Point is 12–18 mph, but gliders must also consider the wind gusts, direction, and trends. When you’re learning to fly, and want to check soaring potential before you commit to going, it’s a good idea to make sure the FAA hasn’t listed any temporary flying restrictions for the area that could thwart your plans. The most prevalent sites for gathering detailed information are noaa. gov, and mesowest.utah.edu, a national database housed at the University of Utah that displays surface maps and current observation data from the 73 weather stations across the state. Windfinder and WindAlert are user-friendly mobile apps that are convenient for the glider on the go. And if cross-country flying is what you’re after, xcskies.com has interactive maps and tools that are helpful for flight planning. Of course, there’s no substitute for actually being there in person to check the conditions yourself. Perhaps while you’re there waiting for the winds to shift in your favor, you’ll meet some VIPs (Very Impressive Pilots), who can show you a few tricks.
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ummer is every outdoor athlete’s favorite season... for the first two weeks or so. But when the temperature’s been stuck above 90 for weeks on end, running, climbing, and biking start to sound less appealing than an air-conditioned room and a frosty drink. This summer, keep your cool by taking to the lake, the river, or even a local swimming pool. We’ve chosen the best waterborne adventures around the state that provide plenty of bang—or splash—for your buck. Beat the heat with these budget-friendly, wet and wild suggestions. Stand Up and Paddle
paddleboarding puts you in control of a super-maneuverable board and gives you a heron’s-eye view of everything happening on the water. This fast-growing sport originated in Hawaii, where surf instructors used outrigger canoe paddles to help them stand upright on their boards and watch their students. Soon, bystanders were grabbing their own boards and paddles to try this more forgiving version of surfing. Now, stand up paddleboarding is popular with experienced water athletes and newbies alike. It’s easy enough to learn in an afternoon, and it builds balance, core strength, and agility while giving you a justwet-enough workout. Another bonus for women athletes: Because of their lower
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center of gravity, women typically have an easier time staying upright on paddle boards than men do. If you go: Utah Paddle Surfing offers classes, gear rental, and all the support you’ll need to make your first paddle boarding experience a success. Find them online at utahpaddlesurfing.com or inside Adventure Haus at Jordanelle State Park in Heber. Save a buck: Get 50% off a two-hour rental with the discount code on Utah Paddle Surfing’s web site, or look for social media deals (see “Online Recreation Deals” for more info).
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Hoist Your Sails Ready to indulge your inner sea dog? Utah’s lakes and reservoirs offer the perfect place for a sail. Whether you’re belaying your own ropes or sipping a drink while the pros do all the work, there’s no better way to enjoy warm, breezy summer evenings than aboard a sailing craft. If you don’t know your mizzen from your tiller, check out a sailing course or club to get started. While a full six-session beginning sailing class may cost hundreds of dollars, shorter-term options let you sample life aboard ship without emptying your bank account. Or, for an ultra-romantic evening, book a sunset cruise with your sweetheart. Enjoy your surroundings and each other’s company while the crew does the heavy lifting. If you go: Find a full calendar of events, plus links to sailing classes, clubs, and more at utahsailing.com. Near SLC, Utah Lake is a popular sailing destination. Farther afield, Bear Lake’s clear, turquoise waters beckon visitors to the “Caribbean of the Rockies.”
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Save a buck: For a two-hour introduction to sailing, check out the “Discover Sailing” course at Bonneville Sailing School, bonnevillesailing.com. You’ll pay $90 per person (though discounts are sometimes available). Head for White Water For a major burst of adrenaline, plus guaranteed water-soaked fun and the chance to make a boatful of new friends, you can’t beat this classic adventure. Trips range from mild (just a few hours; no paddling required) to wild (week-long journeys requiring previous experience). With so many rivers lacing Utah’s canyon and mountain landscapes, there’s a scenic river trip for every taste. For pure whitewater thrills, the section of the Colorado River near Moab is a great choice. Farther north, the Green River snakes through rugged landscapes, including Dinosaur National Monument, and includes both quiet floating stretches and heart-pounding Class IV segments. Going with a family group? Consider the San Juan River, a more peaceful river that still provides plenty of excitement as it wends past Anasazi ruins and beautifully preserved petroglyphs. If you go: Dozens of outfitters offer trips from four hours to eight days long around the state. Get an exhaustive listing with contact details and special discounts at utah.com/raft/guides. Save a buck: A fully-supported rafting trip can be a spendy proposition. Getting your feet wet for the first time? Consider a less expensive half-day trip. The Sevier River, near Bryce Canyon, is easy to float in just a few hours—and you’ll have plenty of Class II and Class III rapids to keep things exciting. Bundle your raft trip with a horseback ride or hike for a full day of outdoor fun. Continued on next page
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Take the Plunge Utah’s native waters may not boast coral reefs or treasure-laden shipwrecks, but you can still enjoy scuba diving here. Take a taster class or get a full PADI certification at one of the SLC area’s dive schools. Once you’re certified, you’re ready to turn to more thrilling destinations than the local lap pool. At Homestead Resort, 30 miles from SLC, you’ll find The Crater, a natural rock feature full of 90-degree water from mineral springs whose depths can only be explored in scuba gear. Or, for a tropical twist, dive into the “miniocean” at Bonneville Seabase, where exotic fish populate three spring-fed bays. If you go: Scuba classes typically involve plenty of classroom or textbook instruction along with in-water practice. Get a jump on the course material with free online classes offered by Scuba Schools International at divessi.com. Save a buck: Full certification classes not in the budget? Give snorkeling a try instead. The equipment’s less expensive to rent or buy, no classes are required (though many scuba schools offer short-term training), and you can still enjoy the sights at many popular dive spots. Whatever your interests, budget, and schedule may be, there’s a water adventure perfect for you to try this summer. Get ready to make a splash! Molly Newman lives in Portland, Oregon, where she hikes, walks, and runs whenever it isn’t raining—and often when it is. A contributor to Outdoor Sports Guide since 2009, she also hosts regular trivia nights and homeschools her two sons.
Online Recreation Deals: Grab Them While They’re Hot Looking to stretch your recreation dollar to the max? Online buying networks can help you find the perfect trip at a discount of 50% or more. New deals are added (and old deals expire) every day; keep an eye on your inbox to avoid missing great opportunities. Whether you’re shopping for a new swimsuit or a week-long rafting trip, check out these resources for walletfriendly options. Groupon: The original deal-of-the-day website offers dozens of SLC- and Utah-specific choices every day. Look beyond the headlines to find unadvertised, but tempting, offers like $99/ night stays at Bear Lake in Northern Utah. The weekly “Groupon Getaways” email brings the most tempting trips straight to your inbox. www.groupon.com LivingSocial: Like a shorebound cruise director, LivingSocial creates its own “Escapes”: adventures tailored to the flavor of a city, from snorkeling in San Juan to range shooting in Atlanta. Another unique twist: Share your purchase with your friends via social networks; if three of them buy the same deal, you get yours for free! www.livingsocial.com Amazon Local: The online giant brings its marketing muscle to Salt Lake City with a twist on the deal-of-the-day system. Rather than buying a specific item or experience, you’ll get a voucher for a participating business at a discount of up to 75%. local.amazon.com CWstore: To keep it truly local, sign up for deals from City Weekly, SLC’s alternative newspaper. You’ll get a mix of offers you won’t see anywhere else, plus you’ll keep your money in the community. cwstore.cityweekly.net
Outings With Offspring Kids + Camping Do Not Always Equal Crazy By Rebecca Petersen
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some point you’ve wondered if, and when, you’ll ever get back to the days of throwing a sleeping bag and bike in the car for a quickie camping trip to Moab, go hiking up the canyons without sending a four-day advance team, or dare less than three weeks of planning for anything more complex than a trip to the grocery store. While you may not have longer than two consecutive minutes of privacy while showering behind a locked and barricaded door, you can get back into the great outdoors with a bit of planning and a few choice pieces of kiddie gear. If your kids are like mine, it’s an absurd cat-herding feat of epic proportions to take them anywhere. So I contacted a few camping veterans for secrets that don’t break the bank, and insure the kids don’t break you. I also searched through this season’s hottest gear for cash-worthy favorites, new items you’ll use over and over that are worth of your money, and free/cheap camp-worthy items that make your trip so much easier. ESTABLISH A DIRT FREE ZONE. When tent camping with kids, they are filthy the moment you unbuckle their car seat. And you haven’t even set them loose on the dirt yet. RV rug. Create a semi-dirt-free 6’x9’ zone for about thirty bucks. While it won’t repel dirt or atomize filth on contact, it does establish a sweepable, hose-able, reversible section of the outdoors for games, crawl-stage humans, and someplace nondirt for the savages to sit while you hand out snacks. Antibacterial wipes. Try Costco’s bazillion pack of baby wipes. They’re indestructible, relatively cheap, and frequently on sale. If you’re backpacking (hat’s off to you), try a few baby washcloths in a baggie with biodegradable soap squirted in. Add water. Instant wipes. BUG FREE. Bugs can ruin a trip. Worst vacation I ever had was on a 30-something-foot sailboat cruising the Baja peninsula for a week. The kid brother of my then-boyfriend used the only can of
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CLOTHES A child’s natural state is perpetually in want of a bath. You can bring 40 changes of clothes or just a few multi-use, easy clean items. Your choice.
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Easy clean. Quick dry. Patagonia’s Summit Shorts are adorable on my 7-year-old, and he can wear them for 3 days without looking somewhat indigent. If they get filthy, do a quick rinse and hang, they’ll be dry in no time. Shants. Columbia’s Convertible Pants go from pant to shorts to pants again with a hidden zipper around each leg. They protect my almost-albino little guy from sunburns and are light enough that yours won’t complain about wearing them during the day. The sunprotective fabric dries fast after impromptu river outings. Jammies. Patagonia’s Capilene Midweight Set is great for both nighttime wear for toddlers, and for their intended use as an underlayer for extra warmth when it turns colder than what you packed for. Warmth. Patagonia’s Down Sweater is a sweater masquerading as a superlight, windproof down jacket. The compressible 600-fill goose down makes it easy to stuff in the bottom of a camping bag even though, “It’s soooo not going to be cold, Mom.” Great for Utah’s ever-changing weather. Girlie wear. Columbia’s Silver Ridge Skort is a cute combination of adventureworthy shorts under a school-worthy skirt. Stylishly cut and available in an array of muted colors that don’t show dirt, even when rain turns everything to mud. Pair a thick pair of tights and this extends into the fall/winter school season without a hitch.
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CASH-WORTHY GEAR AWARD The Osprey® Poco Series Premium Child Carrier This is the ultimate child carrier. While the $299 price tag sounds like a lot, this pack truly does it all. First, it adjusts from fitting my 6’6” husband to my 5’7” frame with the simple slide of a lever. My hell-on-wheels toddler is comfortably chill riding in it on a hike and when the hubs packs him around while mowing the lawn. The pop-up sunshade deploys with Green Beret stealth. There’s even a diaper changing pad secreted away in this marvel of design. If older kids want to help, let them carry the zip-off backpack on your day hikes. An uber-comfortable backpack-eque frame rounds out the design. After arriving at camp, use the kickstand contraption to turn the carrier into a convenient camping highchair. Upscale amenities like a cell-phone carrier for you and foot stirrups for your little one are just of few of the amazing extras packed into this bag. If we ever have twins, I’m buying another one. And getting a nanny. Kids don’t have to spell the end to your outdoor life. It’s possible to camp in places other than a Comfort Inn® or a camper-rich KOA®. Who knows? Your kids might have the same fabulous memories of being snowed, rained, or winded out of a camping trip that you had with your parents. A little bit of planning, a few DIYs, and some amazing gear choices will make all the difference and will send you on your way to family memories and a taste of your life, prior to diapers, cartoons, and pink milk. In her third employment reincarnation in as many decades, Becca has transitioned from ballerina to paralegal to part-time writer. Becca is primarily a fair-weather athlete with a goal to recreate a high school sub-6:00 minute mile.
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Coming Back from Running Injuries By Roy Stevenson f any of the warning signs for impending injury appear, take Itreatment action immediately to minimize the damage, and begin selfright away. Here’s where most runners mess up—they
wait for the injury to heal on its own by stopping training and hoping things will work out ok. The injury usually settles down with complete rest, but there is a 50% chance it will recur again. Leaving an injury to heal itself can result in a mass of scar tissue building up in the affected area, causing problems later. Follow this recovery plan instead.
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Rest! DO NOT RACE. Ice the area for 10–15 minutes, several times per day (minimum 2–3 times) for the first 3 days. Never apply heat to a new injury. Compress the area firmly with a bandage (but not tight enough to stop blood flow to the area). Elevate the area when you sleep, above the level of your heart. Reducing the blood flow to the area minimizes inflammation and swelling. Stretch the affected area gently if there is no pain.
Even if the injury is not severe enough for you to stop running, you still must modify your training. Here’s how: Frequency of running
Cut your frequency of running days per week by 50%.
Duration (length) of your training runs
Reduce your distance by 50%. Try jogging very slowly for 5-10 minutes to begin.
Running intensity (speed)
Cut back your running speed by 1–2 minutes per mile slower than your normal training pace, or walk if running causes pain.
Running surface and terrain
Jog on a soft level surface like grass or dirt trails. Avoid uphill and downhill running. Avoid fast running, races, and hard surfaces.
Post training
Always ice and stretch the affected area after you run. Hold each stretch for 15–30 seconds.
By doing these steps, there’s a good chance your injury will turn around within a week or two, so you can gradually begin to increase your runs. This is where you must develop a sense for your limits
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by listening closely to what your body is telling you. If your injury starts getting sore around 3 miles, then keep your run to 2 miles, for example. You alone can determine how much running is safely within your limits. A good indicator that you’re recovering from your injury is how the affected area feels in the morning. If there is no pain then or during your training efforts, you can slowly build your running back to where you were. However, if it’s stiff and sore, you may have to take the next step.
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If, after a few days or a week, your pain and swelling have still not receded with these therapeutic measures, it’s time to visit your sports medicine physician. The doctor will diagnose your injury, and advise you on whether you need to stop running and take anti-inflammatory medications. Your physician may also determine whether you need physiotherapy treatment. Physiotherapists have seen your injury before in hundreds of other limping runners, so listen closely to their advice, and when they prescribe home exercises for you, do them. Following an in-home program will help turn your injury around very quickly. Your physio will also perform some other magic on your injury with various modalities including ice, heat, electric stimulation, ultrasound, massage, and mobilization exercises. Another specialist to consider visiting is a podiatrist, just in case you need an orthotic for foot support and to address any biomechanical idiosyncrasies in your gait. You also need to be aware that feelings of hopelessness and frustration may overcome you with enforced time off from running. Often runners will completely stop all exercise. This practice is highly counterproductive—stopping training completely causes a dramatic reduction in VO2 max. (your ability to process oxygen) and will therefore cost you many weeks of slogging to regain lost fitness. But take heart, because many research studies have found that reducing training shows almost no reduction in fitness for periods of 1–15 weeks, if your training is done the right way. One study found that when intensity of training remains unchanged, VO2 max is maintained for 15 weeks, even when frequency and duration of training are reduced by as much as 2/3. Other studies show that when frequency and duration of training are kept constant and intensity is reduced by 1/3 or 2/3, VO2 max is significantly reduced. What this all means is that you can train fewer days per week, with shorter sessions—and as long as you train hard—you won’t lose any fitness.
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Clearly if you’ve been instructed not to run you’re going to have to make some choices about other types of cardio-respiratory exercise you can do. This is a good time to do some cross training. Try swimming or walking, or some of the non-impact equipment in your local fitness club, such as the elliptical trainer, stationary bike, or rowing machine. While trying these other exercises, monitor your pain levels to make sure they are not aggravating the injury. If you feel pain, try a different activity.
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Remember, to maintain your fitness you need to exercise at a high intensity, so aim to get your heart rate above 80% of your estimated maximal heart rate. This is difficult with stationary cycling as you’ll most likely suffer from localized muscle fatigue in your legs before you can get your heart rate up close to your normal running heart rate. This is ok, and to be expected. You’ll still get a great workout from cycling. You can continue with your strength-training program while injured as long as you avoid exercising the affected area. And if you haven’t done any resistance training previously, this would be a great time to start strengthening the rest of your body. If you don’t use your muscles, they will get weaker and resist repair.
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Mistakes to Avoid When Returning to Running
A common mistake is rushing back to your training program and trying to make up for missed runs. Never try to catch up on lost training days, as it is likely to aggravate the injury again.
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Something important to remember when back on the comeback trail is that your body is composed of many different systems, all integrated at different levels. Ideally they act as a smoothly functioning unit, but when you are deconditioned or injured, and starting up again, some systems are more out of condition than others. For example, you may notice your respiratory system (breathing) returns to condition faster than your muscular system (leg muscles). Here, you need to be patient and wait until the slowest adapting systems catch up with the faster adjusting ones. Rehab is an important part of coming back from an injury. But one mistake and you’re back on the injury list, chomping at the bit to get back out on the roads. Listen to your body and adjust workouts accordingly. Pain sends a clear message that our tissue has temporarily reached its limit. Ignoring this message inevitably ends in re-injury, so heed the messages your body is sending and take it slow.
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Sources
Bingham, J, 2003. Marathoning for Mortals. St. Martin’s Press. Glover, B and S. 1999. The Competitive Runner’s Handbook. Penguin Books. Neitz, K. 2008. Runner’s World Guide to Road Racing. Macmillan Paperbacks. Tiidus, P. (Editor), 2008. Skeletal Muscle Damage and Repair. Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, Illinois.
Roy Stevenson has a master’s degree in exercise physiology and coaching from Ohio University. He teaches exercise science at Seattle University in Washington State and has coached hundreds of serious and recreational runners and triathletes in the Seattle area.
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Got Chocolate Milk? Why You Don't Need It for Recovery ast August, I stumbled across the finish line of a 100k foot-race through the Wasatch mountains satisfied, but definitely depleted. The race director thrust a sweaty plastic bottle in my hands and told me, “Have a chocolate milk, it’s the best way to recover.” Sitting down exhausted, I internally debated whether or not I should even engage in a discussion about processed dairy. He had no idea that if I took his advice I’d likely leave the contents of my bowels right there at his finish line. Open any national magazine about triathlon, cycling, or running and it’s hard to miss the plethora of professional athletes jumping on the milk bandwagon. The explosion in popularity of chocolate milk for athletes as a recovery drink was kicked off by Indiana University physiologist Joel Stager. In 2006, he published “Chocolate milk as a post-exercise recovery aid” in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. His research was done on “nine male, healthy, non-smoking, highly-trained cyclists” who performed two training sessions in the same day. The first was a 4-hour session, followed by the various recovery drinks. The second session was performed at 70% V02 max to exhaustion. His results showed that chocolate milk was almost twice as effective as the recovery product Endurox, and equaled the results garnered by Gatorade. Sports scientists have figured out that immediately after exercise our bodies are hyper-efficient at replenishing our depleted energy stores. This on-board energy source, called glycogen, allows us to run/bike/swim for about an hour without having to take in carbohydrate energy from food. Research also shows that giving the body protein right away helps the muscles repair faster from the micro-tears caused by exercise. To put it simply, carbs in the 30 minute window after exercise will refuel you, and protein will repair you. So sports nutrition companies have been trying for years to create the perfect drinkable blend of carbohydrates, protein, and micro-nutrients to help athletes recover. The faster you can recover after each workout the sooner you can train again. More training in a shorter period of time means more fitness. What makes milk such a great recovery drink? Cow’s milk is designed to grow a calf into a 1,200 pound cow, so needless to say it’s full of growth-producing nutrients. With the goals of recovery products being to replenish carbohydrate stores (glycogen), to give
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the torn muscle fibers the building blocks to rebuild stronger, and to rehydrate—chocolate milk seems custom made for the task. Kary Woodruff, Sport Dietitian at The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (TOSH) says, “Chocolate milk is not the only option for meeting recovery needs from endurance exercise, but it is a very efficient, and effective, means of doing so.” She points to the milk’s approximate ratio of 26 grams of carbohydrates, to its 8 grams of protein. At a carb to protein ratio of 3.25:1, chocolate milk falls within the accepted ratio research shows as most effective, around 3 or 4:1. It also has a high water content which helps athletes rehydrate.
So what’s the problem here? Let’s start with Stager’s research. With the sample size being just nine athletes, it’s hard to put too much weight behind such a study. Especially considering Endurox has outperformed Gatorade in previous studies, which completely contradicts Stager’s results. Most damaging however is a more recent study, from 2009, conducted by Central Washington University on a similar sample size of 10 athletes, found “no significant difference” between the commercial recovery product and chocolate milk. In this study, cyclists and triathletes depleted glycogen stores, consumed a recovery drink, then 15–18 hours later cycled to exhaustion again. It’s also important to point out that Stager’s 2006 research was funded by the Dairy and Nutrition Council Inc.
As with anything nutrition we need to ask: Who are you? What are you goals? These studies have been done on serious athletes who deplete their bodies through training most days of the week. They are also athletes who train multiple times per day. For the general public, or casual athlete, processed foods aren’t good for us, and milk is one of the most highly processed foods you can consume. In and around exercise there seems to be a good argument for high glycemic “sugary sports foods”, whether that be gels during the run or a quick recovery drink on your drive home. But with high sugar consumption now being linked to hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease—we should all think twice before consuming 6–10 teaspoons of sugar per serving in any scenario.
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HEALTH Milk also acts as an allergen and pro-inflammatory agent in the body, which is unnecessarily counterproductive for athletes. Lactose containing dairy can give you any number of symtoms that you may not attribute to dairy products. These include gas, bloating, excema, asthma, acid reflux, and systemic inflammation. That last one is the kicker, as systemic inflammation is the precursor to all disease and is almost impossible for the lay-person to detect. What about calcium!? That argument has been proven untrue. We now know the rate of bone fractures is highest in milk-drinking countries. This is likely caused by the fact that milk is acid forming (which leaches nutrients), and often damages the gut (which causes malabsorption).
And when it comes to recovery—reach for some real food. Try these dairy-free recovery mini-meals: a banana and two hard boiled eggs, Larabars (whole food bars), or Turkey slices with raisins and almonds. Sources
Chocolate milk as a post-exercise recovery aid. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16676705 Karp JR, Johnston JD, Tecklenburg S, Mickleborough TD, Fly AD, Stager JM. Dept of Kinesiology and Applied Health Science, Human Performance Laboratory, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405, USA. Acute effects of chocolate milk and a commercial recovery beverage on postexercise recovery indices and endurance cycling performance. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20029509 Pritchett K, Bishop P, Pritchett R, Green M, Katica C. Department of Health, Human Performance, and Nutrition, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA. KKerr@cwu.edu
I’ve worked with hundreds of athletes, and have seen just how insidious diary products can be. It’s not until I have clients remove all dairy products from their diets that they realize just how detrimental they have been. For those with frequent stomach upset, gas, and anyone with an asthmatic wheeze I highly recommend taking a week off any and all dairy products and see how you feel. There is zero risk in this, and a high likelihood that you’ll feel a whole lot better during your next run.
Matt Hart owns and operates Coaching Endurance LLC, through which he’s helped hundreds of athletes reach a wide range of fitness and endurance goals. Initially USA Cycling Certified as a coach, Matt now works mostly with runners and multi-sport athletes. Matt resides in Utah and practices what he preaches as a professional ultrarunner and ski mountaineer for Mountain Hardwear and Montrail. For more information on Matt, follow him on Twitter @TheMattHart. To read more of Matt’s work pick up Trail Runner Magazine, where he writes the “Ask the Coach” column each issue.
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Unless you buy organic, hormone-free milk, American dairy cows also get an unhealthy dose of drugs, including genetically engineered Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) to make sure they are lactating year round, and producing as much milk as possible. With this practice also comes a need to pump them full of antibiotics to keep them healthy. All of this ends up in the chocolate milk.
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By Jenny Willden “We have some bad news ladies. The company scheduled to provide the pampering during the race was unable to attend at the last minute,” a voice said over a loudspeaker at the starting line. Ha ha, that’s a bad joke, I thought. Then I noticed no one was laughing. Pamperfest just got pamperless. If you don’t know what Pamperfest is, let me explain. This annual women’s cycling relay is a 160-mile trek from Snowbasin Resort in Ogden to Soldier Hollow in Midway held every July. You spend time with your girl friends as you drive to each exchange and support your rider. Then you, in theory, receive professional massages, facials, and manicures along the way. So what happens when the company providing these treatments bails at the eleventh hour? If you’re the Stewart family (creators and directors of Rockwell Relay) you call for reinforcements. The results were impressive for a few hours notice: race volunteers offering hand massages, the race directors’ tweenage daughters painting fingernails, and two therapists giving full-body massages. But there’s more to this event than indulging. Teams of two or four women sign up in competitive race or non-competitive ride divisions to complete eight cycling legs with distances varying from 14.5 to 24 miles each, with a total ascent of 8777 feet and a total descent of 9530 feet. The course takes you down Trappers Loop, back up, past six beautiful reservoirs, through scenic farm country, up grueling hills, down a pine-filled canyon, ending on the outskirts of the charming, Swiss-inspired town of Midway. I wish I could say each of these legs went smoothly for our four-girl team, but Mother Nature had other plans.
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As a side note, I believe manicure-laden, girlie bike rides interest guys as much as the three-hour Bachelorette Season Finale. So here are three ways you can get in on the Rockwell Relay action without having a single fingernail painted.
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1. Volunteer. Are you a single dude looking for an active lady to love? Quit scoping out local clubs, and get to this relay. The high ratio of women to men puts the odds in your favor, and the event is a gold mine of fit, cycling-obsessed chicks. Be a knight in shining armor and offer to repair broken bikes or give hand massages. Even if you don’t score any digits, you’ll still feel great about doing good. 2. Already taken? Still volunteer! Support your spouse or girlfriend by cheering her on at the finish line and offering to grill burgers at the post-race barbecue. 3. Do a Rockwell of your own at the Moab to St. George Race. Held in every June, this 516-mile, four-rider relay is not for the faint of heart. Open to men and women, the tough course will test your mental and physical mettle as you ride three challenging legs through Utah’s backroads and two national parks to reach St. George in less than 48 hours. Sign up at rockwellrelay.com.
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Three of my girl friends—Kelly, Melissa, and Courtney—took on the Pamperfest Challenge with me, and our day began with a beautiful sunrise over Snowbasin Resort. With just 86 teams participating, crowds and lines were minimal at the start. At races, details count, and Rockwell Relay got it right. Instead of fliers that you wind up recycling, our packets were stuffed with useful goods! Each rider received a Rockwell Relay bag and sticker, PROBAR, and a fitted race tee. Teams also got a bound copy of the Race Bible, team-branded stickers for the back of the car, race bibs, a Rockwell window flag, cowbells, and tiny cards that listed each route’s directions with a bitty map for riders to carry on their bikes (brilliant). A free pancake breakfast sealed the deal for this race’s radness. (Yup, I still say rad. Don’t judge.) The lack of on-course massages was disappointing, but once our first rider got going, we focused on riding hard. As a newbie rider,
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Melissa exceeded expectations and charged through her leg. Kelly and Courtney took on steep climbs in hot sun. I brought up the rear with a rolling 14.5-miler. The race spread out fast, with many legs ridden in near solitude, but the few opportunities to pass others added excitement. At the race’s mid-day exchange, a chocolaty oasis sponsored by Velata and Geigerrig awaited us. Chocolate fondue paired with marshmallows, bananas, and cinnamon bears filled our stomachs, along with cold water to refresh our now warm supply. Pamperfest is self supported, so this mid-day treat came as a delightful surprise. As Kelly rode up the canyon for her unsupported outand-back, we stayed behind and got polka-dotted manicures from enthusiastic eleven year olds.
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But the fun abruptly ended when booming thunder invaded and rain flooded the parking lot. We expected the storm to pass, but as it grew more intense, we knew we had to get Kelly. Soaking wet, we drove up the canyon as lightning struck and found her waiting, drenched on the road side. The storm continued to rage as we drove down, so we skipped our seventh leg, which included a 1.5mile dirt (now mud) portion. Competitive teams completed this, even in the torrential downpour. Impressive!
FINISH LINE FESTIVITIES
Though on-course pampering was limited, the post-race treatments were nothing short of spoiling. A full body massage? Yes please. Roll out my tight IT band? Sure! A hand treatment from local spa product purveyor, Salt of the Earth? Yes indeedy. (The Fire and Ice Mentholinfused lotion is sweet relief to sore muscles.) Still not impressed? An adult slip-n-slide offered childhood thrills in a grown-up size. Plus, the raffle featured plentiful prizes, like jerseys, gift cards and bowling passes, all provided by race sponsors. Three from our team won—Courtney a lotion, me a case of Vitamin Water, and Kelly the grand prize...a team entry into the Rockwell Relay Moab to Zion Race! Time to up my training game for that race! To sum it up, Pamperfest didn’t go as planned, but races rarely do. I’ve run a fall half marathon in a blizzard, waited in hour long lines for a bus to a race start (twice), and found myself wearing road racing flats at what turned out to be primarily a trail race. These problems can’t always be prevented, but how a race handles them says a lot. Thankfully, the Rockwell Relay Pamperfest crew rocked their challenges. Plus, they actually care. I saw Race Director, Dan Stewart, helping out all day, taking care of an overheated rider and giving others a push start. Other staff members jumped in too, one with a massage certification worked riders’ tired muscles after the race. So if you’re looking for a ride/race that’s as relaxing as it is challenging, end your search now. Pamperfest is it. This year’s event has passed, but sign up early for next year at rockwellrelay. com and save big on registration! Or, if you can’t wait until next July, sign up for the new Arizona Pamperfest in May 2013. Visit sportsguidemag.com for more event pictures. Jenny is the Managing Editor of Outdoor Sports Guide and a self-proclaimed gear and grammar nut. She loves adventure and is happiest when riding horses or snowboarding in Utah's mountains. Llama racing and deal finding are her secret superpowers. Follow Jenny's exploits on Twitter @jennywillden.
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ORIENTEERINGBRIGHTON»11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Brighton Ski Area, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City, UT. Contact Suellen Riffkin, 801-572-0500, www.o-utah.org
September 15
ORIENTEERING-SALT LAKE CITY»3:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. City Creek Park, Northhills Drive, Salt Lake City, UT. Contact Suellen Riffkin, 801-572-0500, www.o-utah.org
October 13
ORIENTEERING-DRAPER FALL»3:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Jordan Parkway, 12300 S. 1000 W., Draper, UT. Contact Suellen Riffkin, 801-572-0500, www.o-utah.org
October 27
ORIENTEERING-SANDY FALL»3:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Sandy Hidden Valley, 2800 East Wasatch Blvd, Sandy, UT. Contact Suellen Riffkin, 801-572-0500, www.o-utah.org
CLIMBING
September 14–16
HERA WOMEN’S CANCER FOUNDATION 11TH ANNUAL CLIMB4LIFE»Climbing, yoga, and photography. Balck Diamond, Salt Lake City, UT. www.herafoundation.org/c4l-utah-2012.
CYCLING August 4
KUHL CLOTHING’S 3RD ANNUAL BASIN BASH XC RACE»#10 of the Intermountain Cup Mountain Bike Racing Series. www.intermountaincup.com
August 7–12
LARRY H. MILLER TOUR OF UTAH»America’s Toughest Stage Race August 7, Stage 1-Ogden; August 8, Stage 2-Miller Motorsports Park; August 9, Stage 3-Ogden to Salt Lake City; August 10, Stage 4-Utah County to Salt Lake City; August 11, Stage 5-“The Queen Stage” Kimball Junction to Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort; August 12, Stage 6-Park City. www.tourofutah.com
August 11
TOUR OF UTAH ULTIMATE CHALLENGE»America’s toughest one-day cycling adventure. NEW for 2012: Choose from 3 ride experiences; 3 ride distances. www.tourofutah.com, uc.dnacycling.cc
August 18
WILDFLOWER PEDALFEST»All women’s road ride. Choose from four courses: easiest Sunflower (20 miles), beginner or intermediate Sego Lily (35 miles), advanced Blazing Star (50 miles) or Mountain Bluebell (75 miles) courses. Followed by a celebration and the Womens Cycling Expo. www.wildflowerpedalfest.com
August 18
MT. OGDEN 100K»7:00 a.m.– 1:00p.m. Snowbasin, UT. 100k Ultra Endurance Mountain Bike Race. This year will offer multiple divisions for both men and women including a NEW 25k race. www.mtogden100k.com
August 24–26
HOODOO 500»The most epic and challenging ultracycling race. St. George,
thru Hurricane, Colorado City, Kanab, Carmel Junction, Bryce, Tropic, Escalante, Boulder, Torrey, Panguitch, Cedar City and back to St. George, UT. www.hoodoo500.com
August 25
NAC SUMMIT CHALLENGE» The National Ability Center Summit Challenge, 15-, 50-, 100- mile options, Park City, UT. www.summitchallenge100.org
August 25
BULLDOG GRAND TOUR» 1125 North University Ave. Provo, UT. Find us on Facebook for more info
August 25
LIFETIME GRAND FONDO» 8:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. This cycling event is open to the masses and offers long, mid and short distances for all to enjoy. Everyone from recreational amateurs to competitive cyclists are invited. www.ltgranfondo.com
August 30
LAGBRAU-LEGACY ANNUAL BIKE RIDE ACROSS UTAH»Ride from Moab to Cedar City. 10-day, 7-day and 3-day options. Les Titus, lestitus@lagbrau.com, www.lagbrau.com
September 1–3
GRUB FEST»The epicenter of cycling over Labor Day weekend will hence forth be Cedar City and Iron County, Ut. It is GRUB Fest‘s goal to have cyclist outnumber the residents and to have more bikes than cars on the roads. www.bike2bike.org
September 2–8
TOUR OF SOUTHERN UTAH»Ride 60 to 100 miles per day, from point to point in breathtaking Southern Utah. Starting in St. George, we ride to Carmel Junction (via Zion National Park), Bryce National Park, Escalante, Torrey, Panguitch, Cedar City and back to St. George. Cycling doesn’t get any better than this! Each route is a challenging adventure with awe-inspiring scenery. www.planetultra.com
September 8
LOTOJA CLASSIC»206 miles Jackson Hole, WY. The race starts in Logan, UT. and finishes in the shadows of the Teton Mountain Range. www.lotojaclassic.com
September 15
15TH ANNUAL WIDOW MAKER»10:00 a.m. Starts in Snowbird’s Gad Valley, a five mile 3,000 vertical foot climb to the top of tram. This race is for Mountain Bike only. 801-583-6281, www.sports-am.com
September 15
WONDER WOMAN CENTURY RIDE»7:30 a.m. Come experience Southern Utah County as you cycle through the beautiful rolling countryside. Choose to conquer the 30-, 70- or 100-mile event. www.foreverfitevents.com
September 21
SALT TO SAINT CYCLING RELAY»From Salt Lake City to St. George, UT. Teams of 8, 4, 2, or even solo riders The course follows Historic Highway 89 most of the way, and you’ll pass through small towns and beautiful country as you ride through the day and night. Legs vary in length and difficulty, so plan accordingly to maximize your team’s strengths. www.salttosaint.com
September 21–23
MOAB CENTURY TOUR»Moab, Ut. www.skinnytireevents.com
September 22
HEBER VALLEY CENTURY»8:00 a.m. South Field Park 1000 West 100 South, Heber City, UT. www.bike2bike.org
September 22
15TH ANNUAL WEST YELLOWSTONE-OLD FAITHFUL CYCLE TOUR» West Yellowstone, MT. www.cycleyellowstone.com
September 23–28
BICYCLE TOUR OF UTAH - ARCHES AND CANYONLANDS»2. 5 Days, 350 Miles, 18,000’ Elevation Gain. On this bicycle tour we use Moab, Utah as our basecamp. Each day we’ll ride a different route into the national parks and red rock country that surround the Moab area. www.cyclingescapes.com
September 28–30
SAN RAFAEL SWELL FALL MT. BIKE FESTIVAL»Group rides in the San Rafael area. www.biketheswell.org
October 10
RIDE IN THE CLOUDS CLOUDCROFT»New Mexico. Ladies only ride. This ride will offer 3 distances including a full century ride. www.bike2bike.org
October 13
WISH100»St. George, Utah. Ladies! Four courses will be offered: 10, 30, 60, and 100 miles. www.wish100utah.org
October 13
CITY CREEK BIKE SPRINT»10:00 a.m. Salt Lake City, UT. Starts at the mouth of City Creek Canyon and finishes at Rotary Park. For Mountain and Road Bikes. Limited parking at the canyon, please park at the State Capitol. 801-583-6281, www.sports-am.com
October 13
6 HOURS IN FROG HOLLOW»Hurricane, UT. Part of the Frog Hollow endurance series and is a great introduction to endurance racing or a fun way to train for the 25 hours in Frog Hollow race (Nov. 5-6). This year’s costume theme is “ANIMALS”. www.gropromotions.com
October 14–16
HURRICANE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL»Ride with us on some of the most stunning trails in the world with Zion National Park, UT. www.otesports.com
November 5–6
25 HOURS IN FROG HOLLOW»Hurricane, UT. Home of the longest 1 day race—ever! Mountain Bike Endurance series. Solo or teams. Register by July 31. www.gropromotions.com
FILMS, FESTIVALS, CLINICS AND EVENTS August 4
MUSIC ON THE ISLAND!» 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Antelope Island State Park, UT. The Crooked Boys! Enjoy the talents of one of the coolest cover bands in Utah. This event is free with paid park admission. Please bring camp chairs or blankets as seating is limited. Be sure to plan enough time to get dinner from the Island Buffalo Grill located at the beach (dinner
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not covered by park admission). 801-721–9569, www.stateparks.utah.gov/calendar/2012-08.
August 10
FREE MOVIE IN THE PARK»“Tangled” 7:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. Mountain View Park, Cottonwood Heights Rec Center, 7500 South 2700 East, Cottonwood Heights, UT 801-943-3190, www.cottonwoodheights.com.
August 23
BACKPACKING BASICS»7:00 p.m. at REI Sandy. Covers backpacking essentials: choosing a pack; selecting proper clothing; what's the right footwear; and understanding the basic gear you need to reach your destination.
August 30
WILD AWARE UTAH»7:00 p.m. at REI Sandy. Wildlife usually avoids contact with people, but encounters in Utah’s woods and mountains are not uncommon. With this year’s dry conditions, black bears and other wildlife are having trouble finding food, and conflicts may arise. Learn to “Be Wild Aware” with tips on how to keep a clean, odor free camp and how to hike safely from Wild Aware Utah.
September 22
MUSIC ON THE ISLAND!» 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Antelope Island State Park, UT. Boyack and Madsen! Enjoy a fun-filled evening listing to the musical talents of this mother/ daughter acoustical duo. 801-721–9569, www.stateparks.utah.gov/calendar/2012-08
September 22
HEART/STROKE WALK & RUN»7:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Sugar House Park, Salt Lake City, UT. www.heartwalkutah.org
October 26
FREE MONSTER MASH KIDS HALLOWEEN PARTY ON ICE»4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Bring your “little monsters” ages 0-12 Cottonwood Heights Rec Center, UT. Call Rachel at 801.943.3190 x. 162.
RUNNING August 3
MIDNIGHT MOON RUN 5K» 12:00 p.m. 9565 S. Highland Dr., Sandy, UT. www. sandy.utah.gov/government/parks-and-recreation/ recreation-division/races
August 3
MOONLIGHT HALF MARATHON»11:00 p.m. 800 W. 1700 S. Mapleton, UT. Instead of running in the heat of mid-morning, ever wanted to run a half marathon race in the middle of the night, under a full moon? Run in the thick of summer but at night. The thing that makes this race unique is that you can start whenever you would like. The goal is to be the first to finish after midnight. However, you are not allowed to use any timing devices. www.moonlighthalf.com
August 3–4
THE 2ND ANNUAL LEGACY MIDNIGHT RUN»Glow Stick Night Half Marathon 10:00 p.m.–2:00 a.m. North Salt Lake to Farmington, UT. This course includes glow sticks and has three distances Half 13.1 Miles, 10K, and 5K. www.legacymidnightrun.com
August 3–4
RUBY MOUNTAIN RELAY»Elko, NV. Begins in beautiful Lamoille Canyon located in Elko County, NV and stretches a 184-mile loop around the world famous Ruby Mountains before it ends in Wells, NV. 184-MILES
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August 3–4
THE TRIBAL RUN»8:30 p.m.–6:30 a.m. Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, UT. Overnight 5k trail relay. The race starts and ends at a “Base Camp” that will have a large camp fire in the middle. Four camps will surround the fire where people can set up camp for their team or “”tribe””. Set up of teams may range from a few lawn chairs to tents to a big screen TV-each team can choose. From Base Camp there will be two to four 5k routes that start and end at base camp. Everybody in a tribe is required to run each route at least once. Only one member from your tribe will be running at one time, and when he or she gets back they will pass on the Tribal Necklace to another team member. The necklace will act as the baton for each Tribe. The goal for each tribe is to complete as many 5k routes as possible. www.thetribalrun.com
August 4
VIGOR STAIR CHALLENGE» 7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. 451 South 1400 East, Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT. www.vigorutah.com
August 4
DEVIL DASH UTAH 5K OBSTACLE RACE»9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Golden Spike Event Center, 1000 North 1200 West, Ogden, UT. Mud, Blood, Beer & Cheer. www.devildash.com
August 4
JUPITER PEAK STEEPLECHASE»8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Park City, UT. A 16-mile +/- trail running loop on challenging single track trail with 3,000' of elevation gain. This event is also part of the “Triple Trail Challenge” a 3-stage race that includes the Jupiter Peak Steeplechase, Park City Full or Half Marathon and MidMountain Marathon. www.mountaintrails.org
August 4
PAROWAN CITY HALF MARATHON YANKEE MEADOW RUN»8:00 a.m. Parowan City, UT. 435-477-3331, ParowanCityVC@infowest.com, parowan.org/index.php/activities/parowan-12-marathon-2011
August 4
BAIRGUTSMAN RUN»6:00 a.m. LDS Church on Mountain Road, Fruit Heights, UT. This is a mountain run; off the map, off the grid, and you gotta be off your rocker. 11 miles total, give or take a mile or two if you get lost. You’re going scramble up Baer Canyon to Francis Peak then fly back down Baer to finish in Fruit Heights. Food and provisions at the finish line. Oldest trail run in Utah. CONQUER THYSELF! www.strideracing.com
August 4
SKYLINE HALF MARATHON•10K»9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Fairview, UT. Near Beaver Dam Reservoir. Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run and mountain walk. www.skyline10k.com
August 9–11
RUN LIKE A GIRL RETREAT» Starts Thursday at 4:00 p.m.; ends Saturday at 12:00 p.m. Zermatt, Midway, UT. All women are invited to compete in the 5K and 10K races! It’s a tough course, but once you’ve conquered Memorial Hill you’ve proven that you Run Like A Girl! Run Hard! www.sheruns.com
August 11
HALF ROAD HALF TRAIL 8K»8:00 a.m. City Creek Canyon, Salt Lake City, UT. The race begins at the mouth of the canyon, we go up half the distance on the road, we then quickly connect on the trail, and begin bushwhacking our way down the City Creek Canyon Jungle, until reaching our final destination. 801-583-6281, www.sports-am.com
August 11
CAHOOTS SALT LAKE»9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Soldier Hollow, Midway, UT. Find a friend and combine wits, strength, strategy, and stamina to negotiate a barrage of nearly two dozen unique obstacles and challenges. You’ll carry, push, pull, and roll one another over and through a variety of perils and hazards. You must rely on each other, trust each other, and work together. If you can’t hack it, don’t worry. We’ll have EMTs, mediation, and divorce attorneys standing by. Waves from 9:00-1:00 p.m. www.runcahoots.com
August 11
RUN LIKE A GIRL 5K & 10K - MIDWAY»5K - 7:15 a.m.; 10K - 7:00 a.m. Zermatt, Midway, UT. All women are invited to compete in the 5K and 10K races! www.sheruns.com
CALENDAR »running» August 18
8TH ANNUAL DAVIS COUNTY WALKS 5K WALK/ RUN & KIDS MUD RACE»7:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Legacy Events Center, 151 South 1100 West, Farmington, UT. Pre-registration by Friday, August 10th, 5 p.m. - $20 per individual (additional fee if registering online) / Seniors 60+ FREE. www.daviscountyutah.gov/dcw
August 18
SKYLINE MOUNTAIN MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON»The Marathon starts at North Fork Park, Liberty, UT. North Fork Park is located in the shadow of Ben Lomond Peak in Ogden Valley. The Half Marathon, or Half +1 as we like to call it because it is 14.1 miles, will start at the top of the North Ogden Divide. Clay Christensen, 801-234-0399, info@ skylinemarathon.com,www.skylinemarathon.com
Everyone from the pretty princesses to the filthiest of female slop jocks is bound to enjoy the down right dirty goodness that Kiss Me Dirty obstacle courses offer. www.kissmedirty.com
August 25
UTAH RUNNER GIRLS HALF MARATHON & 5K»7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ladies First! www.utahrunnergirls.com, www.t3triathlon.com
August 25
FISH LAKE RELAY»Begins at an elevation of almost 9,000 feet at Central Utah’s beautiful Fish Lake. The route is 60 miles, climbing and dipping through some of the most beautiful mountain areas in Utah. The relay ends at Richfield’s City Park on Main Street. www.fishlakerelay.com
August 25
BEAVER OUTLAW RUN HALF MARATHON/5K»600 N. 900 E. Beaver, UT. A beautiful run following the North Creek Loop, running through juniper trees and looking up at the scenic Tushar Mountains, finishing back at the park. www.outlawrun.net
RIVALRY RELAY»Do you sweat RED or BLUE? It’s time to prove it. This eventis a unique opportunity for all Cougar and Ute fans to show their support for their team in a friendly running competition. Sixty miles of picturesque landscape separate the start and finish line near Rice Eccles and Lavell Edwards stadium, and you get to run it! info@rivalryrelay.com, www.rivalryrelay.com
PARK CITY MARATHON»6:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. 6:30 a.m. start for the Full Marathon / 6:45 a.m. for the Half. www.mountaintrails.org
SOUTHEAST TOWNSHIP DAYS 10K & 10 MILER»Dimple Dell Park, Sandy UT. 801-597-9811, trailmix10k@yahoo.com, www.wasatchracing.org
KISS ME DIRTY RACE SERIES - SALT LAKE CITY, UT»8:30 a.m. Wanna get a little... dirty?
BD STORE HIDDEN PEAK HUSTLE»8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
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August 25
RUN FOR THE WOLVES»Salt Lake City, UT. 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Choose between a 5K Run or 1.5-mile Walk for the Wolves. Near the intersection of North Campus Dr and Red Butte Canyon Rd., where the Bonneville Shoreline Trail crosses Red Butte Canyon Rd. $25 registration at www.active.com/running/salt-lake-city-ut/run-for-thewolves-2012
August 26
ASPEN BACKCOUNTRY MARATHON»Aspen, CO. 26.2 miles almost exclusively on dirt trails and finishing in the heart of downtown Aspen. www.aspenbackcountrymarathon.com
September 1
BEAR LAKE MONSTER HALF MARATHON, 10K, 5K»8:00 a.m. 13.1-mile trail run into foothills above Bear Lake. 10k and 5k options available. Half Marathon has 1,200 feet of vertical gain. www.bearlakemonsterrun.com
September 1
SALT LAKE HALF MARATHON & RELAY»7:00 a.m. Little Dell Bridge to The Marriott University Park Hotel. 801-583-6281, www.sports-am.com
September 3
PRESTIGE UTAH HALF MARATHON»Salt Lake City, UT. Prestige Qualifier’s Half Marathon 8:00 a.m., Prestige Charity Half Marathon 8:10 a.m., Handcycle: 7:50 a.m. www.prestigehalfmarathon.com
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September 3
ARTS-KIDS FUNKY 5K»Park City, UT. 8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. www.funky5k.athlete360.com, www.arts-kids.org/events-funky-5k
September 7–8
WASATCH 100»5:00 a.m. The Wasatch Front 100-Mile Endurance Run stretches from Layton, Utah to The Homestead in Midway, Utah and covers some of the most beautiful scenery the Wasatch Mountains have to offer. There is a cumulative elevation gain of approximately 26,882 feet, as well as a cumulative loss of approximately 26,131 feet throughout the course. Begins just past the entrance to the East Mountain Wilderness Park about 1/2 mile east of Highway 89 east of the Davis County Animal Shelter (about 17 miles north of Salt Lake City). www.wasatch100.com
September 7–8
RED ROCK RELAYZION»Starts at Brian Head Ski Resort, end at Zion National Park. The 187-mile Two-Day Adventure. www.redrockrelay.com
September 8
VIGOR BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON 13.1»6:00 a.m. Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City, UT. Starts at Solitude Mountain Resort, finish Old Mill One Building 6322 South 3000 East, Cottonwood Heights, UT. www.vigorutah.com/project/vigor-13-1/
September 8
BEAR LAKE OUTDOOR HERITAGE DAYS 5K»Garden City, UT. 5K Walk/www.bearlake.org
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September 8
HALF IRON 70.0 RACE» 801-335-4940, www.bearlake.org/calendar. www.bearlakebrawl.com
September 8
FALL RACING WITH PASSION 5K»7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Uatah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Ut. www.racingwithpassion.com
September 8
SPANISH FORK HALF MARATHON & 5K»7:00 a.m. Spanish Fork 5K starts at 8:00 a.m. www.spanishforkhalf.com
September 8
MID MOUNTAIN MARATHON»8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Park City, UT. A stunningly scenic single-track trail begins at just under 8,100' and peaks out at 8,400' as it traverses Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain Resort and The Colony before descending to the Canyons base area at 6,800'. This event is also part of the “Triple Trail Challenge” a 3-stage race that includes the Jupiter Peak Steeplechase, Park City Full or Half Marathon and Mid-Mountain Marathon. www.mountaintrails.org
September 8
September–22
CAUSE FOR PAWS UTAH’S STRUT YOUR MUTT 2012 DOG PACK»9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Liberty Park, SLC, UT. www.utahpets.org
September 22
DIRTY DASH UTAH FALL»9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Solder Hollow, Midway, UT. Mud run with 5.5-mile course or 3.5-mile shortcut. 1-mile Piglet Plunge for kids from 2-12. www.thedirtydash.com
September 22
BIG COTTONWOOD MARATHON & HALF»6:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Run down Big Cottonwood Canyon at this inaugural race! Scenic, fast half and full marathon. info@bigcottonwoodmarathon.com, www.bigcottonwoodmarathon.com
September 23
XTERRA TRAIL RUNNING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP»9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Snowbasin, Ogden, UT. The XTERRA Trail Run Nationals will host the championship half marathon along with 5km and 10km fun runs. No qualification is necessary. 877-XTERRA-1, www.xterratrailrun.com
September 28
OGDEN VALLEY AMAZING RAISE HALF MARATHON, 10K, 5K»7:00 a.m. Wolf Mountain, Ogden Valley, UT. www.amazingraise.com
THE BEAR 100 ENDURANCE RUN»Begins at the mouth of Logan Dry Canyon, Logan, Utah to Fish Haven, Idaho. www.bear100.com
NORDICTRACK TOP OF UTAH MARATHON»Logan, UT. This is a majestic and fast marathon course that runs down Blacksmith Fork Canyon and through small towns into Logan. The course passes through beautiful downtown before finishing at Merlin Olsen Park. There is a 5k also. www.topofutahmarathon.com
M.A.D. 10K, 5K AND KIDS RUN»9:00 a.m. Vernal, UT. www.madrunseries.com/vernal
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HIDDEN PEAK CHALLENGE 6K»10:00 a.m. Snowbird, UT. An exhilarating run that begins at the Snowbird Plaza, onto Ski School. We finish on top of Hidden Peak 4, miles and 3000 vertical foot climb. 801-583-6281, www.sports-am.com
September 15
RACING CANE 10K/5K/1K»8:00 a.m. Mountain View High School – 645 W. Center Street, Orem, UT. www.run13.com
September 15
MOAB’S ALPINE TO SLICKROCK 50»Moab, UT. www.ultrasignup.com, www.grassrootsevents.net/home/mas-50/
September 15
SAVE YOUR SKIN 10K RACE & 2-MILE AWARENESS WALK»West Bountiful Park, UT. www.saveyourskin10k.com
September 22
GOLDEN LEAF HALF MARATHON»Aspen, CO. 13.1 miles/980’ gain/1,712’ descent. www.goldenleafhalfmarathon.com
September 22
UINTAH HALF MARATHON»7:00 a.m. Vernal, UT. www.uintahrecreation.org
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LAYTON MARATHON - 26.2, 13.1, 10K, 5K»6:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Layton, UT. Starts on Antelope Island and crosses it 10 miles with a rolling terrain of Buffalo, Deer and other wildlife then goes 7 miles across a causeway that splits the Great Salt Lake then finishes in Layton City. Great course and extremely flat so it is easy on the knees. This course is also the only course in Utah to qualify runners for the Olympics and a World Record in Guinness. It is also a Boston Qualifier. www.laytonmarathon.com
September 29
WILD STAMPEDE 5K RUN FOR WILDLIFE AND KIDS DASH»8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Hogle Zoo, SLC, UT. 801-583-6281, www.sports-am.com, www.utahaazk.org
September 29
WOMAN OF STEEL RELAY RUN»7:00 a.m. This is a single-day women’s only running relay! Each team consists of 3-6 people, you choose your team. Each team member will run three to six ~3 mile legs (depending on the size of the team) in leap-frog fashion. Located in beautiful Heber Valley, you will start and finish at one of Utah’s top resorts where you will be treated like a queen! www.triutah.com
October 6
ST. GEORGE MARATHON»St. George, UT. www.stgeorgemarathon.com
October 6
OPERATION 6 HALF, 10K & 5K»7:00 a.m. Butterfield Park Way, Herriman, UT. 801-608-7855, admin@operation61.org, www.operation61.org
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OKTOBERFEST 5K FUN RUN»Kiwanis Park, Provo, UT. This 5K consists of three 1-mile laps and crazy obstacles throughout the course. www.runoktoberfest.com
October 6
DAM HALF MARATHON» 8:00 a.m. Not running St. George? This is the race for you. A stunningly beautiful and challenging halfmarathon which starts on Deer Creek Dam at the top of Provo Canyon and follows the trail along the north side of the lake (the first 8 miles are on a great trail), then through quaint Midway and finishing at the Wasatch County Events Center. www.midwayrunningclub.com
October 6
YES CHAMPIONSHIP 50K»9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Jordanelle Reservoir Park City, UT. www.yesendurancesports.com
October 6–7
YELLOWSTONE-TETON EDURANCE RACE»100-mile and 50-mile road races that traverse from Yellowstone National Park along the beautiful Scenic By-way to the door step of the Teton National Park. New RELAY DIVISION this year! www.dreamchaserevents.com
October 13
THE PINK HALF MARATHON AND 5K»9:00 a.m. Women’s race. Newpark Towne Center, Park City, UT. www.thepinkseries.com
October 13
INAUGURAL UTAH MARATHON, HALF, 5K, BIKE TOUR»Salt Lake City, UT. www.utahmarathon.com
TRIUTAH ULTIMATE RELAY»6:00 a.m. a single-day triathlon relay covering over 126.5 miles of Northern Utah’s best water, roads, and trails! The event will proceed in triathlon fashion of swimming, biking, and running four times to connect Pineview Reservoir, East Canyon Reservoir, Echo Reservoir, Jordanelle Reservoir and culminate near Wasatch Mountain State Park for finish line activities in Midway, UT! www.triutah.com
August 6–9
SNOWBIRD MULTI-SPORT MOUNTAIN CAMP»8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Multi-sport camp for 10-15 year olds. For more info, go to www.snowbird.com, www.greatbasincoaching.com
August 11
PARK CITY TRIATHLONS»7:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The last race of this year’s Trifecta Series! In spectacular Park City, UT. www.bbsctri.com/park-city
August 11
HERRIMAN BLACK RIDGE TRIATHLON»Black Ridge Reservoir, Herriman, UT. www.racetri.com
August 18
HURT IN THE DIRT»9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. Ogden, UT. www.getoutandlive.org
August 18
TRIATHAMOM»A fully supported, non-competitive, women only triathlon. Make no mistake, this is a REAL triathlon, (300 yard swim, 12 mile bike ride, and 5k run). Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center, 5624 S. Cougar Ln (4800 W.) Kearns, UT. www.gotriathamom.com
August 22
TRIATHLON & MULTISPORT August 3–4
August 4
5K FOAM FEST, OGDEN»Fort Bueneventura Park, Ogden, Ut. A one of a kind event. The newest and craziest race to hit the nation! We make it a fun and exciting challenge for experienced and beginner runners alike. We pack the race with obstacles of all sorts. www.5kfoamfest.com
FREE FAMILY PREP CLINIC- MURRAY YOUTH AND FAMILY TRIATHLON»Prep for Labor Day Event. Meet at Murray Park at 6 PM. Clinic is free www.greatbasincoaching.com
August 25
BEAR LAKE BRAWL TRIATHLON - SPR/OLY»7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Garden City, UT. www.bearlakebrawl.com
August 25
WOMEN ROCK TRIATHLON»7:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Rockport State Park, Peoa, UT. www.bbsctri.com/women-rock
August 25
VIKINGMAN»7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Burley, Hayden, ID. Half and Olympic duathlon. Aquathon and teams too. www.vikingman.org
August 25
THE UTAH HALF TRIATHLON»The Flattest & Fastest Half in the West! Utah County, Provo City, and Utah State Park are pleased to present the UTAH HALF... a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, and 13.1mile run. www.racetri.com
August 31– September 1
MAN VS MUD»The American West Heritage Center, Wellsville, UT. Prepare yourself for what has been voted as Utah’s best mud run! Costumes, heavily encouraged. 435-213-4227, admin@manvsmud.com, www.manvsmud.com
September 1
LUNATIC TRIATHLON»5:00 a.m. Get caught up in the lunacy as you compete in a 5K run, 9 mile bike ride, and 300-yard swim under the nearly full moon. Starts at the Price City Desert Wave Pool and Washington Park located at 240 East 500 North Price, UT. 435-636-3702, recinfo@carbon.utah.gov, www.carbonrec.com
September 1
AQUA TRIATHLON»Provo, UT. 7:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. www.aquatriathlon.com
September 3
SOUTH DAVIS LABOR DAY TRIATHLON»7:00 a.m. Bountiful, UT. Sprint, Kids’, Super Sprint, Relay 3 person distances available. Scott McDonald, scott@ southdavisrecreation.com, 801-298-6220, www.southdavisrecreation.com
September 3
MURRAY YOUTH AND FAMILY TRIATHLON»8:00 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. An Entry Level Triathlon for Everyone! Race is in Murray Park, Murray, UT.
September 8
BEAR LAKE BRAWL TRIATHLON - HALF IRON 70.3»7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Garden City, UT. www.bearlakebrawl.com
September 8
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2012 “I CAN TRI” TRIATHLON»Sandy, UT. 100-M Swim/9-mile bike/3.1 mile run. www.sandy.utah.gov/ government/parks-and-recreation/special-events/ triathlon.
September 8
CAMP YUBA TRIATHLON»8:15 a.m. Yuba, UT. www.racetri.com
September 15
KOKOPELLI TRIATHLONS»7:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, UT. www.bbsctri.com/kokopelli
September 15
CHRC 1 HOUR TRIATHLON»7:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. CHRC 1 hour triathlon is a fun event that tests you to complete as much distance as possible in the allotted amount of time. 10-minute swim, 30-minute cycle, 20-minute run. garrett@cottonwoodheights.com,
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September 22
XTERRA UTAH OFF-ROAD TRIATHLON»9:20 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Snowbasin, UT. We offer XTERRA Utah in two distances. The full distance race is 1500m swim / 28km mountain bike / 10km trail run. The sport distance is a 750m swim / 19K mountain bike / 5K trail run race held in conjunction with the USA Championship event. No qualification is necessary. 877-751-8880, www.xterrautah.com.
September 23–29
GRAND TO GRAND ULTRA »A unique event – the first and only self supported stage footrace in North America. It is the first stage race to start from the awe— inspiring north rim of the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and finish on the summit of the Grand Staircase, one of the world’s most iconic geological formations. 6 Stages, 7 Days, Self-Supported foot race, 160 miles. Terry Madl, 847-894-0461, terry@g2gultra.com, www.g2gultra.com
October 13–14
TOUGH MUDDER, UTAH»Miller Moter Sports Park, Tooele, UT. Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 miles, 25 obstacles designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie. www.toughmudder.com
WATERSPORTS August 11
DEER CREEK OPEN WATER MARATHON SWIM»Deer Creek, UT. Choose from 1-mile, 5K, 10K and 10-mile swims with wetsuit and nonwetsuit divisions. www.deercreekopenwater.com
August 11–12
LITTLE AMERICA’S CUP REGATTA»Sail with the Fremont Lake Yacht Club & the Utah Sailing Association on the pristine glacial waters of Fremont Lake, Wyoming. Skippers meeting and registration 10:00 am at the Lakeside Lodge. 3 races Saturday, followed by Dinner party, 2 races Sunday, followed by awards. Jason Essington 307-367-4819 or Brett Bingham 801-815-2521, www.utahsailing.com
August 31– September 3
LABOR DAY WEEKEND & LABEAU LE MANS GRAND PRIX 20»Sail with the Utah Sailing Association on the gorgeous turquoise waters of Bear Lake! September 1st Labeau Le Mans Grand Prix 20 at Rendezvous Beach. Skippers meeting and registration 10:00am at the Willow #3 Pavilion, Brett Bingham 801-815-2521, www.utahsailing.com
August 25-26
STAND UP PADDLEBOARD CHANNEL CHALLENGE AND PARADE OF PUPS»Jordanelle Reservoir, UT. Channel Challenge on Saturday, which pairs members of the media with the public for an on-water obstacle course relay. Sunday’s Parade of Pups invites you to enter your four-legged friend in a paddleboard dog show with races and relays. A fun weekend for your whole family! www.utahpaddlesurfing.com
October 6
OKTOBERFEST»Join the Utah Sailing Association for an Autum sail & beach party at Pine View Reservoir! Meet at the Port boat ramp 12:30pm weather permitting. Brett Bingham j4 801-815-2521, www.utahsailing.com
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