Calendar ADVENTURE RACING 10.11.08—Suzuki 24 Hours of Moab: Moab, UT. www.grannygear.com/Races/Moab/ 11.7-9.08—Adenture racing: GoLite USARA Adventure Race National Championships, 7am, Blue Ridge, GA, 512-873-1205, www.usara.com
CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKING EVENTS 10.11-12.08—Annual 24 Hours of Moab Mountain Bike Race : 304-259-5533, www.grannygear.com ROAD CYCLING EVENTS 10.4.08—Moab Century Tour: 435-259-2698, www.skinnytirefestival.com 10.11.08—City Creek Bike Sprint: sports-am.com
FILMS FESTIVALS CLINICS AND EVENTS 11.24.08—Teton Gravity Reasearch: Under the Influence. Our Lady of the Snows. Doors open at 7:30pm, movie starts at 8:00 p.m. Don’t miss Alta’s premier of Under the Influence, Teton Gravity Research’s newest 16mm HD ski and snowboard movie, showcasing the outstanding riding of today’s top mountain athletes. TGR scattered the planet filming virgin spines in Alaska, cowboy-style park jumps at Grand Targhee, pillow popping lines deep in the Northwest and relentless powder in the Jackson Hole backcountry. Under the Influence examines the people, places, and movements that inspires us to ride. For more info and to view the trailer, click over to:www.tetongravity.com.
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8.23-10.5.08—Snowbird’s Mountain Madness Sale: Snowbird Center Plaza Deck, Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, Highway 210, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Open daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., and until dusk on select Oktoberfest Weekends, 801933-2222, www.snowbird.com 8.29-10.08—Sniagrab: Murray5550 So. 900 E., Orem- 643 E. University Pkwy., Riverdale- 1060 W. Riverdale Road, (801) 263-3633, www.sportsauthority.com 10.TBD.08—Christy Sports Olympus Hills: 3955 S. Wasatch Blvd at the Olympus Hills Shopping Center, 801-272-5550, Huge selection and prices on last year’s ski and snowboard gear. 10.TBD.08—Sports Den Swap: 1350 Foothill Dr., Salt Lake City, 801-943-4889 10.TBD.08—Park City Snowboard Team 28
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Snowboard Swap: Park City Mountain Resort First Time lower parking lot, 435-615-8839 10.18.08—Black Diamond Swap: 2092 East 3900 South, Holladay, 7am-noon 801-278-0233 10.24-25.08—Rowmark Ski Swap: 970 East 800 South, Salt Lake City, 801-355-7494 11.7-8.08—St. Lawrence Thrift Store Annual Ski and Snowboard Sale: 90 North 100 West, Heber City, 435-657-0209 11.TBD.08—Soldier Hollow Pre Winter Ski Sale: Soldier Hollow Legacy Foundation Lodge at Soldier Hollow, Midway, 435-654-2002 11.7-9.08—Park City Ski Team Swap: Basin Recreation Field House at New Park 1388 New Main Street, Kimball Junction, 435-649-8749, www.parkcityskiteam.org
OLYMPIC VENUES 2008—Junior Hockey Leagues: Utah Olympic Oval, 569-0590, cundsky@aol.com, www.olyparks.com 2008—Olympic Biathlon Experience: Soldier Hollow: 435-654-2002, www.soldierhollow.com 2008—Senior Hockey Leagues: Utah Olympic Oval, 801-759PUCK, www.gslhahockey.com, www.olyparks.com 2008—Soccer Leagues: Utah Olympic Oval, with a variety of high school, co-ed and adult leagues, 801-963-7127, alex.krelo@olyparks.com, www.olyparks.com WINTER 2008—Luge Introduction Camps: 6:15-9:30 pm, Cost: $75, 435-658-4208, sportservices@olyparks.com, www.olyparks.com WINTER 2008—Nordic Jumping Camps: www.axisfreeride.com, www.olyparks.com WINTER 2008—Slopestyle Intro: Aerial Intros also available, 435-6582FLY (2359), www.axisfreeride.com, www.olyparks.com WINTER 2008—VISA Learn to Fly—Ski Jumping Camps: 5-12 years of age, Dates & Times: TBD, 435-6587660 Ext. 104, nsf@xmission.com, www.nsfparkcity.org
REI Sandy City 10.9.08—SINK OR SWIM: GRAND CANYON RIVER RUNNING, 7pm, Steven Wesley Law presents “Sink or Swim” a documentary in which he, an apprentice boatman, attempts to navigate his raft through some of
North America’s biggest and craziest whitewater. 10.16.08—GPS 101. 7pm SALT LAKE CITY – 10.7.08—SINK OR SWIM: GRAND CANYON RIVER RUNNING, 7pm Steven Wesley Law presents “Sink or Swim” a documentary in which he, an apprentice boatman, attempts to navigate his raft through some of North America’s biggest and craziest whitewater. 10.14.08—ECOTOURISM IN COSTA RICA: 7pm 10.16.08—WINTER BIKE COMMUTING: 7pm 10.21.08—DRESS FOR IT AND EXPERIENCE MORE: WOMEN’S WORKSHOPS, 7pm Fall and winter are coming and there’s no need to change your outdoor activity plans, just change your wardrobe. Every participant receives a goodie bag, valuable discount offers on top outdoor brands, the chance to win great prizes, information about trails near you. COMMUNITY & REI SPONSORED EVENTS: 10.11.08—JOSIE JOHNSON MEMORIAL RIDE: 11am, Annual ride held in remembrance to those killed in car collisions while riding their bicycles. The ride is free with no registration required. www.utahbikes.org
RUNNING EVENTS RUNNING GROUPS AND OTHER 10.11.08—HAFB Firehouse 10K & 5K: 8:00 a.m., HAFB Layton, UT, 801-728-9121 10.12.08—9th Annual Run For The Hills 10K, 5K and kids 1K: 1:30 p.m., I. J. & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center, 2 North Medical Dr., Salt Lake City, UT. http://www.slcjcc.org 10.19.08—The Other Half: 10 am, Hwy 128 (the River Road) near Moab, 435-259-4525, moabhalfinfo@citlink.net, www.moabhalfmarathon.org 10.25.08—American Fork Halloween 5K: 7:00 p.m., 454 N. Center, American Fork, UT, 801-756-5110 10.25.08—Ogden Valley 50 Ultra Marathon: 5:00 a.m., Mountain Green, UT, 801-728-9121 10.25.08—Save-A-Sister 10K & 5K: 9:00 a.m., Dixie Center St. George, UT, 435-627-4560 11.1.08—First Dam Run 5K & 10K: 10:00 a.m., Merlin Olsen Park - Logan, UT, 435-755-9543 11.1.08—Zeitgeist Half Marathon: 10:00 a.m., Boise, ID, www.zhalfmarathon.com 11.8.08—Butch Cassidy 5K & 10K: 9:45
a.m., Springdale, UT, 435-772-3434 ext. 106 11.8.08—Turkey Trot 5K Run: 9:00 am, Lone Peak Park, 10140 South 700 East, 801-568-2900, parksandrec@sandy.utah.gov, www.sandy.utah.gov/parks 11.8.08—Squatter’s Chasing Tail Ale 5K Benefit for Utah Animal-Assisted Therapy Association: 9:00 am, on-site registration begins at 7:30 am in heated Activity Barn, Wheeler Farm, 801-280-1855, info@uaata.org, www.uaata.org 11.27.08—Cold Turkey 6K Run: Starts at the Capitol, up City Creek Canyon for 1 mile, turn around and Finish at Memory Grove, sports-am.com 11.27.08—Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/ Walk: 9:00 a.m., 165 S. Orem, UT, 801-223-7010 11.27.08—Ogden Thanksgiving Day Run/Walk: 5 Mile Run/Two Mile Walk, 9:00 a.m., 5475 South 500 East Ogden, UT, 801-479-2255 11.27.08—Utah Human Race: 8:00 a.m., Draper City Park Draper, UT, www.utahhumanrace.org National/International runs: 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, full Marathon 10.2.08—City of Santa Clarita Marathon: 7:00 aM, Santa Clarita, CA, 661-286-4018, pdowning@santaclarita.com, www.scmarathon.org 10.4.08—16th Annual NH Marathon and Craft Show: 9am at Newfound Memorial Middle School on Lake Street in Bristol, NH, 603-744-3335 www.nhmarathon.com littletown@metrocast.net 10.11.08—ING Hartford Marathon: Team Relay, Half Marathon, 5K, Kids KBushnell Park, Hartford, www.Hartfordmarathon.com, 860-652-8866 10.12.08—Ottawa Fall Colours Marathon: 9:00 a.m., Cumberland Heritage Village Museum– Ottawa, ON, 613-859-3608, info@somersault.ca, www.somersault.ca 10.12.08—Rogers Television Half Marathon, 5 & 10 Km Runs & Michael’s Most Excellent 1 km Turkey Trot: 9:40 am, Cumberland Heritage Village Museum– Ottawa, ON, 613-859-3608, info@somersault.ca, www.somersault.ca 10.19.08—Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon: 8:00, David D. Hunting YMCA, 475 Lake Michigan Drive, Grand Rapids, MI, 616-293-3145, cooladventures@aol.com, http:// www.grandrapidsmarathon.com 10.19.08—Toronto Marathon: Marathon:9:00 am, Half
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