Gunnison Trails Big Saturday

  

From Gunnison Trails:

Saturday October 22 – Gunnison Trails Big Saturday!

• 10am – the first annual Pummeler’s Butt 10-mile  (10-mile course map, click here), 5-mile (5-mile course map, click here), and 3-mile (3-mile course map, click here) trail running (hiking, slogging, crawling!) races at Hartman Rocks. Also, 2-mile and 1-mile distances for kids, and kids run and ride for free! The Pummeler’s Butt is a burly trail race that will start directly up V-Drop, then onto Ring Dike, Rattlesnake, Tech Becks, etc., etc. This is no pansy trail race. $15 entry fee. More details to come. Kids Races, too: After the start of the Pummeler’s Butt, we’ll have two kids races on a very spectator-friendly, one-mile long circuit at the base area. It has a hill in it – the climb up Lower Jacks – and the whee ones will get to try out their trail running skills. Depending on our numbers, we may run a one-lap and a two-lap race.
• 2pm – Growler Series Finals mountain bike race AKA, Two Weeks Before the Abyss (course map, click here. 20 and 10-mile courses). A classic, singletrack heavy off-road bicycling contest also at the Hartman Rocks area on BLM public lands. Categories will be: Long Course Expert, Long Course Sport (same course; around 20 miles), and Short Course (around 10 miles). Men’s and Ladies categories. $15 entry fee.  Kid’s races, too.
• Dual-Sport Contest! – Pummeler’s Butt and Growler Finals combined time for athletes with diverse skill sets.
• 4-8pm - Gunnison Trails Big Saturday! Dinner Party! at KOA Dave’s place – Just what it sounds like. Food and drink provided. This party is open to all Gunnison Trails supporters and anyone curious about what Gunnison Trails does. Dinner Party! is free. We will have a short program where Gunnison Trails’ mission, functions and projects will be outlined. Also, 2011 volunteers will be recognized. An inquiry about the availability of 9 Inch Nails to play at this party was submitted on their website. As of now, we have not heard back. More details to come.

Sunday October 23 – Rain (snow?) date for Gunnison Trails Big Saturday! Would that then be Big Sunday!?