For 30 consecutive years runners have reveled in the beauty and
challenge of completing in the Mt. Sopris Runoff, which will make a
return appearance on Saturday, July 26.

The course begins at the 7-11 in Downtown Basalt and ends at Sopris
Park in Carbondale where the Carbondale Mountain Fair will be in full
swing. The race is one of the longest and most challenging in the
Roaring Fork Valley. The 16.5-mile course ascends approximately 1,500
feet on West Sopris Creek Road, and then descends 1,800 feet on Prince
Creek Road into Carbondale.

Pre-registration forms are available at Ute Mountaineer in Aspen,
Basalt Bike and Ski, Ajax Bike in Carbondale and Summit Canyon in
Glenwood.

The race will start promptly at  8 a.m. Registration on the
morning of the race begins at 7:15 a.m.  For more information call
Bruce Gabow at 927- 4135.