Editor’s Pick: 30th Annual Mt. Sopris Runoff

Aspen Daily News Staff Report
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.