Long before they line up on the start line for a cross-country race in the fall, Summit County’s student-athletes put in long miles and hard work during the summer. While most of the high school.
Very few things can beat an early evening trail run as summer approaches. Add a little bit of competition, and this experience becomes even more elevated. The Breckenridge Recreation Department hosted its second Summit Trail.
A Summit County summer sporting staple and its trailblazing mountain-bike-loving tribe will return to the trails of the county Sunday, Aug. 15, through Friday, Aug. 20, after missing 2020 due to the pandemic. The six-day,.
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One of Summit County’s summer sporting staples, the Firecracker 50 mountain bike race, returned to its rightful place on the Fourth of July in Breckenridge after missing 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s like seeing a child that moved away and came back after a couple of years,” event director Jeff Westcott said, “because this event is 20 years old it’s like my kid.”
Westcott credited the 93 local volunteers all along the race course for helping to put the race on in a world-class fashion.
“I think the reason why the race has enjoyed such longevity is because of the volunteers on course,” Westcott said. “For a rider to be able to race 50 miles and be able to count on a hand up and not really on a Camelbak (backpack) is really unique. The energy out there it’s so well supported.”