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La Sportiva Boneyard Boogie     |   May 19, 2012    |  9 a.m.    |   Eagle    |   Course Map    |    Directions 

Day-of registration will be open from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Eagle Pool and Ice Rink. Pre-registered racers can pick up their bibs at the start. This is a point to point run with a one mile distance between start and finish, please coordinate accordingly. We encourage everyone to park at the Eagle Pool and take a warm-up run to the Eagle Valley Middle School for the start of the race. Parking will also be available at Eagle Valley Middle School near the start. There will be shuttle service provided to race participants from the pool to the trailhead.

The Boneyard Boogie is a 10K trail run starting at the entrance to the Bluffs BLM Trail head parking lot in Eagle and working your way up the dirt road following the single track to the left at the top of the hill. The trail continues on switchbacking singletrack through heavily wooded BLM area emerging from the trees and into rolling sagebrush fields; you will encounter some trail splits along the way along with some short burst climbs. The single track trail descends to the pool/ice rink trail from above the East Eagle connection for an extended downhill run to the finish.

Racers will enjoy a free brunch at the Dusty Boot in Eagle Ranch, following the race. Prizes will be presented to the top three finishers of each age group at each race, with series prizes awarded to the top three finishers who compete in at least five events. Raffle prize drawings also will be held at each awards ceremony featuring products from area merchants and national companies.

The Boneyard Boogie is the first scoring race in the La Sportiva Vail Mountain Trail Running Series, Colorado's premier trail running series, which is celebrating its 15th season. The seven-race series runs May through September and includes distances ranging from a 5k (3.2 miles) to a half marathon (13.1 miles). The race series was named Best Race Series in 2005 and 2008, the Vail Half Marathon named Most Scenic Race in 2010 and the Vail HillClimb was honored as the best non-ultra race in 2011 by readers of Colorado Runner magazine.