Gunnison River Festival is going to start from June 26 and it will continue till June 28 at Gunnison Whitewater Park. This year the organizers are planning to make the event much bigger and better than 2008. The Down River Race on the Upper Taylor was a big success last year. This year the success rate will be more, expects the organizers.

Gunnison Multi-Sport Race & Endurance Climbing

Last year competitors raved about the new wave at the Gunnison White Water Park and this is the reason that this year the festival has been scheduled to be during peak flows for their wave and right after FIBARK.

This time one can also enjoy there the Gunnison Loco-Motive Multi-Sport Race and Gunnison Glory Endurance Climbing Festival, a river-boarding demo, and also slalom course to complement the freestyle, boatercross, and the hilarious Build-your-own boat race.

In this festival athletes of all calibers will be testing their paddling, mountain biking and trail running prowess. They will begin the race by running a short lap through the Whitewater Park. After that they will be hopping in their kayaks or duckies for a scenic voyage down the Gunnison River. It will be an incredible journey for the athletes through the expansive and scenic BLM lands encompassing Gunnison.

Date: June 27th 9:00 a.m.

Venue:
Gunnison Whitewater Park

Race:
Full Loco-Motive – 4 mile paddle, 26 mile mountain bike, 10k run
Half Loco-Motive – 4 mile paddle, 13 mile mountain bike, 5k run

Competitor Categories:
19 and under, 20-39, 40+
Teams are 1 Category: male, female or coed

$1500 purse

Mailing Address:
Benjamin Johnson
221 N Teller
Gunnison, CO 81230

For more information please visit the official website.