| BY JOHN MEYER, JMEYER@DENVERPOST.COM
Hi, friends! Hey, what are you doing on Aug. 9? If you're a runner, may I recommend the Georgetown to Idaho Springs half marathon? It's one of my favorite races, and this will be its 47th year. The course elevation drops from 8,500 feet at Georgetown Lake to 7,500 feet at the Idaho Springs ballfields, mostly on the Interstate 70 frontage road. It's very scenic, and I
'm always amazed how runners hardly notice the interstate or the vehicle noise it creates. Runners park in Idaho Springs and take buses to the start. It's often very chilly at the start, and it's likely to be pretty warm at the finish. Trust me, if you haven't done it, and you do it this year, you'll be back for more. Heads up High temperatures in the metro area are forecast to hit 93 degrees on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
There will be a chance of afternoon thunderstorms all three days. High temperatures in mountain towns near Denver will be in the low 60s. Highs in Rocky Mountain National Park will hit 63 on Friday, 64 on Saturday and Sunday, with a high chance of thunderstorms on Friday.
Construction has resumed on the Mount Blue Sky highway near Summit Lake, a project that required keeping the popular road to the 14,266-foot summit closed for this summer. Crews are optimistic the road will reopen next spring as planned. (Michelle Peulen, Siete Inc./Provided by Tracy Trulove)
Your Weekly 5: - Mount Blue Sky road repair resumed this week; highway should reopen on schedule next spring, officials say
- Breckenridge adding wildflower advisories online to keep peepers up to date
- Colorado bears join Red Rocks concertgoers for Russ show
- 3 brand new trails to try in Boulder, Fort Collins and Golden
- New golf course planned in south Aurora
Worth Your Time 
Four all-terrain wheelchairs suitable for people with disabilities to use on trails at Rocky Mountain National Park
are available as free rentals at the Estes Park Mountain Shop, through a partnership with the non-profit Rocky Mountain Conservancy. Three of the chairs are new this year. (Provided by Estes Park Mountain Shop) More than 100 new accessible picnic tables, four all-terrain wheelchairs, and coming soon, a detailed trail guide
Get Yourself Outdoors 
Hikers walk along the road in Waterton Canyon on June 28, 2021 in Littleton, Colorado. With the South Platte river running alongside the area
is a popular place for hiking, running, biking, fishing and other outdoor activities. It is accessible year-round and good for all skill levels as the trail is a graded road and relatively flat. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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