Colorado Motomarathon Set for Sept. 5-8

BOULDER, Colo. - July 1, 2014 - PRLog -- BOULDER, CO –The Motomarathon™ Association has scheduled the 2014 Colorado Motomarathon for September 5-8. “This is traditionally the best long weekend of the year here in the Central Rockies for motorcycle sport-touring,” according to John Metzger, Motomarathon founder. “It’s right after Labor Day, the kids are back in school, the Winnebagos are back in the barn, the roads are as gravel-free as they get, and it’s still warm, dry and light.”

Routemaster Bill Eakins of Butler Motorcycle Maps (www.butlermaps.com) has designed a route that takes advantage of the best twisty canyons and passes in a classic point-to-point format, starting in Boulder with night one in Paonia, night two in Steamboat, night three in Laramie, Wyo., and finishing back in Boulder on Monday evening, September 8^th.

Initial rider’s meeting takes place the evening of September 4 at 8pm at the Boulder start/stop point at the Casa Alvarez Mexican restaurant where Day 1 routes will be handed out.

For the $50 fee, participants will receive this year’s highly coveted fleece vest, a Butler Colorado map highlighting the state’s best paved motorcycle roads, and a copy of Metzger’s Motorcycling Through Midlife, a new book that shows baby boomers how to manage the dangerous adolescent urges of “midlife crisis” through the author’s personal journey on a motorcycle.

Motomarathon routes and checkpoints are kept secret until the night before each day’s ride. Participants complete a series of self-recorded checkpoints using digital cameras to photograph their badge numbers at designated landmarks. For more information and hotel details for each night, visit www.motomarathon.com or call John Metzger at 303-641-1062.