Runners will climb up and up at Colorado’s La Sportiva Vail Half Marathon, as this race begins in Vail Village, just behind the Gold Peak Children’s Center, and runners follow the trail from there along the winding Mill Creek Road along the mountain ridges overlooking the stretch of Interstate 70 near Vail, to the finish line at Eagles Nest, which lies at an elevation of just over 10,000 feet.
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