{"id":804995,"date":"2020-03-07T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=380099"},"modified":"2020-03-07T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T18:30:00","slug":"team-breckenridge-revives-breckenridge-town-race-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/team-breckenridge-revives-breckenridge-town-race-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Breckenridge revives Breckenridge Town Race Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Team Breckenridge skiers compete in a giant slalom-style dual race as part of the Team Breckenridge Cup.<\/strong>
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BRECKENRIDGE \u2014 Before Breckenridge local Kelly Brady died last year from cancer, her husband, Glenn, told her he and their daughters \u2014 Luci, Adelaide and Ava \u2014 would do something in her memory.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething that helps the community,\u201d Glenn Brady said Friday. \u201cAnd she said, \u2018That\u2019s fine. I hope it doesn\u2019t come to that.\u2019 But sadly, it did.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the time Glenn met Kelly at a coffee shop that is now Bread + Salt, he was there side-by-side with Kelly, a woman Glenn describes as having a huge passion for the Rocky Mountains. After she heard a John Denver song at 12 years old and decided she one day wanted to live in the Rocky Mountains, Kelly fell in love with everything Summit County had to offer, from the Nordic ski trails, to the dog-friendly vibe and, of course, Glenn and her daughters.<\/p>\n

Another part of the county she and her family loved was Team Breckenridge, the local winter sports club her daughters were a part of. Next week, Glenn and Kelly\u2019s eldest daughter, Luci, will compete in Alpine skiing at the Rocky Mountain Central Championships. A few weeks later, she\u2019ll be able to race with her father and sisters at an important community event in memory of her mother.<\/p>\n

On April 3 and 4, Team Breckenridge will revive a Town Race Day for the town of Breckenridge, and it will be in memory of Kelly Brady.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the ski towns in the Rocky Mountains have a town race to see who is the greatest skiers,\u201d Glenn Brady said. \u201cAnd Breckenridge doesn\u2019t have one. Team Breckenridge and I, the Brady family, wanted to give back to the community, to help bring the town together, and to do it in honor of Kelly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Years ago, most recently in 2009, the town of Breckenridge had a Calcutta-style race event at Breckenridge Ski Resort. It was a day that celebrated the Breckenridge ski community and allowed for locals to have fun while racing against familiar faces. Under the leadership of new Executive Officer Katie Merrion, Team Breckenridge is bringing the event back, with a Calcutta auction Friday, April 3, that will allow for people to place wagers on certain teams to win before race day Saturday, April 4.<\/p>\n

Merrion said the longtime Breck local Kelly Brady is remembered in the Team Breckenridge community as someone who was big on her daughters\u2019 ski development and the success of local youths on and off the slopes. To celebrate Brady, the Team Breckenridge Town Race Day likely will take place based out of the Beaver Run base area of Breckenridge\u2019s Peak 9. Check in will be from 8:30-10:30 a.m. before the presentation of racing bibs. Merrion said there is no limit on number of entrants, and she said Team Breckenridge expects as many as a few hundred skiers and snowboarders to take part. Racing, in a casual giant-slalom format, will take place from 11 a.m. through 2 p.m. with awards at about 2:30 before the presentation of the Calcutta winners.<\/p>\n

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