'15 Race Calendar

2015 New Mexico Trail Running and 
Outdoors Calendar

Yes, 2015. The future! And it's jam-packed with racing and fun events. Nearly all calendar listings are trail or off-road events. We've added a few other backcountry related events (beer festivals, outdoor film series), and regional classics like the Iron Horse Classic road race. 

Events are primarily based in New Mexico and southern Colorado, some are regional. A few select events make the list for general awesomeness. If you know of an area trail event we don't have listed, add it in the comments or send an email to  [highdesertdirt_at_gmail.com]

Try here for the 2016 New Mexico outdoors calendar.
The 2014 calendar, can be found here.

For wider listings of area events and races, try these links:

  - The Santa Fe Striders Event Calendar
  - Albuquerque Road Runners Calendar 
  - Ultrasignup.com - Ultras and trails
  - New Mexico Off-Road Series (mtb - xc)
  - New Mexico Endurance Series (mtb - enduro)

last updated 12/3/15

Date	Event	Distance	Coordinates	Locomotion	Notes
Jan 11	Santa Fe Snow Shoe Classic	6K	Hyde Park, Santa Fe	Snowshoe - New Course	'15 Results '14 Results '11 Race Report
Jan 17-18	Chama Chile Ski Classic	5K/7.5K/10K/15K	Chama, NM	Nordic ski - Freestyle, Classic, Snowshoe, and combined	'15 and prior Results '11 Race Report
Jan17	13th Sandia Snow Shoe Race	5km	Albuquerque	Snowshoe	'15 and prior Results
Jan23	4th Annual WinterBrew	Measured by the pint. NM Brewers' Guild	Santa Fe	BEER	'12 HDD Review
Jan24	Low O2 Snow Shoe Challenge	5K/10K/20K	Enchanted Forest XC	Nordic ski National Qualifier (10km Snowshoe)	'15 and prior Results
Feb 7	30th Annual Corrida de los Locos	5.8mi	Santa Fe	Run - Cross Country Race!	'15 Results '14 Results '13RaceRpt
Feb 7	29th Alley Loop Nordic Marathon (Ski)	42km	Crested Butte, CO	Nordic Skiing and awesomeness '12 R.Report - via Moscaline	'15 and prior Results
Feb 7	USA Cross Country Championships	Spectator Event - XC National Champs	Boulder, CO	Cross Country!!	'15 and prior Results
Feb12	Telluride Mountainfilm Festival	Outdoors Film/Beer	Lensic Theater - Santa Fe	Skiing, Cycling, Glaciers, & the Outdoors	sponsored by Outside Magazine andWild Earth Guardians
Feb 7	2nd Annual Santa Fe Fireball Rando	Ski Mountaineering - 4,200ftm; 2,100ft	Ski Santa Fe	Skiing	'15 Results
Feb14	32nd Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon	42mi - 13mi/5mi/2mi/1mi	Grants, NM	Winter Classic - Bike/run/ski/shoe and back again	'15 and prior Results
Feb 2-15	FIS Alpine World Ski Championships	World Champs	Vail/Beaver Creek, CO		Ligety & Shiffrin = gold
Feb 14-15	Pagosa Nordicfest	Various	Pagosa Springs, CO	Nordic ski	'15 Results '14 Results
Mar 1	4th Annual Pagosa Springs Quad	37.5K	Pagosa Springs, CO West Fork	Nordic/run/bike /swim	'15 Results '12 Report
Mar 7	4th Annual Sierra Vista Trail Runs	50K/30K/10K	Las Cruces, NM	Trail Running	'15-14 Results '13-12 Results
Mar 9-10	Banff Mountain Film Festival	Outdoors Film/Beer - sponsored by the SF Conservation Trust	Santa Fe - Lensic Theater	Skiing, Cycling, the Outdoors & Adventure	'13 Review '12 Review '11 Review
Mar14	10th Run Through Time - Trail Marathon	26.2mi	Salida, CO	Trail Running	'15 results '14 and prior yrs results '12 Race Writeup
Mar21	Tessa's Ascension Ski Climb	Telemark up to the top of the Quad and return. New Long course to Teseque Peak.	Santa Fe, NM	Nordic ski/Tele/Snowboard	'13 Results (xls) '11 and '12 Results '10 Results (xls)
Apr11	Plaza2Peak Climb	DIY Event: Run or bike from Plaza to SkiSF, then skin/ski to the Towers, finish at the Ski Area parking lot. 10am start	Santa Fe, NM	Bike or run, plus ski/Tele - Inaugural year! Date and time not yet determined	Race Director
Mar 27-28	18th Elk Mountains Grand Traverse	~38mi	Crested Butte-Aspen, CO	Alpine Touring	'15 Results '14 and prior yrs results
Apr 18	San Ysidro Dirty Century	50mi-123mi	Rio Rancho	Mtn Bike - NM Endurance Series	'15 Results '14 Results '13 Results
Apr 25	9th Annual Valles Caldera Runs	26.2mi /13.1mi /10K	Los Alamos/Jemez	Trail Run - now directed by the High Altitude Athletic Club	'15-14 Results '13 cancelled '12 and prior yr Results
May 2	11th Annual La Tierra Torture	Short course and Cross-country	Santa Fe	Mtn Bike Racing	'15 and prior Results
May 2	Collegiate Peaks Trail Run	25mi/50mi	Buena Vista, CO	Trail Running	'15 and prior Results
May 16	37th Santa Fe Run Around	5km	Santa Fe	Running	'15 and prior Results
May 13-17	2nd Annual Outside Bike & Brew	Bikes...and beer	Santa Fe	Includes SF Century 100mi tour
May 17	1st Annual Bike & Brew MTB Enduro	40-50mi(?); 4,100 of climbing	SF/Glorieta	MTB - Dave Saenz course; Prizes by BTI	Course Map
May23	10th Annual Jemez Mtn Trail Runs	13mi/50k/50m	Los Alamos/Jemez	Quickly becoming a regional test piece	'15 and prior Results '12 Race Summary
May 22-25	44th Iron Horse Bicycle Classic	Road Race, Criterium, Tour	Durango, CO	Cycling Classic - Mtn bike, road race, touring, criterium, bike swap	'15 and prior yr results
Jun  4-7	GoPro Mountain Games	Bike/Run/Climb/ Kayak/Dogs	Vail, CO	Summer Festival	Sponsored by SF's Outside Magazine
Jun 6	Pajarito Burnout	25mi/38mi/63mi	Los Alamos	Mtn Bike - NM Endurance Series	'15 results '14 results
Jun 13	Turkey Track Trail Marathon	5K/10K/ 26.2mi/13.1mi	Pagosa Springs, CO	Trail Marathon	'15 and prior Results
Jun 17-21	64th FIBArk White Water Festival	10km Trail/Road/ Hill Climb/ MTB/ Music/ Beer/Boating	Salida, CO	Boats and Rafting - America's oldest whitewater festival
Jun27	Santa Fe Big Friggin' Loop	65mi/55mi/47mi	SF - Second St. Brewery	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series. Not for the timid	'15 Results '14 Results '13 Results
Jul11	Chama Redneck Epic	26/50/70/100mi rides	Cumbres Pass	CANCELLED - MUD Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series.	'15 -canceled '14 Results '13 Results
Jul26	Ruidoso Grindstone Trail Runs	4mi and 8.5mi	Ruidoso, NM	replacements for the Ski Run Road Challenge	'15 Results '14 Results
Aug 1	10th Taos Up and Over Trail Run	10K Ascent/Descent	Taos, NM	'12 Race Report '11 Race Report  '10 Race Report	'15 and prior yr results
Aug2	50th La Luz Trail Race	9mi Ascent - lottery registration  opens May 1st	Albuquerque	Trail Run Classic	'15 and prior yr results '13 Race Report
Aug 9	2nd XTERRA TRI the Torture	800m/15.6mi/4.25mi	Glorieta Baptist Ctr, Santa Fe	Off-road Triathlon	'15 Results '14 Results Inaugural year!
Aug15	Watermelon Beat Down	45-50mi rides	Cedar Crest, NM	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series.	'15 Results '14 Results '13 Bragging Rights
Aug15	Pikes Peak Ascent	13.1mi - registration opens Mar. 15th	Manitou Springs, CO	Trail Running Classic	'15 and prior yr results '11 Review  '10 Ascent Report
Aug16	60th Pikes Peak Marathon	26.2mi - registration opens Mar. 15th	Manitou Springs, CO	Trail Running Classic	'15 and prior yr results
Aug 28-29	Ragnar Trail Angel Fire	8-man, 4-man relays	Angel Fire, NM	Trail Relay - new!	'15 Results
Sep12	42nd Imogene Pass Trail Run	17mi Ascent/Descent	Ouray-Telluride, CO	Trail Run Classic Registration opens (& generally closes) June 1st	'15 and prior yrs results '13 Review '11 Review
Sep13	2nd Santa Fe Waldorf Wolf Pack Trail Run	3km/5km/10km	Santa Fe	Trail Running -	'15 and prior yrs results
Sep12	Double Boundary Trail	35mi-69mi rides	Taos	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series.	'15 Results '14 Results '13 Results
Sep20	Buffalo Thunder Half Marathon	13.1mi, 5K	Santa Fe/Pojoaque	Northern New Mexico's largest road race.	'15 Results '14 Results '13 race rpt
Sep26	Mt Taylor 50K	50K Ultra	Grants, NM	Trail Ultra	'15 Results '14 and prior yrs Results '12 Race Report
Sep26	Mountain Chile Cha-Cha Trail Runs	5km/10km/half marathon	Pagosa Springs, CO	Trail Running	'15 and prior yrs results
Oct 3	Manzanita Mountain Epic	37/47/84mi rides	Tijeras, NM	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series.	'15 Results '14 Results '13 Results
Oct 3	31st Annual Big Tesuque Trail Run	12mi	Santa Fe	Fall Trail Classic	'15 and prior yrs results '15 Recap '14 Recap '11 Race report '10 Race report
Oct 17	Pajarito Trail Fest	10km/15mi	Los Alamos	Trail Running	'15 and prior yrs results '10 Race Summary
Oct17	6th Annual Deadman Peaks Trail Run	53mi/26.5mi/ 10km/5km	Cuba, NM	Trail Running Limit - 120 runners	'15 and prior yrs Results
Oct17	Zuni Mountain 100	50mi/100mi rides	Gallup, NM	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series.	'15 and prior yrs results
TBA	5th Annual Flaming Chicken Trail Run	5K & 1mi runs	Santa Fe	Cross Country - moved to April	'14 and prior yrs results
Oct30 - Nov1	Santa Fe Ski Swap	Annual swap benefiting the SF Ski Team	Genoveva Chavez Ctr, Santa Fe	Ski Gear	Swap highlights
Nov14	White Mesa Fat Ass - 50K	Ultra	San Ysidoro, NM	Trail Running	'15 and prior Results
Nov 21	34th Fowl Day Run 5K (XC)	5K Run	Santa Fe	Cross Country Race! Back by popular demand	'10 Race Report