'16 Race Calendar

2016 New Mexico Trail Running and 
Outdoors Calendar

A new year has arrived. Several **new events** on the schedule, with one or two established races fallen off. 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. 

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]

A reminder to support the organizations and event sponsors that bring fun and hi-fives to our weekends. Lot of solid people and fine work being done here. 


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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 1/2/17

Date	Event	Distance	Coordinates	Locomotion	Notes
Jan 10	Santa Fe Snow Shoe Classic	6K	Hyde Park, Santa Fe	Snowshoe - New Course	'16 Results '15 Results '14 Results '11 Race Report
Jan 16-18	43rd Annual Chama Chile Ski Classic	5K/7.5K/10K/15K	Chama, NM	Nordic ski - Freestyle, Classic, Snowshoe, and combined	'16 and prior Results '11 Race Report
Jan23	14th Sandia Snow Shoe Race	5km	Albuquerque - Sandia Mtn	Snowshoe	'16 and prior Results
Jan15	5th Annual WinterBrew	Measured by the pint. NM Brewers' Guild	Santa Fe	BEER	'12 HDD Review
Jan 30-31	Low O2 Snow Shoe Challenge	5K/10K/20K	Enchanted Forest XC	Nordic ski National Qualifier (10km Snowshoe)	'15 and prior Results
Feb 6	31st Annual Corrida de los Locos	5.8mi	Santa Fe	Run - Cross Country Race!	'16 Results '15 Results '14 Results '13RaceRpt
Feb 6	30th Alley Loop Nordic Marathon (Ski)	42km	Crested Butte, CO	Nordic Skiing and awesomeness '12 R.Report - via Moscaline	'16 and prior Results
Feb18	Telluride Mountainfilm Festival	Outdoors Film/Beer	Lensic Theater - Santa Fe	Skiing, Cycling, Glaciers, & the Outdoors	sponsored by Outside Magazine and Wild Earth Guardians
Feb 6	3rd Annual Santa Fe Fireball Rando	Ski Mountaineering - 4,200ftm; 2,100ft	Ski Santa Fe	Skiing	'15 Results
Feb13	33rd Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon	42mi - 13mi/5mi/2mi/1mi	Grants, NM	Winter Classic - Bike/run/ski/shoe and back again	'16 Results '15 and prior Results
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 6	5th Annual Sierra Vista Trail Runs	50K/30K/10K	Las Cruces, NM	Trail Running	'16-14 Results '13-12 Results
Mar 7-8	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
Mar12	11th Run Through Time - Trail Marathon	26.2mi	Salida, CO	Trail Running	'16 Results '15 results '14 and prior yrs results '12 Race Writeup
Mar20	11th 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	'16 Results '15 Results '13 Rsults.xls '11 and '12 Results
Mar 25-26	18th Elk Mountains Grand Traverse	~38mi	Crested Butte-Aspen, CO	Alpine Touring	'16 Results '15 and prior yrs results
Apr 23	San Ysidro Dirty Century	50mi-123mi	Rio Rancho	Mtn Bike - NM Endurance Series	'16 and prior yr Results
Apr 23	9th Annual Valles Caldera Runs	26.2mi /13.1mi /10K	Los Alamos/Jemez	postponed due to mud - 4/21/16	'15-14 Results '13 cancelled '12 and prior yr Results
Apr 24	2nd Annual 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	Race Director
Apr 30	11th Annual La Tierra Torture	Short course and Cross-country	Santa Fe	Mtn Bike Racing	'16 and prior Results
May 7	Collegiate Peaks Trail Run	25mi/50mi	Buena Vista, CO	Trail Running	'16 and prior Results
May 13-17	3rd Annual Outside Bike & Brew	Bikes...and beer	Santa Fe	Includes SF Century 100mi tour
May 17	2nd Annual Bike & Brew MTB Enduro	40-50mi(?); 4,100 of climbing	SF/Glorieta	MTB - Dave Saenz course; Prizes by BTI	Course Map
May21	11th Annual Jemez Mtn Trail Runs	13mi/50k/50mi	Los Alamos/Jemez	Quickly becoming a regional test piece	'16 and prior Results '12 Race Summary
May21	38th Santa Fe Run Around	5km	Santa Fe	Running - Oldest event in Northern NMexico	'16 and prior Results
May 28-30	45th Iron Horse Bicycle Classic	Road Race, Criterium, Tour, MTB, Triathlon	Durango, CO	Cycling Classic - Mtn bike, road race, touring, criterium, bike swap	'16 and prior yr results
Jun 11	Pajarito Burnout	25mi/38mi/63mi	Los Alamos	Mtn Bike - NM Endurance Series	'16 and prior yr results
Jun 4	Turkey Track Trail Marathon	5K/10K/ 26.2mi/13.1mi	Pagosa Springs, CO	Trail Marathon	'16 and prior Results
Jun 16-19	65th FIBArk White Water Festival	10km Trail/Road/ Hill Climb/ MTB/ Music/ Beer/Boating	Salida, CO	Boats and Rafting - America's oldest whitewater festival
Jun25	Santa Fe Big Friggin' Loop	65mi/55mi/47mi	SF - Second St. Brewery	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series. Not for the timid	'16 and prior yr Results
Jul 9	Chama Redneck Epic	26/50/70/100mi rides	Cumbres Pass	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series.	'16 and prior yr Results
Jul30	Ruidoso Grindstone Trail Runs	4mi and 8.5mi	Ruidoso, NM	replacements for the Ski Run Road Challenge	'16 Results '15 Results '14 Results
Aug 6	11th Taos Up and Over Trail Run	10K Ascent/Descent	Taos, NM	'12 Race Report '11 Race Report  '10 Race Report	'16 and prior yr results
Aug7	51st La Luz Trail Race	9mi Ascent - lottery registration  opens May 1st	Albuquerque	Trail Run Classic	'16 and prior yr results '13 Race Report
Aug 6	3rd XTERRA TRI the Torture	800m/15.6mi/4.25mi	Glorieta Baptist Ctr, Santa Fe	Off-road Triathlon	'16 Results '15 Results '14 Results
Aug13	Watermelon Beat Down	45-50mi rides	Cedar Crest, NM	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series.	'16 and prior yr Results
Aug20	61st Pikes Peak Ascent	13.1mi - registration opens Mar. 15th	Manitou Springs, CO	Trail Running Classic	'16 and prior yr Results '11 Review  '10 Ascent Report
Aug21	61st Pikes Peak Marathon	26.2mi - registration opens Mar. 15th	Manitou Springs, CO	Trail Running Classic	'16 and prior yr Results
Aug 19-20	2nd Ragnar Trail Angel Fire	8-man, 4-man relays	Angel Fire, NM	Trail Relay	'16 and prior yr Results
Sep10	43rd Imogene Pass Trail Run	17mi Ascent/Descent	Ouray-Telluride, CO	Trail Run Classic Registration opens (& generally closes) June 1st	'16 and prior yrs results '13 Review '11 Review
Sep10	ULTRA Santa Fe	50mi/50km/13mi & Uphill Mile	Santa Fe	Trail Ultra - inaugural year!	'16 Results
Sep11	3rd Santa Fe Waldorf Wolf Pack Trail Run	3km/5km/10km	Santa Fe	Trail Running	'16 and prior yrs results
Sep17	Bull of the Woods Trail Run	8mi run	Taos Ski Valley	Trail Race - inaugural year!	'16 Results
Sep17	Double Boundary Trail	35mi-69mi rides	Taos	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series.	'16 and prior yrs results
Sep18	7th Buffalo Thunder Half Marathon	13.1mi, 5K	Santa Fe/Pojoaque	Northern New Mexico's largest road race.	'16 and prior yrs results '13 race rpt
Oct 1	Mt Taylor 50K	50K Ultra	Grants, NM	Trail Ultra	'16 and prior yrs results '12 Race Report
Oct 1	Mountain Chile Cha-Cha Trail Runs	5km/10km/half marathon	Pagosa Springs, CO	Trail Running	'16 and prior yrs results
Oct 1	Manzanita Mountain Epic	37/47/84mi rides	Tijeras, NM	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series.	'16 and prior yrs results
Oct 1	32nd Annual Big Tesuque Trail Run	12mi	Santa Fe	Fall Trail Classic	'16 and prior yrs results '15 Recap '14 Recap '11 Race report '10 Race report
Oct 15	Pajarito Trail Fest	10km/15mi	Los Alamos	Trail Running	'16 and prior yrs results '10 Race Summary
Oct15	6th Annual Deadman Peaks Trail Run	53mi/26.5mi/ 10km/5km	Cuba, NM	Trail Running Limit - 120 runners	'16 and prior yrs Results
Oct17	Zuni Mountain 100	50mi/100mi rides	Gallup, NM	Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series.	'16 and prior yrs results
Oct 28 - 30	Santa Fe Ski Swap	Annual swap benefiting the SF Ski Team	Genoveva Chavez Ctr, Santa Fe	Ski Gear	Swap highlights
Nov12	White Mesa Fat Ass - 50K	Ultra	San Ysidoro, NM	Trail Running	'16 and prior Results
Nov 19	35th Fowl Day Run 5K (XC)	5K Run	Santa Fe	Cross Country Race! Back by popular demand	'10 Race Report