2018 New Mexico Trail Running and
Outdoors Calendar
Outdoors Calendar
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| West Rim Trail |
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.
Looking for the 2017 New Mexico outdoors calendar?
*Grey Highlighted races have not yet updated....
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 1/14/18
| Date | Event | Distance | Coordinates | Locomotion | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan12 | 7th Annual WinterBrew | Measured by the pint. NM Brewers' Guild | Santa Fe | BEER | '12 HDD Review |
| Jan20 | 16th Annual Sandia Snow Shoe Race | 5km | Albuquerque - Sandia Mtn | Snowshoe Canceled due to lack of snow & unsafe conditions | '18 CANCELED '17 and prior results |
| Feb 2 | Telluride Mountainfilm Festival |
Outdoors Film/Beer
7pm
| Lensic Theater - Santa Fe | Skiing, Cycling, Glaciers, & the Outdoors | sponsored by Wild Earth Guardians |
| Feb 3 | 33rd Annual Corrida de los Locos | 5.8mi | Santa Fe | Run - Cross Country Race! | '17 Results '16 Results '15 Results '13RaceRpt |
| Feb 3 | 32nd Alley Loop Nordic Marathon (Ski) | 42km | Crested Butte, CO | Nordic Skiing and winter bliss '12 R.Report - via Moscaline | '17 Results '16 and prior Results |
| Feb 2-3 | 5th Annual Santa Fe Fireball Rando | Ski Mountaineering - 4,200ft; 2,100ft | Ski Santa Fe | Skiing | '17 no results '16 no results '15 Results |
| Feb 3 | Frozen Feb Fatass |
8mi Evening Trail Run - Bonfire
| Santa Fe | Trail Run part of Endurance Santa Fe series | Fun-run |
| Feb 11 | Santa Fe Snow Shoe Classic | 6K | Hyde Park, Santa Fe | Snowshoe - New Course | '17 Results '16 Results '15 Results '11 Race Report |
| Feb 16-18 | **USA Indoor T&F Champs | Spectator Event - Indoor National Championships | Albuquerque, NM | Track & Field | '17 Results '14 Results '12 Indoors '11 Indoors |
| Feb17 | 35th Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon | 42mi - 13mi/5mi/2mi/1mi | Grants, NM | Winter Classic - Bike/run/ski/shoe and back again | '17 Results '16 Results '15 and prior Results |
| Feb 24-25 | 45th Annual Chama Chile Ski Classic | 5K/7.5K/10K/15K | Chama, NM | Nordic ski - Freestyle, Classic, Snowshoe, and combined | '17 and prior results '11 Race Report |
| Mar 3 | 7th Annual Sierra Vista Trail Runs | 50K/30K/10K | Las Cruces, NM | Trail Running | '17-14 Results '13-12 Results |
| Mar10 | 13th Run Through Time Trail Marathon | 26.2mi | Salida, CO | Trail Running | '17and prior yrs results '12 Race Writeup |
| Mar 12-13 | 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 |
| Mar 23-24 | 20th Elk Mountains Grand Traverse | ~38mi | Crested Butte-Aspen, CO | Alpine Touring | '17 Results '16 and prior yrs results |
| TBD | 8th Annual Santa Fe Bike Swap | Benefits Bike Santa Fe | Santa Fe | Bikes, random gear | 10am - 1pm Outside Rob & Charlies' |
| Apr 14 | San Ysidro Dirty Century | MTB 68/83/98mi | Rio Rancho | Mtn Bike - NM Endurance Series | '17 and prior yr Results |
| TBD | 34th 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 |
| TBD | 12th Annual Valles Caldera Runs | 26.2mi /13.1mi /10K | Los Alamos/Jemez | Trail Running | '17-14 Results '13 cancelled '12 and prior yr Results |
| May 5 | Collegiate Peaks Trail Run | 25mi/50mi | Buena Vista, CO | Trail Running | '17 and prior Results |
| May12 | Manzanita Mountain Epic | MTB 46/67mi | Tijeras, NM | Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series. | '17 and prior yrs results |
| May19 | 13th Annual Jemez Mtn Trail Runs | 13mi/50k/50mi | Los Alamos/Jemez | Quickly becoming a regional test piece | '17 and prior Results '12 Race Summary |
| May19 | 40th Santa Fe Run Around | 5km | Santa Fe | Running - Oldest event in Northern NMexico | '17 and prior Results |
| May20 | Santa Fe Century | 25mi/50mi/100mi | Santa Fe /Madrid/ Galisteo | Road bike Tour; Gran Fondo | |
| May 25-27 | 47th Iron Horse Bicycle Classic | Road Race, Criterium, Tour, MTB, Triathlon | Durango, CO | Cycling Classic - Mtn bike, road race, touring, criterium, bike swap | '17 and prior yr results |
| TBD | 13th Annual La Tierra Torture | Short course and Cross-country | SF/Glorieta | Mtn Bike Racing - New Date, New Location | '17 and prior Results |
| Jun 9 | Pajarito Burnout | 25mi/38mi/63mi | Los Alamos | Mtn Bike - NM Endurance Series | '17 and prior yr results |
| Jun 18 | Turkey Track Trail Marathon | 5K/10K/ 26.2mi/13.1mi | Pagosa Springs, CO | Trail Marathon | '16 and prior Results |
| Jun 14-17 | 66th FIBArk White Water Festival | 10km Trail/Road/ Hill Climb/ MTB/ Music/ Beer/Boating | Salida, CO | Boats and Rafting - America's oldest whitewater festival | |
| Jun30 | Santa Fe Big Friggin' Loop | MTB 65mi/55mi/47mi | SF - Second St. Brewery | Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series. Not for the timid | '16 and prior yr Results |
| Aug 4 | 13th Taos Up and Over Trail Run | 10K Ascent/Descent | Taos, NM | '12 Race Report '11 Race Report '10 Race Report | '17 and prior yr results |
| TBD | 53rd La Luz Trail Race | 9mi Ascent - lottery registration opens May 1st | Albuquerque | Trail Run Classic | '17 Results '16 and prior yr results '13 Race Report |
| TBD | 4th XTERRA TRI the Torture | 800m/15.6mi/4.25mi | Glorieta Baptist Ctr, Santa Fe | Off-road Triathlon | '17 Results '16 Results '15 Results '14 Results |
| Aug18 | Watermelon Beat Down | MTB 28/34/47mi | Cedar Crest, NM | Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series. | '16 and prior yr Results |
| Aug18 | 63rd Pikes Peak Ascent | 13.1mi - registration opens Mar. 10th | Manitou Springs, CO | Trail Running Classic | '17 and prior yr Results '11 Review '10 Ascent Report |
| Aug19 | 63rd Pikes Peak Marathon | 26.2mi - registration opens Mar. 10th | Manitou Springs, CO | Trail Running Classic | '17 and prior yr Results |
| Sep 1-2 | 4th Annual Outside Bike & Brew | Bikes...and beer | Santa Fe | Moved from May to September | |
| Sep8 | 45th 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 |
| Sep1 | Endurance Santa Fe Mountain Races | 50mi/50km/13mi & Uphill Mile | Santa Fe | Trail Ultra | '17 and prior yr results |
| Sep9 | 5th Annual Santa Fe Waldorf Wolf Pack Trl Run | 3km/5km/10km | Santa Fe | Trail Running | '17 and prior yrs results |
| Sep16 | 2nd Annual Bull of the Woods Trail Run | 8mi/~13mi run | Taos Ski Valley | Trail Race | '17 Results '16 Results |
| Sep15 | Double Boundary Trail | MTB 35mi-69mi ~11.5K climbing | Taos | Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series. | '16 and prior yrs results |
| Sep16 | 9th Buffalo Thunder Half Marathon | 13.1mi, 5K | Santa Fe/Pojoaque | Northern New Mexico's largest road race. | '17 Results '16 and prior yrs results '13 race rpt |
| Sep29 | Mt Taylor 50K | 50K Ultra | Grants, NM | Trail Ultra | '17 and prior yrs results |
| Sep22 | Mountain Chile Cha-Cha Trail Runs | 5km/10km/half marathon | Pagosa Springs, CO | Trail Running | '17 and prior yrs results |
| Oct 7 | 33rd Annual Big Tesuque Trail Run | 12mi | Santa Fe | Fall Trail Classic | '17 and prior yrs results '15 Recap '14 Recap |
| Oct 21 | Pajarito Trail Fest |
10km/15mi
| Los Alamos | Trail Running | '17 Results '16 and prior yrs results '10 Race Summary |
| Oct14 | Zuni Mountain 100 | MTB 50mi/100mi | Gallup, NM | Mtn Bike - Part of the NM Endurance Series | '16 and prior yrs results |
| Oct29 | Four Peaks Phat Ass | ~12mi, 3,000ft of climbing, 4 peaks | Santa Fe | Trail Running | inaugural yr |
| TBD | Santa Fe Ski Swap | Annual swap benefiting the SF Ski Team | Genoveva Chavez Ctr, Santa Fe | Ski Gear | Swap highlights |
| Nov11 | 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 |
The NM Endurance Series links have been fixed. Didn't know I had all four of them jacked up like that. Those races will jack you up so I guess it's only fitting.
ReplyDeleteUltra Santa Fe is September 10, 2016. It is 4 trail races starting and finishing at Ski Santa Fe. We will have a 50 mile, 50 km, 13 mile and an uphill mile. Checkout ultrasantafe.com or find us on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the race details Peter. Nice to see someone has been working on a local run of this type. The page will be updated and the event added this evening.
ReplyDelete2018 race date for Endurance Santa Fe Mountain Races (formerly Ultra Santa Fe new name same great races) is set for Saturday of Labor Day weekend 9/1/2018.
ReplyDeleteAND look for details on the Four Peaks Phat Ass trail run set for October 29, 2017 (this year, just a few short weeks away).
Look on www.Facebook.com/endurancesantafe for details.
The general course description is Start and Finish at the St John's parking lot, run down the arroyo to Old Santa Fe Trail and over to the Sun Mountain trailhead. Run up Sun Mtn, down the back side to the saddle with Moon mtn. Charge up to the top of Moon, 2 peaks done. Back down to the Sta John's trail in the arroyo and up to the meadow at the top. From here head up the south ridge of Atalaya to the top. # peaks done. Get going north to Picacho Peak, 4 peaks. Then down through the Talaya Hill section of Dale Ball back to St John's parking. it is about 12 miles and a bit over 3,000 feet of climbing. peter.olson.runs@gmail.com for more details.
This is a race in down in the Gila region of NM, April 28th. Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttps://runlittlewalnut.wixsite.com/race