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Desert Dash Trail Race

EVENTS
  • Half Marathon:- Run 13.1 Miles
  • 10K:- Run 6.2 Miles
  • 5K:- Run 3.1 Miles
  • Children's 1 Mile:- Run 1 Mile
RACE DATE
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Start Time
8:15 am
Entry Fee
$15-$45
Location
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park
Address
56501 N. Jornada Rd
CITY
Las Cruces
STATE/TERR
New Mexico
Zip
88012
COUNTRY
USA
Phone
575-524-3334
Description

 _ 2017 Desert Dash Trail Half Marathon, 10K & 5K:

Join us for our 5th annual Desert Dash Trail Race at the beautiful Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico! There's a distance for everyone: 1 mile, 5K, 10K, or half marathon.  Bring the whole family!  All levels welcome!

Finisher's medals for half marathon finishers* and all children in the 1-mile race! Participants will also receive technical race shirts!

Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DesertDashTrailRace/

Desert Dash is a fundraiser for the non-profit Asombro Institute for Science Education.  We serve more than 18,000 local students annually by bringing them quality, hands-on science education programs.

*Medals available for the first 125 finishers in the Half Marathon.

Course Info

The race is held on a mixture of single-track trails and jeep roads. The trails are moderately easy and not overly technical. There is 371 feet of elevation gain over the course of the Half Marathon.
Directions

 - Getting to the Nature Park:

  1. From I-25 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, head east on Highway 70.
  2. Take the Mesa Grande Rd. exit (at Oñate High School)
  3. Make a U-turn under the highway to head west on the frontage road.
  4. Turn right (north) on Jornada Road.
  5. Proceed north on Jornada Road for approximately 6.5 miles.
  6. Follow the directions of the parking attendants, and park on Jornada Road near the Chihuhuan Desert Nature Park.
PREVIOUS RESULTS

2016 Results at raceadventuresunlimited.com: Half / 10K / 5K / Kids 

2015 Results at raceadventuresunlimited.com: Half / 10K / 5K / Kids 
2014 Results at raceadventuresunlimited.com: Half / 10K / 5K / Kids
2013 Results at raceadventuresunlimited.com: / / / / 10K / 5K 

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