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New Mexico > Run the Caldera Marathon & Half Marathon
Los Alamos,
NM
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Date
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Event
Details
Just over 200 runners tackled the challenging, hilly terrain at the
June 2009 running of New Mexico's Run the Caldera Marathon &
Half Marathon, which marked the event's fourth annual running and
featured the introduction of its half-marathon distance event. Both
events take runners through the Valles Caldera National Preserve, a
12-mile-wide collapsed caldera volcano that lies a short drive west of
Los Alamos and the nearby Bandelier National Monument, amidst the Jemez
Mountains.
Both the half and full marathons in the event share the same starting
line, just off Highway 4 near Redondo Peak and the Redondo Meadows.
Runners follow a twisting, winding course from the starting line into
the canyon areas below Redondo Peak, taking old forest roads once used
for logging up and down the mountains, which feature gorgeous views of
both the surrounding mountain peaks and the grassy valleys below.
Those running the half follow the out-and-back course, much of which
runs alongside the Redondo Creek that carves its way through the
canyon, and runners need to be prepared for some steep ascents and
descents along the mountain roads as well as high elevations, as some
stretches of the race course lie above 8,000 feet above sea level. Aid
stations are set along the course roughly once every three miles, so
runners are encouraged to bring along water bottles should they need
water more often.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled among the Jemez Mountains of northwestern New Mexico, about
35 miles from Sante Fe, the city of Los Alamos typically experiences
moderately warm to sometimes hot weather conditions in the early summer
season, and relatively little precipitation except for the months of
July and August. In June, the city's average monthly temperatures range
between 78°F and 51°F, while rainfall totals average
about 1.44 inches for the month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Registration for the summer 2009 running of Los Alamos' Run the Caldera
Marathon & Half Marathon is now closed, as the event has
completed. Please check back for updated information on the 2010
running of the race.
Website
www.vallescaldera.gov
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