When we say there’s no other race like this one in the country, we really mean it. The “E.T.” Full Moon races, which take place in this tiny town about two and a half hours north of Las Vegas, welcome hundreds of runners each year for this midnight run through the desert along what is rumored to be some of the most active hotbeds of “extraterrestrial” activity anywhere in the U.S. (With the emphasis on rumored…)
Here, you’ll find runners donning plenty of reflective roadwear and all manner of costumes, bobbing antenna balls and alien-like outfits to celebrate this wacky, weird — and very fun — nighttime road race.