RACE RIO GRANDE
ABQ’s PREMIER HALF!
Join us on August 11, 2024 for the Lovelace Rio Grande Half Marathon, New Mexico's premier half marathon. This race runs through the beautiful Albuquerque Bosque complete with views of the Rio Grande, beautiful Bosque cottonwood forest, mighty Sandia Mountains, and expansive New Mexico skies. The course is flat from start to finish so whether you're in search of a PR, looking for a fall marathon tune-up race, or just want to have fun, it’s the perfect race for you! If a half marathon isn't your thing, you can always participate in the 5k Run/Walk!
Our best-in-class technical finisher shirts and medals have a distinctly New Mexico flair that you will not find elsewhere. Post-race fun takes place at the Finish Line Fiesta where you’ll enjoy awesome live music, refreshing local craft beer from Canteen Brewhouse, and New Mexico breakfast burritos from Golden Pride.
Whether you're a local or are from out of state, the Rio Grande Half Marathon is the perfect race for you. Don’t miss out on the action and register today!
The Ultimate Race Experience
The Rio Grande Half Marathon and 5k take you through some of the most historic and beautiful parts of Albuquerque. In collaboration with our race partners, we aim to provide you with the best race experience possible. Kick-start your race with a pre-race stretch guided by local fitness experts to warm up your muscles and prepare your body for the starting line. As you run, draw inspiration from the energy and excitement of our course Cheer Zones and the other runners around you. Upon crossing the finish line, our Finish Line Fiesta will recharge you. Don’t miss out on New Mexico’s premier race experience - Register today!
Race Details
The Lovelace Rio Grande Half Marathon and 5k take pride in providing runners with the best race experience possible and we have broken down the race details for you in our easy to use guide below. Please contact us if you need additional information or have any questions.
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Sunday, August 13, 2023
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th Street SW
Albuquerque NM 87102 -
Both the Half Marathon and One Medal 5k courses are flat and fast. Throughout the race, we encourage and advise runners to stay hydrated to prevent dehydration. Water stations are located approximately every 1.5 miles and never more than 2.5 miles apart along the course. Each water station will provide water, Gatorade, and ice.
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Sunday, August 13th
5:30am — Race Day Packet Pick Up
6:30am — Lovelace Half Marathon Start
7:00am — One Medal 5K Run/Walk Start
8:30am — Awards
9:00am — Kids 1k Fun Run
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Sport Systems
6915 Montgomery Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109Friday, August 11, 2023
12:00pm - 6:00pmSaturday, August 12, 2023
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We recommend parking at the Hispanic Cultural Center north side parking lot which can be accessed from 8th Street and Delores Huerta Avenue. Please give yourself enough time to arrive and park.
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Your friends can stay updated on your progress and receive live status updates from the course. You can also enter your Facebook information if you want your splits and final time to be posted there.
All registered runners will be issued a bib with a B-Tag timing chip. You must wear your bib so that it’s clearly visible on the front of your torso.
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Runners for both the Half Marathon and 5k will receive the following:
-High quality technical short sleeve
-Custom New Mexico Zia medak
-Finish Line Fiesta food and drink ticket
-Special “One Medal” medal with the name of your honoree engraved on the back (option provided for participants who register by August 1, 2023)
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Come to the Finish Line Fiesta for brunch! The Finish Line Fiesta will feature refreshments from Canteen Brewhouse, Golden Pride breakfast burritos, and live music from The Hit Squad.
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The top three Half Marathon and One Medal 5K finishers in each of the following categories will receive awards: 11 & under, 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79,80-84, 85+
One Medal Honorees – One Medal Participants presented medals for their honorees (all age groups)
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Bag Drop will be south of the finish line under The Bosque Running Company tents.
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We need your help! Email us if you and your friends want to help us out on race morning. We promise a fun time plus you’ll get a super cool tee shirt and access to the Finish Line Fiesta where you will enjoy food, music, beer, and friends!
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One Medal is an affinity endurance program that celebrates the successes of those who participate in a race or endurance event in memory of or as an encouragement for someone’s recovery, a celebration of life or other special occasion.
One Medal provides athletes an opportunity to change the world by providing a united platform to train “on purpose and for a purpose”, honoring someone or something “larger” than themselves. One Medal participants inspire, empower& encourage people going through adversity, in honor of someone who faces a seeming insurmountable challenge and/or fighting a disease. One Medal athletes also participate in memory of a someone’s life, representing an important cause or to simply celebrate a loved one’s special occasion. One Medal participants receive their recognition through humility, determination and self-sacrifice for someone, or something, larger than themselves. To learn more click here: One Medal
Free Race Photos
The 2023 race photos taken by Travis and Amanda from Lobo Photo NM were awesome and we are super excited to announce they will be on the 2024 race course snapping your memorable race moments! Lobo Photo NM specializes in taking amazing race photos and is New Mexico’s best outdoor action photography shop. Best of all you will be able to access your race photos for free soon after the race!
Our Partners
The Rio Grande Half Marathon and 5k is proud to partner with numerous local businesses and organizations that have been very generous in supporting our mission to bring high quality racing to the Land of Enchantment.
Benefitting
Results
The Rio Grande Half Marathon and One Medal 5k utilize Jackrabbit Race Management to time our races. Jackrabbit is a local New Mexico company specializing in the staging and timing of athletic events. Jackrabbit’s timing services provide real-time and immediate streaming results for participants.
All results are posted via Athlinks which is the largest and most reliable race results data company in the United States.