NM CHIPS AND SALSA HALF MARATHON

🚀 Join the Race!

NEW COURSE FOR 2025!

Register today for the 21st Annual New Mexico Chips and Salsa Half Marathon, along with the 10K, 5K, Kids K, and Virtual Run. This exciting event is one you won’t want to miss! Join hundreds of participants on the new, fast, flat loop course that winds through the scenic North Valley and Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.

There's no better time to visit Albuquerque, with the State Fair, hot air balloons, and the aroma of fresh chile in the air. The NM Chips and Salsa Half Marathon features age group and overall awards, including custom finisher medals for all half marathon participants and great shirts for everyone involved!

To register and learn more about the NM Chips and Salsa Half Marathon, visit www.irunfit.org. Lace-up your running shoes and join us on Sunday, September 14, 2025, for an unforgettable experience at the NM Chips and Salsa Half Marathon!

📅 Event Information

Note: Please continue to check our RunFit website, www.irunfit.org, for the most current event information.

Event Location: Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
9169 Coors. Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87120

Event Schedule:

• Half Marathon: 7:00 am (3.5 Hour Cut-off)
• 5K: 7:30 am.
• 10K: 7:40 am.
• Kids K: 9:00 am.

NOTE: ALL PARTICIPANTS SHOULD ARRIVE BEFORE 6:30 am TO PARK AND BE AT THE START ON TIME.

🎽 Packet Pickup & Late Registration

September 13, 2025
11:00–3:00 pm.
FLEET FEET SPORTS
North Towne Plaza
5901 Wyoming Suite R
Albuquerque NM 87109

PLEASE NOTE: RACE-DAY REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE: HOWEVER, ALL PRE-REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS MUST PICK UP THEIR EVENT PACKETS AT "PACKET PICKUP."

If you cannot pick up your packets in person, you must arrange for a representative to do so. Note: Out-of-town participants may pick up their packets on race morning at the registration area located on the north side of SIPI next to the finish.

🌐 Virtual Run/Walk

PLEASE NOTE: All registered participants may pick up their event packet, Event Bib, and T-shirt at the time and location listed above, "Packet Pickup." For those who purchased the "shipping" (only available to Virtual Run/Walk participants), your race swag will be mailed out beginning September 8, 2025, and continue as registrations come in.

Follow these three easy steps to run/walk your Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K!

Note: Kids K is a non-timed event.

• Step 1: Walk or run ANYTIME between September 6 and 14, 2025, and record your race time using Strava, Garmin, MapMyRun, MapPedometer.com, or a simple stopwatch.
• Step 2: Email your race completion time to stephenpino@hotmail.com. Include first and last name, run date, Event (Half, 10K, or 5K), city and state, and race completion time in the body of the email. Note: Subject line: NM Chips and Salsa Half Marathon, 10K, 5K Virtual Run Result Information.
• Step 3: Submit a selfie on the RunFit Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Runfitabq/.

Please note Steps 2 and 3 are optional.

⚠️ Safety and Conduct

All participants are expected to conduct themselves professionally and courteously towards the community and their fellow participants during the Event. This means, for example, alcohol consumption, urinating or defecating in public except in designated toilet facilities, and participant obstruction anywhere on or near the course shall be strictly prohibited unless facilitated by the Event. Anyone violating this rule of conduct shall be disqualified from the Event and asked to leave the course.

Participants must follow instructions from all Event officials, including race staff, volunteers, medical personnel, fire and police officials, security officers, and city officials, throughout the Event.

🏁 Course Monitoring

Any participant who refuses to obey the directions of Event officials, conducts themselves in an unsportsmanlike manner or offends officials, volunteers, participants, or spectators may be disqualified by the Event and from future participation at the discretion of race officials.

🏨 Parking & Lodging

PLEASE USE DESIGNATED PARKING AREAS/SPACES ONLY. DO NOT PARK ON ANY OF THE INTERIOR ROADS ALONG THE COURSE.

There are several fine hotels in and around Albuquerque. To find the closest to the Event but within a short driving distance to the Start, look for lodging areas near I-25 and Montgomery Blvd.

🏅 Awards and Prizes

The overall and division award winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on race day at 9:30 am – immediately following the Kids K. Overall awards to the top 3 men and women will be determined by gun time for various age groups.

Please note: Awards and medals must be picked up on race day. Age group awards may be picked up at the awards table near the finish. Awards and Medals will not be mailed.

👉 Contact and Volunteer

RunFit: Chips and Salsa Half Marathon Headquarters
12104 Palm Springs Ave. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 217-4774
Email: stephenpino@hotmail.com

Over 75 volunteers are needed to make the Half Marathon run smoothly. Volunteers are still needed to help! Please get in touch with RunFit at (505) 217-4774 to volunteer for race day or email stephenpino@hotmail.com.