3rd Latino Ultra Nature Adventure

🌲 3rd LUNA

Powering Healthy Communities Through Nature-Driven Athletics and Forest Bathing.

🏃‍♀️ Event Overview

Our 3rd Latino Ultra Nature Adventure (LUNA) is a culturally relevant and equity-driven new kind of trail running event that powers the physical and mental health that comes from the mix of athletics, awe-inspiring nature, and forest bathing.

• Purpose: LUNA promotes human-nature connections and self-realization through running and hiking for communities historically excluded from exclusive outdoor sports.
• Reimagining Events: LUNA reframes the Ultra athletics experience to inspire participants to engage in the sport for the first time AND to invite established athletes to join a more inclusive and culture-driven ultra challenge.
• Partnership: LUNA is an initiative of Americas for Conservation + the Arts (AFC+A) and the program United Cultures of Athletics and Nature (UCAN).

🌄 Description

AFC+A has teamed up with Colorado's Human Potential Running Series to offer this unique Latino Ultra Nature Experience. Join us on Saturday, May 31, 2025 for a unique adventure in the mountains of Boulder, CO.

• Distances: The experience features distances of 5km, 7 miles, 15 miles, and a Marathon (26 miles).
• Trail Exploration: On your journey, you'll explore the incredibly gorgeous Boulder County Open Space trails associated with Walker Ranch and Meyers Gulch.
• Inclusion Initiative: LUNA is a nonprofit event intent on bridging inclusion gaps in the outdoor recreation and sports workspace.
• Registration: For this reason, we are requiring a nominal sign-up fee. Youth 16 and under pay no fees but must still register.

🤝 Support the Cause

All participants are encouraged to make a tax-deductible DONATION to support the inclusive mandate of our program and the efforts of our staff and volunteers. Donate Additional Here: https://americasforconservation.com/take-action/donate-or-become-a-partner/

❓ Additional Information

If you have any questions about this race, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

📊 Facts

• Urban Living: According to the United Nations Population Division, 75% of the world’s people live in cities.
• Indoor Time: The average urban dweller in the US spends 93% of the time indoors, and some ten hours a day on social media—more than they spend asleep—resulting in a nature deficit.
• Health Impact: Science-based studies show the human costs of alienation from nature negatively impact our health.
• Nature Benefits: Research has shown that people do better physically and emotionally when they are in green spaces, benefiting from stress reduction and the attention restoration nature engenders.

🍃 Resources

• Forest Bathing Research Spotlight
• Medical empirical research on forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku): a systematic review
• Can forest therapy enhance health and well-being?
• New research compares forest bathing and mindfulness

For more details, please visit our registration page at Latino Ultra Nature Adventure.