The Great Balloon Chase Race

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09/14/2026

๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐ƒ๐€๐˜๐’ ๐”๐๐“๐ˆ๐‹ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐†๐‘๐„๐€๐“ ๐๐€๐‹๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐’๐„!

Race day is getting closer! Join us Sunday, October 4 for the Great Balloon Chase Half Marathon, 10K & 5K and experience one of Albuquerqueโ€™s most colorful race days of the year.

๐Ÿƒ Half Marathon โ€ข 10K โ€ข 5K
๐Ÿ“… October 4, 2026
๐ŸŽˆ Run during Balloon Fiesta season!

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ โ€” ๐ง๐จ๐ฐโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Register now at RaceNM.com

๐ŸŽˆ ๐Ž๐๐‹๐˜ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐‘๐€๐‚๐„ ๐‰๐€๐‚๐Š๐„๐“๐’ ๐‹๐„๐…๐“! ๐‘๐„๐†๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐‘ ๐๐Ž๐–!Hereโ€™s a sneak peek at this yearโ€™s Great Balloon Chase commemorative jacket fo...
09/09/2026

๐ŸŽˆ ๐Ž๐๐‹๐˜ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐‘๐€๐‚๐„ ๐‰๐€๐‚๐Š๐„๐“๐’ ๐‹๐„๐…๐“! ๐‘๐„๐†๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐‘ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Hereโ€™s a sneak peek at this yearโ€™s Great Balloon Chase commemorative jacket for those who registered in time!

Still want one? The next 50 people who register will receive a jacket. Sizes are not guaranteed, so donโ€™t wait!

Register today at RaceNM.com

โฐ LAST DAY TO SAVE 10% ON RACE REGISTRATION!Happy Labor Day from RaceNM! Celebrate by locking in your next adventure:๐ŸŽˆ G...
09/07/2026

โฐ LAST DAY TO SAVE 10% ON RACE REGISTRATION!

Happy Labor Day from RaceNM! Celebrate by locking in your next adventure:

๐ŸŽˆ Great Balloon Chase
โ˜ ๏ธ Deadman Peaks Trail Races
๐Ÿ‘ฃ Bosque Bigfoot

Use code labor10 at checkout before the offer ends TONIGHT.

Register at RaceNM.com๐Ÿ‘ˆ

โฐ DONโ€™T MISS YOUR 10% SAVINGS!Which RaceNM challenge is calling your name?๐ŸŽˆ Great Balloon Chaseโ˜ ๏ธ Deadman Peaks Trail Ra...
09/06/2026

โฐ DONโ€™T MISS YOUR 10% SAVINGS!

Which RaceNM challenge is calling your name?
๐ŸŽˆ Great Balloon Chase
โ˜ ๏ธ Deadman Peaks Trail Races
๐Ÿ‘ฃ Bosque Bigfoot

Save 10% on registration through Monday, September 7. Use code labor10 at checkout.

Choose your race and register at RaceNM.com!

๐Ÿšจ ๐“๐‡๐‘๐„๐„ ๐‘๐€๐‚๐„๐’. ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐‹๐€๐๐Ž๐‘ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐‹!๐ŸŽˆ Chase the balloons.โ˜ ๏ธ Conquer the high desert.๐Ÿ‘ฃ Search for Bigfoot.From ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜ throug...
09/04/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐“๐‡๐‘๐„๐„ ๐‘๐€๐‚๐„๐’. ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐‹๐€๐๐Ž๐‘ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐‹!

๐ŸŽˆ Chase the balloons.
โ˜ ๏ธ Conquer the high desert.
๐Ÿ‘ฃ Search for Bigfoot.

From ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜ through ๐‹๐€๐๐Ž๐‘ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜, September 7, save 10% when you register for the Great Balloon Chase, Deadman Peaks Trail Races or Bosque Bigfoot.

Use code ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ at checkout. Choose your race and register today at RaceNM.com!

๐Ÿšจ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฃ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ?Only the ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ...
08/28/2026

๐Ÿšจ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฃ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ?

Only the ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ will receive one, and weโ€™re getting closer to that number every day!

If youโ€™re planning to join us for the Half Marathon, 10K or 5K Run/Walk, donโ€™t wait too long to secure your spot.

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐‘๐š๐œ๐ž๐๐Œ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ!๐Ÿ‘ˆ

๐ŸŽˆ๐’๐ˆ๐— ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐’ ๐”๐๐“๐ˆ๐‹ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐†๐‘๐„๐€๐“ ๐๐€๐‹๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐’๐„! ๐ŸŽˆDonโ€™t just watch the balloonsโ€”๐‚๐‡๐€๐’๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„๐Œ!Join us Sunday, October 4, for one o...
08/23/2026

๐ŸŽˆ๐’๐ˆ๐— ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐’ ๐”๐๐“๐ˆ๐‹ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐†๐‘๐„๐€๐“ ๐๐€๐‹๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐’๐„! ๐ŸŽˆ

Donโ€™t just watch the balloonsโ€”๐‚๐‡๐€๐’๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„๐Œ!

Join us Sunday, October 4, for one of New Mexicoโ€™s most unforgettable running experiences. Choose your challengeโ€”Half Marathon, 10K or 5K Run/Walkโ€”and take in the sight of hot air balloons filling the sky above the Sandia Mountains and Rio Grande Valley.

๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž!

The first ๐Ÿ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ will receive an exclusive commemorative jacket.

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐‘๐š๐œ๐ž๐๐Œ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ‘ˆ

07/23/2026

๐ŸŽˆ 10 Years. One Iconic Sunrise. ๐ŸŒ…

Introducing the official 2026 Great Balloon Chase participant shirt!

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Great Balloon Chase, every participant will receive this custom short sleeve or long-sleeve performance shirt inspired by the breathtaking Albuquerque sunrise, colorful hot air balloons, and the Sandia Mountains that make race morning so unforgettable.

Whether youโ€™re taking on the Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K, this is a shirt youโ€™ll be proud to wear long after race day.

A special thank you to our sponsors DICKโ€™S Sporting Goods and Trail Gains for helping make this milestone year possible!

๐Ÿ“… October 4, 2026
๐ŸŽˆ Half Marathon โ€ข 10K โ€ข 5K
๐Ÿ“ Albuquerque, New Mexico

Whoโ€™s adding this shirt to their collection? ๐Ÿ™Œ

07/13/2026
Chase the sunrise. Chase your goals. Chase the balloons.Thereโ€™s nothing quite like race morning in Albuquerque. As the s...
06/24/2026

Chase the sunrise. Chase your goals. Chase the balloons.

Thereโ€™s nothing quite like race morning in Albuquerque. As the sun rises over the Sandia Mountains and colorful hot air balloons fill the sky, runners from all over gather for one unforgettable experience.

Whether youโ€™re tackling the 5K, 10K, or Half Marathon, the Great Balloon Chase offers stunning views, a fast course, and an incredible community of runners ready to celebrate every mile with you.

Mark your calendar for October 4th and join us for one of New Mexicoโ€™s most unique race experiences.

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ 5K | 10K | Half Marathon
๐Ÿ“… October 4th
๐Ÿ“ Albuquerque, NM

Tag a friend who should run with you this fall! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Rio Rancho, NM

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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5058049669

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