The Tortugas “A” Mountain 24-Hour Challenge will be held on trails circumnavigating Tortugas Mountain near Las Cruces, NM. The event will consist of running and/or walking a four-mile loop around the mountain as many times as one can within 24 hours in alternating directions. This year will be a free …
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The Tortugas “A” Mountain 24-Hour Challenge will be held on trails circumnavigating Tortugas Mountain near Las Cruces, NM. The event will consist of running and/or walking a four-mile loop around the mountain as many times as one can within 24 hours in alternating directions. This year will be a free “Fatass” race. Donations will be accepted as a fundraiser for the Southern New Mexico Trail Alliance. In 2018/19 funds raised by the SNMTA were used to provide trail building/maintenance workshops, support local trail events, purchase tools, and continue advocacy and education about trails and outdoor recreation.
As with all SNMTA runs, we will be accepting donations of old shoes at the race. We suggest a one pair donation as part of registration (of course you can donate more). The shoes will be donated to the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope for those in our local community that can use a little help right now.
Thank you for supporting the Southern New Mexico Trail Alliance and your local trail community.
Course Description:
The Challenge will start at the Arroyo Loop trailhead at the Monte Vista Parking Lot and proceed clockwise around Tortugas Mountain covering four miles. Subsequent laps around the mountain will alternate direction. The trail is a rocky, rolling single track with some two-track.
The route will be well flagged with orange or pink flagging with reflective tape, rock cairns, brown BLM trail markers. Flagging and reflective tape will be continuously visible in line-of-sight.
An aid station will be located at the start/finish under the covered picnic area, and at the 2-mile mark on the course.
This will be a “cupless” event, so bring your own preferred drink vessels (bottles, bladders, cups, etc.).
Crews:
Participants can have crews and supporters at the start/finish aid station.
Distance and Timing:
Participants will need to record each 4-mile lap they complete on a registration board provided at the start/finish. Mark the time of day completed for each lap corresponding to the official race clock positioned at the start/finish. There is no requirement to be present for the entire 24 hours to have an official finishing distance. Please mark yourself “away” on the register if you leave the course. You can leave and return to run additional laps within the 24 hour period.
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