2023 Event Countdown
2022 Event Closed
Thank you to all the amazing participants, volunteers, and everyone else who made the 2022 event so special.
RaceNM presents the Great Balloon Chase ½ Marathon, 10K, and 5k. There is no other destination race like this! Experience the excitement and beauty of a morning run as you witness hot air balloons from the world’s largest hot air ballooning event take to the sky backdropped against the Sandia Mountains and Rio Grande River Valley.
Included with race registration:
Balloon Fiesta General Admission Ticket
Great Balloon Chase Event Shirt
Great Balloon Chase Event Medal
2022 Race Day Schedule
Runners are encouge to show 30 minutes priror to your start time.
Half Marathon
06:00 - Registration Closes
06:45 - Safety Brief
06:55 - Runner Ready
07:00 - Race Starts
Race Map
10K Walk/Run
06:00 - Registration Closes
07:15 - Safety Brief
07:25 - Runner Ready
07:30- Race Star
Race Map
5K Walk/Run
06:00 - Registration Closes
07:45 - Safety Brief
07:55 - Runner Ready
08:00- Race Starts
Race Map
2022 Packet Pickup Info
Day 1 Packet Pickup
September 30, 2022
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
DICK'S Sporting Goods
3550 NM-528
Albuquerque, NM 87114
Day 2 Packet Pickup
October 1, 2022
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Los Poblanos Fields
Open Space
6000-6018 Los Poblanos Field Trails
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Race Day Pickup
October 2, 2022
5:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Los Poblanos Fields
Open Space
6000-6018 Los Poblanos Field Trails
Albuquerque, NM 87107