2022 Event Countdown
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
Great Balloon 5th Anniversary Gift!
2022 Packet Pickup Info
Day 1 Packet Pickup
September 30, 2021
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sport Systems
6915 Montgomery Blvd
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Day 2 Packet Pick
October 1, 2021
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Los Poblanos Fields Open Space
6000-6018 Los Poblanos Field Trails
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Race Day Packet Pick
October 3, 2021
5:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Los Poblanos Fields Open Space
6000-6018 Los Poblanos Field Trails
Albuquerque, NM 87107
2022 Race Day Schedule
Half Marathon
06:00 - Registration Closes
06:45 - Safety Brief
06:55 - Runner Ready
07:00 - Race Starts
10K Walk/Run
06:00 - Registration Closes
07:15 - Safety Brief
07:25 - Runner Ready
07:30- Race Star
5K Walk/Run
06:00 - Registration Closes
07:45 - Safety Brief
07:55 - Runner Ready
08:00- Race Starts
2021 Event
Thank you to all the amazing participants, volunteers, and everyone else who made the 2021 event so special.