Vereinigte Staaten·2026

Albuquerque, NM

Running in Albuquerque means high desert at 1,500m elevation with strong sun and dry air—the Fruit Loop Fun Run and Hella Fresh 5K anchor a local scene built around early morning efforts on flat-to-rolling terrain near Old Town and the bosque (cottonwood forest) that lines the Rio Grande. Cyclists face serious climbing into the Sandia Mountains immediately east, with the Tour of the Rio Grande Bicycle Century offering a classic 160km loop through the valley and into rougher terrain, while the West Mesa provides a different, more isolated playground of dirt roads and volcanic rock north and west of the city.