Estados Unidos·2026

Las Cruces, NM

Las Cruces sits in the Mesilla Valley at 1,250m elevation where the Rio Grande runs north-south; the terrain is high desert with minimal trees and intense sun, making early-morning running essential. The Electric 5K and Las Cruces Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot anchor the local running calendar, both flat courses through town, while the Day of the Dead 160km multi-day event draws serious distance runners to the wider region. Cyclists thrive on gravel and dirt here—the Rio Bravo Gravel Grind (61.2km), Jackalope Race (64.4km), and El Paso Puzzler (104.6km) exploit the vast open scrubland and sparse ranch roads east and west of the valley, with little elevation change but rough surfaces and exposure.