Chili Chase
About this race
An exhilarating day of trail running and delicious chili! Durango's only trail running event through Overend Mountain Park that starts with a trail run over Hogsback and ends with a Chili Cookoff! Presented by The Durango Running Club & Backcountry Experience, and benefitting The Good Food Collective.
Registration for runners opens Aug 1, 2026 for this ~6.5/7 mile spicy trail run. More details on the course to come.
Chili Chefs can enter the cookoff for free! To enter, email info@BCEXP.com and bring your best chili for a chance to go home with the Chili Cookoff Champion Belt.
Approximate course map: here
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Chili Chase
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Durango, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:21 AM and sets at 6:31 PM local time (MDT) in Durango on October 17, 2026 — 11h 10m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 11 Durango events
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