Ruidoso Runfest September 18-19,
About this race
Join us on September 18th and 19th for the 2nd Annual Ruidoso Runfest, featuring a weekend of running, local bands, food trucks, and the Downshift Brewing Company beer garden. This will be a family-friendly weekend hosted by the Village of Ruidoso Parks & Recreation dept.
Friday night kicks off the weekend with the Pizza Hut 5K and Kids 1K fun run. Finish line at Wingfield Park will host the awards for the 5K, along with music, post-race pizza provided by Pizza Hut, and a beer garden.
Saturday's events include the 7th running of the Ruidoso Marathon and Half Marathon, and in its 3rd year, the State-Forty-Seven Road 47K/50K presented by Bluebird Running. This is a 47K run for overall and age group awards. For those wanting to complete a true ultra 50K distance, we have an additional loop that needs to be completed by 2 pm.
This is New Mexico's only premier road 50K!!
Saturday will feature a festival-like atmosphere, complete with awards, post-race food provided by Pizza Hut, live music, a beer garden, food trucks, and a bear carving demonstration.
Don't miss this family-friendly weekend and book your rooms early!
Pick your distance
Running
Ruidoso RunFest 5K, Marathon, Half Marathon, 47K /50K
Race day Friday, July 18, 2025 5K Start time: 6:00 p.m.
Marathon
Half Marathon
47/50K
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Fort Stanton yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 6:47 AM and sets at 7:04 PM local time (MDT) in Fort Stanton on September 18, 2026 — 12h 16m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2026 results — Ruidoso Runfest September 18-19,
156 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Lovejoy | 3:28:18 | 7:57 /mi |
| 2 | Jerod Foster | 4:08:36 | 9:29 /mi |
| 3 | Alexis Lopez | 4:16:42 | 9:48 /mi |
| 4 | Dylan Galindo | 4:26:41 | 10:11 /mi |
| 5 | Josh Barlow | 4:32:39 | 10:24 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Fort Stanton
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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, 1 Fort Stanton event
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