EVENTS
Please click on the event titles below for more information.
** ALL races are CHIP TIMED and WALKER FRIENDLY!
Calico Racing is proud to enter into our third season! Come join the Calico Racing family by running our unique events which showcase nature's beauty, challenge your limits, and offer you an experience not soon forgotten.
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Mardi Gras Masquerade 10K & 5K
February 13, 2010 ~ River Mountains Loop Trail @ Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino, Henderson, NV
A celebration of life, community, and running...come join us for a party on foot! This paved course is closed entirely to vehicular traffic and will introduce many local runners to a widely unknown resource in the Las Vegas Valley. Start planning your costumes!
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Red Rock Canyon Marathon and 1/2 Marathon
March 6, 2010, Saturday; Red Rock Canyon, just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. BUS AVAILABLE FROM THE STRIP!
Majestically framing the west side of the valley, Red Rock Canyon is the most notable natural treasure among the Las Vegas community. A Mecca for runners, hikers, cyclists, climbers and tourists, Red Rock's color palette will enchant you while you run this challenging course. Burros, rabbits, and joshua trees augment the canyon scenery for a breathtaking experience.
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Labor of Love 100M, 50M, 50K, Marathon, 1/2, & 10K
April 10-11, 2010. Lovell Canyon, Spring Mountains N.R.A; near Las Vegas, NV
A 2 day running festival offering a distance for everyone offering back to back opportunities! This spectacularly scenic course is not to be missed. Being at about 4500-7000 foot elevation (depending on race distance) and underneath the National Forest, we can enjoy cooler temperatures. All are gorgeous and only a short drive to Las Vegas!
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Running w/ the Devil Marathon,1/2,10K,5K &50 miler
June 26, 2010; Lake Mead N.R.A. outside of Las Vegas, Nevada
Most race organizers go to great lengths to ensure their races are held in ideal running conditions; 40 degrees, light breeze, overcast. Many aim to make their courses flat and fast, or even downhill to facilitate runners to smash their PR. Not this one! Held in summer in the middle of the day thru the dry Mojave Desert, athletes will be challenged to contend with extreme heat and unrelenting rolling hills as they traverse this spectacularly scenic course.
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E.T. Full Moon Midnight Marathon, 1/2, 10K, & 51K
August 21-22, 2010. Midnight races! Extraterrestrial Highway; Rachel, NV (2- 2.5 hours from Las Vegas) BUS TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE FROM THE HOST HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS
Running along the fringe of the mysterious Area 51, this stretch of highway (375) has an overwhelming number of reported UFO sightings. So much so, that in 1996 the federal government officially named highway 375 the "Extraterrestrial Highway". The ET Highway has become a gathering place for UFO enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. With elevations ranging from roughly 4000-5600 feet, the high desert will enchant you with gorgeous vegetation, surrounding mountains, and stunning vistas. An additional treat is the cooler temperatures. Rachel, NV is generally 15 degrees cooler than the Las Vegas Valley; coupled with a midnight run, temperatures should be in the 60's in August!
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Hoover Dam Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
October 30, 2010; Lake Mead N.R.A. ~ outside of Las Vegas, NV: BUS TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE FROM THE STRIP!
This stunning course promises to quickly become one of the Nation's "Must Do" races. Running 100% on paved and packed dirt trails completely removed from vehicular traffic, you'll traverse the Mojave Desert running thru historic railroad tunnels perched atop of a sweet view of Lake Mead. The "Money Shot" comes at your turn around with an expansive view of Hoover Dam. No need to "stop and glance"- you get a great view without breaking your stride. The only reason to look away is to smile pretty for the camera and capture that killer photo opportunity on film to memorialize this fabulous run!
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Running from an Angel Marathon,1/2,10K,5K&50 miler
January 8, 2011; Lake Mead N.R.A., outside of Las Vegas, Nevada
Run amid the stunning scenery and vegetation of Lake Mead N.R.A the winter desert will treat runners to a magical experience. Blue skies and perfect temperatures will enchant you as you traverse continual rolling terrain alongside the azure blue waters of Lake Mead.
The sister event to Running with the Devil, the Running from an Angel races are the exact same courses as the Devil series. Together, these sister events are designed to offer athletes an opportunity to see exactly the difference in time running in the heat causes (all things held constant- I am not responsible for holiday pigging out!) Running with the Devil races in the middle of the summer, in the middle of the day to fully get the effect of running in extreme heat. Conversely, Running from an Angel runs in the winter in much milder, even cold temperatures. Many studies have been done to determine the exact effects of heat training. Run the double and find out for yourself, or run either one on its own.

