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Jemez Mountain Trail Runs Take Off May 25

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 12, 2013

JMTR News:

Hundreds of athletes from across the Southwest will compete May 25 in the Jemez Mountain Trail Runs.

Runners have already filled the available spaces for the popular half-marathon for which there is now a waiting list. Spaces are still available for the 50-mile and 50K runs.

The competitive half-marathon, 50-mile and 50K runs take place along single track trails and dirt roads in the Jemez Mountains, including Pajarito Mountain and the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The JMTR 50-mile race is regarded as one of the toughest three fifty milers in the United States.

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LAHS Golf Teams Place Second At District

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 11, 2013

LAHS Boys Golf Team at the 2-AAAA District Golf Championship. Courtesy photo

HILLTOPPER News:

The Los Alamos High School Girls Golf Team took second place at the 2-AAAA District Golf Championship tournament at Santa Ana Resort on May 6.

The LAHS Boys Golf Team also finished in second place.

Elkins Top Predictor in Weekly Pace Race

Submitted by Staff Report on May 8, 2013

Local athlete Inez Ross, left, participates in last week’s pace race at Ponderosa Campground. Courtesy photo

PACE RACE News:

Paul Elkins was the top predictor in the weekly pace race held at the Ponderosa Campground Trail in the Bandelier National Monument.

He was 27 seconds off his predicted time. Ted Williams had a 47 second differential and Ted Romero was next at 108 seconds off.

Tom Sandford was the fastest one mile runner with a time of 13:33 and the top female in the one mile race was Sue Elkins at 16:45.

In the three mile event, Ted Romero was tops at 18:54 and

Online Registration Available For LAHS Sports Programs

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 8, 2013

LAHS SPORTS News:

LAHS Athletic/Activities Director Vicki T. Nelms has released the following letter announcing the sports department’s new capability to accept online registration:

Dear Athletes and Families:

We are excited to announce that we are now offering the convenience of online registration for our sports programs through partner company, FamilyID (www.familyid.com.)

FamilyID is a secure registration platform that provides you with an easy, user-friendly way to register for our programs, and helps us to be more administratively efficient and environmentally responsible. Read More

Take Off With Jemez Mountain Trail Runs May 25

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 5, 2013

JMTR News:

Hundreds of athletes from across the Southwest will make a run for Los Alamos to compete in the 8 annual Jemez Mountain Trail Runs May 25.

Runners have already filled the available spaces for the popular half-marathon for which there is now a wait list.

The competitive half-marathon, 50-mile and 50K runs take place along single track trails and dirt roads in the idyllic Jemez Mountains, including Pajarito Mountain and the Valles Caldera National Preserve, the Southwest region’s only supervolcano.

Beginning this year in 2013, the Jemez Mountain Trail Runs will be “cupless” to reduce Read More