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Summerfest and Pajarito Punishment at Pajarito Mountain this Weekend

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Celebrate the start of the summer season at Pajarito Mountain Saturday June 2.

The New Mexico Brewers Festival is noon to 5 p.m., featuring 15 New Mexico microbrewers and live music 1-5 p.m. with the Blue Hornets.

Lifts will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for hiking and biking.

Atomic City Transit is providing free shuttles 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.running every 30 minutes from Sullivan Field at Los Alamos High School.

For more information on Summerfest, go to www.skipajarito.com

Pajarito Punishment Downhill Race is also this weekend on the mountain.

  • Saturday, June 2, Practice Day and Summerfest:
    • Registration:
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Jemez Mountain Trail Runs Event Wraps Up Proudly

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Robert Carr crosses the finish line in the half-marathon. He set a new course record Saturday. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Chris Houghten, left, and Robert Carr compare notes after the finish of the half-marathon. Carr finished first and Houghten was second in the event. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Runners coming down the Perimeter trail in the half-marathon race. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Cyndi Wells passes water to the runners at Aid Station #1 near the junction of the Perimeter and Mitchell trails. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Half-marathon
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Nearly 600 Entrants in Jemez Mountain Trail Runs

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A massive registration for today’s Jemez Mountain Trail Runs took place Friday at the Crossroads Bible Church in which nearly 600 runners signed up for the race. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By Carol A. Clark

The Seventh Annual Jemez Mountain Trail Runs got underway early this morning at the Posse Lodge on North Mesa.

This growing international event drew nearly 600 runners, 40 percent of whom traveled from British Columbia, Mexico and 29 U.S. states beyond New Mexico.

The event consists of three races: half-marathon, 50K (31 miles) and 50 miles.

“The longest distances Read More

Girls Track and Field Wins State!

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The Hilltoppers Girls Team with their State Championship banner and trophy. The girls team took the 4A state title for the fourth straight year, despite only having a #3 seed going in. “The overall ‘theme’ of the State Meet was that all our athletes came through with spectacular performances when it really counted. All us coaches couldn’t be more proud of them!” Asistant Coach Blake Wood said. Photo by Blake Wood

Amy Neal hands off to Chase Ealey in the 4×100 m relay final. Chase Ealey was 4A high point athlete of the meet, winning individual State Championships Read More

Jerry Bower Memorial 5K Run Results

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Start of the Race. Courtesy photo

Editor’s Note: Story Updated May 14, 2012

ACRR News:

The Jerry Bower Memorial 5K Race was held on Saturday, May 12th, 2012 for the Alzheimer’s Association starting and ending at the Betty Ehart Senior Center and running the streets just North of downtown Los Alamos. Below are the results:

Men 5Km, 19 and under
1,Chris Buntain,00:22:14.01,Los Alamos;

Men 5Km, 20-29
1,James Keane,00:27:35.62,Los Alamos;

Men 5Km, 50-59
1,Gregory Buntain,00:44:25.00,Los Alamos;

Men 5Km, 60-69
1,Steve Shook,00:31:37.59,Los Alamos;
2,Ted Williams,01:10:19.00,Los Read More

Practice Taiji at Ashley Pond

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Join a local group practicing Taiji and Qigong three times a week at Ashley Pond.

There is no charge for the program and no previous experience is necessary.

 

 

 

When: June through October

  • Mondays 7-8 p.m.
  • Thursdays 11 a.m.-noon
  • Saturdays 11 a.m.-noon

Where: Ashley Pond

Who: Adults and children age 8 and older

  • No previous experience is necessary

What: Taiji

Follow along. Beginning with a walk around the pond, followed by simple stretching and the Taiji Qigong 18 Form routine. Go over the Yang-style 24 Form Taiji sequence twice, with limited instructions. Ending with another Read More

Hilltopper Sports Update

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Hilltopper Softball vs Los Lunas, loss, 0-9; vs Del Norte, loss 1-5 – The Hilltoppers have been eliminated from the State Championships.

Track & Field, Boys and Girls are District Champions!

Hilltopper Softball vs St. Pius X, win, 5-4

Hilltopper Baseball vs Miyamura, 1st game, loss, 0-4, 2nd game loss, 1-5

Hilltopper Tennis, Girls are District champions! Read More

Girls Softball State Championship Today @ 8 a.m. and noon

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The Hilltoppers Softball Team. Photo by Alan Kirk

 

The six seed Lady Hilltoppers take on the third seed  Los Lunas’s Lady Tigers this morning at 8am at Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho. The State Championchip is a double elimination tournament. Win or loss against Los Lunas, the Hilltopper’s second game starts at 12 noon. Both games will be broadcast live on KRSN AM 1490 and online at https:////www.krsnam1490.com. Read More

ROMERO IS BEST PREDICTOR IN PAJARITO ACRES RACE

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ATOMIC CITY ROAD RUNNERS News

Courtesy Photo of start of the ACRR Pace Race on Tuesday night.

Ted Romero was the best pace-race predictor in running the trails in Potrillo Canyon and to the Estante Overlook, being only 7 seconds off his prediction for the 3 miles.

All but the last of the 16 runners in the weekly Tuesday pace race finished before it started to rain, and the last runner finished just before it poured hard with hail!

In the 3 mile run the next best predictors after Ted Romero were family members Nathan (52 s off), Alexander, and Daniel (both 71 s off). Alexander and Daniel Romero were the fastest Read More

Police Out Score Firefighters Saturday

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LAPD News:

Los Alamos Police Capt. Randy Foster hits a triple against Los Alamos Fire Department “pitcher” Jerry Adair during a softball competition at Overlook Park Saturday, that went down to the wire, before the police team prevailed 26-25 following nine hard fought innings. Photo by Shayna Whitaker

“Catcher” Connie Salazar of the Los Alamos Police Department throws a ball back to the pitcher while “Umpire” Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider contemplates whether it was a ball or a strike. Fire Chief Troy Hughes is at first base. Photo by Shayna Whitaker Read More