LAVENDER RUN 2026

Description

The 7th Annual RunFit Lavender Run will be held on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Participants can choose from a variety of events, including a 10K, a 5K run, a walk, and a Kids K, ensuring there's something for everyone! The race features a fast and flat loop course in the heart of the North Valley.

Participants will be able to win age-group and overall awards, receive participant medals, and receive a stylish Lavender Run T-shirt. Summer favorites will also be waiting for you at the finish line.

As an added bonus, all Lavender Run participants (13 and older) will receive free entry to the 19th Annual Lavender Festival, which will take place on July 26, 2026. The Lavender Festival offers a variety of activities, including live music, free yoga classes, wellness seminars, cooking demonstrations, and a marketplace with 70 artisans selling everything from lavender bouquets to paintings, pies, spices, lotions, beer, and wine. It’s a perfect outing for lavender enthusiasts of all ages.

To sign up for the Lavender Run or to learn more about this event and other RunFit activities, visit www.irunfit.org . A portion of the event's proceeds will support local agricultural and educational programs, RunFit's nonprofit afterschool youth running programs, and the "Fifteen and Fit" school-based running and fitness programs, all of which aim to promote long-term health and build community.

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Helping to promote long-term health and build community one event at a time.

Thank you, RunFit

LAVENDER RUN

EVENT INFORMATION

Event Location: Alvarado Elementary School 1100 Solar Rd. NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107

IMPORTANT: NO PARKING AT ALVARADO ELEMENTARY: See “PARKING”.

Event Schedule: Sunday: July 12, 2026 10K: 8:00 a.m. 5K: 8:15 a.m. Kids K: 9:00 a.m.

Runner Packet Pick-up and Late Registration: Saturday, July 11, 2026 Time: 11:00 TO 3:00 P.M. Fleet Feet Sports 5901 Wyoming Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87109

Lavender Run participants (13 and over) will receive complimentary entry into the 19th annual Lavender Festival on Saturday, July 26, 2026. The Lavender Festival includes live music, free yoga classes, a Kids Camp, wellness seminars, cooking demonstrations, and 70 artisans offering everything from lavender bouquets to lavender paintings, pies, spices, lotions, beer, and wine. A perfect day for lavender lovers of all ages.

THERE IS RACE-DAY REGISTRATION; HOWEVER, ALL PRE-REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS MUST PICK UP THEIR EVENT PACKETS AT “PACKET PICK-UP.” If you are not able to pick up your packets in person, you must decide for a representative to pick up your packet. Any out-of-town participants may pick up their packet on race morning at the registration area at Alvarado Elementary School.

START:

The Lavender Run will start in front of the Alvardo Elementary School. NOTE: ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE ENTERED IN THE RESULTS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS MUST WEAR A TIMING CHIP/BIB.

Note: All races will start promptly at the designated times listed above. Allow plenty of time to get to the Start to seed yourself according to your projected pace time. If you are driving to the race plan to arrive early. See parking information below. The 10K and 5K Run or Walk use a Gun Start with a Timing Chip finish. The "official time" will start when the gun/horn goes off.

PARKING:

Los Poblanos Open Space: 5601 Tierra Viva Pl. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107

Hartnett Park: 6718 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107

Note: Start and finish of the 10K, 5K and Kids K is in front of Alvarado Elementary School

Alvarado Elementary School: 1100 Solar Rd. NW

NOTE: THERE IS NO PARKING AT ALVARADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OR ON THE ROADS (NABOR RD. AND SOLAR RD). PLEASE USE THE ABOVE PARKING LOCATIONS.

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NOTE

PLEASE USE DESIGNATED PARKING AREAS ONLY. DO NOT PARK ON ROADS OR ON COURSE.

Bathroom Facilities:

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