Los Alamos County

Join PROS, LAMS Volunteers, and the Los Alamos County Fire Department in celebrating 8th grade graduation at Urban Park. The fun begins with a BBQ lunch and usually ends with lots of shaving cream.

Volunteers Needed! We are actively looking for community partners to help facilitate this alcohol and drug free celebration.

Date: Friday, June 1, 2018
Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Cost: FREE
Who: For graduating 8th Graders
Where: Urban Park

Come and strut your horse at the County Horse Show. This event is for all riders to showcase their horse and equestrian talents. Winners receive prizes such as t-shirts, buckles, and ribbons.

Ages:  9 & Under
10 - 13 years
14 - 18 years
Adult
Date:  TBA for 2018
Where:  Brewer Arena
Time:  9:00am
Fee:  $5/class entry per participant
$8/class entry per participant
$30 - Family Rates:

Families with four or more participants in the horse show (immediate family - daughter, son, mom, dad).

Contact Information: Brendan Tuning 

Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Dates:   June 6 & 20, 2018
              July 5, 18, 2018

Splash-n-dash includes a swim in the Aquatic Center and a run
along Canyon Road. Swimmers, runners, beginning multi-sport
athletes, seasoned triathletes, or anyone interested can participate.
This program is not a race, but a group training event.
There is no course support or protection from traffic of any kind.
You assume all risk and responsibility when participating, just as
you do when doing your own workouts. Please exercise good
judgement, watch out for cars at all times, and have fun!
Registration for all distances begins at 6:30pm and closes at
6:55pm, with the first swimmer sent off at 7:00pm sharp. Due
to time and space constraints, the event is limited to the first 75
registrants. Participants under the age of 18 must come prepared
with a waiver signed by a parent.

Categories:
• 400 yard pool swim, 5K run along Canyon Road
• 200 yard pool swim, 3K run along Canyon Road


FREE for all ages and skill levels
www.triatomics.org/splashndash
Mike Engelhardt 505-690-9767

50k, 50 mile, and 15 Mile races

All courses are on technical trails with a substantial amount of elevation change.  The 50k and 50 mile events include extremely steep climbs and descents on rough terrain.  Runners will experience high altitude (over 10,000 feet above sea level), scree fields, stream crossings, fallen trees, and other obstacles.  The course has numerous aid stations, but there are some long stretches (greater than 5 miles) between aid stations.

Date:        May 19, 2018
Where:     Los Alamos Sheriff's Posse Lodge
Contact:  Tom Stockton - 
                 jemezruns@gmail.com
                 www.highaltitudeathletics.org

KIDS TRIATHLON

A fun introduction to the multi-sport world for children and youth with an emphasis on fun and fitness, not competition. Continuous and non-timed event. All participants receive a Finishers medal. 

Date:   July 28, 2018
Where:  Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center
Start Time:  11:00am
Fee: $25 (All entry fees are non-refundable)                                 Limited to 100 competitors

ORDER OF EVENTS:
1. Bike               
2. Run    
3. Pool Swim               

RACE CATEGORIES/DISTANCES: Age on Race Day

Pee Wees: Ages 3-4 and 5 - 6
1/4 Mile Bike / 100 Yard Run / 25 Yard Swim

Juniors: Ages 7-8
1/2 Mile Bike / 1/4 Mile Run / 50 Yard Swim

Juniors: Ages 9-10
1 Mile Bike / 1/2 Mile Run / 50 Yard Swim

Kickboards & Life Jackets Allowed and Available at the Walkup Aquatic Center

Register at Racesonline:
https://racesonline.com/events/los-alamos-triathlon

LOS ALAMOS TRIATHLON

Join us in the once "Secret City" to celebrate the 44th Anniversary of the oldest,continuously running triathlon. The Los Alamos Triathlon is a sprint triathlon with a unique format of bike, swim, run and is held at a starting elevation of 7,400`. The course is challenging with a rolling bike course that starts in town and takes you out along an open course surrounded by forests and mountain vistas then a return to the Walkup Aquatic Center for a 400 meter pool swim. A slightly hilly run completes the course.

Date:  July 28, 2018
Location:  Walkup Aquatic Center
Start Time: 7:00am AWARDS: 10:00am
Fees:  Individual, $50
                      2-Person Team $90
3-person Team $120 3-Person
                      (All entry fees are non-refundable) 
                      Limited to 250 Competitors

Start Times:

Elites:
7:30AM Time Trial Starts
20-Second Intervals

Individuals/Teams:
1st Wave at 7:40AM

RACE/AGE CATEGORIES: Age as of 12/31/2018
Elite: Male and Female, No age category
INDIVIDUALS: Male/Female
             15-19      20-24      25-29      30-34      
             35-39      40-44      45-49      50-54
             55-59      60-64      65-69      70+

Clydesdale*: Men 220+ lbs.
Athena*:        Women 165+lbs.
                      * Age Categories: 39 & Under 40+
                      * Weigh-in by 6:30AM
                        Aquatic Center Front Lobby

TEAMS: All Male / All Female / Coed
19 & Under 20-2930-39 40-49 50-59 60+

RACE DISTANCES & RACE ORDER 
1. Bike - 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) 
2. Pool Swim - 400 meters 
3. Run - 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) 

Register at Racesonline:
https://racesonline.com/events/los-alamos-triathlon

2017 Triathlon results:

2017 Los Alamos Tri Results.pdf

Jr Triathlon:
 https://www.sportstats.us/display-results.xhtml?raceid=46368

Triathlon:

 https://www.sportstats.us/display-results.xhtml?raceid=46369 

JR TRIATHLON

START: 7:00AM Group Start

INDIVIDUALS:  Male/Female
10-12       13-14       15-16

AWARDS: Three deep in each age category

RACE DISTANCES & RACE ORDER
1. Bike - 6.4 kilometers (4 miles)
2. Pool Swim - 200 meters
3. Run - 3 kilometers (1.9 miles)

Registration on line and at the Aquatic Center will be open March 30th, 2018

Weather cancellation is made 1-hour before show time. Typically
show time is at dusk (around 8:15 - 8:30 pm).

Sponsors:

Mud Fest Volleyball Tournament

Have a mud-slinging good time at our round-robin mud volleyball tournament. This fun event combines volleyball and mud. Footwear is required and the use of duct tape is highly suggested to keep them on!

Where: North Mesa Park
Ages:   18+ years
Date: July 7, 2018
Start Time:  8:30am

Fee:   $130.00 /team

Teams: Adult Co-ed Competitive
6 to 10 teams of 6 to 12 players
  Must have at 3 women & 3 men per team

Join Us For This Fun Halloweekend Event!

Diving for pumpkins carnival games, a cupcake walk and several fun carnival activities, dress up as your favorite Dr. Seuss, character! 

Date:  TBA for 2018
Time:  10:00am - 1:00pm (pumpkin retrieval begins at 11:00am)
Fee:  $7.00 per person/per pumpkin
                

Young ladies, ages 10-25 years are invited to participate in the Los Alamos County Queen's Competition.

Candidates must be a Los Alamos County Resident or must attend Los Alamos Public Schools and provide a report card.  Horsemanship accounts for 60% of the scoring and personality for 40%. Each contestant will give a formal speech before a panel of judges and compete in a horsemanship contest.

Winners will then participate in the Rio Arriba County Rodeo and the Rodeo de Santa Fe in August. In September Rodeo Queens from around the state will compete at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque for the title of State Fair Queen.

The Competition begins at Brewer Arena for the riding section, and moves to the Posse Lodge for the speech and the modeling section.

Date:  TBA for 2018

Time:  9:00am (Brewer Arena)
12:00pm (Aquatic Center)

Ages:  Queen             Ages 17 - 25
Princess          Ages 14 - 16
Sweetheart      Ages 10 - 13

June 11 – 15, 2018 at Mountain Elementary School
(Children must be 5 years of age by September 1^st, 2018)

Los Alamos County's Child Safety Program Safety Town is designed to provide the opportunity for students entering Kindergarten to learn about safety in their school, community, and neighborhood.

Students will learn strategies to keep themselves safe and have opportunities to practice basic safety procedures in new situations. These include fire safety, bicycle safety, animal safety, gun safety, stranger safety, pedestrian safety, bus safety, and drug safety.

Registration begins Wednesday, March 14^th.

Registration Closes Friday, June 8^th or when Safety Town is full.

Maximum number of participants – 80

Minimum number of participants – 20

Safety Town is a FREE program to all children entering Kindergarten in Fall of 2018.If you have questions about eligibility please contact the PROS Division at (505) 662-8170 or email lacrec@lacnm.us.