Los Alamos County

Join the Recreation Division, 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: TBA for 2019
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 2019
Where:  Brewer Arena

Time:  9:00am

Fee:  $5 per youth class entry participant
$8 per adult class entry participant 
$30 per family 

Families with four or more participants in the horse show (immediate family living in the same household.

Pre-Registration Deadline:
Thursday, August 2nd at 7:00pm 

2018 Horse Show Flyer.pdf

2018 Horse Show Rules & Registration Form.pdf

 

Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Dates:   TBA for 2019

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:        TBA for 2019
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 20, 2019
Where:  Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center
Start Time:  11:00am
Fee: $25     After July 17th $30
     (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
Push Bikes & Training Wheels OK

Registration Deadline:
Friday, July 19th at 6:30pm

Packet Pick-Up:
Walkup Aquatic Center
Friday, July 19th: 12:00pm - 5:30pm

Race Day Packet Pick-Up
Saturday, July 20th: 9:30am - 10:45am

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

Register at the Walkup Aquatic Center:
 Kids Tri Registration Form.pdf

2018 Kids TRI Map.pdf

LOS ALAMOS 45th ANNUAL 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 20, 2019
Location:  Walkup Aquatic Center

Fees:  Individual, $50  After July 17th $65.00
                      2-Person Team $90   After July 17th $105.00
3-person Team $120 3-Person
                      After July 17th $135.00
                      (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 
Waves determined on Friday, July 19th

RACE/AGE CATEGORIES: Age as of 12/13/18
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 20-29  30-39  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) 

Registration Deadline:
Friday, July 19th at 6:30pm 

Packet Pick-Up
Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center
Friday, July 19th:     12:00pm - 5:30pm 

Race Day Packet & Chip Pick-Up 
Saturday, July 20:  5:30am - 6:30am 

2018 Triathlon results:
https://my.raceresult.com/102047/participants?lang=en#0_1218BF

2018 LA TRI Overview Map.pdf

2018 LA TRI Transition Map.pdf

2018 LA TRI Bike Start.pdf

2018 LA TRI Run Route.pdf

LA TRI - Trinity Dr & Diamond Dr Intersection Map.pdf

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

Register at the Walkup Aquatic Center:
2018 Adult and JR TRI Registration Form.pdf

2018 JR TRI Run Route.pdf
JR TRI Transition Map.pdf
Jr TRI Bike Route.pdf

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)

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

Register at the Walkup Aquatic Center:
2018 Adult and JR TRI Registration Form.pdf

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

Registration Form:
Mud V-Ball REGISTRATION FORM 2018.pdf

County Fair & Rodeo Contacts:              

Rodeo, Vendors, Music     LAC Recreation Division
                                               (505)  662-8170         
Parade                                  Los Alamos Main Street 
                                               (505) 661-4844

Exhibits                                 Cooperative Extension Office
                                               (505) 662-2656  
          
Arts & Crafts Fair                Fuller Lodge Art Center
                                              (505) 662-1635

Click on pdf below for schedule:
County Fair Schedule of Events.pdf

Click on pdf below for Booklet: 
2018_BOOK_County Fair


Rodeo Admission Prices:
2 & under -  Free    Youth (3-17) & Seniors (60+) -  $5
Adults (18-59) - $8
Family of 4 -$25

 

When: Saturday, October 20th
Where: Walkup Aquatic Center
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm 
**Pumpkin retrieval begins promptly at 12:00 pm**
Fee: $7/participant
Limit: 150 participants

Dive for pumpkins, and enjoy carnival games and a cupcake walk. A fun family event that includes catching a bobbing pumpkin in the main pool, decorating it in the classroom, and a Halloween carnival on the patio. 


 



                   

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:  May 20, 2018

Time:  11:00am  (Brewer Arena)
3:00pm (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.