Los Alamos Reporter

The Family YMCA Dia De Los Muertos Run To Remember Is Saturday, Nov. 2

FAMILY YMCA NEWS RELEASE

Please come and join us for The Family YMCA’s first Día De Los Muertos 5k on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 10 a.m. at the Los Alamos Cooperative Market/Canyon Rim Trail, so that we may Run to Remember.

El Día de Los Muertos or The Day of the Dead is a holiday in which people are able to honor their loved ones who have passed on before them. It is a way to connect with those loved ones and to celebrate their lives. It is celebrated in Mexico as well as other Hispanic cultures and allows a connection between the living and the dead.

The Y’s Día de Los Muertos 5K Run is a spectacular way for us to honor our loved ones who have passed on before us. It will include an Ofrenda with candles to light for the loved ones we are running to honor. There will also be a board in which pictures of loved ones can be placed as well. It will allow us to celebrate those that have gone before us in a fun, unique and active way.

There will be prizes for top finishers as well as best costume, so dress to impress! There will also be fun activities for the kids at the end of the race! Proceeds will go to The Y to help support their after-school activities, summer programs as well as sports programs for our youth.Local vendors and artisans will be there. Even if you are not participating in the 5K, please come celebrate the racers, Día de Los Muertos and have some fun! 

Pre-Registration:
Now – Nov. 1, 7 p.m. 
Adults 14 and up: $35/$25 Y Member
13 and under: $15

Day of Registration:
Nov. 1, 7-9 p.m. at Main YMCA or Nov. 2, 8:30-9:30 a.m. (only) at Los Alamos Co-op.
Adults 14 and up: $40/$30 Y Member
13 and under: $20

Pre-registration race packet pick up is 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at the Main YMCA (1450 Iris St.).

For more info, visit https://laymca.org/dia-de-los-muertos.

Pre-registration race packet pick up will be Friday, November 1, 9AM-6:30PM at the Main YMCA (1450 Iris Street).For more info, visit: https://laymca.org/dia-de-los-muertos

Thank you Sponsors:  Alpine Financial Partners, Los Alamos Elk’s Lodge #2083, Drs. Lahiri & Mesibov, LLC, Yeamans Machine Shop Inc., ABQ Beauty Lounge, Assured Home Services, Southwestern Title & Escrow.