44th Annual Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon

United States flag Grants, New Mexico, United States

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44th Annual Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon runsignup.com
Date 13 Feb, 2027
Races 3 distances
Entry fee $90.00 – $150.00
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44th Annual Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon

About the event

THE WINTER QUADRATHLON
Challenge: To Confront Or Boldly Defy.
The Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon is challenging.

This epic race begins in Grants, N.M., with a 13-mile bike ride meandering through town, then away buildings to sights of high desert cacti and ponderosa pines, continuing to the end of the pavement on Mt.Taylor, an 1,800 ft. climb.

Then, the race continues on foot with a 5-mile run on a gravel path that gives way to packed snow, while rising 1,200 ft. in elevation.

The next 1,200 ft. climb is tackled on skis, during a 2-mile portion of the race that includes Heartbreak Hill, a barren and exposed part of the mountain, which comes at the end of this leg - making it that much more intense.

The 11,301 ft. summit of Mt. Taylor is finally reached via snowshoe, after gaining 600 ft in elevation over a mile. There, competitors will come upon a vast and majestic view, where you can see for over 100 miles on a clear day, before turning around and snowshoeing, skiing, running, and cycling back to town.

At the completion of the Ultimate Challenge, you will have conquered 4,900 ft of elevation gain, and 43 miles and some change in exhilarating and agonizing bliss.

Please see our website for a full description of the race and our race rules. www.mttaylorquad.org

Races offered

13Feb

3-4 Person Teams

Others, Running

Distance
70.8K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$90.00
13Feb

Pair Team

Others, Running

Distance
70.8K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$90.00
13Feb

Soloist

Others, Running

Distance
70.8K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$150.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for February in Grants.

Temperature-3.6° / 9.0°
Feels like-8.7° / 3.2°
Sunshine hours9h 55m
Rainfall0.5 mm
Snowfall0.3 cm
Wind11.9 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity50.9%
Max UV indexModerate (3.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:56
Sunset18:52

About Grants

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Grants is a small town in western New Mexico, United States. It is one of the stops along the historic Route 66 highway west of Albuquerque, New Mexico's largest city.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of 44th Annual Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Scott Simmons M 50 Durango —
🥈 Karl Walczak M 42 Albuquerque —
🥉 Rickey Gates M 40 Santa Fe —
4 Michelle Hummel F 37 Albuquerque —
5 Eric Holmlund M 43 Loveland —

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