Navajo Code Talker 10K
- Date Sun 7th September 2025
- Time 8:00AM EST
- Location Window Rock, Arizona
- Price $27.50
- Races 1 race
- Distances 10km
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Event summary
Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the exhilarating Navajo Code Talker 10K! This exciting event will take place on Sunday, September 7, 2025, in the stunning setting of Window Rock, Arizona. Participants will embark on a scenic 6.2-mile course that winds through the picturesque Navajo Nation Museum and surrounding trails, all while honoring the legendary Navajo Code Talkers who played a pivotal role in American history.
Registration is now open, with an entry fee of just $25, which includes a commemorative t-shirt, a unique Code Talker medal, race bib, and tasty post-race snacks. Runners can also look forward to the opportunity to collect exclusive posters from the Navajo Code Talker Poster Series. With ample parking available and aid stations to keep you fueled, this is not just a race—it's a celebration of heritage and community spirit. Mark your calendars and join in for a memorable day filled with camaraderie, competition, and a heartfelt tribute to the heroes of the past!
Registration is now open, with an entry fee of just $25, which includes a commemorative t-shirt, a unique Code Talker medal, race bib, and tasty post-race snacks. Runners can also look forward to the opportunity to collect exclusive posters from the Navajo Code Talker Poster Series. With ample parking available and aid stations to keep you fueled, this is not just a race—it's a celebration of heritage and community spirit. Mark your calendars and join in for a memorable day filled with camaraderie, competition, and a heartfelt tribute to the heroes of the past!
Organiser's Description
NAVAJO CODE TALKER 10K
HONORING THE LEGENDARY NAVAJO CODE TALKERS!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
8AM START
WELCOME TO THE NAVAJO CODE TALKER 10K!
REGISTRATION Online registration for the Code Talker 10K is now open through September 7 at the NavajoYES website: www.navajoyes.org Registration is $25 for all runners to cover costs of the event and to support the Code Talker Poster Project. The race distance is 10K (6.2 miles). Registration will include an event t-shirt featuring a unique Code Talker, a unique Code Talker medal/ribbon, race bib, post-race snacks and your choice of posters from the Navajo Code Talker Poster Series.
LOCATION The Navajo Nation Museum and Navajo Zoo are located in the capital of the Navajo Nation of Window Rock, Arizona, just off Hwy 264 on the south side of Window Rock. There is ample parking at the Museum.
PACKET PICK-UP Packet pick-up will be available on Sunday at the Navajo Nation Museum parking area beginning at 6:30 a.m.
COURSE The main course is a 6.2-mile loop. The course heads out of the NN Museum, circling the Museum once before heading out on the Museum Trail. The course heads up on the Museum Trail to the WR Dam and on to the Fish & Wildlife trail system, dropping into the historic tribal government complex and then back to the WR Park. From the Park, the route heads back toward the Museum. The course is subject to slight variation at the discretion of race organizers and tribal officials.
AID STATIONS There will be two aid stations on the course, both with fluids and gels. They first aid station is near the half-way point of the course at the Fish & Wildlife Trailhead. There will be a second aid station near the Education Center building. There will be pre-race breakfast bars and bananas, along with fluids and gels at the start line. THIS IS A CUPLESS EVENT SO RUNNERS SHOULD PLAN TO BRING THEIR OWN HYDRATION SYSTEM.
WEATHER September weather in Window Rock can be cool, mild or very warm, so keep eye on the forecast prior to the race. The threat of thunderstorms (generally in the afternoon) always looms in the early fall.
PROFESSIONAL TIMING Rocky Mountain Timing is the timer for the Code Talker 10K. Overall and age-group awards will be presented.
LODGING Lodging is available at Quality Inn in Window Rock and Navajoland Inn in St. Michaels. There are ample lodging options available in Gallup, New Mexico.
The Navajo Parks Race Series are co-sponsored by the Navajo Nation-based nonprofit organization NavajoYES and Navajo Parks & Recreation with major support from the Navajo Rangers, Utah Navajo Health, NTEC, Amigo Caf'e, The View Hotel in Monument Valley and Gouldings Lodge.
Navajo United Way is the NavajoYES teams host for Code Talker week and this event is possible due to their generous support! Navajo Zoo and NN Museum are also key supporters of this event, along with Navajo EMS and Fire & Rescue.
CONTACTS
Tom: 928.429.0345
Josh: 970-403-2794 (Registration/Timing Questions) [email protected]
[email protected] www.navajoyes.org [http://www.navajoyes.org] www.facebook.com/NavajoYES [http://www.facebook.com/NavajoYES]
AWARDS All runners will receive a finishers medal and performance t-shirt, and will be in contention for overall and age-group awards.
POSTERS NavajoYES has created a series of posters of Navajo Code Talkers, including a new portrait this year. All posters in the series will be available at the event, including: Bahe Ketchum, Sam Akee, Samuel Sandoval, Merril Sandoval, Roy Hawthorne, John Kinsel, Sr., Alfred Newman, Samuel Holiday, Peter MacDonald, Thomas Claw, Robert Walley, Ray Foghorn and John Pinto. Our mission with this project is to honor the legacy of these heroes by making Code Talker posters available to every school, chapter house and home around the Nation. The original paintings created by artists Elwyn Shorthair, Shaundiin Yesslith, Irving Toddy and the late James King are presented to the Code Talkers family.
CONTACTS
Tom: 928.429.0345 || Josh: 970.403.2794
E-mail: [email protected] || [email protected] Website: www.navajoyes.org [http://www.navajoyes.org]
HONORING THE LEGENDARY NAVAJO CODE TALKERS!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
8AM START
WELCOME TO THE NAVAJO CODE TALKER 10K!
REGISTRATION Online registration for the Code Talker 10K is now open through September 7 at the NavajoYES website: www.navajoyes.org Registration is $25 for all runners to cover costs of the event and to support the Code Talker Poster Project. The race distance is 10K (6.2 miles). Registration will include an event t-shirt featuring a unique Code Talker, a unique Code Talker medal/ribbon, race bib, post-race snacks and your choice of posters from the Navajo Code Talker Poster Series.
LOCATION The Navajo Nation Museum and Navajo Zoo are located in the capital of the Navajo Nation of Window Rock, Arizona, just off Hwy 264 on the south side of Window Rock. There is ample parking at the Museum.
PACKET PICK-UP Packet pick-up will be available on Sunday at the Navajo Nation Museum parking area beginning at 6:30 a.m.
COURSE The main course is a 6.2-mile loop. The course heads out of the NN Museum, circling the Museum once before heading out on the Museum Trail. The course heads up on the Museum Trail to the WR Dam and on to the Fish & Wildlife trail system, dropping into the historic tribal government complex and then back to the WR Park. From the Park, the route heads back toward the Museum. The course is subject to slight variation at the discretion of race organizers and tribal officials.
AID STATIONS There will be two aid stations on the course, both with fluids and gels. They first aid station is near the half-way point of the course at the Fish & Wildlife Trailhead. There will be a second aid station near the Education Center building. There will be pre-race breakfast bars and bananas, along with fluids and gels at the start line. THIS IS A CUPLESS EVENT SO RUNNERS SHOULD PLAN TO BRING THEIR OWN HYDRATION SYSTEM.
WEATHER September weather in Window Rock can be cool, mild or very warm, so keep eye on the forecast prior to the race. The threat of thunderstorms (generally in the afternoon) always looms in the early fall.
PROFESSIONAL TIMING Rocky Mountain Timing is the timer for the Code Talker 10K. Overall and age-group awards will be presented.
LODGING Lodging is available at Quality Inn in Window Rock and Navajoland Inn in St. Michaels. There are ample lodging options available in Gallup, New Mexico.
The Navajo Parks Race Series are co-sponsored by the Navajo Nation-based nonprofit organization NavajoYES and Navajo Parks & Recreation with major support from the Navajo Rangers, Utah Navajo Health, NTEC, Amigo Caf'e, The View Hotel in Monument Valley and Gouldings Lodge.
Navajo United Way is the NavajoYES teams host for Code Talker week and this event is possible due to their generous support! Navajo Zoo and NN Museum are also key supporters of this event, along with Navajo EMS and Fire & Rescue.
CONTACTS
Tom: 928.429.0345
Josh: 970-403-2794 (Registration/Timing Questions) [email protected]
[email protected] www.navajoyes.org [http://www.navajoyes.org] www.facebook.com/NavajoYES [http://www.facebook.com/NavajoYES]
AWARDS All runners will receive a finishers medal and performance t-shirt, and will be in contention for overall and age-group awards.
POSTERS NavajoYES has created a series of posters of Navajo Code Talkers, including a new portrait this year. All posters in the series will be available at the event, including: Bahe Ketchum, Sam Akee, Samuel Sandoval, Merril Sandoval, Roy Hawthorne, John Kinsel, Sr., Alfred Newman, Samuel Holiday, Peter MacDonald, Thomas Claw, Robert Walley, Ray Foghorn and John Pinto. Our mission with this project is to honor the legacy of these heroes by making Code Talker posters available to every school, chapter house and home around the Nation. The original paintings created by artists Elwyn Shorthair, Shaundiin Yesslith, Irving Toddy and the late James King are presented to the Code Talkers family.
CONTACTS
Tom: 928.429.0345 || Josh: 970.403.2794
E-mail: [email protected] || [email protected] Website: www.navajoyes.org [http://www.navajoyes.org]
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