THE ALIEN CHASE 5K/10K, JULY 7, 2007
Roswell, NM: Visitors Welcome
The Alien Chase is held annually during Roswell's UFO Festival, which celebrates the July anniversary of "The Roswell Incident" when an alien craft is said to have crash-landed near the town. 2007 marks the 60th Anniversary of The Roswell Incident. Roswell embraces aliens, and the Alien Chase is a fun run with costumed people and pets.
Thanks to the Roswell Runners Club and Roswell Regional Hospital for sponsoring a great run. |
 The sun rises over Roswell as we drive 75 miles East from Ruidoso, NM to the spot of the 60th Anniversary of "The Roswell Incident."
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 Roswell is an All American City and the Dairy Capital of the Southwest. No wonder why the aliens landed here. |
 
Most of the UFO Festival events, including the Alien Chase, were being held at Roswell's beautiful Convention and Civic Center.
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 Visitors feel truly welcome.
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 These two friendly women drove from Albuquerque to participate in the 10K run and see what the UFO Festival had to offer. I caught up with them near the end of the 10K and enjoyed sharing a friendly conversation (while I gasped for breath). Best of luck in postgraduate school!
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 Volunteers and Staff set up at the start as 7:00 a.m. approaches.
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 This man ran 6.2 miles wearing a purple hood.
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 The green-headed alien runner. We caught-up with him and his family again at IHOP after the run. Surprisingly, he didn't seem too out-of-place.
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 The Roswell Regional Hospital Staff has a wonderful sense of humor.
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 The 5K/10K route followed a scenic bike trail that meandered through residential neighborhoods and past a golf course. The route was relatively flat and about fifty percent shaded. Beautiful!
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 The races finished next to a stadium behind the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. The awards ceremony took place in the stadium.
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 Meet my Alien Chase Inspiration. This man was in front of me for most of the race, and I let him know he was my inspiration when I got within earshot during the second-half of the run. He was kind enough to catch-up with me after the race and extend his congratulations on a good run. Thank you for your kindness! The Roswell running community is very welcoming and friendly.
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 Entering the stadium for the awards ceremony.
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 More than 260 people participated in the various races. |
 The top three winners in each race and age group were presented with Alien/UFO trophies.
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 The Alien Chase Event Coordinator and President of the Roswell Running Club, Bob Edwards, wore last year's blue hospital scrubs race shirt as he announced the race winners.
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 An alien ballerina.
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 The Team Leader of the Roswell UFO Crash Recovery Team.
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 We followed the alien family out of the stadium and across the street to check-out the UFO Convention vendors.
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 The Convention and Civic Center was brimming with all things alien.
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 The Center was filled with creative people...
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 and plenty of Alien Spirit.
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 After browsing the Convention and Civic Center (and doing a little holiday shopping), we got back on I-70 and headed West. The Roswell Honda Alien waved farewell.
Overall, the Alien Chase was out-of-this-world!
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