Trails kept open at the Oraivi Footrace

Oraivi Footrace (2009), Photograph by Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert

This Saturday August 6, Hopi runner Juwan Nuvayokva and the village of Oraivi will host the annual Oraivi 8K Footrace and 2 Mile Fun Run and Walk.  The 8K race will begin at 6:30AM.  Be sure to arrive early if you intend to run but have not yet registered.  And bring extra cash with you to buy coffee, breakfast burritos, and race t-shirts and mugs. Kwakwha’ to all those who keep our trails open by running in this event!

One thought on “Trails kept open at the Oraivi Footrace

  1. Race features a run on dirt road and trail at 6 500 feet in the Hopi Village of Oraivi. Oraivi is recognized to be the oldest continuous inhabited settlement in the United States of America dating back to 1150 A.D.

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