Asaayi Bike Race

About the Event

Course: Camp Asaayi Jct to Navajo Route 12 and Return

Start/Finish and Camping: End of the N31 pavement at Asaayi Jct

Saturday July 25, 2026 @8:30am

Yá'át'ééh, riders! Welcome to the Asaayi Bike Race!

REGISTRATION – Online registration is now open. The registration fee includes professional timing, event t-shirt, light post-race food, finisher’s medals to all, course support and awards to top finishers. Online registration will continue at RunSignUp through 8am on race morning. Race day registration and packet pick-up will also take place an hour before the start of the race at the end of the pavement at Asaayi Jct.

Price is $40 for adults, $10 for kids under 18. The 16.8 mile race will automatically adjust the price based on the participants age. The 16.8 mile race will begin at 8:30am on Saturday July 25th.

Any proceeds from registration or donations will benefit the work of the Dine’ Bike Project on the Navajo Nation..

ROUTES – The road will be open to public traffic and a summer Saturday is a busy time in the Asaayi area, so please be aware of your surroundings and vehicles on the roads.

SUPPORT – Your registration includes light medical and minor mechanical support, There will be an aid station, roughly half-way along the route, and at the finish line. There will be course marshals monitoring the race throughout, and assistance will be available as needed. Riders are encouraged to carry some light mechanical items and pump.

WEATHER – Expect summer conditions. While the race is at 7500-8000 feet elevation, the temperatures are still likely to be in the 70’s and 80’s. Cloud cover, wind or precipitation (even monsoons, of course) are possible in late July. It is advisable to look ahead at the forecast a few days before the race, checking Window Rock, AZ.

AWARDS – There are finisher’s medals for all finishers. There will also be overall and age-group awards for the top riders.

CONTACTS:

Tom: 928.429.0345 || chuskaman@yahoo.com

Josh (registration/timing) – info@rmtiming.co

Rygie: 505.686.2300 || bekay2002@gmail.com

www.navajoyes.org

The Asaayi Bike Race is hosted by the nonprofit organization NavajoYES.

Races Offered

16.8 Mile

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — 16.8 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:30

sell

$40.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Navajo.

thermostat Temperature

15.7° / 30.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

13.4° / 26.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

13h 8m

water_drop Avg rainfall

0.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

29.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:12

nightlight Sunset

20:30

About Navajo

Learn more about the host city, Navajo.

Navajo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,942 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,645 in 2010.