UMC ¡Salud! To Better Health

About the Event

UMC ¡ Salud! To Better Health
9/26/2026
8:00 am
9839 Kenworthy St.

Short sleeve technical t-shirt to registrants

Proceeds to benefit breast cancer awareness – Sobreviviendo el cancer fund

NEW THIS YEAR – FINISHER MEDALS

5k competitive run - Trophies to the top three overall male and female runners
Age Group Awards
9-under, 10-14, 15-19, 20 -29m, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over

Largest team trophy

Registration Fees
Kids Dash $15
Regular price for 5k & 1 mile $25 through 9/24
Late registration $30 9/25

NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION

Teams of 10 receive a $5 discount - The first 9 people to register for your team will receive a $5 refund when the 10th member of your team registers. Everyone from the 10th on, will pay the discounted rate.

Packet pick up at Up and Running / 3233 N Mesa / Ste 205
9/25 from 11am - 5 pm

Race day pick up at UMC Northeast / 9839 Kenworthy 7:00 am -7:45 am

Races Offered

1 Mile Family Walk / Run

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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$25.00

5K

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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$25.00

Kids dash

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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$15.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in El Paso.

thermostat Temperature

18.9° / 32.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

17.6° / 29.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 34m

water_drop Avg rainfall

0.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

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air Avg wind speed

9.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

39.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:50

nightlight Sunset

19:10

About El Paso

Learn more about the host city, El Paso.

El Paso is the sixth largest city in Texas, with 679,000 residents (2020). It is on the United States-Mexico border. The city on the other side of the border is Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. El Paso is often called the Sun City. Collectively, the city of El Paso and other nearby cities, such as Juarez and Las Cruces, New Mexico are referred to as The Borderland.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of UMC ¡Salud! To Better Health.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Vanessa Berrios	F	43	El Paso, TX	15:51.4
🥈	Brian Medrano	M	50	El Paso, TX	15:51.9
🥉	Monica Gamboa	F	50	El Paso, TX	18:48.9
4	Agustin Marquez	M	68	El Paso, TX	26:04
5	Brenda Pinales	F	48	El Paso, TX	31:21.3
6	Elias Molina	M	48	El Paso, TX	52:49.3
7	Charlene Molina	F	47	El Paso, TX	53:49.2
8	Ana Ontiveros	F	42	El Paso, TX	53:51.9
9	Yvonne Fernandez	F	40	El Paso, TX	54:43.8
10	Margarita Garcia	F	49	El Paso, TX	56:03.5
11	Savanah Medina	F	24	El Paso, TX	56:05.1

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Antonio Alcala	M	50	Juarez, CHH	18:35.3
🥈	Jesus Ochoa	M	36	El Paso, TX	19:05.9
🥉	Armando Meza	M	60	El Paso, TX	19:24.3
4	Warren Camp	M	38	El Paso, TX	19:27.9
5	Daniel Cardenas	M	22	El Paso, TX	21:23.5
6	Raul Donohoe	M	34	El Paso, TX	21:30.9
7	tracy walker	M	37	El Paso, TX	22:11.6
8	Ian Hamilton	M	29	El Paso, TX	22:20.3
9	Michael Lowe	M	37	El Paso, TX	22:35.6
10	Steven Cadena	M	33	El Paso, TX	22:56.2
11	Joe Centeno	M	42	El Paso, TX	23:45.1
12	Jaiddus gurrola	F	17	El Paso, TX	23:41.3
13	Anonymous Anonymous	M	47	—	23:48.6
14	Omar Cervantes	M	47	El Paso, TX	24:32.6
15	Joe Moreno	M	35	El Paso, TX	25:17.8
16	Sebastian Garcia	M	23	El Paso, TX	25:33.2
17	Liz (Jones) Luscombe	F	64	El Paso, TX	25:40.8
18	Priscilla Hamilton	F	31	El Paso, TX	26:08
19	Maria Serna	F	51	El Paso, TX	26:16
20	Benjamina Alfaro	F	32	El Paso, TX	26:12.8
21	Clarissa Anderson	F	44	El Paso, TX	26:09.3
22	Carlos Arellano	M	55	El Paso, TX	26:26
23	Norma Rivera	F	34	El Paso, TX	26:12.7
24	Berenice Oropeza	F	26	San Elizario, TX	26:34.4
25	Bianca Marie Reyes	F	37	El Paso, TX	26:50
26	Joel Sanchez	M	32	El PasoEl paso, TX	27:04.3
27	T. Donaldson	M	12	El Paso, TX	26:59.6
28	Andrew Donaldson	M	35	El Paso, TX	27:01.5
29	jessica Alarcon	F	37	El Paso, TX	27:08.1
30	Pedro Maldonado	M	40	El Paso, TX	27:19.2
31	Marissa Flores	F	34	El Paso, TX	28:07.6
32	Daniel Birkholm	M	49	El Paso, TX	28:01.4
33	Jesus Montelongo	M	27	El Paso, TX	28:12.3
34	Rosa Lowry	F	59	El Paso, TX	28:29.1
35	Joaquin Moreno	M	24	El Paso, TX	28:28
36	Rodney Henderson	M	50	El Paso, TX	28:27.2
37	Michael Foote	M	51	El Paso, TX	28:44.6
38	Lorenzo Morales	M	27	El Paso, TX	28:54.6
39	silvia walker	F	44	El Paso, TX	29:10.4
40	Gerardo Garcia	M	40	El Paso, TX	28:58.1
41	Alberto Gonzalez	M	54	El Paso, TX	29:08.8
42	Michelle Silva	F	29	El Paso, TX	29:16.2
43	Victoria Seyffert	F	22	El Paso, TX	29:37.4
44	MARIO GURROLA	M	50	El Paso, TX	29:26.8
45	Ignacio Montoya	M	45	El Paso, TX	29:24.3
46	Raul Garcia Ogando	M	33	El Paso, TX	29:27.5
47	Joseph Soto	M	35	El Paso, TX	29:38.9
48	Michael Chavez	M	42	El Paso, TX	29:37.9
49	J. Moreno	M	11	El Paso, TX	29:50.3
50	Amanda Mateo	F	28	El Paso, TX	29:36.1

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Annette Gutierrez	F	50	El Paso, TX	18:49.6
🥈	Lizette Salinas	F	37	Sunland Park, NM	27:05.7
🥉	Lyzeth Pena	F	26	Tornillo, TX	54:41.4
4	Samantha Lara	F	25	El Paso, TX	54:48.9
5	Cristina Morton	F	37	El Paso, TX	56:04.6
6	Danielle Lopez	F	30	Socorro, TX	55:26