Fluted Rock Marathon

Ya’ateeh, Welcome to Miss Navajo Nation’s 1st Annual Fluted Rock Half and Full Marathon Marathon: 6:30am | Half Marathon: 7am Miss Navajo Nation 2025-26, Camille J Uentillie, Office of Miss Navajo Nation, Rocky Mountain Timing and Navajo YES are bringing you to the local hometown of Kinlichee. Kinlichee is the hometown community of Miss Navajo 2025-26, Camille J Uentillie. As part of promoting physical fitness, running is a strong teaching instilled on the Dine teachings and stories. Miss Navajo Nation’s Fluted Rock’s Half and Full Marathon welcomes all participants to highlight Hózhó Naasha' Dooleeł, focusing on one’s individual path. In certain areas of Kinlichee’s landscape, there’s the Navajo Sandstone that surrounds small canyons. Among those walls and on top of ridges of the canyon, there are anasazi homes built by our anasazi beings long before our arrival. Today, some of Anasazi homes still remain and are unbothered. My grandparents are Peggy Cornfield and the late Tom Cornfield. In honor of the stories she continues to share with me, one of them is how Kinlichee got its name. Oral History In certain areas of Kinlichee’s landscape, there’s the Navajo Sandstone that surrounds small canyons. Among those walls and on top of ridges of the canyon, there are remains of anasazi homes.. Today, some of Anaasází homes still remain and are unbothered. Kinlichee is describing the Anaasází home, red homes,that people saw from a distance when they passed through the area. Join us as we host the Fluted Rock Half and Full Marathon off Highway 264 by Kinlichee turnoff. Location: Kinlichee, Arizona 25 miles W of Window Rock Course Description: Out and back course HWY 264, Kinlichee turnoff (Start/Finish Line), running past Kinlichee Chapter, continues North on the gravel road. Gradual rolling hills with the elevation increasing. At each race’s halfway turnaround point, the route back is smooth sailing. As runners take on the course, they will be greeted by the beautiful s