Event Description
Welcome to the 1st Annual Fluted Rock
Half and Full Marathon
Kinlichee, AZ - June 27th, 2026
Marathon: 6am | Half Marathon: 7am
Miss Navajo Nation 2025-26, Camille J Uentillie, Office of Miss Navajo Nation 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. Fluted Rock’s Half and Full Marathon welcomes all participants to highlight Hozho Naashaa Dooleel, focusing on an individual's 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.
A big part of my childhood memories was observing my grandparents. My late cheii retired bus driver, railroad man, spent his retirement taking care of the livestock. As grandkids, we took on different roles based on our strength and grew to understand the importance of managing our sheep, goats, cattles, and horses. My late cheii would take the sheep and goats out to certain areas of Kinlichee. He would saddle his horse Yellowdog, as grandma would prepare his breakfast and lunch, we’d be watching them discuss the day’s outing for the sheep. When I think about my grandparents’ conversation, they talk about the area and how long the sheep need to be our grazing.
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 scenery of the Kinlichee wash, Navajo sandstone canyon, grazing livestock and trees.
Start times:
Full Marathon: 6:00am
Half Marathon: 7:00am
On behalf of Miss Navajo Nation 2025-26, Camille J Uentillie, your participation in the event adds to the success of Fluted Rock’s Half and Full Marathon. We greatly appreciate your time spent with us on the course and in the planning stages.
