Celebrating four decades of tradition in 2025, the Challenge Cup/Baker to Vegas Relay is slated for this weekend and with the halfway point of the foot race located right here in Pahrump, thousands of race participants will be passing through town.
“A hundred and twenty miles of pavement, 20 stages, over 10,000 runners, guests, family members and support staff. Hot days and cold nights. Blood. Sweat. Pride. Honor. That’s what the world’s most prestigious and unique law enforcement foot race is all about,” details background information on the race. “Starting in Baker, California and ending in Las Vegas, Nevada, law enforcement officers from around the globe battle it out every spring for the chance of winning the coveted cup trophy.”
With so many people taking part and more than 100 miles to cover, the Baker to Vegas race requires plenty of cooperation in the locations through which it passes and the community of Pahrump has continually stepped up to assist. There are numerous welcome booths set up along the Baker to Vegas route, with supporters out to cheer on the contestants and help them fuel up for the always-grueling trek up Highway 160 to Mountain Springs…