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 scenery of the Kinlichee wash, Navajo sandstone canyon, grazing livestock and trees. 

Start times:

 Full Marathon: 6:30am
 Half Marathon: 7:00am

Registration Fee:

Full Marathon: $50.00
Half Marathon: $35.00

Race Day Logistics:

• Results and Timing by Rocky Mountain Timing for both Half and Full Marathon.
• The Course and Water Stations (13 Water Stations)
• There will be a water station every mile, at the halfway of entire course
• Medical Support Team will be available at the Halfway-Point of the course, Marathon Turnaround point, and Start/Finish Line. 

Ahe’hee, 

Sponsors, Water Stations, Volunteers, and Runners

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. 

To our Traffic Control Team, we appreciate your support from the first planning meeting and safety of the public is our main priority. 

For more information, please contact the Office of Miss Navajo Nation- Office of Miss Navajo Nation