TMC Tucson 10k

September 15 Update:  Click here for the post-race report sent last week to all registrants, with information on results, awards, goodies, and the like.  Awards are available at The Running Shop through the end of September. Remaining shirts have been brought to the Running Shop (3055 N Campbell Ave, Tucson) for pick up on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Run inspired by the beauty of the Painted Hills and the majesty of the Tucson Mountains, with panoramic views of the Tucson Basin.  The 10k course starts at Pima College West and cruises the iconic rolling hills of the Tucson Mountains near scenic Starr Pass and Gates Pass.  

The updated 5k course is an out-and-back with more room for runners and walkers!

Staging is in the shaded middle courtyard at Pima Community College, West Campus, providing an enjoyable space for pre-race and post-race activities of music, activities, and snacks & food trucks. 
 

Beautiful desert scenery with sunrise over the Tucson Mountains

Chair friendly - smooth surfaces on challenging hills 

Beneficiaries: The TMC Tucson 10k provides funds to the Southern Arizona Roadrunners and the BEYOND-Tucson Foundation

Race Directors: Developed by Tucson's premier event producing team, Run Tucson, and produced in partnership with Arizona's largest non-profit running club, the Southern Arizona Roadrunners.  We are RRCA race director certified. 

2026 SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 12, Registration and Packet Pickup

10:00 am - 1:00 pm: The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell Ave

All race bib numbers for the 10k and 5k will be inside the Running Shop.

Yes: Registration will be open.

Yes: You can pick up items for friends, but please limit the number of packet pickups if it is crowded.

Yes: Shirt sizing is first come, first served. The new sublimated shirts are pre-packaged in both "women's cut" and "unisex" cut.

Yes: It is a great time to shop for all sorts of goodies, so take some time to see what the Running Shop has in stock for you.

Sunday, September 13, Race Morning Schedule

5:30 - 6:00 am: Registration and Packet Pickup at Pima Community College West race site

All race numbers, shirts, and medals will be at the Run Tucson tent at the start/finish line area.

Yes: You can pick up items for friends -- please limit the number of packet pickups if it is crowded.

Yes: Shirt sizing is first come, first served. Shirts are in both "women's cut" and "unisex" cut.

6:10 am: Start line announcements, National Anthem

6:15 am: Start TMC 5k Race -- for all ages, all abilities, all bodies

Chip time for all age-group awards. See all prize money and award rules and details here.
Our friends from Team Hoyt will be on hand, so like in the 5k, we'll make sure to provide space for our chair athletes on this new out-and-back route.
See new route map below.

6:25 am: Start TMC 10k Run/Walk -- for all ages, all abilities, all bodies -- no prize money

Gun-time for all prize money awards, with chip time for all age-group awards. See all prize money and award rules and details here.
Our friends from Team Hoyt will be on hand, so like in the 5k, we'll make sure to provide space for our chair athletes.

8:30 am: Approximate time Finish Line closes

8:30 am: Approximate time Awards

TMC 10k and 5k Age Group awards courtesy of The Running Shop
TMC 10k Prize Money courtesy of TMC and Run Tucson
see below for details

Souvenir Shirts and Medals

Souvenir shirts and medals will be available to the first 1000 registrants at both packet pick-up times, so be sure to snag your items on September 12th at The Running Shop or on event morning, September 13th.

If you have to miss race day, you can still pick up your items or send someone to pick them up for you on race weekend. Shirts will be first-come, first-served, though we will do our best to have all sizes available.

Post-race through September

Shirts and medals of registrants who cannot make race weekend will be available at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell through the end of September. T-shirt sizing first come, first served.

FROM THE PAST:

 
DAMION ALEXANDER PHOTOS: One of our event sponsors and good friends is Long Realty's Damion Alexander. Check out this awesome video from Damion: he spent all morning on his bike, then all of Sunday evening putting it together -- it's a lot of fun...Check out all of Damion's photos at The Tucson Photographer smugmug account.

(We are super grateful to Damion for all of his efforts on behalf of the endurance community -- not only does he spend hours on the bike at our races, but he then spends hours at the computer fixing and fiddling with the photos. On top of that, he is a bike volunteer at Sabino Canyon and El Tour.)

JOHN HARRIS PHOTOS: On the TMC Tucson 10k race registration page you can check out the photos put together by John Harris. John is a student at the UArizona and an assistant Cross Country Coach at Salpointe, where he was a standout runner. He's developed a keen eye for running photography and we're delighted to have him on our team!

FINISHER VIDEO: Check out the video of you crossing the finish line at the race results page, courtesy of Greg Wenneborg and Roadrunner Race Timing.

SOCIAL MEDIA: If you want to share any photos of you, your friends, or beautiful morning scenery, please share at the Run Tucson FB page. For social media, please tag @runtucson and @runsar and @rrca and @TucsonMedicalCenter with any instagram posts -- you can use hashtags #TMCTucson10k or #gabezimmermantriplecrown or #runsar and #runtucson and anything else you want . . . thanks to SAR for this post!

 

For results, click on Roadrunner Race Timing -- 2022 10k is here -- 2022 5k is here.

See 2023 results here.

A note on timing: The cash awards were based on so-called “gun-time,” when the starter’s pistol was fired and the race began. Age-group awards were based on so-called “chip-time,” which is the elapsed time from when the athlete crosses the starting line to when they crossed the finish line. This method has become the norm in community races around the nation — and even more so given wave starts caused by public health concerns. Special thanks to Greg Wenneborg from Roadrunner Race Timing.

Hello to our Run Tucson friends! To help you prepare for an enjoyable race experience next month, below you'll find all sorts of details about the event.  For a list of current participants, either search the "Find a Participant" section of the registration page or see the list farther below. If you know anyone who wants to help out on race weekend, see our volunteer sign up sheet here. Below is a boatload of details, but if we've missed anything or if you have questions after reading, feel free to send a note to randy@runtucson.net.

SOUVENIRS AND SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 7, Registration and Packet Pickup

10:00 am - 1:00 pm, at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell Ave

Sunday, September 8, Race Morning Schedule

5:30 - 6:00 am Registration and Packet Pickup with DJ announcement and music from DJ Clint.

6:10 am: start line announcements, National Anthem

6:15 am Start TMC 10k Race -- for all ages, all abilities, all bodies, with prize money. 

Gun-time for all prize money awards, with chip time for all age-group awards. See all prize money and award rules and details here.
10k starts at 6:15 

6:25 am Start TMC 5k Run/Walk -- for all ages, all abilities, all bodies.  The race is chip-timed. Our friends Team Hoyt will be on hand, so like in the 10k, we'll make sure to provide space for our chair athletes on this out-and-back route.

Ongoing: Food Trucks, including Maui Wowi and Nightlingers Chicken

Ongoing in the Courtyard:

• Vendor Expo, including Renewal by Andersen of Tucson, Running Shop, and Run Tucson's tent with hats and shirts
• Live music with Slippery Slope playing their Tucson take on bluesy Americana
• Ready, Set, Rec: kids activities from City of Tucson
• Snacks and giveaways courtesy of Natural Grocers

8:30 Finish Line closes, shirts/medals available to all registrants

8:30 or so Awards 

TMC 10k and 5k Age Group awards courtesy of The Running Shop
TMC 10k Prize Money courtesy of TMC and Run Tucson

Post-race through September: Shirts and medals of registrants who cannot make race weekend will be available at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell through the end of September. T-shirt sizing first come, first served.  We're super grateful to Lucas Tyler and the whole crew at The Running Shop for all the help with this event.

Souvenir Shirts and Medals

Your shirts and medals will be available at both packet pick-up times, so be sure to snag your items either September 7th at The Running Shop or on event morning, September 8th. Every registrant will be able to receive a shirt and medal. If you have to miss race day, you can still pick up your items or send someone to pick them up for you on race weekend. Shirts will be first-come, first-served, though we will do our best to have the size you noted in your registration.

MISCELLANEOUS

Race Number: Please use the provided safety pins to attach your race number to the front of your race day shirt.Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown: This is the 2nd leg of the 2024 Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown. Thanks to the 486 folks who have signed up for the GZTC -- you've helped raise over $5000 for BEYOND-Tucson!Running Shop/Mizuno SAR

Grand Prix: The 10k is on the Running Shop/Mizuno SAR Grand Prix. See www.runsar.org for details.

SKRATCH After the Race: Thanks to SKRATCH LABS for being on hand after the race with hydration and other goodies! 

Natural Grocers: We're excited to have Natural Grocers on hand, with snacks and giveaway items. Natural Grocers is your valued community grocery store, offering the highest quality produce, dietary vitamins and supplements, body care, and free nutrition education.

Snacks After the Race: Thanks to Tucson Medical Center, we will have individual servings of cookies, pretzels and granola bars, and other sweet and salty carbohydrates.

Food Trucks: In addition to free snacks we'll have three food trucks on hand for your culinary pleasure

Social Media: Please tag @runtucson and @runsar and @rrca with any instagram posts -- you can use hashtags #tmctucson10k or #tucson10k or #gabezimmermantriplecrown or anything else you want . . .

PortoJohns: Stamback Portables will place portojohns in the parking lots just south of the start/finish. Remember, the lines go faster the closer you stand to the doors -- thus, make multiple lines that are right near the front of the units!  There are no portojohns on the course.

Weather:  The race is planned rain or shine. Race day is due to be hot and sunny, with start time temperatures probably around 75-80 degrees and probably rising close to triple digits later on race day. Please be mindful of the heat. 

Photography: Special thanks to Damion Alexander of Long Realty for providing snapshots from the race. We'll send out details on how to access his photos after the race.

Also on hand will be John Harris, from Harris Photography, specializing in running and event photography.

Route Safety

Although we have permits from the City of Tucson and Pima County, this course still traverses public streets -- please keep an eye out for vehicles and other potential hazards that are common to urban running, such as potholes, speedbumps, bikes, other pedestrians, and the like. 

You must stay within the cones -- do not stray into vehicle lanes.

The 5k runners and walkers are asked to stay to the right as they head out to the turnaround and then stay on the right as you head back from the turnaround. 

As you approach the finish line on the downhill from Anklam, please be mindful of all finishers -- hold your line, try not to weave, and be gracious to the other (faster and slower) runners as they strive for the finish line.

Strollers: Strollers are welcome -- but for safety's sake, please stay to the inside of the roadway. Please do not wear headphones while pushing a stroller.

Pets: Pets are not allowed on Pima Community College property or on the race course.

Headphones: We know people love headphones, but we ask that you don't wear them on the race course.

Water on the Route: For public health reasons, it is best if every runner brings their own water for their run. The 10k will have a water stop at approximately the 1.5 mile mark and 4-mile mark. The 5k will have a water stop just before and after the turn-around.

2024 TMC Tucson 10k Planned Awards and Prize Money

TMC Tucson 10k Prize Money: $100, $75, $50 for first three men and women; $50 to first man and woman 40+
10k Age Groups, Running Shop gift cards to top three male and female in the following age-groups:

• U14, then 15-19 through 80+, in 5-year increments, AG1-$25 gc, AG 2-$15 gc, AG 3-$10 gc 
• Prize Money winners are taken out of 10k age groups.

5k Walk/Run: Running Shop gift cards

• Overall 1, 2, 3-$30, $25, $20 gc, Masters 1 $20
• First Place in U10 through 70+ in ten-year increments, $15 gc 

 All prize money is based on Gun Time, Start at 6:15 am for 10k and 6:30 am for 5k. All Age Group awards based on Chip Timing.

10k Course Records

Women: 34:54, Kaitlyn James, 2019

Men: 30:59, Harry Mulenga, 2017

PRIZE MONEY RULES AND REGULATIONS

NOTE: Headphones are not allowed in prize money competition; prize money will not be given to runners wearing headphones.  
NOTE: All prize money winners may be required to complete appropriate tax information in order to receive checks.
NOTE: A limited number of complimentary or discounted entries for elite athletes are available.  Send running resume and ways you can add value to the race to the race director Randy Accetta at randy@runtucson.net.
NOTE: Prize money awards are based on "gun" starting time for overall and masters, and chip time for age group.
We follow the RRCA Fair Competition Policies.

Following USATF and RRCA guidelines, the use of headphones in prize money races is prohibited -- that is, prize money will not be distributed to runners wearing headphones in these events.  We strongly discourage the use of headphones in all road race events.  From USATF: "The following shall be considered assistance and therefore not allowed: . . . The visible possession or use by athletes of video, audio, or communications devices in the competition area [ . . .] those competing in Championships for awards, medals, or prize money may not use such devices . . . headphones remain banned for any athlete competing in a USA Championship . . ."While USA Track & Field is the governing body and issuer of rules for the sport of running, local event directors are encouraged to adopt these RRCA recommended policies to further support and promote fair competition for athletes, especially those competing for prize money and age group awards.

Prize Money Eligibility Policy
To be eligible for elite entry or prize purse an athlete must:

Not be currently serving a suspension issued by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for use of a banned substance
Not have ever served a ban issued by USADA or WADA for the use of performance enhancing drugs
Not be represented by coaches and/or agents who have had 2 or more athletes receiving such suspensions in the previous 4 years
Not be represented by coaches and/or agents who served a ban for use of performance enhancing drugs during their own athletic career*
Provide proper documentation proving they are eligible for prize money (form W-9, W-8ECI or W-8BEN)
Sign a statement attesting they are in compliance with USADA and WADA anti-doping regulations related to banned substance use and if issued a doping suspension or ban in the future, they will not be allowed back at the event for any reason
Consent to random drug testing according to the standards and procedures of USATF, USADA and WADA

Any athlete that believes they have been barred from the event or the opportunity to earn prize money at the event because of mistaken identity due to near or exact name of a person currently suspended, banned or previously banned, must submit documentation certified by a notary in advance to the race director or elite athlete coordinator of the event proving that they are not the same person identified as serving a suspension, ban or previous ban. 

*Athletes have a duty to ensure they are represented by reputable coaches and agents and have a duty to consult the WADA list of athletes that are or have served a doping ban before signing with a coach or agent. 

Route Safety: The course maps are below - click on them to expand the image. Although we have permits from the City of Tucson and Pima County, this course still traverses public streets -- please keep an eye out for vehicles and other potential hazards that are common to urban running, such as potholes, speedbumps, bikes, other pedestrians, and the like.

• You must stay within the cones -- do not stray into vehicle lanes.
• The 5k runners and walkers are asked to stay to the right as they head out to the turnaround and then stay on the right as you head back from the turnaround. 
• As you approach the finish line on the downhill from Anklam, please be mindful of all finishers -- hold your line, try not to weave, and be gracious to the other (faster and slower) runners as they strive for the finish line.
• Strollers are welcome -- for safety's sake, please stay to the inside of the roadway
• Pets are not allowed on Pima Community College property or on the race course
• We know people love headphones, but we ask that you don't wear headphones on the race course.

• Updated Reminder: Water on the Route: For public health reasons, it is best if every runner brings their own water for their run. The 10k will have a water stop at approximately the 1.25 mile mark and 4-mile mark. The 5k will have a water stop just before and after the turn-around.

   

Saturday, September 7, Registration and Packet Pickup
10:00 am - 1:00 pm, at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell Ave
All race bib numbers for the 10k and 5k will be inside the Running Shop.

Registration remains open, so you can still register for the race.
However, we've reached our pre-ordered limit on shirts, so everyone who registered on or before September 3rd can pick up a souvenir race shirt and the race medal at packet pickup.  
All those who register on September 4th or later can pick up a race medal at packet pickup, but will be asked to wait until after the race to pick up a shirt, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Yes: You can pick up items for friends -- please limit the number of packet pickups if it is crowded
Yes: Shirts come in both standard unisex and v-neck cut. Sizing is first come, first served 
Yes: Please follow the Running Shop's posted public health protocols. 
Yes: It may be crowded, but please be kind to the staff at the Running Shop and the volunteers.

Sunday, September 8, Race Morning Schedule
5:30 - 6:00 am Registration and Packet Pickup 

6:15 am Start TMC 10k Race -- for all ages, all abilities, all bodies, with prize money. 
Gun-time for all prize money awards, with chip time for all age-group awards. See all prize money and award rules and details here.
10k start line opens at 6:15 and closes at 6:20. 
Our friends Team Hoyt will be on hand, so we'll make sure to provide space for our chair athletes.

6:25am Start TMC 5k Run/Walk -- for all ages, all abilities, all bodies -- no prize money
The race is chip-timed
Because the race is an out-and-back chip-timed course, the starting line closes at 6:30, as we prepare for TMC 10k finishers. 
Our friends Team Hoyt will be on hand, so like in the 10k, we'll make sure to provide space for our chair athletes on this out-and-back route.

8:30 Finish Line closes, shirts/medals available to all registrants

8:30 or so Awards 

Post-race through September
Shirts and medals of registrants who cannot make race weekend will be available at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell through the end of September. T-shirt sizing first come, first served. We're super grateful to Lucas Tyler and the whole crew at The Running Shop for all the help with this event.

Note on Out of Town Crown Virtual Runners
A handful of folks have signed for the Out of Town Crown, that is, out of town folks who are doing the Gabe Zimmerman series virtually. We will be mailing the out of town folks their shirts and medals shortly.

September 6 Update on Shirts and Medals:  Registration remains open, so you can still register for the race. There has been a flood of late registrations, so here is an update on the souvenir situation:
NOTE #1: We've reached our pre-ordered limit on both shirts AND medals.  All registrants on September 6, 7, or 8 will NOT receive a shirt or medal at packet pickup and will be asked to pick up any remaining souvenirs AFTER the race, on a first-come, first-served basis.  
MORE DETAILS: everyone who registered before September 6th can pick up a souvenir race shirt and race medal at packet pickup.  We will NOT be able to save or mail souvenirs for pre-registrants.  Please either attend packet pickup or send a surrogate to pick up your race souvenirs.

After the race, all late registrants can choose a remaining shirt and medal at the "Run Tucson" tent on race day.  All remaining shirts and medals can be picked up at The Running Shop through the end of September on a first-come, first-served basis. We cannot guarantee a shirt or medal after race weekend.

September 6 Update on Shirts and Medals:  Registration remains open, so you can still register for the race. There has been a flood of late registrations, so here is an update on the souvenir situation:
NOTE #1: We've reached our pre-ordered limit on both shirts AND medals.  All registrants on September 6, 7, or 8 will NOT receive a shirt or medal at packet pickup and will be asked to pick up any remaining souvenirs AFTER the race, on a first-come, first-served basis.  
MORE DETAILS: everyone who registered before September 6th can pick up a souvenir race shirt and race medal at packet pickup.  We will NOT be able to save or mail souvenirs for pre-registrants.  Please either attend packet pickup or send a surrogate to pick up your race souvenirs.

After the race, all late registrants can choose a remaining shirt and medal at the "Run Tucson" tent on race day.  All remaining shirts and medals can be picked up at The Running Shop through the end of September on a first-come, first-served basis. We cannot guarantee a shirt or medal after race weekend.

NOTE:  When we order the race shirts, we never know how the sizes will actually pan out.  The size you choose at registrations gives us a guide on which size runs to order, but we have found that sizing is so variable that we do not require people to take the size they requested, nor do we guarantee that the size indicated on the registration form will be available when the athlete attends packet pickup.

Thus: in terms of the giveaway t-shirt, the choice of sizing is NOT guaranteed - sizing is first-come, first-served at packet pickup.  

NOTE: You can send someone to pick up your shirt and medal for you on race week.

Thank you for understanding.

We can't produce community events without a team of exceptional volunteers to help hand out shirts, direct runners on the course, hand out water, or ride lead bikes.  Click here if you are interested in volunteering -- or if you are part of a community or school group that wants to volunteer.

The event takes place at Pima Community College, West Campus, 2202 West Anklam, Road, Tucson.  You can enter the campus area from either Anklam Road or Greasewood.   Here is the map function.

NOTE: Greasewood will be hard-closed to traffic from 6:00 am - 9:00 am, so please arrive in plenty of time to park and get situated for the race.  You may wish to park on the south side of the campus, so you can leave via Anklam at any point.

Our running events take place throughout Arizona, including in Southern Arizona at Saguaro National Park, Old Tucson Studios west of the Tucson Mountain, the Biosphere 2 in Oracle, and at the base of A-Mountain and in Downtown Tucson.  We also produce a trail race near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, along what is known as the Kaibab Plateau.

We respectfully acknowledge that these lands have been peopled for thousands of years.

While the Kaibab Plateau has been home to the Havasupai (https://www.theofficialhavasupaitribe.com/), the Navajo, Hualapai, Apache, and Hopi have all lived in the borderlands of the Grand Canyon area.  

In Southern Arizona, according to the Tucson Indian Center, "The Tucson area has long been the traditional site for Indian settlements. From the Archaic and Hohokam Indians, to the Tohono O’odham and Yaqui, the waters of the Santa Cruz River and the surrounding fertile land attracted desert dwelling tribes" (https://www.ticenter.org/history, retrieved January 1, 2023).  

Of course, this beautiful desert has long been a sought-after landscape, with the Spanish first arriving in the 1530's, raids by Apache and Comanche throughout the 1700's and 1800's, and even the Confederate army fighting battles in the desert during the American Civil War.

For additional information, we refer to the Friends of Saguaro National Park website (https://www.friendsofsaguaro.org/nativepeoples, retrieved January 1, 2023): Human habitation in the Tucson Basin dates back approximately 12,500 years -- to the Pleistocene Age.  The first people were likely descended from those who migrated across a land bridge from Siberia to Alaska;  bands of hunters were roaming the desert grasslands of southern Arizona by about 10,000 BC.  Archeologists have concluded that sites found in the Tucson Basin, along the Santa Cruz River, likely represent the oldest, continuously inhabited area in the United States. About 2,300 years ago, a group we now call the Hohokam had settled in southern Arizona -- including the Santa Cruz valley.  By AD 700, they had a well-developed agricultural economy including extensive irrigation systems.

Archeological finds in the Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park show that Hohokam villages existed there for about 600 years -- along Rincon Creek and its tributary washes.  Then, during the 15th century, the Hohokam culture simply vanished.

Contemporary native peoples that would constitute the ethnographic history of the Park include:

Akimel O'odham (also known as Pima)
Apache
Hopi
Maricopa
Yaqui
Tohono O'odham ("Desert People")
Yavapai
Zuni

For those interested, The Desert Museum offers insights on the Spanish and Mexican contact in the region here: https://www.desertmuseum.org/members/sonorensis/week9.php.  

For additional information about local tribal lands, see http://www.tonation-nsn.gov and https://itcaonline.com/member-tribes/pascua-yaqui-tribe/ and https://heard.org/education/arizona-indian-communities/. 

For those interested in making the running community more accessible, inclusive, and visible for all, you may wish to read about the Running on Native Lands Initiative at  https://www.risinghearts.org/nativelands.  You can also visit https://native-land.ca, the source for the image on this page.  For additional materials, perhaps see the recommended books here: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/10/09/honoring-indigenous-peoples-recommended-reads.  

REFUND POLICY: This event follows standard running industry policies.  All entry fees are non-refundable. When you register for this event, you are making a non-refundable purchasing decision and must agree to this policy. You may not give or sell your number to another individual outside of the authorized transfer policy and process; doing so forfeits the race entry. Once you register, unrecoverable race course services and items are paid for as if you will be attending the event; thus, this policy stays in effect whether you are injured, have an unexpected business or family emergency, illness, pregnancy, etc.  

Q: How do I defer my registration?

A: Through September 1, 2024, you can defer your registration for a nominal fee of $10 by logging on to RunSignup > Manage Registration > Deferrals. Otherwise, please contact the Race directly at randy@runtucson.net for more information. Here is a guide on how to defer/claim registration.

Q: How can I transfer my race entry to someone else?

A: There are two types of participant to participant transfers, "Gifts" and "Transfer Requests." The first type of transfer is a "Gift", where the registrant gives their registration to another user, does not receive a refund, and the recipient is able to register for free. The Race may charge a processing fee for "Gifting" a registration to another user. RunSignup will not have to process a transaction and will therefore not charge a processing fee. The second type of transfer is a "Transfer Request", where the registrant offers their registration to another user, and upon that user's paid registration, the original registrant receives a refund. The race may charge a processing fee for "Transfer Requests". Even if the race does not charge a Transfer Request fee the registrant will still pay a RunSignup processing fee on their refund and the new registrant will also pay a standard processing fee.

Q:  I missed the race, can you refund my registration or defer me to next year? 

A. In recent years we have been asked on race day and even after the race if refunds could be given or if deferrals can be provided, or if we can mail all the race goodies.  Please note that as much as we understand the challenges we all face with scheduling and unexpected life occurrences, we cannot provide refunds or personal mailings of race items.  It is not financially feasible for us to do this and continue to provide the event.  Reminder: the deadline for self-deferral is September 1, 2023.

Q. I paid for the shirt and medal and you are required to mail it to me. When can I expect to receive my mailing?  (This is an actual email we received last year.)

A. The standard race entry fee provides entry into the event, but does not include mailings of race materials such as shirt, medal, post-race snacks, post-race drinks, or other event weekend items.  

Q: Will the race be cancelled if it is too hot, or if it rains, lightenings, snows, or otherwise has difficult weather conditions?

A:  Barring dangerous inclement weather, the event as planned will take place rain or shine; however, the race directors reserve the right to postpone or cancel the event due to events out of our control such as weather, natural disaster, public health crisis, or any other reason, including requirements by the City of Tucson and Pima County. Thus, we may alter the courses and distances at any time if required due to course blockages or other restrictions or impediments. All registrants recognize that all fees paid for the event are non-refundable for any reason. If the event is cancelled because of weather, natural disaster, public health crisis, governmental or court order, or any other reason, refunds will not be given.  If possible, though, the event will be postponed and your entry will be transferred to a new date with details announced as promptly as possible.

Public Health: We will provide additional information as we get closer to each race day, but you can help us ensure the ability to produce an in-person event by following standard public health recommendations: get vaccinated, wear face coverings when in large indoor crowds, and be mindful of symptoms.  Having said all that, running is an activity that can be done alone and with groups -- when running or training alone or in groups, please continue to take all precautions to be a good health steward: bring a face covering and pull it over your nose and mouth when running or standing near others, keep your distance, wash your hands, and avoid close contact with others.  

Thank you to TMC!
We're delighted to welcome back Tucson Medical Center as our title sponsor.  With hospitals and clinics throughout Southern Arizona, TMC's system of care is committed to helping you get where you need to go. 

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