Here’s our first newsletter to the 2025 El Tour de Tucson 5k participants, with race week details about the schedule, course, and more.
Thank you for signing up for the El Tour de Tucson 5k Run/Walk, scheduled to start at 7:15 on Saturday morning, November 22nd
Please accept this first pre-race email, with some details about next week’s El Tour 5k experience.
Below you can find info on packet pickup, the weekend schedule, the route, the finish area, parking, bathrooms, awards, timing, results, public safety, and more. All race day details can also be found at the race registration page here: https://runsignup.com/ElTourDeTucson5K
About You: At this writing, 806 of you have signed up, at least 336 for the first time. You’re coming to Tucson from all around Arizona, plus Canada, Mexico, and (in order of registrants) Texas, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Illinois, Washing, Virginia, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, New Jersey, Wisconsin, New York, Georgia, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Maine, Florida, Minnesota, Iowa, and, finally, Hawaii (no doubt seeking some sunshine!).
Two of you are 82 years of age, while 13 registrants are under 10. At this writing, 531 of you have selected the female category, 268 the male category, and 4 the non-binary category, while 3 of you are in the “unknown” category.
Looking for a list of participants? You can search for participants here to find a list of registrants and the assigned race number for each participants.
Add-on Purchases: Please bring your purchase receipt to the Expo to pick up your various souvenirs.
About Us:
- We’re delighted to put this event together as a partnership between the crew at El Tour and us at Run Tucson.
- We’re grateful to a host of volunteers who will help manage race day activity for the 5k, including folks from AAA Arizona, The Workout Group, student groups from the University of Arizona, and Gro Girl Gro, part of Sonoran Stoke youth bike riding group.
- Other key partners include On Your Left Timing, and our award sponsors, Fleet Feet Tucson.