Tucson and Arizona Run and Ride Calendar

2023 Calendar
LOCALLY PRODUCED RUN AND BIKE EVENTS FOR EVERYONE WHO RUNS AND RIDES
 
 

September

September 4: SAR’s Saguaro National Park Labor Day 8-Mile Run and 5k Run/Walk, Saguaro National Park East, Tucson, AZ

entries limited

run/walk

www.runsar.org

 

NEW DATE September 10: TMC Tucson 10k and companion 5k walk/run, Pima Community College West, Tucson, AZ

entries limited

run/walk

www.runtucson.net

use coupon code REGIONALCALENDAR for $5 discount

 

September 23: Sabino Canyon FitKidz Classic, Free one-miler for kids under 12
run/walk, children’s event
 

September 24: Holualoa Catalina State Park 50 Year Trail Race and 5k Easy Trail Run and Walk, Oro Valley, AZ

run/walk

www.everyoneruns.net

 

October

October 7: Epic Rides Tour of the White Mountains, Pinetop/Lakeside, AZ
entries limited
mountain bike singletrack, gravel grinder and more)
 
October 8: Jim Click’s Run n Roll 8k, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
run/walk/roll
 

October 22: TMC Get Moving A-Mountain Half Marathon — we’re coming back to Downtown.  TMC A-Mountain Half Marathon, 5k, and Cox Charities Family Mile + SAR FitKidz Mile, 

run/walk/children’s event

www.runtucson.net

use coupon code REGIONALCALENDAR for $5 discount

 

November

November 4: Grand Canyon Trail Half Marathon and 5k, staged in Tusayan on the Kaibab Plateau at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona

www.runtucson.net

use coupon code REGIONALCALENDAR for $5 discount

 

TBD: Thirteenth Annual Pecan Classic 10k/5k, Green Valley, AZ

 

TBD: TMC Veterans Day Catalina St. Park Trail Races and Holualoa 5K Road Run & Walk, Oro Valley, AZ

www.everyoneruns.net

 

November 18: El Tour de Tucson 5k Run/Walk + El Tour de Tucson bike rides Tucson, AZ

bike ride

www.eltourdetucson.org

and 

https://runsignup.com/Race/AZ/Tucson/ElTourDeTucson5K

 

Thanksgiving Day: Thanksgiving Day Cross Country Classic 5k and 1.5 Mile Fun Run/Walk, Reid Park, Tucson, AZ

run/walk

www.runsar.org

 

 

December

TBD: Tucson Marathon Events, Oro Valley, AZ

www.tucsonmarathon.com

 

TBD: Colossal Vail 50/50 Trail Run, Vail, AZ

www.runazt.org

 

ONGOING FREE RUN/WALKS

Every Monday: Meet Me at Maynard’s, Hotel Congress/Maynard’s Kitchen
Every Wednesday: Meet Me Wednesday’s, St. Phillip’s Plaza
See beyond-tucson.org for additional details on both events.
 
Every Saturday: Parkrun Himmel Park
https://www.parkrun.us/himmel/https://www.taggrun.com/5

January

January 1 – canceled: Run Tucson’s Hair of the Dog New Years’ Day 8k and 1-Mile Doggie Dash

 

January 7: RAT Relay on The Loop, Tucson, AZ

run/walk

www.trioyl.com/

 

January 28: Oracle Rumble, 50-Miler and 5k. Arizona Trail, Oracle, AZ

trail run

www.runazt.org

 

January 29: TMC Old Tucson Trail Run — in planning stage — details to be announced

February

TBD Fine Valentine 4-mile Couple’s Relay, Main Gate, UArizona, Tucson, AZ
run/walk
 
February 17-19: Epic Rides 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, presented by TMC
mountain bike
 
 

March

March 4: St. Luke’s Home Spring Cross Country Classic 5k, Lincoln Park, Tucson, AZ
run/walk
 
March 11: St. Patrick’s Day Parade Desert Leprechaun 5k, Downtown Tucson, AZ
run/walk
 
March 19: Dave’s Run 5k for ALS, Curtis Park, Tucson, AZ
run/walk
 
March 23-26: El Tour de Zona, Sierra Vista, Tombstone, Bisbee, AZ
bike ride
 
 

April

April 2: The Gauntlet 5 Mile Trail Run, PCC West, Tucson, AZ
run/walk
 
April 2: Holualoa Catalina State Park Trail Runs, Oro Valley, AZ
run/walk
 
April 8: Sabino Canyon Sunset Run 7.4 miles
limited entrants, run/walk
 

April 22: Run Tucson’s TMC Earth Day 5k at the Biosphere 2

run/walk

www.runtucson.net

 
April 28-30: Epic Rides Whiskey Off-Road, Prescott, AZ
limited entrants, mountain bike
 
 

May

TBD Cinco de Mayo 10k and 5k, Cholla High School, Tucson, AZ
run/walk
 

June

August

Breeze in the Trees 5k, Green Valley, AZ
run/walk
 
Thin Mint Sprint 5k and 1 Mile do-see-do dash at Brandi Fenton Park, Tucson
FEATURED EVENT OF THE MONTH: Tucson Medical Center is a big fan of our friends at the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona. They empower girls and young women to chase big goals, be fierce and never quit. Come see greatness in action. Everyone is welcome to run, race and go for it. Plus, cookies.
Girl Scouts of America: Sign up today!
 
 

September

September 4: SAR’s Saguaro National Park Labor Day 8-Mile Run and 5k Run/Walk, Saguaro National Park East, Tucson, AZ
entries limited
run/walk
 

NEW DATE September 10: TMC Tucson 10k and companion 5k walk/run, Pima Community College West, Tucson, AZ

entries limited

run/walk

www.runtucson.net

use coupon code REGIONALCALENDAR for $5 discount

 
 
TBD: Loop de Loop, Chuck Huckelberry Loop, Tucson, AZ
bike ride
 
TBD: Jim Click’s Run n Roll 8k, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
run/walk/roll
 
September 24: Holualoa Catalina State Park 50 Year Trail Race and 5k Easy Trail Run and Walk, Oro Valley, AZ
run/walk
 
September 30: Sabino Canyon FitKidz Classic, Free one-miler for kids under 12
run/walk, children’s event
 
 

October

TBD: Epic Rides Tour of the White Mountains, Pinetop/Lakeside, AZ
entries limited
mountain bike singletrack, gravel grinder and more)
 

October 22: TMC Get Moving A-Mountain Half Marathon — we’re coming back to Downtown.  Details to be announced for the TMC A-Mountain Half Marathon, 5k, and Cox Charities Family Mile + SAR FitKidz Mile, 

run/walk/children’s event

www.runtucson.net

use coupon code REGIONALCALENDAR for $5 discount

 
 

November

November 4: Grand Canyon Trail Half Marathon and 5k, staged in Tusayan on the Kaibab Plateau at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona

www.runtucson.net

use coupon code REGIONALCALENDAR for $5 discount

 
TBD: Thirteenth Annual Pecan Classic 10k/5k, Green Valley, AZ
TBD: TMC Veterans Day Catalina St. Park Trail Races and Holualoa 5K Road Run & Walk, Oro Valley, AZ
 
TBD: El Tour de Tucson, Tucson, AZ
bike ride
 
Thanksgiving Day: Thanksgiving Day Cross Country Classic 5k and 1.5 Mile Fun Run/Walk, Reid Park, Tucson, AZ
run/walk
 
 

December

TBD: Tucson Marathon Events, Oro Valley, AZ
 
TBD: Colossal Vail 50/50 Trail Run, Vail, AZ
 

ONGOING FREE RUN/WALKS

Every Monday: Meet Me at Maynard’s, Hotel Congress/Maynard’s Kitchen

Every Wednesday: Meet Me Wednesday’s, St. Phillip’s Plaza

See beyond-tucson.org for additional details on both events.

 

Every Saturday: Parkrun Himmel Park

https://www.parkrun.us/himmel/https://www.taggrun.com/5