2023 Calendar
LOCALLY PRODUCED RUN AND BIKE EVENTS FOR EVERYONE WHO RUNS AND RIDES
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
January 28: Oracle Rumble, 50-Miler and 5k. Arizona Trail, Oracle, AZ
trail run
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
NEW DATE: Saturday, May 27 TMC Meet Me Downtown 5k and Festival of Miles, including SAR FitKidz Mile, Downtown Tucson.
First leg of the 2023 Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown.
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