Race Info

The Half Marathon course will start on the Biosphere Road and finish at the Golder Ranch Fire Station on Golder Ranch Road in the Town of Catalina.  The half-marathon course is scenic, fast, primarily downhill (with some rolling hills around mile 11) and certified by USATF (#AZ16023JOE).  The half-marathon follows the last 13.1 miles of the Tucson Marathon course. You’ll truly enjoy this fun, scenic race.

HALF MARATHON PACE TEAMS

Pace Teams for the Damascus Bakeries Tucson Half Marathon will be provided by Beast Pacing.  Please check back during race week for the final, confirmed pace groups.  The following times are being offered in 2016: 1:30 / 1:40 / 1:50 / 2:00 / 2:10 / 2:20 / 2:30 / 2:45

Again, please be sure check back in the days leading up to the race for final confirmation on these times.  Please keep in mind that this is an all-volunteer team and occasionally a group leader may not be able to make it on race day.

Important

For the safety of everyone, all competitors must stay inside of the safety cones at all times. Anyone who runs outside of the safety cones will be disqualified.  NO EXCEPTIONS! As stated above, BABY JOGGERS/STROLLERS are NOT allowed on the course at any time.

Aid Stations Closing Times are as follows:  6.9mi = 12:05pm; 7.9mi = 12:20pm; 8.8mi = 12:40pm; 9.8mi = 12:55pm;  10.9mi = 1:05pm, 12.0mi = 1:20pm, Finish Line = 1:30pm

Packet Pick-Up

The Tucson Marathon Expo will be held on Thursday, December 8 (12pm - 7:30pm) and Friday, December 9 (8:30am - 7:30pm) at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador, 10000 N. Oracle Rd. Race packet pick-up and walk-in registration will be available. We do allow friends and/or family members to pick-up bib numbers (please provide that individual with a copy of your ID and a short note that allows us to release the bib and packet - a copy of the registration confirmation works great).

You will need to pick up the following items:

• Bib # with chip
• Technical T-shirt
• Packet (goodie bag will be for your drop clothes on race morning)
• Relay Baton (which will have the race timing chip) & Relay Parking Permit (Marathon Relay only – one per team)

Note: Please print copies of the following for review:
1) Course Map (downloadable version)
2) Half-Marathon Shuttle Bus Parking
3) Detailed Race Day Information

However we strongly recommend that all runners access these PDF docs on the web site, and fully familiarize themselves with any/all details well in advance of race weekend.

Aid Stations

Aid Stations, with water and Gatorade, for the Half-Marathon will be located at the following points on the course: Start, 2.2mi, 3.8 mi, 5.8 mi, 6.9mi, 7.9mi, 8.8mi, 9.8mi, 10.9mi, 12.0mi, Finish Line.  Gatorade’s Endurance Formula(Lemon-Lime) is the official on-course sports drink of the Tuscon Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay and will be available at the above aid station locations.   As part of a five-electrolyte blend of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and chloride, Gatorade Endurance Formula is a specialized sports drink designed to help sustain hydration during prolonged training and racing when fluid and electrolyte losses can be significant.  It contains nearly twice the sodium (200mg) and more than three times the potassium (90mg) of Gatorade Thirst Quencher to help sustain hydration, maintain proper fluid balance and replace the critical electrolytes lost in sweat during these occasions.

FINISH LINE

Food and drinks are provided at the Finish Line for race participants only.  (Vendors will be on site selling food and drinks for friends and family members.)

Shuttle Buses will return participants from the Finish Line (at the Golder Ranch Fire Station) to the official race parking lots and official race hotels (Hilton El Conquistador and Fairfield Inn & Suites at Oro Valley).

Spectator parking is extremely limited at the Finish Line, at the Golder Ranch Fire Station, which is shared with the Marathon.  (Vehicles parked overnight at the Golder Ranch Fire Station, on Golder Ranch Road on race day, will be ticketed and towed!)  Spectators are encouraged to park at the Coronado Middle School and take the free shuttle to the Finish Line, which will run every 15 minutes.

Map

Printable Map: Click Here to download a copy of the Full Marathon/Relay map.

Spectator Map: Unfortunately, there are only two decent locations on the course for spectators to view their runner.  Please CLICK HERE to download a copy of the spectator map.

AWARDS

All finishers will receive a commemorative medal after crossing the finish line.