Here's the plan for the 2026 Race Weekend Schedule, including Packet Pickup Times/Locations and Time Limit Announcement

 

Saturday, October 17th: Registration and Packet Pickup 

10:00 am - 2:00 pm, at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell Ave

Packet Pickup General Details

• Yes: You can register: online or cash/check

• Yes: You can pick up items for friends -- please limit the number of packet pickups if it is crowded.  If there is a problem, we will ask that the registrant pick up their items in person.

• Yes: Shirts come in both standard "unisex cut" and "women's cut" -- T-shirt sizing first come, first served

• Yes: This is a great time to snag shoes, race day items, and apparel.  It may be crowded, but please be kind to the staff and the volunteers.

• Yes: You can pick up your race schwag in person, then do the event virtually. There is no official Virtual category.

Sunday, October 18th, Race Morning Schedule

5:30 - 6:15 am Registration and Packet Pickup at the race staging area on Cushing Street near Avenida del Convento

• All Half-Marathon and 4-Miler race numbers, medals, and shirts will be at the Run Tucson registration tents adjacent to the start/finish line on Cushing Street

• All FitKidz and Family Mile packet pickup will also be near the start/finish line on Cushing Street

6:20 am: Start line announcements, National Anthem

6:30 am: Sunrise Start TMC Half-Marathon and TMC 4-Miler

• Both events start at the same time, heading west on Cushing Street, facing A-Mountain.  There is NO late start for these events.

• The event is chip timed, but prize money awards are gun-timed.

• Gun-time for all prize money awards, with chip time for all age-group awards.

• NOTES: The half-marathon course closure time is 10:00 am, which gives participants 3.5 hours to complete the course (an 7-hour marathon finishing time). TPD has determined that route roadways need to be open by 10:30 am, so remaining runners/walkers will be asked move off roadway and will not receive an official time.

• It may approach 90 degrees on race day -- if you think you will spend more than 3.5 hours in the half-marathon, please consider moving to the 4-mile event.

• City of Tucson permits indicate that the race site will be open to traffic by 11:00 am.

Ongoing: Vendor Expo and race staging activities 

• Plus: discounted drinks at Westbound Bar and Bottleshop in Annex, with specials from Kukai and Rollie's

8:15 am FitKidz Mile and Family Mile (approximate starting time, depending on when TPD clears us for the roadways)

• FitKidz Packet Pickup and Race Day Registration near the start/finish line on Cushing Street

9:00 or so Awards 

• TMC A-Mountain Half-Marathon and 4-Miler Age Group awards courtesy of The Running Shop

• TMC A-Mountain Half Marathon prize money courtesy of TMC and Run Tucson 

 

9:30 am Runners and walkers need to pass the 12 mile check mark, with public safety administered by the City of Tucson

 

10:00 am Finish Line closes (approximate time, providing 3.5 hours to complete the half-marathon before the Tucson Police Departments needs to open the roadways)

 

10:15 am Clean up and break down 

 

Post-race through November

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