Race Description
This Valentine’s Day event is considered a SAR B-race; it is supposed to be playful and fun and inexpensive. There are three separate events:
A 4 mile Couple’s Relay, in which two team members each run approximately 2 miles.
A 4 mile individual race
A 2 mile non-competitive walk/jog The 2 mile walk/jog is designed to promote daily exercise, so bring the whole family along! Strollers are welcome!
Free Children’s Race after the main races
Currently, negotiations with the UA are underway to include the UA Stadium ramps. At some point, we’ll let you know if this is a ramp run...
These low-cost, Fine Valentine events are partnered with the Marshall Foundation and the
Main Gate Square. SAR extends a special thanks to the Marshall Foundation, the UA, and the
merchants at Main Gate.
Date and Time
Saturday, February 9, 2008
8:00 AM
Race Distances and Course
We’re still trying to make this a Ramp Run, with runners climbing the moderate hills of the UA stadium ramps. We’ll let you know more as we get closer to race day...oh, and the distances may not be exactly accurate either, but we’ll try!
The 4 mile Couple’s Relay is designed so that each runner has a running partner. The first runner (male or female) will carry a popsicle stick with the team’s number and will pass the popsicle stick to the second runner at the completion of the first 2 mile leg. The second runner (male or female) will race the final 2 mile leg, handing the popsicle stick to the timers at the finish line.
If you don’t have a partner for the Couple’s Relay, don’t worry: we’ll help you get one on race morning!
The 4 Mile Open race is an open event with men’s and women’s categories. Top finishers overall and top three in 10-year age categories will receive playful awards.
The 2 mile walk/jog is non-competitive, and all participants will be eligible for raffle prizes.
The course winds through the UofA campus and may or may not be flat.
Location
University Avenue, at the Main Gate at the University of Arizona, between Euclid and Tyndall. Parking in nearby garages and on nearby streets.
Awards
In the 4 mile race, individual awards will be given to the top finishers in each 10-year age group.
Couple’s Relay Awards will be top-three overall, as well as age group awards in two categories: under-80 combined age and 80+ combined age. Couples must engage in a Public Display of Affection (PDA) to be eligible for prizes courtesy of the Main Gate Merchant’s Association. Participants in the Couples Relay category are not eligible for individual awards.
Prizes courtesy of The Running Shop and the merchants of Main Gate Square.
Entry Fees
4 Mile Run
$8 - SAR Member by 1/31/08
$12 - Non-member by 1/31/08
$15 - After 1/31/08 and on Event Day
*Couples relay entrants fill out separate entry form and mail them together. Couples must attach forms!
2 mile non-competitive run/walk
$5 - By 1/31/08
$10 - After 1/31/08 and on Event Day
$20 - Families of 4 or more.
T-shirts may be available for race day sales
Registration
Print a registration form, fill it out, mail it with payment. Registration by mail must be postmarked by January 31, 2007.
Secure online registration at active.com is available.
Race day registration and packet pick-up available on Saturday, February 9 at the Geronimo Plaza, 814 E University Blvd, just east of Euclid, from 6:30 - 7:30 AM.
There will be no pre-race packet pickup! Please pick up your race number on race morning (see above)
Weather
Temperatures are usually 55-60 degrees F, clear skies, and no wind. Check out
Tucson's current conditions and forecast so you'll be race-ready!
Results
Results for the
2008 race are available.
Results for previous runnings of A Fine Valentine are available for:
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998
Results for the Valentine Veggie V:
1997 |
1996
2009 race results will be posted the day of the race.
Contacts
Contact the Southern Arizona Roadrunners Hotline at (520) 326-9383 or event director
at (520) 991-0733.
