Two easy ways to register for multiple SAR events—save time and money!

SAR is opening new multi-race registration options for its upcoming races.
1) The new 2012 SAR 8-Pack. Register online now for the first 8 races in 2012: Sun Run, Sunrise at Old Tucson, Valentine’s Day, Dave’s Run, Sabino Canyon, Spring Cross, Cinco de Mayo, Tucson 5000.  FREE online registration here.

2) The 2012 Gabe ZImmerman Triple Crown: TMC Meet Me Downtown 5k Night Run and Walk; TMC Saguaro National Park Labor Day 8-miler and 5k; and the TMC Get Moving Tucson Half-Marathon, 5k, and 1-mile.  Information here — online registration here.

Follow this link for more details on both multi-pack registration options.

Both packs make it easy for you to register for a slate of popular SAR races—save money, save time, save hassle!

A Word From Ross Zimmerman

I hope everyone enjoyed the TMC GMT Half Marathon and 5K on Sunday Oct. 9th.  Kelly O’Brien, Gabe Zimmerman’s fiancee, and I ran the half marathon together.  We liked the course a lot and decided Gabe would have liked it, too.  The course passed several places that held memories of Gabe for both of us.  That added to the day.  Our family and friends had very good experiences as well.  The run and the day were a fitting celebration of the life of Gabe Zimmerman and the others dear to us we’ve lost this year.  This was a proactive, positive way to promote personal and societal physical and mental health.  Gabe the social worker would have enthusiastically approved.  Randy Accetta, Julia Strange, and the myriad of folks who helped make this event and the previous two events in the Gabe Z Triple Crown successes have my appreciation and thanks.  We hope this series will continue.

One of the things I’ve learned since Gabe’s passing is how many other people I know and have met who have been touched by the loss of loved ones before their times.  Unfortunately, far too many suffer or perish due to the diseases of overweight, inactivity, and substance abuse, not violence or accident.  There are some things we can do to reduce the risks of violence or accident.  Much more can be accomplished, by taking care of your loved ones and yourself with a positive, active, healthy life.  That gives you and them better lives and better relationships.  On our way home, Kelly reminded me of a bike ride she, Gabe, and I did together.  Up a steep hill, he raced me to the point of stomach upset (and beyond…), all in good fun.  Gabe and I had many, many active adventures together.  I will treasure those until the end of my life, and that’s a comfort.  Go have adventures with your loved ones as well.

Registration for Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown closes soon, while A-Mountain training runs begin soon

You can still join the over 600 Triple Crowners already signed up, but registration for the inaugural Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown will close in a few weeks. Triple Crown events remaining include the September 5th TMC Saguaro Labor Day Run and the OCtober 9th TMC Get Moving Tucson Half-Marathon featuring A-Mountain and companion Tucson Lifestyle 5k.  A few things to note:

* You can sign up online here or you can print out a Triple Crown entry form from the SAR Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown page.  All new registrants will receive the awesomely cool Run Tucson technical shirt. 
* If you completed the first leg at Meet Me Downtown but have not yet registered for the Triple Crown, you are still eligible for the special completion award.

To donate directly to Child and Family Resources or to the CFR Gabe Zimmerman Memorial Fund, click here. 

Finally, a note on training for A-Mountain: weekly free social training runs will begin on Monday night, August 22nd.  Be ready to run (or walk) at 5:45 pm—meet at Meet Me at Maynard’s, 400 North Toole.  The route is almost exactly 6.2 miles—we’ll start at Maynard’s and go straight west on Congress, then up and down A-Mountain, and back along Congress to the finish at Maynard’s.  You can go farther or shorter as you wish . . . pace groups are being planned.

Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown and Meet Me Downtown Shirts Available

Fear not, those of you who have not yet received your Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown “Run Tucson” t-shirt or your TMC Meet Me Downtown 5k Night Run race t-shirt . . . they are waiting for you at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell Avenue.  Head on down during regular business hours and pick up your shirts!  If you have not yet registered for the Triple Crown, you can still register and receive the Run Tucson shirt—click here for online registration or here for mail-in information.

Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown registration closed for now—will open again after the Night Run

PLEASE NOTE: Although the first round of registration closed on May 28th, we will open another round of registration the week after TMC Meet Me Downtown Night Run, enabling everyone who completed the Night Run to participate—and enabling new folks to sign up for this special race series.  All registrants will still receive the “RUN TUCSON” technical t-shirt, but you need to complete all three to receive the special commemorative prize.  More details to be announced so check here for details!

Thank you very much to the 531 people who have already registered—we’re still doing data entry on those who signed up at the last minute, but here are some quick facts: four registrants are over 70, the oldest registrant is 78 years (Delwin Kruschke, you are awesome!!), while three are tied for the youngest at 10 years old (don’t worry, they are doing the 5k’s!!).  The average age is 41.  Participants are largely from Tucson, though they also come from California, Pennsylvania, New York and throughout Arizona.  Check out the TMC Meet Me Downtown site for details on the first event!  Thanks again to everyone who has signed up for the inaugural Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown!