TMC Get Moving Tucson Half-Marathon, 5k and FitKidz Mile

Date and Time

Saturday, October 27

10:00 - 2:00 Race Registration and Packet Pick up at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell Avenue

Sunday, October 28: Race Morning at start/finish area, Jacome Plaza, 115 North Church 

5:30 am Final in-person registration and packet pick-up begins 

5:45 Early walker start for TMC A-Mountain Half-Marathon (early starters are not eligible for age group awards or prize money)

6:30 am TMC Half-Marathon -- prize money, age group awards, live music, and more. This event is part of the 2017 Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown and is part of The Running Shop SAR Grand Prix.  Unofficial early start at 5:45 am

8:00 am Tucson Lifestyle 5k Run/Walk, for all ages and participants with prize money and age group awards.  This event is part of the 2017 Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown.  Random awards for runners and walkers in Halloween costume!!  

9:00 am Cox Charities FitKidz Free One Mile for children under 12 years old -- this event is free and only for children under 12 years old

9:15 Awards Ceremonies and Charity Give -- be on hand to celebrate Team Hoyt Arizona, the Southern Arizona Roadrunners, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and the BEYOND-Tucson Foundation -- courtesy of Cox Charities and TMC 

Race Awards

 Half Marathon

Overall 1, 2, 3, Masters 1: Cash from Race Director (see below) and socks
Age group 1: $20 gift cert + socks
Age group 2: $15 gift cert + socks
Age group 3: Socks
Age groups are: 15-19 and 5 year through 70-74, then 75 and over (note, we do not provide awards to youth under 14)

5K
Overall 1, 2, 3, Masters 1: Gift certs $30, $25, $20, $20 + socks
Age group 1: Socks

Age groups are: 1-14, 15-19, and 5 year through 70-74, then 75 and over (note, we're providing socks only to first place in each 5 year age group for this fun run)

Rewards For Fast Running: The 2018 Half-Marathon Prize Money Structure 

• $100 to first overall male and $100 to first overall female; $50 to top overall Master's (Over-40) male and female

• $200 to the top 5 males who break 1:13 and to the top 5 females who break 1:26 (basically, the top 10 times on the course over the past five years)

• $500 for course records.  Current course records are Scott Smith’s 1:06:23 (2012) and Jennifer Bergman's 1:19:44 (2015)

• $50 to first male and female member of the Southern Arizona Roadrunners

• Because we're not going to the top of A-Mountain, there is no more preem award but we will honor the course record!

NOTES:

Headphones are not allowed in prize money competition; prize money will not be given to runners wearing headphones
All runners must pass the multiple timing mats on the course.  Runners not passing the multiple mats will be disqualified and removed from prize consideration
Prize money awards are based on "gun" starting time for overall and masters, and chip time for age group.
Runners who break the course record will receive $500, but not the additional $200

We are trying to reward performance and local running.  So, as an example, if a man wins the race overall in 1:11:01 but is second to the "A" and not a SAR member he will get only $100.  If the winning man or woman is first to break the course record, is first to the "A", and is also a member of the Southern Arizona Roadrunners, he or she will win $750.  When in doubt, join SAR! 

TMC Get Moving Tucson Event: A-Mountain Half-Marathon Top Ten Times, Men through 2016

1. Scott Smith 26 1:06:23 Oct-21-2012
2. Craig Curley  23 1:07:13 Oct-9-2011
3. Jordan Chipingama 23 1:08:20 Oct-21-2012
4. Ian Burrell  28 1:09:14 Oct-20-2013
5. Andrew Lemoncello 34 10:09:18 Oct-30-2016
6. Kurt Michels  29 1:09:58 Oct-20-2013
7. Robert Scribner 34 1:11:03 Oct-30-2016
8. Anthony Francisco 36 1:11:18 Oct-30-2016
9. Daniel Wong 23 1:11:39 Oct-30-2016
10. Craig Curley 28 1:12:57 Oct-30-2016

TMC Get Moving Tucson Event: A-Mountain Half-Marathon Top Ten Times, Women through 2016

1. Jennifer Bergman 23 1:19:44 Oct-25-2015
2. Ariana Hilborn 33 1:21:17 Oct-20-2013
3. Autumn Ray 35 1:21:57 Oct-25-2015
4. Autumn Ray 34 1:22:06 Oct-19-2014
5. Amy Cole 30 1:23:40 Oct-19-2014
6. Maggie Callahan 25 1:23:42 Oct-20-2013
7. Alicia Shay 30 1:24:35 Oct-21-2012
8. Tia Accetta 37 1:24:43 Oct-21-2012
9. Erin Menefee 23 1:25:50 Oct-25-2015
10. Hanna Henson 22 1:26:13 Oct-21-201

Top Three Times, Men, No-A Course

1. Harry Mulenga 23 1:08:57 Oct-29-2017
2. David Fernandez 21 1:13:06 Oct-29-2017
3. James Haycraft 32 1:17:08 Oct-29-2017

Top Three Times, Women, No-A Course

1. Autumn Ray 37 1:20:21 Oct-29-2017
2. Jessica Culver 27 1:23:33 Oct-29-2017
3. Lauren Reasoner 1:23:38 Oct-29-2017

Training Advice

About the Race Director: The TMC Get Moving Tucson Half-Marathon event was founded by Randy Accetta, long-time SAR Board member and past SAR President.  Working at the time with Jannie Cox, the first Get Moving 10-Miler was a cross-city race. Over recent years, the race has been brought to Downtown Tucson and includes iconic A-Mountain, the Santa Cruz Riverpath, and Downtown Tucson neighborhoods.  The Get Moving Tucson event is on the SAR calendar, with the TMC A-Mountain Half-Marathon on the SAR "Running Shop Grand Prix."  A former 2:19 marathoner who ran in the 1996 US Olympic Trials Marathon, Randy is a Mentor in Residence at the University of Arizona's McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship and is the national Director of Coaching Education for the Road Runners Club of America.  He and his wife Tia live near the UA with their two small children, both of whom are faster than Randy.

Race Hotels

It's UA Homecoming weekend, but our friends at Homewood Suites by Hilton, St. Phillips are offering their special running club discount.  At the beautiful Santa Cruz River Path, Campbell and River Road, about a 15-minute easy drive to the race site.  Click here to make a reservation and use the code "SAR" and receive special race pricing!!  Adjacent to Reforma, Union and other great local restaurants, with a plentiful selection of boutique local shopping.

Beneficiaries

Proceeds from the event will fund local charities, including Cox Charities, Team Hoyt Arizona, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, BEYOND-Tucson Foundation, and the Southern Arizona Roadrunners.

Community Partners

We want to thank a host of community partners for help with this event, including our title sponsor, Tucson Medical Center.  Without TMC's support, we could not produce such a large event.  We urge all runners and walkers to patronize our sponsors and partners-- check out their logos and links on the sidebar!

Interested in being a sponsor?  Contact Race Director Randy Accetta.  It's expensive to put on a race Downtown, and we're looking for course sponsors, t-shirt sponsors, and post-event sponsors.  Join the healthiest community in Arizona!

Contact

Call Race Director Randy Accetta 520-991-0733 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).