Tucson Marathon
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Tucson Marathon
The Tucson Marathon is a point to point road race day on December 13, 2026, in Oracle and Oro Valley, Arizona, finishing in Tucson at Pima Community College Northwest Campus. The event offers multiple distances:
- 50K Ultra
- Marathon
- Marathon Relay
- Half Marathon
- Wheelchair Half Marathon
The full Marathon, 50K and Marathon Relay start near Biosphere 2 in Oracle and run mostly downhill past Catalina through Oro Valley to the finish at Pima Community College. The Half Marathon begins at the Golder Ranch Fire Administration in Catalina, joins the same route and follows the Cañada del Oro River Park Bike Path into the finish. The course is paved, runs along the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, and includes rolling hills in the first two miles and a roughly 0.5 mile walk from the staging area to the start.
The Marathon and Half are USATF certified and the Marathon serves as a Boston Marathon qualifier. Aid stations are supplied along the course with water and Neversecond nutrition products including sports drink, gels and postrace recovery items; some stations offer fruit, bananas or snacks. There is a 7.5 hour time limit on the marathon course. All finishers receive a commemorative medal and podium and age group awards are distributed on site. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
