Tucson Marathon
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Event overview
The Tucson Marathon Events take place Sunday, December 14, 2025, in the Catalina/Oro Valley area near Tucson, Arizona. The event offers multiple race options:
- 50K Ultra
- Marathon
- Half Marathon
- Marathon Relay
- Half Marathon Wheelchair
The marathon, 50K and relay start at Biosphere 2 near Oracle and finish at Pima Community College Northwest Campus. The half marathon starts at the Golder Ranch Fire Administration building in Catalina and finishes at Pima Community College Northwest Campus. The courses are USATF certified and the marathon serves as a Boston Marathon qualifier.
Course and logistics
All point-to-point courses are primarily paved and run down the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, joining the Cañada del Oro / Canada del Oro River Park Bike Path for the latter portions. The marathon lists a net downhill of about 1,493 ft with 292 ft total elevation gain; the half shows about 41 ft total gain and 817 ft loss. Aid stations are placed at multiple mile markers along each course and Neversecond is noted as the official on-course nutrition partner. Pacers are provided for a range of marathon and half-marathon target times; there are no pacers for the 50K. Packet pickup and expo occur during race weekend at an Oro Valley location and a Friday pickup in Phoenix. Drop bags are transported to the finish and all finishers receive a commemorative medal; awards are distributed on-site. Cutoffs and time limits apply for each distance. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
