Tucson Marathon
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Tucson Marathon : event overview
The Tucson Marathon event takes place on Sunday, December 14, 2025, in the Catalina / Oro Valley area of Arizona. Distances offered:
- 50K Ultra
- Marathon (26.2 miles)
- Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
- 4-person Marathon Relay
The full Marathon, 50K and Marathon Relay start at Biosphere 2 near Oracle and finish at Pima Community College Northwest Campus in Oro Valley. The Half Marathon starts at the Golder Ranch Fire Administration and finishes at Pima Community College Northwest Campus. The Marathon, Half and 50K courses are point-to-point and USATF certified; the Marathon and certified distances serve as Boston Marathon qualifiers. Course profiles are predominantly net downhill along the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains.
Course details, logistics and services
Aid stations are provided along each course and Neversecond is the event nutrition partner supplying on-course fuel options. Beast Pacing provides marathon and half-marathon pacers for a range of target finish times. Time limits listed on event materials include a 7.5 hour limit for the Marathon, 7 hours for the Half Marathon, and 8 hours for the 50K; course cutoffs will be enforced and the course officially closes by 2:30pm. Marathon and 50K runners may be dropped off at the Biosphere 2 start; Half Marathon runners must use race-provided shuttles and parking/drop-offs are not allowed at the Half start. Packet pickup and the race expo are scheduled in the days before the race at Pima Community College Northwest Campus and there is an additional packet pickup in Phoenix. All finishers receive a commemorative medal; age-group awards must be picked up on-site. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
