Congratulations!

The 2025 TMC Tucson 10k and 5k is in the books!

We'll post updated news at www.runtucson.net, but below is the first draft race report.



Thank you: It was great to see so many happy, smiling faces -- thank you all for being part of our awesome running community here in Southern Arizona. This event helped raise funds for the BEYOND-Tucson Foundation and the Southern Arizona Roadrunners, our local non-profit running club.

As a special "thank you" for doing the race and for reading the race report, way below are $10 off coupon codes for two of our upcoming events...

Goodie Pickup: We hope you liked the race shirt and race medals. We know that we ran out of medals -- we feel terrible about that and we've written to a few of you to explain that we can't get any more, but if you have any questions, please contact Randy at randy@runtucson.net. If you haven't yet picked up your shirt, come to The Running Shop through the end of September and snag your shirt on a first-come, first-served basis, at 3055 North Campbell during regular business hours. At this writing, there are about 20 shirts remaining, mostly in women's small and medium, with a couple of men's larger sizes remaining.

Results and Awards: Check the link to the SAR race results page here for updated race results. If you earned an age-group award that you haven't yet received, gift cards will be at The Running Shop for another few weeks, so swing by 3055 North Campbell to pick up your award.

Thanks to DJ Clint on the right and Ross Zimmerman on the left!\

Photos: Thanks to Long Realty's Damion Alexander for race photos and video. We'll be back with some super-cool drone footage in a future email!

Damion's photos can be found at his smugmug account here. If you want to purchase an image, follow the links!

Check out his race video here!

Next Up: Our friends at the Southern Arizona Roadrunners have two more races this month, the Sabino Canyon One Mile FitKidz Classic on September 27th, free for all children 12-and-under, and the September 28th Jim Click's Run n' Roll, a 5k on the UofA campus supporting the UofA adaptive athletics program. See www.runsar.org for details.

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Thanks all,

Randy and Tia, and the crew at Run Tucson

randy@runtucson.net | tia@runtucson.net

You can see results on the SAR page here and on the Roadrunner Race Timing page here.

TMC Tucson 10k: Continuing his recent string of top finishes in local races, Jose Delgado (far right above) took top honors overall in 33:31, which was almost a full minute faster than last year. 42-year-old Jose runs for the Workout Group and is an assistant coach for local high school cross country team, Salpointe. He is on a tear, having won the TMC Saguaro National Park Labor Day 8-Miler just 6 days ago.

Second place in the men's race went to Phoenix's Manuel Diaz in 33:57, while third went to Neil Lenneman in an excellent time of 35:14

The women's race saw Jory Galles (photo above) take first place in 36:53. Jory's training partner Nicole Pierce took second in 39:51 while third place saw Whitney Penney cross the line in 39:58. All three top women run for the Run Tucson Northwest Workout Group team.

We at Run Tucson are committed to honoring the spirit of racing, and we're grateful to TMC Health for helping us provide prize money and to The Running Shop for providing close to $1,000 in age-group gift cards.

10k Course Records

Women: 34:54, Kaitlyn James, 2019

Men: 30:59, Harry Mulenga, 2017

5k Results

Taking advantage of our new 5k out-and-back route, 15-year-old Isaac Escalante from Nogales HS took first place overall in 16:31, while Hailey Burke from Cienaga HS snagged first female and second overall in a time of 19:41. Third place went to Adam Perry, continuing a string of recent speedy efforts!

All Age Group Awards: Please see the results at results.runsar.org

If you received an age-group award, visit the Running Shop by mid-October to pick up your Gift Certificate.

Running Shop Gift Certificates

10k Age Groups, top three male and female in the following age-groups: U14, then 15-19 through 80+, in 5-year increments, AG1-$25 gc, AG 2-$15 gc, AG 3-$10 gc 

5k Walk/Run: Overall 1, 2, 3-$30, $25, $20 gc, Masters 1 $20 

Age Groups: First Place in U10 through 70+ in ten-year increments, $15 gc 

A note on timing: Thanks to Greg Wenneborg at Roadrunner Race Timing -- Greg also posts videos of every finish, so follow the link to watch your finish video. You're welcome to screenshot the image as you wish!

If you have any questions about the results you can write to the race director at randy@runtucson.net or to Greg directly at greg@roadrunnerracetiming.com.

The cash awards were based on so-called "gun-time," when the starter's pistol was fired and the race began. Age-group awards were based on so-called "chip-time," which is the elapsed time from when the athlete crosses the starting line to when they crossed the finish line.

Thanks for the Instagram shout-outs #runtucson and #runsar

Photos and Social Media: If you want to share any photos of you, your friends, or beautiful morning scenery, please share at the Run Tucson FB page here.

For social media, please tag @runtucson and @runsar and @rrca and @TucsonMedicalCenter with any instagram posts -- you can use hashtags #TMCTucson10k or #gabezimmermantriplecrown or #runsar and #runtucson and anything else you want . . .

SAR's Running Shop Mizuno Grand Prix: Check out updates at www.runsar.org for the 2025 Running Shop Grand Prix.

Beverages After the Race: Thanks to Culligan Water and Skratch Labs from helping keep everyone hydrated!



Snacks After the Race: Thanks to Tucson Medical Center for hooking us up with individual servings of Oreos and chocolate chip cookies, pretzels and granola bars, and other sweet and salty carbohydrates.

Music: Thanks to our friends Clint and Angela Pettinger of Starlight Deejays for providing the early morning music and announcements. This is their second running event and we're super happy that they are joining the great running scene!



Vendor Expo: Thanks to ICCU Credit Union, State Farm, ProActive Physical Therapy, Renewal by Andersen, TMC Health, Natural Grocers, Skratch Labs, and the Running Shop. Thanks to Maui Wowi and Purple Devil Donuts, too!

Partners: Thanks to Beyond-Tucson, our Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown beneficiary for being part of the post-race festivities.

Congratulations to Ross Zimmerman and Pam Golden for a successful race -- we're grateful that we can continue to support the Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown with this race.

Thanks to AMR ambulance support, Desert Barricade, and Pima County Sheriff for event day support. Thanks to the permitting agencies at Pima County, City of Tucson, and Pima Community College for allowing the event.

TMC Tucson 10k is Run Tucson event partnered with our friends at the Southern Arizona Roadrunners, one of the premier non-profit running clubs in the nation. If you're interested in engaging more with SAR, please see www.runsar.org and email them here.

Special thanks to all those who helped produce this event, including . . .

• We can't thank enough the SAR Board members who spent hours on race morning and Zach the lead bike rider who zipped around the course!
• As always, the Workout Group came out in force -- thanks to the WOG community for pitching in so often and with such passion.
• Also as always, Greg Wenneborg did a great job with all the timing -- special thanks to his son Grant Wenneborg for joining Greg early in the morning and doing so much work to ensure that the timing worked smoothly.
• John Ward has become our go-to course manager.
• Finally, special thanks to Lucas Tyler and the crew at The Running Shop. They do so much for these events, whether hosting packet pickup, providing awards, or hosting post-race pickup, the Running Shop is a big part of everything.

We are so appreciative for a whole host of others who woke up early and made the whole thing happen. Here is a list of all the names on our volunteer roster -- if you see names multiple times it's because they signed up for multiple slots! I'm sure there's more, so I'm sorry to those we missed!



Michelle Hawk

Caroline Gardiner

Steve Moore

Len Taruscio

Joshua Cabe

Gary Giesi

Stephanie Meron

Agata Orlinski

Kevin Bond

Joseph Moreno

Adalberto Corella

Craig McCarthy

Wayne Lubis

Dave Dixon

Adalberto Corella

Doreen Thomas

Ryley Busch

Dani Alani

Daveena Biswas

Arpita Gulati

Amanda Doughty

Amanda Feng

Victor Sandrin

Mihir Shah

Ryley Busch

Paul Valentin

Traycee Valentin

Carissa Corona

Doreen Davis

TMC T10k is the second leg of the 2025 Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown honoring the slain civil servant, Gabe Zimmerman

Special thanks to Ross Zimmerman and the Zimmerman family for allowing us to honor Gabe through these events. Supported by funding from Tucson Medical Center and participants, the Triple Crown has raised almost $5000 in 2025.

BEYOND Tucson Foundation: Following the tragic shooting on the morning of January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ “Congress On Your Corner,” the Southern Arizona community spontaneously came together to honor, remember, and show solidarity for those that were killed, injured, or traumatized by the event. Along with its partners, BEYOND provides year-round opportunities for the public to participate in a series of healthy activities and to learn more about the scientific research that shows methods for optimal physical and mental health.