Hello Run Tucson friends!

Thanks to the 1100+ of you who did the TMC Tucson 10k last weekend -- in case you missed it, here's the TMC T10k e-newsletter race report and Damion Alexander's race video on the Run Tucson youtube page. (We'll post cool drone footage of the desert race scenery shortly!)

Next From Run Tucson: Many of you are running and walking for fun and fitness, while others are training for short-distance events or the fall marathon seasons. To help you prepare for your fitness and running goals, we have three upcoming events for all abilities, all bodies, and all ages:

• October 19th TMC A-Mountain Half-Marathon, 4-miler, and Family Mile and FitKidz Mile

• October 25th Grand Canyon Trail Marathon, Trail Half-Marathon, and 5k Run/Walk, near the South Rim

• November 22nd El Tour de Tucson 5k Run/Walk in Downtown Tucson

Next from SAR: In addition, our friends at the non-profit running club, the Southern Arizona Roadrunners, have two events this month. See www.runsar.org for all the details on these two events:

• Saturday, September 27th Sabino Canyon One Mile FitKidz Classic, free for all children 12-and-under

• Sunday, September 28th Jim Click's Run n' Roll, a 5k on the UofA campus supporting the UofA Adaptive Athletics program.

Interested in being a running coach and community leader? Check out the schedule of upcoming RRCA Coaching Certification courses here. Don't wanna' commit to coaching, but want to help lead groups? See info on the Run Lead Badge 1-hour webinar here.

Thanks all,

Randy and Tia Accetta

randy@runtucson.net | tia@runtucson.net | www.runtucson.net

Run or walk A-Mountain, with new staging along Cushing, near the Mercado Annex.

No matter your fitness, we've got you covered with four events to choose from:

• TMC A-Mountain Half-Marathon
• A-Mountain 4-Mile Walk/Run
• Free SAR FitKidz Mile
• Family Mile

This is the third and final event of the 2026 Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown, honoring Gabe Zimmerman who was slain in the 2011 shooting of Representative Gabby Giffords and others. The event provides funding for the BEYOND-Tucson foundation, a local non-profit that grew from this terrible tragedy.

The first 1200 half-marathon and 4-mile registrants receive a souvenir medal and race shirt. Approximately 400 slots remain.

Plus discounted beer at Westbound, Vendor Expo, snacks, drinks, prize money, Running Shop/Mizuno Grand Prix, Running Shop Age Group Prizes, and more.

Current Pricing: $85 for the Half-Marathon, $45 for the 4-Miler, Free SAR FitKidz & $5 Family Mile. Price increase October 1st.

NEW TRAIL MARATHON ADDED TO GRAND CANYON TRAIL EVENTS ON OCTOBER 25th!

We just announced the addition of a Marathon distance, so come up to Northern Arizona and enjoy a beautiful run along the Coconino Plateau in the Kaibab National Forest

We're keeping prices low, so make your plans to join us at this grand vacation race near the spectacular South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Race shirt + souvenir finishers medal and free beer for all registrants! Plus a fundraising pancake breakfast, local tourist discounts, local lodging discounts, prize money, age group awards, and more!

Current Pricing: $100 for the Marathon, $90 for the Half-Marathon, $40 for the 5k, $10 for the Kids 5k.

Capped at 600 participants. Approximately 75 slots remain.

Once again partnering with the famed El Tour de Tucson bicycle event, Run Tucson is proud to present the 3rd Annual El Tour 5k Run/Walk.

You can walk the 3.1 mile Downtown course or you can race it, with overall winners and age-group winners receiving gift cards to Fleet Feet Tucson. We'll use the same super-fast Downtown course as in previous years, with a finish in El Parque de San Cosmo, steps from the renowned El Tour Expo, with live music and beer garden.

An event designed for all ages, all abilities, and all bodies, every finisher in this chip-timed 5K will receive a souvenir medallion as they cross the finish line. 

You can purchase this nifty El Tour de Tucson souvenir shirt for $15 as an add-on at registration.

Pricing: $30

Thursday, September 11th: Activate El Presidio grand opening in Downtown Tucson on Thursday, September 11, at 196 N. Court Avenue, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.

Celebrate the Transformation! Activate El Presidio (AEP) is a placemaking project—making a historic space active, vibrant, and better connected to the community.

•  Visit on your own or take a 10-minute guided tour of the new amenities
•  Plan to stay for dinner at:
• El Charro…free dessert with dinner
• JoJo’s…Drinks ½ price 5:30 to 6:30
• Ceres…$1 off Gelato
• De Novo Market and Tap…10% discount/closes at 7:00
• Coffee/Cookies at Dandelion…free cookie
• Pop-up “Jupiter” Martini Bar for adults only under the Dessert Colossus Mural at Presidio Museum. Benefits Presidio Museum,

The first 100 guests to RSVP HERE (leave name and # of guests) will be entered into a drawing to win one of many gift cards to local eateries.

Friday, September 12th: Skratch Labs unveils their cool movie about ultra-running, available only on YouTube.

Watch the film and Shop the collab (tee + hat) here: www.skratchlabs.com/pages/what-remains

From Skratch Labs: What Remains isn’t about winning. It’s about what’s left when winning is gone. This film is about the stories we don’t always celebrate, the ones where your day unravels, where the vision you held so tightly slips away. But in that release, something else emerges. The quiet triumph of finishing what you started even when it looks nothing like you hoped.

For both Adam and Alice, the race didn’t go the way they imagined, but maybe that’s the whole point. Despite the results, they still achieved their ultimate goal: the pursuit of what excellence means to them.

So we are here to celebrate this story. The human story. Because whether you’re chasing the podium or chasing the cutoff, the effort is the same. Both hurt. Both matter. And both reveal something true about being human.

Ongoing: Interested in getting faster? Meeting new friends? Last month's newsletter included our annual list of regional running and fitness groups.

Ongoing: Every Monday, Free Walk/Run at Meet Me Monday's by BEYOND

• Place: MSA Annex/Westbound, 267 S. Avenida del Convento
• Time: Every Monday 5:15pm check-in
• Guided walks leave at 5:30pm
• See: https://www.beyond-tucson.org/programs/meet-me-monday

Ongoing: Information for community health:

See the TMC Health websites for ongoing fitness and wellness activities throughout the Southern Arizona region: see https://events.tmcaz.com/events/ and check out these TMC Health classes and programs for children's safety.

Contact RRCA and USATF-Certified Coach Tia Accetta for information on group workouts or individual coaching: tia@runtucson.net

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