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Event Description

It's time to sign up for the 20th Annual TMC Meet Me Downtown 5k Night Run/Walk and the Festival of Miles.  Celebrate the dynamic heart of Downtown Tucson! 

Run, walk, or roll: TMC Meet Me Downtown is an inclusive event, welcoming all abilities, all bodies, and all ages.

Gather friends, family, colleagues, make a team of 5 or more and receive discounted pricing for each team member.

Snag your free souvenir race shirt, enjoy spectator support as you cruise along a fast and fast course through wide downtown streets -- then hang out at Arizona's most popular running party:

  • Main stage band: Pop-Up Rebellion, playing pop, punk and rock from the aughts

  • Pueblo Vida beer garden, with one free pour plus discounted pours (21+)

  • Kid's activities at the Children's Museum

  • 10th annual Food Truck Round-up with flavorful local treats for sale

  • Vendor expo: enjoy activities and discover local products and services

  • The TMC 5k is proud to host the RRCA West Regional Championship. Compete for prize money and age-group awards in both the 5k and the Mile events.  

Events

Tucson's Favorite Running Party!

TMC 5k Night Run/Walk

Price: $40
Time: 7:00PM PDT 9:00PM PDT

791 spots left. Price increases after May 22, 2026 at 11:59pm PDT
Three events, one low price!

Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown 3-race series

Price: $139
Time: 7:00PM PDT 9:00PM PDT

222 spots left. Registration ends May 30, 2026 at 6:59pm PDT
Run or Walk, no need for speed

Saturday Night Miles

Price: $10
Time: 6:00PM PDT
Run or Walk, no need for speed
Celebrate your speed!

Free Running Shop High School Mile by HOKA

Price: $0
Time: 6:00PM PDT 7:30PM PDT

44 spots left. Registration ends May 30, 2026 at 6:00pm PDT
Open to ages 12 - 18.
Free for all 12-and-under!

Free SAR FitKidz Mile

Price: $0
Time: 6:30PM PDT 7:00PM PDT

74 spots left.

Free for all 12-and-under!
Open to ages 1 - 12.

2026 Fun for Adults

  • Pueblo Vida Beer Garden, free sampling for 21-and-older with additional pours $5 apiece (bring your race number and ID to the Beer Garden)
  • Race concert with Pop-Up Rebellion, an awesome mix of punk, rock and pop from the early-aughts!

  • Sponsor and Vendor Expo, with HOKA shoe demos, local company discounts, and more
  • Food Truck Round-up with tasty Tucson delights
  • Starlight Deejays Phootbooth and more

Team Discount 

  • All groups of 5 or more receive $5 off each entry.  Simply join your favorite team at registration and once 5 people are on the team, all participants receive $5 off race pricing.

Fun for the Kids

  • Free SAR FitKidz Mile for all children 12-and-under and accompanying family members
  • Pre-race entry to the Children's Museum
  • Raising Cane's gift cards
  • Raising Cane's kids activities, vendor and fitness expo, food trucks, and more fun than you can shake a stick at.

Free for the Teens

  • Free Running Shop High School Mile by HOKA, free for all high school and junior high school students
  • Prizes for top runners and largest team

Walk or Run!

  • Wide neighborhood streets perfect for chair athletes
  • Walk or stroll, with no time limit on the race (well, our road-closure permit ends at 9:00 pm)
  • Walkers welcome in the Mile and the 5k!
  • Flat and fast course with neighborhood cheering!
  • Prize money and age-group awards courtesy of The Running Shop for male and female divisions 

Goodies!

  • First 1200 5k registrants will  receive a colorful t-shirt, in either unisex or "ladies" sizing (sizing for shirts first-come, first-served at packet pickup
  • The first 400 Triple Crown registrants will receive the bonus "Run Tucson" shirt and Gabe Zimmerman commemorative award

Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown

  • This is the first leg of the 2026 Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown
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2026 RACE WEEK SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, MAY 28 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

  • In-Person Registration and Packet Pickup at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell, Tucson, AZ

  • TMC 5k Night Run Registrants: Pick up your mint-colored souvenir shirt and race number (shirts are first-come, first-served for sizing)

  • Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown registrants: Pick up your purple shirt, souvenir medallion, and TMC 5k Night Run goodies

  • Milers: Pick up your race number

FRIDAY, MAY 29 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

  • In-Person Registration and Packet Pickup at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell, Tucson, AZ

  • TMC 5k Night Run Registrants: Pick up your  mint-colored souvenir shirt and race number (shirts are first-come, first-served for sizing)

  • Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown registrants: Pick up your purple shirt, souvenir medallion, and TMC 5k Night Run goodies

  • Milers: Pick up your race number

SATURDAY, MAY 30, RACE NIGHT 4pm-10pm 

200 South Sixth Avenue, Downtown Tucson

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Free entry to Children's Museum for kids and parents

5:00 - 6:30 Registration and Packet Pickup, 200 South Sixth Avenue

Ongoing: vendor and sponsor expo, live music from Pop-Up Rebellion, with announcing by Starlight Deejays, food trucks, kids activities, and more

6:00 pm Start Open Mile Race and Free Running Shop High School Mile by HOKA and Junior High Race

Pueblo Vida Beer Garden opens

6:30 pm: Free SAR FitKidz Mile

7:00 pm:  TMC 5k Run/Walk/Roll

8:30 or so: Awards: prize money and age group

9:30: Wrap up: Hang out with friends in Downtown Tucson

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Location and Course Map

200 S 6th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701 US View Location on Map

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