2025 Planned Race Weekend Schedule: packet pickup, registration, event morning
Here's the plan for the race weekend
Thursday, February 13: Last day to transfer to a different race distance, purchase add-on breakfast burrito, or purchase or additional souvenir t-shirt
Saturday, February 15: Packet Pickup and In-Person Registration
10:00am - 1:00pm: In-person registration and packet pickup at the Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell. All shirt sizes are first-come, first-served.
YES: someone else can pick up your items and you can pick up someone else's shirt and number
YES: it will be crowded, so please be patient and be nice to the volunteers
YES: The Running Shop will have items on sale, so take some time to shop for your running needs.
YES: New registrants can pay by RunSignup, or with cash or check
Sunday morning, February 16: Event Day!
6:30: In-person registration and packet pickup begins at the eastern end of the Old Tucson main parking lot. All shirt sizes are first-come, first-served. There are no race transfers allowed. New registrants can pay with cash or check. Please be nice to the staff and the volunteers.
7:30: Women's Four-Miler starts at Bitter Creek Set
8:30: Men's/Open Four-Miler and the Family One Mile Walk/Fun Run starts at Bitter Creek
8:30 or so: Breakfast will open. You can order a breakfast burrito through February 15th by going to your RunSignup profile and following the links to add-on sales. Click here for info on getting into your RunSignup Profile.
9:30 or so: Awards, Costume Contest, and Free Lil' Pardner's Fun Run -- fun 100-yard dash around the High Chaparral and Bitter Creek sets
10:00 or so: we try to wrap up and with the event closing at 10:30. According to Old Tucson management, all participants are asked to leave the ground and then re-enter through the main entry turnstyles.
REMINDER: Friends and family are allowed in Old Tucson during the event up until race end at 10:00 am. To stay in town after the park opens, participants can purchase a ticket for $5 and with additional guest passes a discounted $15 per person. These tickets must be purchased ahead of time. Unfortunately, Old Tucson has not yet given us the website address to purchase the tickets, but we'll push this out as soon as we get it.
February 18 - March 15th: If you missed the event, you can pick up any remaining shirts at The Running Shop; first-come, first-served for remaining sizes