TMC A-Mountain Half Marathon Route Details, Maps, and Elevation Chart
Below please find a series of maps: the USATF certification map and other maps of the routes. The TMC A-Mountain Half starts at the Mercado Annex and does a loop of scenic Sentinel Peak.
After you come down A-Mountain, the half-marathoners and 4-milers will split up at Grande Avenue and Spruce.
Half-Marathoners: turn right on Grande and head south past the roundabout on southbound Grande.
Then you go south on Grande and turn onto the Santa Cruz riverpath north of Starr Pass Blvd. You will take the riverpath south along the west bank of the Santa Cruz River past Irvington to the turnaround. The riverpath is largely flat, though there are some dips as the path goes under some of the major roadways (such as Starr Pass, Silverlake, Ajo, and Irvington).
The turnaround will be almost directly across from the Best Buy sign across the River. At the turnaround, you will head north on the right side of the path, taking the fast and flat course back to Grande, then along the base of A-Mountain before heading east on Cushing for the final 300meter sprint to the finish.
Water on the Route:
Water at the A: There will be a water stop at the top of A-Mountain, near the 2-mile mark. Thanks to the Salpointe High School Cross Country team for managing this water station.
There will be a water stop at the 4.5 and 12 mile mark, as you enter The Loop riverpath just north of Starr Pass Blvd. Thanks to the Sabino High School Cross Country team for managing this aid station.
There will be a water stop on The Loop, at approximately the 7 and 10 mile marks in the Half-Marathon, near Ajo. Thanks to the UofA Neuroscience students for managing this aid station.
For public health reasons, it is best if every runner brings their own hydrating beverage for their run.
If you will be more than 2 hours, make sure to have sports drinks with electrolytes and sodium.
Loop Turn Around and Other Details for Half-Marathon Course
The Loop turn-around: Roadrunner Race Timing will have a timing mat and an arch at the turn-around point, on the Loop about 600 yards south of Irvington.
Those who don't go through the arch and around the turn-around sign at the timing mat will be disqualified.
When you're on the Loop, you can run on the dirt adjacent to the paved path -- however, do not use the dirt to cut the course. Cutting the course is grounds for disqualification.
Events are not allowed to hard-close The Loop, so when you're on the Santa Cruz Riverpath please keep an eye out for bike riders and others that may share the space.
More details on the first few miles:
