2024 - Desert Classic Half Marathon & 5K January 23,
2024 distances
Running
Half Marathon
The Desert Classic is an Arizona original. Join the tradition this year on Saturday Jan. 27, for your choice of a half marathon or 5K race starting and finishing at Riverboat Village, 18300 W. Bell Road in Surprise. Please note: Half marathoners must be 14 years or older on race day.
5K
Come and join us on one of Arizona’s longest standing 5K runs. The 5K features professional chip timing, age group and overall awards.
Half Marathon Youth
The half marathon features professional chip timing, age group and overall awards and much more. Please note: Half marathoners must be 14 years or older on race day.
5K Youth
Come and join us on one of Arizona’s longest standing 5K runs. The 5K features professional chip timing, age group and overall awards.
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Glendale yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 9:28 AM and sets at 7:54 PM local time (EST) in Glendale on January 27, 2024 — 10h 26m of daylight.
Course
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Other races near Glendale
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Glendale
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Glendale 5K Races 10 races
- 10K Run Events in Glendale 4 races
- Glendale Half Marathons 4 races
- Glendale Running Calendar 2026 11 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 11 Glendale events
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