RunAround Tucson Relay p/b Tucson Medical Center
About this race
2026 Course Maps Posted! ~ We are back to the ORIGINAL LOOP!
Wave Starts
The event will use "wave" starts beginning with slower teams at 7:00 a.m. and progressing to faster teams starting at 10:00 a.m. This allows all teams to finish in time to enjoy the band, food and fun.
Wave 1 - 0700 (bibs in the 100's start in wave 1)
Wave 2 - 0830 (bis in the 200's start in wave 2)
Wave 3 - 1000 (bibs in the 300's start in wave 3)
There is nothing else like it in Tucson~a running relay on The Loop.
What's the "Loop"?The Chuck Huckelberry Loop is 120+ miles of paved, shared-use paths that connect the Rillito, Santa Cruz, and Pantano River Parks with the Julian Wash and Harrison Road Greenways. However, in 2025, due to the ongoing Sunset bridge construction, the RAT will utilize the Rillito and Canyon Del Oro Washes. The RunAround Tucson will use 50 miles of the Loop and its segment partners. View the map to see the event's course.
How Does the Relay Work?This is a supported relay race with Nine Exchanges (10 running legs (11 if using "unofficial" exchange 6A)).
The relay Starts and Finishes at Rillito Park. Distances between the Exchanges vary from 2.75 miles to 7 miles.
2026 Exchange Legs (subject to change) ~ Updated November 18, 2025
- Leg 1 - Rillito Park to Curtis Park ~ 4.4 miles
- Leg 2 - Curtis Park to Camino del Cerro Park ~ 4.61 miles
- Leg 3 - Camino del Cerro Park to Juhan Park ~ 3.7 miles
- Leg 4 - Juhan Park to Paseos de la Iglecius Park and Ride Lot (Silverlake) ~ 5.04 miles
- Leg 5 - Park and Ride Lot to Augie Acuna Los Ninos Park ~ 6.86 miles
- Leg 6 - Augie Acuna to Old Vail Road Park and Ride Lot ~ 8.61 miles
- This leg can be broken into 2 legs by exchanging at Roy Schooner Park (details to follow)
- Leg 7 - Old Vail Rd to Fantasy Island ~ 5.16 miles
- Leg 8 - Fantasy Island to Christ Community Church ~ 4.81 miles
- Leg 9 - Christ Community Church to Pantano Park and Ride Lot ~ 4.18 miles
- Leg 10 - Pantano Park and Ride to Rillito Park ~ 6.72 miles
The minimum number allowed on a team is two, and the maximum number is ten (or 11 if you are using the unoffiicial exhange 6A).
NEW IN 2026 ~ OFFICIAL LEG SPLITS/TIME
Teammate One starts from Rillito Park and runs west to Exchange 1, where he/she will check in with the Event Time Keeper, and then hand off to Teammate Two to begin his/her run to Exchange 2, and so forth. You MUST check in at every Exchange, even if you have less than 10 runners on a team. If your team does not check in at every Exchange, your team will be considered a DNF and will be ineligible of a team award. This does not include the Ultra Loopy Runners, who only have to check in at Exchange 5 (los Ninos Park)
CUTOFFS
All teams must be done and off the course by 6:30 p.m. (Slowest teams have 11.5 hours to complete the course. That's an average of 12:30 minutes per mile.)
All Teams must arrive at Exchange 5 (Augie Acuna Los Ninos Park) no later than 1:15 p.m.
All Teams must arrive at Exchange 8 (Christ Community Church) no later than 4:30 p.m.
Each team is responsible for getting their teammates to the Exchanges and back to the Start/Finish line to celebrate.
RaceJoy
RaceJoy will be active! Download the app and you’ll be able to track your runners all day.
The Finish LineMusic, food and drinks to enjoy. As well as an awards ceremony.
Awards in 2025
Awards will be given to FIRST PLACE TEAMS ONLY:
~- All Male, All Female and Co-Ed Teams with 4-11 runners (Full Relay Teams)
~ All Male, All Female and Co-Ed Teams with 2 runners (Half Loopy Relay Teams).
~ Ultra (solo) runners Male and Female (Ultra Loopy)
We will also present awards for:
~ Best Dressed Team and Best Team Name (to be determined by event Sponsor)
Pick your distance
Running
RunAround Tucson Relay presented by Tucson Medical Center
A team consists of at least 2 runners and no more than 10 runners - (or 11 if using the "unofficial exchange" 6A) Each team is responsible for having their team members at Exchanges on the course, and getting your team members not running the last leg back to the Start/Finish line.
Relay Team (Pre-paid)
This option is for relay teams wishing to pay for all 10 entries up front for a significant discount over individual entries.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Tucson, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:22 AM and sets at 5:48 PM local time (MST) in Tucson on January 23, 2027 — 10h 26m of daylight.
Course
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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, 60 Tucson events
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