SV Sunrise Rotary RISING SUN RUN

🏃‍♂️ EVENT

13th Annual RISING SUN RUN

📍 DESCRIPTION

Located on the high desert plain of southeast Arizona, Sierra Vista offers the ideal venue to stage a beautiful and challenging Half Marathon and 5K event with a 1M fun Run/Walk. Starting at 4,500 feet and with the Huachuca mountains as their background, the courses wind through country neighborhoods with the half marathon continuing up to its turnaround at the entrance to the beautiful Ramsey Canyon Preserve at 5500’ of elevation. The return to the half marathon finish line affords beautiful vistas of the San Pedro River valley to the end of the run. Both courses are USA Track & Field certified.

• Challenge: The half marathon course presents a challenge to even the experienced half marathoner due to the altitude and the significant elevation change.
• Time Limit: As a half marathon runner, you need to plan on completing your race in 3 hours or less.
• Course Maps: Course Maps can be found under the Race Info tab above.
• Facilities: 5 first aid and water stations along the half marathon course. Portable toilets available at race headquarters and midway through the half marathon course.

❤️ CHARITY

The Rising Sun Run is a great race for great causes as all event proceeds go to provide vocational scholarships for Buena high school graduates and Cochise College incoming freshmen, scholarships for Rotary youth leadership and professional skills development programs, and funding for Rotary service projects for our non-profit organizations.

🕒 RACE START TIMES

• Half Marathon: 7:30am
• 5K: 8:30am
• 1M Run/Walk: 8:45am

Chip timing provided by On Your Left Fitness and Timing. Official timing will end at 10:30am and event courses will close at 11:00am.

🏅 Awards CEREMONY

A great finish line experience is planned with music and post-run recovery snacks and drinks. The awarding of medals will highlight the ceremonies with medals being awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers, in both race categories, for both men and women. Age groups are:

• 16 and below
• 17-25
• 26-35
• 36-45
• 46-55
• 56-65
• 66 and above

For the half marathon, cash prizes will be awarded to the top three overall half marathon finishers for both men and women:

• 1st place: $150
• 2nd Place: $100
• 3rd Place: $50

All half marathon finishers will receive a beautiful and unique commemorative “spinner” medal, while all 5K finishers will receive a participant ribbon. All runners are guaranteed a cool towel at the finish line and a race day swag bag filled with great swag!

📝 REGISTRATION

All Pre-race and Race-day registrations will be through RunSignUp. Visit www.svsunriserotary.org for links to the registration site, Facebook site and the course video. There will be no cash registrations. Runner packet/swag bags pickup for all runners will be held at race headquarters, Huachuca Mountain Elementary school, over two days: Friday, Oct. 31st from 5pm to 6:30pm and Saturday, Nov. 1st beginning at 6:30am for half marathoners and 7:00am for 5K runners.

Same day registration will close 30 minutes prior to your scheduled start time. No registration is required for the 1M Fun Run/Walk.

💲 REGISTRATION FEES

Half Marathon:

• Adult: $65 until 9/1, then $75
• Military, Club, Youth: $60 until 9/1, then $70
• Military, E-4 and below: $35

5K:

• Adult: $30 until 9/1, then $35
• Military, Club, Youth: $25 until 9/1, then $30
• Military, E-4 and below: $30

For more event details, visit the Sierra Vista Sunrise Rotary. Finally, should you have any questions, please send us an e-mail.