1910 E Innovation Park Dr, Oro Valley AZ
Sunday, March 2nd, 2025
🏃♂️ Event Overview
- Date: March 2, 2025
- Location: 1910 E Innovation Park Dr, Oro Valley, AZ
- Events: Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon, and 5K
- Website: Arizona Distance Classic
🎉 Welcome Back!
- Discount: Don't forget the El Conquistador Resort discount for race weekend. See this page.
- Club Partnership: The Arizona Distance Classic is on the 2025 race calendar of the Southern Arizona Roadrunners.
- Celebrate: Join us in one of the most scenic celebrations of the active healthy lifestyle in the West.
- Awards: Overall and age group awards in all three events, plus a morning festival of food trucks, music, and a vendor expo.
🌄 Scenic Routes
- Course: The course runs through the beautiful Oro Valley, with stunning views of the Catalina, Tortolita, and Tucson Mountains.
- Support: The course is fully supported for 3.5 hours, featuring plentiful aid stations and cheer groups.
- Inclusivity: A true celebration of the healthy active lifestyle, encouraging participation from all shapes, sizes, and abilities.
- Planned Routes: See the planned Half Marathon course here, Quarter Marathon course here, and 5K Run/Walk course here.
📅 Race Weekend Schedule
Saturday, March 1, 2025
- Packet Pickup: 10 am - 1 pm at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ
Sunday, March 2, 2025
- Staging Location: Roche Tissue Diagnostics facilities, 1910 Innovation Park Drive, Oro Valley, Arizona.
- Packet Pickup: 5:30 - 6:45 am
- Parking Closure: 6:25 am
- Start Times: Half Marathon at 6:30 am, Quarter Marathon and 5K at 7:05 am
- Awards: 5K and Quarter Marathon at approximately 9:00 am, Half Marathon at approximately 10:00 am
- Event Closure: 11:30 am
🛏️ More Information
- Event Website: Visit for full details on hotels, parking, the course, and more: https://arizonadistanceclassic.com.
- Attractions: Check the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visit Tucson for information on nearby attractions.
- Contact: Event questions can be directed to Randy Accetta at randy@runtucson.net.
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