Distance: 8.00 mi
Type: Loop, Road
Difficulty: 7 / 10
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Address: PO Box 64215, Tucson, AZ 85728-4215
Phone: (520)326-9383
Filed Under: Running
Beautiful unique setting. Paved road loop over rolling hills all inside Saguaro National Park East. No traffic. One major hill in the middle of the 8M run. Rolling hills throughout the course. Can be hot - temperatures can start in the mid 70s and finish in the low 90s depending on the actual race finish time. 35th Annual running this year. See Saguaro cacti waving their huge arms as you run by. 2M Fitness Run/Walk available on a much flatter, easier paved route.
Featured in Sept 2002 issue of Runner's World magazine. Awards three deep in five year age group to 80+. Special Award for the runner who Best Beats their Age in Time.
$5 of your entry fee goes directly to the National Park Service.
From Downtown Tucson take 22nd Street east to Old Spanish Trail (almost to the base of the Rincon Mts). Turn right at Old Spanish Trail and follow signs to Saguaro National Park EAST. Parking is all along Old Spanish Trail. The earlier you get there the shorter the warm up.
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