WE HAVE JUST MOVED OUR REGISTRATION TO OUR TIMING PLATFORM.

!!!!!!!!! REGISTER HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [https://register.chronotrack.com/r/87529]



ON AUGUST 9TH, JOIN THE 2ND OLDEST HALF MARATHON IN ARIZONA SPONSORED BY KINNEY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES [https://www.kinneyconstruction.net/]! THIS YEAR WE ARE HOSTING OUR 48TH ANNUAL RACE ON OUR CHALLENGING AND BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL COURSE. ALL HALF MARATHON PARTICIPANTS WILL GET A COMMEMORATIVE FINISHER'S MEDAL SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR'S POPULAR DESIGN. BOTH 5K OR HALF WILL RECEIVE A $34 SWEATVAC HI-TECH COLORFUL LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT, ADMISSION TO THE FREE AUGUST 8TH FRATELLI'S PRE-RACE PIZZA PARTY [https://fratellipizza.net/] AT GRAND CANYON ADVENTURES [https://www.dothecanyon.com/tour/grand-canyon-guided-tour/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAs5i8BhDmARIsAGE4xHzUwkKMt7PxIsPgOsfv4CdUi73Cl9K4v6nP4JnUc-6RZwLvFrjcJB0aAvRfEALw_wcB], AND OF COURSE FREE DIGITAL PHOTOS! KID'S DASH PARTICIPANTS WILL GET A MEDAL. SEE PHOTOS AND THE LAST YEAR'S RACE! [https://runsignup.com/Race/Photos/Location/2024BigBrothersBigSistersofFlagstaffHalfMarathon5K/AZ/Flagstaff/FlagstaffRunSeries]



_EXPECT SLOW DOWNS ON I-17: __IF YOU ARE DRIVING TO FLAGSTAFF ON I-17 EARLY SATURDAY, LEAVE EXTRA TIME AS ADOT WILL BE NARROWING TRAFFIC TO ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION NORTH OF MUNDS PARK. HERE IS THE ADOT NEWS RELEASE WITH ALL THE DETAILS. _



THE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF FLAGSTAFF HALF MARATHON AND 5K ARE WALKER-FRIENDLY EVENTS! THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THEIR TIME ON OUR BEAUTIFUL BUT CHALLENGING HALF-MARATHON COURSE, THERE IS A 6 AM START. WHILE YOU WILL RECEIVE A CHIP TIME AND FINISHER'S MEDAL, YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AGE DIVISION AWARDS.



OUR BEAUTIFUL COURSE STARTS AT THORPE PARK AND CLIMBS THE STEEP URBAN TRAIL ONTO OBSERVATORY MESA (WHERE ASTRONOMERS DISCOVERED PLUTO) AND FOLLOWS DIRT ROADS ON WITH SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS. ELEVATIONS RANGE BETWEEN 6957 FT AT THE START, TO 7731 FT NEAR THE 7.5 MILE MARK! MOST OF THE CLIMBING IS DONE OVER THE FIRST 1.25 MILES, SO PACE YOURSELF. IF YOU ARE FROM LOWER ELEVATIONS, HEED THE RACE DIRECTOR'S ADVICE AND POWER WALK!!!! YOU WILL EASILY MAKE UP THE TIME OVER THE REST OF THE COURSE! THE 5K IS ALSO ON OBSERVATORY MESA. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT BBBSF MENTORING PROGRAMS THAT CREATE AND SUPPORT ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH.



THE RACE IS ALSO PART OF THE 21ST ANNUAL FLAGSTAFF RUNNING SERIES VALUE PACKAGE OF FIVE OF FLAGSTAFF'S MOST ICONIC FOOT RACES. YOU CAN SAVE BIG ON THE SERIES PACKAGE OF RACES BY REGISTERING FOR ONE-STOP SHOPPING AT HTTPS://RUNSIGNUP.COM/RACE/AZ/FLAGSTAFF/FLAGSTAFFRUNSERIES [https://runsignup.com/Race/AZ/Flagstaff/FlagstaffRunSeries]