Once again, we want to thank all 812 of you for being part of the 3rd Annual TMC Earth Day 5k.

Here's a link to the first race report we sent on Sunday afternoon with photos from John Harris, but below is a more detailed race report, with updates on results and awards, some new photos from Damion Alexander, and another round of thank-you's to sponsors, volunteers, and donors.

Click here for the full race results at www.roadrunnerracetiming.com, including a click-through to the finish video for every participant.

Click here for the age-group listing. If you did not pick up your age-group award at the race, you can stop by the Running Shop at 3055 North Campbell to pick up the gift card. After unloading the truck and cleaning up the garage, we found 5 extra shirts and have brought 'em to the Running Shop.

As a special thanks for being part of this wonderful Arizona running community, farther below find a $10 discount code to the November 2nd Grand Canyon Trail Half Marathon and 5k.

Oh, and we've set early pricing for the 2025 TMC Earth Day 5k at the Biosphere 2. Click here to sign up now to guarantee your spot for a mere $20, good through the end of April!

Our next Run Tucson event is the TMC Meet Me Downtown 5k and Raising Cane's Festival of Miles on June 1st. Remember, groups of 5 or more can save $5 per person!

In the meantime, the next event by our friends at the Southern Arizona Roadrunners is the Cinco de Mayo 10k, 5k, and FitKidz Mile on May 5th.

See you at the races!

Randy and Tia Accetta, on behalf of the crew at Run Tucson

Photos

Our photo sponsor is Damion Alexander of Long Realty.

You can see some of his photos here and you can find all of his race weekend photos at his smugmug page: https://thetucsonphotographer.smugmug.com/Sports/Running/RoadRunning/Biosphere/TMC-Run-Tucson-Earthday-5k-at-bi

You can also find the photos from John Harris here.

When you share your photos on social media, please tag @runtucson, @tucsonmedicalcenter, @runningshopaz, and @biosphere2.

Thanks to the Biosphere 2

Special thanks to the whole team at the Biosphere 2. We're especially grateful to John Adams, the Deputy Director and Chief Operations Officer, for all of his support on this event.

The Biosphere 2 has been gracious hosts to the running community and we look forward to producing more events at this special location.

Below is a list of the 100 participants who donated over $1300 to the Biosphere 2 -- thanks so much to all of you for your support of this beautiful venue.

Speed Demons

The top woman was Oro Valley's Jori Galles, running for the Workout Group and Run Tucson Northwest. Jori led the overall race for a bit, before finishing the race in third overall in 19:26, a new course record.

She is flanked by second-place finisher from Flagstaff, Addie Peak (on left) and third place finisher Jordan Fender, from Cave Creek.

Congratulations to overall winner, Boaz Maiyo (in the middle). He ran a super-smart race, chasing Jori Galles and eventual runner-up Israel Mendoza (on left) until making a big move over the final mile to take first place in 18:50.

Third place went to last year's winner, Caleb Grady (on right).

First place in the men's master's division went to Dave Dixon, Southern Arizona Roadrunners Board Member.

The winner of the women's master's division was Julie Pangburn.

Special thanks to Climate Action Campaign for sponsoring this event. And thanks to them for all their work on ensuring that our planet stays healthy and vibrant!

Their goal is to reduce climate pollution and accelerate the transition to clean energy and a sustainable society in ways that support justice, jobs, improved health, and quality of life for all.

According to the Climate Action Campaign, the Biden administration has allocated more than $53 billion to deliver cleaner air, tackle climate pollution, and advance environmental justice. This includes $6.9 billion for tackling climate pollution, $270 million for cleaner air, and $45.7 billion for environmental justice.

If you want to get engaged with this sort of Earth Day action, please see https://www.actonclimate.com for more information on their national work.

Southern Arizona Roadrunners: It was great to see our long-time partner, the Southern Arizona Roadrunners, at the Biosphere 2. We enjoyed being a Good Neighbor race with SAR this year -- thanks to them for their yoga mats and foam rollers and PR Bell!

Their next race is the Cinco de Mayo 10k, with a 5k walk/run and a FitKidz free mile. See registration information at www.runsar.org.

Chair Athletes and Team Hoyt: We are mightily impressed with all of our chair athletes -- congratulations to all of you, both self-propelled and those partnerships. A special thanks, too, to the Team Hoyt Arizona community for being such a great part of our fitness community.