Congratulations!

The 2024 TMC Tucson 10k and 5k is in the books!

We'll post updated news at www.runtucson.net, but below is the first draft race report.

As a special thank you for doing the race for reading the race report, way below are $10 off coupon codes for two of our upcoming events...

Thank you: It was great to see so many happy, smiling faces -- thank you all for being part of our awesome running community here in Southern Arizona.

Photos: Thanks to John Harris Media and Long Realty's Damion Alexander for race photos and video.

You can see John's photos here.

Damion's photos can be found at his smugmug account here.

Results and Awards: Check the link to the SAR race results page here for updated race results. If you earned an age-group award that you haven't yet received, gift cards will be at The Running Shop for another few weeks, so swing by 3055 North Campbell to pick up your award.

Goodie Pickup: We hope you liked the race shirt and race medals. If you haven't yet picked up your shirt and race medal, come to The Running Shop through the end of September and snag your shirt on a first-come, first-served basis, at 3055 North Campbell during regular business hours. At this writing, there are women's small and medium and men's XL remaining.

OK -- below are all sorts of post-race topics. If you have any questions, please contact Randy at randy@runtucson.net.

Randy and Tia, and the crew at Run Tucson and our friends at the Southern Arizona Roadrunners

randy@runtucson.net | tia@runtucson.net

Gettin' up the hill!

Mr Abbott getting airtime...

Early morning sunshine

You can see results on the SAR page here and on the Roadrunner Race Timing page here.

TMC Tucson 10k: Continuing his recent string of top finishes in local races, Jose Delgado took top honors overall in 34:12, which was more than 90 seconds faster than his second place finish last year. Currently training for the Berlin Marathon, 41-year-old Jose runs for the Workout Group and is an assistant coach for local high school cross country team, Salpointe. He is on a tear, having won the TMC Saguaro National Park Labor Day 8-Miler just 6 days ago.

Second place in the men's race went to Tucson's Peter Davidson in an excellent time of 34:30 for the hilly course, while recent Page HS graduate Tanner Dugy snagged third in a strong run of 36:52.

The women's race saw New Mexico State track standout Emily Stutesman take first place in 38:32. Now coaching at Deer Valley HS in the Phoenix area, Emily outran the TMC Saguaro champ Hillary Heskett, who finished in 39:12. Third place female was Emma Turpin in a time of 40:55.

We at Run Tucson are committed to honoring the spirit of racing, and we're grateful to TMC for helping us provide prize money and to The Running Shop for providing close to $1,000 in age-group gift cards.

Course Records

Women: 34:54, Kaitlyn James, 2019

Men: 30:59, Harry Mulenga, 2017

5k Results

Congratulations to Boulder, Colorado's Kennett Peterson for a speedy 16:36 first place finish, with Susie Stephen taking top female honors in 20:00.

All Age Group Awards: Please see the results at results.runsar.org

If you received an age-group award, visit the Running Shop by mid-October to pick up your Gift Certificate.

Running Shop Gift Certificates

10k Age Groups, top three male and female in the following age-groups: U14, then 15-19 through 80+, in 5-year increments, AG1-$25 gc, AG 2-$15 gc, AG 3-$10 gc 

5k Walk/Run: Overall 1, 2, 3-$30, $25, $20 gc, Masters 1 $20 

Age Groups: First Place in U10 through 70+ in ten-year increments, $15 gc 

A note on timing: Thanks to Greg Wenneborg at Roadrunner Race Timing -- Greg also posts videos of every finish, so follow the link to watch your finish video. You're welcome to screenshot the image as you wish!

If you have any questions about the results you can write to the race director at randy@runtucson.net or to Greg directly at greg@roadrunnerracetiming.com.

The cash awards were based on so-called "gun-time," when the starter's pistol was fired and the race began. Age-group awards were based on so-called "chip-time," which is the elapsed time from when the athlete crosses the starting line to when they crossed the finish line.

Check out more of Damion's photos here: https://www.facebook.com/damion.alexander.9

Thanks to www.instagram.com/johnharrismedia

Thanks for the Instagram shout-outs #runtucson and #runsar

Photos and Social Media: If you want to share any photos of you, your friends, or beautiful morning scenery, please share at the Run Tucson FB page here.

For social media, please tag @runtucson and @runsar and @rrca and @TucsonMedicalCenter with any instagram posts -- you can use hashtags #TMCTucson10k or #gabezimmermantriplecrown or #runsar and #runtucson and anything else you want . . .

Thanks to the Virtual Runners- at this writing, no one has posted their results. If you want to post virtual results, click here.

Special thanks to all those who helped produce this event, including . . .

• We can't thank enough the SAR Board members who spent hours on race morning!
• Thanks to all the Running Shop volunteers!
• As always, the Workout Group came out in force -- thanks to the WOG community for pitching in so often and with such passion
• Also as always, Greg Wenneborg did a great job with all the timing -- special thanks to his son Grant Wenneborg for joining Greg early in the morning and doing so much work to ensure that the timing worked smoothly.
• John Ward has become our go-to course manager -- we're super happy that he is joining our event day team!
• Finally, special thanks to Lucas Tyler and the crew at The Running Shop. They do so much for these events, whether hosting packet pickup, providing awards, or hosting post-race pickup, the Running Shop is a big part of everything.

We are so appreciative for a whole host of others who woke up early and made the whole thing happen. Here is a list of all the names on our volunteer roster -- if you see names multiple times it's because they signed up for multiple slots! I'm sure there's more, so I'm sorry to those we missed!

Kevin Bond

Noemi Mills

Agata Orlinski

Kathy Barlow

Kevin Bond

Carole Torpey

Agata Orlinski

Gary Giese

Dave Dixon

Wayne Lubis

Caroline Gardiner

Kevin Bond

Connie Lopez

Agata Orlinski

Gabrielle Cardenas

Ashley Levy

Monica Wendt

Braden Lockaby

Jacob Ollanik

Debbie White-Black

Chris McMordie

Jacob Ollanik

Steve Moore

Shannon Soucie

Tina Poncho

Paul Valentin

Traycee Valentin

Agata Orlinski

Dave Dixon

Amairani Garcia

Wayne Lubis

Ashley Levy

SAR Board

Workout Group

UA Neurosciences

Kimberly Natural Grocers

Sam Skratch Labs

Slippery Slope

As the second leg of the 2024 Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown honoring the slain civil servant, Gabe Zimmerman, the event expects to raise over $12,000 for local organizations.

Special thanks to Ross Zimmerman and the Zimmerman family for allowing us to honor Gabe through these events. Supported by funding from Tucson Medical Center, Cox Communications, and participants, the events provide funding for the following organizations:

BEYOND Tucson Foundation: Following the tragic shooting on the morning of January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ “Congress On Your Corner,” the Southern Arizona community spontaneously came together to honor, remember, and show solidarity for those that were killed, injured, or traumatized by the event. Along with its partners, BEYOND provides year-round opportunities for the public to participate in a series of healthy activities and to learn more about the scientific research that shows methods for optimal physical and mental health.

Team Hoyt Arizona: Who's pushing who? You can follow them at Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/TeamHoytArizona

Step up For Justice: Step Up to Justice is an award winning, full-service, free civil legal center for low-income individuals and families in Pima County, powered by the talents of volunteer attorneys. 

Children’s Museum, Tucson: Children’s Museum Tucson offers adventure learning, interactive exhibits and daily programming.

Cox Charities is the fundraising and grantmaking arm of Cox Communications raising funds for local charities.

Greater Tucson Leadership is a non-profit, non-partisan leadership organization dedicated to providing leadership education, community development and civic engagement for the overall care of and commitment to our Tucson community.

Southern Arizona Roadrunners is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting health and fitness in Tucson and Southern Arizona through running and walking.