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Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K · 5K
- Time limit
- 4 hours
The course
The longest race of the 2027 weekend is the half marathon, a tour of Phoenix, Tempe and Scottsdale that starts on S. Mill Ave at 3rd Street and finishes by Tempe Beach Park.
- A tri-city tour from TempeHalf marathon through Tempe, Scottsdale and Phoenix, past the red sandstone of Papago Park.
Course notes One short read on the course
km 0 to 21.1LandmarkA tri-city tour from TempeHalf marathon through Tempe, Scottsdale and Phoenix, past the red sandstone of Papago Park.
For January 2027 the organiser lists a half marathon, a 10K, a 5K and a kids’ race; there is no marathon. The half marathon is 13.1 miles through Tempe, Scottsdale and Phoenix, a blend of city and desert with views of the red sandstone formations of Papago Park. It starts on S. Mill Ave at 3rd Street in Tempe and finishes on W. Rio Salado Parkway by Tempe Beach Park.
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Race weekend
Friday 15 January Expo
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13:001:00 PM–19:007:00 PM
Health & Fitness Expo Tempe Beach Park
Saturday 16 January Expo
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08:008:00 AM
5K start Mill Ave Bridge, northbound, Tempe -
10:0010:00 AM–17:005:00 PM
Health & Fitness Expo Tempe Beach Park
Sunday 17 January Race day
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08:308:30 AM
Encore entertainment Tempe Beach Park -
Time not published
Half marathon time limit 4 hours for the half marathon. 4:00 limit: 11:22/km for 21.0975 km4:00 limit: 18:18/mi for 13.1 mi
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07:007:00 AM
10K start N. Mill Ave, north of E. Curry Road -
07:407:40 AM
Half marathon start S. Mill Ave at 3rd Street, Tempe. The course page gives 7:30 a.m.; the schedule page gives 7:40 a.m.
Times as published by the organiser, in Phoenix time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Phoenix time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Phoenix, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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