Gregg Maul's Staging Area

Lots of down grade, very fast course. Canyon race, lots of folks, got hot. A little disorganized at the start, they could have started the back up the hill and had all the smoothness you wanted. But, as always a fantastic race. Posting some pics, canyon views and one of the homes we passed.

This race is a flat course, super fast, lots of good folks, busses from Vegas AVA. if you wanted them. Around 500 runners this year. Race start was 71 degrees and 61 at the finish, small up hill at the turn around. 5 races, 55k, 26 miles, 13 mile, 10 K, 5k, youngest was 14, you need head lights, reflectors vest. This is a great Saturday night.

This race course has changed a couple of times. It used to be called the Summer Round UP. The current course is very hard. 6 miles up hill and a turn around. 400 ran it this time. Crazy hard for flat-landers. Most runners come from mountain areas or high altitude. Last year I exploded on the course, this year I improved by 1 hours and 35 minutes. Most runners in this race are super good, in shape, young, and skinny. But all types run it. Leg 2 of the Garden to Peak challenge. ( Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent ). Their Swag is a T-shirt, no medal, cups, mugs etc.

Always a fun and great race with Mad Moose, Everything went well, good stations, good course, good people, well done race group. This is the most friendly organizers in all my races. Shoot out to the Salt Lake group and the lady form New York, ( one in the same ), good job out there. This is a very tough course. Not the hardest but a killer for sure. Cold morning and hot finish.

Bryce is amazing, this was my 3rd big race time and I have 2 other smaller Bryce. Lots and lots of hills, mostly single track, high altitude. Lots rocks, dirt, and steep inclines. Be ready folks. They did miss calculate the distance, my GPS said 35 miles not 31. The race is very well done, A++. Swag could be better, same medals and ribbons. They need to change that up.

We had about 50 in this race, maybe 150 with all 5 races. Food was good, they still don’t have cups, :(, Course is a nice one, music was good, They still give out really cheap glass ware as swag, it breaks very easily, or a wooden medal if they don’t run out. Option hat or shirt. Local run for the most part, family spectators are there, good support. The attached photo was the sunset last night.

Good group of runners, Colorado Springs, Palmer Park. Palmer Park is a very big park. All Trail, well marked, lots of turns and lots of hills. One continuous single track, rocks, and views of the local area and Pikes peak mtn. range. This is a family ran organization, well done. Results are posted same day, good swag, The course is check the night before and the day of the race for proper flagging and nothing has removed the flags. Easy to find. Top notch production. All family members are also runners.

This course is all dirt road, jeep trails. Great scenery, some hills, good location, easy to get to, most of the time. A back country race. Attached is one of the great views in this race.

This one is a must do. I have ran this course or parts of this course 5 times, different distances. The slot canyons are amazing. This year we did not have as many, but that was a land ownership thing. But, no less amazing. This year we looped around the Horseshoe bend, also a must see sight. This year, lots of rain, mud, rocks, wind, cold but still I love it. The rain and mud slowed things down though.

Good course, pavement and trail, rolling hills and flat. Very well organized. Great SWAG, the race ends in ” Old Tucson Studios “, lots of Law Enforcement, lots of EMT’s on stand by. Good People and the runners came in from all over the nation, very cool. The staff was perfect, the weather was great. This is a great company to run with. The photo was sunrise this morning.

Can’t beat this run. The organizer is a Family ran group. Moab UT, they do many races around Colorado an Utah and AZ. ( Mad Moose ) is their name. This race is a hard one, Winter snow, snow melt, mud and about 600 runners this time. Well done race and results were posted is less than 18 hours. Super nice group and runners. You will not be disappointed. I have ran 10 races with this group. 🙂

Very well organized race. Our lead person was Hanna with BBSC’s endurance events. She was very sharp and very well organized. Totally focused. First part is slow, some hills, the end is great, went through 4-6 old train tunnels. We run on the old train path. Great views from up there. The town of Boulder city is the cleanest town I have seen in years.

I did well till I hit 11,000 ft. , later found out I had come down with an infection, but no fault of anyone. However the race is fantastic as always, I know the course well, you will love it. Training is a must, and high altitude is 100% necessary. 95% trail, single track. Be ready. weather is all over the place so again, be ready. Miss the cut off time, miss the medal so get in shape.

There were several races ran on the same day, The web site had corrections so I am sure some folks did not get the change. Ref. time start. Most everything else has improve. However, their award was a very cheap wine glass that every runner I know hates. Totally worthless and breakable. My big issue with this organization is that they do not play the National Anthem. Not 100% sure but I have not heard it at several runs. They also are now running the Tucson Marathon. The National Anthem had better be played. Very sad these folks forget just what country they live in.

I have ran this race many times. I first ran this race in 1998 and did very well, over the years I have bettered the times and also ran slower. The trail, the start, the finish, the quality of the staff and their focus is really fantastic. Now that I am a lot older this proves to be an extreme challenge. Every aspect of this race is covered. The other runners come from around the Nation and the world. A challenge for everyone for sure. For sure the runners are really nice to exchange ideas and information.

Starts cool, nice views and will flatten out. You run the highway most of the race. Poorly put together and never has been a well done race. This year 2022 will be interesting. New owner from the Phoenix area, they historically give bad service and don’t return emails or calls. I have ran several of their run in the Phoenix area. They are an average organization. This is their first Tucson Marathon, it will be interesting how it goes. I am still waiting for both a call and an email to be returned from these new folks.