Empire Ranch Trail Run

About the Event

January 26 Updates: Thank you to the almost 700 participants! Here's the emailed race report that we sent to participants in the Empire Ranch Trail Run.

Results: Results can be found at the link above and here. Thanks to Roadrunner Race Timing.

Awards: If you did not pick up your award at the post-race ceremony, all Running Shop gift certificates can be picked up through the end of February at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campell Avenue, Tucson.

Photos: Damion Alexander's photos can be found at his smug mug page here.

Race Director snapshot photos can be found at the link above.

Remaining Shirts and Medals: if you did not pick up your shirt or purchased medal, you can pick them up through the end of February at The Running Shop, 3055 North Campell Avenue, Tucson. Shirts are on a first-come, first-served basis. A list with the names of those who purchased a medal is at the Running Shop. For now, we cannot sell any additional souvenir medals.

January 16 Update: check out the national press release announcing the Empire Ranch Trail Run.

Save the date for this exciting new run/walk event! The Empire Ranch Trail Run will include a 10k Trail Run, a 5k Trail Run/Walk, and a 1 mile family-friendly trail walk/run.

Produced by Run Tucson in partnership with the Empire Ranch Foundation and the Bureau of Land Management, this is the first-ever running event held at the Historic Empire Ranch on the beautiful Las Cienegas National Conservation Area.

With demonstrations and displays depicting ranch life and the history of the Historic Empire Ranch, the Trail Run kicks off the Empire Ranch Foundation's yearlong 150th anniversary celebration and will honor America's 250th anniversary.

Raising funds for the Empire Ranch Foundation to protect, restore, and sustain the Empire Ranch historical buildings and landscape as an outstanding western heritage and education center.

Whether you run, walk, volunteer, or just want to be watch and cheer, there will be fun for everyone!

Races Offered

10k Run

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — 10K

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09:30

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$35.00

5k Run/Walk

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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09:35

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$35.00

1 Mile Walk/Run

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — 1 Miles

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09:40

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$30.00

Children's Mile: 14-and-under

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — 1 Miles

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09:40

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$5.00

Parent's One-Mile

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — 1 Miles

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09:40

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$5.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Sonoita.

thermostat Temperature

0.7° / 13.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

-3.4° / 7.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 14m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

9.6 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

46.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:20

nightlight Sunset

17:41

About Sonoita

Learn more about the host city, Sonoita.

Sonoita is a village of 800 people (2020) in South Central Arizona.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Empire Ranch Trail Run.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Diego Ramirez	M	19	Tucson, AZ	19:47.7
🥈	Jason Whipple	M	16	Sierra VistaSierra Vista, AZ	22:35.47
🥉	Jacob Rodriguez	M	15	Hereford, AZ	22:38.33
4	Josua Jünger	M	32	Filderstadt, BW	22:52.61
5	James Hollister	M	28	Tucson, AZ	24:25.25
6	David Chavez	M	51	Tucson, AZ	24:43.71
7	Sara Velderman	F	22	Tucson, AZ	25:11.43
8	Dillon McKinley	M	28	Vail, AZ	25:13.56
9	Donald Halla	M	66	Tucson, AZ	25:53.61
10	S. Biega	F	12	Vail, AZ	25:58.15
11	Daniel Dasse	M	54	Tucson, AZ	26:22.72
12	Daniel Young	M	47	Tucson, AZ	26:39.22
13	Benjamin Katchman	M	42	Tucson, AZ	26:50.17
14	Matthew Chism	M	16	Tucson	28:16.85
15	Mike Sexton	M	59	Maynardville, TN	28:44.35
16	Elizabeth Young	F	47	Tucson, AZ	28:58.06
17	Chris Hilliard	M	65	Sierra Vista, AZ	29:15.33
18	Josie Grant	F	58	Sonoita, AZ	29:22.56
19	Guadalupe Ortega	F	43	Rio Rico, AZ	29:34.8
20	Megan Landavaso	F	36	Tucson	29:36.44
21	Bryan Baker	M	62	Tucson, AZ	29:40.06
22	Brian Moore	M	31	Tyrone, NM	29:48.3
23	Tim York	M	62	Tucson, AZ	29:54.71
24	John Cramer	M	62	Marana, AZ	30:19.21
25	P. Greene	M	11	Tucson, AZ	30:24.09
26	M. Chism	F	12	Tucson	30:54.17
27	Elizabeth Moran	F	52	Tucson, AZ	31:00.54
28	Gayl ZHAO	F	44	Tucson, AZ	31:05.94
29	Nicole Biega	F	40	Vail, AZ	31:08.19
30	Kyle Biega	M	40	Vail, AZ	31:08.59
31	Mary Nanni	F	61	Basom, NY	31:15.16
32	Aaron Steele	M	42	Tucson, AZ	31:19.79
33	Tony Asbell	M	60	Marana, AZ	31:20.93
34	Anonymous Anonymous	F	18	—	31:21.78
35	Annie Wang	F	36	Tucson, AZ	31:22.44
36	Madelyn Wilcox	F	14	Vail, AZ	31:34.96
37	Kristin Gambardella	F	35	Tucson, AZ	31:40.72
38	Laurina Elsner	F	27	Tucson, AZ	31:50.77
39	A. Low	M	11	Fort Huachuca, AZ	31:50.78
40	Terra Whipple	F	47	Sierra Vista, AZ	32:06.22
41	Jennifer Burros	F	32	Vail, AZ	32:15.98
42	Taylor Gillis	F	38	Tucson, AZ	32:22.61
43	Kevin Schoenfeld	M	69	TUCSON, AZ	32:28.51
44	TERESA Pepper	F	64	Sierra Vista, AZ	32:34.69
45	Patrick Hernandez	M	61	Milwaukee, WI	32:39.32
46	Steven Newman	M	30	Tucson, AZ	33:02.39
47	Noemi Mills	F	42	Tucson, AZ	33:08.52
48	T. Wilcox	M	12	Vail, AZ	33:19.99
49	J. Holladay	M	12	TUCSON, AZ	33:49.55
50	Krystle Holladay	F	39	Tucson, AZ	33:58.54

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	James Tracy	M	36	Tucson, AZ	40:42.38
🥈	Raul del Bosque	M	40	Tucson, AZ	42:55.11
🥉	Jason Stuck	M	50	Fort Huachuca, AZ	44:14.67
4	Brian Janezic	M	39	Tucson, AZ	44:48.07
5	Brian LeRoy	M	49	Tucson, AZ	45:55.12
6	Nigel Gruff	M	54	Green Valley, AZ	46:07.81
7	Mitchell Haines	M	40	Burlington, ON	46:55.37
8	Thomas Todd	M	56	Tucson, AZ	47:53.65
9	Kyle Kiriyama	M	37	Fort Campbell, KY	48:08.55
10	David Laubacher	M	27	Tucson, AZ	49:07.25
11	Evan Raley	M	39	Sonoita, AZ	49:34.29
12	Samuel Howell	M	30	Sierra Vista, AZ	50:11.16
13	Tara Bruce	F	39	Tucson, AZ	50:20.43
14	RACHEL SIMMONS	F	22	Douglas, AZ	51:49.13
15	Marjanne Magana	F	48	Tucson, AZ	51:56
16	Fuzz Brooks	F	23	Tucson, AZ	52:22.02
17	Brett Ratchford	M	45	Tucson, AZ	52:45.11
18	Eric Everts	M	46	Tucson, AZ	52:57.56
19	Peter Damiani	M	39	Tucson, AZ	53:10.16
20	Julie Jing	F	33	Tucson, AZ	53:24.44
21	Austin Weeks	M	42	Tucson, AZ	53:55.2
22	Shane Chism	M	48	Tucson, AZ	54:07.02
23	Anonymous Anonymous	M	59	—	54:25.44
24	Shawn Klein	M	41	Sierra Vista, AZ	54:33.14
25	Jim Irish	M	60	Tucson, AZ	54:36.73
26	Aaron Wright	M	48	Tucson, AZ	54:43.73
27	Ian Philabaum	M	47	Tucson, AZ	55:08.43
28	Claire Haines	F	32	Burlington, ON	56:04.91
29	Sailor Hutton	F	26	Tucson, AZ	56:24
30	Benjamin Quirarte	M	24	Tucson, AZ	56:24.51
31	John Mollenhour	M	69	Tucson, AZ	56:28.56
32	Shannon Soucie	F	32	Tucson, AZ	56:57.98
33	Melissa Janezic	F	40	Tucson, AZ	57:10.03
34	Kerry Lane	F	44	Tucson, AZ	58:12.6
35	Jonathan Lott	M	43	Benson, AZ	58:34.19
36	Kyle Pierce	M	32	Hereford, AZ	58:34.94
37	Sarah Neubaum	F	30	Bisbee, AZ	58:39.18
38	Suzanne Hensel	F	61	Tucson, AZ	58:48.51
39	Adam Greenwood	M	55	Rio Rico, AZ	59:10.54
40	Anthony Walkosak	M	51	Tucson, AZ	59:28.16
41	John Trull	M	73	Greeley, CO	59:40.75
42	Taylor Dunn	M	32	Vail, AZ	59:41.24
43	Cassie Gonzales	F	60	Tucson, AZ	59:52.65
44	Christopher Angona	M	47	Sonoita, AZ	1:00:02.62
45	Celestino Fernandez	M	76	Tucson, AZ	1:00:10.88
46	Erica Garcia	F	34	Tucson, AZ	1:00:12.84
47	Justin Kibler	M	27	Willcox, AZ	1:00:20.13
48	Andrew Chmara	M	26	Tucson, AZ	1:00:28.32
49	Tommy Lopez	M	38	Tucson, AZ	1:00:44.88
50	Benjamin Petersen	M	40	Tucson, AZ	1:00:46.72

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	C. Briseno	M	9	Sierra VistaSm, AZ	4:15.83
🥈	L. Magana	M	8	Tucson, AZ	4:53.9
🥉	A. Sansom-Burnett	F	7	Tucson, AZ	4:54.59
4	G. Hickey	F	10	Sierra Vista, AZ	5:03.27
5	Shannon Kibler	F	29	Willcox, AZ	5:12.03
6	C. Briseno	M	7	Sierra VistaSm, AZ	5:42.93
7	S. Goodwater	F	7	Sonoita, AZ	5:43.31
8	D. Hickey	M	6	Sierra Vista, AZ	5:43.51
9	R. Colvert	M	8	Tucson, AZ	6:01.84
10	Kristina Elias	F	37	Hereford, AZ	6:12.39
11	Jennifer Keller	F	34	Tucson, AZ	6:29.75
12	V. Angona	F	5	Sonoita, AZ	6:35.9
13	A. Angona	F	4	Sonoita, AZ	6:36.4
14	Rebekah Angona	F	43	Sonoita, AZ	6:37.11
15	Tom Tesoriero	M	49	Center Moriches, NY	6:38.26
16	D. Gambardella	M	4	Tucson, AZ	7:15.72
17	Artez Briseno	M	44	Sierra Vista, AZ	7:26.78
18	Jennifer Ayers	F	35	Atkins, IA	7:36.69
19	Susan Hilliard	F	69	Tucson, AZ	8:04.9
20	L. Katchman	F	4	Tucson, AZ	8:15.46
21	Shayla Katchman	F	33	Tucson, AZ	8:15.97
22	dylan deering	M	—	Sierra Vista, AZ	8:23.95
23	tina conlee	F	—	Sierra Vista, AZ	8:26.21
24	e. deering	F	8	Tucson, AZ	8:28.71
25	P. Colvert	M	3	Tucson, AZ	9:05.08
26	Kimberly Otero	F	69	Tucson, AZ	9:06.76
27	Chad Matthews	M	47	Elgin, AZ	9:23.22
28	Devon S Matthews	F	48	Elgin, AZ	9:24.4
29	Barry Morenz	M	75	Tucson, AZ	9:24.5
30	H. Ratchford	F	6	Tucson, AZ	9:26.78
31	Rachael Goodwater	F	45	Hereford, AZ	9:47.98
32	Josh Murany	M	26	Sahuarita, AZ	10:54.57
33	Cassandra Carrillo Carrillo	F	27	Tucsoncson, AZ	10:55.52
34	Janet Carrillo	F	51	Tucsoncson, AZ	11:01.86
35	Bonnie Petersen	F	69	Vail, AZ	12:08.95
36	J. Young	M	6	Tucson, AZ	12:10.24
37	Katie Young	F	41	Tucson, AZ	12:12.1
38	John Roark	M	78	Willcox, AZ	12:17.52
39	Ed Berkeley	M	75	Tucson, AZ	13:04.97
40	lisa russell	F	70	powder springs, GA	15:32.94

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