Name: Salute to Veterans 5K/10K/Half Marathon - Tucson
Start: 2026-10-31
End: 2026-10-31
Location: Tucson

About the Event

Join us at Danny Lopez Park in Tucson, AZ for the Salute to Veterans 5K/10K/Half Marathon, a meaningful race dedicated to honoring the brave men and women who have served our country. Whether you’re running in tribute, alongside a veteran, or as a veteran yourself, this event is a powerful way to show gratitude and community support.

As a token of appreciation, all Veterans race for FREE, and Active Duty military can participate for just $15. Family members and supporters are encouraged to join at the regular registration rate and be part of this special day of recognition and celebration. (ID Required - any form of government issued Military ID)

All participants will receive a fabulous race shirt and a custom finisher medal upon crossing the finish line—because every mile run in honor of our heroes deserves to be celebrated.

For those looking to compete, this race delivers. Awards will be presented to the Top Three Male and Female Overall finishers in each distance, as well as the Top Three Overall Masters, Grand Masters, and Senior Masters Male and Female finishers. In addition, the top three athletes in each of the traditional five-year age groups (starting at 10 & Under) will earn awards across all race distances.

Come run, walk, and stand in support—because honoring our veterans never goes out of stride.

Races Offered

10K

Oct 31, 2026

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$30.00

10K-Active Duty

Oct 31, 2026

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$15.00

10K-Veteran

Oct 31, 2026

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$0.00

5K

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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$25.00

5K-Active Duty

Oct 31, 2026

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$15.00

5K-Veteran

Oct 31, 2026

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$0.00

Half Marathon

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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$45.00

Half Marathon-Active Duty

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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$15.00

Half Marathon-Veteran

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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$0.00

Virtual 10K

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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$25.00

Virtual 5K

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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$25.00

Virtual Half Marathon

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Tucson.

thermostat Temperature

16.8° / 31.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

13.8° / 27.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 36m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

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air Avg wind speed

9.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

29.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:28

nightlight Sunset

17:50

About Tucson

Learn more about the host city, Tucson.

Tucson (TOO-sawn), also known as the "Old Pueblo", is the second-largest city in the state of Arizona and the county seat of Pima County in the Sonoran Desert. It is at a higher elevation than nearby Phoenix and is correspondingly cooler. Although with half a million residents it is smaller than the capital city, its cultural life is just as vibrant.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Salute to Veterans 5K/10K/Half Marathon - Tucson.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kyle Johnson	M	30	Scottsdale, AZ	1:24:57.26
🥈	Ian Keen	M	46	Tucson, AZ	1:30:36.08
🥉	Reid Gould	M	27	Tucson, AZ	1:33:45.66
4	Joel Rose	M	30	Fort Huachuca, AZ	1:37:06
5	Austin Weeks	M	42	Beaumont, CA	1:54:38.45
6	Andrew Sallee	M	38	Tucson, AZ	1:55:08
7	Joshua Perez	M	27	Canutillo, TX	1:56:39.65
8	Samuel Brandt	M	35	Marana, AZ	1:59:28.95
9	Ki Woong Moon	M	30	Tucson, AZ	2:05:15.27
10	Soosan Han	M	30	Sahuarita, AZ	2:08:39.87
11	Luke Young	M	37	Tucson, AZ	2:09:18.38
12	Sarah Kirchoff	F	20	Tucson, AZ	2:10:28.24
13	Billy Wagiu	M	36	Tucson, AZ	2:10:37.01
14	Jay Miller	M	45	Vail, AZ	2:14:35.11
15	James Garcia	M	54	Tucson, AZ	2:16:26.53
16	Daniel RIPPY	M	58	Boston, MA	2:17:13.28
17	Karlie Olson	F	27	Fargo, ND	2:18:40.18
18	Michael Toy	M	22	Fargo, ND	2:18:40.39
19	Mike Toy	M	59	Fargo, ND	2:18:39.99
20	Kelsey Toy	F	31	Fargo, ND	2:18:41.05
21	Minsock Park	M	37	Chandler, AZ	2:24:25.42
22	Jim Crosson	M	55	Tucson, AZ	2:27:07.54
23	Nevaeh Haven	F	21	San Tan Valley, AZ	2:32:26.69
24	Gary Maestas	M	30	Marana, AZ	2:39:05.17
25	Ashley Mason	F	25	Tucson, AZ	2:42:13.56
26	Rebecca Mason	F	25	Tucson, AZ	2:41:40.13
27	Corey Seemiller	F	52	Tucson, AZ	3:02:13.65
28	Mike Collins	M	58	Tucson, AZ	3:04:47.3
29	Nelly Lopez	F	41	Brownsville, TX	3:07:52.64
30	Johnny Medina	M	57	Peridot, AZ	3:07:56.55

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jason Johnson	M	25	Tucson, AZ	24:17.03
🥈	Christopher Smith	M	42	Sahuarita, AZ	27:43.18
🥉	Alan Martinez Salado	M	20	Tucson, AZ	28:07.53
4	Miguel Avila	M	24	Tucson, AZ	28:10.24
5	Marcos Diaz Rodriguez	M	24	Tucson, AZ	28:09.06
6	Vanessa Medina	F	25	Tucson, AZ	28:05.72
7	Justin Grady	M	26	Tucson, AZ	28:14.02
8	Michaelina Sorrell	F	34	Tucson, AZ	29:04.29
9	Elizabeth Leadon	F	47	Sahuarita, AZ	29:15.94
10	C. Pratcher	M	12	Marana, AZ	28:58.16
11	Elodie Brin	F	21	Tucson, AZ	29:19.94
12	Brandon Likins	M	24	Saint Louis, MO	30:13.17
13	Julia Brooks	F	28	Apache Junction, AZ	30:08.66
14	Renata De Loncker	F	26	Tucson, AZ	30:20.31
15	Mary Jane Portillo	F	29	Tucson, AZ	30:48.44
16	Brendan Brooks	M	27	Apache Junction, AZ	30:50.87
17	Steven Case	M	40	Tucson, AZ	31:23.68
18	Megan Bomar	F	32	Scottsdale, AZ	32:35.81
19	Steven Gawinski	M	35	Scottsdale, AZ	32:36.31
20	Heidi Skinner	F	57	Marana, AZ	32:31.17
21	Matthew Skinner	M	55	Marana, AZ	32:34.95
22	ABBEY RIEVES	F	30	Tucson, AZ	32:56.83
23	Jessa Gariepy	F	26	Tucson, AZ	33:02.91
24	Becca Vega	F	28	Chandler, AZ	33:05.89
25	Melanie Grudinschi	F	25	Tucson, AZ	33:17.42
26	Gregory Leyva	M	54	Tucson, AZ	33:47.37
27	Nicholas Ybarra	M	46	Tucson, AZ	33:45.15
28	Conrado Carrillo	M	27	Tucson, AZ	34:16.65
29	KIRK STAHLBAUM	M	53	TUCSON, AZ	34:13.73
30	Lionelyn Garcia	F	40	Tucson, AZ	34:48.35
31	Lisa Schwandt	F	41	Tucson, AZ	34:57.59
32	Vanessa Molina	F	27	Tucson, AZ	35:52.09
33	Jennifer Glenn	F	46	Tucson, AZ	37:02.43
34	Michelle Murphy	F	35	Tucson, AZ	37:49.79
35	Gabrielle Escalante	F	34	Marana, AZ	37:40.57
36	Samantha Sismundo	F	33	Tucson, AZ	37:57.86
37	Makenzie Hospodka	F	30	Tucson, AZ	38:44.76
38	Shelby Mendoza	F	31	Tucson, AZ	38:46.74
39	Andrew Rodriguez	M	52	Hereford, AZ	39:17.81
40	Mark Long	M	42	Sierra Vista, AZ	40:59.18
41	Jason Sonnenfelt	M	48	Sahuarita, AZ	41:06.19
42	Denise Garibay	F	53	Tucson, AZ	41:31.75
43	Ray Garibay	M	45	Tucson, AZ	41:52.56
44	Heidi Wesenberg	F	50	Tucson, AZ	41:41.59
45	Nicholas Morgart	M	31	Tucson, AZ	42:02.57
46	Amanda Vanderpool	F	27	Tucson, AZ	42:57.2
47	Priscila Teixeira	F	43	Marana, AZ	43:01.54
48	Joshua Lopez	M	35	Marana, AZ	43:05.79
49	Steve Ruddle	M	61	Chandler, AZ	43:12.24
50	Dominica Christian	F	58	Tucson, AZ	43:24.32

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Philip Ahne	M	27	Köln, NW	41:19.09
🥈	Christopher Endacott	M	33	Tucson, AZ	45:56.06
🥉	Dustin Beichter	M	45	Red Rock, AZ	50:54.39
4	Erika Gallo	F	39	Tucson, AZ	51:13.2
5	Randall Park	M	71	Saddlebrooke, AZ	52:33.21
6	Tom Knapp	M	32	Tucson, AZ	52:22.28
7	Cheri Harmon	F	50	Tupelo, MS	54:18.93
8	Billy Cordell	M	60	Hartford, WI	56:13.68
9	Reece Ellison	M	29	Tucson, AZ	57:32.47
10	Roderik Cosio	M	46	Gilbert, AZ	57:10.91
11	Buck Reynolds	M	35	Marana, AZ	58:15.43
12	TOMMY DALE	M	55	Springfield, IL	58:39.71
13	April Read	F	26	Tucson, AZ	59:19.09
14	Jennifer Rodriguez	F	53	Hereford, AZ	1:00:08.46
15	Alejandro Galvan	M	25	Tucson, AZ	1:01:49.89
16	Francisco Moreno	M	62	Tucson, AZ	1:01:58.52
17	Prescilla Gonzalez	F	29	Tucson, AZ	1:02:21.37
18	Austin Wall	M	28	Tucson, AZ	1:03:33.19
19	Tayler Endacott	F	31	Tucson, AZ	1:03:57.3
20	Elizabeth Diaz	F	28	Tucson, AZ	1:04:17.33
21	Teresa Faldet	F	63	Bemidji, MN	1:05:44.31
22	Jeffrey Kemper	M	25	Tucson, AZ	1:06:02.36
23	Whaley Wong	M	45	Tucson, AZ	1:05:58.77
24	Meaganrose Pearsall	F	27	Tucson, AZ	1:05:58.81
25	Danny Ochoa	M	66	Sahuarita, AZ	1:06:37.88
26	Daniel Ochoa	M	35	Sahuarita, AZ	1:06:36.91
27	John Rogers	M	42	Tucson, AZ	1:08:14.99
28	Ryan Lear	M	47	Freeport, FL	1:08:57.06
29	Corey Manning	M	33	Tucson, AZ	1:09:18.84
30	Stephen Leskoven	M	43	Tucson, AZ	1:09:29.69
31	Shane Mikolajewski	M	37	Tucson, AZ	1:09:52.2
32	Kayla Mikolajewski	F	31	Tucson, AZ	1:09:31.26
33	Bryan McCarthy	M	30	Chester, VA	1:09:55.6
34	Marc Nino Matanza	M	45	Tucson, AZ	1:11:20.55
35	Jennifer Smith	F	43	Marana, AZ	1:12:27.34
36	Kari Beichter	F	41	Red Rock, AZ	1:12:26.25
37	Sebastian Gallo	M	16	Tucson, AZ	1:13:31.2
38	Adrianna Romero	F	23	Tucson, AZ	1:16:12.32
39	Paola Chavez	F	30	Tucson, AZ	1:16:23.65
40	Yunmeng Deng	F	33	TucsonTucson, AZ	1:18:27.81
41	Hee Ju	F	36	Sahuarita, AZ	1:18:50.72
42	Magda Matanza	F	46	Tucson, AZ	1:21:07.32
43	Erika Ramirez	F	46	Gilbert, AZ	1:23:45.79
44	Bianca Gonzalez	F	22	Sahuarita, AZ	1:24:41.93
45	Bianca Gonzalez	F	23	Sahuarita, AZ	1:24:42.72
46	Patrick Deleon Guerrero	M	33	Tucson, AZ	2:12:43.43
47	Celina Pena	F	29	Tucson, AZ	2:12:44.33

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Salute to Veterans 5K/10K/Half Marathon - Tucson

About the Event

All participants will receive a fabulous race shirt and a custom finisher medal upon crossing the finish line—because every mile run in honor of our heroes deserves to be celebrated.

Come run, walk, and stand in support—because honoring our veterans never goes out of stride.

Races Offered