Race at a Glance

Event Date

Sunday, January 18, 2009
3-Day Holiday Weekend
Hotel and Travel Information

Course Profile

Flat courses [ elevations ]
Boston qualifier
70 live bands

Health & Fitness Expo

January 16-17, 2009
Friday: 10am to 7pm
Saturday: 9am to 5pm

Headliner Concert

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Event Highlights

Save 15% at P.F. Chang's

5 Reasons to ROCK& RUN Arizona

Flat and Fast Courses & Perfect Running Weather
Rockin’ Live Music, Cheerleaders & Course Support
Fantastic Winter Getaway & 3-Day Holiday Weekend
Spectacular Resorts, Spas & Restaurants
ULTIMATE DESTINATION MARATHON EXPERIENCE!

Featured Stories

Race Crew Needed

Take Action – VOLUNTEER! We need thousands of extra hands to staff water stations, work the Expo and offer support to runners on race day.

SRP Committed to a Green Marathon

SRP is committed to finding renewable energy resources and is helping increase recycling efforts throughout the marathon. Find out 26 things you can do to save energy and more.

Foot Locker City Challenge

Apply for the chance to participate in this year’s ‘Race within the Race’ and represent your city in the Foot Locker City Challenge, presented by Sugoi. Submit Your Application Today!

Hotel and Travel

Relax in luxury at one of our Official Hotels, which offer special participant rates and supreme service. Book Early for the best selection! More travel-related info: Weekend Activities Extend Your Stay How to Get Around

Other News:

Make Cures Happen Crossing the finish line is a tremendous accomplishment, but with just a little more effort on your part, your personal accomplishment can help thousands of people battling cancer. Help make cures happen.
Announcing Women’s Running Magazine In response to the explosive growth in the women’s running industry, Her Sports + Fitness will become Women’s Running beginning with its January 2009 issue.
Common Race Q & A Have questions about the event? Visit our Race Questions page for post-race and general event FAQs.
Tell Us Your Story We want the world to know how incredible our participants are. Let us know what motivates and inspires you to take on the P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon or 1/2 Marathon challenge!
Preferred Corral The application deadline has passed for the 2009 Preferred Marathon Corral. If you applied for the ‘Coral’ and would like to know whether or not you’ve been accepted, please check back later this month for a complete listing of accepted Preferred Marathon Corral participants.

GET FIT and Have FUN!

Rally your co-workers, form a team and start training for the GET FIT Challenge, a fun way to get in shape and team-up with your co-workers outside the office!