Date
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Start
07:30
Venue
Grand Canyon Visitor Center IMAX parking lot, Tusayan, Arizona
Tusayan, Coconino County
Countdown
October
A single clockwise loop out of Tusayan with barely any climbing, so the half is a fast, friendly trail run rather than a grind. Good first trail half.
Key facts
01Minimum age 16
02Five-hour cut-off
03One clockwise loop, no second lap
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The course
The route
Tusayan
Distance21km
Total climb169m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate21.6 km
Weather
Late-October, Tusayan
20°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-9°CColdest in 20 years
11%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -9°C. Rain on 11% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Kristen Uradzionek01:53:4611.3 km/h
02Tatum Abbruscato01:56:1711.1 km/h
03Addy Lambson01:58:1710.9 km/h
143
Women finishers
2:52:49
Median time
7.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserRun Tucson, in partnership with the Town of Tusayan
Websiteruntucson.net
Instagram@runtucson
Running since2019
Training
Training for the Grand Canyon Trail Half Marathon 21 km
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21 km with 169 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
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Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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