The marathon starts at Festival Foothills Elementary School, circles the White Tank Mountains and ends on the runway at Buckeye Municipal Airport. It drops more than 530 feet from start to finish, so it is a net downhill course. The course is USATF certified and works as a Boston qualifier. All events use chip timing, and marathon runners need to hold roughly 13:45 per mile to beat the six-hour closure. The half marathon, 10K and 5K are out and backs that start and finish at the airport.
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