Across the Years

Javelina Jangover Night Runs takes place at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, near Fountain Hills, Arizona, staging from the Pemberton Trailhead. The race offers 75K, 50K, 25K, 15K, and 7K distances on rolling desert trails with fast sections and hills. It is the final race in the Insomniac Night Tra..

Desert Twilight XC Festival Community 5k is held in Mesa, Arizona as part of the Nike Desert Twilight Community Race, in its 16th year. It features Arizona's largest and most unique cross‑country meet, with a community night 5k illuminated by lights among 19 races. The course is partly grass, dirt,..

Thrasher Night Trail is a night race held at Cave Creek Regional Park in Cave Creek, AZ. Distances are 33K, 22K, 11K, and 5K, run on rolling desert single-track through the Slate, Quartz, Go John and Overton Trails. The 33K and 22K consist of loops that pass the start/finish line after each lap, wit..

Set in Cave Creek, AZ, Cave Creek Thriller Trail Runs offer four distances: 50K, 24K, 11K, and 5K. The 50K and 24K are point-to-point routes along the Maricopa Trail from Agua Fria Trailhead near Lake Pleasant to finish inside Cave Creek Regional Park, traversing desert terrain and notable landmarks..

Bare Buns Desert Run is a 5k desert trail race held at Shangri La Ranch in New River, Arizona. The course winds around the ranch, climbing a hiking trail, along a dry wash, and through much of the property. It is promoted as the only nude run in AZ, with racers encouraged to run in nothing but tenni..

The PhoMo 50K is a challenging ultramarathon held in the scenic Phoenix Mountain Preserves, Arizona, starting and finishing at the Piestewa Peak Trailhead. Covering 31.2 miles (50 km) with over 6,000 feet of elevation gain, the course features rocky, technical terrain with minimal shade, demanding s..