Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon & 5K

Saturday, August 10, 2024 • Flagstaff, AZ • Course Map

An annual race that is part of the Flagstaff Summer Running Series and benefits the local Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Flagstaff, the Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon offers a hilly, challenging 13.1 miles along a combination of paved city streets, dirt roads and single-track mountain trails.

The half-marathon and 5K, both of which start and finish at Wheeler Park in downtown Flagstaff, take runners into nearby Thorpe Park and are open to both runners and walkers.

Runners considering this race need to be ready for high altitudes — the race course lies at an elevation of about 7,000 feet above sea level, and the course takes runners into the hilly mountain areas just outside the city in Thorpe Park, up to Observatory Mesa and along the Flagstaff Urban Trail system.

Several hundred runners cross the finish line in both races combined each year, and the race also hosts a Kids’ Dash race from Wheeler Park to Thorpe Park.

The race is now named the Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon, in honor of the man who founded Big Brothers, Big Sisters back in 1967.

Race Weather & Climate

Located in central northern Arizona, about an hour and a half’s drive south from the Grand Canyon and roughly 145 miles north of Phoenix, Flagstaff typically sees mild to moderately warm weather in August, which has brought record temperatures here as low as 247deg;F (in 1968) and as high as 93°F (in 1902).

On race day (Aug. 10), the average low is 50ºF and the average high is 80ºF.

Past Results

• 2022 Results (Virtual)
• 2021 Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon Results (Virtual)
• 2020 Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon Results
• 2018 Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon Results
• 2017 Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon Results
• 2016 Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon Results
• 2015 Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon Results
• 2014 Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon Results

Course Map

See the race route map for the Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon here.

Starting Time

see race website

Fees

• $70 and up for the half marathon
• $40 and up for the fun run
• $40 and up for the virtual run

Registration

To reserve your spot in the 2024 running of Flagstaff’s Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon or 5K race, register online at RunSignUp.com here.

Official Race Website

flagstaffbigs.org

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