Phoenix Area Races

Races within 30 miles of downtown Phoenix cover the Maricopa County regional parks that ring the Valley. McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fountain Hills hosts the Javelina Jundred on Halloween weekend, McDowell Mountain Frenzy in December and two summer Insomniac night runs. The Desert Runner Trail Series also stops at Cave Creek, Usery and White Tank Mountain between October and March, with distances from 5K to 50 miles. Estrella Mountain Regional Park in Goodyear hosts Fat Ox in November, the Coldwater Hundred in January and the Hypnosis Night Runs in June. Across The Years brings up to six days of fixed-time racing to the Peoria Sports Complex over New Year. Road runners get Mountain To Fountain, a USATF-certified 15K and 5K that finishes at Fountain Park in March. Nardini Manor in Buckeye adds Hotfoot Hamster and Jackrabbit Jubilee on a flat 500-meter loop.