High Mountain Half Marathon Decade Anniversary 2026
Lakeside, AZ | Friday, July 31, 2026Registration OpenFun / Novelty
The High Mountain Half marathon is the perfect fall race to escape the high temps of the lower elevations and plan a cool, relaxing destination race vacation. It is also a great training race for a fall marathon. The half marathon course is a point to point race where runners will be bused from Blue Ridge High School starting at 4:40 am for a cool, crisp 6:00 am start time . Runners will be surrounded by beautiful cedar and pine trees as they travel down Porter Mountain and into the town of Pinetop/Lakeside finishing up at the Blue Ridge High School track. On Saturday morning there is also a 10K and 5K run. Friday evening highlights are a Glow/Color Run/Walk and Free Kids run. Half Marathon Saturday, August 1 6:00 AM Start Time TIME LIMIT A 4 hour time limit (at 10 a.m.) has been set for the Half Marathon and power walking participants to reach the finish line. In case a participant has not reached the finish line by that time (see Time Checkpoints section below), he/she can be transported to the finish by a race personnel vehicle (or “sag wagon”). In case he/she decides to go on at his/her own responsibility, he/she needs to move to the side of roadway. This measure is taken in order to ensure the safety of all participants. When the time limit (see below) expires, police will allow vehicle traffic to resume. TIME CHECKPOINTS In order to complete the course before opening to traffic at 10 a.m. you need to reach the following checkpoints on or before times listed below (18:19 pace ) Aid Station Mileage (miles) Checkpoint time for 6 a.m. start 2 6:36 AM 4 7:13 AM 6 7:49 AM 8 8:26 AM 10 9:06 AM 12 9:39 AM 10K Saturday, August 1, 2026 6:30 AM Start time 5K - Saturday, August 1, 2026 7:00 AM Start time Out and back course that starts and ends at the Blue Ridge High School Track 5 K Glow run/walk - Friday, July 31, 2026 8:30 PM Start time Participants will complete 2 large loops around Blue Ridge school where much of the course is not well lit. Please bring glow lights,
Available Distances
Awards & Prizes
Participant Giveaway
13.1 Miles: T-Shirt
6.2 Miles: T-Shirt
3.1 Miles: T-Shirt
Registration & Pricing
Distance
Price
Opens
Closes
13.1 Miles
$60.00
Aug 11
Sep 27
$65.00
Sep 27
Feb 8
$70.00
Feb 8
Jun 8
$75.00
Jun 8
Jul 8
$80.00
Jul 8
Jul 31
$85.00
Jul 31
Aug 1
6.2 Miles
$40.00
Aug 11
Past Results
10K
Year
Finishers
Median Time
Fastest Time
2025
86
1:09:28
34:37
2024
80
1:07:32
44:07
5K
Year
Finishers
Median Time
Fastest Time
2025
102
35:58
18:28
2024
85
38:28
22:21
Half Marathon
Year
Finishers
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Sep 27
$45.00
Sep 27
Feb 8
$50.00
Feb 8
Jun 8
$55.00
Jun 8
Jul 8
$60.00
Jul 8
Jul 31
$65.00
Jul 31
Aug 1
3.1 Miles
$25.00
Aug 11
Jul 31
$30.00
Jul 31
Aug 1
5K
$25.00
Aug 11
Jul 31
Runners Packet
Packet pick-up Friday, July 31 from 4 PM - 9 PM at Blue Ridge High School East Campus 1200 W White Mountain Blvd, Lakeside, AZ 85929 2026 Runners Packet will be available in July 2026 Runners Packet 2025