*The red letters in the text below reveal a coupon code for $10 off the 2021 GZTC.
* Coupon code expires on December 31, 2021.
30,837 Dollars generated to regional non-profits by Run Tucson in 2021.
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BEYOND-Tucson Foundation: $4,881
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Step Up to Justice: $5,000
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Arizona Public Media: $3,120
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Team Hoyt Arizona: $3,000
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Biosphere 2: $2,940
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Children's Museum, Tucson: $2,000
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Educational Enrichment Foundation: $2,000
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Greater Tucson Leadership, Border Issue Day: $1,000
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Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce, TFD, and Food Bank: $1,248
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Human Society of Southern Arizona: $675
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Southern Arizona Roadrunners: $4,973
2,500+ Dollars in prize money provided to regional speedsters, to reward excellence and help them with their efforts at making Olympic and national teams.
700+ runners and walkers at the TMC Get Moving event, Biosphere 2 edition.
500+ Runners and Walkers at the first ever morning edition of the TMC Meet Me Downtown.
400+ Gift cards to the Running Shop provided by Sharon Bart and the crew at The Running Shop as age group awards for runners in categories between U15 and 80+.
300+ Hours spent on Zoom teaching the RRCA Coaching Program certification classes to over 1000 new RRCA Certified Running Coaches.
200+ Race registrants who donated to race beneficiaries.
150+ Volunteers this year who made the events happen, handing out water, giving out t-shirts, and hauling supplies back and forth to the rental truck
24 Year anniversary of The Workout Group, the coached running group now led by Tia Accetta and founded by Greg Wenneborg and Randy Accetta way back in 1997.
April 23: Inaugural Earth Day 5k at Biosphere 2
June 5: 16th TMC Meet Me Downtown 5k Night Run/Walk
September 5: SAR's 51st Saguaro National Park Labor Day Run
September 18: 6th TMC Tucson 10k
October 23: 2nd TMC Biosphere 15k, 5k, and Cox Mile (formerly the long-standing TMC A-Mountain Half)
NovEmber 5: 4th Grand Canyon Trail Half Marathon
5 Workout Group locations this year, with 7 RRCA Certified Coaches who offer training advice and running wisdom to runners of all ages and abilities: Tia Accetta, Tim Bentley, Doreen Davis, Gina Nelson, Dave Odom, Whitney Lacomb, and Michelle Hawk, with Megan Linderman starting up an Oro Valley WOG in 2022.
4 Races back in person (TMC Meet Me Downtown, TMC Tucson 10k, TMC Get Moving Tucson at the Biosphere 2, and the Grand Canyon Trail Half Marathon.
3 Events that are part of the Gabe Zimmerman Triple Crown.
2 Races postponed from 2022 until 2023 (Hair of the Dog New Year's Day 8k and TMC Sunrise at Old Tucson).
1 Running path continuing to provide a safe place to run and walk with funds from Run Tucson and Cox, at Rillito Fields at First and River.
1 Awesome community! Thanks to all of you for being part of our running and walking community, whether you live in Southern Arizona or beyond!
Finally, the letter K to finish the word game. Don't you love Swedish running terms??
