Yuma Territorial Marathon & Half Marathon

Yuma Territorial Marathon & Half Marathon is run in Somerton, Arizona, on January 30, 2027, organized by the Caballeros de Yuma. The marathon (26.2 miles) starts at 7 a.m., the half marathon (13.1 miles) at 7:20 a.m. and the 10K at 7:40 a.m. The USATF certified out and back course is flat and fast, crossing the farmland around Somerton, Gadsden and San Luis, with frequent distance markers and aid and first aid stations spread along the route.

Flat, certified and out and back is exactly the combination runners look for when a personal best or a Boston qualifying time is the goal, and a late January date puts the hard training in the autumn. Sixteen weeks with a weekly long run and regular work at goal marathon pace is the standard approach. An out and back also makes self assessment easy: compare your two halves and you will know exactly how well you judged the effort.