Are You Tough Enough to Race, Run and Have Fun at
The 44th Annual YMCA Whiskey Row Marathon?

Proceeds support the YMCA Scholarship program and
boasts a challenging course, comradery, and great finish line Expo.

Prescott, Arizona, –– Get ready to run! On October 8, 2022, the James Family Prescott YMCA presents the 44th annual Whiskey Row Marathon - the oldest continuously run marathon in Arizona and one of the toughest in the US. Proudly sponsored by Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center.

Highlights: In the late 1800’s booze poured freely down Prescott’s Montezuma Street, which came to be known as Whiskey Row. Now in 2022, Montezuma Street hosts a slightly healthier activity, the Whiskey Row Marathon and its associated Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and a .3 Mile High Fun Run. By the end of the longer races the runners will yearn for the “good ol’days” when you could drown your pain with a glass of stiff whiskey in the neighboring saloons. Instead of whiskey, runners of the Half Marathon and Marathon will be treated to a post-race massage, delicious refreshments, and finish line Expo, which will be held once again on the Courthouse Plaza this year. The free food and massage will be welcomed after running up and down 3,000 feet or so in the thin mountain air. The first and last five miles are run along open, paved roads, while the remainder of the race cuts through the Ponderosa pine-covered Prescott National Forest on dirt roads. This event spans two generations of Prescottonians, but it’s also a great way to introduce newcomers to the area to see the beauty of Prescott firsthand and not whizzing along in a car at 40 miles an hour.

To make this a full weekend of fun and fitness, this year’s marathon also includes a variety of events:

Friday, October 7th
Packet pick-up and Sports Expo at the YMCA, 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
Get last-minute tips from people who know the course best, meet our sponsors, and pick up your swag bag, including commemorative shirt.

Saturday, October 8th
5 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.: Saturday morning packet pick-up at Matt’s Saloon
Full Marathon Early Start: 5am
Full Marathon Start: 6am
Half Marathon Start: 7am
10K Start: 7:30am
5K Start: 8:00am
.5 Mile High Fun Run Start: 7:10am
Finish Line Expo (back on Courthouse Plaza)

This community event would not be possible if it were not for our generous sponsors. Recognition and special thanks go to our “Signature Sponsor”: Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center, “Community Sponsors”: City of Prescott, “Family Sponsors”: Guild Mortgage, Rox Media Group
Prescott Periodontics & Implant Dentistry, Marino’s Mob Burgers “Youth Sponsors”: Great Circle Media, Bennett Clinic, Damon Olsen & Family, Better Homes and Garden/Bloomtree Realty, Sparklight Advertising, Raskins Jewelers, Life Line Ambulance, Pepsi, and more.

For more information about running the race or volunteering to help at the water stations, registration, finish line, and course set-up and clean up, visit http://www.whiskeyrowmarathon.com or call
Jaime DeJoseph, Race Director, at 928-445-7221 or jaime.dejoseph@prescottymca.org.