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Your guide to the 2024 Pat's Run in Tempe: times, parking and more

The event takes place on Saturday, April 13
File image: Pat's Run 2023
Posted at 3:38 PM, Apr 10, 2024
and last updated 2024-04-12 14:26:20-04

TEMPE, AZ — The 20th annual Pat's Run by the Pat Tillman Foundation takes place this Saturday in Tempe! Here’s everything you need to know about the event.

THE BASICS

  • Race day is Saturday, April 13, 2024
  • The course is 4.2 miles long
  • Start Line: Sun Devil Stadium [Rio Salado Parkway & Packard Drive] in Tempe
  • Finish Line: The 42-yard line inside Mountain America Stadium, formerly known as Sun Devil Stadium
  • Registration - in-person and online - will close on April 12 at 3 p.m
  • You can click here to see the event’s Program Book
  • Limited free parking is available in the parking garages and lots surrounding Arizona State University
  • Taking the Valley METRO Light Rail? There’s a stop located at Veterans Way and College Avenue
Pat's Run: Race route for the 4.2 and the kid's race.
Pat's Run: Race route for the 4.2 and the kid's race.

IMPORTANT TIMES

  • 5 a.m. - Gates open (“subject to change”)
  • 6 a.m. - Race day expo opens
  • 7 a.m. - Race chair starts
  • 7:05 a.m. - 4.2-mile run/walk starts
  • 11 a.m. - Event ends
  • 10 a.m. - Pat's Run Kids Run (0.42 miles long) starts
  • Are you a virtual runner? You can report your time from April 13 through the 21

TRAFFIC

According to the City of Tempe, the following roadways will be impacted on April 13 from 5-10:30 a.m.:

  • Sixth Street closed in both directions between Rural Road and Veterans Way.
  • Alpha Drive closed in both directions between University Drive and Sixth Street.
  • Rio Salado Parkway closed in both directions between Rural Road and Ash Avenue.
  • Northbound Mill Avenue closed between Third Street and Washington Street/Curry Road.
  • Curry Road closed in both directions between Mill and College avenues.
  • Lakeview Drive closed in both directions at Washington Street.
  • Southbound College Avenue closed between Curry Road and Gilbert Drive.
  • Eastbound Gilbert Drive closed between College Avenue and Scottsdale Road.
  • Southbound Scottsdale/Rural Road closed between Curry Road and University Drive.
  • Northbound Scottsdale/Rural Road closed between University Drive and Curry Road.
  • Westbound Rio Salado Parkway closed at McClintock Drive.
  • Eastbound SR202 off-ramp at Scottsdale Road closed.
  • Westbound SR202 on-ramp at Scottsdale Road closed.
  • Westbound SR202 off-ramp at Scottsdale Road restricted to northbound traffic only on Scottsdale Road.

The video in the player below features Mel Schultz, a man who ran in the Annual Pat’s Run at 90 years old in 2023:

At 90 years old, Valley man has some miles left for Pat's Run