Meet-Up #004: Flagstaff, AZ

Join Northland Hospice & Palliative Care for our 27th annual Run For Life. We will begin and end the race in historic Wheeler Park located in downtown Flagstaff. Showing longevity as Northern Arizona's only non-profit hospice, we take pride in delivering services in the place you call home. All proceeds and donations raised from the Run go directly to our patient assistance fund to provide end of life comfort care to those who need it, regardless of their ability to pay.

Packet pick up will be on Thursday, June 18th at the the Northland Hospice Office, 452 N Switzer Canyon Dr. from 8am-5pm and on Friday June 19th at the Northland Hospice Office, 452 N. Switzer Canyon Dr. 8:00am-1:00pm AND Run Flagstaff office, 204 Historic Route 66 from 3pm-6pm. We will offer race day pick up as well as onsite registration starting at 6:00am. Participants will receive a unisex 2025 Run For Life T-Shirts with registration.

The Downtown Mile is presented by Team Run Flagstaff. In advance of the annual 4th of July parade, 6 waves of competitors will cover an iconic Mile on the actual parade route. The two-loop course heads north San Francisco, west on Cherry, south on Beaver, and west on Aspen to repeat the loop and finish. The race includes six Mile events categories: Masters Women and Masters Men (40+), Citizen Men and Women (all ages), Elite Men and Women (competing for a cash purse) and the half-mile (one loop) highlight- the Kids Race. In addition to the Elite prizes, Awards will be presented for Overall and Age Group top finishers in each category.

Footprints for Hopi is an annual fundraiser run that benefits the residents of the Hopi reservation through our distribution program which includes food, hygiene, clothing, and other goods. This annual event aims to unite runners throughout the world once a year while supporting our beloved Hopi people. We are excited to bring this fundraiser run to the wonderful pines of Flagstaff, AZ for a Sixth year! By joining us in July, you will make a footprint for Hopi amongst the San Francisco Peaks or "Nuvatukwi'ovi", a site of importance and sacredness to our Hopi people.

About the T-shirt Design: Design coming soon!

Virtual Runner instructions:

If you'd like to submit your virtual race time for either the 10K or 2-mile fun run, you can do so between July 10th and July 20th. Do your Footprints for Hopi 10K or 2-mile Fun Run anywhere, and post your time at https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/128082#resultSetId-565266;perpage:100 You just need to find the "Submit Your Results" button at the top of the page, and then search your name in the list of entrants and submit results!

You can also share your virtual photos! Once you have submitted your time, find your name in the results and click on it. You will see the option to share photos in the upper right. Click on that and upload your photos from wherever you ran!

In-Person Awards & Incentives:

Hopi Relief would like to thank Hopi artists for their beautiful work and designs used for our incentives. All incentives for the Footprints for Hopi event are purchased from Hopi owned businesses on the Hopi reservation whenever possible Supporting the local Hopi reservation economy is extremely important to Hopi Relief.

Top finishers in each individual age category for both male and female will be awarded. All awards are featured as Hopi traditional art, and made by local artisans throughout the Hopi reservation.

Awards Ceremony will begin at 10:00 am MST at the finish line area.

About the Impact: Hopi Relief is a 501c3 Non-profit organization. We host Footprints for Hopi to:

• Raise funds to serve the Hopi people residing on the Hopi reservation.

• Motivate and engage all genres and levels of runners while sharing the Hopi cultural significance of running.

• Establish and promote new partnerships that align with Hopi Reliefs' mission and values.

HOPI RELIEF IS PROUD TO SHARE:

Our race is also part of the Flagstaff Running Series value package of 5 races. You can register before June 14 to race the series in 2026 at: https://runsignup.com/Race/AZ/Flagstaff/FlagstaffRunSeries

Run & walk the beautiful trails of Flagstaff during the 48th Machine Solutions Run & Walk for Kids.

This year also marks 22 years of being a part of the Flagstaff Running Series. The series package is a great value and it is one-stop shopping for all five races.

You have the choice to run in person at the Fort Tuthill course or create your own 10k, 5k, or 2k course via our virtual race option.

Virtual race participants can log their results between July 18 and August 1.

Registration for the in-person or virtual race must be completed before August 1.

Special thanks to our Title Sponsor Machine Solutions, Inc.

All proceeds raised at the Machine Solutions Run & Walk for Kids benefits Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Children’s Health Center (CHC).