Event Guidelines

Download the 2010 P.F. Chang’s Race Confirmation Brochure. It contains all the important information you need for race weekend.

How to Register

Registering is easy! You may register for P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona any of the following ways:

Please enter only once. If you fax or register online, do not mail a hard copy. Do not send multiple faxes or online entries.

Register for the GET FIT Challenge

The GET FIT Challenge is a friendly team competition designed to get you and your co-workers out of the office and in training for the P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon & ½ Marathon.  Awards are based on team participation, and corporations and groups of any size are invited to participate in the GET FIT fun!  Walkers are welcome and camaraderie is encouraged!  So rally your co-workers, family and friends and start training for the GET FIT Challenge!

Learn how to register for the GET FIT Challenge

Switch Corrals/Races

Preferred Marathon Corral

Start the marathon directly behind the Elite field!  You may apply for the “Preferred Marathon Corral” if you have run a qualifying time in 2008 or 2009 (3:20:59 or less for the marathon; 1:30:59 or less for the half marathon).  Applications are due by November 6. MORE INFORMATION

The preferred marathon corral list is now available! See if you made the cut here.

Switch from the ½ Marathon to the Marathon

Note, if you switch races after November 20th, you will be required to take the Tech T-shirt for the race you initially registered for (i.e. you will receive a Marathon Tech T if you switch to the ½ Marathon after November 20th).

  • Before November 20th: Upgrades from the ½ Marathon to the Marathon will be accepted via email and phone until November 20th. The early upgrade fee is $20.
  • After November 20th: If you would like to switch from the ½ Marathon to the Marathon, you will need to pay a $35 upgrade fee at the Expo. Please pick up your half marathon race number and proceed to the “Marathon Upgrade” table.

Switch from the Marathon to the ½ Marathon

  • Before November 20th: If you would like to switch from the Marathon to the ½ Marathon, simply email your first name, last name, the mailing address that you registered with, and your new predicted finish time to rnraz@competitorgroup.com.
  • After November 20th: If you decide to switch from the Marathon to the ½ Marathon, simply show up to the ½ Marathon start line on race morning and your timing tag will reflect the change. You can visit the corral change table in the registration area of the Expo for information on the appropriate corral to start in.

Corral Changes

  • Before November 20th: If you would like to change your corral/predicted finish time for the Marathon or ½ Marathon, please email rnraz@competitorgroup.com and provide your request along with your first name, last name and the mailing address that you registered with.
  • After November 20th: If your training has gone better than expected, and you would like to move up to a faster corral, pick up your race number at the Health & Fitness Expo and then proceed to the “Corral Change” table to be re-assigned to the appropriate corral. To move back to a slower corral, simply start in that corral on race morning. No official corral change is necessary.

Race Rules

  • Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. No exceptions.
  • Once we receive and accept your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate, you may not give or sell your race number to anyone else, and you may not transfer your 2009 entry fee to future races.
  • If you attempt to sell your race number, you may be banned from future Competitor Group events for three years.
  • Race numbers are required to participate – no bandits!
  • You must be at least 12 years old to participate in the Half Marathon.
  • You must be at least 18 years old to participate in the Marathon
  • You must be in good health and physically prepared to take on the challenge
  • You must pick up your own race packet and race number at the Expo.
  • You must show photo ID to receive your race number and timing tag.
  • Coaches, baby-joggers, bikes, dogs, in-line skates, skateboards or dogs will not be allowed on the course.

Cancellations

Entry fees are NON-REFUNDABLE and entries are NON-TRANSFERABLE. Sorry, no exceptions. Once we receive and accept your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate. You may not give or sell your number to anyone else. You also may not transfer your application to the following year or another Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series event.

If you registered and are unable to participate in the race, we will be happy to mail your participant T-shirt to you. Please fill out and submit the Cancellation/T-shirt Request Form. Participant T-shirts will be mailed approximately 4-6 weeks after the event.

Medical Information

The Medical Team is a dedicated group of multidisciplinary medical professionals, available to help assess your race day medical needs and administer acute first aid when necessary.

Numerous medical stations will be located at the Finish as well. Look for large RED and WHITE tents and for our medical volunteers dressed in RED shirts for complimentary help before, during and after the race. Click here for more important Medical Information.

Time Limits

Marathon

  • You must be able to complete the Marathon within 7 hours and 15 minutes of the Official Marathon Start (gun time, not chip time).
  • To ensure that roads reopen to vehicular traffic at the published times, there will be a cut off point enforced along the Marathon route.
  • Marathon participants must pass the 13.2-mile point by 11:30 am or they will be stopped and shuttled to the finish.

Half Marathon

  • You must be able to complete the 1/2 Marathon within 4 hours of the Official ½ Marathon Start (gun time, not chip time).
  • Please note – this is gun time, not chip time. We have factored in the time it will take for the last corrals to cross the start line. Please plan your training accordingly.

Race Day Temperature

Dress in layers at the start, it will most likely be chilly – about 40 degrees. As the sun rises, it will warm up to about 65 degrees (average high in January). Please check the race day weather forecast when you get into town and dress accordingly.

Dropping Out of the Race

You know your body best. If you feel like you cannot finish or your doctor has advised you against participating in this event, we suggest that you do not toe the starting line. If you want to drop out of the race (for non-injury reasons), visit the nearest medical station on the course. Shuttles will be located at the following medical stations and will transport you back to the finish line:

  • Marathon: Mile 10.6, 17.9, 19, 20.1, 22.3 and 23.7
  • Half Marathon: Mile 8.6 and 10.3

You will not be shuttled back to the finish line until cleared by the Medical Team Captain at the above-listed medical stations. If you check into a medical station that does not have a shuttle on duty, you will be directed to walk to the nearest station with a shuttle. Alternatively, you may wait for the sweep vehicle tailing the last participant, or you may call a friend, relative or taxi to pick you up.

Wheelchair Invitational

*The Marathon and ½ Marathon will host a Wheelchair Invitational event for racing wheelchairs ONLY. Participants racing in everyday wheelchairs will start at the regular start times (7:40 or 8:30 a.m.) and be positioned in corrals based on their projected finish times. NO hand-cycles will be allowed. Click here for complete wheelchair rules.

Information Booths and Lost & Found

Information Booths will be positioned at the start and finish to assist you with any race day questions and help you find your way. The Information Booths will also serve as the race day Lost & Found. Any valuables found at the start or finish should be turned in to the Information Booth. Items from the start will be transported to the finish.

Any valuable items NOT claimed at the finish by 3 pm will be trucked back to our San Diego office. To claim a lost item after the event, please contact Competitor Group at 800-311-1255.