Mingus Traverse

Date | Tuesday May 5, 2026 - Thursday, May 7, 2026

Start Time | 6:00 am

Time Limit | 44.75 Hours (2:45am on May 7th)

Total Estimated Elevation Gain | 10,116 feet (2026)

World Class Trail Systems | Prescott Circle Trail, Dead Horse State Park, Sedona

Journey Through Mainstreet | Jerome, Clarkdale & Sedona

The Mingus Traverse 82 offers the experience of a lifetime, taking runners on an 82-mile journey through the most scenic lands in Central Arizona. Connecting multiple geographic zones, historic towns, and vibrant communities, this race highlights the best of what Arizona has to offer.

This point-to-point adventure links Prescott, Prescott Valley, Mingus Mountain, Jerome, Clarkdale, and Sedona in what can only be described as an unforgettable test of endurance and resilience.

The route celebrates not only some of the most iconic trail locations in Arizona but also its rich history, diverse landscapes, and the spirit of its people.

In the spirit of re-education of whose lands we are on, we acknowledge that the course traverses many Indigenous lands, communities, and landscapes. The route crosses the Akimel O’odham (Upper Pima), Hohokam, Yavapai Apache, Ndee/Nnēē (Western Apache), Jumanos, and Hopitutskwa Indigenous, traditional, and ancestral lands. We offer our respect to all ancestor’s past, present, and future. The Indigenous communities across this route are still here, protecting, healing, thriving, and centering their culture and traditions. The landscape the runners, pacers, and crews follow shows an intersectionality of many Indigenous Tribes, Pueblos, and Nations since time immemorial, a place to gather, have ceremony, trade, travel, and live. We offer our care and gratitude to the land, water, and air, to the Indigenous peoples still here today, and to the next generations. We would like to thank Rising Hearts for providing this beautifully crafted land acknowledgement and all of the work they do to make this world a more socially, economically, and environmentally just place.

We will be running thru the Verde Valley & Arizona Wine Country