McDowell Mountain Cup series

The McDowell Mountain Cup series was created in 2017 to provide a challenging but attainable 3-race winter series in the warm Sonoran desert. The series takes place in January and February with events occurring two weeks apart. These low-key and affordable events are open to runners of all experience levels! Use the links below to learn more about each race.

Ten runners earned a Cup in 2024!

Photo of nine runners holding awards
2024 Cup winners: (l-r) Clinton Barrett, Kevin Horn, Darryl Ferra, Talor Scott, Kimberly Siewert, Gilly Calcagno, Greg Hales, Eric Olander. Not pictured: Jillian Swope, Mark Labelle. (D. Henry photo)

2023 Cup Finishers (D. Fitzpatrick photo)

 

Past Results

2024 Results:  Ten runners earned a Cup.

2023 Results:  Eleven runners earned a Cup. 

2022 Results:  Six runners earned a Cup.

2021 Results:  Eleven runners earned a Cup.

2020 Results:  Eleven runners earned a Cup.

2019 Results:  Seven runners completed both a Pemberton Trail race in February and a Snakebite race in March.  (The Stoneman Trail 14k, usually the 2nd of the 3-race series, was canceled by park management due to wet weather and poor trail conditions.)  Winners took home a tomato plant and an engraved coffee mug like the one shown below.


2018 Results: Only one runner, Timothy Lubbers, fit all three races into his schedule. He won the engraved Cup and a tomato plant!


2017 Results: The six runners below completed all three races of the inaugural Cup series. Click here for details.

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