Ring in the new year with this running festival and celebration!

Across the Years is the original fixed-time multi-day running event celebrating the New Year! Runners select their event and cover as much distance as possible. Each runner is free to walk, stop, eat, sleep whenever they wish, but the clock is always running!

Starting December 28, we celebrate the traditions of pedestrianism and fixed-time racing with a festival of running that lasts 6 days!

The event will feature the traditional 6-day race along with the 24 hour, 48 hour, and 72 hour races plus multiple fixed distances, and the ever popular Last Person Standing event! Dates and details are listed below! (While we will not be offering the 10-day option for 2022-23, it will be back in the future so be on the lookout!)

Join us at Camelback Ranch as we run into 2023 with a community of familiar faces and welcomed new friends. Set a goal, break a record, earn a buckle, rack up lifetime miles, go beyond your limits, or simply kick off the New Year  with a bit of fun and enjoyed company.

There is no better place to celebrate good health and fortune from one year to the next than at Across the Years!

Course Summary:

Camelback Ranch is a state-of-the-art spring training facility for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox.  It opened in March 2009, and features lush greenery, a lake with waterfall, and smooth dirt and gravel walking paths.  The race route is a USATF certified loop measuring 1.686218 kilometers and consisting of 85% dirt paths and 15% asphalt/concrete.  The one mile track averages 10-20 feet in width, with a minimum width of 8 feet. Gaiters are recommended.  The facility is only a few miles away from the Westgate City Center, home of the University of Phoenix stadium, shopping, and other attractions.

Surface and Terrain:

The course is on the ‘flatter’ end of looped courses, but don’t come expecting a quarter mile track.

The surface is not completely smooth as much of the route is gravel and/or dirt. There are natural waves and bumps along the way. The outer road section slopes only a few feet over a half mile, while the inner paths contain more variation.  The most significant hill is on the north side of the lake and rises approximately 5 feet over the course of a few hundred feet.  Early on, the course will seem flat and fast.  However, the 6 day and 72 hour runners will readily recall their many battles with “Camelback Mountain” late in the race.

Photos of the course can be viewed HERE.

The course will be lit with a combination of permanent and temporary lights.  No light will be needed to navigate the course at night although you may want a light or lantern for accessing items in your tent or at your table.

Course Map

AID Station:

There is one fully stocked and staffed aid station near the start/finish area that will be serving up snacks, meals, fluids and more during the duration of the races. An additional water only station will be located at the south gate and second timing point on the course (at the half way point of the loop). Our aid station follows all Maricopa County Environmental Health Department regulations and has a valid food permit. There will be meals prepared throughout the day and night as well as vegetarian and vegan options being made available.

Race Day Info:

The morning of the race can be a busy time full of preparation before the event begins.  The following information will serve to make race morning as smooth as possible.

Setup:

Runners are allowed to begin setting up their personal equipment on December 27th for all races.  Runners may also set up cars and RVs on the south side of the course in the dirt parking lot at this time.

Parking:

The parking entrance is located on the north side of the property on 111th Ave./Ballpark Blvd. north of Camelback Road. When you proceed north on 111th Ave./Ballpark Blvd. continue all the way around to the far north side of the property and follow the “Across The Years” signs to the parking area directly adjacent to the race start. Plan to give yourself enough time to park and set up your supplies. If you plan to set up in the south lot and arrive after the 28th, please drive carefully as you will be driving on the course with runners.

Checking In:

Check-in will be held on December 27 at Camelback Ranch near the race start from 3:00 to 6:00 PM.  Additionally, runners can check in each morning of the race from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM each day at the same location.  All runners must check in prior to the event start. Each runner will receive a race packet with any additional race goodies pre-ordered, a race bib, a bib belt, as well as their timing transponder and strap which will be worn around the ankle.

If you arrive between 2pm-7am (overnight) we may not have anyone available to help with bib pickup until we open the registration tent the next morning.

Welcome to Main Street ATY!

Awards & Ceremony:

We share our story.

An awards ceremony will be held shortly after the conclusion of the 6-day celebrating runner achievements, top finishers, and individual triumph. We share our stories and our personal wins and revelations with each other. Be there; we welcome everyone.

The ceremony will be held at 11AM on January 3rd

The ceremony will be held in the main stadium grandstands (west of the runner area) by the North dugout with a catered meal for runners and crews.  There is no fee and everyone is welcome!  Runners finishing on days prior to the awards ceremony  may pick up their finisher glass and buckle when they finish their races.  All runners are encouraged to attend the awards ceremonies for the overall awards and recognition of each runner.

All runners will receive a glass mug finisher award (even if you leave your event early!).  Runners achieving distance standards will additionally receive the following:

If you complete 100 miles you will receive an antique bronze/copper buckle.
If you complete 200 miles you will receive a larger antique silver buckle.
If you complete 300 miles you will receive a larger antique gold buckle.
If you complete 400, 500 or 600 miles you will now also receive a buckle with your mileage tier.

If you are the overall male or female winner you will receive an attractive piece of art sculpted by ATY runner Burke Painter. The 2nd & 3rd place overall male & female in each race (24, 48 & 72 hour) will also receive an award.

You may enter any race to qualify for any buckle offered.

As we have since 2004, ATY will continue to present progressive achievement awards to runners who have accumulated 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4,000 (+) miles total over all the ATY races in which they have participated.

Schedule o Events:

December 27, 2022:

3:00 PM South Lot at Camelback Opens to RV Campers
3:00 PM Camelback Ranch Open to Runners/Check-in begins
6:00 PM Check-in ends

December 28, 2022:

7:00 AM Runner Check-In & Bib Pickup
8:45 AM Runner Brief: Welcome to ATY!
9:00 AM Race Start: 6 Day, 72/48/24 Hour, Marathon Start

December 29, 2022:

7:00 AM Runner Check-In & Bib Pickup
8:45 AM Runner Brief
9:00 AM Race Start: 72/48/24 Hour, Marathon Start

December 30, 2022:

7:00 AM Runner Check-In & Bib Pickup
8:45 AM Runner Brief
9:00 AM Race Start: 72/48/24 Hour, 100 Mile, Marathon Start

December 31, 2022: New Year's Eve

7:00 AM Runner Check-In & Bib Pickup
8:45 AM Runner Brief
9:00 AM Race Start: 72/48/24 Hour, 100 Mile, Marathon Start
12:00PM Race Start: Last Person Standing Start
6:00 PM Pizza at Main Street Aid Station
11:45 PM Runner's gather at startline for New Year's Celebration

January 1, 2023:

12:00 AM New Year's Celebration & Champagne Toast
12:10 AM Walk Across the Years! Community Lap
7:00 AM Runner Check-In & Bib Pickup
8:45 AM Runner Brief
9:00 AM Race Start: 48/24/12/6 Hour, Marathon Start

January 2, 2023:

7:00 AM Runner Check-In & Bib Pickup
8:45 AM Runner Brief: Welcome to ATY!
9:00 AM Race Start: Final 24 Hour Start, Marathon Start

January 3, 2023:

7:00 AM Runner Check-In & Bib Pickup
8:45 AM Race Brief
9:00 AM Race Start: Marathon Start
9:00 AM 6 Day Race Ends & all 72/48/24 Hour Races End
11:00 AM Runner Banquet & Awards for 6 Day, 72/48/24 Hour Races

Dates: December 28, 2022 - January 3, 2023

Location:

Camelback Ranch - Glendale
10710 West Camelback Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85037.

Registration:

Registration Options:

Registration for the 2022-2023 Across The Years opens April 1st! You may signup online through Ultrasignup.com (processing fees apply) or by check using our mail-in form. Online registration will close on December 20, 2022. See below for a full breakdown of registration options including races, start dates, goody bags, tent rental, sleeping bag rental and table rental!

Cost:

Race entry fees include an Across The Years shirt, bib & bib belt, all food and meals (including vegetarian/vegan options) at the aid station for the duration of your race distance, timing transponder rental, basic medical support, finisher mug, and buckle for reaching at least 100 miles.

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