Online registration closes the Monday before the race. Late registration is available at either packet pickup location. Details are on the race website.
The McDowell Mountain Frenzy features courses that include rolling single track, short steep climbs and drops, and the beautiful desert scape within the McDowell Mountain Regional Park and McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The races utilize the competitive tracks and a few newly built trails within the parks (Coach Whip & Dixie Mine).
Anything else you may need to know is located on the McDowell Mountain Frenzy website ! Information on the website includes: course maps, race day schedule, pacer & crew information, race perks, and more. Race entries are non-refundable and non-transferable. For other options, please check out our Race Withdrawal Policy .
The McDowell Mountain Frenzy is the third race in the Aravaipa Running Desert Runner Trail Fall Series. The Desert Runner Trail Series now has four point divisions: Quail (short), Roadrunner (middle) , Owl (Trail) and Hawk (Ultra). The 5 mile race will score points in the "short series" while the 10 mile race will score towards the "middle series." The 25km race at McDowell Mountain Frenzy will score points in the "Trail Series" while the 50km & 50mile races will both score points in the "Ultra Series".
In an effort to continually lessen our race footprint, we are expanding our cupless events to the Desert Runner Trail Series. We will have UltrAspire reusable cups available at registration and on race day or feel free to bring your own!
Dec 05, 2026
Distance — 80.5K
Type — Running
07:00
$185.00
Dec 05, 2026
Distance — 50K
Type — Running
07:30
$145.00
Dec 05, 2026
Distance — 25K
Type — Running
08:00
$105.00
Dec 05, 2026
Distance — 16.1K
Type — Running
08:15
$80.00
Dec 05, 2026
Distance — 8K
Type — Running
08:30
$50.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Fountain Hills.
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All-time top performances and historical records for McDowell Mountain Frenzy.
| Place | Name | Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Bryan Kerl | '22 | 6:18:41 | |
| 🥈 | David Roche | '23 | 6:28:34 | |
| 🥉 | Gary Messina | '23 | 6:35:09 | |
| 4 | Cameron Yeaman | '23 | 6:47:52 | |
| 5 | Galen Hecht | '22 | 6:50:18 | |
| 6 | Keith Laverty | '18 | 6:57:31 | |
| 7 | Nate Hayward | '23 | 6:59:50 | |
| 8 | Chris Andrews | '23 | 7:02:52 | |
| 9 | Tyler Stinson | '22 | 7:05:02 | |
| 10 | Gabe McGowan | '15 | 7:08:57 |
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