3rd Thursday Adventure Run Tempe

Well organized scavenger hunt over about 6 miles. Get discounts to local restaurants and merchants while getting in a great run! Raffles at the end are a wonderful bonus.

This is the best family run. My daughter and I love how it is always different, always fun, there are always awesome prizes and vendors, and its FREE. It truly is awesome for the whole family or if you want to get a group of girls together to run and drink beer you can’t go wrong.

Always have a blast at 3^rd Thursday! As it if wasn’t fun enough, just going for a run (especially in the heat of the summer), drinking a good beer after and hoping to win (though still haven’t won a thing yet) in the raffle makes every 3^rd Thursday worth it!

It’s a great way to meet new running buddies or just meet up with old ones. The raffle prizes are awesome and the volunteers are always happy and cheerful.

What’s more fun than running? How about running with a great group of people, visiting awesome local businesses, and choosing your own route to go as far or as fast as you want in one hour. Not enough for you? How about the chance to meet representatives from local runs and other fitness related businesses before you head out for your run, and the chance to demo new equipment from brands like New Balance, Saucony, Brooks, Asics, Zensa, Yurbuds, and others. Still not enough? What if I told you that after you get done running for an hour all the raffle tickets you’ve picked up that night at each checkpoint give you the chance to win great prizes and that you can drink a beer or two while the prizes are drawn. Want more? After the initial drawings are done, there is an after party at one of the local restaurants with more beer and food and even more prize drawings! Oh, and in the hot summer months, one of the checkpoints Is always Big Surf Waterpark where runners strip off their shoes and socks, remove their electronics, and get to go down one of the big waterslides. Trust me, the 1.2 miles back to Roadrunner Sports feels great in 100+ degrees when you are soaking wet! Got it, get it, good! OK, I’ll see you at the Third Thursday Adventure Run!

Fun run is a great free event. Running to big surf and sliding down the water slides was epic. Tons of raffle give aways too!

It may be 117 degrees in Phoenix but in Tempe we know how to stay cool and have fun in the summer. The Tempe Roadrunner Sports Adventure Run is the place to be on the Third Thursday of the month. A fun scavenger run with a water slide to keep you cool on a hot summer night.

Always a great time at the Adventure Run. Great people, great atmosphere, and the opportunity to win great prizes ranging from gift certificates to free entry to races. Love it!

Its a good open course race. Never the same spots to collect tickets. I have not won anything but it’s still fun to do these things.

I LOVE the Tempe Adventure Run… I look forward to this event every 3^rd Thursday of the month What more could you ask for… awesome vendors with new products, a run around Tempe collecting tickets for an hour, then get back for BEER and raffle time… The prizes are awesome and very quite generous if you ask me… still waiting to win a free pair of shoes

I LOVE this event!
Whether you’re a serious runner, just getting started, or a walker looking to change up your routine, Adventure Run is a great event. The best part about it, other than being completely FREE, is that it isn’t a set course or distance so everyone, regardless of ability, can participate. You start off by going through a mini expo and trying out gear, tasting samples, or checking out various local races and you get to earn raffle tickets as you go along. Then, they drop a map and it’s up to you to find as many of those checkpoints listed as possible in an hour to get even more raffle tickets. Fast runners can go the distance and get a great, fun workout, while walkers are still able to get to the closer checkpoints. At the end of the hour, everyone returns to Road Runner Sports for a huge raffle! The prizes never disappoint and always include a free pair of shoes for some winners! I also love that you can get delicious craft beer at this event for $ 1 a pint and that all goes to charity! Let’s face it, what other point is there to running than having a cold beer at the end. I can’t imagine a better way to spend an otherwise boring Thursday night! All the runners are so friendly and it’s so easy to meet new people and make new friends! I always recommend it to people who are new in town and this is Phoenix; there’s always someone new in town ;-)
My tip would be to register ahead of time to get an extra raffle ticket at check in.
They also have this event at the Scottsdale store so that makes for 2 great Thursdays a month!

Road Runners Adventure Runs are one of the best group runs put on in the valley. The Road Runner staff are professional, fun and they put on a great event. The vendors are first class, the run is a blast with a bunch of supportive runners and the prizes are worth sticking around for. Did I forget to mention the beer is cheap… but good!