Welcome back to the 2nd Annual Scarface Mountain Trail Run 10k, 5k (3.35 miles), 1 mile fun run, and for the first time in 2027, the Scarface Mountain 20k! The race is inside Usery Mountain Regional Park at the Trailhead Staging Area, on Saturday January 9th, 2027. We will be donating 100% of the registration fees to charity. 50% will be going to Mesa United Way-Foster360, and 50% will be going to the Charitable Foundation of the Rotary Club of Mesa.

Come and experience some Wild West Arizona History. At this location in history, on January 5th 1892, on these same desert trails you will be running on, two men named King Usery and Henry Blevins hid the spoils of their robbery of the Globe-Florence Stage, sealing the silver bars, and burying them in King Usery’s Ranch land right here in Usery Mountain Regional Park. Some say there may still be some silver bars out on this land, never recovered by the sheriff.

You will be running near Pass Mountain aka Scarface Mountain (a nicknamed given by locals for the geological cut across the face of the mountain), inside Usery Mountain Regional Park, the namesake of the park is King Usery, local rancher, and Stagecoach Robber. A portion of your race will be on Blevins Trail, the namesake of this trail was King Usery’s partner in crime Henry Blevins. If any runner happens to find and return any lost silver, they will receive a reward!

Packet Pickup Friday
January 8th
Location TBD

Race Website
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578125467399

20k Trail Run 8:50am
$70 Early Registration ($80 after Thanksgiving)

10k Trail Run: 9:00am
$55 Early Registration ($65 after Thanksgiving)

5k (3.35 miles) Trail Run: 9:10am
$45 Early Registration ($55 after Thanksgiving)

1-Mile fun Run: 9:15am
$25 Early Registration ($30 after Thanksgiving)

Top Male and Female finisher in the 20k,10k, 5k (3.35mile) will receive a prize
Top 3 Male and Female finisher in the 20k, 10k, 5k (3.35mile) will receive a trophy
All runners will receive a race shirt at packet pickup

All finishers will receive a finisher pint glass with race logo
All finishers will get a finish line photo, with option to purchase additional race photos

2027 will be the first Cowboy Outlaw Runner Costume Contest. In honor of the namesake of the park and trails that you run on, and the anniversary of the Outlaws robbing of the Globe-Florence Stage, the best Cowboy Outlaw costume by a runner will also win a prize. Bring out your outlaws for this race!!

Course Records and Top 5
5k Male
#1- Daniel Reese (’26) – 20:12.2
#2 – Nathan Beaty (’26) – 21:59.3
#3 –Andrew Reese (’26) – 25:36.2
#4 –Matthew Pallotto (’26) – 27:35.3
#5 – Christopher Stump (’26) – 27:46.3

5k Female
#1 – Samantha Larson (’26) – 28:09.6
#2 – Stevie Bellora (’26) – 28:29.4
#3 – Justine Wisdom (’26) – 32:02.8
#4 – Sherin Moustafa (’26) – 35:21.9
#5 – Kristin Mernaugh (’26) – 37:34.5

10k Male
#1 – John Kropinak (’26) – 48:07.8
#2 – Grant Alonzo (’26) – 49:05.7
#3 – Brian Bleuer (’26) – 49:18.8
#4 – Michael Magarinos (’26) – 51:06.1
#5 – Gary Nicholson (’26) – 52:33.6

10k Female
#1 – Josephine Smeets (’26) – 45:30.6
#2 – Lexi Grondin (’26) – 50:09.6
#3 – Kristin McPhie (’26) – 52:47.4
#4 – Camryn Catillo (’26) – 52:56.2
#5 – Lisa Raykowski (’26) – 53:55.5