Overview The Flagstaff Marathon is run entirely off-road in the Coconino National Forest, starting at 8,000 feet at the Arizona Nordic Village and topping out at 8,650. Race day carries a marathon, a half marathon, a 10K and a free kids kilo. The Coconino Community College Foundation runs it, and the proceeds go to the college's men's and women's cross country teams, the Comets, for program and travel costs and athlete scholarships. On site The Nordic Village sits about 15 miles northwest of Flagstaff off Highway 180, and every distance starts and finishes there. The course is a mix of forest roads, single and double track and open forest floor through ponderosa pine and aspen; by the race's own count the half climbs about 1,200 feet and the full about 2,400. The race calls itself the coolest marathon in Arizona. The kids kilo runs midway through the morning, and every child wins. Finishers get a medal and a lightweight hoodie, and lunch and beer are included for every distance. Brand presence Cambium Wealth and Legacy Strategies was a recent title sponsor, with Coconino Community College co-presenting, and the Foundation credits North Country HealthCare with bringing the race back for the Comets. The title sponsor's logo goes on race attire, every bib, the finish-line banner and a mile marker, and its name runs on press releases. Lower levels scale down to a finish-line booth and a sign on the course. Sponsors can enter their own runners, put goodies or flyers in packet pickup and ride on email blasts to the Arizona Nordic Village and college lists. Local businesses can also take a single mile marker, or adopt an aid station and staff it with four to six of their own people. At a recent race the shirt, printed with sponsor logos and the event artwork, went to all 400 runners.