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Dear Neighbor,
On February 9, 2025, the 46th annual Ruatnner’s Den Pancake Run presented by IHOP will again be staged. This year, the event will be moving to our new staging area at Sweetwater Park, located at the northwest corner of 44th St. and Paradise Village Parkway just north of the PV development.

This 5K/10K running event dates back to the opening of PV Mall in 1979 and has remained a favorite of the Valley’s fitness community for 46 years. It again benefits the Girls on the Run serving Maricopa County programs.

​If your residence is located in an area that might be impacted by the event, we want you to know that every effort is being made to minimize any inconvenience you might encounter.  ​Updates will be posted here regularly to outline road and neighborhood impact on race morning.  Again, every effort will be made to lessen the inconvenience to all neighbors on or near the race course.  

​                                      Thank you for your understanding and support of this great community event.
                Details To Exit/Enter Impacted Area
  • No cars will be restricted from leaving or entering the impacted areas, only redirected by Phoenix Police to ensure the safety of participants and to manage traffic flow.
  • Over-all time frame of the event spans 7:15am - 10:30am with traffic restrictions in place during this period. 
  • Those living within the box bordered by Thunderbird/Greenway and 40th street/Tatum are asked to exit the area by going north on 44th street to Greenway or east/west on Acoma to 40th street or Tatum Blvd.
  • Those living south of Thunderbird, west of 46th street and north of Paradise Village Parkway should exit west to 44th st. then south to Paradise Village Parkway. Streets included here are Sharon, Willow, Andrea, Pershing and Joan D Arc. Homes on cul-de-sacs including Voltaire and Emile Zola will have coned passage to Joan D Arc where they will exit to 44th street.
  • Those living south of Thunderbird, east of 46th street and north of Paradise Village Parkway should exit east on Voltaire or Emile Zola to Tatum. Streets included here are Sharon, Voltaire, Joan D Arc, Emile Zola, Willow, 46th/47th Pl, Andora and Pershing.
  • Access to Paradise Valley Lutheran Church at 40th St. and Nisbet will be controlled by Phoenix PD. The first 10K runner will pass Nisbet at approximately 7:50am with majority passing by 8:15am.
  • For questions , concerns, or to receive "area impact updates" by email, send us a message using the "Contact Us" tab above. Expect a response within 24 hours                                                                       ​

​Women always try to see the one good part of The Weird Guy because the dating landscape is so bleak. Women will say, 'He's very odd, but he likes to cook. He's creepy, but he makes good pancakes!' Zoe Lister-Jones
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