Super Bowl Run 2015: Route, Course Map, Times, Event Details

The Super Bowl is hardly just a game. Oh no. The Super Bowl now is a pregame show, a halftime show and multimillion-dollar commercials. It's a two-week event that includes media day and countless other events that make it one of America's most bombastic spectacles. 

But one of the cooler events is the Valor and Victors 5K race. Below, you'll find all the information you need to learn about or participate in the event.

When: Saturday, January 31 at 11 p.m. ET

Where: Scottsdale, Arizona

Start: Arizona Canal Trail at Fifth and Goldwater

Route: According to NFLAlumni5k.org, "The 5k course is a fast, flat, out and back starting from 5th & Goldwater, located on the Arizona Canal Trail, South West of Scottsdale Road and Camelback on the Canal. You will remain on the south, paved side of the canal and head South West, then turn around just West of 60th and return to the Finish at 5th & Goldwater."

Course Map: For the map, see NFLAlumni5K.org

Information

The Valor and Victors 5K is a part of the Arizona Super Bowl Run Series and the partner race of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee 4.9K Fun Run, which was held in December. The highlights from that race can be found above. 

The Valor and Victors is particularly cool, however, as NFL alumni join in the race, and the proceeds benefit the Pat Tillman Foundation.

"We at the NFL Alumni are a family, and Pat Tillman will always be a member of that family," Joe Pisarcik, President and CEO of the NFLA, said in a statement via PR Newswire. "Pat's bravery, selflessness and natural leadership qualities are all part of his legacy. We are honored to partner with the Pat Tillman Foundation to support military veterans and spouses who are carrying on Pat's legacy."

Both before the race and after, runners will be able to mingle with the NFL alumni and other runners in the event's tailgate. Before the race, that will include snacks and music, while it will include food and a Super Bowl celebration after the run in anticipation of the big event. 

With most folks settling in for a night of beer, wings and other assorted finger foods or lavish meals, the idea of a run before America's football holiday doesn't sound so bad. It's a bit easier to justify pigging out on game day after you've run a 5K race the day before, right? 

Regardless, the event is for an excellent cause and one of the highlights of the lead-up to the Super Bowl.