Last October's inaugural Mount Lemmon marathon - a 26.2-mile trek up Catalina Highway featuring a steady 6,000-foot elevation gain - seemed to go off without a hitch, sending participants home exhausted and happy.
That's why it's a bit surprising that there have been some changes for year No. 2.
Over the summer, race creator Laszlo Otvos approached Ott Wischki, a 39-year old personal trainer who lives in Tucson, with an offer to sell the marathon.
Wischki agreed to take it over and subsequently started a new company called Mount Lemmon LLC.
However, as part of the deal, Wischki says Otvos got to pocket the sponsor and entry fee money he'd received throughout the year. That left Wischki low on funds to use for promoting the race and thus, the second edition of the marathon will be somewhat smaller.
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Instead of the 785 participants from last year, Wischki says to expect a number closer to 500 for Sunday's race.
In addition, the course has changed slightly.
Wischki talked to the Star about some of the recent changes and his plans for the future, and you can read that entire story in Saturday's Arizona Daily Star.
