Every Woman’s Marathon celebrates wellness & community

On Nov. 16, 2025, women from across the U.S. will gather in Scottsdale for “Every Woman’s Marathon,” a wellness weekend designed by women, for women. More than just a race, it celebrates sisterhood and community while being beginner-friendly and inclusive of all athletic abilities, ages, and body types, with an extended 7-hour-45 minute time limit.

Sponsored by MilkPEP, the event also addresses barriers women face in running, including safety concerns, and highlights the ongoing journey toward equality in the sport.

Lisa Borowsky, Mayor of the City of Scottsdale, and Miranda Abney, VP of Consumer Marketing at MilkPEP, joined “Arizona Horizon,” to discuss more about the marathon.

The origins behind the “Every Woman’s Marathon” started a few years back when MilkPEP was on a mission to encourage women’s involvement in sports.

“We just got to a point where we wanted to create our own event where we could design it to be specifically for women because marathons traditionally not created for women,” Abney said.

The course will begin at WestWorld of Scottsdale, and ends in Old Town Scottsdale at the Civic Center. According to Borowsky, the marathon is expected to host 6,000 women. The event is not limited to women in Arizona. They are expecting women from all 50 states, and from 10 countries, to participate in the marathon.

While this event will bring many people to Scottsdale, the ultimate goal is to give woman an opportunity to be active at their own pace.

“We actually have a 7-hour and 45-minute window, which most women would be able to even walk the entire course,” Abney said. “We’ll have lactation stations along the course for mothers who are breast feeding.”

For both Abney and Borowsky, safety is their top priority. At the marathon there will be panels giving safety tips to women, and law enforcement for the city of Scottsdale will be on patrol ensuring everyone’s safety.