2010 is the first year for this September 5k race in South Jordan. Starting and ending at the West River Front Park this race boasts a full mile along the Jordan River Parkway Trail.

Produced in part by the Healthy South Jordan Coalition the event will host pasta feed the night before the race at the park. (You can pick up you race packet then too.)

In addition to the 5k, the event hosts a Marathon, Half-Marathon and Kids Marathon (1/2 mile run) and will have a finish line expo with food, booths and activities.

When:Last Saturday in September (check official site to be sure)

Links:

Official Site:
sojomarathon.com

Maps:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ut/south%20jordan/406128146104078974

This is a race that might be as fun to watch as it is to participate in. It’s a good thing to because in a little over 2 months the first (2010) Dirty Dash Salt Lake City sold out. This 10k race or obstacle course in the mud is limited to 4000 participants and teams.

If you watch, you will have the opportunity to get in on the action and donate to a good cause. For $1, people can buy a water balloon to pelt at runners as they go by. Salt Lake County alternative school Vista will prepare and sell the 2,000 watery weapons and some Super Soakers. Proceeds will go to a charity of the students’ choice.

The Dirty Dash will also be benefiting the Soldier Hollow Legacy Foundation and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The event also hosts a Piglet Plunge…a short fun mud run for kids 12 and under.

When:Last Saturday in September (check official site to be sure)

Links:

Official Site:
http://www.thedirtydash.com

Maps:
http://www.thedirtydash.com/map.aspx

The yearly city celebration in Alpine, Utah hosts a mountain bike race at its popular Lambert Park. Lambert Park host over 16 miles of single track mountain bike trails.
The race has three options: Beginner, Sport and Expert.

When: First Saturday of August 7:00AM (check official site to be sure)

Links:

Official Site:
http://alpinecity.org

Lambert Park info:
http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/lambert.htm

Maps:
http://www.alpinecity.org/PDF/Mt_Bike_Map.pdf

Started in 1992, the Provo River 1/2 Marathon starts at the South Fork of Provo Canyon. The course runs though the canyon largely along a paved trail that runs along the Provo River. The finish is at the Riverwoods shopping area.
The race is popular and has “filled up” for 13 straight years as of 2009.

When: First Saturday in August (check official site to be sure)

Links:

Official Site:
http://trailrun.com

If your under 12 this youth triathlon in Layton, Utah is for you. The Youth Tri consists of a 100 Yard swim , 1 Mile bike ride and a .44 Mile run.
The event is held in conjunction with The Layton Triathlon
Rinse, Ride, Run, Repeat, or Relay (Team).
Official Site:
On Hill Events produces this race and has helped raise funds for charities like the Ogden Christmas Village, Life Line, Be In Motion Foundation, Page HS Basketball, Provo Winter Fest, and more.

When: Last Saturday in July (check official site to be sure)

Links:

Official Site:
www.laytontriathlon.com

This memorial run started in 2009, two years after a collapse in the Crandall Canyon Mine trapped 6 miners and a later collapse killed 3 rescuers. This race was formed in their memory.
The course is described as a fast downhill race but starting at 8,800 feet above sea level may have some gasping for more oxygen.

The event also hosts a 5k and 10k race.

Crandall Canyon mine is in the Manti-La Sal National Forest and the race runs along State Road 31 part of the Huntington Canyon Scenic Byway

When: Last Saturday in July or first Saturday in August (check official site to be sure)

Links:

Official Site:
http://www.mammothmarathons.org/ccmr/ccmr.html

Maps:
http://www.mammothmarathons.org/ccmr/ccmrmap.html

This memorial and appreciation run is for a good cause: To show appreciation for the Orem City Police, Fire and EMS departments and to memorialize 4-year old Cooper with at “Cooper Scholarship” at a local preschool.
2010 is the first year for the race and it looks to be a fun way to support a good cause.

When: July 31 (check official site to be sure)

Links:

Official Site:
http://coopersrun.org

Maps:
http://coopersrun.org/map.html

When: Third Saturday in August (check official site to be sure)

The Northern Utah Trail Series (N.U.T.S) produces this dirt trail half marathon. It begins at Rainbow Gardens in Ogden and runs along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, with pieces of Mount Ogden loop trail, Strong Canyon trail, Beus Canyon and Taylor Canyon thrown in.

The race is limited to 300 runners

Links:
Official Site:
http://northernutahtrailseries.com/

Maps:
Bonneville Shoreline Trail -Generic Map of Ogden Section/ (Pleasant View to I-84)

When: First Saturday in August (check official site to be sure)

This Highland City 5k is held in conjuction with Highland’s yearly celebration. It starts in front of Mountain Ridge Jr.High.

Links:
Official Site:
http://highlandcityfling.com

Main Sponsor:

http://www.fleetfeetamerfork.com/

When: Pioneer Day July 24th (check official site to be sure)

This Bountiful Half-Marathon is held in conjunction with the city Handcart Days Celebration held each year on the 24th of July. The event also hosts the Frontier 5k and Pioneer Pete 1k distances.
All registered runners will enjoy a FREE post-race Chuckwagon Breakfast provided by the Bountiful Exchange Club

Links:

Official Site:
http://www.handcartdays.org

Sponsored by http://www.southdavisrecreation.com/

Maps:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-states/ut/bountiful/820127186281266762