Run With the Horses Marathon

Course Description The race is always the 3rd weekend in August, 2018 it is on the weekend of the 17th and 18th of August.Packet pick-up will be 4-8 pm in front of Expedition Island. The Friday night optional Cajun shrimp boil/pasta meal begins at 5:30pm. All 3 races begin at Sat. 6:30a.m. in front of Expedition Island. Elevation is 6100' at start. The first 2 miles are city streets or the paved Greenbelt Trail along the Green River. The course then turns onto The Wild Horse Loop Tour Road, a County graded dirt road. You will begin your run up 1st Springs Canyon, approx. 2 miles. At the head of the canyon the ele. will now be about 7300'. You will then be running across the top of White Mountain on the Wild Horse Loop Tour over rolling hills between 7300 and 7500'. Previous years runners described the course as challenging. This is a high plains desert, there will be no shade trees after you leave the city streets. Many runners stop and take photos of the vistas and any wild horses they encounter. This is an up and back course, at the halfway point of each respective race you will turn around and return back to Green River. There will be aid stations every 2 miles starting at mile 2. Water, Gatorade every 2 miles, fruit, chips, granola bars, M & M's, etc. will be provided at several aid stations. There will be porta potties at the race start, mile 2, mile 6.5 and at 13.1 marathon turnaround. There will be awards for the winners in several categories. Your entry fee includes a tech. t-shirt, and finisher medal. The ticket to Fri.5:30pm shrimp boil ($20) pasta meal ($10) is available when you register or directly from the Chamber.You can register at www.runnercard.com or print application and information from the chamber website.This area is a high plains desert. Temperature will probably be in the 40's at the start and low 80's by noon. The Festival includes: Beer Garden; Horse Shoe Tournament; Car & Bike Show; Duck Race; Firewo