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Salt Lake City Marathon

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Date
  
April 10th-24th

Event type
  
Road

Course records
  
2:15:14(M) 2:30:07(F)

Location
  
Salt Lake City, Utah

Established
  
2004

Distance
  
Marathon

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Official site
  
[www.saltlakecitymarathon.com]

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The Salt Lake City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run entirely within Salt Lake City, Utah.

Contents

The 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) course begins at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah. It follows the base of the Wasatch Mountains before turning into the city's neighborhoods, passing through Liberty Park and finishing at the Olympic Legacy Plaza in The Gateway downtown. A bike tour follows the entire length of the course, and a 5K and half marathon course each follow a portion of the full course, all ending at the Gateway.

Salt lake city marathon course in 210 seconds


History

The marathon was first organized in 2004 by Devine Racing, a Chicago-based race organization company.

In 2005, a bike tour was added. In 2006, a half-marathon was added, and the date of the race was moved from April to June. In 2007, the date was moved back to April. As of 2009 the event attracted nearly 9,000 participants, including all of the different distances. Prior to the 2009 event, reports surfaced that the winners from the 2008 race had not been paid their prize winnings. Devine Racing reportedly made those payments prior to the 2009 race commencing.

In February 2012, the Salt Lake City Marathon was purchased from Devine by US Road Sports & Entertainment Group. The 2012 event saw "no major flaws" and plentiful water, toilets, and medical aid stations.

References

Salt Lake City Marathon Wikipedia