2025 Break The Freeze 5K Race Recap - South Jordan, UT

What the situation looked like at the start

Official Time: 25:40
Placement: 20th overall, 3rd in the 50 - 59 age group
Results:  Here
Race Website: Here
Weather: 28 degrees, stiff breeze from the north
Garmin / Course Map: Here
Previous Years: [2023] [2022]

Mile	Time	Comments
1	8:48	Wow, slippery going. Some hills as well. Just wasn't sure how the footing was going
2	8:33	Into the neighborhood. Couldn't take advantage of the downhills. Slippery
3	8:05	Actually an outstanding mile. Dug deep and pushed.
3.05	0:15	Crushed the finish!
	Total Miles: 3.05- 25:43

Warm-up -- 30 mins to race time.

Introduction

So at some point this weekend, I was looking at doing a half marathon in St George -- a 4 hour drive.  I already have another one on deck in the next week. Did I really want to make 2 trips down there and push myself through 2 half marathons?  And my goal race was the following weekend?

Sanity prevailed and I decided to stay local.  With the weather looking pretty decent, I fired up my browser and signed up for the SOJO Break the Freeze 5K.

I was no stranger to the race and the SOJO series (South Jordan).  I have done the Break the Freeze race twice before.  It makes for a good time trial and a barometer to see how things are going.  And in Northern Utah, races are pretty slim in January.

Unfortunately, the weather gods had other plans for Saturday morning.  And what was forecasted to be a clear, but cold day, turned into a cold, snowy, windy day.  So much for this race being a time trial.

The Race

So the morning of the race, it was snowing -- pretty hard.  The travel to the race (which was about 9 miles away) took longer than it should've on account of the driving conditions.  There was just enough snow falling to make the drive "interesting".

I got to the race -- which was held along the Jordan River Parkway in South Jordan at the fishing ponds 45 minutes ahead of race start.  The wind was howling and I felt sorry for the poor volunteers.  I was decked out in shorts, which definintely garnered some WTFs.

I grabbed my bib and shirt and checked out the trail.  It definitely looked slippery and they had made an attempt at clearing it.  All in all, it wasn't conducive for a fast race, but at least I wouldn't be trudging through any snow.

I did a fairly short warm-up and got a good sense of how slippery it was.  I was wearing my Endorphin Pros, which I've felt don't do very well in wet conditions.  I wasn't sliding around and footing was decent.  But still I didn't have a lot of confidence -- a simple slip running at 5K pace would definitely hurt.

The race started off just after 10 AM and we headed south along the bike trail.  It was sort of crowded while running and I eased into the race.  I picked off people and within a half mile I had plenty of room to set my own pace.

After a jaunt on the bike we jumped into a well-to-do subdivision.  I remembered the course vividly but I had sort of forgotten about a hill we have to climb just before the end of mile 1.  It was slushy and the race felt hard.  I think I had expended quite a bit of energy in the first mile.  The subdivision, was plowed though -- well half the road -- so it wasn't the worst experience.

I hit mile 1 in 8:48.  Given the conditions, I expected the time.

I was running with a few other people.  There aren't any age group awards at this race, so the competition is a little thinner.  Granted, though, there are still some fast runners that show up.  I used the opportunity to motivate myself by picking out runners ahead of my and trying to catch them.  I also worked hard on running fast when I could and backing down when the conditions got slippery.

Mile 2 involved some rolling hills.  There were segments that just looked like a sheet of ice.  Fortunately, my shoes held up - but there were times when I was running in the snow to slow myself down on the downhills.

I was working with another individual who I figured was in my age group.  He would take me on the uphills and once we got to the flats or downhill portions, I'd catch up and pass him.

I crossed mile 2 in 8:33.  Better!

The final mile was pretty much all on the bike trail.  The footing was better and it was flat, so I really could dig into the pace.  My competitor was tailing me.

This was my mile. I felt like I had more in the tank and I decided to make the most of it.  I recalled all the times I put in my intervals and I knew I could hold the pace for just one more mile.

The final stretch was along a snow covered sidewalk.  It had been plowed but there was still a bit of snow on it.  But once again, my footing held.

I was still being chased down by the guy I was racing against.  I think we both knew we were challenging each other.  I moved to the side to let him pass me but he didn't take advantage of it, until we made the final turn.  I was a bit let down to be passed but I kept after him.

I could hear the din of the finish line - it was still out of site, but I knew it was close.  Competition was still just ahead of me.  Time to push.

Surprisingly, the guy didn't respond.  I sped by and just as I felt like I was running out of gas, the finish line appeared and I sped through it.  My final mile was my best: 8:05.

Conclusion

So it is a bit difficult to figure out exactly how I feel about my performance.  Conditions weren't warranting a fast time, and let's face it, my time was fairly ordinary.

I think the best thing about my race is the final mile. My competitive spirit came out and I ran hard.  The last mile is usually the hardest and I really dug deep to get it done.

I have to give major props to the race organizers for getting the course in as good as shape as possible.  The snow started about 2.5 hours before the race start and slowed up just at the start.  The course was in remarkable shape.

The race was about $30 and I got a good experience.  The medal was nice and the shirt is one I am definitely going to wear.  Without the age group awards, they did offer a raffle. Post race refreshments was simply water.

Break the Freeze is standard faire when it comes to racing.  I got a decent shirt, a nice medal, an interesting course, and good comraderie.  The race is close by, convenient and reasonably priced.  And best of all, it is a local race in January when races are hard to come by.  It is well organized and the South Jordan Park District went well above the call of duty to get the course ready on a challenging day.

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Upcoming Races

01/25: 2025 Sun Half Marathon - Ivins, UT (Confirmed)
02/23: 2025 Las Vegas Half Marathon - Las Vegas, NV (Confirmed)
03/01: 2025 March Madness 10K - Woods Cross, UT (Confirmed)
03/15  2025 Lucky 13 10K - West Jordan, UT (Confirmed)
04/26: 2025 Salt Lake City Half Marathon - Salt Lake City, UT (Confirmed)

2025 Goals

Introduction

As my tradition, I like to reflect briefly on last year's goals and come up with some new ones. Throughout the year, I like to take a look at my goals and see how I am tracking.  

It also gives me a chance to reflect upon where I am at and where I want to be.  It also allows me to dream a bit and get re-inspired to run my best.

Hiking in Wells, Nevada

How I Did I Do With 2024 Goals

Race Less: Mostly Failed

I knew this one wasn't going to work from the start. I started off with the best intentions but I never really stuck with it.  I am okay with not succeeding here -- although I think it would've been better for me to work on recovery and actually being fresh and prepared for many of the races I did this year.

Do a New Race: Success

I did several this year and knocked off another state on my 50 states list (Indiana).  There weren't many new ones this year, but I did succeed.

Smith Lake in Wells Nevada

Goal Times: Failed

I did get some revenge on the the half marathon distance -- particularly the first two races of the year.  They weren't up to my 1:51 goal.  I also had ambitions of hitting 23:XX, but after March, that fell of the radar.  By midyear, I knew most of my time goals were gone and it was just a matter of getting where I was at the start of the year.

Clean Up My Diet: Mostly Failed

I eat better than most, but my weight has gone up a bit this year.  I think I do a lot of stress eating and I don't keep ample snacks around the house that I feel good about eating all the time. This goal definitely needs unrelenting focus.

Another goal I had, but was unlisted, was to train hard and do my "sessions".  I succeeded on this immensely.  I stuck with the workouts and felt like they helped a lot in keeping what speed I had.  I did neglect more of the endurance and speed endurance though and my half marathon times came crashing down.

Goals for 2025

Goal Times:

I feel like my fitness is coming back -- although slowly.  By continuing to work on my fitness, doing "sessions" and doing workouts for race distances I want to succeed at, I think I can hit the following times:

5K: 24:30

10K: 51:00

Half Marathon: 1:55

Continue To Work On My "Core" Drills

The last two years has seen me going to the Physical Therapist's office.  I've learned a lot of things that more or less has kept me healthy over the past few years.  At times throughout the year, I've gotten very diligent about it and then I'll go weeks without doing anything. 

I think the exercises and drills I've been taught, have improved my form and increased my durability.  I need to do them more consistently -- at least twice a week.

Do A Destination Race

This always excites me: travel someplace new or do a race I haven't done before.  It always stokes my interest and fires me up.

My goals are really conservative.  I can always re-evaluate them as the year goes on.  I still don't know exactly where I am at given all that I have gone through in 2024.  I'll be sure to check in with myself and reevaluate what I can do to achieve this year's goals.

Note:

Usually by now, you'd see WAY more races listed for 2025.  However, we are talking about leaving the Salt Lake area.  Where? I think I have some clues but until something gets 100% committed to, I'll keep it on the downlow.  It looks like "it is going" to be happen this year, but still not 100% sure.  So I'll be going week to week on races until I know for sure.

Upcoming Races

01/18: 2025 Break the Freeze 5K - South Jordan, UT (Confirmed)
01/25: 2025 Sun Half Marathon - Ivins, UT (Confirmed)
02/23: 2025 Las Vegas Half Marathon - Las Vegas, NV (Confirmed)
03/01: 2025 March Madness 10K - Woods Cross, UT (Confirmed)
03/15  2025 Lucky 13 10K - West Jordan, UT (Confirmed)
04/26: 2025 Salt Lake City Half Marathon - Salt Lake City, UT (Confirmed)

2024 Running Year in Review

Total Miles:  1721.36

Introduction

So, I'll start off by saying 2024 was a total s**t show as far as running and racing went.  I had very high hopes and the season started really well. My first two races came out strong and I figured I was going to build off of 2023's successful year and turn it up a notch.

Boy, was I wrong.

After the first few races, I started to experience some nerve issues.  I had a lot of numbness in my hands and back.  It didn't really impact my running, but I suspect it did.  Also, in my opinion, it wasn't a running injury.  It was from stress and too much sitting.

I remember before the start of the Las Vegas half marathon I was really worried as to whether I was going to be able to run it at all.  

As the season I wore on the nerve issues got pretty bad.  I wound up seeing a doctor and actually getting a check-up, which was one of my goals of the year. I hadn't really been to the doctors in over a decade and as someone well into their masters, I knew I was playing with fire.

Eventually the nerve issue did get better.  It took some time and I had to work on stress management. However, another issue came up.

By April, I noticed that my times were falling off a cliff.   I was having constantly tingling in my arms and legs and I wound up getting a ton of MRIs, and more doctor appointments.  For the most part, I was passing all my tests and the only thing they could find wrong with me was that I still had a pinched nerve in my back (spondylitis) that was likely causing the problems.

It also seemed at about this time that I lost all my 5K speed -- almost overnight.  I wanted to estimate that I lost about 90 seconds -- for no reason at all. I was still training hard, putting in the miles, doing my strength work.  But for some reason my times fell off a cliff.  You can see the steady decline by going to my AthLinks pages.

Then, my blood pressure became elevated.  I was hitting 150/90 or so, which I definitely felt.  Suddenly I was seeing a GP, getting blood work and having more CT scans.  My heart health has always been excellent -- or at least so I thought.  It was maddening and baffling.

I was put on high blood pressure medicine, which almost made me feel worse.  I had a hard time functioning and running -- well I felt like I was going to pass out.  Doing any sort of speed work was almost impossible.

I was ordered to shut down running around the July timeframe until I could get more tests done.

Eventually, I did complete all tests.  And just about every test came back clean.  The one gotcha is that I did have a hole in my heart - that I was likely born with. I was struck with a lot of fear with this knowledge:  you mean I've been doing athletically and aerobically challenging activities all my life with this handicap?

I did wind up talking to a surgeon who didn't think my "hole" was causing the problems I was experiencing and sent me on my way.

And then around September or so -- all the symptoms of my heart issue vanished.  My blood pressure was 100% normal.  I was able to quit all the medicines and for the most part, I was symptom free.  My times improved slightly, but they were way off from where I was at the start of year.

As I write this, it's been about 3 months since I've had any sort of high blood pressure issues.  I've had a few iffy hours where something didn't feel right, but nothing like what I went through this summer.

And to complicate matters, I really don't understand (and I don't think my doctors were willing to weigh in either) on what exactly happened.  What happened to my fitness? Why did my heart give me problems for the last 5 months?  

Suffice to say, 2024 has been a rough year for running.  In April and July, I had very low miles and so my total is going to come up a bit short.

But keep these events in mind as I catalog 2024 and given everything I went through (both health and life challenges) I soldiered on and turned in a decent year.

Races Run:  

• 5K - 18
• 10K - 6
• Half Marathon - 5

Best Race Performances

The Sun Half Marathon (1:53:51)

Eggs Legs 10K (49:55)

Virgin River Half Marathon (1:54:14)

So, the start of the year came in strong.  The first two races were half marathons and I was shocked.  At the Virgin River race in 2023, I didn't run particularly well and I wanted revenge.  I came into 2024 ready to do better and I did. 

I thought it was a fluke, but even did better while running the Sun Half Marathon.

Both races led me to believe that 2024 might be a break out year. Things were coming together.

The Eggs Legs 10K -- although apparently a short course -- was still a fantastic time and probably the last really fast race I had for 2024.

Worst Race Performances

Sandy City Fiesta 5K (26:24)

Sandy City Turkey Trot 5K (26:01)

Haunted 5K Provo (26:43)

Please note: this is not an indictment against the race or the organizers.  Simply put: I did NOT run very well on the given day.  Some of these races I've run in the past and have run well at and I would highly recommend them.  Do not let my poor race day discourage you from entering the race or racing with the organizer.  Many of these races I do year after year.

I could add about half a dozen more to this list, but all of these races left me pretty discouraged.  The Fiesta one was right after I started to experience health issues and the other races, I just had nothing.  I came in hoping to run well but it just wasn't there.  

I was happy to finish, though and 2 out of three I did place in my age group.  

Favorite Races of the Year

So, this year, despite my trials and tribulations with race times, I did get to experience some great races.  Some new, and some I rediscovered how much I love them.

• Path to Opioid Prevention 5K  Simply put I loved this race's course.  I had run on parts of the area before, but never this stretch of it.  An absolutely beautiful race and I made a mental note to run the half marathon next year.
• Utah County Santa Run 5K -- If you had told me at the start of the year this race would make any of my lists, I would've said no way.  I absolutely loved the race, the vibe and the scenery.
• The Sun Half Marathon  -- as I was running this one, I asked myself, I absolutely love this course -- why am I not doing this one every year.  In so many ways, this one made my race of the year.
• The Cedar City Half Marathon  - as tough of a race as this is, I love it.  Super well organized, beautiful course, cool party scene at the end. This race also had one of the coolest shirts as well.
• Cole Porter Classic 5K -- a new state and a new race.  Absolutely loved the course and racing at lower altitude again.

Training Notes

Despite many setbacks and orders from medical professionals, I got in a very solid year of training.  My overall volume was down -- not because of injury but because of whatever medical issue I had.

Generally speaking though, throughout the year I managed to race, get in one harder speed session and some easy, longer efforts.  I also found myself running 5 to 8 times a week for a total of 30 - 45 miles per week on average.

I did participate in too many races this year.  And now that I am in the offseason, I can concentrate of the race in future. I wasn't really focused on any particular distance -- just getting enough endurance to participate in half marathons.  And I think that ultimately cost me.  I could really tax myself the way I should in order to peek for a race. That being said, though, I am willing to sacrifice some of that in order to have my social outlet.

As I write this in December, and with no races on the calendar for the next 6 weeks (or so), I am seeing the benefits of being able to train harder and work on specific race distances.  I am targeting one of two half marathons in late January (The Virgin River Half or the Sun Half Marathon) and I am now focusing on building my mileage and speed endurance.  I think the change of training focus is paying dividends already.

Also, after 18 months, I am beginning to question whether the 80 / 20 approach works and if it offers too little stimulus.  I expected at some point to get faster but I found my race times and everything getting slow.  I am beginning to open up a little more and push a little harder when the time is right.

Another one of my favorite experiences this year was racing and running in the Midwest.  Originally, I was born and raised in Illinois and that is where I more or less started my running career.  I was in Kokomo Indiana for a wedding and that offered me an opportunity to do a few new routes.  I more or less jumped on a bike trail and explored to my heart's content.

Once my wedding duties were complete, I ventured to McHenry County and got to run many of the routes I used to run back in my prime.  I enjoyed running by my old work and the bike trails.  Just a ton of memories and it made me quite homesick.  

Some runs are simply unforgettable.

Conclusion 

All in all, I am grateful I was able to run and participate in races as much as I could.  I had more challenges this year than what I've listed here but I never lost my desire to run and race.  

I think I missed out on about 5 races this year due to whatever setbacks I was dealing with.  

In a future post, I'll be listing out my goals for 2025.  Given the way I am feeling as I write this, I think 2025 is set up to be a good year -- and best of all I am starting in a new age group category.

Upcoming Races

02/23:  2025 Las Vegas Half Marathon - Las Vegas, NV (Confirmed)

03/01: 2025 March Madness 10K - Woods Cross, UT (Confirmed)

03/15  2025 Lucky 13 10K - West Jordan, UT (Confirmed)

04/26: 2025 Salt Lake City Half Marathon - Salt Lake City, UT (Confirmed)

2024 Utah County Santa Run 5K Race Recap - Salem, UT

Welcome to the Santa Run

Official Time: 24:32
Placement: 1th in the 55 - 59, 18th overall
Results:  Here
Race Website: Here
Weather: upper 30's, breeze from the north.
Garmin Dump: Here
Previous Years: First year for me

Mile	Time	Comments
1	8:13	Am I racing or not?  Not quite committed
2	8:10	Guess I am racing! A bit of a hill here
3	8:04	Nicely paced
	Total Miles: 3.01- 24:30

Runners getting instructions.

Introduction

I've have done the Gardner Village edition -- many years ago -- and  each year I ask myself, "is this the year I do it again?"  There are 3 Santa Runs -- one in Ogden, one near my house in West Jordan, and finally one in Salem, UT (formerly it was in Provo).  In the past, only the Gardner Village one was an actual race  -- with awards, which is usually a deal breaker for me.  If the race doesn't offer them, I usually am not that interested.

View of the pond from the Race HQ

So, a few weeks ago a friend of mine won a free race entry into the Utah County Santa Run, produced by OnHillEvents.  They needed a ride down and asked if I wanted to participate.  My initial reaction, honestly, was naw.... no age group awards, long drive (for a 5K), and questionable weather made it a doubtful decision.

But ultimately the weather cleared up, my friend needed a favor, and honestly I've always wanted to check out Salem -- what was off this lonely exit at the southern end of Utah County?  So I plunked down my money and set my sails towards Salem on a Saturday afternoon.

The Race

The race started at 4 PM, so I wound up picking up my carpool buddy at 2:15, and made the 50 minute drive down to the race, which was held at the Salem Ponds (google maps shows it as Salem Lakes), but it is really nothing more than a very large pond.

Suspension Bridge we had to run along.

Parking was held at the recreation center but after making the half mile walk to the pond, I wound up doing my warm-up by going back to the car and parking a lot closer. 

I expected a large turnout at the race, but with the new setting and the race organizer's morning race at Gardner Village, there were a bit less than I expected (about 250 runners).  Packet pickup was a snap and soon I had my bib and prepackaged Santa outfit.  The outfit wasn't necessarily required to be worn but I've run in them before and they certainly aren't breathable and promote chafing.  I wound up bringing my own Santa hat and had Christmas-related shorts and a bright red shirt to celebrate the holidays.

I'll be honest the course sounded extremely confusing.  There were all kinds of green arrows along the walking path, along the lakes.  I hadn't studied the course prior to my arrival so I was hoping I was going to go off kilter.  I had never been to Salem before, let alone the area, so I was totally clueless as to what lay before me.

I did find out that the course was a 2-lap course.  With many seasonal participants, I knew I was going to lap quite a few of them.

Getting ready to power up the hill - I think

After some race director course layout instructions from the race director, I had a decent sense of the course.  Also, I knew I wasn't going to be the leader of this race, so I'd just follow the herd and trust the course marshals.

The race started promptly at 4 PM.  With no age group awards on the line I was wondering how I would run this one.  Should I just coast through it?  Smash it? Or something in between?

I decided that I'd go out and treat it as a tempo run workout.  I wasn't going to go 100% but I'd hold around 10K pace and if things felt good, maybe I'd pick it up a bit.

The first quarter mile I ducked behind a group of runners and just went with the flow.  Despite the chill in the air, I was lightly dressed -- in my Santa Hat, short shorts, and a long sleeved t-shirt.  I also had on thin gloves.  I was unencumbered by the Santa outfit and even my heavy hat felt like a burden.

Despite my easy pace, the first quarter mile -- I felt winded.  I hadn't done much of a warm-up and the sudden spurt of speed jacked my heart rate up.  I told myself not to panic and just settled into a comfortable but strong pace.

Soon I was overtaking other runners and after a few twists and turns in the park, we exited the park and onto the surface street that lined the entire pond. 

This was the street that I had parked on and I saw my car parked near the elementary school.  It was a gradual climb for a very long block.  Looking at the elevation profile it wasn't a huge incline but it felt like one.  I felt my pace pick up here a bit.

The next turn took us onto another street. For the life of me, I don't remember much of this other than it was flat.  It was also at about here that we reached the first aid station.  I noticed that had cookies and hydration ready to go.  But now I was in race mode.

Around the half mile marker. You can see my car near the white truck

I was picking off people and working with a few others.  Not that it mattered much, I didn't see anyone in my age group at all.  I just told myself to hold steady -- I could do this. My training has been more tempo based, so I felt confident I could hold it until the end.

Mile 1 hit at 8:14 -- not too bad all things considered.

Before I knew it, I was circling around the backside of the park.  I hadn't explored this area and was told there was a nasty hill.  With two laps of the race to do, the first one was definitely a recon mission.

We got a bit of a downhill at this point and my pace quickened. I could see the other side of the pond where the finish line awaited.  It was a little disheartening to know that wasn't the finish, though.

Finally, the hill arrived and it was a doozy.  It was long enough to slow me considerably down but not a deal breaker. I just tried to be patient and work my way up the hill.  It probably took about 30 seconds to climb the hill and my flying 8-minute-per-mile pace dropped into the upper 9's.

After reaching the summit of the hill, you catch a break and there is a fairly long and gradual downhill section.  My pace hit its apex along here and once again, I made a series of turns before speeding through the finish line to start my next lap.  My Garmin read about 1.52 miles, so the course was going to be a bit short (at least according to it).

I was renewed and invigorated on the second lap.  My paces were coming in solid and I felt strong.  I was still working with people and soon I was overtaking some of the walkers.  Fortunately, at this point, we weren't on the sidewalk of the trail that looped the pond but on surface street.

Mile 2 came in at 8:10 -- still holding steady and slightly faster than the first mile. I was on for a decent race!

Suffice to say I closed the deal. It was nice to know what lay before me on the course now and I could bank energy for the hill and smash the areas that I knew.  I was working with a few other runners along the way.  Once I crested the "big hill", I pushed it as hard as I could.

Part of me was asking myself why -- with no age group awards on the line, why bother?  Pride, I suppose and I wanted to see what I had.  Maybe this was the race that would turn things around.

Finally the finish line came into view and after the final set of turns I crashed through it, in 24:30.  My Garmin had chirped just 3 miles moments before.

Conclusion

To say I was happy with my finish time would be an understatement. I was shocked.

Even with the "short" course it still puts me around just under 25 minutes or slightly above. A far cry from the ones I've been racing lately.  And also, I felt like I was in control of my aerobic capacity -- I wasn't "dying" or "in agony".  It was just a fast, solid run.

As I was I milling about, wondering what to do, I heard the race director shout to everyone that he *was* doing age group awards and to stick around.  What???  Perhaps, I would've pushed the pace just a little more.

I checked the results and I was first in my age group -- double medal day!

On the podium

Overall, I was really happy with my experience. The course was absolutely beautiful.  And the whole park lights up after 5:30 PM.  The race director felt like he should've started the race a little later so everyone could've enjoyed more of the night lights. We caught just the start of it and I later saw photos online of the rest of it and it would've been amazing to see it in all of its glory.

Santa outfit + medals

I was really over the moon with my experience here and I don't regret making the drive. The course would definitely draw me to run it again.  It was so pretty and there was a good, friendly vibe amongst everyone.  I think this was the first race I've ever done with a two-loop and I'll be honest, it was very helpful for pacing and getting to know the course.  On the second lap, I had a lot more confidence and knew exactly what to expect.

Post race refreshments were pretty basic from what I saw. There could've been more, but I was a bit late to the party. It looked like sports drink (or water) and cookies.  I did bring my own post race hydration and I only snagged a few cookies for the road.

There was a choice between a shirt or a Santa outfit.  I decided to go for the Santa outfit. I'll probably wear it for a Christmas run or save it for another Christmas race.  I still have my first Santa outfit from the race I did at Gardner Village (although the pants split on tying them).

I would highly recommend this race.  The course is that cool and I had a good time from start to finish.  I am looking forward to doing this one later at night to see more of the Christmas lighting in full bloom.

Upcoming Races

02/23 2025 Las Vegas Half Marathon - Las Vegas, NV (Confirmed)

03/01: 2025 March Madness 10K - Woods Cross, UT (Confirmed)

03/15 2025 Lucky 13 10K - West Jordan, UT (Confirmed)

04/26: 2025 Salt Lake City Half Marathon - Salt Lake City, UT (Confirmed)