Join us for The 34th Annual St. George Marathon in southern Utah on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010!

Join us for The 34th Annual St. George Marathon in southern Utah on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010!

Voted  People's Choice for " most organized event" - Runner's World January 2010

The 34th Annual St. George Marathon in southern Utah is on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010! Over 7,000 participants will be at the starting line at 6:45 a.m. (wheelchairs at 6:40) with dreams of winning or placing, or for some, just crossing over the finish line.

The Marathon course is 26.2 miles of amazing red cliff buttes and white rock formations with high desert scenery and natural landscape. And a lot of the race leads down hill!

For years, our family would wake at 5:00 a.m., make hot chocolate and meet the neighbors at Hiway 18 to welcome the first of the athletes and to high five the last of them, encouraging them to continue.

I especially loved how the wheelchair athletes lit their seats up, a blur of vibrant colors whizzing by in the dark! The last few years I helped the St. George Lions at the water / snack station in Veyo, Utah and felt lucky to be a part of a great community event.

If you'd like to help the participants in the race, print out the volunteer form at: http://www.stgeorgemarathon.com/ Volunteer time passing out packets, at the first aid stations or water staffing.

History of the St. George Marathon

The first St. George Marathon was held in November 1977 by a man named Sherm Miller who worked for the Parks & Recreation Department of St. George City. A marathon runner himself who participated in the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City came up with the idea of hosting a marathon in St. George. The starting line is in Central, Utah and the finish line is at Vernon Worthen Park in St. George, Utah.

He had 58 participants that year and 38 finished (57 runners and one wheelchair racer) 38 people finished the Marathon. The next year brought 378 people stood at the starting line of the St. George Marathon. The cap on the St. George Marathon is 7,200 and last year was a record year for applicants. Over 10,000 people applied to participate in the race. The race is now ranked the 15th largest Marathon in the nation, hosted by one of the smallest marathon cities of 100,000 population.

The Marathon course is 26.2 miles of amazing red cliff buttes and white rock formations with high desert scenery and natural landscape. And a lot of the race leads down hill!

For more detailed Course Info:

http://www.stgeorgemarathon.com/race/courseinfo.php

For a list of Sponsors:

http://www.stgeorgemarathon.com/sponsors/

For Past Winner results:

http://www.doitsports.com/results

For Press Releases and News:

http://www.stgeorgemarathon.com/events/press.php

See you at the FINISH LINE!