48th Annual St. George Marathon | Saturday, October 5th, 2024

48th Annual St. George Marathon | Saturday, October 5th, 2024

This favorite southern Utah event and Boston Marathon qualifier is just a little less than a week away! Approximately 7,200 participants will be at the starting line at 6:45 a.m. (wheelchairs at 6:40) with eager energy and dreams of winning or placing, or for some, just crossing the finish line.

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 start line is in Central, Utah. The finish line is

at Vernon Worthen Park in St. George.

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:

https://www.stgeorgemarathon.com/minimarathonmapsandcourseinformation/

For a list of Sponsors:

https://www.stgeorgemarathon.com/sponsors/

For Last Year's Winner results:

https://www.stgeorgemarathon.com/results/

For More Information:

https://www.stgeorgemarathon.com

See you at the FINISH LINE!