Founded a few years back by a local resident and runner who was looking for a tune-up race to train for Arizona’s Tucson Marathon in 2006, the half marathon route for Pocatello’s Just Cuz race takes runners along the highways from the Caribou National Forest just to the south of the city all the way to the city and its Centennial Park, where a post-race party with homemade chili — and homemade race t-shirts — await the runners crossing the finish line.
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