Run with the Horses Marathon, Half Marathon & 10k

The course takes runners along what is known as the Wild Horse Loop, where wild mustang horses can often be spotted along the maintained dirt roads that are used for the course, which takes runners participating in the half-marathon from the starting point on Route 53 (just outside Point Butte) along the mountain ridge, passing White Mountain and The Towers mountain on the way southward to the finish in the town of Green River. The field of participants for the event is usually small — in most years, about 100 to 150 runners (sometimes more, sometimes less) cross the finish line in all races combined — but what this race lacks in big, energetic crowds it more than makes up for in the awe-inspiring scenery along the course. In addition to the wild horses, you’ll see plenty of wide open spaces with mountains in the background, majestic butte rock formations pointing toward the sky, and run across bridges as you make your way into Green River for the finish. While the last mile or so of the race is run across paved surfaces, most of the rest of the race is run on dirt roads in the nearby mountains, so plan accordingly with footwear.