Eight miles of paved running, walking and biking trails that are closed to car traffic await at this race that features a mostly flat course, with only 74 feet of elevation change over the entire route, perfect for first-time half marathoners, walkers and anyone who doesn’t want to challenge themselves too much on Turkey Day.
The race takes runners largely along the Jordan River in the small Utah city of Lehi, which was settled by Mormon pioneers back in 1850 in the area known as Dry Creek, where the Jordan River flows north from its headwaters at Utah Lake just south of this city that’s home to just over 47,000 residents.
Much of the race unfolds along the Jordan River Parkway Trail, the paved trails that stretch among the 40 miles of urban parks between Utah Lake and the Great Salt Lake to the north.