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Vacation Races

National Park half marathons, ultra marathons,
trail running festivals, and extended running adventures.

The world is INCREDIBLY beautiful.
discover its hidden corners.

Meticulously organized running events at the world's most breathtaking destinations.

Join us, not to achieve a personal best time, but to have the best time of your life.

Master Event Calendar

Plan your year. See all Vacation Races events side-by-side on one big calendar.

Half Marathons

Masterfully organized half marathons at the world's most breathtaking National Parks.

Ultra Marathons

Brutally beautiful ultra marathons at stunning destinations. Distances include 100 mi, 100K, 50 mi, 50K & half marathon.

Global Adventures

Explore the world with us! These all-inclusive trips include daily short runs, sight-seeing excursions, free time, and more.

Wine Country Adventures

Experience incredible trails and learn about wine! 3-day trips combine short trail runs, wine tours, fantastic food, and friends.

Trailfest

3-day trail running festival. Run a short trail race each morning, explore the park, enjoy music, delicious food, & friends.

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All Events

2020 Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon & 5K

2021 Mt. Rushmore Half Marathon

Yosemite Half Marathon

2021 Glacier Half Marathon

2020 Joshua Tree Half Marathon

2020 Rocky Mountain Half Marathon & 5K

Zion Ultra Marathons

Zion Half Marathon

Bryce Canyon Ultra Marathons

2020 Lake Powell Half Marathon

Grand Circle Trailfest Trail Running Festival

Costa Rica

Grand Teton Half Marathon & 5K

Yellowstone Half Marathon & 5K

Antelope Canyon Ultra Marathons

Patagonia Global Adventure

Alaska Global Adventure

Santa Barbara

Banff Global Adventure

Ireland Global Adventure

Hawaii Global Adventure

Iceland Global Adventure

Napa-Sonoma

Willamette

Raving Fans

I did it and looooooved it!!!!

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Debbie Simms
Antelope Canyon Ultras Runner

Ran this last year, great race!!!

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Ruth Eller
Lake Powell Half Marathon Runner

Mount Rushmore was fantastic!

This is my third Vacation Race! I loved all of them! Mount Rushmore was fantastic! It was incredibly easy to get around the area! Keystone was so quaint! The course had many “holy moly” moments but so beautiful! Thank you for another wonderful race!

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Sharon Gerleman

I would love to do this one again.

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Dinora Gonzalez
Lake Powell Half Marathon Runner

Thank you for a well organized race. My kids loved the park and dancers which made for easy entertainment after running!

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Erin Nash-Fairfax
Trailfest Participant

You all did a fantastic job putting this race on! Thank you!

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Elisha Crutchfield Kehl
Shenandoah Half Marathon Runner

When can I sign up for the next one??? :D

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Cristal Porter
Yosemite Half Marathon Runner

One of my favorite races!!!

I did the Inaugural Half (Oct 10, 2015) and it was one of my favorite races!!!

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Denise Marie
Yosemite Half Marathon Runner

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