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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

Alaska Global Adventure

Antelope Canyon Ultra Marathons

Banff Global Adventure

Bryce Canyon Ultra Marathons

Costa Rica

Glacier Half Marathon

Grand Circle Trailfest Trail Running Festival

Grand Teton Half Marathon & 5K

Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon & 5K

Hawaii Global Adventure

Iceland Global Adventure

Ireland Global Adventure

Joshua Tree Half Marathon

Lake Powell Half Marathon

Mt. Rushmore Half Marathon

Patagonia Global Adventure

Rocky Mountain Half Marathon & 5K

Saguaro Half Marathon

Santa Barbara

Willamette

Yellowstone Half Marathon & 5K

Yosemite Half Marathon

Zion Half Marathon

Zion Ultra Marathons

Raving Fans

I’ve run two of their races and they were both great experiences. Well organized and breathtakingly beautiful settings.

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Kyle W.
Vacation Racer

You never disappoint

Amazing race. Bravo Vacation Races you never disappoint

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Christopher Dumais

I'll be back at Zion 2020 for my 50th bday!

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Eli N.
Zion Half Marathon Runner

This land has my heart. I can't wait to return...

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Christina Vincent
Antelope Canyon Ultras Runner

Another AWESOME race experience!

On behalf of the Half Twisted Runners I want to thank Vacation Races for another AWESOME race experience. Time and time again you deliver a high quality and well organized event. Although the cousre change made it a bit more challenging, the views wre much better than last years race. You all should be very proud of this event and I look forward to coming back next year......You guys ROCK!!!!

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Eric Sorenson

Y'all weren't lying when you said "challenging course"...it was almost my first DNF! Support from fellow runners and volunteers saw me to the finish though. Keep doing what you guys do, these races will always be a favorite of mine.

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Rachel Davis
Shenandoah Half Marathon Runner

loved this race

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Christopher Dumais
Lake Powell Half Marathon Runner

Great, challenging course!

Terrific from start to finish - fun expo, nice to see no litter along the course, and Odie the goat was an awesome mascot. Hopefully only my first of many Vacation Races. Thanks to everyone who made this race happen.

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Louise Wilkerson

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Updates from the Blog

Iceland Global Adventure – An Update About COVID-19
2/25/21 - UPDATE 2: We still do not have any major updates. We've been monitoring travel restrictions for Iceland and[...]
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2021 Saguaro Half Marathon Important Updates
3/2/21 - UPDATE 3: There is light! We received word from the Pima County Health Department that our event has been[...]
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Introducing the New Explorer Club
For years we have offered our Club Hikes and Trifecta programs to runners, their friends, and their families. And we[...]
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2021 Teton Half Marathon – SOLD OUT
Grand Teton is always one of our popular events. If you really wanted to run this event, but missed the[...]
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