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.

Don't Miss a Deadline!

PLUS you'll also be automatically entered in our monthly prize drawing for race entries, VR swag, running gear, and more!

All Events

Antelope Canyon Ultra Marathons

Grand Teton Half Marathon & 5K

Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon & 5K

Mount Rainier Half Marathon

Updates from the Blog

Miles That Matter – Greg’s Story

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Miles That Matter – The Phillips Family

Remembering Brent Phillips Running each mile in his shoesYou may have seen photos of the guy in the white shirt before,[...]

Miles That Matter – Salina’s Story

Salina R.Every mile is a memoryFor those who don't run, running just seems like putting one foot in front of[...]

Miles That Matter – Karen’s Story

Karen A. What happens when a National Park Ranger runs at the parks? Everyone has a different reason for running.[...]

Amazingly Beautiful

Thank you for an amazingly beautiful and well run event!

Heather B
Grand Teton 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!

Sharon Gerleman

I just wanted to send a note about the pacer for 3:30. She was fanatic. She was energetic, positive, and even stayed at the finish line to congratulate incoming runners. I done a lot of races but I have never seen a pacer go WAY beyond just pacing! She deserves a medal😊

Laurie Goolsby
Mount Rushmore Half Marathon Runner

Love everything about you

Love everything about you guys & need to run more with you in 2018! The locations, medals, support, merchandise - pretty unparalleled. When runners have so many choices, @VacationRaces stands apart.

LindsayLovesRunning
Vacation Races Runner

The courses are always incredible

Have done Rocky Mtn twice and Yosemite once and can second that you guys are great. So much easier to deal with than a certain Mouse controlled race series and the courses are always incredible. Looking forward to Teton in June!

Big Fat Bug Face Baby-Eating O'Brien
Yosemite & Rocky Mtn. Runner

Organization and Amenities were Fantastic

Thank YOU for an incredible race! The scenery was beautiful and I personally feel that the organization and amenities were fantastic. Great job, I'm already looking forward to next year!

Trevor C.
Grand Teton Half Runner

One of the most beautiful courses I’ve ever run!

The course was challenging but one of the most beautiful courses I’ve ever run. Great event, as always, Vacation Races!

Jana McConnaughey-Belisle

Probably the best run 1/2 I have run! Great logistics! Thanks!

Tyler Schaff
Shenandoah Half Marathon Runner

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