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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

Grand Teton Half Marathon & 5K

Willamette

Napa-Sonoma

Santa Barbara

Hawaii Global Adventure

Ireland Global Adventure

Patagonia Global Adventure

Alaska Global Adventure

Iceland Global Adventure

Costa Rica

Banff Global Adventure

Zion Ultra Marathons

Bryce Canyon Ultra Marathons

Antelope Canyon Ultra Marathons

Grand Circle Trailfest Trail Running Festival

2021 Glacier Half Marathon

2020 Lake Powell Half Marathon

2020 Rocky Mountain Half Marathon & 5K

2021 Mt. Rushmore Half Marathon

Joshua Tree Half Marathon

2020 Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon & 5K

Yellowstone Half Marathon & 5K

Yosemite Half Marathon

Zion Half Marathon

Raving Fans

I loved this Race!

You are always the most organized and well put together, #1 in that category. The Course was challenging and amazing and I loved the route! When you said it was reverse of last year, I was so glad I did it this year because the views were to die for. Loved it more than Glacier, Teton, Zion, West, and when I heard it was more challenging than Glacier I won't lie, I was scared! But in the end another Love, I will do it again. ❤ Your races are my favorite!

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Anna Russell Struhs

Hardest 50k I've done.

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Justin Pollert
Bryce Canyon Ultras Runner

Beautiful race and well organized

This was a beautiful race and well organized! Thanks :D

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Jadi Hansel
Yosemite Half Marathon Runner

Definitely a highlight so far this year

Standing in the middle of nowhere at 5 AM with almost 2000 other runners, watching the sky turn pink and waiting for this run to start, was definitely a highlight so far this year. Hope to do it again.

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Gary Anderson
Glacier Half Marathon Runner

The cost is expensive but with what you are getting for the cost I completely understand the price.

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Elliot M.
Grand Circle Trailfest Participant

We had an amazing time

We had an amazing time this year in Glacier.

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Christopher Dumais
Glacier Half Marathon Runner

Beautifully challenging course

Fun race, beautifully challenging course on an ideal day for running. The finish area on the East Glacier Hotel lawn was great. Well done to all organizers and volunteers.

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Kerry Green
Glacier Half Marathon Runner

I would love to do this race again

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Danuta Piatek
Lake Powell Half Marathon Runner

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Updates from the Blog

The Power of Positivity in Running with Terry Chiplin from Active at Altitude (Podcast – Episode 16)
Robin talks with Terry Chiplin, founder of Active at Altitude (the official training partner of Vacation Races). Terry and Robin[...]
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A Cross-country Road Trip During COVID (Podcast – Episode 15)
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My Friend Matt
The man who inspired Vacation Races, and the man who created Ultra Adventures and Trailfest is gone.Matt was a visionary[...]
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2020 Lake Powell Half Marathon Race Guide (Podcast – Episode 14)
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