Bears Ears Marathon and Half

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Bears Ears Marathon and Half Race Description

The Bears Ears Marathon & Half Marathon is a new and modified ultra-fast point-to-point course located on the edge of Bears Ears National Monument in Blanding Utah. The marathon course will start in the heart of Blanding at an elevation of 6,100 feet and run along highway 191 through San Juan County and down into Bluff Utah. The racers will descend over 1,700 feet throughout the race, making this one of the fastest courses in the Four Corners Region. Both the marathon and half are certified with USATF. The marathon is a Boston Qualifier. This course is designed to get runners to Boston and hit personal records. Visit Blanding is the event organizer and host city.

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add race to calendar    Add to my calendar 2025-11-08 07:30:00 2025-11-08 07:30:00 America/Denver Bears Ears Marathon and Half Blanding, UT Ben Muhlestein bmuhlestein@blanding-ut.gov

    Bears Ears Marathon and Half Where & When

  • Location: Blanding, UT 84511
  • Race Date: 2025/11/08 07:30:00 AM (Saturday)
  • Categories:
    • Marathon
    • Half Marathon

Bears Ears Marathon and Half Reviews

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Most Helpful Review
3.0/5
Course: 2.5/5
Organization: 5.0/5
Hilly Course with net downhill

I had big expectations for this course, but wondered why it didn’t have a ton of entries if it was a BQ course. I decided to do it anyway, it was in the right location and the right date. Packet pickup was easy and non-eventful. Day of the race was well organized and started on time. Easy to get to. I ran down the road from my hotel for my warm up. The race had just a couple turns to the main road which was great. The course had very, very distant mountain views that reminded me of a race I ran in Texas with very distant Mountain View’s called Marathon 2 Marathon. The race does open up to beautiful rock formations as you get to about mile 25, and it is drop dead gorgeous! The worst thing about this race is that it’s run along a highway with a narrow shoulder and large semi’s driving 80 mph. I had to jump into the grass a few times to feel safer and also stopped a few times to be thankful I wasn’t killed. I think orange cones are definitely needed on the course. That said, I wouldn’t do the race again. However organization was good and all the water stops were well stocked and had great volunteers! The weather was also great!

most helpful race review Sonya M. 0/0 found this review helpful.

3.0/5
Course: 2.5/5
Organization: 5.0/5
2024 Race Review
Review On:2024-11-04 17:45:37
Hilly Course with net downhill

I had big expectations for this course, but wondered why it didn’t have a ton of entries if it was a BQ course. I decided to do it anyway, it was in the right location and the right date. Packet pickup was easy and non-eventful. Day of the race was well organized and started on time. Easy to get to. I ran down the road from my hotel for my warm up. The race had just a couple turns to the main road which was great. The course had very, very distant mountain views that reminded me of a race I ran in Texas with very distant Mountain View’s called Marathon 2 Marathon. The race does open up to beautiful rock formations as you get to about mile 25, and it is drop dead gorgeous! The worst thing about this race is that it’s run along a highway with a narrow shoulder and large semi’s driving 80 mph. I had to jump into the grass a few times to feel safer and also stopped a few times to be thankful I wasn’t killed. I think orange cones are definitely needed on the course. That said, I wouldn’t do the race again. However organization was good and all the water stops were well stocked and had great volunteers! The weather was also great!

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