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Provo City Marathon

Zions Bank Provo City Marathon

Provo, UT USA

May 4, 2013

http://www.run13.com/races/provo-city

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Welcome to the 2013 Zions Bank Provo City Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5k! The Marathon is a fast and scenic course which begins at South Fork Park and finishes in downtown Provo. The first 13 miles, which follows the same route as the Half Marathon, is a quick downhill through Provo Canyon, while the last half is a mostly flat run around Provo City (no quad killers here!). This is definitely the event to get your spring off to the right start and test your endurance after a long winters break. We continually strive to make this one of the best races in the valley for runners and spectators alike. The finish line is always a party with live music, Maglebys Fresh breakfast, massages, entertainment and activities for kids, and of course an abundance of random prize giveaways. The marathon and half marathon courses are USATF Certified and the marathon is a Boston Marathon Qualifier. All runners will be chip timed, receive gender specific performance tech shirts and awards will be given to the top three finishers in each age division. Marathon and Half Marathon finishers will also receive custom finisher medals.

Proceeds help benefit the Huntsman Cancer Foundation in the ongoing fight against cancer.

Contact Information

Name:	Jeff Gehring
Address:	1521 S. 850 E. Orem, UT 84097
Phone Number:	801-362-1694
Email:	Email the organizers

Runner Reviews (3)

Course 4.0

Organization 4.0

Spectators 4.0

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Number of comments: 3

F. H. from West Jordan, Utah (5/21/2013) "Mile markers should be the minimum requirement" (about: 2013) 50+ previous marathons \| 1 Provo City Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 5 This is a nice marathon, starts in the canyon. Organization was done well for the most part. However, one of the minimum requirements for a marathon is mile markers. They have to be at every mile, not at mile one and then the next one at mile 9. That is as basic as a starting line, aid stations, and a finish line. I completed my 65th marathon last weekend, and I have approached all 65 of them with a pace band and a time goal. How do you track your progress without mile markers? Come on guys.
S. K. from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (5/5/2012) "A diamond in the rough...." (about: 2012) 11-50 previous marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Ran the Half Marathon. What a wonderful race course. First 7-8 miles were in a canyon, so much too look at, the miles flew by. Great organization, lots of buses to get you to the starting line, bonfires at the starting area to keep runner's warm, water stops every two miles, oranges and banana's around mile 9, nice finish line area. The last 3 miles were tough running on cement (vs. asphalt) but other than that, great race. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for that small town, beautiful scenery race.
G. R. from SLC (7/6/2011) "One of the better races in the area!" (about: 2011) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Provo City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This was a great race! The course is very nice for the most part, with the first 8 or so miles being run in the canyon. The only part of the course that was a little boring/ugly was around miles 16-18 and 23-24 I think, where you're just running through residential areas. There weren't a lot of spectators, but the ones that were out were fantastic. The volunteers were all friendly and helpful. It would've been nice if there was a little more offered at the finish line, but that's not too big a deal to me. For being such a small race, and being the inaugural marathon this year, it was organized very well in my opinion.