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A fast, scenic Idaho marathon through the wide skies and quiet dirt-and-pavement roads of the Malad Valley. Always the second Saturday of September. 8:00 AM mass start.
Event details and schedule
Race day
Date Saturday, September 12, 2026 (always the second Saturday of September)
Start times 8:00 AM Mountain · mass start, all distances
Lineup order at the start: Full Marathon up front, then Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, with the 1 Mile fun-run runners and families at the back.
Course cutoff 3:00 PM Mountain · 7-hour cutoff from the gun. All runners need to be across the finish line by 3:00 PM. After that, aid stations close and traffic control stands down.
Start & finish Malad City Park, 50 W 100 N, Malad City, Idaho 83252
Packet pickup Friday before race day · 4:00–8:00 PM at Malad City Park
Race-morning pickup available 6:30–7:30 AM
Cut-off 7 hours · all distances must finish by 3:00 PM
What is included
Custom finisher medal for every Half Marathon and Full Marathon finisher
Malad Valley Marathon t-shirt (every paid entry, all distances)
Custom race bib with chip timing on the 5K, 10K, Half, and Full
Aid stations roughly every 2–3 miles with water, electrolyte, and gels (Half & Full)
Free race photos within 48 hours
Live results & live tracking the moment you cross the mat
Awards
The 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Full Marathon are chip-timed and award the top 3 men and top 3 women in each of three categories per distance:
Overall — fastest 3 men and 3 women
Under 18 — fastest 3 boys and 3 girls under 18
40 & Over — fastest 3 men and 3 women aged 40 and up
Win more than one and you keep more than one — an Under-18 runner who also places in the Overall keeps both medals. Up to 18 award medals per distance, all hand-finished with the Malad Valley Marathon mark.
The 1 Mile Fun Run is an untimed community lap. Run with the kids, run with your dog, run in a costume — no chip, no bib, no clock. Show up and run.
Travel & lodging
Malad City sits 9 miles north of the Idaho/Utah border on I-15, 90 minutes from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) and 75 minutes from Pocatello. The Malad Motel and Village Inn Motel offer rooms in town; nearby Tremonton, UT has additional chain hotels 30 minutes south.
Weather
Race morning in the Malad Valley typically sees lows in the low-40s°F at sunrise (~7:00 AM), still in the mid-40s°F at the 8:00 AM gun, climbing into the 60s°F through mid-morning and afternoon highs in the low-70s°F. Bring a throwaway layer for the start; the shorter distances finish before the day really warms up, the longer distances will want a hat and sunscreen by the back half.