Name: Deseret News Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K
Distance: Marathon, half marathon, 10K
Date: Jul 24, 2026
City: Salt Lake City
State: UT
Country: USA
Size: 2,600 in 3 events combined.
Web site: https://run.deseret.com/races/marathon
Prize money: $10,500 total. Utah residents only. $3,500 each in marathon, half marathon, and 10K.
First place male: $1,000 (Utah residents only; three deep) in marathon, half marathon, and 10K
First place female: $1,000 (Utah residents only; three deep) in marathon, half marathon, and 10K
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Prize website: https://run.deseret.com/races/marathon
History website:
Last year male winning time: 2:29:56 in 2025 (marathon; Max Jones); 1:02:24 (half marathon, Kevin Kirk); 28:17 (10K; Habtamu Cheney)
Last year female winning time: 2:45:05 in 2025 (marathon; Ashley Paulson); 1:10:25 (half marathon; Elizabeth Chikotas); 31:52 (10K; Savannah Berry)
Last year results website: http://www.theracetime.com/desertnewsclassic/
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Notes: Large elevation drops in each race.
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