Dimple Dell Half Marathon
Dimple Dell is located in the heart of Sandy City. You will forget you are running in a city as you take in the beautiful fall colors and awesome vistas of the mountains. A rolling race with a few climbs. Great trails in an amazing canyon make Dimple Dell a classic.
What do you get with registration?
Beautiful well marked course
Locally made finisher and age medals
Shirt that you will actually wear while running
Freshly baked cinnamon rolls and pumpkin chocolate chip bread
Free race photos
Well stocked aid stations
Live results
Our goal is to provide convenient, affordable, and fun races to runners.
Race
October 16th 2027
Starts and finishes at Lone Peak Park
Half Marathon will start 7:30 am
Early - $60 (ends 4/16)
Normal Registration - $70
Late - $80 (begins 9/16)
10k will start 8:00 am
Early - $40 (ends 4/16)
Normal Registration - $50
Late - $60 (begins 9/16)
Packet pickup
Friday 3 pm to 6 pm at the Sandy Salt Lake Running Store 8946 S State St, Sandy, UT 84070.
Race day pickup starts at 6:00 am.
We recommend all runners arrive at least 45 minutes before the race begins to ensure a stress free and smooth start if you do not pickup your packet the day before. Pre-race announcement 15 minutes before each start time.
Swag
Runners will receive a high quality race shirt and a custom locally made finishers medal.
Post Race Breakfast
We will have fresh baked cinnamon rolls and pumpkin chocolate chip bread! We will also have chocolate milk, orange juice, and bananas.
Awards
Overall male and female for the Half Marathon and 10k will receive a custom locally made plaque for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Salt Lake Running Company will provide 1st place with gift cards as well!
Age Division medals for both distances will also be handed out to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place male and female in these age groups: >20, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Free Photos
Xotio Media will be on the course taking photos as well as the finish line. Photos will be hosted on their website providing easy access for downloads using bib recognition. We will NOT put a logo or watermark on your picture. Instead of ruining your picture with our logo we would rather rely on you telling your friends and family about our races!
Finish Line
Awards ceremony will be held when we have our winners. Revive Sport & Spine will be there to help with your aches and pains post race, Dr. Reheisse is amazing! We will also have a Photo backdrop for pictures with friends and family as well as Cornhole, our favorite game!
Aid Stations
Aid stations will have Gatorade, water, Honey Stinger gels/waffles, fruit, gummy candy, and an assortment of whatever looks good at Costco that the race director wants an excuse to eat.
Navigation
Course is marked with pink flags, ribbons, signs, and trail marshals. We don't want anybody getting lost!
Parking
Free parking, there is about 50 spaces in the corner of the park we start at. Once that fills you can park in any of the 3 other parking lots which total about 150 spaces each.
Word of mouth
Friends and family are the best way to promote this race. Running is much more fun with a buddy!
Volunteers
These events are not possible without help! To show our appreciation all volunteers will receive a $70 credit for any future Happy Trails race. Expires after one year. In addition volunteers will have access to food at the finish line area. Click here for more info!
Late Registration
Begins September 16th and closes October 15th at 11:59 pm
We cannot guarantee all participants registering after September 16th will be able to order a shirt. We will order extra to do our best to accommodate late registration. If we do not have your size or you do not want a shirt you can use code NOSHIRT at checkout for $10 off registration.
Same Day Registration
Not available. Registration will close Friday night at 11:59 pm
Capacity
Due to our races utilizing beautiful and amazing trails we are limited on how many runners we can have. This is because of trail usage, parking, facilities, and permits needed to make these events happen. Half Marathon and 10k combined runner cap - 300
Weather
Average high is 63*F and average low is 45*F
Race Director - Don Hantla
801-230-5070
Loyalty Discount
Save $5 with code HAPPY if you plan to do more than one of our events this year or if you have referred a friend to sign up for one of our races this year.
Happy Trails Snackathon (10k, 5k) March
Dimple Dell Blitz Backyard (4hr, 8hr, 12hr) March
Happy Trails Marathon & Half April
Corner Canyon Trail Series (10k, 5k) May through Oct
Juniper Canyon Half Marathon May
Butterfield Blitz Backyard (4hr, 8hr, 12hr) May
Rose Canyon Ultra (50m, 50k, 30k) June
Deer Creek Half Marathon July
Butterfield Canyon Marathon & Half August
Jordan River Marathon & Half September
Dimple Dell Half Marathon & 10k October
Traverse Mountain Half Marathon November
As a small company we depend greatly on word of mouth and runners coming back to run with us. This is another way we can say thank you!
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