Happy Trails Snackathon
Finally a race that we ourselves will be good at. Who needs Hyrox when you can have snacking. This one is for you late night pantry raiders. Aid stations the favorite part of your race day? Look no further. This race gives you every excuse you will need to indulge yourself in those childhood memories of two legendary snack companies that for the sake of liability will not be named.
Read below for details on how a "Snackathon" plays out.
What do you get with registration?
Snacks, the ones we all grew up with
Locally made finisher and age medals
Shirt showing your efforts in combining snacking and running
Free race photos (friends wouldn't believe it otherwise)
Well stocked snack stations
Did we mention snacks
Our goal is to provide convenient, affordable, and fun races to runners... This race is a bit far fetched, going to be fun though!
Race
March 6th 2027
Starts and finishes at Lone Peak Park
10k Snackathon will start 8:00 am
Early - $45 (ends 12/1)
Normal Registration - $50
Late - $55 (begins 2/6)
5k Snackathon will start 8:02 am
Early - $40 (ends 12/1)
Normal Registration - $45
Late - $50 (begins 2/6)
Snackathon - How does it work?
Quite simple, runners will run a 1k loop around Lone Peak Park. At the end of this loop runners (or walkers) will have to eat a snack from the list found below. Snack order will be determined before the race begins by way of random drawing. The runner cannot leave the coned off snack area until finished with their snack. Proceed to run another 1k loop, rinse repeat with the next snack. May the best snacker win.
Snack List
Nutty Buddy Wafer Bar (1 bar)
Swiss Roll (1 roll)
Cosmic Brownie (half brownie)
Zebra Cake
Star Crunch
Twinkie
Fudge Round
Cupcake
Donette (1)
See picture above to see what portion size looks like on these snacks
Snack order will be determined via lottery at 7:30 am. First five drawn are what the 5k snackers will be snacking on.
What if I can't eat those snacks?
As entertaining as it may be to see us try and force feed twinkies to a bunch of runners, we know our limits and so should you. In the event you cannot eat the snack due to allergies, feeling sick, or maybe you just hate that particular snack, you will be given a two minute hour glass timer. This will be a penalty for skipping the snack. When it runs out of time you can leave the snack station and proceed with the next loop. This can be done as many times as needed to get you through the Snackathon feeling good about your decision making.
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 6:30 am located at the starting line.
We recommend all runners arrive at least 45 minutes before their races start time to ensure a stress free and smooth start if you do not pick up your packet the day before. Pre-race announcement 10 minutes before the race begins.
Swag
Runners will receive a high quality race shirt and a custom locally made finishers medal to celebrate their snacking achievements.
Post Race Breakfast
Normally we have really tasty treats after our races. Seriously doubt you will be hungry after this race. Can always grab your favorite snack to go though.
Awards
1st place male and female will receive the Golden Twinkie
2nd place male and female will receive the silver Oatmeal Cream Pie
3rd place male and female will receive the bronze Nutty Buddy
All finishers will receive a custom locally made finisher medal
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. Stay awhile and cheer on your fellow snackers.
Snack Stations
Snack Stations will be presented in order the runners must eat the snacks. This order will be determined before the race with a random drawing. We will have water at all of these stations. Sometimes the snacks don't go down as easy as you would hope.
Navigation
Course will be well marked with pink flagging. Very easy to follow, loop around Lone Peak Park.
Parking
Parking is free and plentiful. Parking found on all 4 corners of the park.
Word of mouth
Your friends and family are the best way to promote this race. This is a super silly and weird idea that we are just trying to have fun with. Let those friends know about it, if you can't get them to run it we are sure they will enjoy cheering you on!
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 February 6th and closes March 5th at 11:59 pm
We cannot guarantee all participants registering after February 6th 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
Weather
Average high is 49*F and average low is 35*F
Race Director - Don Hantla
801-230-5070
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