Race Review: Grand Teton Half Marathon in Jackson, Wyoming

Wyoming Half Marathon Race Reviews: Grand Teton Half Marathon Race Review submitted by Race Participant Fifty States Half Marathon Club member Art Vogt - 2015

Was the race well organized? Packet pick up, expo, start time, timing, support?

Great organization.
Mailed bib; cup free (gave a plastic thing to carry) hydrapouch;
a little cumbersome, but no paper litter.

Chip on shoe timing.
Pacers up to 3h45m.

Was the race well organized? Packet pick up, expo, start time, timing, support?

Small mini Expo at Golf Course.

Were enough volunteers recruited? How was on course support? Enough food? Enough water?

Good volunteer support.
Food box and Chocolate milk at finish.

Shuttles (school buses) from Jackson Hole to Start and back.

How was the post race party? Good food? Music? Enough food? Enough refreshments & recovery food or drinks? Describe

Small party, music.

How was the medal? below average? average? excellent? beyond excellent, pretty cool?

Best medals.

How was the swag? Any awesome swag? Brand of shirt?

Nice Tech shirt

How was the cost of the race compared to most half marathons? about average, a great deal, way too expensive for the swag, bling and support that was provided, well worth the cost for the swag, bling, post race party and support received?

Average cost of race, but a little hard to
get a place to stay.

Was this a small race, a medium sized race, or large race?

Small/medium size event.

Was the course scenic? What was the highlight of the course (or highlights of the course)? What made the course fun (or totally boring)? 

How more scenic can you get than the Grand Teton
National Park !

Right next door to Yellowstone. 

Describe the course. Was it flat? Rollers the whole way? Flat with one big monster hill? All up? All down? All up then all down? etc. Was it shaded? Trees, dessert, mountainous, city streets, all neighborhoods, through a park, etc?

First half was flat through a small town;
second small/gradual climb to Finish.

Anything else you'd like to share about the race? Feel free to Share. 

The National Park series seems great;
doing the Great Smoky Mountains (Tennessee) 9/12 and Zion (Utah) next March.   Hope to do Grand Canyon in May.

Put on by the Vacation Races people; very organized and competent.

The Bling .....

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Was the race website organized and informative?  Distances visible on home page, full address of location for out of state visitors, city and state visible of non-local participants, details about course, critical info easily found, etc.

Was the race well organized?  Packet pick up, expo, start time, timing, support?

Did this race have an expo, or just a small packet pickup?

Were enough volunteers recruited? How was on course support?  Enough food?  Enough water?

How was the post race party?  Good food? Music?  Enough food?  Enough refreshments & recovery food or drinks? Describe.

How was the medal? below average? average? excellent?  beyond excellent, pretty cool?
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How was the swag?  Any awesome swag?  Brand of shirt?

How was the cost of the race compared to most half marathons?  about average, a great deal, way too expensive for the swag, bling and support that was provided, well worth the cost for the swag, bling, post race party and support received?


Was this a small race, a medium sized race, or large race?

Was the course scenic?  What was the highlight of the course (or highlights of the course)?
What made the course fun (or totally boring)?
Do you have any good scenic course photos to send us?

Describe the course.  Was it flat?  Rollers the whole way?  Flat with one big monster hill?  All up?  All down?  All up then all down? etc.  Was it shaded?  Trees, dessert, mountainous, city streets, all neighborhoods, through a park, etc?

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Half Marathon at Crook County Fairgrounds in Sundance Wyoming

If you are looking for a nice easy going half marathon in a nice low key social setting, and super nice race organizers, along with good food at the finish,  ...... this is the half marathon for you.

The Mainly Marathon series will be in Sundance, Wyoming on Saturday September 20th 2014.  The event includes a marathon and a half marathon and is completely walker friendly.  This will be day 4 of the Center of the Nation series, and runners / walkers can do one day, or all 5 half marathons in 5 days across Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and ending in Nebraska.

The course on day 4 in Sundance, Wyoming will be held at Crook County Fairgrounds and will be a combination of gravel, pavement & concrete terrain, starting at the fairgrounds and running along Sundance Creek.

For more information on the entire Center of the Nation series, or to register solely for the Sundance, Wyoming half marathon day 4 of the series, visit the Mainly Marathons Center of the Nation page or view more info below:

Off season for Half Marathons in Wyoming

October through April is the off season for half marathons in Wyoming.  With the western 2/3 of Wyoming covered mostly with mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the eastern Rocky Mountains, we at first thought maybe it was due to weather! However after researching the state, we realized that was not the case for such a long break.  We can only speculate it must be due to the state being the least populated in the United States, and the 2nd least densely populated of all the states.  For 2014, The Medicine Bow Half Marathon kicks off the half marathon season May 25th.  With only 12 half marathons for the entire year in Wyoming, the events are actually pretty on top of announcing their 2014 dates, with only Teton Pass Kicker and Pinedale a little behind in identifying or announcing a 2014 date.  Additionally, while there are a limited number of half marathons to choose from, you can't really find a bad pick in the beautiful scenic wide open spaces of Wyoming!

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