Sunday, December 27, 2020

Marathon #118 (sub-four state #34): OYO Marathon Salt Lake, UT

3:56 finish, 18/145 place overall (as of 12/27/20). This is a unique "on your own" race, created in response to COVID, along the Jordan River south of Salt Lake City. It is not a "virtual" race, where you run wherever you want and then send "results" from your watch and get a medal in the mail. OYO races are actual certified measured courses that are monitored with cameras and timing mats that sync to an app on your phone. They are not normal races with everyone running at the same time, but it's better than nothing considering how many races are being canceled. The Salt Lake course is fairly flat and scenic, and with good running weather I was able to squeak by under four hours in spite of the altitude getting to me in the later miles.

Race map and details