2016 Layton Marathon

• Layton Marathon :- Run 26.2 Miles
• Layton Half:- Run 13.1 Miles
• Layton 10K:- Run 6.2 Miles
• Layton 5K:- Run 3.1 Miles

The USA Track & Field sanctioned Layton Marathon starts on Antelope Island and runs 10 Miles across the island with views of the Great Salt Lake to the East and wildlife like Buffalo(Bison), Coyote, Big Horn Sheep and Birds abound. It then up a 7 Mile causeway off the island to the city of Layton. This race will have some new races (TBD) for the Guinness World Record. This marathon is a Boston qualifier and the only Olympic qualifier in Utah.
 

Race Day Details Make sure you get your packet prior to loading your bus. Load bus at 800 N. Cold Creek Way Layton (Finish Line Area). The Marathon will start at 7:00AM. The last bus will leave the Park at 5:15AM. Do not be late. Try to carpool because we are limited on parking that is not in the dirt. Half Marathon will start at 8:00am. 10K starts at 8:45 and 5K starts at 9:00am. Awards Ceremony held right after the event at 11:00am. Packet Pickup There will be a few packet pickups announced. The last chance packet pick up for the Marathon, Half, 10K and 5K will be Saturday Morning from 4:30AM - 8:30AM at Ellison Park in Layton. Aid Stations There will be one aid station every two miles on the course with water and Hammer Nutrition Products. If you have someone willing to volunteer for this please have them register online on the website. www.laytonmarathon.com Course Description The course is primarily flat with some rolling hills around mile 7. The elevation change on the entire course only changes slightly. It only climbs 200 feet at the most from the start and declines only 100 feet. On Antelope Island you will find buffalo and other wild life that roam wild.

Layton Marathon - Full Marathon Course USATF Certified

The Layton Marathon is marked to exact measurements by USATF to make it a course that will qualify you for the Boston Marathon. This course measurement is more accurate than GPS measurements based on this USATF certification. It is measured by two pre-calibrated bikes road by ceritified USATF Course Certifiers. After their measurements they reride the bikes to confirm the certified bikes did not lose calibration. If you ran the Layton Marathon and qualified for the Boston Marathon based on your time use the Code: UT10005TLB when you register for the Boston Marathon to attach your qualifying times to your registration.

Course Description

The Layton Marathon is one of the most unique courses in Utah.

Visually Beautiful: The layout of the Layton Marathon is very scenic. It starts early in the morning with a sunrise on the Great Salt Lake. The first ten miles run across rolling paved roads on Antelope Island. The island is home to over 600 head of Buffalo (Bison), coyote, big horn sheep, deer, 400 species of birds and much more. After you get off the island you run across the Great Salt Lake 7 miles on a causeway road that spans the lake. The last miles finish on roads that are on farmlands and some residential. Many of scenes, from buffalo causeway & sunrise, at the Layton Marathon are unique only to this race and you will not find another marathon like it.

Half Marathon Course

The Half Marathon Course starts near the marina on the causeway of the Great Salt Lake and runs the last 13.1 miles of the Layton Marathon. Aid stations are every 2 miles starting at mile 1.9.

10K/5K Course

The 10K/5K starts and finish at the finish of the Layton Marathon and is out and back. It is a residential course and flat. Aid stations for 10K are at Mile 1.2, 3.1, 4.3. Aid station for 5K are at Mile 1.2 and 1.9.