East Canyon Marathon - 26.2 - 13.1 - 10K - 5K | Morgan, UT, United States

About the Event

The East Canyon Marathon has four distances. Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K.

The Full Marathon starts overlooking Salt Lake City at the Big Mountain Pass at the top of Emigration Canyon and heads East. This course follows along pine trees, aspens and follows several miles along the East Canyon Reservoir. The Full joins Half Marathon about 3/4 around East Canyon Reservoir where the Half Marathons starts and then heads down Red Rock Canyon which has great views and landscapes and unique rock formations. Around Mile 20 of the race the course turns into farmland with beautiful fields of grain and cool barns. The 10K and 5K are out and back courses that start where all distances finish at the Morgan County Fairgrounds.

Races Offered

Full Marathon

Aug 29, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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06:00

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$100.00

Pacer Full Marathon - Invitation Only

Aug 29, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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06:00

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$1,000.00

Half Marathon

Aug 29, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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07:30

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$80.00

Pacer Half Marathon invite only

Aug 29, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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07:30

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$1,000.00

Virtual Race

Aug 29, 2026

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Distance — Virtual Race

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07:30

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$35.00

10K

Aug 29, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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09:00

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$39.95

5K

Aug 29, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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09:15

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$39.95

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Morgan.

thermostat Temperature

8.8° / 25.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

6.7° / 21.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

12h 21m

water_drop Avg rainfall

0.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

6.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

51.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:37

nightlight Sunset

20:22

About Morgan

Learn more about the host city, Morgan.

Morgan is a city in the U.S. state of Utah and the county seat of Morgan County. It is part of the Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area. It is named after Jedediah Morgan Grant, a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who served as an apostle and as a member of the LDS First Presidency under Brigham Young in the mid-1850s. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,071 people.