COURSE
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.
Elevation: First the Layton Marathon is the flattest marathon in Utah with only 200 feet of elevation change. This is unique when all other marathons in Utah range from 1100 to 4300ft of downhill. It is funny how many marathons act as though running a marathon with extreme downhill is a good thing. I have known many first time marathoners that destroyed their knees on races with 3000 ft of downhill. Sometimes other courses can be faster but the Layton Marathon is proud of our times that are comparable to most marathons four to ten times its size in participation. Downhill does not always mean speed. Flat is also one of the fastest recovery times.
World Record & Olympic Qualifing Course: Though many Marathons in Utah can qualify you for the Boston Marathon, only the Layton Marathon can give you a qualifying time for the Olympics or to set a World Record with Guinness. Many runners feel that getting a World Record is outside of their realm but there are over 130 Marathon records based on time alone like Fastest Female Marathon Dressed as a Bottle at 4:36:19 which is very obtainable. List of Guinness World Record Marathons:
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
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