I ran the half, which is the lower part of this course. This was my first long race and I had a blast. My time was much better than I had expected and the downhill wasn't nearly as bad as I had anticipated.
The crowd support near the finish was amazing and the post-race support and food were excellent, also. I even got a massage!!! I'll run this again next year!

I picked this one solely from comments on this site about the beauty of the course. I was not misled. Fabulous run until the last, long mile, which is the only one on city streets. Luckily there were many spectators to cheer us on.

This is very much a local event but that can't last as this is a must-do.

A word of caution - if you arrive at the start line on the top of a mountain at 5:30 a.m. wearing only t-shirt and shorts, yes, you will be very cold by start time. The efficient bag check allows you to wear multiple layers and leave them with the volunteers. Plus there were lots of fires to keep the runners from becoming too chilled.

We stayed at the Marriott, which could not have been better-priced or more convenient to the expo, many restaurants, the buses to the start and most importantly, the finish line.

I am glad I chose this as my spring marathon, thanks to the comments on this site. Keep on telling it like it is, fellow runners.

This was going to be my first marathon, and I guess I wasn't prepared for things. I didn't take the bus because I wanted some extra sleep. Ended up at the half-marathon start and didn't know until it was too late. No signs. Oh well, at least I got to run the half. Beautiful! Fans were great. I even got a PR of 2:07. I guess there are always other ones, but I was really bummed out.

My first time running Ogden. Very beautiful course. We boarded the second bus and made it to the start line at 5:30. This meant an hour-and-a-half wait for the race start in the cold. Excellent race!!

Sorry, St. George. Nice effort, Salt Lake City. The number one marathon in Utah is the Zion's Bank Ogden Marathon! Run it.

The downhill comes at the right time. They have great aid stations. It was hot this year. You could PR at this race, but why bother? Take in the scenery and enjoy yourself. I just enjoyed myself this year. They fire a cannon at the start. It rolls for the first 1/2 or so, generally downhill. You hit the 1st significant uphill after the 1/2 mark. The streets are named after presidents in Ogden, and you hit Grant Street and the finish line looks 1,000 miles away. That's where the fans show up too. The finish line is great, fairly dramatic, with lots of fans; they do a good job. The toughest part of the race are the last 5K. It's one of the best in Utah. St. George is faster, the D-news has history, but Ogden is well worth a try.

I ran the half. It had a spectacular course, and was almost all downhill. Canyon, mountain streams - wonderful scenery. Great organization, although the expo was small and I got very cold waiting for an hour and a half in the dark to start the race. Everything, besides the silly wait to start, was wonderful. Thanks for a great race!!!

This year, 2008, is the 6th year in a row that I have run this marathon. It just keeps getting better. The organization is amazing. No wait at the packet pick up, many water stops along the way, and the best scenery of any course in the country. The race reached its entry limit this year, so I guess it's not just Utah's little secret any more.

This marathon has come of age. The course has alway been incredibly scenic (if you like snow-capped mountains, pastures with horses and cows, waterfalls, trees, lakes, rivers), and now the organization is nearly perfect. The volunteers on the course are incredibly friendly and helpful. There are not big crowds of spectators cheering you on, so don't come to this race expecting that, but the spectators present are very enthusiastic and supportive. There is enough downhill running on this course to be helpful, but not so much that it beats you up. I've run 29 marathons and this one ranks right up near the top of the list.

Ran this course in 2005. Great course. Good spirit to it. People were friendly. Enough runners to make it interesting. I'm running it again this year and I highly recommend it.