Household-friendly races take over St. George this weekend

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ST. GEORGE — The Virgin River Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and Enjoyable Run are taking place in southern Utah this weekend.

Runners come from throughout the state, and even around the globe, will come to start out the brand new yr with a course in southern Utah’s purple rocks.

On Friday, the race weekend will kick off with a working expo on the Dixie Conference Heart from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., the place racers may have the chance to load up on all their gear and get reductions on varied objects, assistant director of parks and group companies Michelle Graves informed KSL.com. The conference is free to the general public.

The races will start early Saturday on the conference middle and run alongside varied trails adjoining to the Virgin River, which is the half-marathon’s namesake.

“We’ve awards, we have now a celebration within the park, we have now (a) nice time,” Graves mentioned, referring to the garden in entrance of the conference middle, the place organizers arrange meals for the runners and distributors.

“It is a bit chillier than we like, nevertheless it’s hotter than the remainder of the state,” she joked. Graves additionally mentioned households can wait contained in the conference middle for his or her runners to keep away from the colder climate. Usually in January, temperatures all through the St. George space find yourself within the high-50s, however this weekend, temperatures are anticipated to prime out round 47 levels Fahrenheit, in response to KSL Climate fashions.

“That is that is the oldest working race in St. George,” Graves mentioned. “It is only a nice race to kick off the brand new yr. So are available in, get your New Yr’s decision began at this actually enjoyable occasion that we placed on.”

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