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The Dimple Dell Half Marathon features a beautiful course, free breakfast, good company, race photos, custom locally made finisher medal and awards, amazing raffle, friendly competition, performance t-shirt, and swag. What more could you want? Really if you can think of something let us know and we will try to … MORE
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    frankhwu FIRST-TIMER '22

    I enjoyed the Dimple Dell Half Marathon. I would run it again if I were in Salt Lake City that weekend, which I likely won't be. I might travel to … MORE

    I enjoyed the Dimple Dell Half Marathon. I would run it again if I were in Salt Lake City that weekend, which I likely won’t be. I might travel to Salt Lake City just for this event, because whenever I visit I think to myself this wouldn’t be a bad town to come to for fun, because it has so much to offer outdoors. I have been there several times, and always, as was true on this trip, for business.

    That takes me to the first note for outsiders: SLC is almost a mile up. My Apple Watch reported the starting line as being 4457 feet above sea level; topo maps online list the area as 4800 feet. So that is nothing to scoff at. I had done nothing to acclimatize. I’ve run as high as 11,000 feet, though “run” is a misnomer, since I was staggering along at that point. But I live in New York City, and I do not spend much time in this rarified air. I try not to make excuses, even to myself. I am sure, however, this explains the lackluster performance which still was better than 1/6 of the participants — that relative standing is a norm for me. I suppose that means you should expect to be slower, unless you live at altitude. Although I don’t know how long it takes to adjust, I can say I was on the ground for a single day.

    The venue was less than 30 minutes from downtown where I was staying, at the Little America hotel complex. It was still quite dark when I arrived at the park. The parking lot had enough spaces for what was not a giant field (under 200). The park had good restrooms, surprisingly already open.

    Another note that is important for those considering the race. It has changed. The organizer guy said the route had been altered. He mentioned one year it was 19 degrees and the past year it was pouring rain.

    A dell is a valley with trees. That is accurate. This had about 1100-1200 feet of gain, so it tops out over a mile high. The trail is 85% wood chip, with the remainder split between sand and sidewalk. The sights were interesting enough, offering relaxing vistas, woods, and a bit of suburban development.

    DIFFICULTY
    3
    PRODUCTION
    5
    SCENERY
    5
    SWAG
    4

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