Spirit of Magic Valley Half Marathon
Twin Falls, ID
- Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Kids Run
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
All Spirit of Magic Valley Half Marathon races take place along the stunning Snake River Canyon Rim Trail in Twin Falls, Idaho, offering breathtaking views of the world-famous Perrine Bridge, the Evel Knievel Jump Site, and Shoshone Falls. Each race begins and ends at the iconic Shoshone Falls.
Local Historical Weather (Jun 06):
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| H (°F) | 78 | 79 | 89 | 84 | 69 |
| L (°F) | 59 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 48 |
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Stunning scenery
This is now my favorite half marathon (I've done probably 50-75 races over 29 states thus far). Absolutely beautiful scenery. Just the right amount of challenge - it's at just … MORE
This is now my favorite half marathon (I’ve done probably 50-75 races over 29 states thus far). Absolutely beautiful scenery. Just the right amount of challenge – it’s at just above 3000ft elevation to start, and a decent climb over the first mile. Then minimal hills to the turnaround, and you get a different view of the canyon with stunning views of the falls as you make your way to the finish – and of course then you get rewarded with flying down the steep incline you climbed at the start. All paved, well-maintained trail (just a wee bit of grass and gravel near the start/finish). Fun viewpoints along the way. Great support and water stations. The medal was meh, but that’s not what I come for so I don’t care. Tshirt was nice. Twin Falls is a decent town, we also went to city of rocks (super cool, not crowded at all), balanced rock (only one other group there), and miracle hot springs for a mineral soak (a phenomenal post-race relaxation treat). Had dinner at elevation 486 (superb) just before sunset. Highly recommend!
First mile is hell
First mile you climb out of the snake river canyon. Hard but gives you some great views of Shoshone Falls, the Niagara of the West. You also have some unique … MORE
First mile you climb out of the snake river canyon. Hard but gives you some great views of Shoshone Falls, the Niagara of the West. You also have some unique views of the Perrine Bridge. Lots of aid station
Spectacular views of the Shoshone Falls
This was a tough race a lot of hills, the race starts with a pretty steep climb out of the canyon. It was on a paved path. The scenery was … MORE
This was a tough race a lot of hills, the race starts with a pretty steep climb out of the canyon. It was on a paved path. The scenery was great but the wind was nasty.
Tough but so beautiful!
This race was great if you love beautiful scenery. It starts and finishes at Shoshone Falls. I don't usually stop to take photos but I did 3 times during this … MORE
This race was great if you love beautiful scenery. It starts and finishes at Shoshone Falls. I don’t usually stop to take photos but I did 3 times during this race. The race was ran on the Snake River Canyon Trail which is what the race benefited, trail enhancement. I was very pleased I found this race to knock out Idaho. Such a treasure this community has!