Event Description
Welcome to the Bear Lake Trifecta!
If you're looking for amazing scenery in a rural setting, Bear Lake is the place to go. Choose from racing one, two, or three of our races in one weekend!
If you're looking for a way to get 3 marathons or half marathons in in your quest to race in all 50 states, you can knock out Utah, Idaho and Wyoming real quick with the Trifecta!
Each Trifecta participant with receive souvenir gifts for their accomplishments, plus the coveted Run Bear Lake finsher medals for each race!
As we get close to the race, more details of the event will come forth on our website. Course maps, and current details can be found at racebearlake.com.
We look forward to seeing you at the race!
Welcome to the Water’s Edge Resort Bear Lake Marathon/ Half Marathon Trifecta Series!
3 Races, 3 States, in 3 Days!
June 6th, 7th, & 8th, 2019
The Water’s Edge Resort Bear Lake Marathonweekend is fast becoming one of America’s favorite destination races for those seeking to become members of the 50 State Club. By completing three races in three states in three days (all with minimal travel between races) runners can check off three states at once.
All start and finish lines are within a 45 minute drive from each other, which makes for simple traveling logistics and recovery between races. You can set up your “basecamp’ for lodging with Waters Edge Resort properties or at other local locations in Garden City, Utah or Montpelier, Idaho. Visit https://thebearlakeresort.comfor more lodging info.
The closest ‘big city’ to the Bear Lake area is Logan, Utah, which has hundreds of hotel rooms and is just 37 miles away from our event headquarters at Water’s Edge Resort. Montpelier, Idaho is just 20 miles north of Bear Lake and also has a several lodging options.
Transportation to and from the start and finish lines is the responsibility of the runner. The Bear Lake Marathon will not provide shuttles from various hotels to start lines.
Traveling to Bear Lake might be half the adventure for many of our runners. The Bear Lake Valley is as rural as it is beautiful. With no commercial air service to the Bear Lake area, those traveling to the Water’s Edge Resort Bear Lake Marathon races may find themselves wondering how to get here.
If flying, we recommend arriving at the Salt Lake City International Airport and renting a car to get to Bear Lake. Other options include flying to the Pocatello, Idaho or Jackson Hole, Wyoming airports.
Bear Lake is approximately 2.5 hours north of Salt Lake City, 2 hours southeast of Pocatello and 2 hours south of Jackson Hole.
To keep this complicated weekend a little less complicated, the Bear Lake Marathon & Half Marathon races subscribe to the ‘keep it simple‘ theory and don’t promise a lot of bells and whistles with your races. You’ll have amazing scenery, fully supported course and great SWAG, but we don’t bother with live bands, massive stages or elaborate expos. You’re here to run and we’re here to help you do that here in the mountains!
In 2019, for safety and liability concerns, we WILL have time limits for the marathons and half marathons. The time limits for 2019 are 10 hours for the marathon and 5 hours for the half marathons. There will NOT be an option for early start in 2019.
The fastest man and women (combined times) in the Marathon and Half Marathon Trifecta series will receive a trophy like none other!
Cool awards for age group winners will also be distributed at the end of each daily race.
Due to the nature of the event, and to avoid participants waiting for awards ceremonies each day, awards for the single races will be distributed once the top 3 of each division finishes the race. We will have an official awards ceremony for the Marathon and Half Marathon Overall and Division Trifecta winners on Saturday afternoon.
Race Details
Packet Pickup
Packet Pickup for the 2019 Water's Edge Resort Bear Lake Marathon races will have the following schedule:
Wednesday June 5th(pre-race packet pickup)
- 4-7 p.m. at Cody's Gastro Garage, 88 South Bear Lake Blvd in Garden City
Thursday June 6th(Idaho Marathon & Half Marathon)
- 5-7 a.m. at St. Charles Park in St. Charles, Idaho
- 5-8 p.m. at Cody's Gastro Garage, 88 South Bear Lake Blvd in Garden City
Friday June 7th(Wyoming Marathon & Half Marathon)
- 5-7 a.m. at Cokeville Town Park in Cokeville, Wyoming
- 5-8 p.m. at Cody's Gastro Garage, 88 South Bear Lake Blvd in Garden City
Saturday, June 8th(Utah Marathon & Half Marathon)
- 5-7 a.m. at Cody's Gastro Garage, 88 South Bear Lake Blvd in Garden City
IMPORTANT INFO:
- Runners will need to go to packet pickup only once for the entire weekend.
- Runners racing in two or more races will use the same bib number and timing chip in each race. DO NOT lose or throw away your bib number or timing chip after a race.
- Packets include race shirts, bibs, timing chips, goodies from sponsors, and a special gift for those signed up for the “trifecta”.
REGISTRATION:
Registration includes unique finisher’s medals for all participants at each race, sweet SWAG, gender specific t-shirt, electronic timing and results, supported aid stations, and post-race goodies.
THECOURSE:
The Bear Lake Marathon and Half Marathon Courses are primarily flat with a few rollers. But don’t let anything fool you – these are challenging courses at altitude and sometimes the heat can wear you down. Our Idaho course is new this year and features a rough final half mile with a climb from the shores of the lake to a finish line 200 feet above the lake surface.
Idaho Course (Thursday)
Wyoming Course (Friday)
Utah (Saturday)
- 5K- out and backs from the finish line
- *Courses subject to change pending final permit approval.
SCHEDULE:
June 3
- 12:00 p.m. – Online Registration Closes.
- 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Packet Pickup, Water’s Edge Resort, Garden City
- June 6 – IDAHO
- 5:00 a.m. – Bib Number Pickup and Marathon Bus Loading, Bear Lake West Resort
- 6:00 a.m. – Marathon begin
- 6:15 a.m. – Half Marathon Bus Loading, Bear Lake West Resort
- 7:00 a.m. – Half Marathon begins
- 10:00 a.m. – Awards
- 1:00 p.m. – Course ‘closes’ but the clock keeps running
- 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Packet Pickup, Cokeville Wyoming Town Park
- June 7 – WYOMING
- 5:00 a.m. – Bib Number Pickup, Cokeville Town Park
- 6:00 a.m. – Marathon begins
- 6:15 a.m. – Half Marathon Bus Loading,Water’s Edge Resort, Garden City
- 7:00 a.m. – Half Marathon begins
- 10:00 a.m. – Awards
- 1:00 p.m. – Course ‘closes’ but the clock keeps running
- 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Packet Pickup, Water’s Edge Resort, Garden City
- June 8 – UTAH
- 5:00 a.m. – Bib Number Pickup, Water’s Edge Resort
- 6:00 a.m. – Marathon begins, Water’s Edge Resort
- 6:15 a.m. – Half Marathon Bus Loading, Water’s Edge Resort
- 7:00 a.m. – Half Marathon begins, First Point Boat Ramp
- 8:00 am. – 5K & 10K races begin, Water’s Edge Resort
- 10:00 a.m. – Awards
- 8:00 p.m. – After Party, Water’s Edge Resort
Event details and schedule
All event details can be found at racebearlake.com and will be updated throughout the coming weeks and months.
