What do you get with registration?

Snacks, the ones we all grew up with
Locally made finisher medals
Shirt showing your efforts in combining snacking and running
Free race photos (friends wouldn't believe it otherwise)
Well stocked snack stations
Did we mention snacks

Our goal is to provide convenient, affordable, and fun races to runners... This race is a bit far fetched, going to be fun though!

What is a Snackathon?

Quite simple, runners will run a 1k loop around Lone Peak Park. At the end of this loop runners (or walkers) will have to eat a snack from the list found below. Snack order will be determined before the race begins by way of random drawing. The runner cannot leave the coned off snack area until finished with their snack. Proceed to run another 1k loop, rinse repeat with the next snack. May the best snacker win.

Snack List
Oatmeal Creme Pie
Nutty Buddy Wafer Bar (1 bar)
Swiss Roll (1 roll)
Cosmic Brownie (half brownie)
Zebra Cake
Star Crunch
Twinkie
Fudge Round
Cupcake
Donette (1)

See picture above to see what portion size looks like on these snacks

Snack order will be determined via lottery at 7:30 am. First five drawn are what the 5k snackers will be snacking on.?

What if I can't eat those snacks?
As entertaining as it may be to see us try and force feed twinkies to a bunch of runners, we know our limits and so should you. In the event you cannot eat the snack due to allergies, feeling sick, or maybe you just hate that particular snack, you will be given a two minute hour glass timer. This will be a penalty for skipping the snack. When it runs out of  time you can leave the snack station and proceed with the next loop. This can be done as many times as needed to get you through the Snackathon feeling good about your decision making.

General

Race
March 13th 2027 starts and finishes at Lone Peak Park 10140 S 700 E, Sandy UT 84070

10k will start 9:00 am
Early - $45 (ends 12/1)
Normal Registration - $50
Late - $55 (begins 2/6)

5k will start 9:02 am
Early - $40 (ends 12/1)
Normal Registration - $45
Late - $50 (begins 2/6)

Packet Pickup
Friday pickup 3 pm to 6 pm at the Sandy Salt Lake Running Store.
Race day pickup starts at 7:30 am and is located at the starting line

We recommend all runners arrive at least 45 minutes before the race to ensure a stress free and smooth start if you do not pickup your packet the day before. Pre-race announcement 15 minutes before race.

Swag
Runners will receive a high quality race shirt and a custom locally made finishers medal to celebrate their snacking achievements.

Snack Stations
Snack Stations will be presented in order the runners must eat the snacks. This order will be determined before the race with a random drawing.​ We will have water at all of these stations. Sometimes the snacks don't go down as easy as you would hope.

Post Race Breakfast
Normally we have really tasty treats after our races. Seriously doubt you will be hungry after this race. Can always grab your favorite snack to go though.

Awards
1st place male and female will receive the Golden Twinkie​​
2nd place male and female will receive the silver Oatmeal Cream Pie
3rd place male and female will receive the bronze Nutty Buddy

All finishers will receive a custom locally made finisher medal

Free Photos
Xotio Media will be on the course taking photos as well as the finish line. Photos will be hosted on their website providing easy access for downloads using bib recognition. We will NOT put a logo or watermark on your picture. Instead of ruining your picture with our logo we would rather rely on you telling your friends and family about our races!

Parking
Free parking, there is about 50 spaces in the corner of the park we start at. Once that fills you can park in any of the 3 other parking lots which total about 150 spaces each.

Word of mouth
Your friends and family are the best way to promote this race. This is a super silly and weird idea that we are just trying to have fun with. Let those friends know about it, if you can't get them to run it we are sure they will enjoy cheering you on!

Volunteers
These events are not possible without help! To show our appreciation all volunteers will receive a free race entry for any future Happy Trails race. Expires after one year. In addition volunteers will have access to food at the finish line area.

Late Registration
Begins February 6th and closes March 5th at 11:59 pm

We cannot guarantee all participants registering after February 6th will be able to order a shirt. We will order extra to do our best to accommodate late registration. If we do not have your size or you do not want a shirt you can use code NOSHIRT at checkout for $10 off registration.

Same Day Registration
Not available. Registration will close Friday night at 11:59 pm

Weather
Average high is 55*F and average low is 36*F

Race Director - Don Hantla
801-230-5070
happytrailsrace@gmail.com

Course

5k runners will do 5 loops around Lone Peak Park. 10k runners will do 10 loops. This is a pretty park with a great paved trail that just happens to be 1k around with our course. Plenty of parking and room for spectators to cheer you on as well!

Snacks will be located at the end of each loop on a clearly marked table for that given loop. Runners must eat the snack in those tables coned off area. You cannot begin running until the snack is finished entirely.

Capacity

Due to our races utilizing beautiful and amazing trails we are limited on how many runners we can have. This is because of trail usage, parking, facilities, and permits needed to make these events happen.

Snackathon - 250

Loyalty Discount

Save $5 with code HAPPY if you plan to do more than one of our events this year or if you have referred a friend to sign up for one of our races this year. This code will stack with others such as NOSHIRT

Happy Trails Snackathon (5k, 10k) 1st Saturday March
Dimple Dell Blitz Backyard 3rd Saturday March
Happy Trails Marathon & Half TBD April
Corner Canyon Trail Series (5k, 10k) May through Oct
Juniper Canyon Half Marathon 1st Saturday May
Butterfield Blitz Backyard (4hr, 8hr, 12hr) 3rd Saturday May
Rose Canyon Ultra (50m, 50k, 30k) 1st Saturday June
Deer Creek Half Marathon 2nd Saturday July
Butterfield Canyon Marathon & Half TBD August
Jordan River Marathon & Half 3rd Saturday September
Dimple Dell Half Marathon 3rd Saturday October
Traverse Mountain Half Marathon 1st Saturday November

As a small company we depend greatly on word of mouth and runners coming back to run with us. This is another way we can say thank you! 

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About Us

At Happy Trails Running we focus on a beautiful course and an amazing experience. We want our races to be events that runners look forward to every year. We believe in quality over quantity which is why we cap all races at 300 or less participants. This lets us hold races in unique areas that would be off limits to a large race due to parking and trail capacity.

We also believe in keeping everything local. This enables us to both support our community but also keep costs down. We want our races to be simple, affordable, and convenient for runners. You won't find huge expos at our races, just local businesses, friends, and family having a great time!

If there is anything we can do to improve your experience with our races please reach out to us. We are always trying to improve our events. Your feedback, what you liked and did not like, is the best way to achieve this.

Our courses will not focus on setting PR's with mostly downhill running but instead on enjoying all of the beautiful trails the Wasatch Mountains have to offer. We hope our races will make lasting memories and experiences for all of our runners.

If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you!

We hope to see you at the races or on the trails. Until then, Happy Trails! 

Event's current local time: 8:21 PM MT