Handcart Days Races
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Handcart Days Races, Bountiful Utah
Handcart Days comprises three race distances held in Bountiful, Utah, in July. Packet pick-up is at the Bountiful Junior High gym attached to the South Davis Recreation Center at 550 North 200 West. Packets include a gender specific technical shirt, custom bib, timing chip, pre-race snacks, sponsor swag, and post-race drinks and snacks. Bibs and timing chips are assigned and may not be exchanged.
- Handcart Half Marathon, 13.1 miles
- Frontier 5K, 5 kilometers
- Pioneer Pete 1K, 1 kilometer
The half marathon course is mostly flat with a few slight inclines, total elevation gain about 187 ft and total descent about 161 ft. The route includes approximately five miles on the Legacy Trail and passes through Farmington, Centerville, and Bountiful. Porta-potties, water, and first aid stations are provided on the half marathon course. The 5K course is described as mostly flat with all right turns and a midcourse aid station at Porter Lane and Main Street. The 1K starts and finishes in the facility parking lot, follows sidewalks around the facility, and includes age-based guidance for young children and volunteer traffic control at lot entrances.
Chip timing is used for the half marathon and the 5K, and there is chip finish timing or gun start configurations for the 1K. Awards include finisher medals and division prizes, with age group and Athena/Clydesdale weight group divisions for the 5K and half, and multiple youth age divisions for the 1K. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
