Best Trail Running Events Southwest 2023/2024
The team at Strambecco rates the Best Trail Running events Southwest 2023/2024 based on various factors, including reputation, route quality, location, runner feedback, and the overall uniqueness of the event or race. Spanning California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, the Southwest terrain features of Strambecco’s best list includes mountains, canyons, mesas, buttes, high broad basins, plateaus, desert lands, and some plains characteristic of the Basin and Range Province. The entire southwestern region features semi-arid to arid terrain.
Our list of Best Trail Running Events Southwest 2023/2024 is chock-full of outstanding trail events spanning the Ultra, Marathon, and Half-Marathon categories. The granddaddy of them all is the Western States 100 in June, an event requiring qualification. There are Western States Qualifier events all over the country and several on our Southwest list. Another prestigious event is the Wasatch Front 100 in July, a Grand Slam of Ultra Running event and a Rocky Mountain Slam event. There are several events on the list: UTMB Global Series events, an international series culminating in the famed UTMB Mt. Blanc (France) in August. Lastly, check out events on our list from the Leadville Race Series and Vacation Races, which offer premier destination events at amazing locations, including Zion and Bryce National Parks.
Strambecco does not list every event. We strive to identify and review events that are special and noteworthy. If you have suggestions on other events we should consider or review, please get in touch with us here or send us a note at editors@strambecco.com.
The Moab Trail Marathon, Half, And Adventure 5k checks the boxes of everything you want in a race: challenging terrain, epic views, fabulous event organization, and race variety. The event spans a…
Falling into our “bucket list” trail running events, the Catalina Island Marathon is one to check off your list. California’s oldest trail marathon in one of the most beautiful locations in the…
Antelope Canyon Ultras is a stunningly beautiful early-season race through the spectacular Arizona desert landscape. The Antelope Canyon region is one of the most photographed places in the country and is sacred…
Canyons Endurance Runs, produced by Epic Endurance Events, is a qualifier for both the UTMB World Series Finals and the Western States 100. The event starts in the historic gold-rush town of…
The Moab Trail Marathon, Half, And Adventure 5k checks the boxes of everything you want in a race: challenging terrain, epic views, fabulous event organization, and race variety. The event spans a…
Falling into our “bucket list” trail running events, the Catalina Island Marathon is one to check off your list. California’s oldest trail marathon in one of the most beautiful locations in the…
Antelope Canyon Ultras is a stunningly beautiful early-season race through the spectacular Arizona desert landscape. The Antelope Canyon region is one of the most photographed places in the country and is sacred…
Canyons Endurance Runs, produced by Epic Endurance Events, is a qualifier for both the UTMB World Series Finals and the Western States 100. The event starts in the historic gold-rush town of…