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Race-weekend photography from the Malad Valley Marathon will appear here after race day. Below: a recon of the course from May 2026. A slow ride along the dirt and pavement that 13.1- and 26.2-mile runners will see in September. Click any photo to enlarge.
Course recon — May 2026

Hard-packed dirt opens onto the valley floor on the way to Aid Station 2, with Elkhorn Mountain to the north.

The Y-junction at Aid Station 2.

Heading out from Aid Station 2. Quiet farm road through open grassland under a bright Idaho sky looking south on the Samaria Mountain range.

Looking east towards Oxford and “M” mountain where aid station 4 will be.

Mile 10 of the marathon course — long views east across farm fields toward “M” mountain.

A look eastward on Oxford Mountain at one of the course’s most distinctive “Red Rock” turns.

Open fields stretch north on the approach to the Red Rock turn.

The Red Rock turn with a wide valley view westward.