Much Marathon. Very Idaho. Wow. The Malad Valley Marathon Accepts Dogecoin.

So. You have a bag of Doge. You bought in 2021 at the top, you bought in 2014 because the logo made you laugh, or you mined a few hundred thousand on a laptop in college and never quite got around to selling. Either way, the coins are sitting there. They want to run a marathon.

Now they can.

Dogecoin at checkout. Such payment. Wow.

The Malad Valley Marathon accepts Dogecoin natively at checkout for any distance. Pick the race, pick DOGE, scan the QR with Dogecoin Core, MultiDoge, Trust Wallet, Cake Wallet, or anything that handles a dogecoin: URI, send, done. Confirmations are fast, fees are pennies, and your entry locks in once the network gives us one block.

Why Dogecoin

Because it would be wrong not to. Doge has one of the most loyal, longest-running, and most relentlessly cheerful communities in crypto. The Shiba has weathered three full market cycles, two major sell-the-CEO moments, and one Elon-induced supercycle. The coin is still here. The fees are still cents. The community still tips strangers on the internet for being nice. That is a community we want at our start line.

Also, the meme is twelve years old and still funny. Respect for the elders.

How to pay in Dogecoin

1. Pick your distance. (May we suggest the 1 Mile Fun Run? Such cardio. Very finish line.)
2. Choose Dogecoin at the payment step.
3. Scan the QR with your wallet.
4. Send the exact amount shown.
5. Wait one block (about a minute). Confirmation email arrives, your bib is yours.

The crypto discount applies

DOGE gets the same crypto discount as Bitcoin, Monero, Litecoin, and the rest, on top of the skip-shirt $10 and the RUNTHEVALLEY $5 coupon. See the full math in our affordability writeup.

For the dog people

Real dogs are welcome to spectate from the sidewalk areas in town on a leash, but not on the race course itself (service animals excepted, per the waiver). Keep them clear of the start chute and aid stations.

Register with Doge

Pick a distance. Pick DOGE. Run. Race day is Saturday, September 12, 2026 in Malad City, Idaho.

To the moon? Maybe. To the finish line in downtown Malad? Definitely.