May 18, 2026
Pay Your Race Entry in Solana: SOL and USDC-on-Solana at the Malad Valley Marathon
Solana is the highest-throughput public chain anyone actually uses, and the SOL community shows up to the gym. Now they can show up to a start line and pay in their preferred chain.
What we accept on Solana
- SOL native
- USDC on Solana
Both settle in under a second with fees that round to zero. Use Phantom, Solflare, Backpack, or any Solana wallet that handles a Solana Pay URI.
Why Solana
Three honest reasons:
- Fees that vanish. Even at peak network load, you are paying fractions of a cent. For a $30 5K entry, the friction is essentially zero.
- Settlement that feels like Venmo, not like a 1990s ACH. Tap, send, done.
- An active builder and user community. Solana Pay is one of the few crypto payment standards that genuinely works at retail, and we wanted to support it.
How to pay in SOL or USDC-on-Solana
- Pick your distance.
- Choose Solana at the payment step, then pick SOL or USDC.
- Scan the Solana Pay QR with Phantom, Solflare, or Backpack.
- Approve. The checkout updates instantly.
- Email receipt with your bib arrives within seconds.
The crypto discount applies
SOL and USDC-on-Solana get the same crypto discount, stacked with the skip-shirt $10 and the RUNTHEVALLEY $5 coupon. Full breakdown in our affordability post.
Register with Solana
Pick a distance, choose Solana at checkout. Race day is Saturday, September 12, 2026 in Malad City, Idaho.