August 2011
Summer is heating up and so is the registration for the 2011 Salmon Marathon. We have 134 full marathoners and 67 half marathoners. We have booked the Montana band "Party Trained" for the finish line. You can check out their Facebook page. The massage therapists are getting their hands ready. If you have any special requests, just let Debbie know.
June 2011
First day of SUMMER and the course is looking great! We have 106 marathoners signed up and 40 runners signed up for the half.
We are in full swing planning mode. If you have any ideas or suggestions please feel free to contact us!
May 2011
Spring has almost come to this part of the Rockies so we are checking out the course and looking forward to all the runners again this year. So far we have 76 marathoners signed up and 28 halfers.
March 2011
We are well into registration and planning for this year's run! We have over 50 runners registered already and volunteers are calling US ready to make these event special for all.
December 2010
We are in the starting phases of planning the 2011 race. We set the date for September 10, 2011. The Marathon will start at 6:45 a.m. at the Tendoy School. The Half Marathon will start at 8:30a.m. this year on Baker Lane.
August 16 2010
With the race just 5 weeks away we have 144 full runners and 82 half runners registered. The finish line activities are coming into place with a local band that will be playing and massage therapists there to massage your muscles.
July 24, 2010
We have 137 full runners registered and 71 half marathoners registered.
Mid June 2010
We have 107 Full Marathoners and 55 half! Registration continues to grow- can't wait to see you all in September!
June 2010
The planning continues as the warm weather and long days come upon us. We have the FINISHER MEDALS ordered, they will be the Salmon medal for the marathon and a trout medal for the half marathon. We will be recieving money from our new Local Option Tax which will help us increase the presence at the finish line. We are planning on having music, massage and plenty of food. As of today we have 88 marathon runners and 50 half-marathon runners. Have a great time training this summer! See you in September!
February 2010
The Salmon Valley Chamber of Commerce is well into the planning stages of this annual event. They are working on making the finish line festivities worth the run!
January 2010
This year's marathon will be ran on September 18, 2010. The Chamber of Commerce is once again planning and organizing the event. There will be medals handed out at the finish line this year.
August 2009
This year's marathon is approaching fast. Here are a few things we have planned for the event:
Packet Pick-up :
Friday, September 11th at our Town Square (across from City Hall) from 1-6pm. There will also be pick up available on Sat. Morning at the Stagecoach Inn.
Pasta Dinner Specials at our local restaurants- menus will be in packets
Post Race Celebration A Bite of Salmon at Elks Lodge- a dinner of Salmon, Idaho potatoes and fresh salad. Followed by a dance to a live band at a benefit for our local search and rescue. $10 for adults $8 for children and runners meals are included in entry fee.
Special Offer: I would like to offer 2009 marathoner's a discount of 15% ON ALL RV AND TENT SITES. If marathoner's register for 2 nights stay at time of registration I will give a 25% discount on both nights. So its 15% discount 1 night registration or 25% discount for 2 nights registration. No refunds for discounted registrations. Applies only to tent and rv sites. www.century2campground.com
January 2009
Get your running shoes ready! Salmon Idaho is once again hosting a September Marathon. The 2009 Marathon will be September 12th, 2009. The race this year is being sponsored by the Salmon Valley Chamber of Commerce with the help of the City of Salmon and the community as a whole and Shu's Idaho Running Company. The race is a fast, scenic, point-to-point course that starts in Tendoy, Idaho. Tendoy, for you history buffs, is the birthplace of Sacajawea, the Agaidika Shoshone woman, who with her infant child accompanied Lewis and Clark on their historic journey to the Pacific and back. The course follows the Old Lemhi Road as it winds along the Lemhi River west onto Main Street and into Salmon. After crossing the Salmon River at the end of Main Street, runners will turn left into Island Park and the finish line. The timing has been changed from gun timing to chip timing to record times more accurately and post them in a very timely fashion. This year registration will be through blue circle sports.
August 2008
Renowned artist Robert Deurloo has donated “The Hunter” to the Salmon Marathon. The bronze cheetah shown in full stride will be the grand prize in a raffle drawing.
June 2008
Hey Runners -- This one's for you.
To add a bit more incentive to finish fast, certified massage therapists Kathy Little and Annah Dahle are generously providing free massage to Salmon Marathon runners at the finish line of the race at Island Park, Salmon, Idaho.
Little is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association and has been providing therapeutic massage in the Lemhi Valley for ten years. She offers Swedish, sports, segmental, spinal touch therapy and deep tissue massage. Dahle is a nationally certified massage therapist and provides Swedish, myofascial, neuromuscular and acupressure.
If you would like to make an appointment while you are in town, contact Little at Lemhi Massage Therapy, 100 North Church Street, #3, Salmon, Idaho 83467, 208-303-0468 or Dahle of Therapeutic and Relaxation Massage at 208-940-2170.
March 2008
Nutrition Giant Sponsors Salmon Marathon
Hammer Nutriion, known worldwide for their nutrition products for athletes, is sponsoring the Salmon Marathon. Hammer, headquartered in Whitefish, Montana is providing the sports drink HEED for the 250 runners in this inaugural race. HEED provides consistent, long-lasting energy and the electrolytes athletes need during competition.
A long-time favorite for ultra-marathoners, Salmon Marathon runners will be able to refuel themselves on HEED and water at each of the thirteen aid stations set up every two miles along the route.
"We're fortunate to have Hammer as a sponsor," said race director Kathy Gatens. "I've used their products in marathons with great success. They are generously providing drinks, other nutrition products and prizes for the runners. It is a great boon for a small marathon."
Hammer joins other sponsors including Arctic Ice, Salmon Arts Council and Salmon Chamber of Commerce. All proceeds from the Salmon Marathon go to Whitewater Therapeutic, a nonprofit providing therapeutic equine experiences for the disabled, elderly and children-at-risk.