Registration is open for the 2022 Dinosaur Valley Half Marathon and organizers are hoping the event will make a triumphant return.
The event, which features a 5k family fun run, a 10k event, and a full half marathon is scheduled for September 11.
The race is entering its 13th year, missing only one event due to the COVID -19 pandemic. It returned last year, and after a truncated registration, they had a great turnout.
“We usually have about 500 people sign up and I think last year we had 275. We didn’t even open registration this year until March 1 and already we have 80 people signed up,” said one of the organizers Morgan Syvertsen. “Last year we didn’t start registration until the first of June.”
The race always attracts local runners as well as runners from throughout the province and has even seen registration from as far away as Europe and New Zealand.
Syvertsen says they will be using the same routes as in previous years.
The 5k is a relatively flat course that goes along the river valley. The 10K race traverses through downtown and then through Midland and returns to the Badlands Community Facility.
The half marathon takes runners on a trip through downtown Drumheller, the river valley, and then travels through Midland. It continues out through the Badlands surrounding the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
The 10k and the half marathon are Athletic Alberta Certified courses. This means the Dino Half could apply to become a qualifier for other high-profile events.
For more information, or to register, go to www.dinosaurhalf.com, or check out their Facebook page.
