What: Race From The Base
Where: Beginning at the gate at the end of Upper Lowell Canyon Rd. and ending on 4th Ave. at the main finish line
When: Saturday, July 4 starting at 2:20 p.m.
Entry Fee: Free!
Age Range: Ages 7-10 only
Registration & Bib Pickup: Beginning at 1:30 p.m. July 4 at the picnic table near the gate at the end of Jefferson past the hospital.
Race Director: Buddy North
A new event, called Race From the Base, makes its debut in 2026!
Race From the Base was created because there were no opportunities for 7- and 8-year-olds to participate (since the Mini Mount Marathon serves ages 2-6 while the Mount Marathon Junior Races serves ages 9-17).
The course measures about two-thirds of a mile and goes from the gate at the end of Upper Lowell Canyon Rd. to the Mount Marathon finish line.
There is no entry fee but participants must fill out a registration form and pick up a race bib starting at 1:30 p.m. on July 4 at the picnic table near the Upper Lowell Canyon Rd. gate.
Entrants must walk to the start line as vehicles are not allowed on Jefferson or Lowell Canyon roads.
The event will start at about 2:20 p.m. after the last runner in the 3rd wave of the men’s race has passed the gate.
The events is open to youth ages 7-10. Nine- and 10-year-old who ran the boys or girls Junior Race in the morning are also welcome to participate in Race From the Base.
The top 5 boys and top 5 girls will receive special ribbons upon finishing. No timed results will be recorded.
Spectators should be aware that youths will be running down Jefferson and Fourth Avenues between 2:20-2:30 p.m.
Parents or guardians are expected to be both at the finish line to register their child and at the finish line to pick them up before the first men’s race finishers begin arriving.
Race From the Base finishers may celebrate for a few minutes in the finish pen but then must exit before the first men’s racers begin arriving. Parents or guardians are not allowed to enter the finish pen. Youth racers should find their parents and exit the back of the pen.
For more information, email director@mountmarathon.com