Marianne Hamilton sparkles, quite literally!

When you meet her at a local St. George event you see as much as you can FEEL her passion for this community.

When the St. George Marathon wanted to celebrate and commemorate 50 years running, Marianne was their first phone calls.

As a writer, she was commissioned to compile 50 years of stories from the starts to the finish lines of each of the St. George Marathon races.

She joins Colleen in this episode to share some of those stories and to get you excited for taking on your next (or maybe your FIRST) St. George Marathon in 2026!

Order the commemorative 50th Anniversary St. George Marathon book now at this LINK. The book will also be available at the Marathon Expo in October.

Learn more and register for the St. George Marathon HERE.

Southern Utah is experiencing Boston Fever this week as dozens of local athletes prepare to take on the 130th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20th!

Why is Boston so iconic and why do runners old and young try to qualify each year to toe the line in Hopkinton?

Aaron Metler (St. George Races) and Steve Hooper (St. George Running Center) have the answers. Plus, find out how the St. George Marathon played a part in giving Aaron Metler the opportunity of a life time to run Boston this year.

Listen now then join the St. George Races Boston Watch Party at Vernon Worthen Park, 7am on Marathon Monday, April 20th. We'll bring the donuts and the big screen, you bring the cowbells and excitement as we cheer Aaron and other Southern Utah favorites over 26.2 miles.

For more details like & follow St. George Races on Instagram.

Registration is open for the 50th Anniversary of the St. George Marathon. Sign-up now before it sell out! Register HERE.

#likenoother — for Michelle Graves, it’s more than a hashtag. It’s a standard. A mindset. A promise.

As Race Director of the St. George Marathon, Michelle carries that mantra into every detail—shaping an experience in Southern Utah that stands shoulder to shoulder with the best marathons in the world.

But what actually makes St. George #likenoother?

Is it the seamless execution by the St. George City Parks & Recreation team?
The rich history woven into every mile of the course?
The thousands of volunteers—families who show up year after year to lift runners when they need it most?
Is it the magic of the start… the emotion of the finish…

Or is it something harder to define—something you can only feel when you’re there?

In this episode, Colleen sits down with Michelle to uncover what makes this race so special—and to celebrate 50 years of a marathon that continues to leave its mark on everyone who runs it.

2026 Registration opens April 1st @ 6a MT

LEARN MORE HERE

A marathon is 26.2 miles—but ask any runner, and they’ll tell you it’s so much more than that. The real journey begins long before the starting line and continues long after the finish.

Endurance sport is one of the greatest metaphors for life. Some miles feel effortless. Others stretch on forever. There are climbs that test your strength, descents that challenge your control, and moments where your resolve is pushed to its limit. And yet—somehow—the deeper the struggle, the greater the joy waiting for you at the finish line.

This year, the St. George Marathon celebrates its 50th anniversary—a milestone marked by thousands of stories written across its iconic course.

One of those stories belongs to Missy Wright, who captured her journey in her book Unbreakable Sole. In this episode, Missy is joined by her father, Alan Moss—a 30-time St. George Marathon finisher—who inspired her to run her first St. George Marathon at just 11 years old.

Together, their story is about more than running. It’s about family, legacy, resilience, and the kind of love that turns ordinary people into something truly unbreakable.

Listen to an excerpt of Missy's book UNBREAKABLE SOLE.

Purchase the book and get a free audiobook HERE

REMEMBER - 2026 registration for the St. George Marathon opens April 1st @ 6a MT.

JJ Santana has won the St. George Marathon twice; once in 2022 and again in 2023. Living and training in Henderson, NV means St. George has become like a "home town" race for him.

What's fascinating about JJ, is though he has been involved in sport in some way or another throughout his entire life, he didn't get into long distance running until the last decade.

JJ's approach to running is free and unfettered. He's joyful through the ups and downs and his love for the St. George Marathon is contagious.

Give this episode a listen and get ready to be inspired to find your own marathon finish line at St. George in 2026! Registration opens April 1st.

Learn more about the St. George Marathon HERE

Blue skies, red rocks, towering mountains and bluffs plus hundreds of miles of trails.

Just add you and your favorite pair of running shoes.

This is St. George City!

This is where we love to run!

Welcome to the St. George Marathon Podcast where we talk all things running and Southern Utah. From your favorite Fall marathon to the hometown events that bring the world to our doorstep.

Let’s go for a run. Just be careful……you might never want to stop!

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Meet Jordan Byrd & Aaron Metler. Staples in the St. George City running scene and the guys with all the info about the St. George Marathon 50th Anniversary and all the St. George races this Spring.

Did you also hear that Aaron got an invitation to run The Boston Marathon this year as an Elite Masters Pro? Hear the story of how he turned his lightening fast St. George Marathon finish time into a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity only offered to 8 masters men in the world!

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Learn more about The St. George Marathon or St. George Races HERE.