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UTAH’S LARGEST HALLOWEEN RUN
Get your costumes ready to race 13.1 miles down beautiful Provo Canyon into Provo, through Spook Alley into the finish line! Try your speed in our 5K race and have your little ones run in the Kid’s race through Spook Alley to the finish line.
You won’t want to miss the holiday fun festivities at the best Haunted race in Utah!
Runtastic is honored to partner again with the charity 5 FOR THE FIGHT, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that invites everyone to give $5 for the fight against cancer. Runtastic will be donating $1 for every participant at Provo HAUNTED. DONATE $5 to 5 for the Fight!
Date & Location
Start Time
Half: 8:00 am
5K: 8:30 am
Kid's Run: 11:00 am
Current Pricing
Half: $99.95
5K: $34.95
Kid's Run: $14.95
Registration CLOSES the day of the race (space permitting) 30 minutes before the start of the race.
Please register online.
Friends & Family Discount
Get a $2.50 discount per registrant when you register 4 or more people. Must be in the same transaction. Does not increase for more than 4. Only $2.50 each.
Where: TBD
Parking: TBD
Take the elevator from the parking garage to the second floor. Follow Runtastic signs to the Grand Ballroom on the first floor.
When: Friday, October 24 from 11 AM to 7 PM
Please pick up your packet, bib number, shirt, and race swag at the expo/packet pickup the day before the race. You must have a photo ID to pick up your packet. You may pick up someone else’s packet if you have a copy of their photo ID.
You can pick up your race packet the morning of the race for a $15.00 fee with cash or a card.
For the Half Marathon, your bib and bag will be available to pick up at the bus loading location. Bibs for the 5K and Kids’ race will be available at the blue Runtastic info tent. You can pick up your shirt at the Info Tent after you finish your race.
RACE DAY PARKING: TBD
HALF MARATHON BUS LOADING LOCATION & TIME
Bus Loading Location: TBD
Parking: TBD
5:30 AM to 6:45 AM: You must be at the bus loading by 6:30 AM to guarantee transportation to the start. If you miss the bus, you forfeit your registration and ability to run the race, so please be prompt. THERE IS NO SELF-TRANSPORTATION TO THE START.
All race starts will have music, porta-potties, water, and Powerade.
HALF MARATHON
The race starts at 8:00 AM up Provo Canyon at Great Western Trailhead Parking.
Get all dressed up to enter the costume contest with warm up while dancing to music and sipping (or holding) hot chocolate at the start.
*COLD WEATHER WARNING* Brrrr…Those fall temps are creepin’ in! Please note that the temperature will be 40° F or colder at the start of the race. Use your bag drop bag or noted drop locations along the course leave your warmer clothes and/or blankets.
Participants must start within 10 minutes of the official race start time to qualify for Age Group awards, which are based on chip time. If a participant starts after this 10-minute window, their official time will be based on gun time.
5K
New start location! This race starts at 8:30 AM — TBD
Participants must start within 5 minutes of the official race start time to qualify for Age Group awards, which are based on chip time. If a participant starts after this 5-minute window, their official time will be based on gun time.
Kid’s Race
This race starts at 11:00 AM — TBD
BAG DROP
A bag drop is provided only at the Half Marathon start line. Please use the bag you receive at packet pick-up to put any items that you have at the start and won’t be running with. Using the zip tie provided in your bag, attach the tear-off tag on your bib to the bag.
Runtastic is not liable for the loss or damage of any belongings that are put in the Drop Bag, left along a course or at an Aid Station. There is inherent risk to using the Drop Bag service so please only put in the bag or leave at an Aid Station items that do not have personal, essential or great value. (Like your car keys!)
If you lose an item at the race, please visit the Blue Runtastic Information Tent during the event to see if it has been turned in.
DROP AT START—PICK-UP AT FINISH: Announcements will be made to drop your bag in the designated Bag Drop Bus just 5 minutes before the start of the race so you can keep your warm clothes longer. After you finish, you can retrieve your bag using your race bib at the Bag Pick-Up Corral located on the NW corner of the Finish Line area.
MILE MARKER & AID STATION DROPS: Bags and clothing left along the course will be picked up by the clean-up crew and thrown away or donated.
AID STATION DROPS: Please drop unwanted clothing items along the course ONLY in marked bins at Mile Marker 1, Aid Station #1 (Mile 2.5), and Aid Station #2 (Mile 4.2) of the race. Bags and clothing left at an Aid Station Clothing Drop will be taken to the Finish Bag Pick-Up Corral, but may not arrive until close to the end of the event. We are not responsible for any lost items.
Items left along the course and not at a designated drop-off spot will be picked up by the clean-up crew and thrown away or donated.
LOST ITEMS: As a courtesy service, all clothing and bags that are not picked up at the Finish Bag Pick-up Corral during the race will be taken to Runtastic’s main office at 50 North Center St. American Fork, UT 84003.
Clothing and bags can be picked up from that location on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM for the two consecutive weeks following the event. Participants are welcome to come look through the clothing during those times. Runtastic hopes that participants can recover any lost items but does not have the resources to look for items lost.
If you have more questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Lost items not claimed after two weeks will be donated.
There are five aid stations throughout the course:
- Aid Station 1 @ Mile 2.5
- Aid Station 2 @ Mile 4.2 – GU*
- Aid Station 3 @ Mile 6.5
- Aid Station 4 @ Mile 8.8 – GU*
- Aid Station 5 @ Mile 11 & 5K @ Mile 1
Water, Powerade, vaseline, porta-potties, and a first aid kit will be available at each station. Look for Powerade on the first table and water on the second.
*GU will be available on the half marathon course at the Aid Station 2 at Mile 4.2 and the Aid Station 4 at Mile 8.8.
After running through Spook Alley and the inflatable Pumpkin finish line, we will welcome you into the runners corral where for water, food, and major kudos! Food is only available for the Haunted participants. When you join us at our fun finish line enjoy:
- Awesome Finisher Medal
- Music
- Finish Line Food
- Water, Powerade, and Chocolate Milk
- Awards Presentation & Medals
- Sponsor & Vendor Swag
- Runtastic Photographers
- Porta-Potties
- Bag Drop Pick-up
- Face in Hole Photo Cartoon Signs
PHOTOS
Look for our photographers at the start line, along the course, finish line, photo backdrops in the runner’s corral, and at the awards stage. Please make sure your bib number is visible to more easily search for your photos. Your social media sized pictures are included with your registration and can be downloaded HERE after the race.
TIMING & BIBS
The Provo HAUNTED Half Marathon, 5K, and Kid’s race will be professionally timed. The chips will be attached to the back of your bib number. Please don’t wrinkle or stuff the bib in your pocket.
The Top Three Overall male and female finishers will be determined by gun time (regular timing). The Age Group awards will be determined by using Chip Time.
- Gun Time is the time elapsed from the sound of the gun to the finish line.
- Chip Time is the real time from when the runner crosses the starting line to crossing the finish line.
Results are available in the following ways:
- On Screen at the Results Trailer
- Personal Printed Result at the Results Trailer
- Online at Results
Note: If you alter or damage your chip your time may not be read correctly. Wear your bib on the outermost layer of clothing.
COURSE: To watch and support your runners along the course, please find a viewing area that allows you to drive and park without interfering with the runners. Please park in designated parking lots and not along the course/runner’s path.
FINISH LINE: Cheer on your runners along the fencing leading up to the finish line and after the come out in the finish area. The corral area directly after the finish line is for runners only.Please refrain from entering this area so all of our participants are able to get their professional photos, finisher medals, and post race food before exiting and joining you to celebrate in the finish area.
OVERALL
The Top Three Overall male and female finishers of the Half Marathon, 5K, and Kids’ races will receive a gold, silver, or bronze medal on the awards stage at the designated time. They will also receive an award certificate with a FREE entry into the 2025 Provo HAUNTED race in their respective categories.
AGE GROUP
The top three male and female finishers in their Age Group of the Half Marathon, 5K, and Kids’ races will be awarded a gold, silver, or bronze medal on the awards stage at the designated time.
AWARD CEREMONIES
5K Overall: 9:15 AM
5k Age Group: 9:30 AM
Half Marathon Overall: 10:00 AM
Half Marathon Age Group: 10:30 AM
Kids’ Overall: 11:15 AM