Whether you're Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, Rastafarian or Buddhist, at the end of The Dirty Dash you'll all have to confess to God that you're a filthy mess in need of forgiveness.

Your whole lives you've been told what you can't do: Don't run with scissors, don't sneeze or your heart will stop, don't "mess with Sasquatch," don't sell WMDs to the Ayatollahs. Well it's time to throw away your tissues, dump your Adderall down the toilet and break all the rules.

You're not a bunch of sheep. While the rest of the herd is headed to the salted baths of the Four Seasons, you're headed face-first down a slippery pile of neoprene on the world's longest slip-and-slide. Are the other sheep doing the next 1/2 marathon? Who cares? You won't be able to hear their anguished braying of pain from 13.1 miles of hell. Why? Because your ears will be clogged with 2 inches of Rocky Mountain mud. Instead of cramps, heat exhaustion, and shin splints, you'll wind up with nothing but a big smile on your sloppy face.

So dress-up like a fool, act like a buffoon, finance revolutions, and run like no one's life depends on it... but please don't sell WMDs to the Ayatollahs. They probably got that one right.

By the end of this race you'll be seeing the world through muddy eyes, and believe us, it's brown, and it's beautiful.

Race Day Info

Course Length: About 5.5 miles with a 3.5 mile shortcut

Packet Pickup

Packet Pickup will take place on Thursday and Friday, Sept 12th and 13th from 11 am to 7 pm both days.  Location details coming soon.

Preferred Accommodations





$109 per night at The Homestead Resort; call 1-888-327-7220 and request The Dirty Dash rate or just click HERE




$139 per night at Zermatt Resort; call 1-866-937-6288 and request The Dirty Dash rate or just click HERE

Parking

Parking for The Dirty Dash will be at lots at Soldier Hollow.  Parking attendants will direct you where to park.  Plan on arriving at least 45 minutes to 1 hour early to avoid parking or traffic issues and for as much as you love gas prices, we strongly recommend CARPOOLING—PLEASE, PLEASE CARPOOL. 


Photos

We don’t want you to destroy your latest, greatest electronic devices during the race so we’ll have photographers from Flo-Foto present taking pictures throughout the race as well as at the finish line.  Photos will be available a couple days after the race for pretty ‘durn’ affordable prices and are searchable by bib number or last name.  Click HERE to go to their site.

If you want to go it alone, we recommend a good buddy trotting along side you, a zip lock bag to keep your camera safe and mud free, and slow shutter speeds.

Shoe Donation

Let’s be frank: your shoes are going to be a muddy mess after the race and if you want to do some good rather than taking hours with a toothbrush to clean them off, don’t even bother cleaning them one bit cuz our charities will be accepting shoe donations by the showers.  All of these shoes will be used to help the less fortunate in the US and in developing countries.




Piglet Plunge

The Piglet Plunge will be the highlight of your child's summer, their storied running careers and potentially their existence to this point. They must be over age 2 and under age 12 to run in the kids' race and you’ve got to accompany them the whole way.

The Piglet Plunge will be about 1 mile and will include some of the best obstacles to ensure a thoroughly muddy child: the Slop n' Slide, the Hog Wash and the Pig Sty. All children must be respectful of other children, pushing or splashing will result in being removed from the kids' race area for the day and subject to grounding at their parents’ discretion. 

You’ll need to sign a waiver for them before they receive a sweet Dirty Dash Tattoo (temporary of course) to show that they can participate on race day. The Piglet Plunge will begin at 4:00 pm (80 minutes after the final adult wave starts).

Deadlines & Pricing

Be a Volunteer

If the most you can do is muster the nerve to dip a toe in the mud pit, we'll gladly take you as a volunteer and ease you into this dirty lifestyle nice and slow. Please fill out the form below with any additional comments that we may need to know and we'll get you front row seats to the slopshow. We'll also hook you up with the most coveted volunteer shirt around. Please keep in mind that we have several volunteer shifts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Race week...with some on Sunday when we have a Sunday race. Oh, and we love kids, but we would like volunteers 14 and over please.

Charity

The Utah Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is dedicated to combating breast cancer on every front. Up to 75 percent of the Affiliate’s net income goes toward funding grants to local hospitals, clinics and community organizations that provide breast health education as well as breast cancer screening and treatment programs for medically underserved women. The remaining net income (a minimum of 25 percent) supports the national Komen Grants Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational programs around the world. 

The Utah Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure serves all of Utah.  Thanks to the thousands of people who participant in the Susan G. Komen Utah Race for the Cure® and other Affiliate events each year. Along with our dedicated corporate partners and generous donors you are helping Komen Utah play a vital role in fighting breast cancer within our community.

Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast tissue divide and grow without normal control. Except for skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the U.S. Breast cancer knows no boundaries - be it age, gender, socio-economic status or geographic location. But there is hope. Thanks to heightened awareness, early detection, improved treatment methods and increased access to breast health services, people have a greater chance of survival than ever before.

Making sense of the ever-changing world of breast cancer can be very overwhelming though. The Understanding Breast Cancer section of komen.org is your one-stop resource for the latest information on breast cancer risk factors, early detection and screening, diagnosis, treatment and support. You can also find information on integrative and complementary therapies, life after treatment, quality of care and much more.

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