Ethan Shuley crosses the finish line in first place in the Deseret News Half Marathon at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Shuley cleared this year’s competition by more than four and a half minutes. The second- and third- place finishers, respectfully, were 26-year-old Kevin Kirk (1:04:34) and 32-year-old Jordan Cross (1:05:14).
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Abby Jacobson and Andria Huskinson run in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Ethan Shuley nears the finish line in first place in the Deseret News Half Marathon at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Ethan Shuley nears the finish line in first place in the Deseret News Half Marathon at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Ethan Shuley crosses the finish line in first place in the Deseret News Half Marathon at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Sophie Betts, Eden Bingham, Ilhean Rondon and Darla Bingham cheer on runners during the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Deseret News Half Marathon runners start out at the top of Emigration Canyon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Mitchell Williams carries an American flag in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners take off from the starting line of the Deseret News Half Marathon at the top of Emigration Canyon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Thomas Hatathli runs in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Joe Dutson runs through downtown while participating in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon during the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners take off from the starting line of the Deseret News Half Marathon at the top of Emigration Canyon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Raivio Manzer hands out drinks at an aid station during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners pass discarded cups while participating in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon during the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Deseret News Half Marathon runners start out at the top of Emigration Canyon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Colin Silver carries an American flag in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Alysia Rosentrater runs in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon during the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners head down South Temple during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret Ne
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Runners make their way down 200 East during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners head down South Temple during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners take off from the starting line of the Deseret News Half Marathon at the top of Emigration Canyon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners make the final stretch down 900 South during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Michael Kowalski runs in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Jared and Kelsey Adamson run in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners get hydrated at an aid station while running the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Mary Karlson hands out drinks at an aid station while runners make their way down Emigration Canyon in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Robbie Stone runs in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon during the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Grace Evans runs in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon during the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret Ne
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Pamela Ellis runs in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Raivio Manzer hands out drinks at an aid station during the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners turn off South Temple onto 200 East during the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Runners make a turn toward downtown during the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Keith Levitt runs through downtown while participating in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Pamela Ellis runs in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
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Lillie Nguyen and Jo Pauline Piña run in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret Ne
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Keith Levitt runs in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret Ne
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A mile marker guides runners in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret Ne
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Alexis King runs in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret Ne
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Amy Jo Moore and Larissa Crawford run in the Deseret News Half Marathon in Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Spenser Heaps for the Deseret News
As gratifying as it was to claim the top of the podium by a significant margin at one of Utah’s top races, Shuley still has higher ambitions. At the front of his mind right now is the TCS Syndey Marathon in Sydney, Australia, which takes place at the end of August.
World Athletics ranks Shuley as the No. 244 marathon runner in the world.
