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The Deseret News held its annual Pioneer Day races on Friday. Here are some photos from the marathon. Check back here throughout the day for coverage of all the races.
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The sun rises on runners during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Denise Landvatter, center, is cheered on by friends on her 100th marathon during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. Her first marathon was the Deseret News marathon. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Runners begin the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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The sun rises on runners during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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McKay Larsen competes during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Runners have fun during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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The sun rises on runners during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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MaKenna Orlandi runs during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Danny Connolly pushes his brother Brian Connolly during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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The sun rises on runners during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Shawnie Dance and Heidi Hansen cheer on a runner during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Lyla and Olivia Houser hand out water during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Deseret News Editor Sarah Weaver, center, and her daughter Kathryn Bertagnini hand out water during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Baylie Clark is cheered on by her mother, Jen Draper, during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Danny Connolly pushes his brother Brian Connolly during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Tanner Webb runs during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Runners wait for the start of the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Runners begin the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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McKay Larsen competes during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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The pace car during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Well wishers cheer during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Abbey Thornton and Natalie Roberts take a photo prior to the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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A runner competes during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Water is filled at a water station during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Avery Bowers runs during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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McKay Larsen competes during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Ethan and Aidan Howell cheer a runner during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Jonah Feigleson and Halie Hull cheer on their friend Claire Hunsaker running during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Jonah Feigleson and Halie Hull cheer runners during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Sahara Garrett runs during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Runners compete during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Patriotic shorts are worn during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Runners compete during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred for the Desere
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Jessica Martinson and her children Theo, 1, and Eden, 3, cheer on runners while waiting for her husband, Marty, 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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Jonathan Kotter makes his way down Emigration Canyon while competing in 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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Jonathan Kotter wins the Deseret News Pioneer Day Marathon on Friday, July 24, 2026, in Salt Lake City. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Hannah Mitchell of Salt Lake City, Ashlyn Smith of Boston, Mass., and Sabrina Smith of Murray compete in the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon in the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon in the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon in the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Runners make their way down Emigration Canyon in the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Kate Peeples of Layton competes in the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Lisa Smith of Riverton competes in the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Sheri Dew, executive vice president and chief content officer of Deseret Management Corporation, hands out water to competitors in the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the Deseret News, volunteers at a water station in the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 24, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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