2009 Lost Dutchman Marathon - Apache Junction Arizona

Mark your calendar now and join us for the 2009 Lost Dutchman Marathon in Apache Junction Arizona. Not up for the marathon?  Then choose the event best suited for you from our Half Marathon, 10K, 8K Trail Run, and 2-Mile Run/Walk.  We have not increased our prices for 2009!

Thanks to everyone for making the 2008 Lost Dutchman Marathon the best ever!  Read what our participants have to say 2008 Lost Dutchman Marathon Feedback, and visit the online picture gallery. Official results are available at Race Place Events. 

LDM Stories/News

Lost Dutchman one of Runner's World's "Best Little Marathons in the Country"
Lost Dutchman was named one of the Best Little Marathons in the Country by Runner's World Magazine.

Official Photographer . . .
Action Sports Images is the official photographer of the 2008 Lost Dutchman  Marathon. Click on the logo (left) to get to their website. Enter your information and they'll let you know when your photos are ready.  Photos are normally available within 2 weeks.

Run Photographs

Mile 4 of the 2008 Lost Dutchman Marathon

The first 6 miles of the Lost Dutchman Marathon are run on a well groomed dirt road called Peralta Trail (above). Despite what you may have read or heard there are no trails on the marathon course. As you can see in this picture it is wide and relatively smooth. It is closed to vehicular traffic so dust is not a problem. In 2008 we had a very unusual event; it rained hard up until Friday morning at 2 AM. The county worked all day Friday and Saturday scraping the road to make it “runable.” There were 4 minor trickles that the marathoners crossed in the first 2 miles, but due to the road being decomposed granite no one got mud on their shoes. I talked to numerous runners after the event who said they didn’t even get their shoes wet. Weather is not controllable; however our climate being what it is we do not expect another event such as we had in 2008 for several years.

Feedback

The lost Dutchman Marathon Committee is always interested in your feedback. If you would like to send an e-mail telling us what you thought about the event, the volunteers or anything else send an e-mail to this link: lostdutchman26@msn.com.  Also, we have an award for the best aid station; so if you would like to cast a vote, send to the same address with a mile mark or description of where they were or what they looked like, and a little bit about what you liked. Feedback Policy