Each city in South Dakota only hosts one half marathon.
South Dakota Half Marathon Calendar
Browse all South Dakota Half Marathons in 2024-2025 by month and by city below. For each race, you’ll find the history of the half marathon and the course, the most recent year’s course maps, elevation profiles, runner reviews, pricing, and how to sign up.
We dedicated dozens of hours every month searching for races to include in the South Dakota Half Marathons calendar. If you happen to see any half marathon not included, contact us at [email protected] to submit your race.
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Distances
May 15, 2025
1-100 runners
Baltic, South Dakota
May 18, 2025
100-500 runners
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
June 1, 2025
1,000-10,000 runners
Deadwood, South Dakota
July 12, 2025
100-500 runners
Spearfish, South Dakota
July 12, 2025
1-100 runners
Millboro, South Dakota
August 25, 2025
1,000-10,000 runners
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
October 2, 2025
1-100 runners
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
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Running in South Dakota
FAQ
What are the most popular South Dakota half marathons?
The Deadwood Mickelson Trail Half Marathon is the most popular with 1,159 finishers in 2023. Followed by the Run Crazy Horse Half Marathon with 553 finishers.
What are the best South Dakota half marathons for beginners?
The South Dakota half marathons that we recommend as the best for beginners are:
Deadwood Mickelson Trail Half Marathon: A point-to-point course and, while many runners remark the course is not easy, they do also say it’s one of the more beautiful races they’ve run.
Run Crazy Horse Half Marathon: The half marathon begins near the world’s largest mountain carving, Crazy Horse Memorial and finishes in the Black Hills. The race begins with Native American drumming, and while it starts of hilly, ends up being a great downhill race.
Mount Rushmore Half Marathon: Returning in 2024, the Vacation Races team is renown for their race production and ensuring the race courses get every piece of beauty a National Park has to offer.
What are the most popular cities to run South Dakota half marathons?
