The St. George Marathon Podcast

From the iconic St. George Marathon to the stunning courses and backdrops of events happening all year long. The world runs in St. George City and so should you. Each episode inspires you through the people and events that call Southern Utah home. Let's Run! But be careful, you might never stop.

The St. George Marathon Podcast is a health podcast hosted by The St. George Marathon, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

The St. George Marathon hosts The St. George Marathon Podcast, a health show with 22 episodes published.

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  Episode #23

  The Front of the Pack - Michael Ottesen

  Sep 30, 202629 minS1

  IT'S RACE WEEK and we are literally days away from the start of the 50th Anniversary of the St. George Marathon! To get you motivated and ready to take on the course, Colleen sits down with Elite Runner and 2024 St. George Marathon Champion Michael Ottesen. Michael tells us what it's like to run at the front of the pack and why St. George keeps him coming back. Michael also dives into the mindset and the strategy that can help EVERY runner conquer the challenges of this course and run strong to the finish! Get all your St. George Marathon race week details HERE .

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  Episode #22

  Let's Race! - Race Director Michelle Graves

  Sep 25, 202642 minS1

  It's Race Week in St. George and the city is buzzing! Race Director Michelle Graves sits down with Colleen to talk through all the activities of Marathon Weekend. She has tips for participants and a spectators to make your St. George Marathon experience "LIKE NO OTHER!" Find Expo and Event Details HERE .

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  Episode #21

  The Mayor's Walk - Mayor Jimmy Hughes

  Sep 23, 202618 minS1

  We are in the final countdown to race day for the 50th Anniversary Edition of the St. George Marathon! But what if you don't want to run 26.2 miles? What if you want to cheer on athletes from the best seats in the house? What if we told you there is a way to get to experience the finish line without all that sweat (....okay....maybe a little sweat!). Join Mayor Jimmy Hughes on Saturday, October 3rd for The Mayor's Walk. A $25 registration fee gets you a t-shirt, a 1 mile walk with the Mayor and breakfast from The Biscuit Bus.....plus you will be the first to cross the finish line and snag front row seats in the grandstands! Register for the Mayor's Walk HERE or at the Expo on Friday, October 2nd.

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  Episode #20

  Eleven Years Old - Jeff Ferguson

  Sep 11, 202616 minS1

  Think back to when you were 11 years old. What were you doing? Who were you spending your time with? And could you have imagined how the things you loved then might still be shaping your life decades later? In 1988, 11-year-old Jeff Ferguson was standing on the start line of the St. George Marathon, preparing to run 26.2 miles alongside his dad. Those first marathon miles would become the beginning of something much bigger. Jeff kept coming back. Year after year, finish line after finish line, until at just 22 years old he became one of the youngest runners ever inducted into the St. George Marathon Legacy Club . But this story isn't really about how young Jeff was when he started—or even how many finish lines he's crossed since. It's about the way one experience, shared between a father and son, can become part of the fabric of a life. Thirty-eight years after that 11-year-old boy first stepped onto the course, Jeff is still running. And in 2026, he'll be back once again—this time to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the St. George Marathon. Some finish lines mark the end of a journey. Others become a place you return to for a lifetime.

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  Episode #19

  To Serve & Protect and to Run - Lt. Sam Despain

  Sep 4, 202624 minS1

  Twenty-four years ago, Sam Despain graduated from the Police Academy and accepted a job as an officer with St. George City. But before he ever pinned on the badge, he laced up his running shoes. Just two weeks before being sworn in, Sam lined up for his first St. George Marathon alongside his good friend and Pine Valley neighbor, Jeff Gardner. He hasn’t missed one since. In 2026, Lt. Despain will toe the line for his 24th consecutive St. George Marathon —24 years of serving this community and 24 years of running its roads. Over those miles, his connection to St. George has become about more than the city he serves and protects. It’s about the people he runs beside, the neighborhoods he passes through, and the streets he’s come to know one stride at a time. For Lt. Sam Despain, the St. George Marathon isn’t simply a race through his city. It’s a run through the community he has dedicated his life to serving.

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