ALL DISTANCES START AND FINISH IN RACHEL, NV; frontage road near the Alien Cowpoke General Store.
EXCITING CHANGES FOR 2026!
- August: Returning to August full moon calendar position.
- 12am- 12:50am start times (see schedule below): Returning to midnight start times!
- New Course: Offering cupped water and Gatorade the whole race for all distances. Departing race traffic back to Las Vegas not along the course.
- Increased law enforcement.
- Plus all the same things you’ve loved about ET! (Start/ Finish in Rachel, NV; Contracted bus service from Las Vegas; Costume contest; Desert moonlit course; awesome race swag)
- Make 2026 the year you finally put ET on your calendar; or join us again to experience ET in a new way.
ET in the Spanish media, Matador Network, May 2018
ET in the German media, Quality Magazine, December 2017
Awarded One of the Best Marathons in the USA by American Towns Media 2016
Awarded top 25 marathon medals in 2013; Marathon & Beyond, May/June 2014
Awarded top 25 marathon medals in 2009; Marathon & Beyond, May/June 2010
