Leading Ladies & Dakota Spirit Marathon

Leading Ladies & Dakota Spirit offer the fastest marathon course in South Dakota. There is no better place to log miles than in the scenic beauty of Spearfish Canyon. The course departs from the Lead Country Club and follows a gentle, downhill, 26.2-mile journey to Spearfish through Spearfish Canyon. Distance options include full marathon, half-marathon, 10K and marathon relay, plus the Dakota Spirit 5K on Saturday. Runners are required to register. (Spectators are free.)