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Here is something you do not see every day: a real road marathon, in a real American town, where you can pay your race entry in Monero (XMR). On September 11, 2027, the Malad Valley Marathon returns to Malad City, Idaho — and crypto runners are invited to sign up and pay with privacy money.
This is the kind of real-world adoption the Monero community likes to see: not an exchange listing, not a promise — an actual event you can enter and pay for in XMR.
Run where Idaho begins
The Malad Valley Marathon is held in Malad City, a small farming and ranching town in the Rocky Mountains just north of the Utah border. The course runs through wide-open golden valleys with mountains on every side — the kind of scenery that earns the race its tagline, “Run where Idaho begins.”
There is a distance for everyone: a full marathon, a half marathon, a 10K, and a 5K. Whether you are chasing a personal best or just want a scenic morning run with the family, there is a race for you.
Pay your entry in Monero
The part that makes this special: you can pay to enter the race with Monero. Register, choose your distance, and settle up in XMR — no bank and no card required. Bitcoin and other crypto are welcome too, but Monero keeps your payment private by default, which is the whole point.
Paying for a marathon entry in XMR is a small thing and a big thing at once. It is one more place in the real world where privacy money just works — the same way you can already spend Monero at businesses across the Monerica directory.
How to sign up
Registration and full details — dates, distances, pricing, and the start line in Malad City — are on the official site:
👉 Register at maladvalleymarathon.com
Lace up, make the trip to Idaho, and run a real marathon you paid for in Monero. See you at the start line on September 11, 2027.
More real-world Monero: Paying with Monero at a real Ace Hardware store in Idaho.
