If the Badwater 135 ultramarathon that starts in Death Valley is not your thing, but you dream of dry skin, itchy eyes, and nosebleeds, then the Handcart Days Half Marathon might be for you. The race took place in the high desert near Salt Lake City in mid-July 2018 to celebrate Utah’s Pioneer Day state holiday. The event name comes from the vehicles the Mormons used in the 1800’s to trek across the country looking for a place of refuge to call their own.    The c...