Race Information

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Date

Sunday October 18th, 2026

 

​Location
The start and finish will be at Spring Meadow Lake State Park in Helena, MT.- 2715 Country Club Ave, Helena, MT 59620

 

​Pricing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Race Start Times
The Half Marathon will start at 9:00am.
The 10K will start at 9:45am.
The 5K will start at 10:00am.

 

​Packet Pick Up
Packet Pick Up is located at Mt. Ascension Brewing – 317 Cruse Ave, Helena, MT 59601

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Friday, October 16th: 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Saturday, October 17th: 12:00pm – 5:00pm

 

Race Day Packet Pick Up will be held Sunday, October 18th: 7:30am – 10:00am at the start/finish line at 2715 Country Club Ave, Helena, MT 59620. Race Day Packet Pick Up is for out of town participants only.

 

You can have a friend pick your packet up for you. Please make sure they have your first and last name.

 

​Race Shirts
Everyone registered BEFORE October 1st, 2025 is guaranteed a race shirt. There are no guarantees that you will receive one if registered after that date. Half Marathon and 10K shirts will be a technical running shirt. The 5K shirts will be cotton. These shirts will be gender specific. There are no shirt exchanges at packet pick up. If you did not receive a race shirt and would like to check availability or wish to exchange shirts, please stop by the Merch Table AFTER all races have started, we will be happy to assist you as best as we are able.

 

​​Open Course
The Half Marathon is partially on roads through town which means it is open to traffic. The course will be marked with cones and volunteers will be at most intersections. Please be aware of all your surroundings. ​

 

​Parking

We highly encourage you to carpool to help reduce the amount of traffic.

There will be limited parking at Spring Meadow Lake State Park.

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All Half Marathon participants, volunteers, and vendors are asked to park at George’s Distributing and the adjacent business parking lots off of Broadwater Avenue. These lots are accessible from Euclid Avenue, and will have signage directing traffic to the appropriate parking areas. Walk north through the gravel lot to get to the start/finish line area.

 

We have secured parking for the 5K and 10K participants and spectators across the street at Green Meadows Country Club. Broadwater Avenue becomes a live portion of the half marathon race course at 9:00am. To reduce traffic on the course, we encourage 5K and 10K participants to park at Green Meadows Country Club. Please allow extra time in case you are stopped en route to parking for half marathon runners on the course. 

 

Montana Wild is closed to race parking. Please leave this for Montana Wild and the trail users.

 

​Awards and Giveaways
Award ceremonies will start at 11:00 am with the 5K. If you believe you finished in the top 3 of your age group, please visit the giveaway table. You have won a prize!

We have dozens of giveaways generously donated by local businesses, All giveaways will be distributed by RANDOM on race day. Check the back of your medal to see if you’re a lucky giveaway winner!

 

​Finish Line Party
Come prepared to party after you’ve finished. Along with needing to be present to win prizes, we have awesome merch for sale, food trucks, and music. Oh, did we mention all race finishers will receive their first beverage (beer, soda, milk) FREE? Beer will available for purchase (over 21 with valid ID) at $5 each. LMNT sparkling cans will also be available for purchase at $4 each. Cash and Venmo accepted.

 

​In Event of Severe Conditions
This is Montana and the weather often changes at a moment’s notice. Your guess is as good as ours on what the weather will be like. In the last 5 years, it has snowed once on the third weekend of October. We will not cancel the event due to weather. Check weather forecasts and be prepared for anything. We suggest leaving a warm sweatshirt or jacket in your car to stay warm during the Finish Line Party.
In the event of snow, the 5K route will change to follow along the 10K and Half Marathon courses.

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