Races Near Me: Upcoming Running Races

Have you ever wanted to run in beautiful Yellowstone Country? Join the Yellowstone Running Company & Wolf Pack Adventures for a fun event in West Yellowstone, Montana!   RACE PERMITTED UNDER SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE CUSTER GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST The Forest Service recommends that each participant carry bear spray for this event.

The Madison Marathon is a high-altitude gravel test that tracks the famous Gravelly Range Road, putting racers in position to gawk at incredible geology like Black Butte and wildlife like Pronghorn and Mule Deer. The inaugural year was 2008, and we are still wowing registrants. The course never drops below 8,300 feet, yet peaks at Monument Ridge – over 9,500 feet above sea level. Choose the “half” if you just want to get acclimated your first year. The course is now public on Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/507500712 And the half marathon option: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/506868664 Prizes are awarded to the first and second place male and female finishers. Please enjoy refreshments and lite bites in Clover Meadows afterwards, then join us down the mountain at Varney Bridge for the after-party!

The Big Sky Marathon is a high-altitude, downhill quad-burner that descends the Gravelly mountain range en route to the Blue-Ribbon Madison River. Racers log a total descent of nearly 4,900 feet at finish, and a net descent of over 3,800 feet. The inaugural year was 2015, and the BSM has quickly become our most popular test. Ninety-six percent (96%) of the trek is on unpaved, packed and loose gravel. WE HAVE IMPROVED THE COURSE FOR 2027, ELIMINATING THE OUT AND BACK LOOP TO/FROM HIGHWAY 287, AND THAT COURSE IS NOW PUBLIC ON GARMIN: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/506792996 And, the half marathon option: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/506794019 Or, supersize your day with 50K: https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/507504785 Prizes are awarded to the first and second place male and female finishers. Please stay for the after-party at Varney Bridge while Ultra 50K, full marathon, and half marathon registrants all commiserate together over local brews and bites.

Le Grizz is a 50-mile Ultramarathon run just to the west of Montana's Glacier National Park on a gravel road that parallels the North Fork of the Flathead River. Runners will find themselves gaining views of the magnificent Crown of the Continent, made up of Northern Rockies of Southern British Columbia and Glacier Park, and surrounded by the changing colors of the aspen and larch.  The 2026 course is an out-and-back route which will begin and end at the Glacier Institute's Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, following the North Fork Road just beyond Red Meadow Creek, with a brief detour into our Polebridge Mercantile aid station.  The course contains approximately 2,300 feet of elevation gain across the 50 miles – metrics that are true to the traditional elevation profile of Le Grizz from the legacy Spotted Bear course. The road is undulating gravel with occasional gentle inclines – excellent for folks seeking their first ultramarathon finish.