Races

RATPOD is a one-day, charity cycling ride which supports Camp Mak-A-Dream's mission of providing a Montana experience and empowering cancer survivors and their families to live with and beyond their diagnosis.   Taking place in Dillon, MT with the remarkable scenic Big Hole Valley of southwestern Montana as your backdrop. Riders will encounter wilderness mountain ranges and pristine rivers.  It is bicycle nirvana!  This year’s event will be the FINAL RATPOD & feature Route options: ORIGINAL 127 mile road rideGravel/pavement 65 mile route Registration opens January 14, 2026 and registration fees are as follows: Entry Fee – $125Minimum fundraising - $150 Registration includes packet, bib, food during ride, Friday evening dinner, Saturday evening post event meal and rider support services (which vary by route).  Riders have a minimum fundraising requirement of $150 per person.

Montana Events Foundation is excited to be hosting the 8th Annual Beaverhead Marathon and Half Marathon on May 24, 2025 in Dillon, Montana. We have changed the course to a loop, starting and finishing at Beaverhead Brewing Company. Runners will run through the streets of Dillon and then through rich agriculture land with views of the Pioneer, Blacktail, Sweetwater, Highland and Tobacco Root Mountains. The views in Beaverhead County are amazing! Both races Each participant will receive a hat, finisher medal, a burger, drink and chips after the race. Beaverhead Brewing Company will offer one complimentary beer to all runners.  Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more information: Montana Events Foundation Email questions to montanarunningcompany@gmail.com.  Packet Pick-up is at Beaverhead Brewing Company- May 22, 2026 at 5-7PM. RACE DAY Packet Pick-up- May 23, 2026 at 7AM at Beaverhead Brewing Company. Start of the Full Marathon- May 23, 2026 at 9AM.  Elevation is 5,240 fe

**T-shirts are not included in pre-registration this year. We lowered the price and have t-shirts as an add on during the registration process. T-shirts paid for before May 20th will be available for pickup at the race. Those purchased afterwards will be available for pickup at Big Tyme in Dillon or can be shipped for a small shipping fee.   Beaverhead Trails Coalition (BTC) teamed up with the Beaverhead County High School (BCHS) Cross Country team in 2019 to bring the first Pronghorn Pursuit Trail Run to the Dillon Community. This is the 6th annual event where a 5K and 15K trail run located on the BTC’s High Trails just outside of Dillon takes place. In 2026 we are moving our race start to our new West Trailhead! Plan a weekend in Dillon, MT to attend this race and enjoy our trails. The Pronghorn Pursuit, exclusively off-pavement, meanders through the gorgeous sagebrush hills of the High Trails System, with spectacular views of the Beaverhead River Valley below. The 15k course is chal