Montana Cup
Montana Cup XXXI will take place Saturday, November 2, 2024 at the Zinn Ranch, nine miles west of Helena. Registration is live! The post-race luncheon ($20 value) will be catered by Last Chance Market for the first 250 to register (sequential bib numbers will be your meal ticket). Note: the post-race luncheon tickets have all been reserved. Registrations are still accepted until noon on Friday, November 1, but complementary lunches are no longer included.
RACE DAY SCHEDULE
11:00 Check-in / packet-pickup opens, at the Arena
11:45 National Anthem, at the Gazebo
12:00 Women’s Race
1:00 Men’s Race
2:00 Awards Luncheon, at the Arena
Check out the Go Pro course preview video (prepared by Dave Stergar on 10-15-24)!
Montana Cup XXX took place Saturday, October 29, 2022 in Missoula territory on the trails west of Lolo:
Photo Credit: David Curd
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The Helena region last hosted the Montana Cup on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at the Sieben Ranch. Full results of Montana Cup XXIV are available from Competitive Timing here:
http://competitivetiming.com/montana-cup-results/#unique-id-2015
Race recaps written by Joel Harris & Jesse Zentz are posted on the Montana Cup site:
http://montanacup.com/Yearly/2015/2015.htm
Photos from Dr. John Smith (link no longer works):
http://dentistryonthegulch.com/communityphotos/view/?id=6212408134813706369
Photos from Michael Chapman:
https://goo.gl/photos/FyjJKRwNy6B1v6Sz8
Photos from Sandy Knuth:
https://goo.gl/photos/BFFMe34N3EJtDaoK8
Race preview written by Joel Harris:
lastbestnews.com/2015/10/unusual-footrace-highlights-montanas-varied-terrain/
A sincere thank-you to all of our sponsors and volunteers:
And here is Erik Makus’s analysis of Montana Cup Regions, complete with a mostly-in-jest Re-Districting Proposal (Note, this is to be taken in the playful spirit in which it was drafted – no offense intended! – think of it as an early April Fool’s – it’s been a while since we’ve had any Montana Cup shenanigans):
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MT Cup Populations and Redistricting
MC15 TY Ad 11 Thank you ad (as seen in the Thanksgiving edition of the Helena Independent Record)