3 running and cycling events in Dillon, Montana

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 ride

• Gravel/pavement 65 mile route

Registration opens January 14, 2026 and registration fees are as follows:

• Entry Fee – $125

• Minimum 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.

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Email questions to [email protected].

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 feet. Race starts at Beaverhead Brewing Company 218 S. Montana St. Dillon, Montana.

Start of Half Marathon- May 23, 2026 at 10AM. Elevation is 5,240 feet. Race starts at Beaverhead Brewing Company 218 S. Montana St. Dillon, Montana.

Aid Stations- 10- We are fueled by Hammer Nutrition. Each aid station will have water, heed and gels. We will also have fruit and other snacks along the way.

Finish Line is at Beaverhead Brewing Company - 218 S. Montana St. Dillon, Montana. Elevation is 5,240 feet.

We do not have a course map, we are working on one for both races.

The course is on both dirt and pavement. Half Marathon is on pavement. Marathon is 1/3 dirt and 2/3 pavement.

We have a "NO DOG" policy on the course.

We do allow and encourage strollers.

WE HAVE A "NO REFUND" POLICY.

Each participant will receive a race bag with hat, stickers, Hammer Nutrition and other sponsor goodies. Participants that finish the race will receive a finisher medal and a beer from Beaverhead Brewing Company.

**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 challenging and will put your summer fitness to the test with 90% single-track and 2400’ of climbing. The course is a great mix of steep climbs and technical descents interspersed with sections of fast, flowing single-track. The 5K course offers a similar technical mix and the same great views, but at a more manageable scale for many runners. You can still expect to be challenged by this course, with some steeper sections climbing over 500’, but can look forward to the last kilometer being all downhill and smiles.

We invite you to visit our community, because we are a fun loving and hard working people. Dillon is located in Beaverhead County, which is home to a truly diverse group of Montanans, and totals close to three and half million acres. With room to roam, outdoor recreation abounds. Dillon is unique; it is a thriving small town that supports literally every type of small business including our local beloved flower shops, bookstores and eclectic coffee shops. We can't wait to see your smiling faces the weekend of June 6th!

For more information about the Beaverhead Trails Coalition please visit https://www.beaverheadtrails.org/

Food and awards will follow the races at the Trailhead. Runners are admitted free. Spectators pay $5.00.

Early Race Packet pick-up and late registration will be the day before the race from 4pm to 6pm. This will be located at the Patagonia Outlet store and please feel free show up early to shop and have drinks and snacks.

We are starting the race from our new trailhead this year, stay tuned for the new route. We will keep this page updated and update the maps as soon as we have charted the new courses.

Sponsors: Sweetwater Coffee, Pioneer Federal Savings & Loan, Pivots Plus- if you are interested in sponsoring contact www.beaverheadtrails.org

Race Day Registration must be completed 30 minutes before race begins. The races will be chip timed by Butte Track Club.

15k starts at 8:00 am

5k starts at 8:45 am