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Helena Sun Run

Helena, Montana, United States

calendar_today 03 Oct, 2026

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About the Event

A 5 kilometer run/walk (timed) and 1 mile (untimed) run/walk/bicycle parade starting and ending at Smith Elementary School (2320 5th Ave). The purpose of the event is to support clean energy and awareness of climate solutions in Montana's capital city. This year’s event will help raise funds for a solar photovoltaic array at Smith School.

The un-timed 1 mile event starts at 10:00 a.m., and the timed 5k starts at 10:30 a.m.

On-site packet pick-up opens at 9:00 a.m.

Sun Run swag available to the first 300 to register. Registration is FREE for kids 12-and-under!

Races Offered

1 mile Run/Walk

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$30.00

5k Run/Walk

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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10:30

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$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Helena.

thermostat Temperature

1.7° / 14.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

-1.8° / 10.4°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 24m

water_drop Avg rainfall

0.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.3 cm

air Avg wind speed

7.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.8)

humidity_mid Humidity

59.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:47

nightlight Sunset

18:39

About Helena

Learn more about the host city, Helena.

Helena is the state capital of Montana, in the Western Central part of the state. Visitors come to see Helena’s historic Last Chance Gulch, and its mansion district once home to Helena’s gold mining millionaires. The city has running or biking 75 mi (121 km) of trails and opportunities for rafting the mighty Missouri River or fly-fishing.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Helena Sun Run.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Chance Hyatt	M	22	Bainville, MT	15:35.7
🥈	Spencer Swaim	M	19	Spokane, WA	15:50.4
🥉	Layne Ryerson	M	21	Helena, MT	16:07.33
4	Emiliano Hernandez	M	19	Polson, MT	16:31.07
5	Joel Harris	M	31	Helena, MT	17:04.23
6	E. Stimpson	M	11	Clancy, MT	19:12.24
7	Jason Brown	M	36	Helena, MT	19:13.98
8	Derek Stuercke	M	19	Helena, MT	20:02.22
9	NOLAN HOFSTEE	M	21	Helena, MT	20:06.99
10	Harry Green	M	19	Belt, MT	20:08.27
11	Bryce Green	M	22	Helena, MT	20:10.27
12	Tyler Bourn	M	19	Spokane, WA	20:13.91
13	Bernhardt Di Cino	M	22	Helena, MT	20:15.98
14	Emily Petrik	F	31	Helena, MT	20:18.19
15	Michael Wilson	M	22	Helena, MT	20:22.58
16	Eric Sullivan	M	43	Helena, MT	20:29.6
17	Wendelin Giesler	M	21	Helena, MT	20:42.87
18	Ky Burch	M	20	Hamilton, MT	20:50.23
19	John Rowley	M	35	Helena, MT	20:53.39
20	Dave Stergar	M	51	Helena, MT	20:57.65
21	Christopher Genin	M	20	Helena, MT	21:12.59
22	Christy Stergar	F	42	Helena, MT	21:28.69
23	Bill Daigle	M	42	Helena, MT	21:44.89
24	Kaitlin Stromberg	F	21	Hamilton, MT	21:51.22
25	Kendyl Pierson	F	18	Livingston, MT	21:52.38
26	Elly Machado	F	19	Buhl, ID	21:52.66
27	Marshall Dumas	M	22	Helena, MT	21:56.72
28	Joshua Stokman	M	21	Woodland, WA	22:22.85
29	Bryce Walker	M	21	Helena, MT	22:31.41
30	Brian Miller	M	46	Helena, MT	22:37.3
31	Darcia Pingree	F	21	Helena, MT	22:44.99
32	Dylan Piva	M	22	Helena, MT	22:53.33
33	Bryan Flynn	M	49	Helena, MT	23:06.94
34	Eli Fox	M	20	Helena, MT	23:13.02
35	Sam Brunson	M	21	Portland, OR	23:21.29
36	Michael Sullivan	M	19	Helena, MT	23:47.61
37	Damian Fraga	M	18	Richland, WA	23:47.68
38	Matt Elsaesser	M	37	Helena, MT	23:49.47
39	Alexander Skoulis	M	21	Seattle, WA	23:56.66
40	Robert Stimpson	M	13	Clancy, MT	24:05.33
41	Jakob Plagenz	M	21	Lewistown, MT	24:20.35
42	Delaney Miller	F	19	Helena, MT	24:43
43	Lane Buus	M	18	Helena, MT	25:08.7
44	Ellie Stevens	F	19	Kalispell, MT	25:09.11
45	Ann Seifert	F	61	Helena, MT	25:14.22
46	Alexander Moses	M	20	Helena, MT	25:28.79
47	Brandon Brown	M	20	Helena, MT	25:34.12
48	Seth Berkowitz	M	21	Helena, MT	25:41.14
49	L. Meyer	F	4	Helena, MT	25:52.05
50	Marin Underhill	F	19	Helena, MT	25:52.67

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Chase Drange	M	22	Helena, MT	16:17.9
🥈	Spencer Fehr	M	32	Anaconda, MT	16:59.8
🥉	Dylan Kent	M	36	Helena, MT	17:53.8
4	Michael Kaiser	M	42	Montana City, MT	18:00
5	John Kirtley	M	38	Butte, MT	18:03.2
6	Emory Kreissler	M	13	Helena, MT	18:29.4
7	Andrew Pfeiffer	M	31	Helena, MT	18:41.2
8	Declan Emmons	M	24	Great Falls, MT	18:54.1
9	Mike Hahn	M	50	Helena, MT	18:57.2
10	Sky Angove	M	35	Helena, MT	19:05.7
11	Joel Harris	M	37	Helena, MT	19:11.7
12	Hannah Goemann	F	29	Helena, MT	19:21.4
13	JP Gartland	M	40	Helena, MT	19:32.3
14	Nicole Murray	F	54	Whitehall, MT	19:32.8
15	Peter Dan Sullivan	M	60	Helena, MT	20:26.9
16	Edward Coleman	M	16	Helena, MT	20:28.5
17	Graham Coleman	M	14	Helena, MT	20:32.1
18	calvin goemann	M	29	Helena, MT	20:53.9
19	E. Kose	M	12	Tucson, AZ	22:28.3
20	Addison Kose	F	16	Tucson, AZ	22:35.2
21	Emily Kose	F	44	Tucson, AZ	22:40.9
22	D. Nelsen	M	12	Helena, MT	22:42
23	Kirk Loveridge	M	45	Helena, MT	22:43
24	Ira Deardorff	M	49	Helena, MT	22:45.2
25	Makenna Sellers	F	30	Helena, MT	22:49.7
26	Sandra Biller	F	37	Helena, MT	22:56.4
27	Christy Stergar	F	48	Helena, MT	22:57
28	Isaac Coy	M	46	Helena, MT	23:19.2
29	James Richey	M	30	Lynnwood, WA	23:19.8
30	Gretchen Krumm	F	54	Helena, MT	23:40.2
31	David Merrien	M	52	Helena, MT	23:43.5
32	Elaine Dahl	F	49	Helena, MT	23:45.3
33	Ian Mclean	M	36	Helena, MT	25:00.6
34	Tamara Neidich	F	34	Helena, MT	25:02.3
35	Elsie Guertin	—	18	Helena, MT	25:25.1
36	Mason Lorenz	M	32	Redmond, WA	25:34.2
37	Steven Zimmerman	M	41	Helena, MT	25:42
38	Jessica Bailey	F	48	Clancy, MT	25:45.6
39	R. Grasky	M	9	Tucson, AZ	25:53.5
40	Brian Grasky	M	50	Tucson, AZ	25:54.5
41	S. Behrends	M	11	Helena, MT	26:03.2
42	Pete Behrends	M	50	Helena, MT	26:03.3
43	Rich Knatterud	M	66	Helena, MT	26:46
44	Joseph Carroll	M	35	Helena, MT	27:15.1
45	Doug Brugger	M	37	Helena, MT	27:27.8
46	Ben Quiñones	M	66	Helena, MT	27:43.1
47	Amy Surbrugg	F	33	Helena, MT	27:52.2
48	Kristina Pritchard	F	45	Helena, MT	28:10.1
49	Neal Blossom	M	63	Helena, MT	28:13.5
50	Olivia Asuncion	F	24	Great Falls, MT	28:15.9

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Shiloh Hernandez	M	35	Helena, MT	16:28
🥈	Joel Harris	M	28	Helena, MT	17:01
🥉	Patrick Judge	M	45	Helena, MT	17:23.9
4	A.J. McBroom	M	18	Helena, MT	18:33.6
5	Pete Behrends	M	41	Helena, MT	19:54.5
6	Ben Brouwer	M	33	Helena, MT	21:24.9
7	Jonah Fisher	M	13	Helena, MT	21:36.1
8	E. Stimpson	M	8	Clancy, MT	22:39.9
9	David Curd	M	61	Helena, MT	22:46.7
10	Matthew Elsaesser	M	34	Helena, MT	22:53.8
11	Donald Cornish	M	62	Helena, MT	23:09.2
12	Jayson O'Neill	M	37	Helena, MT	23:19
13	Jackson Isbell	M	33	Helena, MT	23:19.3
14	Boyd Stutz	M	13	Helena, MT	23:21.8
15	Cara Orban	F	33	Helena, MT	23:57
16	A. Baumeister	F	12	Helena, MT	24:02
17	Emily Petrik	F	28	Helena, MT	24:05.2
18	Kathryn Gallagher	F	28	Helena, MT	24:12.9
19	Tegan Maynard Hahn	F	29	Helena, MT	24:55.4
20	Dave Burningham	M	56	Helena, MT	24:55.5
21	H Bovington	F	13	Helena, MT	25:01.6
22	Willa McArdle	F	13	Helena, MT	25:17.6
23	Rebecca Harbage	F	30	Helena, MT	25:21.6
24	Heather McRee	F	42	Helena, MT	25:32.8
25	Erin Carr	F	39	Helena, MT	25:38
26	Kevin Curtis	M	17	Helena, MT	25:42.1
27	Druanne Prescott Cote	F	31	Helena, MT	25:47.9
28	Ann Seifert	F	58	Helena, MT	25:59.4
29	.Darla Fitzpatrick	F	50	Helena, MT	26:01.5
30	Mark Scarff	M	72	Helena, MT	26:38.1
31	Robert Rasmussen	M	65	Helena, MT	27:02.5
32	James Schulz	M	60	Helena, MT	29:04.3
33	Siri Smillie	F	28	Helena, MT	30:00.4
34	Travis Kavulla	M	31	Great Falls, MT	30:13.6
35	Mary Lukkonen	F	36	Helena, MT	30:20.9
36	JONATHAN RICKLES	M	35	Helena, MT	30:26.5
37	R. Stimpson	M	10	Clancy, MT	30:42.9
38	Jessica Bailey	F	39	Clancy, MT	30:43
39	C. Strode	F	11	Helena, MT	30:55.6
40	Kyle Strode	M	51	Helena, MT	30:56.9
41	Kristin Bishop	F	42	Helena, MT	31:24.6
42	Matthew Bishop	M	44	Helena, MT	31:25.1
43	Robert Cornelison	M	17	Helena, MT	32:02.1
44	Chy Gonzalez	F	17	Helena, MT	32:04.7
45	Marylis Filipovich	F	68	Helena, MT	32:15.1
46	Jack McDonald-Garrity	M	13	Helena, MT	32:33.5
47	Britney Harris	F	26	Helena, MT	32:53.7
48	Julie Baughman	F	25	Helena, MT	33:02.3
49	Joey Hebert	M	23	Helena, MT	33:02.4
50	Tim Fitzpatrick	M	62	Helena, MT	33:11.1

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Helena Sun Run

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1 mile Run/Walk

5k Run/Walk

Weather History

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Helena Sun Run

About the Event

Races Offered

1 mile Run/Walk

5k Run/Walk

Weather History

About Helena

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

No reviews yet

Nearby Races

Blood Sugar Rumbler

1K for United Way

Dinged to Blads Trail Runs

Mount Helena Run

Recommended for You

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