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!
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Running
10:00
$30.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
10:30
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in 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.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Helena Sun Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Chance Hyatt | 15:35.7 | |
| 🥈 | Spencer Swaim | 15:50.4 | |
| 🥉 | Layne Ryerson | 16:07.33 | |
| 4 | Emiliano Hernandez | 16:31.07 | |
| 5 | Joel Harris | 17:04.23 | |
| 6 | E. Stimpson | 19:12.24 | |
| 7 | Jason Brown | 19:13.98 | |
| 8 | Derek Stuercke | 20:02.22 | |
| 9 | NOLAN HOFSTEE | 20:06.99 | |
| 10 | Harry Green | 20:08.27 | |
| 11 | Bryce Green | 20:10.27 | |
| 12 | Tyler Bourn | 20:13.91 | |
| 13 | Bernhardt Di Cino | 20:15.98 | |
| 14 | Emily Petrik | 20:18.19 | |
| 15 | Michael Wilson | 20:22.58 | |
| 16 | Eric Sullivan | 20:29.6 | |
| 17 | Wendelin Giesler | 20:42.87 | |
| 18 | Ky Burch | 20:50.23 | |
| 19 | John Rowley | 20:53.39 | |
| 20 | Dave Stergar | 20:57.65 | |
| 21 | Christopher Genin | 21:12.59 | |
| 22 | Christy Stergar | 21:28.69 | |
| 23 | Bill Daigle | 21:44.89 | |
| 24 | Kaitlin Stromberg | 21:51.22 | |
| 25 | Kendyl Pierson | 21:52.38 | |
| 26 | Elly Machado | 21:52.66 | |
| 27 | Marshall Dumas | 21:56.72 | |
| 28 | Joshua Stokman | 22:22.85 | |
| 29 | Bryce Walker | 22:31.41 | |
| 30 | Brian Miller | 22:37.3 | |
| 31 | Darcia Pingree | 22:44.99 | |
| 32 | Dylan Piva | 22:53.33 | |
| 33 | Bryan Flynn | 23:06.94 | |
| 34 | Eli Fox | 23:13.02 | |
| 35 | Sam Brunson | 23:21.29 | |
| 36 | Michael Sullivan | 23:47.61 | |
| 37 | Damian Fraga | 23:47.68 | |
| 38 | Matt Elsaesser | 23:49.47 | |
| 39 | Alexander Skoulis | 23:56.66 | |
| 40 | Robert Stimpson | 24:05.33 | |
| 41 | Jakob Plagenz | 24:20.35 | |
| 42 | Delaney Miller | 24:43 | |
| 43 | Lane Buus | 25:08.7 | |
| 44 | Ellie Stevens | 25:09.11 | |
| 45 | Ann Seifert | 25:14.22 | |
| 46 | Alexander Moses | 25:28.79 | |
| 47 | Brandon Brown | 25:34.12 | |
| 48 | Seth Berkowitz | 25:41.14 | |
| 49 | L. Meyer | 25:52.05 | |
| 50 | Marin Underhill | 25:52.67 |
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