Foy's to Blacktail Trail Marathon
About this race
Join us for our 8th year of our point-to-point mountain marathon show casing the newest trails on the Foy's to Blacktail Trail system! Maximum 100 sign ups allowed, so sign up soon! Racers with gather at Herron Park at 5:30 a.m., with final bib assignment and a pre-race meeting starting promptly at 5:45. Busses leave promptly at 6 a.m. to take racers to the start at the Lakeside to Blacktail Trail (NO parking at the start of the race). More details about the course (see cool interactive map from OnX Backcountry), drop bags, Race Series, etc., can be found on the main website, Foy's to Blacktail Trail Marathon.
All runners will be eligible for a random give away of cool swag like a pair of running shoes!!
Remember to bring your bear spray. All racers must race with it because there is a real risk of running into wildlife such as bears and/or mountain lions that feel threatened and get aggressive. Even those at the back of the pack need to be aware of startling any of these charismatic megafauna.
There will be a strict 12 pm cut off time to reach the Emmons Saddle aid station, however even the slowest runners in the past have made it under this cut off. You will need to be moving at an average pace of >3 mph to meet this cut off.
This race, along with the FTBT-Herron Half Marathon, 10k, & 5k trail races, are our longest-running annual fundraisers. The money raised from the races goes directly to building and maintaining trails in the 40+ mile FTBT system, including new trails on Emmons Ridge south to Blacktail Mountain. In addition to event fees, our trails thrive largely in part to our dedicated sponsors. See the main webpage for a list of current and past sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring this year's or future races, please reach out to brian@runflathead.com.
The Flathead Race Series!
See main website for details. Races include FTBT races, the Big Mountain Run, the Whitefish Trail Blazer races, and the Le Grizz races. At the end of the year, Competitive Timing will compile a list of all who have completed the series as well as a leader board.
Pick your distance
Trail running
Marathon
Please go to the main webpage for the race for more details: https://foystoblacktailtrails.org/ftbt-trail-marathon/ Maximum 100 racer sign ups allowed. There will be a strict 12 pm cut off time to reach the Emmons Saddle aid station, however even the slowest runners in the past have made it under this cut off. You will need to be moving at an average pace of >3 mph to meet this cut off.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Kalispell, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:36 AM and sets at 9:41 PM local time (MDT) in Kalispell on June 21, 2026 — 16h 04m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Foy's to Blacktail Trail Marathon
Marathon · 62 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarlet Kaplan | 4:04:20 | 9:20 /mi |
| 2 | Seth King | 4:05:57 | 9:23 /mi |
| 3 | Sam Avery | 4:06:27 | 9:24 /mi |
| 4 | Jack Koeller | 4:08:38 | 9:29 /mi |
| 5 | Cooper Laird | 4:22:58 | 10:02 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 14 Kalispell events
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