Just for the Helena of It
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Just for the Helena of It

Helena, Montana, United States View on map
Oct 18, 2026 (America/Denver local time)
Running

About this race

Just for the Helena of It is a fall running event in Helena, MT put on by the Treasure State Runners, a local non-profit organization. The mission of Treasure State Runners is to fundraise through footrace events in the Helena area for nonprofits who foster the importance and pursuit of physical, mental and emotional health.

This year's half marathon, 10k, and 5k routes will highlight the beautiful town of Helena, MT and the surrounding area. 5k participants will be treated to a course full of our Montana big sky. The half marathon and 10k routes weave an out-and-back through Helena's most historic and scenic areas. The kids only fun run is a short and easy to follow loop adjacent to the finish line celebration. Can't join the fun in person? Participate from afar with one of the virtual options. Check out our website for course maps and more details. An after-race event will be held at the finish line. The fall weather in Montana can be unpredictable, so please come prepared to join the festivities in rain, shine, or snow!

This event has been strongly supported both nationally and locally over the past four years, raising a total of $121,000 for Helena charities. Join us in 2026 and help us reach out goal of raising $40,000 + for The Friendship Center and $10,000 + for Girls Thrive. Lace up your running shoes to support these amazing local nonprofits!

Pick your distance

Running

Half Marathon

A showcase of our Queen City, the course is an out-and-back through Helena's most historic and scenic areas. All participants registered BEFORE October 1st, 2026 will receive a race shirt and finisher medal.

Oct 18, 2026 Half-Marathon 9:00 AM
$95.00
Open

10K

The course is an out-and-back on Helena's wonderful Rails to Trails and Centennial pathways. All participants registered BEFORE October 1st, 2026 will receive a race shirt and finisher medal.

Oct 18, 2026 10K 9:45 AM
$80.00
Open

5K

A beautiful course at Prickly Pear Land Trust's Tenmile Creek Park full of our Montana big sky. All participants registered BEFORE October 1st, 2026 will receive a race shirt and finisher medal.

Oct 18, 2026 5K 10:00 AM
$65.00
Open

Kids Mini Mile

A roughly short and sweet roughly one-mile loop, perfect for young runners ages 5 - 12. All participants registered BEFORE October 1st, 2026 will receive a race shirt and their pick of all previous year's finisher medals.

Oct 18, 2026 1.6K 12:00 PM
$35.00
Open

Virtual Half Marathon

Support Just for the Helena of It from afar! Lace up and participate in the Virtual Half Marathon. All participants registered BEFORE October 1st, 2026 will receive a race shirt and finisher medal.

Oct 18, 2026 Half-Marathon 12:00 AM
$95.00
Open

Virtual 10K

Support Just for the Helena of It from afar! Lace up and participate in the Virtual 10K. All participants registered BEFORE October 1st, 2026 will receive a race shirt and finisher medal.

Oct 18, 2026 10K 12:00 AM
$80.00
Open

Virtual 5K

Support Just for the Helena of It from afar! Lace up and participate in the Virtual 5K. All participants registered BEFORE October 1st, 2026 will receive a race shirt and finisher medal.

Oct 18, 2026 5K 12:00 AM
$65.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Helena, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 1.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 13.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -2.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 13.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
60.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 18, 2026 (MDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 18, 2026 (MDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 45m

The sun rises at 7:50 AM and sets at 6:36 PM local time (MDT) in Helena on October 18, 2026 — 10h 45m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — Just for the Helena of It

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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, 16 Helena events

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