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Just for the Helena of It
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2023 - Just for the Helena of It

Helena, Montana, United States View on map
Oct 15, 2023 (America/Denver local time)
Running

2023 distances

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 September 26th will receive a race shirt and finisher medal.

Oct 15, 2023 Half-Marathon 9:30 AM
$85.00
Closed

10K

The course is an out-and-back on Helena's wonderful Rails to Trails and Centennial pathways. All participants registered before September 26th will receive a race shirt and finisher medal.

Oct 15, 2023 10K 9:45 AM
$70.00
Closed

5K

A beautiful course at Prickly Pear Land Trust's Tenmile Creek Park full of our Montana big sky. All participants registered before September 26th will receive a race shirt and finisher medal.

Oct 15, 2023 5K 10:00 AM
$55.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on October 15, 2023 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 3.0° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 16.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) -0.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 16.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
14.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
74.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 15, 2023 (MDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 15, 2023 (MDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 56m

The sun rises at 7:45 AM and sets at 6:42 PM local time (MDT) in Helena on October 15, 2023 — 10h 56m of daylight.

Course

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2023 results — Just for the Helena of It

462 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Half Marathon

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Leading finishers of the 2023 Just for the Helena of It
Place Name Time Pace
1 James Francis Pitassy 1:22:01 6:16 /mi
2 Pete Behrends 1:24:18 6:26 /mi
3 Joseph Lehman 1:25:23 6:31 /mi
4 Zach Coccoli 1:25:26 6:31 /mi
5 Nicole Murray 1:32:02 7:02 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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  • 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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