Nitty Gritty Off Road Race
About this race
This off-road marathon will be held at Red Lodge Mountain Resort. The Nitty Gritty is starting to earn quite the reputation. And that is, one nitty, gritty marathon with LOTS of climbing all on dirt roads and single track trails.
With a late August date, your summer of running and racing will be what prepares you for this “battle royal” event. Form a six, three or two runner relay team to tackle the marathon, or if you have the grit, try the solo hot lap, half, or full marathon!
The Nitty Gritty embodies our motto the most out of any race: low key, high elevation. While the terrain is challenging, everything else is lowkey and there is distance for all abilities. Dogs are welcome to run with you on or off leash, the beer and snacks might be the biggest draw….second only to the awesome people! Small but mighty, this race is for those who love trail running and everything that comes with it! Bring your bear spray, camp chair, and good attitude.
So lay the peer pressure on your friends, because its time to get down to The Nitty Gritty!
Race Start Times: (Please arrive 45 minutes before your start time for registration and a pre-race meeting)
Solo Full: 7:30am
Teams: 8:30am
Solo Half: 9:30am
Hot Lap: 10:30am
Pick your distance
Trail running
Solo Half Marathon
This race will feature 3 laps on the course. Start/finish of each lap is the main base area, water and snacks are here and you can stage any other resources you need for quick access.
Marathon Relay -6 people
This race will feature 6 laps. Your team can decide who runs what -split the laps evenly or have one person run more, totally up to you! Start/finish of each lap is the main base area, water and snacks are here and you can stage any other resources you need for quick access.
Hot Lap
One lap, that's it! Start/finish of each lap is the main base area, water and snacks are here. There are no aid stations on course.
Solo Marathon
This race is 6 laps. Start/finish of each lap is the main base area, water and snacks are here and you can stage any other resources you need for quick access.
Marathon Relay -5 people
This race will feature 6 laps. Your team can decide who runs what -split the laps evenly or have one person run more, totally up to you! Start/finish of each lap is the main base area, water and snacks are here and you can stage any other resources you need for quick access.
Marathon Relay -4 people
This race will feature 6 laps. Your team can decide who runs what -split the laps evenly or have one person run more, totally up to you! Start/finish of each lap is the main base area, water and snacks are here and you can stage any other resources you need for quick access.
Marathon Relay -3 people
This race will feature 6 laps. Your team can decide who runs what -split the laps evenly or have one person run more, totally up to you! Start/finish of each lap is the main base area, water and snacks are here and you can stage any other resources you need for quick access.
Marathon Relay - 2 people
This race will feature 6 laps. Your team can decide who runs what -split the laps evenly or have one person run more, totally up to you! Start/finish of each lap is the main base area, water and snacks are here and you can stage any other resources you need for quick access.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Red Lodge, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 8:22 PM local time (MDT) in Red Lodge on August 16, 2026 — 14h 02m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Nitty Gritty Off Road Race
111 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Solo Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAD Metzler | 2:00:38 | 9:13 /mi |
| 2 | Kell Christenson | 2:07:54 | 9:46 /mi |
| 3 | Aydin Jackson | 2:15:15 | 10:19 /mi |
| 4 | Carey Berendsen | 2:21:55 | 10:50 /mi |
| 5 | Kahley Hardin | 2:23:51 | 10:59 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Red Lodge
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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, 7 Red Lodge events
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