Prospector's 50k | 30k
About this race
Aptly named for the rugged men who explored this area starting in the 1860s, 2026 is the 4th year for the Prospector's race! The views are as good as the gold they were looking for. If you can pull your eyes away from the surrounding mountain views, you’ll run by big and small reminders of the mining activity including homesteads, mine equipment, and endless spur roads.
The Prospector 50k/30k races operate under a Special Use Permit from the Gardiner Ranger District.
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Trail running
50k
Fully Cooked
50k & 30k
30k
If participations levels are low, we will run the 30k on Saturday with the 50k participants.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cooke City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:13 AM and sets at 8:37 PM local time (MDT) in Cooke City on August 8, 2026 — 14h 23m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Prospector's 50k | 30k
139 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 50k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gish | 4:11:24 | 7:51 /mi |
| 2 | Daniel Occhipinti | 5:03:43 | 9:29 /mi |
| 3 | Katie Campbell | 5:15:40 | 9:52 /mi |
| 4 | Michael Klein | 5:18:52 | 9:58 /mi |
| 5 | Larsen Schuster | 5:22:28 | 10:05 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 1 Cooke City event
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