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River City Roots Run!

Missoula, Montana, United States View on map
Aug 22, 2026 (America/Denver local time)
Running

About this race

River City Roots 4 Mile Run is brought to you by Run Wild Missoula, in partnership with Missoula Downtown Association.

A 4-mile fun run in association with the River City Roots Festival. This 4-mile run pays tribute to the city's love of recreation and staying active. All ages, abilities and backgrounds are encouraged to enjoy a morning run or walk before the festival in the afternoon and evening!

You can view the course on Strava here, or download a .pdf of the course here.

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Running

River City Roots Run

Includes a tech tee, chip timing, and more! Participants 21 and over will also receive a Roots Festival drink cup, wristband, and one free drink ticket! Run Wild Missoula members receive a $3 discount!

Aug 22, 2026 6.4K 8:30 AM
$40.00
Open

UM Students Roots Run

Includes a tech tee, chip timing, and more! No beverage is included in this registration category.

Aug 22, 2026 6.4K 8:30 AM
$15.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 13 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Missoula.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 12.5° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 27.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 12.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 27.9°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
13.0
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
0.5mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
47.7%

Course

Route map and elevation profile

No course map published yet.

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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, 58 Missoula events

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