The Rut Mountain Runs
About this race
The Rut Mountain Runs are a 3-day celebration of Mountain Running in Big Sky, Montana, on Sept 11-13, 2026. Registration opens on Jan 6th at 8 AM Mountain Time
Pick your distance
Trail running
Trifecta (50K,28K,VK)
21k
Lone Peak Vertical Kilometer
Trifecta-SCORING
28k
50k
11k
Running
Kids 1K Runt Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 14 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Big Sky, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 7:44 PM local time (MDT) in Big Sky on September 11, 2026 — 12h 44m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — The Rut Mountain Runs
3,023 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the 21k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Galyardt | 2:11:28 | 9:53 /mi |
| 2 | Aaron Coe | 2:12:04 | 9:56 /mi |
| 3 | Jeremy Bronstein | 2:13:38 | 10:03 /mi |
| 4 | Henry Reich | 2:14:27 | 10:07 /mi |
| 5 | Trent Morrow | 2:19:48 | 10:31 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 6 Big Sky events
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