Missoula Marathon Weekend Is Here: Events, Maps, Road Closures

The busy Missoula summer continues this weekend with The Last Best Race — The Missoula Marathon.

Here's everything you need to know about the weekend.

Missoula Marathon Weekend of Events

The event runs from Friday, June 26, to Sunday, June 28. Here's what's happening each day.

Friday

• The Runners Expo at Caras Park
  • Health and fitness vendors — fitness and running apparel, snacks, and merchandise.
  • Race Packet Pickup — Pick up your race bib, coupons, and more.
• Missoula Marathon Beer Run
  • The beer run is a social run, not necessarily a race. It's also not a beer mile, so you don't have to chug a beer halfway through the race. It's free to enter, and begins at Caras Park at 6 pm this Friday.

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Saturday

• Tony Banovich 5K
  • Don't want to run 13 or 26 miles? No problem! Run the Tony Banovich 5K on Saturday, beginning at Higgins Avenue just north of Beartracks Bridge at 8 am.
• Missoula Kids Marathon
  • Let the kiddos run a short 1.2 miles from the Clark Fork River Trail, in front of the Boone and Crockett Club, to the other side of the Clark Fork River. The race begins at 10 am.

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Sunday

• The Missoula Marathon
  • The main event! The 26.2-mile race begins at TrailWest Bank in Frenchtown and ends across Beartracks Bridge (course map below). The race begins at 6 am. Shuttles will pick you up near the Adams Center from 4:15 to 5 am.
• The Missoula Half Marathon
  • The half begins at 7 am at the Peak on Blue Mountain Road. Shuttle service also picks runners up at the Adams Center from 5:15 to 6 a.m.

Missoula Marathon Course Maps

Credit: Missoula Marathon

Credit: Missoula Marathon

Credit: Missoula Marathon

Credit: Missoula Marathon

Race Day Traffic & Road Closures

Here are the roads to avoid:

• BearTracks Bridge
• Mullan Road between Kona Ranch & Frenchtown
• Kona Ranch Road
• Big Flat Road
• Blue Mountain Road
• Target Range Area
• 3rd Street from Russell all the way West
• 5th Street
• Higgins Avenue
• Brooks Street (North of Mount Ave)

Course Aid Stations

There are 15 aid stations on the Marathon and 8 stations on the Half Marathon. Stations will be available every 2-3 miles early on, and then it's around every mile during the last 6ish miles.

Even if you're not running, you can still volunteer to help at the aid stations. If you don't want to do that, make your way out to the course and cheer on the runners.

For everything else, check out the Missoula Marathon's site.