Races Half marathon · Bozeman, USA
Bozeman Half Marathon
Bozeman Half Marathon is a hilly half marathon in Bozeman, USA, held each September. A point-to-point course that starts in the southern foothills of the Gallatin Valley and runs north through neighbourhood streets to Main Street. The organiser describes it as all downhill. Race mornings in Bozeman in September are usually cool and dry, with temperatures of about 2 to 20°C. Respect Bozeman Half Marathon's profile: pace the climbs conservatively and practise downhill running — quads fail before lungs here.
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When
September
next: Sunday 12 September 2027
Course
hilly
Half marathon
Conditions
Race mornings in Bozeman in September are usually cool and dry, with temperatures of about 2 to 20°C.
Racing this course well
A point-to-point course that starts in the southern foothills of the Gallatin Valley and runs north through neighbourhood streets to Main Street. The organiser describes it as all downhill.
Respect Bozeman Half Marathon's profile: pace the climbs conservatively and practise downhill running — quads fail before lungs here.
Getting a place
- How you get in
- Open entry: first come, first served
- Entries open
- Entries for 2027 open on 15 November 2026
- Price
- $90 (2027 race)
Official Bozeman Half Marathon site →Checked November 2026
Race day
- Next race
- Sunday 12 September 2027
- Start time
- 08:00
- Time limit
- 4 hours
- Pacers
- No pace groups and pacers are not allowed
- Also on the day
- 10k
The course in numbers
The course starts on Cottonwood heading north, passes through residential streets such as Goldenstein and Willson, and finishes on Main Street.
- Layout
- Point-to-point
- Men's course record
- 1:02:34 (Matt Richtman, 2024)
- Women's course record
- 1:09:47 (Makena Morley, 2022)
Worth knowing
- Runners must ride a required shuttle from Main Street to the start.
- Proceeds support youth cross-country and track programmes run by the Bozeman Distance Project.
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Asked often
- When is the Bozeman Half Marathon?
- The next Bozeman Half Marathon is on Sunday 12 September 2027 in Bozeman, USA. It is held each September.
- Is the Bozeman Half Marathon course flat?
- A point-to-point course that starts in the southern foothills of the Gallatin Valley and runs north through neighbourhood streets to Main Street. The organiser describes it as all downhill.
- How do I enter the Bozeman Half Marathon?
- Open entry: first come, first served. Entries for 2027 open on 15 November 2026. Price: $90 (2027 race).
- How should I train for the Bozeman Half Marathon?
- Build for the course you'll actually race at the Bozeman Half Marathon: hilly terrain, September conditions. RunV Premium builds a training plan around your goal time and race date, and lets you adapt it when life interrupts the Bozeman build.
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