Baldy Blitz

Are you looking for a kick in the pants early season attitude adjustment trail run with a great after run gathering?

Ready to tackle eight-plus miles of gnarly unmarked, unsupported trail running with two quad and hamstring crushing hills?! Run straight up to the summit of Baldy for 4.1 miles and then fight to stay upright as you run straight back down. Throw in unpredictable weather, snow, mud, rain, blizzards, post holing and winds strong enough to blow runners off their feet and you have the perfect ingredients to kick off the summer trail run season.

Baldy Blitz starts at 9am sharp and runs straight up the M trail to the top of Baldy, making sure EVERYONE touches the pipe on top, then returns back to the M parking lot via the same route (NOTE: the Sypes Spur Trail is NOT to be used on either the ascent or descent!).

Sounds easy and straight forward right? Throw in unknown early season Bozeman mountain weather, trails covered in multiple feet of snow and rotten ice, and we have the “Blitz”.

SPECIAL NOTE: PLEASE CARPOOL to the event if possible. Parking is extremely limited. If we take up too much space with parking we will be required to use a shuttling service in the future which will greatly increase the cost of this race. Consider meeting at the fairgrounds and carpooling with other runners as we do for the Bridger Ridge Run.

BIG THANKS goes out to the CUSTER-GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST for managing our public lands and allowing us to hold this event at the M every year!

Cost: $20