Sat, Jun 26, 2027
Missoula, MT
The Missoula Marathon runs through the city with strong local backing, drawing runners who clearly come back year after year. The course has a reputation for being well-organized and warmly received, and the surrounding mountain scenery makes the route feel distinct from a generic road race.
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Going by the 2026 results, this is a big field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
13.1 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: Owen Smith (1:02:36) · Luke Mest (1:06:12) · James Settles (1:06:21)
3.1 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: Blake Baker (17:20) · MATT ROBERTS (17:41) · Sage Brooks (17:48)
26.2 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: Nate Wellington (2:32:46) · Mark Thompson (2:33:37) · Maxwell Scott (2:35:12)
The Missoula Marathon Weekend of Events has been held every year since at least 2007. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 13.1 Miles results.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Sep 10, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 13.1 Miles field finished slower than 2:21:10, and the last recorded finisher came in around 5:36:15, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
With 2,538 finishers there are runners at every pace, so you are never out on your own. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 13.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 13.1 Miles winner ran 1:02:36 while the median finisher took 2:21:10. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
