Welcome to Missoula’s most spectator friendly race!  We have handpicked 12 of Montana’s best runners (6 Men & 6 Women) to duke it out treadmill style in front of a live audience for the title of King and Queen of the Treadmill!

We’ll have a prediction contest, Big Sky Brewing beer, music and live announcing – all for a great cause – with 100% of the proceeds going to Missoula Youth Homes.

Don’t let the costumes fool you – the fields that we have lined up include world class athletes: previous competitors have won UTMB, Western States, run a sub 4 minute mile, multiple sub 2:40 marathoners, and numerous Division 1 cross country runners. Bring your best cheering voice and sign up as spots are limited!

Charity:

• All donations from the event will go to Youth Homes, a Missoula-based organization which provides services and shelters for children facing abuse, neglect, emotional trauma and substance abuse problems in Western Montana.  For more information, click here.

Beer:

• Big Sky Brewing has generously donated beer for the event.

How does this race work?

• The Treadmill Challenge will test who can run the farthest distance in 10 minutes on a treadmill set to a 12% grade.
• There will be 6 men, 6 women, and 3 treadmills, with two prelims and one final for each gender.
• Each heat will have three competitors.  Whoever goes the farthest in 10 minutes will win the prelim.  The winner of each prelim plus the holder of the next farthest distance will advance to the final.
• The three athletes lucky (or unlucky) enough to make the final get to do it all over again.  Winners will be crowned King & Queen of the Mill!

Schedule of Events:

• 7:00pm – Men’s Prelim Heat #1
• 7:15pm – Men’s Prelim Heat #2
• 7:30pm – Women’s Prelim Heat #1
• 7:45pm – Women’s Prelim Heat #2
• 8:00pm – Men’s Final Heat
• 8:15pm – Women’s Final Heat
• 8:30pm – Crowning of the King and Queen of the Treadmill and announcement of the prediction contest winner

Prediction Contest:

We will have a bracket-style prediction contest the night of the event for spectators to join in on the fun. The brackets must be filled out before 7:00pm when the races start! Brackets are $5 each.