LE GRIZZ 2024
Race Weekend Schedule
Friday, October 11
4 – 8 pm – Welcome reception, packet pick-up, drop-bag check-in, and spaghetti feed at the Glacier Institute’s Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, $10/ plate, cash or card ok CLICK HERE to RSVP!
6 pm – Glacier Institute Welcome and Pre-race briefing
Location: Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, 6500 N Fork Rd, Polebridge, MT
59928
Saturday, October 12
**All race distances begin and end at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center,
6500 N Fork Rd, Polebridge, MT 59928 **
5:30 am – 9:30 am Packet pickup (drop bag check-in offered ‘til 7 am)
6 am – Early Start
7 am – 50 Mile Start
7:30 am – 50 Mile Relay Start
9:30 am – 5k and 10k Start
11:30 am – Kid’s Fun Run
Noon til’ 8 pm – Post-Race Fried Chicken Pic-Nic!
Runners receive a free world-famous huckleberry bear claw courtesy of the
Polebridge Mercantile at the finish line, in addition to fried chicken and a beer.
Cheers!
12 pm – 5k and 10k Awards Ceremony
5 pm – 50 Mile Relay Awards Ceremony
5:15 pm – 50 Mile Awards Ceremony
7 pm – Final aid station (@Demer’s Ridge) closes – runners are welcome to continue
past the aid station closure, so long as they have mandatory crew support!
Sunday, October 13
8 am ‘til whenever – Battle-scar Brunch at Home Ranch Bottoms, 8950 N Fork Rd,
Polebridge, MT 59928
Come support long-time community partners Home Ranch Bottoms and recover with delicious breakfast options, trade stories with fellow runners, and toast your accomplishments with a huckleberry mimosa!
We are also offering one-day-only $80 registration for Le Grizz 2025! Must be in-person at Home Ranch Bottoms to access this Grizzly discount!