Buy Your Spectator Tickets

Spectating Tickets:  (Limited to 175 Spectators)

• $10 (100% of ticket profits go to Youth Homes)
• Tickets available online until 5:00PM on Feb 6th.  You can buy tickets at the door from 6:30-7:00PM
• Can’t make the event, watch live on our Facebook page.

Charity:

• All profits from the event will go to the Youth Homes.

Beer:

• Big Sky Brewing has generously donated beer for the event, which we will have for sale for sale for $3 a can (cash only). 100% of beer profits go to Missoula Youth Homes.

How does this race work?

• There will be 6 heats (4 prelims and 2 finals).
• Each heat will have three competitors and will be 10 minutes in length. The goal will be to see who can cover the farthest distance in that given time.
• The treadmills will be set at a steep 12% grade for all heats.
• The winners of the two prelim heats for each gender, plus the holder of the next fastest time, will advance to the final heat.

Schedule of Events:

• 6:30pm – Doors open at Runner’s Edge
• 6:30-7:00pm – Spectators have the option to buy beer and/or fill out prediction contest brackets
• 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 7PM when the races start!

2019 TMC Bracket

Men….

1. Andy Drobeck – Andy has won every Runner’s Edge Treadmill Challenge, except for one. And that sole loss was to the 2019 Ultra Runner of the Year, Jim Walmsley. Now, Andy is back and ready to defend his crown. Andy has the world record for a one mile run in a firefighter uniform, and has won just about every stair climbing competition in the country. He is a veteran of this event, and knows how to hurt.
2. Adam Peterman – Adam just graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder where he ran for the Buffs. As a Missoula native he will have many friendly faces in the crowd to help carry up the slope. With a sub 8:50 steeplechase and team NCAA Cross Country National Championship to his name he looks to be Andy’s toughest competitor.
3. Brendan Halpin – Brendan is returning against his better judgement for the 3rd year in a row. This former pro-triathlete is always a wild card, but always competes. Two years ago he nearly took down Walmsley in the prelims, but ended up taking down himself. He’s not afraid to go big with the hope it pays off. Sometimes it does, some times it doesn’t. Will this be his year?
4. Cole Geschwind – Cole wrapped up his 2018 season with a grueling battle at the Elk Ramble 15k. He dominated on the climbs and was able to put down one of the fastest times ever seen on that course. Since then he’s been a man of mystery. He’s occasionally seen on backcountry skis so we know his uphill game is strong, and the word on the street is that he’s very fit.
5. Forrest Boughner – In 2018 we didn’t see much of Forrest on the race scene until late in the year when he strung together a few solid cross country perfomances and an intense Elk Ramble/Rolling Thunder double (as did Brendan Halpin!). Although that finished with an epic blow up, he has since been logging some serious mileage and has an outside chance of making finals.
6. Henry Reich – Henry last appeared on the Treadmill Challenge stage three years ago where we ended up third to a very strong Andy Drobeck and Seth Swanson. This year Henry has looked incredibly strong on the skinny skis and is coming off a second place finish at the OSCR and a win at Boulder Mountain. We know he is fit, but how will that snow fitness translate to the treadmill?

   Peanut – Replacing a sick Henry Reich is Peanut! Peanut ran at the DIII powerhouse, North Central, in Illinois. After moving to Missoula last summer he has become known as that early morning blur running around the Lewis and Clark neighborhood. Peanut has thrown down a couple ridiculous uphill workouts with Adam Peterman and is a solid replacement for Henry. Don’t count him out!

Women…

1. Evie Tate – As a Physical Therapy graduate student Evie shouldn’t have time to train. Yet somehow in 2018 she managed a 4th place finish at the Missoula Marathon, a high placing at the Rut 50k, and a very fast win at the Elk Ramble 15k. As a former Clemson cross country athlete she knows how to run fast and doesn’t like to lose.
2. Katy White – Katy has been steadily improving since moving to Missoula and has put in some serious miles this winter. In November she led a fast Missoula women’s team to victory at an incredibly hilly Montana Cup. Katy has some fast road PR’s to her name, but doesn’t shy away from the hills. Let’s see if she can put that road speed to work on the treadmill!
3. Leah Ling – Leah is another Physical Therapy student who has managed to find time to be a crusher outside the classroom. In 2018 Leah had a breakout race at the US 50 Mile Championships where she placed 8th. Leah has also through hiked the PCT and is in the middle of a large training block. Like Evie, Leah has that competitive edge that could her push her into the finals.
4. Allison Barnwell – Allison is an uphill animal. Since 2012 she has not been outside the top 10 at Mount Marathon since 2012. She was also a part of the 340 mile Speed Project relay, and had a solid debut in the Rut 28k. Her uphill prowess combined with solid collegiate cross country speed (top 30 at DIII nationals) leaves her as a force to be reckoned with. The big question is how she does on hills without rocks.
5. Erin Forde – Erin’s last race was in the 2018 Missoula Marathon where she finished 5th just a few seconds behind Evie. Since then she has been running some speed workouts as a coach with the Hellgate cross country team, but is largely coming in as a dark horse. With a background as an Iowa State cross country runner though, Erin knows how to run!
6. Elise Stearns – Elise is a senior at Hellgate High School where she was a scoring member of the state championship team in 2018. Currently she is training hard for her last high school track season before running in college next fall. Watch out for that coach/athlete rivalry between Erin and Elise!