Events/Butte 100 MTB Race

Butte 100 MTB Race 47 km

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Date
Sat, 17 Jul 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Homestake Pass, Butte, Montana
Butte, Silver Bow County
Countdown
July

The shortest option, and the way in. About 47 km with 1,200 m of climbing, running through Blacktail and Thompson Park trails after the shared start loop.

Key facts
01Starts with the shared 4.8-mile start loop
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The course

The route

Butte
Distance47km
Total climb1,219m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate42.3 km
Weather

Mid-July, Butte

27°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
25%Days with rain

Highs around 27°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 25% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Liv Blomquist02:38:2917.7 km/h
02Lizzy Lange02:52:3616.2 km/h
03Lucy Ostrowski02:59:0915.6 km/h
33
Women finishers
4:18:05
Median time
10.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserStephanie Sorini
Instagram@butte100
Running since2007
Training

Training for the Butte 100 MTB Race 47 km

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What a Butte 100 MTB Race 47 km plan targets
Typical sessions
47 km with 1,219 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
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Typical sessions
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