The Sentinel Hill Climb takes place on May 6, 2026, in Missoula, Montana, featuring six race distances: 0.6 miles, 0.7 miles, 1.25 miles, 1.5 miles, 1.6 miles, and 1.65 miles. The 1.5-mile course includes 2,000 feet of elevation gain and finishes at the summit of Mount Sentinel. Participants conclude at the M-Trailhead amphitheater, where Big Dipper Ice Cream is available. The event includes a team competition between Runner's Edge and MTCX Challenge, with participants declaring their team affiliation during registration or race day check-in.
Finishers
Everyone who finished.
113 finishers on record for Sentinel Hill Climb 2026.
Place
Name
Distance
Gender
Age group
Time
1
Ian Curtis
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M Top 3
22:56
2
Aidan Duffield
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M Top 3
24:13
3
Jesse Carnes
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M Top 3
24:23
4
Maya Rayle
Sentinel Hill Climb
F
F Top 3
24:26
5
Robert Mazza
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
24:53
6
Morris Wecker
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M2029
25:04
7
Seth Swanson
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M4049
25:15
8
Daniel Dean Mazza
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
25:26
9
Michael Morton
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M2029
25:43
10
Nick Snow
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M2029
25:44
11
Kyle Rust
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M2029
25:53
12
Ashley Arnold
Sentinel Hill Climb
F
F Top 3
26:19
13
Megan Anderson
Sentinel Hill Climb
F
F Top 3
26:37
14
Douglas Melzer
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M4049
26:39
15
E. Chitty
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M0019
26:48
16
Chris Delaney
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M2029
26:53
17
W. Bird
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M0019
27:11
18
Charlie McWeeny
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M2029
27:17
19
Mark Kreider
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
27:20
20
G. Watts
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M0019
27:32
21
Michael Rowlands
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M2029
27:53
22
Shaun Radley
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M4049
28:18
23
Whitton Feer
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M2029
28:18
24
G. Shimanek
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M0019
28:24
25
Greg Friedman
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M5059
28:45
26
Nicole Murray
Sentinel Hill Climb
F
F5059
28:47
27
Amy Katz
Sentinel Hill Climb
F
F3039
28:51
28
Jason Sonnier
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
28:51
29
Quinlan Pfiffer
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
28:55
30
Wheeler Feer
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M2029
28:59
31
Mack McPherson
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
29:06
32
Audrey Shingleton
Sentinel Hill Climb
F
F2029
29:29
33
Chase Elliott
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
29:49
34
Wilhelm Welzenbach
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M5059
30:08
35
Ali Bronsdon
Sentinel Hill Climb
F
F4049
30:16
36
Ryan Sudbury
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M4049
30:39
37
Gabriel Oppler
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
30:40
38
Catherine Polgar
Sentinel Hill Climb
F
F3039
30:47
39
James Hull
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M4049
31:20
40
E. Spataro
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M0019
31:23
41
Daxton Summers
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M2029
31:25
42
S. Story
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M0019
31:31
43
Ben Uhlenbruck
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
31:56
44
Matt Wille
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
32:16
45
Sam Vanderwoude
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M4049
32:17
46
Mike Dembek
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
32:18
47
H. Watts
Sentinel Hill Climb
F
F0019
32:30
48
Ryan Ahern
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M4049
32:33
49
Ethan Walker
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M4049
32:45
50
Thomas Ray
Sentinel Hill Climb
M
M3039
32:53
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Results analysis
How the field ran.
113 finishers on record for Sentinel Hill Climb 2026.
Race-day weather: 52F, clear
Finishers
113
Median finish
33:52
Middle of the field
Winning time
22:56
Fastest on record
Top 10%
26:23
Front of the pack
Back 10%
49:07
Later finishers
Depth of field
10:56
Winner to median gap
By gender
M73 · 65%
F40 · 35%
By age group
M303919 · 17%
M001916 · 14%
M404914 · 12%
M202912 · 11%
F303910 · 9%
F40499 · 8%
F20296 · 5%
M50596 · 5%
F00195 · 4%
F60694 · 4%
F Top 33 · 3%
F50593 · 3%
M Top 33 · 3%
M70992 · 2%
M60691 · 1%
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Finish-time distribution · 113 finishers
Field distributionMedian 33:52
Age group × gender
Band
Finishers
Median
p10 – p90 range
MM Top 3
3
24:13
23:11–24:21
FF Top 3
3
26:19
24:49–26:33
MM2029
12
27:35
25:43–36:29
MM3039
19
32:16
26:57–47:03
MM4049
14
32:39
27:09–47:55
MM0019
16
34:42
27:22–40:34
FF2029
6
35:34
31:28–47:38
FF0019
5
36:00
33:16–41:59
MM5059
6
36:54
29:26–1:03:06
FF3039
10
37:16
30:35–52:14
FF6069
4
41:42
39:38–44:25
FF4049
9
43:39
37:00–48:19
Showing the 12 largest age-group bands.
Common questions
How many people finished Sentinel Hill Climb 2026?
113 finishers are on record for Sentinel Hill Climb 2026.
What is the average finish time at Sentinel Hill Climb 2026?
The median finish time at Sentinel Hill Climb 2026 was 33:52.
What is a competitive time at Sentinel Hill Climb 2026?
A time of 26:23 would place in the top 10% of the field at Sentinel Hill Climb 2026.
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