
Lucky Hare Half Marathon & 9K
Race Date
Mar 14, 2026
Location
Kalispell, MT
The Experience
Race the lucky hare along the Great Northern Trail system, from Kila to Kalispell Montana in celebration of St. Patrick's Day weekend 🍀 One lucky winner will take home the "one big pot of gold" giveaway! 🌈💰 The Half Marathon race begins at the Smith Lake fishing access in Kila and finishes on 1st Ave in downtown Kalispell. Runners will meet on 1st Ave race morning to ride the mandatory bus shuttle to the start line. Enjoy a post-race beer garden and St. Patrick's gathering with raffle drawings, music, finisher awards and more! Your registration includes 1X beer (21+) or N/A drink, a chip-timed race bib, and race shirt. (updated race times below) Bus Departure Times (Located on E Railroad St, across from Depot Park and outside of Brannigan's): Half Marathon - 8:45 AM Lucky 9K - 9:15 AM Race Start Times Half Marathon - 10:00 AM Lucky 9K - 10:30 AM
Logistics
Race Day
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Start Time
10:00 AM
Giveaway
Race Shirt
Start Location
1st Ave NE, Kalispell, MT, 59901
Course Info
Course Type
Loop Course
Terrain
road
Difficulty
Ultra-Flat
Elevation Gain
0'
Net Drop/km
0 m (Flat)
Separation
0.0%
Also Offers
Quality Score
1 year running
~77 finishers a year
growing or steady
0% returning runners
4 timing sources
runners from 6 states
winner 1:22:20
typical high 46°F
Race Day Weather
5-year historical avgStart (Low)
25°
Afternoon (High)
46°
Cool conditions — dress in layers, perfect for fast times
0.1"
Precipitation
7 mph
Wind
67%
Humidity
Historical Finish Times
How 72 finishers actually crossed the line across 1 year.
Most recent
2026
Total finishers
72
Median time
2:15:54
Latest turnout
72
States
6
Hover the histogram to inspect specific finish times.
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