Headwaters Relay 2025

132 East Main Street, Bozeman MT

Friday, July 25th, 2025

🏞️ Race Overview

The Headwaters Relay is a 3 day, team run, team-supported, adventure race that goes through the backcountry of Montana. There are no aid stations. The exchange points are not marked and are found by following written leg descriptions. Legs vary in difficulty and terrain, and range from 1 to 6 miles. Each day has a definitive start and end point, and overall team time is a compilation of cumulative time from all legs. Runners do not run through the night. Every team runner must run a minimum of one leg per day.

⚠️ Team Limitations

Team Capacity: Due to Forest Service permits, we are limited to a field of 26 teams, with preference given to teams that ran the previous year.
Team Size: Team size ranges from 4 to 10 runners.

🏃‍♂️ Team Structure

ULTRA TEAM: 3-5 Runners ($1000 per team)
STANDARD TEAM: 6-10 runners ($1500 per team)
Team Name: Teams choose their own name.
Designated Captain: Teams must have one designated team captain.

⚙️ Support Responsibilities

Teams are responsible for their own support and aid along the way, including liquids, food, navigation, and anything else to keep their runners going.

Support Vehicles: A maximum of 2 support vehicles per team allowed on the route: one must be high clearance.

🏁 Race Rules

Minimum Legs: Each runner is required to run a minimum of one leg each day of the Relay.
Leg Assignment: Teams determine who runs which leg. Each team must complete all the designated legs.
Completion Rule: Once a runner begins a leg, he/she should complete it. If a runner cannot complete a leg for whatever legitimate reason (e.g., medical condition), then another runner from the team must complete their leg.
Running Order: Teams must run the legs in succession (i.e., one at a time), not two or more at a time (concomitantly).