Unless you’ve been in hibernation for the last two years, you've heard the clarion-call of The Dirty Dash. No, it wasn’t the mating call of a moose. It was the starting bugle of the best race in town... hell, maybe the best race on the planet, but who has the time to fact check? 

Let’s face it: you’re from Montana. You don't finish your drink and place it daintily on a coaster.  You slam it down on the table or crush it on your forehead.  You’re not indoors all year on an elliptical. You don't bathe with scented soaps. You run with the salmon and you shower in glacial lakes. You’re grizzly-wrangling, beaver-trapping, blue sky-watching, burly sons ‘a guns, with nothing to lose but your self-respect. And there’s no better way to lose it than by soiling yourself in front of the masses by diving bum-over-noggin’ into heaping piles of USDA Certified filth. 

It's time to shed most of your clothes and all of your inhibitions. Stop gargling Listerine and start gurgling a mouth-full of mud. 

In the only state where breaking the speed limit gets you a tip of the hat from the local police force instead of a wag of the finger, it’s time to break those same barriers afoot. 

Hesitation will leave you pasty white and full of regret so get your team, get your gear, and get ready to soil yourself at The Dirty Dash.



           

Race Day Info

Course Length: About 3.1 miles

Packet Pickup

Packet Pickup will take place on Thursday July 25th at 2pm to 7pm and Friday July 26th at 11am to 7pm. 


824 Shiloh Crossing Blvd
Billings, MT 59102

Preferred Accommodations

Coming Soon!

Photos

We don’t want you to destroy your latest, greatest electronic devices during the race so we’ll have photographers from Flo-Foto present taking pictures throughout the race as well as at the finish line.  Photos will be available a couple days after the race for pretty ‘durn’ affordable prices and are searchable by bib number or last name.  Click HERE to go to their site.

If you want to go it alone, we recommend a good buddy trotting along side you, a zip lock bag to keep your camera safe and mud free, and slow shutter speeds.

Shoe Donation

Let’s be frank: your shoes are going to be a muddy mess after the race and if you want to do some good rather than taking hours with a toothbrush to clean them off, don’t even bother cleaning them one bit cuz our charities will be accepting shoe donations by the showers.  All of these shoes will be used to help the less fortunate in the US and in developing countries.




Piglet Plunge

The Piglet Plunge will be the highlight of your child's summer, their storied running careers and potentially their existence to this point. They must be over age 2 and under age 12 to run in the kids' race and you’ve got to accompany them the whole way.

The Piglet Plunge will be about 1 mile and will include some of the best obstacles to ensure a thoroughly muddy child: the Slop n' Slide, the Hog Wash and the Pig Sty. All children must be respectful of other children, pushing or splashing will result in being removed from the kids' race area for the day and subject to grounding at their parents’ discretion. 

You’ll need to sign a waiver for them before they receive a sweet Dirty Dash Tattoo (temporary of course) to show that they can participate on race day. The Piglet Plunge will begin at 2:00 pm (80 minutes after the final adult wave starts).

Deadlines & Pricing

Be a Volunteer

If the most you can do is muster the nerve to dip a toe in the mud pit, we'll gladly take you as a volunteer and ease you into this dirty lifestyle nice and slow. Please fill out the form below with any additional comments that we may need to know and we'll get you front row seats to the slopshow. We'll also hook you up with the most coveted volunteer shirt around. Please keep in mind that we have several volunteer shifts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Race week...with some on Sunday when we have a Sunday race. Oh, and we love kids, but we would like volunteers 14 and over please.

Charity

Together, the nation's 2,617 YMCAs are the largest not-for-profit community service organization in America, working to meet the health and human service needs of 20.2 million men, women and children in 10,000 communities in the United States. YMCA’s are at the heart of community life across the country: 42 million families and 72 million households are located within three miles of a YMCA.
 
The Billings Family YMCA is one of the largest providers in youth programming in Yellowstone County and is clearly positioned to take a significant lead in Youth Development. Collaboration is critical to Ys' efforts to develop and implement effective community-based solutions. The Billings Family YMCA works with elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, home school programs, hospitals, churches, sport organizations and many other service organizations.
 
The Billings Family YMCA provides families the opportunity to have safe, affordable exercise and fitness for their children in an environment that stresses both the core values of honesty, caring, respect and responsibility and programs to develop healthy lifestyles.

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