Buffalo Bill Cody Races Half Marathon & 10k

September 14, 2024
Cody
Road
Distances
Half-Marathon, 10k
Starting Time

9:00 AM

Fees

$70 – $90

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1-100
Fast & Flat
Mountain Views
High: 69°
/ Low: 43°

When you run the streets of this city out on the edge of the Bighorn Basin in northwestern Wyoming, you’ll experience the feel of the Old West and what it must have been like for the characters who lived in the era of “Buffalo Bill” Cody, the legendary scout, soldier and showman for whom this town of just over 9,500 is named.

While the city itself is mostly flat — which means the elevation changes little during the stretches you’ll run through here — it is surrounded by mountains like nearby Rattlesnake, Cedar and Hart Mountains, and lies just a short drive from the entrance gate to Yellowstone National Park.

Runners will begin the race in downtown Cody at City Park, at the corner of Beck Avenue and 10th Street. From there, the course winds a clockwise loop route through the city and along the rural highways just east of town, past farm fields and wide-open plains. Expect chilly temperatures (especially at the start) and plenty of wind, as Cody is a famously windy place thanks to its geography — wide-open spaces out on the edge of the basin — and location near a canyon, which funnels wind in from the west. Though there are a few rolling hills out on the course, at its lowest point the course dips to just over 4,900 feet above sea level, and reaches its highest point at just over 5,100 feet — so there’s not a big elevation change over the course of the race.
Overview

When you run the streets of this city out on the edge of the Bighorn Basin in northwestern Wyoming, you’ll experience the feel of the Old West and what it must have been like for the characters who lived in the era of “Buffalo Bill” Cody, the legendary scout, soldier and showman for whom this town of just over 9,500 is named.

While the city itself is mostly flat — which means the elevation changes little during the stretches you’ll run through here — it is surrounded by mountains like nearby Rattlesnake, Cedar and Hart Mountains, and lies just a short drive from the entrance gate to Yellowstone National Park.

Runners will begin the race in downtown Cody at City Park, at the corner of Beck Avenue and 10th Street. From there, the course winds a clockwise loop route through the city and along the rural highways just east of town, past farm fields and wide-open plains. Expect chilly temperatures (especially at the start) and plenty of wind, as Cody is a famously windy place thanks to its geography — wide-open spaces out on the edge of the basin — and location near a canyon, which funnels wind in from the west. Though there are a few rolling hills out on the course, at its lowest point the course dips to just over 4,900 feet above sea level, and reaches its highest point at just over 5,100 feet — so there’s not a big elevation change over the course of the race.

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Buffalo Bill Cody Races Half Marathon & 10k Course Map

Distances
Half Marathon, 10k
Starting Time

9:00 AM

Fees

$70 – $90

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