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Queen Bee Montana Marathon Half Marathon & 10k

Queen Bee Montana Marathon Half Marathon & 10k

June 1, 2025
Billings
Road
Distances
Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k, 5k
Starting Time

8:15 AM

Fees

$75 – $110

Perfect For
Personal Bests, Fun Run, Beginner Friendly, Destination Race, Big Finisher Party, Well Organized, Great Swag, Family Friendly, Walker Friendly, BQ
1,000-10,000
Downhill
Small Town
High: 76°
/ Low: 44°
Overview
One of Montana’s oldest marathons is turning 45 in 2025! Over one thousand runners and walkers come out each year to run the long, point-to-point course. Starting on the outskirts of Billings, the Queen Bee Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K takes runners all the way into the city center each spring in the largest city in the state of Montana. The marathon and half marathon are both USATF certified as well. Nicknamed the “Magic City” for its rapid growth as a city from its beginnings as a railroad town in the early 1880s, the city lies within the Yellowstone Valley and offers runners ample views of the scenic sandstone cliffs atop the river valley, which have been carved by the Yellowstone River through this region millions of years ago. Those who’ve run this race in recent years report that it’s about as far as one can get from a big-city half marathon race like those in New York, Chicago or San Francisco — much of the first half of the race course or so is long straightaways through wide-open prairies just outside Billings, with few if any spectators along the route for these sections.

While the full marathon starts in the tiny town of Molt, just outside Billings, the half marathon begins at the midway point of the 26.2-mile full marathon course, on Molt Road, and follows the full course for its second 13.1 miles.
After winding through the city along several twists and turns — with long straight stretches along Poly Drive, Colton Boulevard and Parkhill Drive — the race takes runners in a largely eastward direction, toward the finish line at Daylis Stadium just off 3rd Street SW, near Billings’ Pioneer Park.
Along the way, runners will follow the course past a number of city parks and run across bridges over creeks and rivers, as well as past the Yellowstone Country Club.

Queen Bee Montana Marathon Half Marathon & 10k Course Map

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