The Rut Mountain Runs, 2015
A challenging terrain in stunning Montana scenery.
Runners looking for a challenge headed to Big Sky, Mont., over the weekend to take part in The Rut Mountain Runs. The weekend of events, part of the Skyrunner World Series and the U.S. Skyrunner Series, consisted of a vertical kilometer race, an 11K, 25K and a 50K. The longest race featured 10,000 feet of elevation gain, and had 315 finishers. The winner was Italy’s Franco Colle’ in 5:16:58, while Sweden’s Emelie Forsberg won the women’s race in 6:25:44.
Here’s our gallery showing off the stunning scenery and challenging terrain that runners tackled. All photos by Myke Hermsmeyer (see more of his work on his website and Instagram)
