3rd Annual Huffing For Stuffing Thanksgiving Day Run 

Thursday, November 26, 2009
Museum of the Rockies 
600 West Kagy Blvd
Bozeman, MT 59717
Look for the BIG tent!
  
Start Times:
The Ridge Kids’ Run:  8:10 am  /  10K: 9:00 am  /  5K:  9:15 am
Events will start on time. Come early!

Register Online Now! (click here)

Print Registration Form (click here) 

Print Registration Form and mail it to:
HFS Race, C/O John Dudas
1757 Highland Blvd, Unit 1
Bozeman, Montana, 59715
Options to register:

1) Register online now by clicking the appropriate link above. Online registration closes Tuesday, November 24th at 11:59 pm.

 

 2) Print and mail Registration Form by clicking the appropriate link above. Submit completed form by mailing to the address above. Mail-in registrations must be postmarked by November 18th.

   

3) Pick up race brochures at The Ridge Athletic Club, Museum of the Rockies, Schnee’s, Sola Cafe, Gallatin Valley Food Bank, and various other locations around Bozeman. Submit completed form by mailing to the address above on or before November 18th.

 

 4) Register in person during Packet Pickup at the Baxter Hotel (Bacchus Pub) at 105 West Main Street from  Monday, November 23 – Wednesday, November 25 between 11:00 am and 7:00 pm.

   

5) Race Day Registration at the Museum of the Rockies is available from 7:15 am to 8:30 am. Come early!

 

5K & 10K costs $20 before Thanksgiving Day. Race day registration costs $25. Make checks payable to: Big Sky Wind Drinkers.
The Ridge Kids’ Run is FREE with a canned food donation. Children 12 and under run 1K with the costumed turkeys! All children receive a special Ridge Kids’ Run shirt and other goodies! All children must be registered. On-line registration not available for The Ridge Kids’ Run.
   

Two chances to win a special prize drawing from our sponsors!           1) Register online. Everyone who does will be entered to win.       2) Refer your family & friends who have not run Huffing For Stuffing before! Everyone who refers at least two people to register who have not run with us before will be entered to win! If you haven’t run with us before – refer yourself! More newbie referrals means more of a chance to win! Winners will be announced during Awards Ceremony after the races.
 
Your Registration Fee for 5K & 10K includes:

  • The satisfaction of participating in our third annual event to benefit the Gallatin Valley Food Bank! Community, family and fun! What better way to spend Thanksgiving morning?

  • A terrific micro fiber shirt for the first 2,000 people to register.            (NEW) Women’s fitted shirts! Sizes – small: 4-6, medium: 8-10, large: 12-14, XL: 16-18. Don’t assume shirts will be available by Thanksgiving – we’ve run out both years. Register early!

  • Runner’s Packet with race number and all kinds of fun inserts from our sponsors.

  • (NEW) Chip timing race results (net-time scoring). Results will be posted soon after races. Official results will be published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.

  • Water stations on the course. See race course maps (click here).

  • Post-race refreshments: warm drinks, fruit, muffins and tasty snacks. Music entertainment and socializing in our warming tent.

  • Raffle for lots of prizes from our sponsors. Visit the Prize Table to see the list of winners and claim prizes.

  • Prize for participants who “Smoke the Turkey” (male & female) in the 5K!

  • Great hand-crafted pottery awards for winners! (NEW) Expanded age group divisions. See below for the list of divisions – 120 awards total! Quicker results processing for Awards Ceremony!

  • American Medical Response EMTs on site at the Start/Finish Line and patrols along the courses.
No headphones, dogs, roller blades, or bikes on the race course! Strollers are permitted to start at the back of the field. No refunds or transfers. It’s a fund-raiser!
Please thoroughly review the waiver of liability on Registration Form. All participants must accept and sign this waiver of liability in order to participate.

(NEW) Expanded Race Divisions!

Following are race divisions (male & female) for the 5K & 10K:
  • Overall winners, top 3
  • Age: 12 and under, top 3
  • Age: 13 – 17, top 3
  • Age: 18 – 29, top 3
  • Age: 30 – 39, top 3
  • Age: 40 – 49, top 3
  • Age: 50 – 59, top 3
  • Age: 60 – 69, top 3
  • Age: 70 – 79, top 3
  • Clydesdale (male: 200+ lb; optional election for eligible participants), top 3
  • Athena (female: 150+ lbs; optional election for eligible participants), top 3
Note: Awards are non-duplicative (overall winners cannot also win age-groups).
Who’s registered? Click here to confirm your registration.
Additional monetary donations made directly to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank are most appreciated! Also, please bring canned food donations to our collection site at the race!
Please consider making a an additional tax-deductible donation to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank. (click here). Thank you for supporting the less fortunate in Gallatin Valley. The Gallatin Valley Food Bank is a tax-exempt non-profit agency under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Tax Code, operating under the umbrella of the Human Resource Development Council of District IX, Inc. (HRDC). Further, the HRDC is a publicly supported organization of the type described in sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). Donors may deduct contributions to the Food Bank as provided in section 170 of the code. Tax ID # 81-0350886 . Your generosity is most appreciated! Thank You!