Badger Mountain Challenge

Volunteer Register March 27 - 28, 2026 Badger Mountain Challenge

525 Queensgate Richland, WA

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Registration closes: Mon, Mar 23 @ 11:59PM PT

Entry Fees

We had to raise our race entry fees slightly again, as the cost of everything has gone up. Early Bird special! If you sign up in the month of December, you will pay the same prices as last year's race.

Introduction

Welcome to the 2026 Badger Mountain Challenge, one of eastern Washington's only ultramarathons. Badger Mountain in Richland, Washington is the most popular hiking and trail running area for the Tri-Cities, and offers expansive views of the beautiful Columbia Basin. The Badger Mountain Preserve was established in 2005 to ensure that this community will always have open spaces for outdoor recreation.

The 15th annual Badger Mountain Challenge will be held on March 27-28 (Fri-Sat.), 2026. We have SEVEN different events; 15k, 15k ruck, 55k, 50 miles, 50-mile ruck, our NEW 100K, and 100 miles. The 100M, 100K and 50-mile races all start on Friday the 27th, and the 55k and 15k races start on Saturday the 28th. We now also offer the opportunity to sign up for our 50M/55K double! With one click you can sign up for both the 50-mile (Friday) and 55K (Saturday) events. This means that you are now in a separate race category, and if you finish both events you’ll get an awesome unique prize! This a great opportunity to be involved in a race that has a small town feel with all the support of a big race. This will be a fun day for all, even those who aren't competitive and would just like to run or hike the course while enjoying the local ridges, awesome views and open spaces. All entrants can enjoy some post-race food after you finish.

Please be sure to provide an accurate email address while registering, as important email updates will be sent to the entrants as the race draws near. Remember to check your spam folder too, as batch emails often land there. We will also need volunteers in order for this race to be a success, so please volunteer if you are interested in helping! All volunteers will receive a free shirt with the race logo on it and a free entrance to a BMC 15km race in the future, or a discounted fee for the other longer distances. This is also a great opportunity to show your support for the health and fitness of our local community. To get more information on how you can get more involved and be a sponsor contact the race director!

Our 2026 race will again have a 15K ruck and a 50-mile ruck division too. Signing up in the ruck category means you will need to carry a backpack or rucksack that weighs between 20 and 30 lbs (not counting water or food used in race). All ruck division finishers will get a custom Badger rucking patch!

Start Times

• The 50 and 100-Mile races and the 100K will start on Friday @ 7am
• The 55km will start on Saturday at 6am
• The 15km will start on Saturday at 9am

Event's current local time: 6:08 PM PT

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Start Times

• 100 Miler Fri 7:00 AM
• 50M/55K Combo Ruck Fri 7:00 AM
• 50M/55K Combo Run Fri 7:00 AM
• 100K Fri 7:00 AM
• 50 Mile Ruck Fri 7:00 AM
• 50 Mile Run Fri 7:00 AM
• 55K Run Sat 6:00 AM
• 15K Ruck Sat 9:00 AM
• 15K Run Sat 9:00 AM

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Top Performances

Men Women

• '23 Ihor Verys (28) 15:44:10
• '18 Zach Gingerich (38) 16:32:27
• '18 Brandon Benefield (36) 16:40:23
• '19 Colin Miller (40) 16:53:15
• '15 Gabe Wishnie (32) 17:15:08
• '14 Chris Downie (43) 17:16:00
• '17 Brandon Benefield (35) 17:32:46
• '22 Robert Irr (34) 17:49:10
• '23 Robert Irr (35) 17:51:19
• '21 Robert Irr (33) 18:09:07
• '15 Janessa Taylor (36) 16:55:50
• '23 Michaela Trenidad (38) 18:57:58
• '25 Rachel Entrekin (33) 19:03:42
• '13 Megan Hall (24) 19:23:00
• '24 Rachel Entrekin (32) 19:51:16
• '21 Rachel Entrekin (29) 19:54:44
• '19 Jordan Wirfs-Brock (34) 20:23:36
• '23 Christine Mosley (38) 20:23:54
• '13 Jude Ultra (29) 20:46:00
• '21 Lisa Wonneberg (39) 20:46:29

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