HURL Fun Fat Ass Run
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HURL Fat Fun Ass Run
The HURL Fat Fun Ass Run is a community-organized, low-key adventure run presented by the Helena Ultra Runners League (HURL). The event offers multiple loop options: a full fat ass (three loops), a big ass (two loops), a skinny ass (one loop), or a half ass (a short loop). Participants choose their own route and distance.
The event is organized with minimal formality: there are no entry fees, no aid station, and no formal timing. Participants are responsible for their own safety. All routes start and end at HURL HQ, described as the cream house below the big brown house at the top of Rodney Street. A communal potluck at HURL HQ follows the run, and attendees traditionally bring a potluck dish.
Route details:
- Trail loop: 10.5 miles, 1,855 feet gain/loss.
- Road loop: 12.2 miles, 1,420 feet gain/loss.
The trail loop travels up Eagle Scout and the 2006 Trail, crosses Entertainment, descends Aftershock to the Archery Range and Old Shooting Range Trailhead, climbs to Rodney Meadow, follows TR Trail and Waterline, then returns via Don’t Fence Me In and the top of Rodney Street trailhead. The road loop uses Davis Gulch Road, Dry Gulch Road, Arrastra, Orofino Gulch and Grizzly Gulch road, then streets through town back to HURL HQ. Recent editions have recorded roughly 20 to 23 participants, with variable winter conditions and informal sign-in/out records. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
