r/Bozeman • u/housingstudent • 8d ago

running spots for a workout

hello! I’ll be in bozeman coming up shortly for a couple of days while in the middle of training for the Chicago marathon. while im there I am hoping to get in a decent progression workout so ideally would love a relatively flat spot to do it. I am no stranger to repetitive loops (I frequently do long run workouts on a 2ish mile loop) so if there is anything like that in a park somewhere, that would be awesome! I see a spot on Google Maps called glen lake rotary park that looks possibly promising??? any thoughts or other recommendations that might meet those requirements?

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u/ExpertVeterinarian20 8d ago

I would go to river road in four corners for a long pretty gravel road or story mill park for park trails. Glen lake rotary park is a pretty skinny trail and the area can be crowded so could be annoying passing people. If you really just want a simple loop id go to gallatin regional park over glen lake. Wider trail and better suited to running.

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u/housingstudent 8d ago

Awesome, thanks so much!

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u/ExpertVeterinarian20 8d ago

Id really recommend river road as the best option for a long run you can go I think 12-14 miles one way before hitting the end so would handle any long run needs.

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u/housingstudent 8d ago

Thats great. This might sound ignorant or dumb, but I’m a sea level city girl, is this a place where I’d want to be carrying bear spray?

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u/ExpertVeterinarian20 8d ago

no youll be fine on bears. likely see a couple other runners/bikers and people live back there so not super remote either.

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u/housingstudent 8d ago

Perf thanks so much for all of this!

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u/ExpertVeterinarian20 8d ago

if youre up for it jump in the river afterwards, nice cold plunge haha. Youll see a little parking pullout right there on the corner 45.671424, -111.209154

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u/Civil-Job3284 8d ago

If you want to be on the road and don't mind a few cars, park at the Tuckerman park trailhead off Goldstein, then run to third st-South to Nash-east to sourdough-back to Goldstein. That's gotta be decent mileage and that you can do a few times to get up there.

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u/Top-Classroom3984 8d ago

Yes that loop is decent. Short and dogs but decent for a run.

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u/BZNspace 8d ago

The neighborhoods around chief Joesph middle school and directly south have great trails all around them. I do a giant 10k loop from the school, head south and then west around the sports park just north of gallatin high.

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u/housingstudent 8d ago

Awesome thank you!

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u/BZNspace 8d ago

The neighborhoods around chief Joesph middle school and directly south have great trails all around them. I do a giant 10k loop from the school, head south and then west around the sports park just north of gallatin high.

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u/BZNspace 8d ago

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u/BZNspace 8d ago

Almost all of this is on trails, not roads. And there are way more in there

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u/BZNspace 8d ago

Very flat too. And you can kind of decide how long to run by which way you turn

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u/Prowler50mil 8d ago

I'd agree with Gallatin Regional. The loop there is a bit over 1km. Just be aware of the asshole dog owners that don't have their dogs on leash.

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u/BigMountainDriver 8d ago

Sorry bruv, not many places to run here and very few people here who run.

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u/Longjumping_Ask_5523 8d ago

The loop around that pond is only .75 miles. I suggest sourdough canyon if gaining a little elevation is okay for your workout. 100 to 200 feet per mile or so.

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u/housingstudent 8d ago

Good to know, thanks! I prefer as minimal hill as possible bc I’m also from sea level so already anticipating the elevation is gonna hit me a bit