News
Looking for a challenging and fun fall trail run? Great news: Registration for Moscow Mountain Madness is open! An exciting change is that we have brought back the 50K option this year. The course takes you to basically every corner of the mountain.
Start attacking those hills on your training runs and sign up now:
https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=115668
For the second year in a row, Palouse Road Runners will host the Trail Running Film Festival at the Kenworthy Theater in downtown Moscow, ID. We’re so excited for the great lineup of short films this year!
There will be raffle prizes from our sponsors, and drinks/snacks available for purchase. Make sure to bring CASH to buy raffle tickets! Proceeds go to PRR Youth Grants and operating costs.
Doors open at 5:30pm and the show starts at 6:30.
$10 for PRR members, or $15 for non members, if you purchase tickets before March 15. $20 at the door.
Hope to see you all there!
On Tuesday, April 18, Palouse Road Runners will host the 2023 Trail Running Film Festival at the Kenworthy in Moscow. Join us for an inspiring evening of short running films, swag, dad jokes, and more.
To purchase tickets: Visit our Events page on Wild Apricot
General film information is available at https://www.trailfilmfest.com/
Questions or concerns? Contact us anytime!
Are you interested in doing some trail work? The Hells Canyon Recreation Collaborative would love to create a project that suits your interests and time. Check out their website, and if you’re interested contact Marty Gardner:
Hells Canyon Recreation Collaborative, Inc: Non-Profit Organization
Facebook: Hells Canyon Recreation Collaborative
Website: hellscanyonrecreation.org
email: hellscanyonrecreation@gmail.com
Phone Number: 208-553-3382 (Marty Gardner)
As a member of Palouse Road Runners, we know you value access to the trail network on Moscow Mountain. We have access to those trails because of the generosity of private landowners, who let us enjoy trails on their land, but now, for the first time ever, we have an opportunity to create a trail on Moscow Mountain that’s legally protected, forever.
This trail would connect from the Idlers Rest Nature Preserve to Jack’s Trail, and the rest of Moscow Mountain’s trail network. It would be open for trail running, hiking and biking and be protected by a conservation and public access easement. That means the land it’s on will be protected from development, and the trails will be open to public access, forever.
For more information visit the following link: https://www.moscowmountainforever.org/
The Snake River Canyon Half Marathon will take place on March 5th, 2022 at 10 am!
Since many of our usual races on Moscow Mountain couldn’t happen this year, we’ve designed a virtual race that is a bit unusual. Runners have five “caches” — secluded containers with some items inside. The goal is to take a selfie with the items in each container. We will provide locations, pictures, and maps to help people get familiar with some of the trails and to assist in locating the caches. Winners will be announced in four categories: shortest single run for all caches, longest run for all caches, shortest multiple run total for all caches, and longest multiple run total for all caches. Register here: http://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=79113
Bert and Nick setting up one of the caches:
As a small volunteer-run nonprofit, the ability to manage a race with COVID-19 measures is beyond our current capacity. So, instead we’re making the Fall Flash a virtual 5k and 10k! The twist is that all runners will be entered into raffles for prizes. Entry fees will go towards purchasing prizes locally in efforts to support local businesses which have struggled through the pandemic.
Register here: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=79407
Palouse Road Runners and our board members believe in the power of running to bring us together in common humanity; however, we recognize that there are injustices that need to be addressed before this can happen. As an organization, we strongly stand in solidarity with BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color) communities and condemn racism and inequality which has for far too long stood as a barrier for our running community to be accessible to and inclusive of all. Following the murder of Ahmaud Arbery while running in his neighborhood, and so many others slain in outdoor spaces where they should feel safe, we pledge to support and listen to our BIPOC club and community members, and to educate ourselves to be better – as leaders, colleagues, friends, and advocates. We also pledge to improve diversity in our sport and to look for avenues to bring the life-changing impact of running to all those who are interested.
Palouse Road Runners welcomes all those with an interest in running and a healthy lifestyle in the Moscow/Pullman community and beyond to our races and events where we strive to foster an inclusive environment for all individuals that PRR engages. Many aspects of the running community are overwhelmingly dominated by white runners. We see that we must do better to foster inclusive space and make active changes to our programming in order to reach out to both underrepresented members of our community and those who might interact with the club through races and other events. We acknowledge that everywhere we run in this country is on land stolen from Indigenous people and that outdoor spaces, trails in particular, are often unwelcoming or inaccessible to members of the BIPOC community. We have created a small group task force within our board to address ways that we as a club can promote safety, access, and inclusion in the spaces we occupy as an organization and for runners in our community in general. This group is also tasked with developing a comprehensive club diversity statement based on PRR’s mission. We invite our membership to stay tuned for ways to be involved in this effort as it unfolds and matures.
On this, Global Running Day, PRR publicly commits to growth and positive change. We look forward to improving our club with our current membership and widening our reach to share a love of running with those who may not have previously felt welcome. Diversity is key to advancement and we hope you will join us in solidarity and action in moving forward to increase access and equity in running on the Palouse.
With all the uncertainty around COVID-19, it feels like our lives have been turned upside down. We’re still able to run, but not in groups and races are being canceled left and right. We thought we would share some updates with regards to PRR goings-on.
Snake River Canyon medals – these are on the way, but COVID-19 restrictions are slowing down every aspect of this. If you finished the race look for an email to update your address. We will be trying to figure out the best way to get them out to people.
Palouse 100k – CANCELLED – if you already registered a team, you should receive a refund check shortly. There are currently no plans to reschedule this event.
Summer Series – On hold for now – we cannot promote gathering in groups, even for these informal runs. If situations change, we will put out more info.
Workouts – still happening, but by yourself – Work-outs are being posted to our Facebook group so take advantage of these and post pictures!
Virtual races – lots of companies are putting on virtual races (to be run by yourself), so feel free to share any that you come across in our Facebook group.
PRR Board – we’re working on revising our bylaws, thinking through communication strategies, and brainstorming ideas for future events.
Fall races – Moscow Mountain Madness and Fall Flash – these are currently still happening but keep an eye out for updates in the coming months.
Keep on running, hiking, biking. Our virtual connections can help us get through this, even when we can’t run together - stay connected to by joining our PRR Facbook group.
