Snake River Half Marathon
Thank you to all participants and volunteers from the 2024 race. It was windy, but enjoyable!
Stay tuned for the future announcement of the spring 2025 edition.
The Snake River Half Marathon is put on by the Palouse Road Runners on the first Saturday in March every year. It is the first big race of the season for the Quad Cities area. It is a beautiful river canyon out-and-back course on the Wawawai River Road along the Snake River. The flat and paved course is USATF certified. The start and finish are at Wawawai Landing at a river elevation of about 720 feet. Weather in the canyon is quite warm for March with finish line temperatures close to 50F.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Snake River Half 2024 select photos
Special thanks to Romney Hogaboam for volunteering his time, expertise and equipment to photograph the race for us.
Course DESCRIPTION
Runners will start at Wawawai Landing on the Snake River. They will follow Wawawai River Road on a out-and-back course where they will turn around near Water Canyon.
Directions:
Wawawai Landing on the Snake River. From Pullman take Wawawai Road where it crosses Highway 195 on the Pullman bypass. 16 mile drive from Pullman or 26 miles from Clarkston, WA, on Highway 193.
View map showing directions to the start of the race from Pullman, WA.
Water stops:
Will be located at mile 2.2, 4, 6, 7.1, 9.1, and 10.9.
Porta-potties:
Large numbers of porta-potties will be located at the starting line. Two porta-potties will be located at miles 2.2 and 4. They can also be visited on your return trip to the finish line.
Timing:
All runners will be chip timed. Recorded times will be capped at 3.5 hours (16 minute miles). Note that walkers and runners will be starting at the same time this year. Our new company utilizes disposable chips that are placed on the back of your Bib, and we will have a true chip time! Results will be available within minutes of finishing at a kiosk. Results will be available online later in the day.
Note: No cell phone coverage at the race!
Awards
All finishers will receive a Finisher’s Medal at the finish line!
$250 cash prize to any winner breaking these course records:
Open Men: 1:07:06 (Evan Sims ’13)
Open Women: 1:18:31 (Emma Kertesz ‘15)
Masters Men: 1:09:40 (David Hayes ’84)
Masters Women: 1:23:46 (Julie Groo ’02)
Wheelchair Men: 1:00:57 (Tyler Byers ’99)
Overall awards will be given to top gender category runners in open, masters, and wheelchair divisions. Age group awards will be given in 10 year age increments.
Award ceremony will start at 12:30 PM.
Race Polices
Remember, it is Palouse Road Runners’ and the RRCA’s policy that bib swapping is not allowed. This is for liability and safety reasons and its just not cool. Sorry, no refunds and no deferrals. Running with pets and strollers or biking along the course during a race are also not allowed. The use of personal music devices is strongly discouraged.