2009 Start - 423 Finishers

About the Race

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 which is quite warm for March with finish line temperatures close to 50F.

Event Info:

When:
Saturday, March 6. Day of race registration and packet pickup from 8:00 a.m.

Runners and Wheelchairs start at 10:00 AM
      Walkers start at 9:00 AM 

Where:
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.

Registration: 

Online at http://www.bluecirclesports.com or enter by mail - use entry form above.

Registration closes online on Wednesday March 3, 2010 at 11:59PM.  Registration will resume day of race at 8AM. 

Cost Before Feb 18^th:
With technical fabric long sleeve shirt - $30.  No Shirt:  $15.

Cost After Feb. 18^th:
With technical fabric long sleeve shirt - $35.  No Shirt:  $20.

No refunds will be given after February 18^th.  If one is needed please contact the race director. 

Shirts are a long sleeve technical fabric shirt made by Zorrel called Dri-Balance.  Sizes are S, M, L, and XL. 

Awards: 
$250 cash prize to any winner breaking these course records:

Open Men: 1:08:42 (Stan Holman  ‘92) 

Open Women: 1:20:29 (Gayle Jacklin ‘02)

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 female and male in open, masters, and wheelchair divisions.  Age group awards will be given in 5 year age increments.  No cheesy medals at this race. How about something useful?  Pint glasses graced with the race logo will be given to the top three in each age division.  Award ceremony will start at approximately 12:30 PM.

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. 

Water stops will be located at mile 2.2, 4, 6, 7.1, 9.1, and 10.9.  Water stops will be manned by two local Cross Country teams and the Palouse Hash House. 

Porta-potties – Large amounts 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. 

Course Profile:

Start    |______________________________________________| Turn around
Finish

Accommodations:
Hilltop Inn
928 NW Olsen Street
Pullman, WA 99163
509-332-0928 

Holiday Inn Express
1190 SE Bishop Blvd
Pullman, WA 99163
509-334-4437

Quality Inn
1400 SE Bishop Blvd
Pullman, WA  99163
509-334-4271 

Directions to Start:  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.
 

Read all about it!
Moscow-Pullman Daily News Article
(Snake 2003)

Snake River Half Marathon:
Running through Washington’s Grand Canyon
June 2005 issue of Northwest Runner magazine
by Craig Romano