Palouse Road Runners organized the Women’s Run/Walk for 13 years, but will not be holding the event after 2004.

This fast or leisurely 5k (3.1 mile) fun run/walk/roll starts and finishes at the new Hamilton Indoor Recreation Center (HIRC), 1724 East F Street, in Moscow. Every year, we get about an equal number of runners and walkers. Prize categories include prize drawings as well as the usual age groupings. The race director is a woman, and men traditionally assist by acting as course marshals, attending the water stops, working on registration, preparing the post-race munchies and generally doing as they are told. The weather is always perfect. (Would we dare have anything else?) The course is flat and paved, and easy to negotiate with a stroller or baby-jogger.

In May 2003, for the first time, we included a Women’s Wellness Forum to encourage women and girls to become more active, eat well, be safe, have fun, build friendships, etc.

In 2004, Moscow Mayor Marshall Comstock served as honorary starter. Custom-designed prizes were awarded to overall winners in the open and masters divisions and to the top three finishers in each of seven age divisions.

The 2003 and 2004 events were part of the Women’s Wellness Forum, featuring prize drawings, complimentary massages, commemorative T-shirts, health-oriented exhibitors, vendors, and presentations. Major sponsors included Gritman Medical Center, University of Idaho, the City of Moscow, and Palouse Road Runners.   Proceeds from the 2004 event went  toward purchasing playground equipment for Friendship Square in Moscow.
 

2004 Race Report, Results and Photos

Saturday, May 31, 2003 - 2003 RESULTS

2003 Post Race Press Release

2003 Random Prize Winners

2003 Race T-shirts still available!

2003 Race Day Photos