Plan for some summer time runs!

Now that we're firmly in spring, pencils are surely scribbling many a summer plan onto our calendars with dreams of warm days and wild adventures. If you still have some open weekends and want to enjoy a bit of a local challenge, we're excited to share with you both ongoing and upcoming PRR events for 2025.

Rose Creek

Saturday, May 10
8:00AM Start

Runners complete a 6.2 loop on mildly silly gravel roads near Albion, WA and the Rose Creek Nature Preserve. Mixed shade and sun with a good mix of flats and solid dirt to thick-ish gravel, this route has it all!

Headwaters

Saturday, June 14
8:00AM Start 

Headwaters is a low-key fun 5-mile loop on a well-known local trail. Whether you've heard whispers of "headwaters" while standing in line at the Co-op or it's your daily staple run, Headwaters will bring the fun (and the hurt - there's about 700ft of climbing). 

Donut Dash

Saturday, July 12
8:00AM Start

Solo runners and teams (of 2, 3, or 6) are given 6 donuts that must be consumed during the run (1 donut at the start of each 1-mile loop). $10 (per team) helps cover the cost of donuts and donations to PCEI.

Warnick Trailhead

Saturday, August 9
8:00AM Start 

This 6.2 (ish) mile loop is entirely on trails starting and ending at the Warnick Road parking area on Moscow Mountain. There is over 800 ft of climbing on this loop, so come prepared for some ups and downs! Like all of our summer 10k runs, this is a low-key, fun event.

2024 Trail Running Film Festival

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!

CALLING ALL TRAIL WORK VOLUNTEERS!

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)

Community Trails, Forever

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/

Join us for the (virtual) Moscow Mountain Cache Dash!

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:

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PRR's Fall Flash 2020 is on! (with a twist)

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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

PRR Statement on Fostering an Inclusive and Diverse Running Community

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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.