Running Wild | April 2020
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Run Wild Missoula Executive Director:
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Crazy Times
What crazy times we’ve gone through over the last few weeks. From the fun of Snow Joke, to the weather-related cancellation of Run For The Luck Of It, to cancellation of all mass participation events due to COVID-19, to school and business closures, and the Governor’s “Stay At Home” directive. My head’s spinning just thinking about all the changes and pivots.
Let’s start with some challenging news and then go to something more upbeat.
We’ve suspended all registration activities for the Missoula Marathon through May 7
th
. To see more about why and what’s next, go
HERE
. Rest assured, were still hoping (and planning) for the race to take place as scheduled. But we just needed time to “take a breath” and give us some time to make good choices about the race and the public health of our community.
Speaking of pivoting – we’ve been able to change the Run For The Trees and Sweathouse Half Marathon to Virtual Events. Check those race pages on the RWM website for more details.
We’ve also converted all our marathon training classes to digital/virtual opportunities.
And, we’ve created several fun and unique virtual resources. If you haven’t already checked it out – see our Beer Run Bingo by clicking
HERE
. We’ve teamed up with Runner’s Edge to created weekly Strava Challenges. Go
HERE
go find out more.
We’ll continue to work to provide you resources as we run and walk through this pandemic. And, remember, you can always go
HERE
to get COVID-19 Updates as they related to RWM members and activities.
Most of all Stay Home, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy. In the meantime, I’ll see you on the road, tracks and trails…………. from at least 6’ away :-)
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All Run Wild Missoula COVID-19 updates can be found on the clubs
website
. All Missoula Marathon related COVID-19 updates can be found on the race
website
.
We will regularly update this information on our website, Facebook, and Instagram.
Click Here
to view Run Wild Missoula’s strategies for managing COVID-19.
Click Here
to view COVID-19 information from Missoula Parks & Recreation.
Click Here
to read more about the Stay at Home Directive.
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Where are you from? What brought you to Missoula?
I’m from Glasgow, Montana. I had a friend attending UM & after visiting her several times, I fell in love with Missoula, so I transferred to UM to finish my accounting degree.
Do you know someone f
rom our
Run Wild Missoula community that we should get to know better?
Click Here to Nominate
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It's Spring, which, in addition flowers and more daylight, means it's time to get back on the trails! But with trail running season set to begin, we want to take a minute to revisit some basic trail use etiquette to keep our single track trails single track!
As the snow and ice recede there are often big puddles left in the trail that can permanently turn your brand new shoes a nice shade of brown. Not to mention that puddle can also soak your feet and be mildly uncomfortable for a few steps.
That’s okay! We aren’t trail runners because we like clean shoes and dry feet, rather, we run on trails to connect with the dirt and enjoy every hardcore moment of it.
Every time we run around a puddle or mud spot we help widen a trail. Throughout a Spring runoff season it is easy to see where puddles have caused runners and hikers to tromp through fragile trail-side growth, thus causing a single path to become a double- or triple-track highway. Tromp through that puddle and keep that path narrow!
If the entire length of the trail is a sloppy mess it’s also probably a good idea to find another trail or give it another few days to dry out. Deep footprints can ruin a trail for a few years. After a full winter on the roads, what’s another day or two in the name of trail preservation?
We know you are excited to get back to trail running, and we are too! We will see you on the trails with puddle-stained shoes.
Happy Trails,
Forrest Boughner
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Experience Missoula’s Urban Forest with the
Virtual Run for the Trees
. All registered participants will receive custom designed Run For The Trees socks, registered and current RWM members will be eligible for Racemaker and Run Wilder credit, and the fastest times will be eligible for prizes that support local businesses!
We hope between Friday, April 10th and Sunday, April 19th, you lace up your shoes and go for a run or walk through Missoula’s Urban Forest. It won’t be the race you planned for, or that we had planned for, but almost nothing is happening according to plan right now. So, we will do what we can to encourage you to lace up and move forward.
Click Here
to learn more about the Virtual Run for the Trees.
Click Here
to sign up for the Virtual Run for the Trees.
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Run a Half Marathon
anytime
during the the month of May!
All registered participants will receive short sleeve tech tee, a finisher's medal, registered and current RWM members will be eligible for Racemaker and Run Wilder credit, and the fastest times will be eligible for prizes that support local businesses!
Additionally, we will be giving away five gift cards to five lucky participants to be picked at random from all registered participants.
We hope between Friday, May 1st and Sunday, May 31st, you head outside and go for a run or walk through scenic Victor (or Missoula, Lolo, Frenchtown, etc.).
Click Here
to learn more about the Virtual Sweathouse Half Marathon.
Click Here
to sign up for the Virtual Sweathouse Half Marathon.
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This week,
we want to challenge you to run around Greenough Park!
Whether you’re chasing the fastest time, a personal best, or just getting out to enjoy the weather, make an effort to run or walk around Greenough by this Sunday, April 5th.
Make sure to tag @runwildmissoula and @runnersedgemt and use hashtags #LaceEmUp and #MoreThanRun on Facebook and Instagram!
Learn more about our Weekly Strava Challenges
Here
Join our Strava Club
Here
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Run Wild Missoula is challenging you to join a movement with us - a movement to inspire and encourage movement.
As runners and walkers, we know that regular exercise improves our physical & mental well-being. We have a unique opportunity to connect our passion for the sport with all of the non-runner’s (and walkers) in our lives. Let’s help them discover all of the great physical and mental benefits by helping them to remove any barriers to participation.
Our challenge to you:
Bring these non-runners into the world of running and walking - help inspire their first run, celebrate their accomplishments, “show” them the way, and teach them that a run is a run, regardless if it's 5 miles, 5 blocks, or 5 laps around the kitchen table.
Each week during the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be challenging you to share a piece of your running or walking journey to help inspire and encourage your family, friends and colleagues. Help them to Release Their Runner (or Walker)!
Learn more about the Release the Runner Movement
Here
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Get your run or walk in & support local businesses with
Beer Run Bingo
!
You have 4 weeks to complete a line (across, down, diagonal) on the Beer Run Bingo Card. The Bingo game started on Friday, March 27
th
and will end on Sunday, April 19
th
.
How to Play:
Choose the local brewery that you’d like to visit. Run or walk the 3-mile or 5-mile route from the brewery of your choice. After your run or walk, support our local businesses & buy some beer to go! Take a photo with the beer and/or the brewery after your run or walk. Share your photos with us on Facebook and Instagram. Tag @runwildmissoula and use the hashtags #lastwednesdaybeerrun and #beerrunbingo
Everyone who completes a “bingo” within the four-week period (March 27
th
– April 19
th
) will be entered into a random drawing to win Run Wild Missoula Merchandise.
Download your Beer Run Bingo Card
Here
Learn more about Beer Run Bingo
Here
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*While participating in Virtual Events and recreating outside, please practice good social distancing. Remain 6’ away from others, run or walk alone, run or walk earlier or later in the day, if somewhere looks too crowded - go somewhere else! Please click
HERE
to see our Facebook posts about social distancing on trails, parks and open spaces.*
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Here are the updated running statistics for our club through March 31st, 2020:
- In March, we ran 25,325.01 miles
- As a club, we are averaging 269.42 miles per day
- 121 of our members have recorded some or all of their miles in our database
Make sure you input running mileage for 2020 before
January 20th, 2021
to be eligible for your mileage club gift. Click
HERE
to log your miles.
Find out more information about the 1200/2000 Mile Club by
clicking here
.
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