tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019551926628828052024-03-12T22:24:53.722-06:00Run Wild Missoula and the Missoula MarathonWelcome to the Blog for Run Wild Missoula
Please join us!Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.comBlogger266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-41903991816383106272012-02-07T14:35:00.001-07:002012-02-07T14:35:56.145-07:00Run Wild Missoula Seeks New Board MembersRun Wild Missoula is accepting applications for members of the Board of Directors. Members of the Board of Directors are volunteers who are involved in the decision-making of Run Wild Missoula and its future. Those interested should be a member of Run Wild Missoula and be able to attend board meetings on the last Friday of each month at 7:30 a.m. Previous involvement in the club and prior Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-15438644422260740182011-11-28T09:47:00.000-07:002011-11-28T09:48:08.026-07:002012 Galloway Marathon Training Starts January 22!Registration will begin in November for the 2nd Annual Jeff Galloway Run/Walk/Run Marathon/Half Marathon Training Program. Over 60 RWM’ers participated in 2011 and 3 of 6 RWM Inspirational Runners of the Year were Gallowayans. Goals of the program are to prevent injury, reduce fatigue, speed recovery and have a life!...while training for a long distance event.Participants will receive a year’s Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-42207323153709115462011-11-18T12:37:00.001-07:002011-11-18T12:37:44.969-07:00M Trail Work Day a Huge Success!RWM and Friends of the M Trail co-sponsored a work day on the M Trail on Oct 22nd. About 25 people attended and made a full day of the event while we installed a new stair structure on the 6th switchback. We also brushed over erosive side trails, pulled knapweed and planted plugs of native wildflowers and grasses.Our attendees were UM students, volunteers from the community (and as far away as Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-980752015596791002011-11-17T18:13:00.001-07:002011-11-17T18:14:49.229-07:00Upcoming Beer RunsOfficial Fall Greetings from the Chancellor of Libations.As much as it pains me I, the Chancellor of Libations, must apologize to the legions of Beer Runners. Yes I am down on my knees begging forgiveness for selecting a meeting place that had scheduled an EMERGENCY that required a full scale evacuation and the assistance of the Missoula City Fire Department. But rest assured that in the future IRun Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-75995294493604226292011-11-14T12:06:00.001-07:002011-11-14T12:06:53.620-07:00View From The BackI run because I can…..I run “for the health of it!” The “spark” of my running inspiration came from my daughter-in-law, Maggie. She said, “I’m going to run the Missoula Marathon, you should do it, too.” I doubted myself and my ability to do it, so I just forgot about it…..so I thought! That challenge to run lay there, in the back of my mind growing into a “bucket list” desire to achieve that Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-59837566429922113462011-10-21T14:39:00.003-06:002011-10-21T14:45:01.095-06:002012 Missoula Marathon registration opens tonight with early registration savings!Registration for the 2012 Missoula Marathon and Half Marathon opens tonight! From 10pm MST until midnight you can get a super-duper early bird registration deal and save an extra $15 on marathon registration or $10 on half marathon registration when compared to the regular early registration period that begins at midnight. Register between 10pm and midnight tonight and save big! The link is: httpUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-34907049412457469862011-09-28T11:29:00.001-06:002011-09-28T11:31:22.042-06:00Missoula Wins Runner Friendly Community DesignationMissoula is one of a handful of runner friendly communities in the nation, according to a recent 5-year designation bestowed by the Road Runners Club of America, a national distance running organization. Run Wild Missoula announced at its Annual Meeting of Members last night that Missoula has been awarded the Runner Friendly Community designation.Missoula met the program’s criteria, which Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-65672321864965674852011-07-12T11:49:00.001-06:002011-07-12T11:50:16.957-06:00Bitterroot Running Group Invites Missoulians to Head SouthI joined Run Wild Missoula because, after 15 years of running solitude, I wanted to find some folks to run with. Through RWM I have met many runners and made some good friends. But I haven’t been able to actually run with them very often. We talk about running and plan runs, and the volunteer work is a good thing, but it’s still work, and in any case I am no fan of committees.The thing is, I liveRun Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-36048088564416711962011-07-08T11:15:00.001-06:002011-07-08T11:16:55.217-06:00Jeff and Barbara Galloway to Participate in Missoula MarathonThe Missoula Marathon is delighted to host Jeff and Barbara Galloway over Marathon weekend. Jeff will participate in the special marathon beer run from the Badlander tonight at 6pm. He will have a booth at the expo on Saturday from 8am to 3pm, joined by members of the Galloway marathon training class who are excited by the chance to share their experience. The Galloways will also run the Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-16545927287050106382011-07-07T15:28:00.003-06:002011-07-07T15:34:38.480-06:00Missoula Kid's MarathonIt has come to our attention that more than one local media source has misreported the starting time, date and/or location of the Missoula Kid's Marathon. Here is the real scoop:The Missoula Kid's Marathon starts at 10am, Saturday, July 9 on the Riverfront Trail in front of the Boone & Crockett Club.For more information, please visit the Missoula Kid's Marathon website.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-80088574869539247672011-07-06T15:35:00.001-06:002011-07-06T15:37:08.335-06:00Missoula Marathon PhotosOur official race photographer, RacePhotos.net (a division of Referee Photo), will once again be covering the course and finish line with more than 15 photographers.There are 2 special photo offers you won't want to miss.....the best deal in all of Montana!"DOWNLOAD ALL YOUR PHOTOS" - download a full-resolution copy of every photo that is taken of you!This is a $69.95 value offered again at the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-63297183186409616352011-07-06T13:42:00.000-06:002011-07-06T13:44:15.614-06:00Missoula Youth Homes – Missoula MarathonIn August I will be celebrating my 20th year at The Attention Home, the Youth Homes’ shelter for youth in Missoula. During that time over 3000 youth have come through our doors. I consider it a privilege to have worked with so many amazing kids, families and coworkers. Deciding to run the Missoula Marathon to honor them makes sense for many reasons. While the work we do brings many rewards, Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-40827095175399897862011-07-06T13:24:00.000-06:002011-07-06T13:25:24.476-06:00A Glimpse at Who Is Training for the Missoula MarathonClose to 450 people are registered for the running, walking and run/walk classes to train for the Missoula Marathon. That’s a lot of people to get to know. We thought it would be fun to get to know some of them and find out why they are training for the Missoula Marathon or Half Marathon.Name: Barbara KennedyAge: 68Occupation: Business Consultant - Missoula Job ServiceTraining Class: WalkingWill Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-10973958565236993232011-07-05T23:23:00.002-06:002011-07-05T23:28:16.559-06:00View from the Back: Run-Walk-Running in MissoulaAs the Missoula Marathon and Half approach, a hardy group of Missoulians is slowly and surely building toward those goals. Inspired by Jeff Galloway’s presentation at the Wilma in January, the Galloway training class has been meeting on Sundays and Wednesdays ever since.Many members of the class were “fresh off the couch” when they began training on those snowy, icy, windy, dark days of winter. Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-89313966610079769972011-06-27T11:26:00.001-06:002011-06-27T11:27:48.169-06:00Hellgate Village 5KSaturday, July 9, 5 p.m., Caras Park, the site of the Missoula Marathon Expo Download the registration form or register online now. Questions or want to volunteer? Email Race Director Carol Brooker.Want to be a part of the excitement of the Missoula Marathon, but don't want to train for and run the marathon or half marathon? Perhaps you are in town to watch a family member and want to Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-13060610732134306852011-06-23T15:50:00.006-06:002011-06-23T15:59:08.383-06:00Help needed for Missoula Marathon course cleanupSaturday, June 25, 7:30 a.m. - meet at Peak Health & Wellness, corner of Blue Mountain Rd and Highway 93The Missoula Marathon is in two weeks and we'd like to present the course in the best possible way to all the runners and the supporters flocking into our beautiful city, coming from all 50 states, Canada, and at least a dozen other countries from all over the world. Let's show pride inUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-26315746655546584202011-06-23T10:36:00.001-06:002011-06-23T10:38:26.643-06:00A Glimpse at Who Is Training for the Missoula MarathonClose to 450 people are registered for the running, walking and run/walk classes to train for the Missoula Marathon. That’s a lot of people to get to know. We thought it would be fun to get to know some of them and find out why they are training for the Missoula Marathon or Half Marathon.Name: Hillary OggAge: 32Profession: Research & Business Development Specialist/Mom to 2 BoysTraining ClassRun Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-22954535237091972712011-06-21T14:39:00.001-06:002011-06-21T14:42:35.033-06:00Run Wild Missoula Member Profiles: Bob TaylorName: Bob TaylorAge: 45Place of birth: MissoulaOccupation: Driver for Coca ColaWhat are your short-term running and long term running goals? Short-term, I just want to get back into running after not running all winter. Long-term, I want to complete the Missoula Marathon and the Pengally Double dip without injuries and continue on from there. I want to run the New York City Marathon Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-55159488091004026022011-06-20T11:46:00.001-06:002011-06-20T11:48:03.996-06:00Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon, May 15The annual Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) convention always combines their conference with a running event to give attendees a chance to get a little competitive running in during their trip. That was the case with the recent conference in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The conference was timed just before the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon, organized by the same people who put on the MarineRun Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-2282331022447662692011-06-17T10:17:00.000-06:002011-06-17T10:18:45.271-06:00Riding the Bloomsday BusFirst , a little history. I started riding the Bloomsday bus with my sister Carol Hedges in 1989. We had no expectations for the race except it was a 12K. And we could ride the bus to Spokane and back in one day. That first year I think there were over 58,000 runners. Yes, that is the right amount of 0s. The city of Spokane is so supportive of this race. It is amazing! Businesses sign up Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-43703837773569335852011-06-16T20:22:00.001-06:002011-06-16T20:24:57.391-06:00Missoula Marathon Beer RunMissoula Marathon Beer Run 07/08/2011 Friday, July 8, 6 p.m., Badlander, 135 West Broadway St.Introducing a special edition Beer Run two days before the Missoula Marathon! This is a chance to show out-of-town Missoula Marathon participants a good time and to allow local runners/walkers to share our special community. The Badlander will generously offer drink specials on local micro-brews. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-52271144638684485812011-06-14T23:46:00.000-06:002011-06-14T23:48:00.477-06:00View from the BackIn over 25 years of running, I had not run with someone else more than a dozen or so times. Not that I preferred running solo; this was more due to a lack of opportunity than anything else. Living in rural districts, there were no running partners available. A few times I ran with a family member, but in all my many races, I ran by myself. The starts always made me envious for it seemed that Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-6288209353959825642011-06-07T15:30:00.003-06:002011-06-07T15:36:34.080-06:00Death: The Ultimate Finish Line [by a Missoula Half-Marathon runner]Death: The Ultimate Finish LineWritten by: Katie Barrett-StevensDeath can make you do funny things… like make you in to a runner. My husband’s brother Nathan and his best friend Bryan were killed on the Sphinx Mountain in Madison County, Montana in 2004. It is a formidable looking mountain, maybe because it looks exactly as it sounds.Nate and Bryan were active outdoorsmen. They ran, they hiked, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-36345837410316759312011-06-06T23:21:00.001-06:002011-06-06T23:23:08.157-06:00Missoula Marathon RegistrationsAfter a flurry of online registrations and a flood of paper forms on May 15 - the deadline to register for the cheapest rates - I am predicting that 1,500 people will sign up for the marathon and 2,500 for the half marathon.Well, "prediction" is a bit strong. "Guess" is more like it.I do know that my database has someone from every state except Rhode Island; perhaps someone from RI is in the Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401955192662882805.post-52764736485457564212011-06-05T23:10:00.000-06:002011-06-05T23:13:18.003-06:00Missoula Marathon RelayAre you ready to do the Missoula Marathon? No? What? You aren't quite sure you want to run 26 miles? Not even 13? Well believe it or not, you can still participate and not have to run the full marathon come race day. Gather three friends, family members, or your gullible co-workers and create a marathon relay team! The relay consists of four legs (8.5 miles, 8.2 miles, 5.6 miles, 3.9 miles). Run Wild Missoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12306823949830757616noreply@blogger.com0