GENERAL
Come join us for the 5th annual Run the River, starting at Columbia Park in Kennewick, WA
This road race features a scenic course that travels through the towns of Kennewick, Richland, and Pasco all while staying next to the mighty Columbia River. This classic road race follows paved paths and roadways the entire time and offers participants with great views of 3 beautifully landscaped parks, the meandering Columbia River, as well as the rugged surrounding mountains.
The flat course and cool spring weather will provide runners with a prime opportunity for a fast finish time if that is their goal. Likewise, the course lends itself well to runners of all abilities as well as walkers... which tend to have the best time out there!
START/FINISH
All distances will start and finish at the same location, which is at the eastern end of Columbia Park in Kennewick, WA. The coordinates for the location are 46.223274, -119.145236.
Columbia Park is easily accessed from the westbound lanes of Highway 240, and also from Columbia Park Trail coming either from the west or east. Parking will be in the grass near the event site.
START TIMES
Saturday
Marathon* & Relay will start at 7:30am
Half Marathon will start at 8:30am
5k will start at 8:45am
The course will close at 2:00pm for all events
* There is an early start option at 6:30am for those needing more than 6.5 hours for the marathon, but no early starts are available for the other events.
Friday
U20 Shakeout Run will start at 5:00pm
50+ Shakeout Run will start at 5:20pm
Open Shakeout Run will start at 5:40 m
The kids marathon will start at 6:00pm
PACKET PICKUP
Thursday before the race from 11:00pm - 6:00pm at Runners Soul (5020 W Clearwater Ave in Kennewick)
Friday before the race from 3:00pm - 6:30pm at the event site
Race morning starting at 6:00am at the event site (available until 30 minutes before the race start time)
In-person registration will also be available at these times if the races aren't sold out
SHAKEOUT RUN
There will be FREE 1-mile shakeout runs on Friday, starting at 5:00pm. These will be held on a shortened version of the Kids Marathon course and open to anyone that has registered for one of the event distances already. There will be 3 waves starting every 20 minutes, including U20 (anyone under 20 years old), 50+ (anyone 50 years or older), and Open (anyone).
PRICES
There is tiered pricing based on when you register, so sign up early for the best deal. Prices will increase on September 1st, on January 1st, and again on March 1st. There are no refunds or deferments of registrations so please don't ask.
SWAG
Shirts are included with the registration fee for the marathon, kids marathon, & half marathon. To guarantee your race shirt register by March 28th at 11:59pm. While we will order extras, we cannot guarantee that you will get a shirt if you register after that date.
Event shirts and sweatshirts are available for purchase through the Store and will also be available at the Event Headquarters tent on race day.
AWARDS
Everyone will get a custom finisher medal!
Award ceremonies will be held to present custom awards to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd overall male and female finishers in the marathon, half marathon & 5k
Awards will be provided to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in the following age group categories for both male and female:
Marathon & Half Marathon: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80+
5k: 9 and under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80+.
Awards will be provided to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place relay teams in male, female, and coed categories.
Please make sure to check your time after finishing, to see if you won an overall or age group award.
