Run the River

Come join us for the 3rd 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!  For those not wanting to run a marathon.. we offer a relay, half marathon, 5k and a kids marathon!

• START/FINISH- All distances will start and finish at the same location (46.2233, -119.14675). The start/finish area is located at the eastern end of Columbia Park in Kennewick, WA with a number of parking lots available within 1/2 mile walk. 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

• START TIMES - Marathon & Relay 7:30 am, half marathon 8:30 am,  5k race will start at 9:00 am.  There is an early start option at 6:30 am for the marathon, but no early starts are available for the other events. The kids marathon is currently planned to start at 10:00 am, although that will be confirmed at a later date. 

• PACKET PICKUP - Preregistered runners can pickup their numbers and goodies on Friday before the race from 12pm - 6pm at Runners Soul in Kennewick (5020 W Clearwater Ave).  In-person registration will also be available at this time - please plan to pay with cash, check, or Venmo.  Race numbers can also be picked up race morning starting at 6:00am at the start/finish area.  In-person registration will be available up until 30 minutes before the race start time.

• PRICES - There is tiered pricing based on when you register, so sign up early for the best deal.  Prices will increase on October 1st, March 1st, and then again on at packet pickup.  Any registration after noon on April 1st will not include a shirt.  While we will order extras, we cannot guarantee that you will get a shirt if you register after that date.  Also, there will be no refunds, deferments, or transfers of registrations so please don't ask.

** Attention Marathon Maniacs & Half Fanatics**  You are eligible for a $10 discount!  Before registering, please email us with your name, email address, and member number and then we will provide you a coupon code to use during registration. 

• Awards & Prizes - Everyone will gets 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, and 5k races.  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 and over.  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 and over.  Awards will be provided to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place relay teams in male, female, and coed categories.  There will be a random prize drawing held after the race starts to distribute many awesome items donated by our sponsors.  Please make sure to check-in after you finish to see if you won.

• MORE GREAT STUFF

Custom Finisher awards for everyone *  FREE race photos *  Overall and Age Group awards  *  Random prize drawing   Great SWAG   * post race celebration *   fun themed aid-stations* Finisher Village

• Rules - In addition to the following, all rules posted under General Rules apply. *service animals only and all animals in the park must be leashed

As with most other races, registration fees are non-refundable so if you signed up by mistake, something better came along, or you got the sniffles, please don't ask for a refund, transfer, or deferral - just consider it a donation.  Sorry, but we need to be firm on this one.