Recreational paddleboarders and pros have a new stand up paddleboard race to test their paddling skills or just have fun with other SUP enthusiasts. The Spokatopia SUP Cup, a new event added to the 5thannual Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival this year, will take place on the lake-like waters of the Spokane River above the Upriver […]
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For everyone tempted to call the triathlon a solitary sport, there’s an Ironman Foundation charity that begs to differ. Local triathlete, Julie Lehman-Smith, is passionate about Ironman races; however, she is even more passionate about using her training and race efforts to assist those in need. Lehman-Smith signed up for the upcoming Ironman Arizona and
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The world’s best mountain bikers descend on Bike Big White, near Kelowna, British Columbia, for its inaugural Freeride Days Festival, July 11-14. The event is hosted by freeride wunderkind Tom van Steenbergen, who, with his brother Bas, put their backyard bike park on the map before it even opened with The Joker, the massive, gasp-inducing jump line featured
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The brightest night of the lunar cycle is as good a time as any to go ride a bike. In North Idaho, there are now three opportunities to join other earthlings and pedal under the full moon. The Full Moon Bike Club (FBC) in Sandpoint turned 7 in April and will be holding their 94thFull
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Roger Hernandez, owner of Papi’s Pedicab and Shacktown Community Cycle, grew up in Spokane and has always been fascinated by Expo ’74, the first environmentally themed world’s fair. Local fabrication company Tipke Manufacturing, Inc. produced pedicabs for the Expo, and you can now find this style of “cycle rickshaw” in large cities, college towns, and
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Two Summer Events in Spokane Valley Celebrate Cycling and Summer Recreation Bike, Paddle, or Run with one of these events in the beautiful Spokane Valley! The July Cycle Celebration offers 10-, 25-, and 50-mile bike rides, while the September ValleyFest Multi-Sport Day has a 5k, 10k, Duathlon, Triathlon, and Family Bike Ride of multiple distances.
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Happy Girls Run is all about doing what makes you smile. If that’s a half marathon, 10k, or 5k race, you’ll enjoy walking or running with a spirited group of women in in Spokane, Wash., this fall. Happy Girls Run takes place on Saturday, September 21, the perfect time to catch some of the best
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Many New Year’s resolutions start in January and are discarded like an old sweater by May. But as the summer season officially launches in June, it, too, offers the chance to start over and make some low key, high reward intentions. Not all goals have to be driven by self-improvement; some can—and should be—about relaxation
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By late June, pretty much all snow from the surrounding mountains of North Idaho had melted out, and the ski resorts had long been closed. I had heard about the grand allure of Glacier National Park (GNP) and the Going-to-the-Sun Road, which tops out at Logan Pass at 6,645 feet. It maintains copious amounts of
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