Races & Rides

Rathdrum Adventure Race: Alternative Triathlon

The Rathdrum Adventure Race helps you answer the call to adventure in an alternative way with its alternative triathlon featuring bicycling/mountain biking, kayaking on the Twin Lakes, and ...

Elena Gardner August 15, 2016

Triathlon swim racers on the beach at Lake Coeur d'Alene ready to start the race.

Coeur d’Alene Triathlon and Duathlon (August 13)

Decades before Ironman pulled into town, Coeur d’Alene started hosting an annual Olympic-distance triathlon called The Scenic Challenge. The event remains notorious for its hilly ...

Janelle McCabe August 12, 2016

Valley Girl Triathlon: July 10

Newbie female triathletes are in good hands at an event organized by Emde Sports. Every summer, Co-founder Marla Emde directs two women-only sprint-distance triathlons: Valley ...

Janelle McCabe July 31, 2016

Large Finish Line banner that reads, "FINISH BARE BUNS FUN RUN - Kaniksu Ranch Family Nudist Park," with a view of people's heads and someone's legs and shoed-feet as if doing a handstand.

My First Bare Buns Run

A runner's first-time experiencing the Bare Buns Fun Run, an annual tradition at Kaniksu Ranch Family Nudist Park near Deer Park, Wash.

Janelle McCabe July 30, 2016

Woodrat 25er at Priest Lake Delivers Climbs and Views (June 4, 2016)

I dismounted again and sighed. Ten months earlier, I’d purchased my first mountain bike in more than two decades. While I had yet to complete ...

Janelle McCabe May 17, 2016