Whether you are a road or trail warrior or an occasional outdoor recreationist, there’s something for everyone in this comprehensive guide to races, rides, and outdoor events around the Inland Northwest. See you at the starting line! BIKING Bike Everywhere Challenge (May 1-31): May is officially Bike Everywhere Month and the Spokane Bicycle Club (spokanebikes.org) […]
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This July, run wild in Missoula with a 5k, half marathon, or full marathon race during the Missoula Marathon weekend. Currently ranked by runners as the top marathon in the nation in the Bib Rave 100, Missoula stands out from the pack with its supportive outdoors community. “We pride ourselves in paying attention to
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Early spring, when the weather can sometimes make just about everything you enjoy doing outside impractical, is a great time of year to start thinking about spring and summer adventures to come. I often catch myself daydreaming about new recreational infrastructure too, like new trails I would love to see built near downtown Spokane that
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Windermere Marathon set to run Sunday, May 20th, in Spokane Looking for a spring Marathon? Looking to keep it local? Look no further than the Windermere half or full Marathon, a race along the Centennial Trail and Spokane River that offers some stellar views. “This is truly a great race for all runners, from the
“Start Strong, Finish Stronger” with an upbeat 5k, 10k, or Half Marathon through Spokane On April 8th, 2018, the Negative Split race series will start in Spokane’s Kendall Yards area. This race series is a great way to jump start your race season. Local and out of town runners alike will experience some of Spokane’s
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Come to Fleet Feet’s Grand Opening this Saturday, Feb 10, for drinks, prizes, and discount coffee. If you haven’t already heard, Spokane’s Fleet Feet Sports is opening a new store, located in Kendall Yards. There are several reasons this merits celebration—a bigger space means greater gear options; there’s quick access to the Centennial Trail; and,
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Kids can test Strider Bikes at the 2018 Expo this February Strider bikes are all about learning balance. At this year’s Great Outdoor and Bike Expo, SpokeFest will be providing a range of strider bikes for kids to test. A strider bike is essentially a bike without pedals or training wheels. Designed for pre-training-wheels, strider
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Mitigate the winter blues and darker, gloomy weather days in the Northwest, with these 6 strategies for improving physical and mental health.
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Maybe you noticed the name change we snuck into this latest issue. It’s certainly not huge, but we figured we’d better explain. Two years ago Out There Monthly combined a couple of issues (Oct/Nov and Jan/Feb), meaning for the past 24 months, we have really been Out There “almost monthly.” And there’s the fact that
Our annual gift guide leans heavily towards things and experiences you can buy here locally from a real person at a real shop. We include gift ideas for the gear geeks that are inevitably on your list, as well as a wide range of cool and unique items for the less outdoorsy people you’ll no
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