
It’s time to shine, inspire others and have fun! Happy Girls make up an inclusive community of women that supports fitness, positive self-image and—most importantly—each other. Happy Girls Run courses are challenging and offer something for everyone! Time and again, we hear from runners what a fun course it was!!
This scenic course along the river will take you over challenging dirt trails, groomed paths and paved roads through beautiful Spokane, WA.
The 5K is about a 50/50 mix of trails and pavement. There are no technical sections to this course. We would certainly say it’s rolling though…there isn’t a lot of flat on this course as you can see from the elevation guide below. Remember that 5K’s are awesome (as affirmed by Lauren Fleshman in the June 2014 issue of Runner’s World!), so we say just do it!
The Ride With GPS app is free to download. You can send your course maps to your iPhone or Android, and have the ability to view your exact location on the course. Visit ridewithgps.com to set up account and for more details.
Click here for the Ride With GPS interactive map
The 10K consists of about a 50/50 mix of paved and dirt trails. There is one section of river rock that we would classify as technical rocky. It’s a couple hundred yards worth over the course of the full distance. There is also a short section of loose sticks that was recently placed as part of trail restoration efforts. Fair warning! It smells like horses near the coral. We think this course affords some amazing views and running terrain.
The Ride With GPS app is free to download. You can send your course maps to your iPhone or Android, and have the ability to view your exact location on the course. Visit ridewithgps.com to set up account and for more details.
Click here for the Ride With GPS interactive map
The Half Marathon is 60/40 mix of dirt trail & pavement. The dirt trail is relatively smooth but there are several technical, rocky sections. There are several scree slides at roughly mile 3to mile 3.4. Runners are advised to slow down and watch your footing. All up, the rocky sections total about 1 mile, distributed throughout the first quarter of the course. A good rule of thumb is if you see rapids in the river, the trail is likely to be rocky there too. Rocks consist of some smooth river rock and some more jagged shale. The rest is hero dirt for sure. A spectacular course! We’re in love…
The Ride With GPS app is free to download. You can send your course maps to your iPhone or Android, and have the ability to view your exact location on the course. Visit ridewithgps.com to set up account and for more details.