Flightless Birds Running Club

Hello Flightless Birds!

We have a new route for you all tomorrow!! (unless you came to an off-season run, then we debuted it there). This run goes by everywhere I lived in Cheney :-) (hint, there's 2 dorms, a duplex, and a big yellow house).

Stay cool and we'll see you tomorrow.

Alison & Theo

Route: Home Sweet Homes - 3.23 miles (NEW ROUTE!!)Check out the route here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6675401648/
The entire route must be run/walked at the time of the club meeting to get credit.

Weather Forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Time:Tuesdays, Meet at 5:45pm (run at 6:00pm) at Barrelhouse Pub & Pizza.

Information: You can also check us out on Instagram and the FBRC page (www.facebook.com/flightlessbirdsrunningclub). Post run hangout at Barrelhouse! Run discounts are available to those who have purchased and are wearing the Barrelhouse run shirts.

Shirts: $12 for the standard shirt once you get to 8 runs (available at Barrelhouse)
$3 to add numbers if you already have a shirt (Cash Only - give cash and shirt to Alison)

Upcoming Events and Organizations (let me know if you have any to add):

Medical Lake Run Club Events!! - Follow them on Facebook for more details
Meet on Wednesdays at 6:15pm (run at 6:30pm) @ Pizza Factory in Medical Lake
July 25 - Float the River
July 29 - Kat’s Moving to Canada Party - wear blue
Aug. 4 - They’re joining the Birds for a run!
Sept. 12 - Field Trip to Scotchmans Peak
Sept. 26 - 12hour 5k (run a 5k every hour for 12 hours)
Sept. 26 - Hiawatha Trail Run (volunteers needed)
Oct. 11 - Spokane Marathon (they’re doing a relay!)
Oct. 28 - Last run and Halloween Costume Themed!
Nov. 1 - MLRC End of Year Party (Hawaiian Shirt Theme)
Nov. 8 - Wild Moose Chase (volunteers needed)

Taco Bell 50K - Spokane EditionOctober 3, 2026
More details to come Check out the inspiration here: https://tacobell50k.com/

Negative Split Races
https://nsplit.com/
A discount code that we can use for 10% off registrations is FLIGHTLESSBIRDS

Bloomsday Road Runners Club
https://www.brrc.net/

Eastern Washington Orienteering Club
https://ewoc.org/

Hello Flightless Birds!

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! Looks like summer has officially arrived as tomorrow we're forecasted to be in the 90s!

And we've officially rotated through to our last "new" route of the season, then we start repeating :-)

This week is Keep Hagelin'! See you all tomorrow and stay cool!
-Alison & Theo

Route: Keep Hagelin' - 3.1miles
Check out the route here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2069734189
The entire route must be run/walked at the time of the club meeting to get credit.

Weather Forecast: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Time:
Tuesdays, Meet at 5:45pm (run at 6:00pm) at Barrelhouse Pub & Pizza.

Information:
You can also check us out on Instagram and the FBRC page (www.facebook.com/flightlessbirdsrunningclub). Post run hangout at Barrelhouse! Run discounts are available to those who have purchased and are wearing the Barrelhouse run shirts.

Shirts:
$12 for the standard shirt once you get to 8 runs (available at Barrelhouse)
$3 to add numbers if you already have a shirt (Cash Only - give cash and shirt to Alison)

Upcoming Events and Organizations (let me know if you have any to add):

Medical Lake Run Club Events!! - Follow them on Facebook for more details
Meet on Wednesdays at 6:15pm (run at 6:30pm) @ Pizza Factory in Medical Lake
July 25 - Float the River
July 29 - Kat’s Moving to Canada Party - wear blue
Aug. 4 - They’re joining the Birds for a run!
Sept. 12 - Field Trip to Scotchmans Peak
Sept. 26 - 12hour 5k (run a 5k every hour for 12 hours)
Sept. 26 - Hiawatha Trail Run (volunteers needed)
Oct. 11 - Spokane Marathon (they’re doing a relay!)
Oct. 28 - Last run and Halloween Costume Themed!
Nov. 1 - MLRC End of Year Party (Hawaiian Shirt Theme)
Nov. 8 - Wild Moose Chase (volunteers needed)

Taco Bell 50K - Spokane EditionOctober 3, 2026
More details to come Check out the inspiration here: https://tacobell50k.com/

Negative Split Races
https://nsplit.com/
A discount code that we can use for 10% off registrations is FLIGHTLESSBIRDS

Bloomsday Road Runners Club
https://www.brrc.net/

Eastern Washington Orienteering Club
https://ewoc.org/

Hello Flightless Birds!
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We sure did after a quick trip to the westside for the 7-mile Chuckanut Footrace in Bellingham.

We had a request after our run last week that we need more Cookies (and more Cook's), so with the Cook's back in town we're going to run Cookies Crumble again, but backwards!

Come for the fun, stay for the cookies and beer!

See you all tomorrow!
-Alison & Theo

Route: Cookies Crumble (BACKWARDS) - 2.89 miles
Check out the route here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/296941339
The entire route must be run/walked at the time of the club meeting to get credit.

Weather Forecast: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Time:
Tuesdays, Meet at 5:45pm (run at 6:00pm) at Barrelhouse Pub & Pizza.

Information:
You can also check us out on Instagram and the FBRC page (www.facebook.com/flightlessbirdsrunningclub). Post run hangout at Barrelhouse! Run discounts are available to those who have purchased and are wearing the Barrelhouse run shirts.

Shirts:
$12 for the standard shirt once you get to 8 runs (available at Barrelhouse)
$3 to add numbers if you already have a shirt (Cash Only - give cash and shirt to Alison)

Upcoming Events and Organizations (let me know if you have any to add):

Medical Lake Run Club Events!! - Follow them on Facebook for more details
Meet on Wednesdays at 6:15pm (run at 6:30pm) @ Pizza Factory in Medical Lake
July 25 - Float the River
July 29 - Kat’s Moving to Canada Party - wear blue
Aug. 4 - They’re joining the Birds for a run!
Sept. 12 - Field Trip to Scotchmans Peak
Sept. 26 - 12hour 5k (run a 5k every hour for 12 hours)
Sept. 26 - Hiawatha Trail Run (volunteers needed)
Oct. 11 - Spokane Marathon (they’re doing a relay!)
Oct. 28 - Last run and Halloween Costume Themed!
Nov. 1 - MLRC End of Year Party (Hawaiian Shirt Theme)
Nov. 8 - Wild Moose Chase (volunteers needed)

Taco Bell 50K - Spokane Edition
October 3, 2026More details to come
Check out the inspiration here: https://tacobell50k.com/

Negative Split Races
https://nsplit.com/
A discount code that we can use for 10% off registrations is FLIGHTLESSBIRDS

Bloomsday Road Runners Club
https://www.brrc.net/
Eastern Washington Orienteering Club
https://ewoc.org/

Hello Flightless Birds!

Order link for summer tanks and sun hoodie!! - CLOSES END OF DAY TOMORROW!!
https://forms.gle/JrNbQcYStCL68rdm8
Ordering closes: Tuesday June 23rd

This order is quite large $$-wise, so please pay me before the order is submitted if you haven't already. Venmo or cash preferred, but can take check too (if that works for you!) $25/tank, $30/sun hoodie.
Venmo here: -Walker-48

It's looking like a hot one tomorrow so everyone remember their sunscreen and hydration. Since we're running Cookies crumble, we will have refreshments at the end but feel free to bring some too.
See you all tomorrow,
Alison & Theo

Route: Cookies Crumble - 3.3 miles
Check out the route here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/296941339
The entire route must be run/walked at the time of the club meeting to get credit.

Weather Forecast: Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Time: Tuesdays, Meet at 5:45pm (run at 6:00pm) at Barrelhouse Pub & Pizza.

Information: You can also check us out on Instagram and the FBRC page (www.facebook.com/flightlessbirdsrunningclub). Post run hangout at Barrelhouse! Run discounts are available to those who have purchased and are wearing the Barrelhouse run shirts.

Shirts: $12 for the standard shirt once you get to 8 runs (available at Barrelhouse) $3 to add numbers if you already have a shirt (Cash Only - give cash and shirt to Alison)

Upcoming Events and Organizations (let me know if you have any to add):

Taco Bell 50K - Spokane EditionOctober 3, 2026
More details to come
Check out the inspiration here: https://tacobell50k.com/

Negative Split Races
https://nsplit.com/
A discount code that we can use for 10% off registrations is FLIGHTLESSBIRDS

Bloomsday Road Runners Club https://www.brrc.net/

Eastern Washington Orienteering Club
https://ewoc.org/

Hello Flightless Birds!

Order link for summer tanks and sun hoodie!! https://forms.gle/JrNbQcYStCL68rdm8Ordering closes: Tuesday June 23rd

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!! I was out playing in the woods and sawing up trees. I'm sore, dirty, a little sunburned but very happy.

In honor of this week being the last week of school we're going to run Campus Campus (my favorite!!)

See you all tomorrow! Don't forget to put an order in for tanks and sun hoodies if you are interested!

- Alison & Theo

Route: Campus Campus - 3.74 miles
Check out the route here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6034334257/
The entire route must be run/walked at the time of the club meeting to get credit.

Weather Forecast: Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Time:
Tuesdays, Meet at 5:45pm (run at 6:00pm) at Barrelhouse Pub & Pizza.

Information:
You can also check us out on Instagram and the FBRC page (www.facebook.com/flightlessbirdsrunningclub). Post run hangout at Barrelhouse! Run discounts are available to those who have purchased and are wearing the Barrelhouse run shirts.

Shirts:
$12 for the standard shirt once you get to 8 runs (available at Barrelhouse)
$3 to add numbers if you already have a shirt (Cash Only - give cash and shirt to Alison)

Upcoming Events and Organizations (let me know if you have any to add):

Taco Bell 50K - Spokane EditionOctober 3, 2026
More details to come
Check out the inspiration here: https://tacobell50k.com/

Negative Split Races
https://nsplit.com/
A discount code that we can use for 10% off registrations is FLIGHTLESSBIRDS

Bloomsday Road Runners Club
https://www.brrc.net/

Eastern Washington Orienteering Club
https://ewoc.org/

Hello Birds!

Are you free June 20th? Do you want to help other athletes reach their goals? If so, they are looking for volunteers for the Medical Lake Trailblazer Triathlon on June 20th!

If you are interested please see the attached flyer for details and/or email Kimberly Headrick at [email protected]

Also, there's still space open if you want to participate and yes, there is a run only option. Details here: https://medicallake.org/trailblazer/

Thanks everyone!

Alison

Hello Flightless Birds!

Our internet has been down for the past 2 days so it's taken me WAYYY longer to write this than anticipated (having to hotspot wifi from my phone and everything loads soooooo slow). But we're here and we're getting it done. Kinda like our Tuesday runs.

Don't forget to order tanks and/or sun hoodies if you are interested! Link below!

See you all tomorrow!
Alison & Theo

Order link for summer tanks and sun hoodie!! https://forms.gle/JrNbQcYStCL68rdm8
Ordering closes: Tuesday June 23rd

Route: 2nd Time Around - 3.65 miles
Check out the route here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/890126507
The entire route must be run/walked at the time of the club meeting to get credit.

Weather Forecast: Rain, mountain snow showers (probably not here), pack a coat or just run fast.

Time:
Tuesdays, Meet at 5:45pm (run at 6:00pm) at Barrelhouse Pub & Pizza.

Information:
You can also check us out on Instagram and the FBRC page (www.facebook.com/flightlessbirdsrunningclub). Post run hangout at Barrelhouse! Run discounts are available to those who have purchased and are wearing the Barrelhouse run shirts.

Shirts:
$12 for the standard shirt once you get to 8 runs (available at Barrelhouse)
$3 to add numbers if you already have a shirt (Cash Only - give cash and shirt to Alison)

Upcoming Events and Organizations (let me know if you have any to add):

Taco Bell 50K - Spokane Edition
October 3, 2026
More details to come
Check out the inspiration here: https://tacobell50k.com/

Negative Split Races
https://nsplit.com/
A discount code that we can use for 10% off registrations is FLIGHTLESSBIRDS

Bloomsday Road Runners Club
https://www.brrc.net/

Eastern Washington Orienteering Club
https://ewoc.org/

Hello Birds!!
We are going to be putting in an order for some new tank tops and sun hoodies for the warmer weather.

Order link for summer tanks and sun
hoodie!! https://forms.gle/JrNbQcYStCL68rdm8

Costs are $25 for the tanks and $30 for the sun hoodie.

Ordering will be open until Tuesday June 23rd. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Normal post will be out on Monday!
See you all soon!
-Alison and Theo

FBRC Summer Tank and Sun shirt order 2026 This is the ordering form for the Flightless Birds Summer Tanks and Sun shirt/hoodie! Cost will be $25 for the tanks and $30 for the sun hoodie. If entering for multiple people, please reload the link and do each one separately. If ordering multiple for one person (i.e. Tank and Sun Hoodie) I think....

Happy Friday Birds!
Last Tuesday Jordan got his 8th run and Kyle got his 300th run!! Congratulations to you two!!

Jordan's flightless fact was that when Graham Chapman died John Cleese recited the Dead Parrot Sketch from Monty Python. I guess a dead parrot is a flightless bird....

https://youtu.be/TaFDzTzKAT0?si=Z7yR73q2FCD7iNUt

Hello Flightless Birds!

Tomorrow is looking like a gorgeous day for a run! This week there is also The Big Run in Kendall Yards - see link with details below. This is on Wednesday for Global Running Day!!

This week we'll run a run we only ran once last year, so let's get it back in the rotation! This one is No/New Dog Route. Enjoy!

See you all tomorrow!
Alison & Theo

Route: No/New Dog Route - 3.04 miles
Check out the route here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5604627871/
The entire route must be run/walked at the time of the club meeting to get credit.

Weather Forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Time:
Tuesdays, Meet at 5:45pm (run at 6:00pm) at Barrelhouse Pub & Pizza.

Information:
You can also check us out on Instagram and the FBRC page (www.facebook.com/flightlessbirdsrunningclub). Post run hangout at Barrelhouse! Run discounts are available to those who have purchased and are wearing the Barrelhouse run shirts.

Shirts:
$12 for the standard shirt once you get to 8 runs (available at Barrelhouse)
$3 to add numbers if you already have a shirt (Cash Only - give cash and shirt to Alison)

Upcoming Events and Organizations (let me know if you have any to add):

The Big Run June 3, 2026 at 6:00pmFleet Feet in Kendall Yards
https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Spokane/TBRSpokane

Sativa Transue Memorial 5k
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Check-in: 8:00am; Race start: 9:00am
Registration: https://secure.touchnet.net/C20347_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=90

Taco Bell 50K - Spokane EditionOctober 3, 2026
More details to come

Negative Split Races
https://nsplit.com/
A discount code that we can use for 10% off registrations is FLIGHTLESSBIRDS

Bloomsday Road Runners Club
https://www.brrc.net/

Eastern Washington Orienteering Club
https://ewoc.org/