Run For SOWF
- Date Sat 21st June 2025 - Sun 22nd June 2025
- Time 8:00AM PDT
- Location Nine Mile Falls, Washington
- Price Free
- Races 1 race
Event summary
Join us for the inspiring "Run For SOWF" event taking place from June 21st to 22nd, 2025, at Nine Mile Falls in Spokane! This 24-hour endurance run invites participants of all ages to walk, jog, or run in support of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which honors the sacrifices of fallen Special Operations Personnel by providing educational support to their children and spouses. The event kicks off at 8 AM on June 21st, and participants will have the chance to contribute to a collective total of miles completed throughout the day and night.
With a family-friendly atmosphere, overnight camping is available for just $12 per family, creating a fun and engaging experience for all attendees. While there won't be food or drinks available for purchase, aid stations will provide water and electrolytes to help keep you fueled. Don't miss out on the chance to run for a cause and compete for the coveted Start/Finish Banner trophy for the longest distance! Register before May 23rd to ensure your bib, and get ready to make a difference while enjoying camaraderie and community spirit. Mark your calendars and lace up those running shoes for a memorable weekend!
With a family-friendly atmosphere, overnight camping is available for just $12 per family, creating a fun and engaging experience for all attendees. While there won't be food or drinks available for purchase, aid stations will provide water and electrolytes to help keep you fueled. Don't miss out on the chance to run for a cause and compete for the coveted Start/Finish Banner trophy for the longest distance! Register before May 23rd to ensure your bib, and get ready to make a difference while enjoying camaraderie and community spirit. Mark your calendars and lace up those running shoes for a memorable weekend!
Organiser's Description
Special Operations Warrior Foundation: Donate to SOWF [https://specialops.org/run-for-sowf/]
Our mission is driven by a desire to honor the sacrifice made in service to our country by providing cradle to career educational support to children of fallen Special Operations Personnel and spouses as well as all Medal of Honor Recipients. From a battlefield promise made in 1980, the SOWF program has grown to include immediate financial support to severely wounded, injured, and ill Special Operators. By providing this support, SOWF aims to help these families build brighter futures despite the challenges they face due to the loss of a loved one.
Registration will be open every day till the event. However, to guarantee you get a bib that tracks your distance and time, you need to sign up before _MAY 23RD_. Sign-ups that are day of or without a bib can still compete for the win and have their distance measured for the overall miles completed during the event as long as you have an app that tracks your mileage.
The Event:
What: 24-HR Endurance run, walk, jog! All and any support from all participants will be recorded to show their input and dedication to supporting SOWF for the total miles completed by all participants at the end of the event. Need an incentive to compete, the one who runs the longest distance will receive the Start/Finish Banner as a trophy.
When: 21st-22nd June, run starts @ 8 am and will end @ 8 am the next day. Overnight camping will be taken care of on the day of the venue. Camping costs $12 per family per night, paid in cash or check at the event. This will be a pack-in, pack-out event; there will be extra garbage cans to take care of extra trash. Open fires will follow the fire bans when the event occurs. (Collection of firewood is prohibited on state park grounds and military reservation.)
Who: Anyone! It's a free event! Show up and put in your support for those who gave it all!
What else: There will NOT be food or water readily available for purchase. The aid stations on the route will have water and electrolytes for use. There will also be tools to stretch out and recover during and after the race. _HOWEVER, we will have Redeemed Coffee Co. supporting the event in the mornings. _ Discover passes are required to park at the Airstrip - Get a Discover pass [http://discoverpass.wa.gov].
Recommended Runner Gear: Headlamp if running through the night. Personal Camping gear if staying either night. Food, water, recovery essentials, mid-run electrolytes, snacks, water-packs, etc.
Timeline:
June 20th4pm-8pm | Arrivals for those wishing to camp the night before the race are welcome to show up and pay then.
June 21st 6 am | Arrivals of volunteers and runners, welcome!
630-730 | Runners present will be given their bibs, _SING-UPS ARE WELCOME ALL DAY!_ Those arriving on the day of the race and wishing to start at 8 am need to be present at this time. Payments for camping, cash donations, and online donations are welcome all day!
745 | Troop 400 will raise the flags.
800 | Race begins on the day path loop
Sunset/930pm | Race will move to Night route
June 22nd Finishing the race, tear down, ceremony
Sunrise/530am | Move back to the 4-mile loop
800 | Race ends!
830 | Ceremony in memory of those SOWF represents and crowning the furthest distance ran with Start/Finish Banner and announcing the total miles covered by all participants!
Our mission is driven by a desire to honor the sacrifice made in service to our country by providing cradle to career educational support to children of fallen Special Operations Personnel and spouses as well as all Medal of Honor Recipients. From a battlefield promise made in 1980, the SOWF program has grown to include immediate financial support to severely wounded, injured, and ill Special Operators. By providing this support, SOWF aims to help these families build brighter futures despite the challenges they face due to the loss of a loved one.
Registration will be open every day till the event. However, to guarantee you get a bib that tracks your distance and time, you need to sign up before _MAY 23RD_. Sign-ups that are day of or without a bib can still compete for the win and have their distance measured for the overall miles completed during the event as long as you have an app that tracks your mileage.
The Event:
What: 24-HR Endurance run, walk, jog! All and any support from all participants will be recorded to show their input and dedication to supporting SOWF for the total miles completed by all participants at the end of the event. Need an incentive to compete, the one who runs the longest distance will receive the Start/Finish Banner as a trophy.
When: 21st-22nd June, run starts @ 8 am and will end @ 8 am the next day. Overnight camping will be taken care of on the day of the venue. Camping costs $12 per family per night, paid in cash or check at the event. This will be a pack-in, pack-out event; there will be extra garbage cans to take care of extra trash. Open fires will follow the fire bans when the event occurs. (Collection of firewood is prohibited on state park grounds and military reservation.)
Who: Anyone! It's a free event! Show up and put in your support for those who gave it all!
What else: There will NOT be food or water readily available for purchase. The aid stations on the route will have water and electrolytes for use. There will also be tools to stretch out and recover during and after the race. _HOWEVER, we will have Redeemed Coffee Co. supporting the event in the mornings. _ Discover passes are required to park at the Airstrip - Get a Discover pass [http://discoverpass.wa.gov].
Recommended Runner Gear: Headlamp if running through the night. Personal Camping gear if staying either night. Food, water, recovery essentials, mid-run electrolytes, snacks, water-packs, etc.
Timeline:
June 20th4pm-8pm | Arrivals for those wishing to camp the night before the race are welcome to show up and pay then.
June 21st 6 am | Arrivals of volunteers and runners, welcome!
630-730 | Runners present will be given their bibs, _SING-UPS ARE WELCOME ALL DAY!_ Those arriving on the day of the race and wishing to start at 8 am need to be present at this time. Payments for camping, cash donations, and online donations are welcome all day!
745 | Troop 400 will raise the flags.
800 | Race begins on the day path loop
Sunset/930pm | Race will move to Night route
June 22nd Finishing the race, tear down, ceremony
Sunrise/530am | Move back to the 4-mile loop
800 | Race ends!
830 | Ceremony in memory of those SOWF represents and crowning the furthest distance ran with Start/Finish Banner and announcing the total miles covered by all participants!
Races
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Run for SOWF
Sat 21st June 2025 (8:00AM PDT)
Free
Any distance made during the event will be tracked for a TOTAL overall distance ran, walked, jogged, or whatever to support the heroes in our lives by all participants.
Run For SOWF
