Flightless Birds Running Club

Congratulations this week to Vincent on his 8th run! He shared his flightless bird fact that flightless birds have larger joints compared to flying birds. Congratulations Vincent!!

Hello Birds!
Come join us for our inaugural Throwback Thursday Run! Where we find old runs from the past when we used to meet at parks, and even Napa (it was a Mexican restaurant back then).
Tomorrow meet at Crunks Sports Complex on Mike McKeehan Way at 5:45pm, run at 6:00pm. See the route below. It's about 4 miles, but being an out and back you can make it shorter if needed.
Hope to see you all there (fingers crossed the smoke keeps dissipating).
-Alison & Theo

Hello Birds,
First off, apologies for the switcheroo on the run last week due to the AQI. I know some of you were all ready to go with my first post, then were frustrated and upset at the second post cancelling the run only a few minutes later. Going forward, I'll try to get the most current AQI data before I make my decision. This might mean, if it's close, that the final cancellation decision might happen closer to 5:15/5:30. Again, I apologize for the uncertainty with the current smoke situation, but ultimately if the AQI is above 150 run club will be cancelled. We don't want people to feel pressured to come run in hazardous conditions. Other local activities are being cancelled at this AQI, and so that's what we are using to make our decision. That being said, if you feel comfortable running above this, you are welcome to come anyways and/or just come hang out. We are still intending to still be there to say "hi" and hang out, even if we do not have an official run.

If you are interested in tracking the AQI, I've found that https://map.purpleair.com/ seems to have the most visible sensors, with the current reading (plus 10min averages) and a nice graph to see previous data.

Thank you all and hopefully we'll see you tomorrow.

Stay safe,

Alison & Theo

Hey Birds,
Couple of runner milestones I want to acknowledge! Last week, Becky and Ryan shared their 33rd run "favorite moments with the club." Becky's was meeting everybody (especially Chris and Jane) :-) and Ryan's was doing the reindeer dash and having the Moose photographer (aka Me) jump out of the bushes...and also the donuts at the end. Congrats Becky and Ryan!

Hey birds! Look like I spoke too soon. The app updated and we crept up significantly in the last hour, So out of an abundance of caution run club will be officially cancelled tonight. Apologies for giving you all false hope only a few minutes ago. Stay safe and see you all next week.

Looks like the weather cooperated for us! I'm seeing an AQI of 143 in Cheney (updated at 4pm) so it looks like tonight's run is a go! If it does creep up in the next hour please be careful, safe, and use your best judgement for your and your health.

Hello Birds!
We're trying something new this week! New visuals, same club! Plus, we planned some more fun events we hope you all will enjoy! See the attached flyers for details!
Since we're trying to do more announcements, events, and runner milestone acknowledgements I would like to request that everyone stay to start at 6:00pm.
If the air quality is greater than 150 tomorrow, run club will be cancelled. I'll make the official call at 5:00pm, but if it's looking particularly nasty with no high likelihood that it will drop I may make the announcement sooner. Check Facebook for that update. If it is cancelled you are still welcome to come hang out and have a beer.
See you all tomorrow (hopefully).
-Alison and Theo

Hello Flightless Birds!
Another week, another route! I will be out of town tomorrow but Theo will be holding down the club (so I gave him and easy route to explain) :-P

See you all tomorrow!

-Alison & Theo

FYI - during Smoke Season if the Air Quality Index (AQI) is 151+ at 5pm before our run, then the run will be cancelled. I’ll try to check beforehand and post any cancellation to our page. (https://www.iqair.com/air-quality/usa/washington/cheney)

Route: 2 Hill & Back - 3.3 miles
Check out the route here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/84750503
The entire route must be run/walked at the time of the club meeting to get credit.

Weather Forecast: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 7 to 15 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):

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 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!
Looks like we're in for another hot, hazy, run tomorrow. Unfortunately we are now in Smoke Season. Our policy is that if the Air Quality Index (AQI) is 151+ at 5pm, then our run for that week will be cancelled. I'll try to check throughout the day if it's looking close and post any cancellations on our page around 5pm. But you can check for yourselves here: (https://www.iqair.com/air-quality/usa/washington/cheney).

I don't have any word on our tank top/sun shirt order. Once they are in I will let you know!!

Stay safe!

-Alison & Theo

Route: Sutton Special - 3.3 miles
Check out the route here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/79593891
The entire route must be run/walked at the time of the club meeting to get credit.

Weather Forecast: Widespread haze. Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 95. North wind 3 to 5 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):

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/