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Run Wild Missoula: Women’s running camp promises great weekend for the body and soul

JT Shining Oneside shared stories about her Ojibwe and Anishinaabe inheritance during the Native American Heritage Month Celebration on Nov. 15. She spoke about the coming-of-age and traditional birth ceremonies. (Photo credit/ Adrianna Adame)

Run Wild Missoula Half-marathon finisher
Run Wild Missoula Half-marathon finisher

Running is a wonderful way to feel good mentally, physically and emotionally.  I recently read a passage from “Born to Run,” by Christopher McDougall where one of the characters said “people don’t stop running because they get old, they get old because they stop running.” I recommend the book as a must read for anyone who is looking for a bit of inspiration about what your body is capable of. Did you know older women are some of the best ultradistance runners in the world? I believe it, having started a recent running program this spring. It was the best I’ve felt in years. So, I felt compelled to share some information about a fantastic running camp for women scheduled for Oct. 9-11 in Tarkio, Mont. It is like a camp, a peaceful restorative camp with foot soaks, nice meals and massages for runners. All running levels can participate. Check out this run-wild-missoula-running-camp-retreat-for-women flyer.

Registration is quickly approaching. If you’re interested in the camp, please contact Eva Dunn-Froebig, executive director at Run Wild Missoula if you have questions. Her email:  eva@runwildmissoula.org.

Jodi Rave

Here are a few details about the camp:

2-Night Camp $250__
Friday, October 9 at 4 p.m. until mid-day, Sunday, October 11
Includes two nights accommodations, dinner on Friday, three meals and snacks on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday. Also includes a t-shirt, foot soaks and do-it-yourself pedicures on Friday, yoga by Caryn Schwarze, running clinics and tips from Courtney Babcock and Meg Lerch, and 10 min. massage on Saturday.
Saturday Camp $135__
Saturday, October 10 from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Includes three meals and snacks, a t-shirt, yoga by Caryn Schwarze, running clinics and tips from Courtney Babcock and Meg Lerch, and 10 min. massage.
I would like to purchase an additional one-hour massage $55__
Run Wild Missoula members, take $25 off registration fee. -$25__
(Not a member? Become one for $25 at www.runwildmissoula.org and receive discounts on races and other programs all year long!)

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear is the founder and director of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a 501-C-3 nonprofit organization with offices in Bismarck, N.D. and the Fort Berthold Reservation. Jodi spent 15 years reporting for the mainstream press. She's been awarded prestigious Nieman and John S. Knight journalism fellowships at Harvard and Stanford, respectively. She also an MIT Knight Science Journalism Project fellow. Her writing is featured in "The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and Ethnicity," published by Columbia University Press. Jodi currently serves as a Society of Professional Journalists at-large board member, an SPJ Foundation board member, and she chairs the SPJ Freedom of Information Committee. Jodi has won top journalism awards from mainstream and Native press organizations. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.