Snake River Canyon Half Marathon

Flat and paved throughout, the race starts at Wawawai Landing in Wawawai Canyon, the site of the Washington State University boat landing area, and takes runners along the river at an elevation of about 720 feet above sea level for most of the race. Runners can expect an elevation change of only about 20 feet during the race, which reaches its turnaround point just as runners have passed Water Canyon, where race organizers will be waiting to point you back in the right direction toward the finish line back at the boat landing area. The Snake River Canyon race is open to runners, walkers and wheelchair competitors, and takes place roughly 16 miles from the town of Pullman (and about 26 miles northwest of Clarkson, Wash.). The scheduled starting time for the race for all runners and walkers — the race is open to both — is 10:00 AM. The course time limit for all participants — runners and walkers — is 3 1/2 hours, which means you’ll need to keep a pace of 16 minutes per mile or faster.