11th annual. Races include the marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k, 1.5 mile and kids .02 miler.

For addtional information visit the Pocatello Marathon race website. To register online visit databarevent.com

For additional information visit the City of Trees Race Association website. To register online visit bluecirclesports.com.

17th annual. Friday evening event.

For additional information contact the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce or to register online visit spondoro.com. Race entry forms available at Bandanna Running.

New event for 2010!

First annual Doggie Dash 5K run/walk for you and your four-legged best friends. So put on your running shoes, grab your pup’s leash, and come join the fun! Takes place at Eagle Island State Park. All proceeds will benefit humane organizations that help our furry friends, from canine to feline and even some in between, have a better life.

Run Fido Run is an Idaho 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to raise funds to benefit local Idaho animal shelters and welfare organizations. It  is comprised of volunteers who are committed to organizing fundraising activities that will benefit our area’s precious animals.

For additional information visit the race website or email the race director.

6th Annual. This event is a college/high school cross country invitational hosted by NNU, but it also includes a community 2k walk and 5k run. Proceeds from the event go to the HELP (Health Education and Leadership Program) organization which provides scholarship funding for college students interested in pursuing a career in the medical field. The event honors the memory of long time Treasure Valley resident and physician Dr. Roger Curran who founded the HELP organization.

For additional information contact the race director or to register online visit spondoro.com.

Run to the top of Table Rock, get your picture with Smokey the Bear and then it’s all downhill to the finish line.

For additional information email the race director, Jennifer Smith. To register online visit bluecirlesports.com.

This event has been inspired by the Centennial High School cross-country team to pay tribute to a true “team player”, Steven Thompson. Steven died in a car accident on the way to the school’s Sawtooth Running Camp. He loved the idea of a centipede race and always encouraged others to run faster.

This is a great team event and team building opportunity. Teams work together to complete a 5k running event, while holding onto a rope. This will take a team effort, working together to complete the course; thus winning as a team only when ALL of the team members have crossed the finish line. This event should also provide excellent opportunities for spectators to watch and cheer on their favorite team.

Additional information will be provided when available.

3rd Annual. Forget the potatoes. Come experience the real Idaho. Enjoy a fast, scenic, certified point-to-point marathon in the small, beautiful mountain town of Salmon, Idaho. The marathon starts in Tendoy, Idaho, the birthplace of Sacajawea and follows the Lewis and Clark trail into Salmon. 2nd annual.

For additional information visit the Salmon Marathon website.

New event for 2010.

The following is from the race director:

Have you ever said to yourself, “Marathons are too easy, and Triathlons are for sissies?” We haven’t either…those races are really hard. Think about it…the first person to run a marathon actually died. HE DIED!…and he probably didn’t even have fun along the way! There is a new race in town, THE DIRTY DASH. This race puts all other races to shame. The Dirty Dash is where a military boot camp meets your inner five-year-old’s fantasy and subsequently converts boy to man and then…man to swine.

You’ll need endurance to trudge up mountains of sludge, courage to overcome uncompromising obstacles, a complete lack of shame to wallow in pits of mud and a smile to show through at the end! So let this 10K obstacle course become your new guilty pleasure. Go solo or with 4 of your dirtiest, filthiest, & uncouth friends. On either accord…you will be able to look at yourself in the mirror and say, “I am a Dirty Dasher!” …and then proceed to clean yourself off.

For additional information visit the race website.

For additional information visit the YMCA race website.