Archive for the ‘Active Moms Missoula’ Category
Start ‘Em Young! The Paxson Elementary School Running Club
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG - When my son started kindergarten at Paxson Elementary, I was really excited for him to be part of was the Paxson Running Club.... more
Join Run Wild Missoula’s Tuesday Track Workouts
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG - Olympian Courtney Babcock coaches Run Wild Missoula's Tuesday Track workouts at Dornblazer Field. All ages and abilities are welcome!... more
Running, Walking, and Connecting at a Conversational Place
By PAM GARDINER - The Run Wild Missoula Back of the Pack is celebrating its one year anniversary. We run, walk, converse, and socialize. Everyone is welcome - join us!... more
Missoula’s Family Friendly Fridays at the Top Hat
By RYAN NEWHOUSE - Missoula has a bar for kids! Well, at least an evening dedicated to them. Every Friday at the Top Hat is Family Friendly Friday from 6:00-8:00 p.m.... more
So Many Reasons to Run for the Luck of It!
By JEN VON SEHLEN - On Saturday, March 10th, Run Wild Missoula presents the third annual Run for the Luck of It! 7-Mile, 5K, and Kids’ Dash.... more
Back of the Pack Runners’ Book Club
By PAM GARDINER - A spotlight on books written for the slower runners at the Back of the Pack. John “The Penguin” Bingham is a master of books for the BOP.... more
Bookworms and Whangdoodles
By ELKE GOVERTSEN - The only advice I should ever give other parents is this: When you don’t know what to do, default and do something you are really good at. For me, it's reading.... more
Ready, Set, Train! for the Missoula Marathon
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG - Is completing a marathon on your bucket list? Join Run Wild Missoula for its Missoula Marathon training class that begins on March 4. ... more
A Run to Honor Sherry Arnold
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG - This Saturday, runners will honor Sherry Arnold.... more
The Right Guy
By ELKE GOVERTSEN - The perfect wedding: stress-free, beautiful, and all of that paled in comparison to the simple fact that I was marrying the right guy.... more
Holiday Entertaining on a Budget
By ERIN TURNER - One of my favorite things about the holidays is entertaining, but it can leave your bank account feeling a little blue. Here are my top ten tips for entertaining on a budget.... more
Fun & Frugal Christmas Activities for Families
By ERIN TURNER - As we move into the full swing of holidays, many parents yearn for low-key, quality time with their families. Here are some ideas for fun, economical family Christmas activities.... more
‘Tis the Season for Cold Weather Running
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG - Kickstart the holiday season with the Turkey Day 8K and 3K Family Fun Run on Thanksgiving Day. The event will be on Thursday, November 24 at 9:30 a.m. Races start near Toole Park on the Ri... more
A Birthday Party Run Wild
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG When it came time to plan my son’s sixth birthday party, it only made sense that it would have a running theme. I eat, sleep, and breathe running, and Milo has become more enthusiasti... more
Looking for a Missoula Pumpkin Patch or Corn Maze?
Get info on corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and more Halloween family fun in Missoula, Montana.... more
Galloway Training Welcomes Runners from the Back of the Pack
Pam Gardiner talks about how the Galloway Training method has helped her and other non-traditional runners train for and finish the Missoula Marathon and Half-Marathon.... more
F*#%ing Laundry
By ELKE GOVERTSEN. I hate laundry!!!! For goodness sake. I know how to do it. Really I do. But I just don’t care enough. Or more to the point, I do care, but not as much as I care about things like my childre... more
Maiden Missoula Review: The Friendship Book
By LEAH LEWIS. I found a genius book by local Missoula author Silke Jauck called Friendship Book. It is very much like a Pass It On Journal for the younger set, but there is so much more!... more
Fundraiser for Friends of 2 Rivers
By JEN SLAYDEN. Please join Friends of 2 Rivers at Flathead Lake Brewing Company on Wednesday, September 21st from 5pm-11pm, to enjoy trivia, friendship, and cold, tasty beer!... more
Missoula is Like . . . Relaxed Fit Jeans?
By JEN SLAYDEN. Jeans come in such different shapes and styles, each feeling a bit different to wear. Kind of like the styles of each of the town you travel going east and back again through the great state of... more
Summer Feet
By ELKE GOVERTSEN. Say it ain’t so… summer is, gulp, over? But I don’t have my summer feet yet.... more
Earth, Wind, and Fire – Bonner Fire
By JEN SLAYDEN. If it takes an act of God to fill up the usually vacant church parking lots on my side of the mountain, I think he has spoken. For in a brief period of twelve hours we felt an earthquake and our... more
Get Outta Town…
By ELKE GOVERTSEN. Sometimes the very best way to love a place is to get the heck outta there. This is consistently the case for me with Missoula.... more
Norman’s Got Nothing on Missoula
By ELKE GOVERTSEN. The nostalgia of our town is also its future. The ability to take people back to their childhoods, to a time when the grasses were hip-height and adventure called from right outside your door... more
Getting Schooled
By ELKE GOVERTSEN. About this time every year I start getting calls. Worried calls. Trying to make the right choice calls. Trying to not make the wrong choice calls. Calls from terrified, about to start kinderg... more
Penguins: “Adult-Onset Athletes” Who Run Slowly
By PAM GARDINER. I'm a Penguin. Penguins are “adult-onset athletes” who run slowly. We waddle. We are, nevertheless, passionate about our sport—at whatever pace.... more
When Do You Run?
By ANDERS BROOKER. My life is running. I don’t know how else to put it. And although it’s my passion, I still struggle to fit in my own runs everyday. Whether you are the runner who is out the door ever... more
Buttercups of My Spring
By VERINA PALMER MARTIN. It seems like a lifetime since I’ve seen Montana during the renewal of spring, which may be because you never really know when spring is going to arrive. It takes Montana a little lo... more
I Love That My Son Loves Running
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG. ALL NEW RUN/WALK IT BLOG. We hope our kids will find something in the world that they are passionate about, but when we can share that “thing” with them it’s like winning an Olympic... more
Creating Crafty Crayons
By LISA HENSLEY. You’ve probably accumulated assorted crayons that still have some life left, but aren’t necessarily in their prime. Why throw them away? You can repurpose them into new crayons that frankl... more
This is the Ride I’m On
By ELKE GOVERTSEN. I sometimes get it right, but sometimes I get it very wrong. That pretty much sums up my career as a mother.... more
F*#%ing Mittens
By ELKE GOVERTSEN. Like mittens. This time of the year I can hardly think of them without calling them F*#%ing Mittens. At my house they are either missing, mismatched, wet or lost. Always.... more