Flying Irish Running Club

09/05/2026

Shared with permission:

Many of you know Rhonda Paulsen as she is a long time Flying Irish member with over 300 runs.

What you may not have known is that Rhonda tragically lost her house, and everything in it, during the Spokane complex fires last month. It has been really inspiring to see Rhonda’s resilience and ever-present positive attitude throughout the unimaginable, and it has also been heartwarming to see the running community come together to support one another during this difficult time.

Two years ago, Rhonda won a Flying Irish cribbage board as one of the grand prizes at the end of season party. This board, along with countless other valuables, was unfortunately lost in the fire. Last week our former Grand Poobah Brendan Dowling generously donated and presented Rhonda with a new cribbage board to replace her old one.

Thank you Brendan, and thank you to our other members who have helped support one another in the wake of these devastating fires 🙏

09/04/2026

Congrats Matt Messick on your 6 run milestone! Thank you for keeping up with tradition and sharing an Irish joke - you nailed it!! ☘️🍻

09/02/2026

This weekend kicks off the BRRC Cross Country Series with the Audubon Park 5k on Sunday September 6th at 10AM.

The rest of the series is as follows:
- Qualchan 12k: Sunday, October 4th at 10AM
- 7-Mile Airstrip (Audubon) 5k: Sunday, October 18th at 10AM (note: this location has returned to Audubon due to Spokane fires.)
- Mead 5k: Saturday, October 24th at 8AM

We are hoping to put together a Flying Irish team to compete in the series and we need a minimum of three runners at each event to qualify. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO ALL FOUR EVENTS, THAT’S OK!!

For more information, see attached flyer, and to register follow the link provided.

https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Spokane/BRRCCrossCountryRaces

If you sign up for all four events, you are entitled to a $5 discount off of all four.

08/31/2026

The temperature is dropping a bit this week which will make for perfect running weather so we figured it’s a perfect time to run one of our favorite routes along the Spokane River.

When: Thursday, September 3rd
Time: 6:00pm
Where: Uprise Brewing (617 N. Ash St)
Route: River Run
https://www.strava.com/routes/3198141313168826684

Next week (9/10) we will be running from O’Doherty’s for a special run with the Boulevard Race - hope you can make it!

See you on Thursday!

08/26/2026

This weekend is a special fundraiser put on by lululemon and Ambassador Andy Le Friec to raise funds for those struggling with the loss of their homes from the fires. 100% goes to the foundation. So if you can, please sign up and help 🙂

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/phoenix-5k?fbclid=IwdGRjcAT68mJjbGNrBPryXXBkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEePeTjCrtdgeJzP5OVVa97Q7wXOXqYm1TDz6-x-M-3ERsHK9fgbFPqSr5hsSk_aem_mjfFwaB5AkvEp0BJ-xhhrg

lululemon and Ambassador Andy Le Friec are teaming up to help the Spokane community in its time of need. The fires that swept through the Riverside state park…

08/24/2026

This week we have TWO options for your run: you can choose to meet at Uprise for our normal run OR you can meet at Fleet Feet for their Summer Block Party Scavenger Hunt Run!

If you’re meeting us at Uprise, we will be running to Browne’s Addition so that we can run past the Fleet Feet Block Party.

When: Thursday, August 27th
Time: 6:00pm

Option 1: Uprise Brewing Co. (617 N Ash Street)
Route: Browne’s Addition
https://www.strava.com/routes/3198151962017823646

Option 2: The Nest at Kendall Yards
(1335 Summit Parkway, Spokane, WA 99201)

Registration and participation are FREE. Plus when you sign up early you get extra raffle tickets.
https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Spokane/SummerBlockPartySerieswithFleetFeetSpokane

Whether you decide to join us at our usual stomping grounds or check out the Fleet Feet scavenger hunt, both runs count towards your Flying Irish milestones 👟

08/21/2026

Congratulations David for winning the raffle for a FREE pair of shoes from skechers_running 👟🏃🏻‍♀️

08/21/2026

It could not have been a better day to have a water gun party at Flying Irish 🥵 someone even got a picture of the temp on the way in 108° ☀️ you know what that means… DOUBLE RUNS!! Special thanks to AK from skechers_running for bringing some great shoes to try on and 1 lucky member will win a pair
, yay 😃

08/19/2026

We are looking to put together a Flying Irish team to compete in the BRRC Cross Country Series and we need YOU!

What is the BRRC Cross Country Series, you ask? Well, it is a series of timed meets put on by the Bloomsday Road Runners Club every fall where local run clubs can compete at "teams" for the glory of a traveling TROPHY.

There are three 5k races and one 12k race in the series, but you do not need to sign up for all of the events: as long as we have at least three members present per event we are eligible to compete, but at least 5 would be ideal, so the more the merrier!

For more information, see flyer below, and to register follow the link provided.

https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Spokane/BRRCCrossCountryRaces

The first meet is September 6th at Audubon Park. If you sign up for all four events, you are entitled to a $5 discount off of all four.

08/17/2026

This week we will be having our annual sq**rt gun fight 💦🔫

Weather should be great so bring your water guns, dress appropriately, and maybe even bring a dry change of clothes just in case 😅

Skechers will also be in the house with shoes for you all to demo on the route! 👟

When: Thursday, August 20th
Time: 6:00pm
Where: Uprise Brewing (617 N. Ash St)
Route: Ridge Runner

https://www.strava.com/routes/3198156470012170556

May the odds be ever in your favor!