Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet run will be Oct. 31

Clark Fork Valley Press

Trick or Treat, Move Your Feet, is the Thompson Falls Community Trail Committee’s third 5K Run and 1-mile Fun Run/Walk.

It will be held Saturday, Oct. 31 for the festive Halloween-themed event.

All paces of runners are welcome.

The event will be a celebration of the scenic, user-friendly trail system and to help raise funds for trail maintenance.

The event starts and ends at Northwestern Energy Power Park at the intersection of Maiden Lane and Pond Street.

The Powerhouse Loop Trail and the Clark Fork River will set the stage for a family fun – Halloween-themed outing.

Registration will be available online at www.RunWildMissoula.org until Wednesday, Oct. 28.

In-person registration will begin at 10 a.m. on race day. The 1-mile Fun Run is FREE, the cost for the 5K Run online is $12, day-of is $15.

Halloween themed SOCKS will be given to the first 50 5K registrants.

The 1-mile walk/run begins at 10:30 a.m. and the 5-K follows at 10:45.

Participants and their families are encouraged to come in costume and wear face masks.

During the race, participants should keep six feet apart but can remove their masks after the start and until the finish.

A costume contest will also hail the winners of funniest, most creative and best group. The first male and female 5K finishers will take home a holiday-themed prize.

The event is sponsored by trail supporters, including: Run Wild Missoula, Runner’s Edge, Northwestern Energy, Harvest Foods, the Sanders County Ledger, Beagle’s Bakery, Minnie’s Café, First Security Bank, Dr. Roland Goertzen, Clark Fork Valley Hospital. (as of press date)