Platte River Fitness Series Community Health Initiative

08/09/2026

It was a beautiful morning and a beautiful way to celebrate the life and legacy of Jim Whitaker. Thank you to our wonderful community of runners and walkers who helped support the North Platte Trails Network. A very heartfelt thank you to the Nichols families for their stewardship of their grandfather’s story and all our amazing volunteers! And thank you to those who joined us from all over the country from the NPHS Class of 1976! Dawgs for Life!

08/08/2026

Results for today’s Whitaker Way 5K and 10K are now online! More photos to come! It was a record-breaker for this race!

08/06/2026

The August newsletter is out, but there was a hiccup with the blog portion of it. You'll get the updated newsletter soon! The link on the website for the blog does have the new one!

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08/06/2026

It's here! The race dog lovers wait for all year long! The Doggy Dash 5K & Mile on September 12th is now OPEN for registration! This is the only race where your 4-legged running buddy is not only welcomed, but celebrated! Costumes, barking, dog kisses and furry fitness bring out the dog lover in everyone! Community Connections brings us this one-of-a-kind event to benefit the vital work they do in our community, including substance abuse prevention and mentoring! It's time to train your doggy!

08/06/2026

Quick reminders! Paper pre-registration for Whitaker's Way on Saturday closes at NOON today! Online registration closes TOMORROW at 4:00 p.m. Race day registration begins at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. Avoid the lines on Saturday and register NOW! It's going to be fun!

08/03/2026

IT'S RACE WEEK! We pride ourselves on hosting events for all ages and abilities! The Whitaker's Way 5K and 10K offers a great, scenic 5K, perfect for novices or for those who like the shorter distance and a 10K to challenge 5K runners with a bit more distance or to give our seasoned runners and walkers a last chance at this beloved distance! Here's what you need to know...but if you hurry and register, you won't need to worry about deadlines! Paper pre-registration closes firmly at noon on Thursday. Online registration closes at 4 p.m. on Friday. Race day registration begins at Occasions at Lake Maloney at 6:30 a.m. with start of both distances at 7:30 a.m. Hurry! You're gonna love it!

07/31/2026

June and July have kept us incredibly busy! Your August newsletter will be a few days late, but we promise, it will be on its way soon! SPOILER ALERT! The amazing, caring, fit and fabulous Barb Chamberlin is your August Athlete of the Month! Not subscribed? You can visit our website to register for our monthly newsletter!

07/30/2026

This year marks the solemn 25th Anniversary of 9/11. Local PRFS athletes Kelli Nichelson and Krysti Deckert are working with the Travis Manion Foundation to bring our community another opportunity to honor the service and sacrifice of our first responders and military heroes and another opportunity for those who love to ruck, run or walk. The 9/11 Heroes Run/Ruck/Walk is a virtual 5K, but Kelli and Krysti are organizing a local "shadow event," a way for our community to share the experience together in-person on Friday, September 11th at 7:00 p.m. beginning at the 20th Century Veterans Memorial in Iron Horse Park. Register at https://www.travismanion.org/events/911-heroes-run
When you register, you will receive an event shirt and participant medal from the TMF. If you enter the ruck division, you will also receive a ruck patch.

Join a 9/11 Heroes Run to honor the sacrifices of September 11th and the wars that followed. Events take place each September in 100 communities, uniting over 60,000 Americans.

07/29/2026

We are near the end of July and ready to say hello to August! Our first August offering, the Whitaker's Way 5K & 10K, is all about running pioneer Jim Whitaker and the North Platte Trails Network. The Hershey Adventure 5K Re-Run on the 29th lets everyone get kids back to school and the new school year routines figured out before we have fun "playing in the mud!" Both of these events are going to be amazing!